Gay in the 1940s with 91 yo Uncle George - Ep 103

This week's episode is a personal one. We talk to Sunny's 91-year-old Uncle George. He tells us what it was like growing up as a gay man in Chicago in the 1940s. This was when being ‘homosexual’ was illegal and frequenting gay bars and meeting places could result in jail time. George traveled to dozens of countries throughout the mid 20th century, some more accepting than the US and others downright dangerous for gay travelers. An incident in South Africa almost landed him in prison for murder! George recounts living through the AIDS crisis and losing dear friends, how acting conservative with those he was out to ensured his security, the pain of having to hide his lifestyle & partners from family, the very first pride parades, his opinion on LGBTQ+ issues today, the struggles gay elderly people face, brushes with gay celebrities in the golden age of Hollywood, and more. Oh, and he has some choice words for our president too. 

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Episode 103 Links Uncle George does not have social media accounts so comments can be directed to @SunnyMegatron & will be passed on to him (unless you’re a jerk, he doesn’t want to hear that) My tweet delivering Uncle George’s tweet to Trump https://twitter.com/SunnyMegatron/status/1100070958583304192 Stonewall Riots http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/exhibitions/sw25/case1.html The AIDS crisis of the 1980s https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/lgbtq-history-month-early-days-america-s-aids-crisis-n919701#targetText=The%20first%20official%20government%20report,hospitals%20in%20Los%20Angeles%2C%20California.. IML/International Mister Leather https://www.imrl.com/ Swasarnt Nerf’s Gay Guides for 1949, View online: https://books.google.com/books?id=pK0ZAgAAQBAJ&lpg=PA119&ots=_-Qyao6VqW&dq=%22shoreline%20seven%22%20chicago%20gay%20bar&pg=PA111#v=onepage&q=%22shoreline%20seven%22%20chicago%20gay%20bar&f=false Buy: https://www.amazon.com/Swasarnt-Nerfs-Gay-Guides-1949/dp/0615360246 LGBTQ+ & Aging Resources https://www.lgbtagingcenter.org/resources/areamore.cfm Chicago Gay History https://www.chicagogayhistory.com/ This 90-year-old man talks about being gay and cruising in the 1940s  https://www.queerty.com/90-year-old-man-talks-gay-cruising-1940s-20190517 Cassandra Perry’s Accountability Resource master spreadsheet bit.ly/AccountabilityResourceIndex (You can find them at http://cassandrajperry.com, https://twitter.com/cazkilljoy or https://www.instagram.com/cazkilljoy/ People doing accountability work + additional resources (list curated by Nick Fu Entes of https://www.modernpath.net/ & https://www.facebook.com/modernpathcounseling/) Victor Salmon https://www.patreon.com/victorsalmon/overview Aida Manduley http://aidamanduley.com/ Andy Izenson https://dianaadamslaw.net/andy-izenson%2C-associate Bay Area Transformative Justice Collective https://batjc.wordpress.com/ Samantha Manewitz https://www.beyondsafewords.com/sample-page/ Zach Budd https://www.consentwarrior.com/ Justice Moving https://justicemoving.vpweb.com/?fbclid=IwAR2S0u8pIgp-ZRmJ58G08eq3cowMVc7EDj_g7V5NYtNYfvkFa0c_MSVP2jA Diminuendo Movie https://www.amazon.com/Diminuendo-Dykstra-Robinson-Rebecca-Calvert/dp/B07XFQWHNZ/ Sex Educator Skill Share Conference http://sextoyradio.com/sex-educator-skill-share-conference Fire Woman Retreat http://firewomanretreat.com/sunny American Sex Podcast subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/americansexpodcast  Episode 103 Sponsor, Affiliate & Giveaway Info 1 free month of Audible Escape http://audible.com/sunny – Access the entire library of 18,000+ love stories and romance audiobooks! 10% off American Sex Podcast & Sunny Megatron merch with code SUNNY (t-shirts, mugs, phone cases & more) http://bit.ly/sunnyshirts Sunny & Ken’s classes on Kink Academy http://bit.ly/kinkacademyelectric  & http://bit.ly/kinkacademyhumiliation 15% off your order at Lovehoney when you use this link http://bit.ly/lovehoney15 15% off everything at Lelo.com with code SUNNY 10% off everything (with minor restrictions) online from woman-owned, feminist, trans & queer-friendly Early To Bed http://bit.ly/sunnyearlytobed At least 25% off BDSM gear & sex toys with Stockroom’s daily deal (there’s a new product each day!) https://www.stockroom.com/dailydeal/?acc=7c590f01490190db0ed02a5070e20f01