Episode 176 | Trash Dad With Whimsy

About this episode

The episode discusses the lives of Marsha P. Johnson and Lord Byron, highlighting their contributions and controversies.

Some members of the LGBTQIA+ community are more well-known than others. One proponent of equal rights in the movement was Marsha P. Johnson. This week, Theresa shares how Marsha was assigned male at birth and later moved to New York, where she could live into her full identity. There she was, present at the Stonewall Uprising, established a program to help homeless street youth, and tirelessly worked to make life better. Angie shifts gears by sharing the unhinged life of a man who’d sleep with nearly anyone, Lord Byron. This retelling of his life includes the four things he did right, along with the myriad of things he did not get right. This story pairs well with: Stonewall UprisingMary Shelley Join Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/UnhingedHistory Email us: Unhinged.HistoryPod@gmail.com Head to Social Media and be Social With Us: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unhinged.historyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/unhinged.historypodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@unhingedhistory Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe. As a small, independent podcast, we rely heavily on those small actions to help. They’re free, and so are you. Hopefully.

People in this episode

Hosts: Theresa, Angie

Topics covered

• LGBTQIA+ history
• Stonewall Uprising
• Lord Byron
• Marsha P. Johnson
• comedy
• equal rights

Keywords

• Marsha P. Johnson
• Lord Byron
• Stonewall Uprising
• LGBTQIA+
• history
• comedy

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