August Bernadicou

QueerCore Podcast

Society EN ↓ 54 episodes

Digging into The LGTBQ History Project’s vast interview archive, we portray the individuals who led from the frontlines, worked behind the scenes, and demonstrated resilience in their fight for civil rights. We seek to empower activists to vocalize their experiences in unfiltered narratives—a mission that remains singular. We are all about global recognition, preservation, and homage to often marginalized legacies. The QueerCore Podcast underscores the pressing need to uphold historical preservation and acknowledge narratives that might otherwise fade into oblivion.

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Author

August Bernadicou

Episodes

Jewel's Catch One Community (Season 1; Ep 4) 07.07.2020 30:14

In 1973, Jewel Thais-Williams opened The Catch One, the longest-running Black queer discotheque in America and the seed for a strong community she has nurtured through the past five decades.

Dr. Donald Kilhefner, The Most Dangerous Gay Activist Alive in America (Season 1; Ep 3) 13.06.2020 39:21

From his work with the Gay Liberation Front to co-founding the Los Angeles LGBT Center and the Radical Faeries, Dr. Donald Kilhefner is a true pioneer in LGBTQ liberation.

The Joy of Reverend Troy Perry's Salvation (Season 1; Ep 2) 12.05.2020 35:32

The spiritual journey of Reverend Troy Perry , founder of the Metropolitan Community Church, the first LGBTQ church in America, and a lifelong fighter for same-sex marriage and equal rights.

The Long, Strange Trip of Rumi Missabu (Season 1; Ep 1) 30.04.2020 32:32

An original member of the psychedelic drag performance troupe, The Cockettes, Rumi Missabu spent most of his life lost in obscurity until a long and winding road led him back to the spotlight.