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MGH & Studs Terkel: "Les-Lee"

Canadian female impersonator John Falk Tomkinson appeared around the globe under the stage name Les-Lee for over three decades. In 1967 Studs Terkel interviewed the performer to talk about his art and upbringing, and his experiences of being “different.”   Visit our episode webpage for background information, archival photos, and other resources. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  Dismantling a Diagnosis: A Kind of Madness

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  Dismantling a Diagnosis: The Cure

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  Dismantling a Diagnosis: Out of the DSM & into the Present — A Conversatio…

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  Guest Episode: Blindspot: The Plague in the Shadows: Mourning in America

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  Feminist Bookstores: A Love Story — with June Thomas

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  0. Stonewall 55: Myth & Meaning

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  1. Stonewall 55: Prelude to a Riot

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  2. Stonewall 55: “Everything Clicked… And the Riot Was On”

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  3. Stonewall 55: “Say It Loud! Gay & Proud!”

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  Guest Episode: But We Loved: Evan Wolfson, Godfather of the Marriage Equal…

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  Coming of Age During the 1970s: A Surge of Energy

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  Coming of Age During the 1970s: Fire Island and Other Stories

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  Coming of Age During the 1970s: Family Ties

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  Coming of Age During the 1970s: Respectable

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  Coming of Age During the 1970s: Thank You, Anita

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  Coming of Age During the 1970s: Marching On