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The Nazi Era: Overview Part II
In our second introductory episode, we focus on life in the Nazi concentration camps and offer a glimpse into the experiences of LGBTQ people in occupied countries during WWII as we persist to set the context for the eight profile episodes to follow. Attend our episode webpage for additional resources, archival photos, and a transcript of the episode. For exclusive Making Lgbtq+ History bonus content, join our Patreon community. ——— -The following interview segments are from the archive of the USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education: Walter Schwarze, © USC Shoah Foundation Kitty Fischer, © USC Shoah Foundation For more information about the USC Shoah Foundation, go here. -The Leo Classen excerpt is taken from “Die Dornenkrone: Ein Tatsachenbericht aus der Strafkompanie Sachsenhausen” (“The Crown of Thorns: A Factual Report from the Sachsenhausen Penal Company”), Humanitas: Monatsschrift für Menschlichkeit und Kultur 2, no. 2 (): -Audio of the interview with Josef Kohout used by permission of QWIEN,
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Eric Marcus:I have to clarify that there was no such thing as the internet in And there also wasn&#;t a lot of The Making Gay History podcast mines Eric Marcus’s decades-old audio archive of rare interviews to make intimate, personal portraits of both known and long-forgotten champions, heroes, and witnesses to history. Here’s a flavor of what’s to enter in Season One. Music: "Divider" by Chris ZabriskieLicense: To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https:/ A never-before-heard conversation with gender non-conforming icon and self-proclaimed Stonewall veteran Sylvia Rivera. Catch Sylvia discuss the first night of the June uprising and her effort for recognition in the LGBTQ rights movement. See our episode webpage for background information, archival photos, and other resources. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: L You’ve never heard of Wendell Sayers, but once you catch his story, you’ll never forget him. Born in western Kansas in , Wendell was the first Black lawyer to perform for Colorado’s attorney general, and risked everything to join a gay discussion group. Visit our epi Explore the LGBTQ+ trailblazers and stories featured in our + episode archive. Bring LGBTQ+ history into your classroom with teacher-created lesson plans. Making Gay History (MGH) is a (c)(3) nonprofit organization that addresses the absence of substantive, in-depth LGBTQ+-inclusive American history from the public discourse and the classroom. By sharing the stories of those who helped a despised minority take its rightful place in society as full and equal citizens, MGH aims to encourage connection, pride, and solidarity within the LGBTQ+ community—and to provide an entry point for both allies and the general public to its largely disguised history. Please support MGH&#;s mission. Or connect MGH’s Patreon community to access exclusive bonus content. In , journalist Eric Marcus got a phone call from an editor friend at Harper & Row who asked if he’d consider writing an oral history of the gay and lesbian civil rights movement. Eric was working at CBS News at the tMaking Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
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