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Strap on and sashay through the garden of LGBTQ+ music history with DJ Anya

Sep 6

1950S Queers: The Lavender Scare

Strap on as we frolic through the 1950s Lavender Scare, a time when most artists remained closeted due to dangerous repercussions. Featuring: Johnny Mathis, Charlie & Ray, Esquerita, Little Richard, Bobby Short, Johnnie Ray, Chris Connor, Bernard Hardison, Bobby Marchan, Big Mama Thornton, Bobby Short, Billy Wright, Nina Simone, Eartha Kitt, Willie Dixon,
Feb 2

1940s Queers: America's Coming Out

Travel through music history and explore the 1940s, when WWII created many same sex spaces, diverse gender roles and opportunities for connection, crafting the decade known as "America's coming out" period.
12/15/2025

1930s Queers: Friends of Dorothy and Sewing Circles

Strap on as we frolic through the 1930s Pansy Craze with Friends of Dorothy and secret sewing circles. Featuring: Billie Holiday, Marlene Deitrich, Joan Crawford, Billy Banks, Noel Coward, Cole Porter, Bricktop Ada Smith, Josephine Baker & Lucille Bogan
12/15/2025

1920s Queers: Pansies and Bulldaggers

Strap on as we climb through the garden of Pansies and Bulldaggers and ankle through the 1920s queer scene with your host DJ Anya. Feat: Louis Powell Gladys Bentley Gwen Farrar & Norah Blaney Sophie Tucker Ma Rainey Bessie Smith Clara Smith Douglas Byng Ethel Waters Frankie “Half‑Pint” Jaxon Alberta Hunter Jinx Monsoon Thank you to Christy Augustine & Dennis Maher from Redwood Community Radio for helping voice this show and much appreciation to J.D. Doyle from Queer Music Heritage for the extensive research and contributions of archiving and entertaining us with Queer Music History. References: David Bowie Made Me Gay: 100 Years of LGBT Music Book by Darryl Bullock www.queermusicheritage.com Before Stonewall Documentary from 1984 Word is OUT Documentary from 1977 Hamilton Lodge https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/catalog?f%5Bdta_other_subject_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Annual+Masquerade+and+Civic+Ball+of+Hamilton+Lodge https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/b8515n57g Clothing & Accessories https://dressingdykes.com/2021/02/19/was-the-1920s-monocle-really-a-lesbian-symbol/ https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/stories/queens-and-queers-rise-drag-ball-culture-1920s The Link Classifieds: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/uncovering-lgbtq-lives-in-the-archive/the-link-transcript/ https://aranewprofessionals.wordpress.com/2020/01/03/performing-the-archive-queer-classified-adverts-from-the-1920s-vicky-iglikowski-broad/

4 Episodes

Strap on and sashay through the garden of LGBTQ+ music history with DJ Anya

Creator

DJ Anya
Years Active

2025 - 2026
Episodes

4
Rating

Clean
Copyright

© K. Randolph 2025
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