Queering the Lone Star State
Queering the Lone Star State
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S1E12 12. Bonus Episode: Dallas Gay Alliance v. Parkland Hospital Part 2
In 1988, the Dallas Gay Alliance, the city’s largest gay and lesbian rights organization, sued Parkland Hospital over its treatment of people with AIDS, claiming that the county-funded public…
S1E11 11. Bonus Episode: Dallas Gay Alliance v. Parkland Hospital Part 1
In 1988, the Dallas Gay Alliance, the city’s largest gay and lesbian rights organization, sued Parkland Hospital over its treatment of people with AIDS, claiming that the county-funded public…
S1E10 10. Lawrence v. Texas Part 2
In 1998, Harris County sheriff’s deputies arrested John Lawrence and Tyron Garner near Houston for allegedly violating the state sodomy statute. The two working-class men, who were not activists and…
S1E9 9. Lawrence v. Texas Part 1
In 1998, Harris County sheriff’s deputies arrested John Lawrence and Tyron Garner near Houston for allegedly violating the state sodomy statute. The two working-class men, who were not activists and…
S1E8 8. Morales v. Texas
In 1989, five plaintiffs launched a new legal challenge to the Texas sodomy law, but this time they argued that the law violated the state constitution. Texas district and appellate courts agreed and…
S1E7 7. Gay Student Services v. Texas A&M University
In 1976, Texas A&M University students created an organization called Gay Student Services and applied for university recognition. When administrators rejected their application, arguing that its…
S1E6 6. Baker v. Wade
In 1979, Dallas activist Don Baker filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state sodomy law, which he claimed violated the privacy and equal protection rights of all gay and…
S1E5 5. The State of Texas v. Richard Schwiderski
In October 1979, Dallas police officers raided the Village Station nightclub in Oak Lawn and arrested ten patrons for public lewdness. Unlike most gay bar raids before 1979 when arrestees would…
S1E4 4. Longstaff v. INS
Richard Longstaff immigrated to the United States from England in 1965 and soon settled in Dallas as a small business owner in the predominantly queer neighborhood of Oak Lawn. But when he applied to…
S1E3 3. Cyr v. Walls
In June 1974, Fort Worth activist Ken Cyr organized the first Texas Gay Conference, a gathering of queer rights organizations from across the state. The Fort Worth Police Department also took notice…
S1E1 1. Buchanan v. Batchelor
In 1969, Dallas police officers arrested Alvin Buchanan twice for having sex with another man in violation of the Texas sodomy law. After being sentenced to a five-year prison term, Buchanan…
S1E2 2. Risher v. Risher
In 1974, Mary Jo Risher, a mother of two boys who lived with her partner Ann Foreman in Garland, received notice that her ex-husband was challenging her custody rights. Her ex-husband argued that…
Introducing Queering the Lone Star State
Introducing Queering the Lone Star State, a podcast about the struggle for queer equality in Texas. Hosted by historian Wesley Phelps. Queering the Lone Star State is funded in part by a grant from…
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Queering the Lone Star State has published 13 episodes since June 2023, covering topics in History.
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