Catholics Get Queer

Join Dr. Xochitl Alvizo and CSUN student Emma Martinez as they explore the work LGBTQ Catholics took on in the 1970s and 1980s to challenge the lies and stereotypes the Catholic church and the public had of who they are as gay Catholics within and beyond the church. 

See the sources discussed in this episode at https://library.csun.edu/SCA/Peek-in-the-Stacks/circa-alvizo.  

Read a transcript of this episode. 

Emma and Xochitl would like to extend a special thanks to Ellen Jarosz for identifying these archival gems for us to explore, and to Heidi Schumacher for bringing us into this project. It's been a privilege.   

Special thanks to episode co-host and research assistant Emma Martinez. Thanks also to SmallPox for our theme music!  

Edited by Emma Martinez and Ellen Jarosz. 

Learn more: 

• Circa Queer Histories Festival 
• Remnants of Resistance Live Event 
• CSUN Queer Studies Program 
• CSUN University Library 
• Vern and Bonnie Bullough Collection on Sex and Gender