Hey y’all! Been a minute but it’s time for a new episode!
Hosts James and Daniel fire up the gay time machine and bring along friend of the pod Phillip Zonkel of @qvoicenews. (1/4)
Buckle up for discussions on police homophobia, male-on-male dancing, and why queer bars have always been so central to LGBTQ safety, community, and activism.
You can listen to the latest episode at the link in our bio or wherever you get your podcasts!
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They set the dial for the late 1960s, the coordinates for Wilmington, CA, where a little bar called The Patch, run by Long Beach resident Lee Glaze, became the site of one of the earliest known gay liberation protests, predating the Stonewall Riots in New York City.
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The complaint was a longshot but after a year of fighting the school district’s PR machine and high-priced lawyers, it ultimately led to a historic settlement. Bonini could never. Check out the show notes y sources here https://t.co/5zZbgSpKQM
In 2017, parents and groups filed a complaint that the Long Beach Unified School District had misspent a vast amount of funds meant for low-income, homeless, and foster students. The math was simply not mathing.
If the math isn’t mathing, then where does LBUSD spend its money? James & Daniel recount the story of the historic Uniform Complaint Procedure led by parents and community groups that resulted in millions of dollars for students in need. Now up at https://t.co/E5BSHmvJak!
Well now we know why @RepRobertGarcia didn’t show up to support workers on strike in Long Beach. He was a little busy supporting one of his biggest donors: AIPAC.
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