Santa Cruz County Queer History Podcast
Santa Cruz County Queer History Podcast
Podcast Description
Older LGBTQ+ people in Santa Cruz County are interviewed by younger queer students about their stories since the 1970s in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Santa Cruz Pride. Students from across Santa Cruz County conducted the interviews and then edited and produced each 20-minute long podcast. These podcasts will be released each Tuesday in 2025. We thank Patti Maxine on the steel string guitar for providing the music and the art was developed by Hex, one of the involved high school students.
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The podcast highlights themes of LGBTQ+ history, personal growth, and community activism, featuring episodes such as interviews with Adam Spickler, the first out transgender man elected to public office in California, and Monica Martinez, the first out lesbian supervisor. It also delves into the establishment of Santa Cruz's first Gay Straight Alliance and discussions surrounding pivotal moments in local LGBTQ+ history.
Created by and for students. Older LGBTQ+ people in Santa Cruz County are interviewed by younger queer students about their stories since the 1970s in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Santa Cruz Pride. Students from across Santa Cruz County conducted the interviews and then edited and produced each 20-minute long podcast. These podcasts will be released each Tuesday in 2025. We thank Patti Maxine on the steel string guitar for providing the music and the art was developed by Hex, one of the involved high school students.
Bob Correa and Denny Carroll moved to Santa Cruz in 1998 after retiring from jobs in San Jose. They had met in San Jose through an activist group that Denny co-founded called the High-Tech Gays.
After moving to Santa Cruz, Bob and Denny began volunteering at the Diversity Center and joined the board shortly thereafter. Bob became the first paid executive director at the Diversity Center. In this podcast we discuss the importance of maintaining a physical space for organizing and community building, the fundraising that goes into it, as well as some of the programs and resources that the Diversity Center provides.
The Diversity Center continues to serve Santa Cruz’s queer community today because of the leadership of Bob and Denny in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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