Imagine if you went to mail a letter and the post office says, "sorry, you can't. You're too gay." Essentially, that's what happened in the 1950s when the US government seized a whole bunch of copies of a magazine for queer people, and told them they couldn't use the mail to discuss homosexuality. And that's why queers aren't allowed to use the mail to this day.
Just kidding! The magazine fought back. This week's bonus video is the story of how they did that, and what happened next.
Also! Here are the talks I'm doing this month!
May 5: Stockholm
May 7: Vienna
May 10: Utrecht
May 17: Heidelberg
More details at https://www.mattbaume.com/events
I'll also be researching queer/pop culture history in all of these cities, so if there are any people or places or stories I should be aware of, please let me know:
Stockholm
Vienna
Utrecht
Berlin
Heidelberg
Munich
Zurich
Venice
London
And -- I just watched a lovely documentary about Lilith Fair, and if you remember or are curious about 90s music (especially women singer/songwriters) I think you'll enjoy it too. It's called Lilith Fair: Creating a Mystery, and it's streaming now on Hulu and Disney+.
Backup link to the bonus video: https://youtu.be/YiNbGtEfoNs