Episode 289
50 Years of LGBTQ History in Print, the Stories of the B.A.R.
San Francisco based community newspaper the "Bay Area Reporter" began publishing on April 1st, 1971 chronicling the earliest days of Queer activism. On this episode we speak with the publisher and news editor about the history covered in its pages and the challenges of running a commercial newspaper amid a pandemic in the digital age.
April 9, 202128m 1s
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Show Notes
San Francisco based community newspaper the "Bay Area Reporter" began publishing on April 1st, 1971 chronicling the earliest days of Queer activism. On this episode we speak with the publisher and news editor about the history covered in its pages and the challenges of running a commercial newspaper amid a pandemic in the digital age.
Topics
bay area reporterqueeraidslgbtmel bakermichael yamashitacynthia laird