Closet Monsters

roger quintana and brianna cardenas

5.0 (3)
True Crime

An LGBTQ+ themed true crime podcast.

09/18/2025

7 - before stonewall: the compton's cafeteria riot

Before Stonewall, before rainbow flags, there was a dingy diner in San Francisco’s Tenderloin where drag queens and trans women said: “Hell no, we’re not taking this anymore.” In 1966, one steaming cup of coffee hurled in a cop’s face set off a riot that history tried to erase. Tables flipped, windows shattered, stilettos swung like weapons — and suddenly, the police weren’t the only ones with power. This is the untold story of the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot, the messy, fierce, lipstick-smudged rebellion that lit the spark for queer resistance years before Stonewall.

44 min
06/23/2025

6 - twofer

in this powerful and emotional double feature, we take you deep into two stories that shook the LGBTQ+ community to its core. first, we revisit the night the music stopped at pulse nightclub in orlando. what was meant to be a safe space filled with dancing, laughter and PRIDE turned into the deadliest mass shooting in LGBTQ+ history. then we shift to a story you probaby haven't heard - the heartbreaking urder of mercedes williamson, a 17 year old transgender woman from alabama whose life was stolen by someone she trusted.

1h 46m
06/11/2025

5 - the handcuff man

get ready for a chilling tale! episode 5 is live, diving into the shocking story of the handcuff man who wreaked havoc on atlanta and florida for nearly 2 centuries.

1h 10m
05/02/2025

4-lawrence v texas

roger and bri cover the story of the journey of John Lawrence and Tyron Garner from their arrest to the historic supreme court ruling Lawrence v Texas

47 min
04/27/2025

3-bystander effect

roger and bri cover the murder of kitty genovese.

1h 18m
04/26/2025

2-gay panic

roger and bri cover the story of carl panzram.

1h 38m
04/14/2025

1-slayyyyyy

roger and bri cover colin ireland the "gay slayer"

1h 43m

7 Episodes

5

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3 Ratings

An LGBTQ+ themed true crime podcast.

Creator

roger quintana and brianna cardenas
Years Active

2K
Episodes

7
Rating

Explicit
Show Website

Closet Monsters