Forgotten Queers

Gary M Thoren Jr
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This is Forgotten Queers, a show about the queer figures history pushed aside. They were once stars, leaders, icons — but time, shame, and prejudice buried their names. We’re here to remember them, to honor them, and to say: you don’t get to forget us. Cover art photo provided by Alexander Grey on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@sharonmccutcheon?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=referral Cover art photo provided by Shannia Christanty on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@shanniacy?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=referral Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/forgotten-queers--6719466/support.

  1. 2D AGO

    Revisiting the wonderful Wendy Carlos

    This is a revising of Wendy Carlos. I wanted to get a trans women’s perspective on it and Marcia Darling agreed to help me with this. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/forgotten-queers--6719466/support. Please follow me on Facebook, BlueSky at Gary Thoren. We must never forget our Forgotten Queers

    45 min

  2. FEB 3

    Elliott Page a warrior

    In this week’s episode, Zee & For the next few weeks Negotiate I discuss Elliot Page and what a true warrior he is, and somehow connect this with the atrocities of Trump and Caitlin Jenner. Quite a ride folks. I hope you enjoy. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/forgotten-queers--6719466/support. Please follow me on Facebook, BlueSky at Gary Thoren. We must never forget our Forgotten Queers

    1h 5m

  3. JAN 27

    Forgotten Queer Little Richard

    Little Richard, the complicated Forgotten Queer! Yeah, that about covers it. I hope you enjoy this episode please rate and review. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/forgotten-queers--6719466/support. Please follow me on Facebook, BlueSky at Gary Thoren. We must never forget our Forgotten Queers

    1h 18m

  4. JAN 21

    Forgotten Queer Clive Barker

    Stephen King said Clive Barker was the future of horror. I tend to agree. Whether you know him best from his books, movies, comics or art he’s a Queer Icon who hopefully will never be forgotten 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/forgotten-queers--6719466/support. Please follow me on Facebook, BlueSky at Gary Thoren. We must never forget our Forgotten Queers

    44 min

  5. JAN 13

    Forgotten Queer Chris Kanyon

    Chris Kanyon from Physical Therapist to Wrestling Superstar to Wrestling joke 😢. Find out more on this week’s Episode of Forgotten Queers Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/forgotten-queers--6719466/support. Please follow me on Facebook, BlueSky at Gary Thoren. We must never forget our Forgotten Queers

    1h 4m

  6. JAN 7

    Forgotten Queer Rob Halford

    Rob Halford lead vocalist of Judas Priest. He joined them in 1973. They received a 2010 Grammy award for best metal performance. Learn more in this podcast. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/forgotten-queers--6719466/support. Please follow me on Facebook, BlueSky at Gary Thoren. We must never forget our Forgotten Queers

    58 min

  7. 12/31/2025

    Forgotten Queer Keith Haring

    Moved to New York City in 1978 to study painting at the School of Visual Arts Started his career as a graffiti artist in subway stations using white chaulk on black, unused advertisement boards. 1980: He used New York lamp posts to post graphic letter messages around the city. “Regan Slain By Hero Cop” “Pope killed for Freed Hostage” 1980: Participated in The Times Square Show with one of his earliest projects. He altered a banner advertisement above a subway entrance in Times Square that showed a female embracing a male’s legs, blacking out the first letter of the clothing brand Cardon, to read Hardon. 1980: began organizing exhibitions at Club 57 which were filmed by close friend, photographer Tseng Kwong Chi. 1981: First solo exhibition at Westbath Painters Space in the West Village Later that year, he had a solo exhibition at the Hal Bromm Gallery in Tribecca 1982 to 1986: His career started to take off HIs work appeared in Times Square, computer animated, (probably some of the first of it’s kind) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/forgotten-queers--6719466/support. Please follow me on Facebook, BlueSky at Gary Thoren. We must never forget our Forgotten Queers

    37 min

  8. 12/26/2025

    Danny Lockin

    Danny Lockin was born in Hawaii in 1943,Not for any glamorous reasons but because that’s where dad Joseph was an operations manager for Dole Pineapple well anyway the family didn’t stay there long and fairly soon relocated to Omaha, Nebraska. Mom also known as Jean, who had been a dancer in the last raspy gasps of The vaudeville circuit , opened up a successful dance studio. From an early age Danny excelled at dancing. He obviously wowed his mom because well come on it’s mom but other people noticed also. So from an early age he performed. Professionally from the age of 9. In a kind of modern day vaudevillian act with an African American partner named Neal Reynolds. They would do the fair circuit, and by all accounts, it was successful, let’s keep in mind, queers and weirdos, we are talking about, the mid-west and like a 3 month time frame but a success All the same. In, what to me, seems like a terrible time to do this, but none of us know what was going on in the Lockin family, they moved to Anaheim, California, Danny’s junior year of high school. During this time he got leading juvenile roles is several regional productions of Gypsy, The Music Man and Time for Everything (a show I have never heard of). Once graduating he almost immediately got a small, let me restate that by saying, more like glorified extra part in the filmed version of Gypsy in 1962 as one of Dainty June’s farm boys, truly a blink and you’ll miss it part but it was a working part of the film industry. I’m sure he was hooked. Next in 1963 he was cast in the play Morning Sun with Bert Convy and Patricia Neway…. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/forgotten-queers--6719466/support. Please follow me on Facebook, BlueSky at Gary Thoren. We must never forget our Forgotten Queers

    28 min
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This is Forgotten Queers, a show about the queer figures history pushed aside. They were once stars, leaders, icons — but time, shame, and prejudice buried their names. We’re here to remember them, to honor them, and to say: you don’t get to forget us. Cover art photo provided by Alexander Grey on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@sharonmccutcheon?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=referral Cover art photo provided by Shannia Christanty on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@shanniacy?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=referral Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/forgotten-queers--6719466/support.

Information

  • Creator
    Gary M Thoren Jr
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 8-24-2025
  • Show Website
    Forgotten Queers