BONUS 0.8. Alternate Channels - Talking Queer TV with Steven Capsuto

We’re bringing you a bonus episode here on the History is Gay feed today, so get ready for a ride through the history of queers on TV! Leigh got a chance to sit down and talk with Steven Capsuto, author of Alternate Channels: Queer Images on 20th-Century TV, a deep dive into the history of queer representation on radio and the small screen from the 1930s to 2000! We chat about our favorite moments of representation from the era, the impact and role of gay activists in moving the needle forward for narrative depictions of queerness, and more!

This new edition features over 100 photos that weren’t included in the first printing in 2000, and is beautifully reimagined!

Where To Find Steven online:

• Visit www.alternatechannels.net, where you can find out more information about Steven and book him for lectures!

• Follow Steven on twitter  @StevenCapsuto for daily “Today in Queer TV History" tidbits and more!

• He also posts on the Alternate Channels Facebook page, with more detailed entries for Today in Queer TV History

Until next time, stay queer and stay curious!

BONUS 0.7. Rainbow Revolutionaries: An(other) Interview with Sarah Prager!

Welcome to History is Gay's latest minisode! This time, we're interviewing author and queer historian Sarah Prager again, in anticipation of her new book Rainbow Revolutionaries: Fifty LGBTQ+ People Who Made History. We get into the details of who is featured in this new book, what it was like writing for a young audience, and get some sneak peek details about the illustrations for the book and the upcoming release party!

Image courtesy of Sarah Prager’s website

Her newest book, Rainbow Revolutionaries is a gorgeous book aimed at middle-grade readers, with beautiful illustrations and an array of 50 queer heroes!

Check out a preview of the book from Sarah’s instagram:

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Rainbow Revolutionaries comes out May 26! Preorder it online from your favorite bookstore, and then join Sarah at 1:00pm EDT for the online launch party!

Details and RSVP here!

Where To Find Sarah Online

• Preorder her new book Rainbow Revolutionaries: Fifty LGBTQ+ People Who Made History:

  • Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/rainbow-az

  • Audible: https://tinyurl.com/rainbow-aud

  • Barnes & Noble: https://tinyurl.com/rainbow-bn

  • Bookshop.org: https://tinyurl.com/rainbow-bookshop

  • HarperCollins: https://tinyurl.com/rainbow-hc

  • IndieBound: https://tinyurl.com/rainbow-ib

• Visit her personal website and follow her on Twitter @Sarah_Prager.

• Check out her daily queer history app, Quist.

Until next time, stay queer and stay curious!

BONUS 0.1. Queer, There, and Everywhere

Welcome to a special first here in History is gay: our first ever minisode! As Gretchen has been busy traveling this month, she and  Leigh are filling in with a special guest interview with Sarah Prager, author of Queer, There, and Everywhere, creator of the Queer history app Quist, and queer history public speaker. If you love queer folk from history and learning fun, daily facts about queer history, then this interview should be right up your alley! Join us as we discuss Sarah's book, her love of queer history, future projects, and even a potential collaboration on a future History is Gay episode. Gay History nerds ftw!

Image Courtesy of sarahprager.com

Where To Find Sarah Online

• Buy her book Queer, There, and Everywhere.

• Visit her personal website and follow her on Twitter @Sarah_Prager.

• Check out her app, Quist.

Until next time, stay queer and stay curious!