Queer Legends: An Oral History Podcast

By Shawn Dearn

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Episodes: 19

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A podcast series about the people who built the rainbow, created space and held their own! Discover artists, activists, performers, politicians and the pivotal moments that shaped Queer history and how the 2SLGBTQ+ community protests today. Featuring: Margaret Cho; Lorraine Segato; Barbada from Barbados; Greg Malone of CBC's CODCO, Jane Rule with Linda Morra (PhD), Sex Garage, Small Town Prides, Hot Chocolate by Claudy Philius, author and AIDS historian Sarah Schulman, ACT UP MTL founders Blane Charles and Michael Hendricks, Montreal's 'Park of Hope' AIDS memorial, as well as Linda Dawn Hammond, Richard Burnett, Karen Herland, Ian Capstick, Roger Leclerc, Earl Pinchuck, former MP Svend Robinson, queer historian Sarah Worthman and many more. Queer Legends: An Oral History Podcast is a Secret Agents production. Hosting, research, editing and sound production by award-winning broadcaster, Shawn Dearn. The Executive Producer is Ian Capstick. Artwork by Tim Singleton.

Episode Date
Everett Klippert: The only Canadian man imprisoned for life for being gay
Jan 01, 2024
Lorraine Segato and the Unexpected Queer Anthem: Rise Up
Nov 23, 2023
Margaret Cho: Comedian, actor, activist and inspiration!
Jul 26, 2023
The Only Known Gay Man on the Vimy Memorial
Feb 03, 2023
Queer Legends of 2022
Dec 29, 2022
The amazing Barbada From Barbados drag story!
Sep 27, 2022
Police Revenge After The 'Sex Garage' Protests
Jun 20, 2022
Canada's First Gay Prime Minister?
Jun 14, 2022
Disrupting The 5th International AIDS Conference in 1989
May 22, 2022
Michelle Douglas defeated Canada's ban on gays in the military
Mar 17, 2022
Small Town Pride's Big Impact
Feb 21, 2022
Saving 'Parc de l'espoir' From Bulldozers (Part 2)
Dec 01, 2021
The fight for Montreal's 'Parc de l'espoir' AIDS memorial (Part 1)
Oct 29, 2021
Blane Charles: The NYC queen behind Quebec's current-day activism
Oct 22, 2021
Claudy Philius' Hot Chocolate: A celebration of Black music
Oct 15, 2021
Lesbian author Jane Rule and the treasure inside her old dusty box
Oct 08, 2021
Greg Malone: Canada's first openly gay tv actors
Oct 01, 2021
Sex Garage: The Montreal police raid that sparked queer revolution
Oct 01, 2021
Queer Legends: An Oral History Podcast (Trailer 2)
Sep 30, 2021