S1 E6“Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been A Homosexual?”
When an organization splinters into alliances, will the community they're organizing splinter, too? Welcome to the secret society's first constitutional convention.
Mattachinos from across California gather in Los Angeles for the secret society's first constitutional convention—and the schism that shaped the gay rights movement forever.
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Original release: February 8, 2018
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“Executive Order 10450”
How 1953's anti-gay executive order lives on under Trump.
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FEBRUARY 7, 2018
Tomorrow on Mattachine...
No, really.
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
The secret society gathers to turn their backs on each other... Tomorrow on iTunes & Stitcher.
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
She’s got everything: Alliances, heteronormativity, shouting queens, gasp-worthy surprise documents, dramatic gavel banging.
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FEBRUARY 9, 2018
“Please be ruthless in your demands... We need to know the feel, the SENSE, of your people... Please write me often and in detail. With my personal affection
In the Mattachine Spirit,
The Mattachine Foundation, Inc.
Chuck”
Chuck Rowland writing to Gerry Brissette, 1953
FEBRUARY 12, 2018
“The Bureau’s attention is directed to Pages 9 and 10 of the publication. The article is entitled ‘Are You Now or have you ever been a Homosexual’... indicates that the writer of the article at least is pro-communist.”
The FBI investigation uncovered in episode 6.
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MARCH 28, 2018
Patreon fans, episode 6 bonus material is now available! Thanks for supporting the future of our show!
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FEBRUARY 6, 2018
SURPRISE. Bonus episode about how Trump and his administration use a Lavender Scare-era executive order to continue queer oppression.
“Executive Order 10450” is now on iTunes & Stitcher.
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
Trump’s erasure of queer identity from the census is discussed in today’s mini bonus episode.
Listen to “Executive Order 10450” now on iTunes & Stitcher.
BONUS EPISODE:
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?
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