One of Marilyn Pittman’s best interviews. Chana Wilson grew up in the 1950s with a suicidal mother. She learned in adulthood that her mother had been a closeted lesbian given psychiatric treatments – including electroshock…
‘A Simple Revolution’ ~ Poet Judy Grahn
- September 16, 2015
- Tagged as: Judy g, Judy Grahn, KALW, lesbian feminism, LGBT, Marilyn Pittman, Out in the Bay, San Francisco
Judy Grahn’s “Common Woman” poems in the ’60s and ’70s inspired a generation of lesbian feminists. Her 2012 book, “A Simple Revolution: The Making of an Activist Poet,” is part history, part memoir and a brilliant…
Modern Families: Josh Gamson
- September 3, 2015
- Tagged as: Joshua Gamson, kinship, LGBT, LGBT adoption, Marilyn Pittman, modern families, USF
Making a baby isn’t easy if you’re two gay men. But that’s what author Joshua Gamson and his husband, Richard, set out to do. Twice. Those stories and four others are what makes up his…
In celebration of the U.S.Supreme Court marriage equality decision in June, we honor the first openly gay elected politician in America, Harvey Milk. Hear Harvey in his own words as scholars James Black and Charles…
The Gay ’70s: “Sex, Drugs, and Disco”
- June 3, 2015
- Tagged as: 1970's, AIDS, Eric Jansen, gay, LGBT, Marilyn Pittman, Mark Abramson, memoir, San Francisco
Take a trip back to the ‘70s with San Francisco author Mark Abramson and host Marilyn Pittman. His memoir, “Sex, Drugs, and Disco” chronicles the story of gay men flooding into the Castro from all over the country…
Out Walking The Streets of San Francisco!
- May 20, 2015
- Tagged as: drag queens, LGBT, Marilyn Pittman, san francisco history, walking tours
Summer is for tourists here in San Francisco so that means it’s high season for Rick Shelton, aka “Lola Montez,” your tour guide at Drag Me Along Tours. Host Marilyn Pittman talks with Rick about…
