"GAY PANIC! 1955" E8: "Trial in Boise"

Queer Serial

Episode 8 of the Queer Serial: American LGBTQ+ History podcast, hosted by Devlyn Camp, titled ""GAY PANIC! 1955" E8: "Trial in Boise"" was published on December 24, 2023 and runs 84 minutes.

December 24, 2023 ·84m · Queer Serial: American LGBTQ+ History

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Summary

1,472 interrogations later, the final man accused in the Boise gay panic and his adult accuser take the stand. Cast in court:Prosecutor: Blaine Evans (voiced by Devlyn Camp)Witness: the accuser Eldon Halverson (Lucien Gratteri)Witness: Officer Earnest Quinton (Julian Hall)Witness: Officer James Brandon (Brian Rowe)Defense Attorney: Vernon Smith (Salvio Gado)Defendant: Gordon Larsen (Cody Kaszubowski)& Judge Koelsch (Matt Camp AKA Dad) Find all things Queer Serial here: linktr.ee/queerserial If you’d like to support my many ongoing LGBTQ history projects subscribe to bonus episodes of Queer Serial for $2.99/month here on Apple Podcasts, or $3/month here on Spotify or here on Patreon to also get my queer history archive dives & behind the scenes of my documentary currently in production about preserving Randy Wicker and Marsha P. Johnson’s archive. That’s all of my bonus episodes ever and all of my Patreon posts ever!! Listen to the first 4 seasons of Queer Serial free wherever you’re listening to this episode right now! Hear the story of American queer liberation from its roots in the 1920s all the way through to Stonewall and beyond. Explore the Episode Guide at queerserial.com/episodes. Hear more about “CBS Reports: The Homosexuals” in Queer Serial season 3 episode 7. To support my projects and get some queer merch, visit my new Etsy shop! I have lots of podcast merch from throughout the series, plus new queer history-related postcards, buttons, stickers, and other fun things! etsy.com/shop/queerhistoryuplift. Thank you all so much for your support! Listen to Morris Foote's interview about the Boise sex panic with historian Eric Marcus on Making Gay History. Follow me on Instagram @queerserial for images from the true history, subscribe to periodic email updates here, and find more info & resources for the podcast at queerserial.com. Music comes from Blue Dot Sessions. “Radio clips” in this episode feature “CBS Reports: The Homosexuals” from 1967. This show is entirely supported by subscribers on Patreon and by bonus episode subscribers on Apple Podcasts & Spotify for $2.99 a month. “Queer Serial” is written, hosted, edited, produced, etc. by Devlyn Camp. Thanks for listening!

Episode Description

1,472 interrogations later, the final man accused in the Boise gay panic and his adult accuser take the stand.

Cast in court:
Prosecutor: Blaine Evans (voiced by Devlyn Camp)
Witness: the accuser Eldon Halverson (Lucien Gratteri)
Witness: Officer Earnest Quinton (Julian Hall)
Witness: Officer James Brandon (Brian Rowe)
Defense Attorney: Vernon Smith (Salvio Gado)
Defendant: Gordon Larsen (Cody Kaszubowski)
& Judge Koelsch (Matt Camp AKA Dad)

Find all things Queer Serial here: linktr.ee/queerserial

If you’d like to support my many ongoing LGBTQ history projects subscribe to bonus episodes of Queer Serial for $2.99/month here on Apple Podcasts, or $3/month here on Spotify or here on Patreon to also get my queer history archive dives & behind the scenes of my documentary currently in production about preserving Randy Wicker and Marsha P. Johnson’s archive. That’s all of my bonus episodes ever and all of my Patreon posts ever!!

Listen to the first 4 seasons of Queer Serial free wherever you’re listening to this episode right now! Hear the story of American queer liberation from its roots in the 1920s all the way through to Stonewall and beyond. Explore the Episode Guide at queerserial.com/episodes. Hear more about “CBS Reports: The Homosexuals” in Queer Serial season 3 episode 7.

To support my projects and get some queer merch, visit my new Etsy shop! I have lots of podcast merch from throughout the series, plus new queer history-related postcards, buttons, stickers, and other fun things! etsy.com/shop/queerhistoryuplift. Thank you all so much for your support!

Listen to Morris Foote's interview about the Boise sex panic with historian Eric Marcus on Making Gay History.

Follow me on Instagram @queerserial for images from the true history, subscribe to periodic email updates here, and find more info & resources for the podcast at queerserial.com. Music comes from Blue Dot Sessions. “Radio clips” in this episode feature “CBS Reports: The Homosexuals” from 1967.

This show is entirely supported by subscribers on Patreon and by bonus episode subscribers on Apple Podcasts & Spotify for $2.99 a month. “Queer Serial” is written, hosted, edited, produced, etc. by Devlyn Camp. Thanks for listening!