In the midst of the current conservative backlash against LGBTQ+ freedom of expression, Periodically Queer Season 2, Ep. 2 travels back to the 1950s to unravel the stories behind One Institute’s own ONE Magazine, celebrating its seventieth anniversary this year. 

Featuring archival clips of ONE’s founders and contributors, interviews with staff from our partners at the USC Libraries, and voice-acted letters to the magazine, this episode brings to life our predecessors’ ambitious worldmaking efforts through publishing. Stay tuned for a behind-the-scenes story of our organization’s historic triumph in ONE, Inc. v. Olesen, the groundbreaking Supreme Court case that marked the first legal battle for LGBTQ+ freedom of speech.

Periodically Queer is a project by One Institute (formerly ONE Archives Foundation), the oldest active LGBTQ+ organization in the United States.

 Find the transcript for this episode along with magazine excerpts on oneinstitute.org/periodicallyqueer

In the first episode of Periodically Queer Season 2, host traci kato-kiriyama reminds us of the courageous power of LGBTQ+ youth by uncovering the inspiring history of Vanguard Magazine. In San Francisco’s Tenderloin District in the mid 1960s, Vanguard served as an epicenter of activist publication and organizing by queer and trans street youth facing  discrimination, neglect, and abuse at the hands of society and the police.

Interviews with historians Joseph Plaster and Jeremy Sass detail how Vanguard organizers forged a political consciousness through fusing activism, queer sensibility, and religion. Activist Megan Rohrer touches on the role of Glide Memorial Church in Vanguard’s history and the radical, misfit spirit of expression infused in the pages of Vanguard Magazine. 

Periodically Queer is a project by One Institute (formerly ONE Archives Foundation), the oldest active LGBTQ+ organization in the United States.

 Find the transcript for this episode along with magazine excerpts on oneinstitute.org/periodicallyqueer

One Institute (formerly ONE Archives Foundation) presents Season Two of Periodically Queer, a podcast delving into the history of LGBTQ+ print media from the 1950s & 1960s. The new season will premiere is onset to release June 21, in honor of Pride Month, on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other major audio streaming platforms.