Be Seen
Radio Milwaukee has partnered with the Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project on this six-episode podcast series documenting the state’s LGBTQ history. Hosted by Radio Milwaukee's Nate Imig and Michail Takach, curator for the Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project, the podcast explores significant queer milestones, events or people in Wisconsin's LGBTQ history.
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Walker’s Pint owner Betsy Boenning speaks to Milwaukee having one of only 21 women’s bars left in the country. -
Wisconsin drag legends BJ Daniels and Tempest Heat share firsthand experiences entertaining in the 1980s to the present.
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Bob Schmidt, owner of the M&M Club, speaks about opening the now-closed bar when it was illegal to be gay and being among the few establishments to have open windows.
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The story of Josie Carter, a gender nonconforming “queen” who defended the Black Nite bar when it was targeted by sailors in August 1961.
