Queer Serial: American LGBTQ+ History

Coming soon, Devlyn Camp opens an FBI case file on a secret society of homosexuals that developed out of Cold War America. A 10-episode, serialized case called Mattachine.

An 8-episode limited series only at Patreon.com/QueerSerial Patreon is a website for creators to give rewards to their fans in exchange for a little support making their projects. The bonus podcast is $3/month (some months there is no charge!) and there are other perks, including deeper dives into LGBTQ research, buttons, books, and cute mugs! Join me over on Patreon to hear the full story of Boise’s 1955 queer scandal. 💰

A new serial in a new town with no Mattachine, no Bilitis, and no one to turn to — a true scandal in queer history. 💰Exclusively at Patreon.com/QueerSerial! Listen to the full 8-episode limited series “Infamous Crimes” at Patreon.com/QueerSerial. It’s only $3/month to binge this series and ALLLL my bonus episodes! Episodes come right to your phone like the regular podcast. And I only charge when there’s new content that month. Hope you enjoy! Listen to Morris Foote's interview about the Boise sex panic with historian Eric Marcus on Making Gay History here. This series is supported ENTIRELY by Patreon! Thank you, my darling patrons, for your support! Find more info about the podcasts at queerserial.com. xoxoDevlyn ❤️

Welcome to a Mattachine meeting for the 21st century! Join Devlyn Camp & queer activists, legends, and other very special guests as we discuss…everything! This is a NEW BONUS PODCAST produced to fund my many new queer history archival projects—including archiving the Marsha P. Johnson & Randy Wicker papers. Legendary Mattachino Randy Wicker and I are archiving their lifetimes of activism. Supporters like you can fund my queer history projects, while looking through the archives with me, and listening to the fabulous new bonus show. JOIN MY PATREON BEFORE FEB 1, 2022 AND I’LL SEND YOU ALL THE REWARDS FROM EVERY LEVEL! 💖 My very first guest is original Cockette and genderfuck visual storyteller RUMI MISSABU! He’s a Hollywood kid who fell off the grid, and became a star in 1970s San Francisco. In a special 2-part first episode of Mattachine Meeting, we talk about everything from ancient history to marriage & pronouns, along with Rumi’s many stories. Support queer history & join the Mattachine at Patreon.com/QueerSerial. xo Devlyn

Here's a little Queer Serial bonus show spin-off—direct from the Randy Wicker archive! After the success of Randy's 1962 gay radio show "Live & Let Live" (covered on the podcast in S2 E11) WBAI let him talk to anyone he wanted. So, he talked to everyone! We dug up the tapes, digitized them for the archive, and now you can hear 8 bizarre interviews (of the 10 we've found so far!), each episode beginning with an interview between me & Randy about how he found these fascinating interview subjects. Listen to the show for $3/month, and help me preserve & share more queer history at patreon.com/queerserial. xo Devlyn 🧚🏻‍♂️

What is Mattachine? Why are they anonymous? Our case opens with a postal worker in 1920s Chicago.Please rate and review the show on iTunes! Or support the show at patreon.com/queerserial.Editorial advising by Paul Di Ciccio and Albert Williams. Harry Hay's voice by Steve Camp. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @queerserial. School teachers, email me at queerserial@gmail.com for (clean) transcripts of the episodes.The original Mattachine Society jester logo and audio clips of Harry Hay are courtesy of ONE Archives at the USC Libraries. Audio clips from The Rejected are licensed by Thirteen Productions and WNET.Thanks for listening! Please continue to share our history.More info at queerserial.com

Who is the Mattachine Foundation? What do they want?Please rate and review the show on iTunes! Or support the show at patreon.com/queerserial. Editorial advising by Paul Di Ciccio and Albert Williams. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @queerserial. School teachers, email me at queerserial@gmail.com for free transcripts of the episodes.The original Mattachine Society jester logo and audio clips of Harry Hay are courtesy of ONE Archives at the USC Libraries. Audio clips from The Rejected are licensed by Thirteen Productions and WNET.Thanks for listening! Please continue to share our history.More at queerserial.com

Why was Dale Jennings arrested? What purpose does ONE Magazine serve? How is queer culture defined by our community? -Miss Jean Dempsey, Treasurer Please rate and review the show on iTunes! Or support the show at patreon.com/queerserial. Editorial advising by Paul Di Ciccio and Albert Williams. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @queerserial. School teachers, email me at queerserial@gmail.com for free transcripts of the episodes. The original Mattachine Society jester logo and audio clips of Harry Hay are courtesy of ONE Archives at the USC Libraries. Audio clips from The Rejected are licensed by Thirteen Productions and WNET. Thanks for listening! Please continue to share our history. More at queerserial.com

How and when did homophobia begin in the United States? How did the government weaponize it against us?Please rate and review the show on iTunes! Or support the show at patreon.com/queerserial. Editorial advising by Paul Di Ciccio and Albert Williams. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @queerserial. School teachers, email me at queerserial@gmail.com for free transcripts of the episodes. The original Mattachine Society jester logo and audio clips of Harry Hay are courtesy of ONE Archives at the USC Libraries. Audio clips from The Rejected are licensed by Thirteen Productions and WNET. Thanks for listening! Please continue to share our history. More at queerserial.com

How will political pressure from the lavender scare cause cracks in the Mattachine Foundation? If we are "moral risks," then what is our moral code? Please rate and review the show on iTunes! Or support the show at patreon.com/queerserial. Editorial advising by Paul Di Ciccio and Albert Williams. Follow on Twitter and Instagram @queerserial. School teachers, email me at queerserial@gmail.com for free transcripts of the episodes along with our resources. The original Mattachine Society jester logo and audio clips of Harry Hay are courtesy of ONE Archives at the USC Libraries. Audio clips from The Rejected are licensed by Thirteen Productions and WNET. Thanks for listening! Please continue to share our history. More at queerserial.com

This bonus episode doesn't take place in the past, but it's based in history. How does 1953's anti-gay executive order influence our lives under Trump? Vote.org & Indivisible.orgSources, current events, and more info: https://www.patreon.com/posts/16833304The original Mattachine Society jester logo is courtesy of ONE Archives at the USC Libraries. Thanks for listening! Please continue to share our history. Please rate and review the show on iTunes! Or support the show at patreon.com/queerserial. Follow on Twitter and Instagram @queerserial. School teachers, email me at queerserial@gmail.com for free transcripts of the episodes along with our resources. More at queerserial.com

When an organization splinters into alliances, will the community they're organizing splinter, too? Welcome to the secret society's first constitutional convention. Please rate and review the show on iTunes! Or support the show at patreon.com/queerserial. Editorial advising by Paul Di Ciccio and Albert Williams. Follow the show on Twitter and Instagram @queerserial. School teachers, email me at queerserial@gmail.com for free transcripts of the episodes along with our resources. The original Mattachine Society jester logo and audio clips of Harry Hay are courtesy of ONE Archives at the USC Libraries. Audio clips from The Rejected are licensed by Thirteen Productions and WNET. Thanks for listening! Please continue to share our history. More at queerserial.com

Are you a culturalist or an assimilationist? What are the pros and cons of each side, and what would you do to fight for yours? No one will be the same after this week's Mattachine meeting.  Please rate and review the show on iTunes! Or support the show at patreon.com/queerserial. Editorial advising by Paul Di Ciccio and Albert Williams. Follow the show on Twitter and Instagram @queerserial. School teachers, email me at queerserial@gmail.com for free transcripts of the episodes along with our resources. The original Mattachine Society jester logo and audio clips of Harry Hay are courtesy of ONE Archives at the USC Libraries. Audio clips from The Rejected are licensed by Thirteen Productions and WNET. Thanks for listening! Please continue to share our history. More at queerserial.com

Why do assimilationists reject queer culture? Hear the season from the point of view of the Mattachine's rising leader. Please rate and review the show on iTunes! Or support the show at patreon.com/queerserial. Editorial advising by Paul Di Ciccio and Albert Williams. Follow the show on Twitter and Instagram @queerserial. School teachers, email me at queerserial@gmail.com for free transcripts of the episodes along with our resources. The original Mattachine Society jester logo and audio clips of Harry Hay are courtesy of ONE Archives at the USC Libraries. Audio clips from The Rejected are licensed by Thirteen Productions and WNET. Thanks for listening! Please continue to share our history. More at queerserial.com

Do we moderate our queer behavior in an assimilated world? What happens when Mattachine goes public? Or when the culturalists move forward with militant queer identity?   "Can Homosexuals Organize?" "How Clean Can A House Get?" "Why Try to Organize a Bunch of Queers Anyway?" "Quo Vadis, Mattachine Society?"   Please rate and review the show on iTunes! Or support the show at patreon.com/queerserial. Editorial advising by Paul Di Ciccio and Albert Williams. Follow the show on Twitter and Instagram @queerserial. School teachers, email me at queerserial@gmail.com for free transcripts of the episodes along with our resources. The original Mattachine Society jester logo and audio clips of Harry Hay are courtesy of ONE Archives at the USC Libraries. Audio clips from The Rejected are licensed by Thirteen Productions and WNET. Thanks for listening! Please continue to share our history. More at queerserial.com

When the Mattachine's founder is called to testify, when ONE Magazine is seized by the post office, and when the FBI begins to interrogate activists, how does the movement continue to fight? Please rate and/or review the show on iTunes! Click here: apple.co/2jLJe8q Or support the show at patreon.com/queerserial. Editorial advising by Paul Di Ciccio and Albert Williams. Follow the show on Twitter and Instagram @queerserial. School teachers, email me at queerserial@gmail.com for free transcripts of the episodes along with our resources. The original Mattachine Society jester logo and audio clips of Harry Hay are courtesy of ONE Archives at the USC Libraries. Audio clips from The Rejected are licensed by Thirteen Productions and WNET. Thanks for listening! Please continue to share our history. More at queerserial.com

Why are gay bars important? What role have they played in our history? Take a peak at season 2. Join the GAY BAR Book Club at www.queerserial.com/support through a single donation or by subscribing to Patreon for even more bonus content! Get your Mattachine button through the same links! Patreon subscribers also receive bonus interviews from my Chicago radio show They & Them, photos through my Mattachine research process, transcripts of episodes, and more! Join the Mattachine mailing list, supported by MailChimp! Just add your name and email. Please rate and/or review the show on iTunes to help our audience grow! Click here: apple.co/2jLJe8q Follow the show on Twitter and Instagram @queerserial!Special thanks to author Will Fellows for donating GAY BAR to support the podcast!Learn more about his work at www.willfellows.com.School teachers, email me at queerserial@gmail.com for free transcripts of the episodes along with our resources. The original Mattachine Society jester logo used courtesy of ONE Archives at the USC Libraries. Thanks for listening! Please continue to share our history. More at queerserial.com

Join me and Joey Cain live at the GLBT Historical Society in San Francisco this April! We’ll be playing season 1 of Mattachine over three nights, along with visuals of the early LGBTQ movement and discussions about the homophile movement. (Joey was a friend of Harry Hay’s!) We’ll also be chatting about how the podcast was produced and what’s ahead in season 2. CAN YOU HANDLE?Come ask questions, say hello, tell me who you’re rooting for on Drag Race. Whatever! Tickets are available here: Night 1, April 4: Dawn of the Movement Night 2, April 11: To Be Accused Night 3, April 18: Cracks in the Foundation Every night will be a different topic and different discussion. Tickets are $5 or free for Historical Society members.Join the Mattachine mailing list for cute, periodic updates about the show here: http://eepurl.com/dAp89XFollow the show’s production process on Instagram and Twitter @queerserial. I can’t wait to meet all of you! xoxo Devlyn Camp they/them

Check out the podcast on Instagram @queerserial to see the FULL visual trailer!Season 2 picks up in 1954, right where we left off. (But you don’t need to hear season 1 to follow along.) A secret organization of lesbians forms under the FBI's watchful eye as the national Mattachine Society crumbles. A political revolution is launched by a drag queen. Police raid gay spaces and street queens fight back.The conservative gays who commandeered the movement in Season 1 push against the queers who don't conform to suits and skirts. The masks come off and a militant minority is rising.Mattachine: A Queer Serial is told in serialized episodes. Created by Devlyn Camp.Bonus episodes! Cute buttons! Cute mugs! Cute archival research photos! Join me on Patreon at patreon.com/queerserial. Our first bonus episode (June 1!) is also a true queer history story called “A Murder in Midtown.” It’s a wild tale.Love the show? Please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts to help new listeners find the show! Thanks for your support. :)Resources, donations, and the full voice cast for the podcast can be found at queerserial.com.This season is also brought to you in part by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, San Francisco! We love the Sisters.Music by Kevin MacLeod is at incompetech.com. Licensed under Creative Commons by attribution 4.0. The original Mattachine Society jester logo and audio clips of Harry Hay are courtesy of ONE Archives at the USC Libraries. Audio clips from The Rejected are licensed by Thirteen Productions and WNET.