In 1992, sick of lesbian erasure and rampant homophobia, the Lesbian Avengers formed to make lesbian voices heard - even if it meant storming the streets and eating fire at their protests. Show Notes:

in 1977, Harvey Milk asked his friend Gilbert Baker, a drag queen and artist, to make a symbol for the gay rights movement - and the pride flag was born. 

In 1973, the headline "20,000,000 Gay People Cured!" appeared in the Chicago Gay Crusader in response to the American Psychiatric Association (APA) removing homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Thi...

Can you further gay civil rights by handcuffing yourself to the railing of a public building or throwing a pie in someone's face? If you were a gay activist in the 1970s, the answer is a resounding yes! Hear all about how LGBTQ+ activists weapo...

The recently departed Jimmy Carter is considered the first pro-gay US president, and, while reflecting on his legacy, we dig into whether that accolade is accurate.