“Queering the Lone Star State” is a documentary-style podcast series about the historic struggle for queer equality in Texas. Season One focuses on legal struggles against the Texas sodomy law from the late 1960s until the early twenty-first century. Each episode takes listeners on a journey through a single case and illuminates the real people behind the headlines who used the legal system to advance equality across the state. Using interviews with activists, attorneys, journalists, legal experts, and historians, this series explains why this type of committed activism was essential for advancing the rights of queer Texans and why it remains vital in order to preserve democracy in the United States today.
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THE COMPANION BOOK AND AUTHOR
Wesley Phelps is an associate professor of history at the University of North Texas, where he teaches courses on queer history. He is the author of A People’s War on Poverty: Urban Politics and Grassroots Activists in Houston and Before Lawrence v. Texas: The Making of a Queer Social Movement.