About this episode

The episode discusses the history and current relationship of East Lansing with its LGBTQ+ residents in honor of Pride Month.

In honor of Pride Month, East Lansing Info Reporter Dustin DuFort Petty talks to Tim Retzloff who teaches history and LGBTQ studies at Michigan State University. On this week’s episode of East Lansing Insider the conversations surrounds the city’s relationship with its LGBTQ+ residents, outlining the feelings of otherness from university students in the LGBTQ+ community and how that history impacts the city to this day

People in this episode

Host: Dustin DuFort Petty

Guest: Tim Retzloff

Topics covered

• LGBTQ+ history
• Pride Month
• East Lansing
• LGBTQ studies
• university students
• community relations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Michigan State University

Places: East Lansing

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