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Growing up Queer on the East Coast with Desmond Napoles
In this episode, special guest and LGBTQIA+ rights activist, Desmond Napoles, joins producer Sam Smalls to compare their experiences growing up on opposite ends of the east coast. Content and Content Warnings: 00:00:05: Episode Teaser 00:00:20: Theme Song 00:00:43: Welcome from Samuel Smalls, Jr. 00:02:29: Interview with Sam and Desmond Napoles 00:06:05-00:10:07: Mentions of people using anti-trans/anti-queer rhetoric 00:17:04: Sam post-interview update 00:17:31: Outro/Credits Resources: Learn more about Desmond Napoles: https://www.desmondisamazing.com/ What is Drag? Checkout this Drag 101: https://antiracismdaily.com/2023/06/20/drag-101-unpacking-drag-shows-and-the-performers/ Transgender Day of Visibility: https://glaad.org/tdov/ Mentions: The House of Hades, from the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_of_Hades RuPaul and RuPaul’s Drag Race: https://rupaul.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RuPaul%27s_Drag_Race Magnus Hirschfeld, German-Jewish Sexologist and Queer Rights Activist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_Hirschfeld Marsha P. Johnson, one of the most prominent figures of the gay rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s in New York City: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsha_P._Johnson Harvey Milk, an American politician and the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Milk Billy Porter, queer American actor and singer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Porter Crystal LaBeija, an American drag queen and trans woman who co-founded the House of LaBeija in 1968: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_LaBeija Credits Credits… I’m Feeling Queer Today! is produced by The Future Perfect Project with support from Radio Kingston, WKNY AM1490, FM1079, Kingston, NY. Episode 10 of I’m Feeling Queer Today was produced by Samuel Smalls, Jr. and features Desmond Napoles Executive Producers: Julie Novak and Celeste Lecesne The I’m Feeling Queer Today! theme was composed and performed by Alex Masse & produced by Emma Jayne Seslowsky. Additional music was composed by Alex Masse, Frankie Gunn, and Epidemic Sound. Mixing & mastering by Julie Novak, with assistance from Emma Jayne Seslowsky. LNagPRObn5TZLKltTMkj Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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