Jan 26, 2021
If you've been with us for a
while, you already know Randy Burns (Part
1,
Part 2). Randy is definitely a friend of the show. He
introduced us to his friend, Jesus Barragan, whom
we had on the show earlier this season (Part
1,
Part 2).
To close out our third season, we
wanted to have these two longtime friends talk about the POC gay
rights movements they were each very much a part of back in the
1970s and '80s—Randy's Gay American
Indians (GAI) and Jesus's
Gay Latino Alliance(GALA).
It was the fall of 1975, and at that
time, no such groups existed here. What would eventually become the
Pride parade was in its infancy. But these two young queer
activists and their allies organized, not only making their
existence known, but fighting for basic rights some might take for
granted today.
In Part 1 of this two-part podcast,
Randy and Jesus each share the background stories of getting their
groups started. Please check back Thursday for Part 2 (and the
final new episode of Season 3!), when the two friends will talk
about meeting each other and working together toward equality for
the POC LGBTQIA+ community.
We recorded this podcast over Zoom
in January 2021.
Photography by Michelle Kilfeather