The Podcast: BellingQueerstory
Episode 8: Bellingqueerstory
aka Queer history of Bellingham
aka Cheers to Queers
Matchbook from The Hut Tavern
Summary
Since June is Pride month and it has an extra week, we made an extra extra episode. Well it’s extra long that’s for sure! We tried to cram in as much BellingQueerstory as we could into one hour plus a few. This is a big gay overview of queer Bellingham history as we know it. A companion to our new Queer History Tours, some overlapping content. Cheers and Happy Pride!
P.S. This one got rambly and thus heavily edited, and in a heartbreak hurry. Hopefully nothing crucial got cut but do reach out with questions!
Listen
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Ephemera
Some memorabilia from the 70s-80s-90s
References and Resources
Local Resources
Imperial Sovereign Court of the Evergreen Empire
Historical Resources
Center for Pacific Northwest Studies LGBTQA+ H(i/er)story: Primary Source Collections
UW Archives LGBTQIA collections
See our blog for articles and more links on impersonators and vaudeville
Julian Eltinge Youtube Playlist
Rebecca Valrejean - The Lavender Troubadour
Radical Harmonies - Women’s Music Festival Documentary
Tours
Other references
include numerous books, newspapers and other publications with further details available on request…
Happy Exploring!
We want to thank Devin Champlin and the late, great, Lucas Hicks for the use of the ol’ Gallus Brothers tune “Too Bad West Coast Blues.” You can find that tune and more on bandcamp at https://thegallusbrothers.bandcamp.com/ and https://devinchamplin.bandcamp.com/ and you can find Devin at Champlin Guitars in Bellingham! <3 <3 <3