How a Young Gay Man Survived One of the Darkest Eras in California Queer History

How a Young Gay Man Survived One of the Darkest Eras in California Queer History

Today, California is seen as a haven for people across a broad spectrum of human sexuality and gender identity. But fifty years ago, even here, being gay meant living in the shadows. It was essentially a crime. It was also considered a mental illness, so judges were committing people to psychiatric hospitals as well as to prisons. Lee Romney brings us the story of Gene Ampon, who was a teenager when he was sent to a California state mental hospital in Atascadero for two years. Lee's reporting is in collaboration with Jenny Johnson, a former public defender who helped start and run the San Francisco Behavioral Health Court. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Golden State Plate – The Backstory Behind California-Born Food and Drinks

Golden State Plate – The Backstory Behind California-Born Food and Drinks

Pricey and Potent Pisco Punch, The Birth of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, The Complex Origin of Fortune Cookies, The Ranch Behind Hidden Valley Ranch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Jul 201930min

Challenging Inequality in One of California’s Most Divided Cities

Challenging Inequality in One of California’s Most Divided Cities

Taking on Big Oil; World’s First LGBTQ Mariachi; Coffee Co-Op; Activist Caregiver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Jul 201930min

A History of Queer California

A History of Queer California

Trans Man Finds Refuge in Small Town Cafe; Selling Flowers Through the AIDS Crisis; Compton Cafeteria: CA’s Stonewall; Why Harvey Milk Still Matters to Young People Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

29 Jun 201930min

The California Story Behind the Mai Tai and the Damburger

The California Story Behind the Mai Tai and the Damburger

An Island Drink with California Roots, Podcast Connects Filipino Diaspora, The Humble Burger That Fueled the Big Dam, UC Degree For Late Chicano Activist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Jun 20192min

A Father’s Day Tribute to California Dads

A Father’s Day Tribute to California Dads

Letters to My Father in Prison, Sounds of My Father, A Father’s Day Haircut With a Weed-Whacker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Jun 201930min

Golden Years in the Golden State: Meet 6 California Seniors

Golden Years in the Golden State: Meet 6 California Seniors

Today we’ll meet six seniors: a student, a volunteer, a farmer, someone looking for a job, a woman about town, and man whose daughter is his caretaker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Jun 201930min

Throwback! Celebrating California’s Analog Age

Throwback! Celebrating California’s Analog Age

Video Store Survives Netflix, Last Roller Rink Organist, Typewriter Poet, Fleetwood Macrame, Ferris Bueller Revisited Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Jun 201930min

‘I’m Trapped’: Who Do You Call for Help When Your Abuser Is a Cop?

‘I’m Trapped’: Who Do You Call for Help When Your Abuser Is a Cop?

When Your Abuser Is a Cop, He Designs Products With His Ears, Sounds of My Father Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Mai 201930min

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