LESBIAN ECHOES

Qualified psychiatric social worker, expert on women in media --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beth-maples-bays/support

Wife, Mom, Veteran, College graduate, End of life caregiver, Wife again --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beth-maples-bays/support

Lovely lesbian couple together for 43 years --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beth-maples-bays/support

Firefighter, shero who nearly gave her life in her fight to protect her community --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beth-maples-bays/support

Batya Weinaum - A whirlwind of lesbian feminist activism, academic achievement and author of more than 20 books, yet down to earth and likeable. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beth-maples-bays/support

From the early days of MichFest to activism around current issues, Brite has been on the forefront of the lesbian feminist movement for a long time. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beth-maples-bays/support

Soldier, Activist, beloved focus of film "The Investigator", now Gender Critical --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beth-maples-bays/support

World traveler, culture chameleon, mother, barrister, English reared Californian, Orthodox Jewish upbringing, Israeli kibbutzer --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beth-maples-bays/support

Wise womon from down under, outside Sydney in New South Wales with many years as an activist starting in the Women's Liberation Movement aka the Second Wave. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beth-maples-bays/support

Listen to the story of a little Hispanic girl called "dumb" who went on to be a teacher for 30 years, an author of multiple children's books and much more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beth-maples-bays/support

Beth is the host of Lesbian Echoes and is interview by Beau Knowles, local LGBTQ activist and long-time friend. The episode leads from a start in a lesbian feminist community in Montana to Knoxville, Tennessee, at a time when there was little lesbian community to be found. Listen to Beth as she chronicles her nursing, her writing and her activism. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beth-maples-bays/support

From Singer to IT to Entrepeneur to Writer and Caregiver --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beth-maples-bays/support

Butch of all trades - Military, Barber, Truck Driver --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beth-maples-bays/support

Coming out in the mid-70s, Lori Ellen found her way to Identity House and the Duchess Bar. Alarmed by stories of 3 Mile Island, she fled to Chicago. After seeing her daughter through childhood brain cancer, she had to fight for custody long distance. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beth-maples-bays/support

Listen to Kim's story beginning at age 17 in Brooklyn as she grows to become a member of the LGBTQ community with many experiences along the way. From early NYC Dyke March to the Gay Men's Health Crisis to becoming a teacher. She also outlines her plans for retirement. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beth-maples-bays/support

Come sail with Captain Mel in the Keys and across the Atlantic. We will see her home in Iowa with her dog rescue. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beth-maples-bays/support

Marie has chosen to remain anonymous. Her story tells of the early days in the era of Stonewall and the Daughters of Bilitus. Also discussed is the role of lesbians in the AIDS crisis. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beth-maples-bays/support

Listen to Jo Campbell from Manchester, UK, as she tells her tales of lesbian youth in sports, university activities and a move to the big city of Manchester. She is an active gender critical feminist who has plans for a future program for gender nonconforming youth. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beth-maples-bays/support

Lesbian Echoes is a podcast about the lives of older lesbians. Listen to the tapestry of their varied stories. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beth-maples-bays/support

Listen to the story of a sheltered young girl coming out only to find herself in an abusive relationship. Rising above those times, Lois moved to Wisconsin where she has seen her community grow. Every town needs a Mom like Lois. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beth-maples-bays/support

Coming out in the 70s, Gaye made her way from Arizona to California to work in a non-traditional trade as an electrician. Now as an electrical inspector and part owner of AfterEllen, she addresses the changes in the lesbian community. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beth-maples-bays/support

The inspirational Carolyn Gage tells her story in my voice. I am honored to be able to do this. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beth-maples-bays/support

Susan E Johnson - 68 year old Fort Worth native who came out at 64. Listen as Susan tells us how it feels to come out as an elder and addresses many elder issues both as caregiver and potential care receiver. Discusses churchgoing as a lesbian. Pioneer slacks wearer in legal community in Colorado back in the day. This attorney also had a background in critical care nursing. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beth-maples-bays/support

Listen to legendary author Joan Nestle as she elaborates on her lesbian life experiences growing up in the Bronx, coming out against the backdrop of the butch-femme bars of the 50s-60s. Hear her tales of accusations of pornography by the feminists of the 70s, co-founding the Lesbian Herstory Archives and spending the last twenty years with her love in Australia. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beth-maples-bays/support

Barbara tells a delightful tale of her life that has included many and varied experiences: military, motherhood, student, special education reading specialist, AA, OEA, RVing, 35 year relationship and more. You will be as glad to hear her story as I was. I promise. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beth-maples-bays/support

Nancy Mott is an LGBTQ counselor, Integrity leader, AIDS activist and Knox County Democratic Party activist. An active Episcopalian, she lives with her wife, Linda, in East Knoxville. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beth-maples-bays/support

Charlotte, a 77 year old lesbian, gives us the gift of her story of coming out at age 59 and going on to place of leadership at the dinner table we know as lesbian life. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beth-maples-bays/support

Listen to Indiana's own Nyla Nyfeller as she tells her story on Lesbian Echoes. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beth-maples-bays/support

Sue is a 70 year old lesbian now living in New Jersey. She has a wonderful and interesting life story. Listen as we chronicle her journey. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beth-maples-bays/support