Chapter
Growing Up LGBTQ+ in Different Parts of the US
40:22 - 43:41 (03:18)
The speaker compares their experience of growing up LGBTQ+ in Texas and Pennsylvania, noting that the former was more suffocatingly homophobic while the latter had a more generalized sex paranoia.
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The speaker reflects on their high school experience and notes how the prevalence of homophobia varied by location, with the South being more homophobic, and how there was a general fear surrounding sex in schools, particularly in the wake of the AIDS epidemic.
40:22 - 41:56 (01:34)
Summary
The speaker reflects on their high school experience and notes how the prevalence of homophobia varied by location, with the South being more homophobic, and how there was a general fear surrounding sex in schools, particularly in the wake of the AIDS epidemic.
ChapterGrowing Up LGBTQ+ in Different Parts of the US
EpisodePart Two: Ronald and Nancy Reagan: The Bastards Behind the AIDS Crisis
PodcastBehind the Bastards
In 1988, political cartoons and fears of bug-borne diseases caused concerns about distributing information about AIDS.
41:56 - 42:49 (00:53)
Summary
In 1988, political cartoons and fears of bug-borne diseases caused concerns about distributing information about AIDS. Surgeon General C. Everett Coop courageously mailed information to every family in the U.S. to address misconceptions and educate on safe sex practices.
ChapterGrowing Up LGBTQ+ in Different Parts of the US
EpisodePart Two: Ronald and Nancy Reagan: The Bastards Behind the AIDS Crisis
PodcastBehind the Bastards
C. Everett Coop, the Surgeon General of the United States during the '80s, provided practical sexual education about AIDS at a time when it was greatly needed, albeit in a reserved manner, encouraging the use of condoms and "just doing hand stuff."
42:49 - 43:41 (00:51)
Summary
C. Everett Coop, the Surgeon General of the United States during the '80s, provided practical sexual education about AIDS at a time when it was greatly needed, albeit in a reserved manner, encouraging the use of condoms and "just doing hand stuff."