
14 episodes

Queer America Learning for Justice
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4.4 • 46 Ratings
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Without LGBTQ history, there is no American history. Queer America takes listeners on a journey that spans from Harlem to the Frontier West, revealing stories of LGBTQ life we should have learned in school. Your hosts are Leila Rupp and John D'Emilio.
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You Have the Content. Now What? w/ Cory Collins
On our season finale, join Teaching Tolerance senior writer Cory Collins and hosts Leila Rupp and John D’Emilio as they offer concrete tips for creating LGBTQ-inclusive classrooms and taking themes from this podcast into your daily practice.
Educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd.
And be sure to visit the show notes for this episode, for a complete transcript and resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests. -
Teaching the Reel History – w/ Sharon Ullman and Nicholas Syrett
Queer characters have existed on screen since the era of silent film. But do they have a starring role in your syllabus? Scholars Sharon Ullman and Nicholas Syrett offer concrete strategies for teaching LGBTQ history through films and documentaries.
Visit the show notes for this episode to find a complete transcript and a list of resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests.
And educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd. -
The AIDS Epidemic: Then and Now – w/ Jennifer Brier and Shakita Brown Jones
“Inequality directly affected the scope of the epidemic.” Historian Jennifer Brier and CAARAC founder Shakita Jones discuss the history and structural discrimination surrounding AIDS, and how to approach these difficult conversations in the classroom.
Visit the show notes for this episode to find a complete transcript and a list of resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests.
And educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd. -
Re-examining the 1960s (part 2) – w/ Ian Lekus
The revolution was intersectional. Amnesty International’s Ian Lekus returns to discuss ways educators can highlight the many identities of 1960s activists and help students understand the roles LGBTQ people played in movements you already teach.
Educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd.
And be sure to visit the show notes for this episode, for a complete transcript and resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests. -
Re-examining the 1960s (part 1) – w/ Ian Lekus
Don’t start—or stop—with Stonewall. To understand not just LGBTQ history but all post-war U.S. history, students must see the 1960s in context. In this episode, Amnesty International’s Ian Lekus dives into the minority-rights revolutions of the 1960s.
Visit the show notes for this episode to find a complete transcript and a list of resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests.
And educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd. -
Letters from Eleanor: When Do Private Acts Have Public Consequences? – w/ Claire Potter
What can the private lives of public figures like Eleanor Roosevelt and J. Edgar Hoover tell us about their impact on U.S. history? Historian Claire Potter helps us navigate the relationships among identity, power and actions—and why we must teach them.
Educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd.
And be sure to visit the show notes for this episode, for a complete transcript and resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests.
Customer Reviews
Overall a great resource
But how sad that the young gay male expert in the final episode clearly hasn’t listen to any historical lesbian figures talking about their lived experience with the Daughters of Bilitis since he insists on pronouncing it incorrectly.
Insightful and Helpful
As a high school teacher, I was looking to cultivate a curriculum for an elective I’ve created: Gender and Sexuality in American History. A colleague recommended this program and it has been an incredible wealth of information and direction for teaching the material. With that said, I’d probably subscribe to this podcast even if I wasn’t offering the elective next year. It’s a terrific listen.