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Book Review: The David Kopay Story
The David Kopay Story is a book about the toxic enviornment of Pro-Sports and Kopay coming to terms with that queerness within that environment.
Al Preston
Aug 135 min read
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Holiday Pride Zines!
Exciting news! The Holiday Pride has Zines coming soon!
Al Preston
Aug 61 min read
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Case Study: Twine
A closer look at Twine as a programming system and a way to teach history!
Al Preston
Jul 305 min read
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Book Review: Gender Without Identity
Gender Without Identity is a book about the way gender traumatizes us all.
Al Preston
Jul 187 min read
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Pride Month Recap
A short recap of how our Pride month went! It was wonderful to meet folks!
Al Preston
Jul 113 min read
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Going to the Archives: The Heinz History Center
Going to archives and searching through old documents is a historians favorite past time. The Heinz History Center's archive is an excellent one!
Al Preston
Jun 275 min read
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Book Review: Paper Bullets by Jeffrey H. Jackson
Paper Bullets is a story about a lesbian couple resisting Nazi occupation in their home. This review focuses on just how they resisted and the more hidden elements of World War Two history.
Al Preston
Jun 205 min read
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Book Review: And the Band Played On
And the Band Played on by Randy Shilts is a near day by day recount of the beginning of the AIDS crisis. Shilts was one of the few journalists who followed AIDS’s progress from the moment it was recognized as a dangerous disease. This book covers the background struggles doctors and gay activists faced in order to achieve any progress with the disease, the government, and each other.
Al Preston
Jun 610 min read
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Up and Coming Pop-up Exhibit
A look into the process of the creation of a physical exhibit.
Al Preston
May 304 min read
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Making of: Saints Game
A little bit about the making of Saints Game.
Al Preston
May 95 min read
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Making of: Podcasts and Oral Histories
This is just a brief overview of how we make our podcast episodes!
Al Preston
Apr 254 min read
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Book Review: A Curious History of Sex
A short and sweet book review to A Curious History of Sex by Kate Lister.
Al Preston
Apr 43 min read
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Preserving Donny's Place
A quick look at the conversation occuring about Donny's Place, a little late to the game.
Al Preston
Mar 285 min read
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Duquesne University Research Symposium
A recap of the Holiday Pride's poster presentation at Duquesne University's Research Symposium.
Al Preston
Mar 214 min read
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Interviewing Thomas Rainbolt
A short discussion on Thomas Rainbolt's thesis about the LGBT+ Networks in Pittsburgh.
alexanderrpreston7
Mar 145 min read
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Book Review: Gay Bar: Why We Went Out by Jeremy Atherton Lin
Gay Bar by Jeremy Atherton Lin is an excellent read for anyone interested in why bars are so important to the queer community.
Al Preston
Feb 286 min read
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Histoy is a Cage Match
Exciting news! The Holiday Pride will be presenting in DC this April!
alexanderrpreston7
Feb 213 min read
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A Peak into the Ivory Tower: Historical Research
This is a little insight into how academic and some public history gets going.
Al Preston
Feb 144 min read
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Book Review: The Transexual Empire: The Making of the She-Male
This is a review of the book "The Transexual Empire: The Making of the She-Male.
Al Preston
Jan 317 min read
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Spotlight: Nine Parts Water, One Part Bleach
Silas talks about work he's done previously about Pittsburgh's queer community.
Silas Switzer
Jan 172 min read
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