Revisiting The Gay Life

The Beginning of the End

Practically overnight, everything changed when a mysterious illness popped up in the gay ghettos of San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles in the summer of 1981.  On th

Queering the Cinema

In this episode of Revisiting The Gay Life, we're looking at how queer people have been represented — and misrepresented — on the big screen up through the early 1980s.

Queer Witches!

In this episode of Revisiting The Gay Life, we're exploring the history of queer witches and witchcraft.  As it turns out, The Gay Life did not one but two shows on witc

Mom's a Dyke

This special episode of Revisiting The Gay Life features a conversation from 1973 between a young lesbian and her mother, who came out of the closet later in life. CHANA

Out on the Air (Live)

In this episode of Revisiting The Gay Life, we explore the past, present and future of LGBTQ radio with three of its pioneers who have been making radio since the early 1

Gay Politics, Gay Power

In this episode of Revisiting The Gay Life, we're gonna focus on an inflection point in queer history: when the gay and lesbian rights movement was gaining strength, but

Tales of Two Cities

In this episode of Revisiting The Gay Life, we're going to explore two very different versions of the 1970s queer experience through interviews with two gay fiction write

Bisexual "Chic"

In this episode of Revisiting The Gay Life, we're going to focus on bisexuality — as a distinct identity. Bisexuality was nothing new and sexual exploration was a big pa

José Sarria and the Imperial Court

In this episode of Revisiting The Gay Life, we hear about an LGBTQ organization that has been around for more than 60 years and is still somewhat misunderstood: The Imper

Lesbian Herstory

In this episode of Revisiting The Gay Life, we do a deep dive into lesbian history. We share Randy's 1978 conversation with Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin about the first le

Midcentury (Gay) Men

In this episode of Revisiting The Gay Life, we intertwine the stories of two men that appeared on the Gay Life. On paper, the men are quite similar. Born a year apart — B

The Life (and Afterlife) of Harvey Milk

In this episode of Revisiting The Gay Life, we consider the life and afterlife of Harvey Milk, who was one of the key figures of what was then called the Gay Liberation M

The History of LGBTQ Radio

In the premiere episode, we go back to the beginnings of LGBTQ+ radio. And hear how it developed from the 1950s to the 1970s. And we meet the host and producer of The Gay

INTRODUCING Revisiting The Gay Life

Introducing Revisiting The Gay Life is a new 12-episode series from KALW’s Queer Power Hour. It explores a pivotal moment in SF’s LGBTQ history — from the rise of Harvey