Unboxing Queer History

Gerber/Hart is releasing Unboxing Queer History, an eight episode podcast. The episodes will be released throughout the spring on the first and fourth Tuesdays of the month.

Episodes will be available on Spotify and wherever you listen to podcasts in addition to the Gerber/Hart exhibit platform.


Episode Release Schedule

  • Released: “The Dirty Old Lady” – Chicago Drag History and the Mystery of Miss Tillie
  • Released: A Library and Archives for Us: The Story of Gerber/Hart Library and Archives
  • Released: Amigas Latinas – Latina, Queer and Together
  • March 15: People Like Us – So Much More Than a Bookstore
  • April 5: Lorrainne Sade Baskerville — Joy, Survival, and Legacy
  • April 19: GALS Just Want to Have Fun: A Lesbian Fishing Group for Chicago
  • May 3: Bill Kelley – A Lifetime of Chicago Activism
  • May 17: Queers Read This – 90s Queer Activism and Exhibits at Gerber/Hart

Go to the podcast

The podcast was made possible by a “My Library Is… ” grant from RAILS (Reaching Across Illinois Library System).