The Dykes of Yore

This interview today has it ALL. Cunyon has a fascinating biography – she grew up in the segregated south before becoming involved in the women's, gay and lesbian, and Black power movements as a college student. She then joined the U.S. military and later became a civil rights attorney. On top of that, she's just an engaging and warm person. This is one you don't want to miss!

Guys! This is so exciting! Radclyffe is here! I'm a huge fan. You won't want to miss this one. You can find out more about Radclyffe at her website: radfic.com Here is a brief bio from her site: Radclyffe is a best-selling romance author and LGBTQ publisher. She has written over fifty novels, dozens of short stories, and edited numerous anthologies. The 2014 Dr. James Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist Award recipient, she is the president of Bold Strokes Books, founded in 2004, an independent LGBTQI publishing company. Radclyffe is featured in the documentary Love Between the Covers: "A funny and inspiring look into the billion-dollar romance fiction industry and its powerhouse of female writers and readers, a sisterhood that's pioneering the digital revolution while finding fortune, fulfillment, and a global community."

Anne is a lesbian, a mom, a grandma, and an Arizonan. We talk women's music festivals, coming out to your kid in the 80's, and an attorney who told her to sit with her feelings. We also tell the U-Haul joke. You don't want to miss this one.

Edrie is a Californian who spent her career in the world of physical education and dance. She and her partner, Jan, were together for 63 years until Jan's passing in 2021. Listen in for a story of lesbian romance in the 1950's and a surprise Pooley family connection. This interview was a special one for me.

Amy and Ruth return for another movie review -- the 1985 lesbian classic "Desert Hearts." We talk about 1980's consent standards, good intentions, bad lighting, friends who take baths together, and who should star in a 2022 remake of this movie. Tags: 1950s, 1980s, friends who take baths together

Join Amy and Ruth for a discussion of the 1961 film The Children's Hour. Don't worry, no one dies at the end of this episode.

Marty grew up in Philadelphia and spent her career as a college coach in multiple sports, including field hockey, lacrosse, and gymnastics. She talks in this episode about looking up the word "queer" in the dictionary as a college sophomore in the mid-60's, being a butch woman, being closeted for decades, her first kiss with a woman (in her 30's!), getting married to her wife (also named Marty) on the first day it became legal in 2004, and of course -- sports. Tags: 60's 70's, 80's, 90's, sports, women's sports, Title IX

Jeanne is a lesbian, an academic, a wife to her partner of over 30 years, and mother to a 22-year-old daughter. We talk in this interview about adoption, Michfest, Call the Midwife, being in L-U-V with your sorority sister, being part of various collectives, feminist choirs, and other topics you won't want to miss. If you'd like to listen to Dar Williams' classic song referenced in this interview, you can search on youtube or click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_KiHRHwaAs Tags: lesbian, LGBTQ, 80's, 90's

Jean is a lesbian woman who has lived in Chicagoland throughout her life. We talk about her experience in the lesbian music scene, being outed and almost losing her job, having a brother who was a gay priest, and her relationship with Paula, her partner of almost 30 years. Tags: lesbian, gay, Catholic, priests, lesbian music, Chicago, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's

Shirley is a bisexual woman in her 70's who hails from Decatur, Georgia. She talks to me about her early life growing up in the south, enjoying the 1960's, her long-term relationship with a partner who later transitioned, and learning to lead and respond as a dancer (and in life).

Join me January 14th for the first episode of The Dykes of Yore, an interview podcast where you'll hear stories from the lives of lesbian and bisexual women in the 20th century. Tags: history, LGBTQ, lesbian, gay, bisexual, women, senior citizens, elders, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's