Outward: ACT UP History and Queer Portraits

Published: May 19, 2021, 4:06 p.m.

b'This month, Christina, Bryan, and Rumaan are joined by Sarah Schulman, whose new book Let the Record Show sets out to correct inaccurate representations of ACT UP New York, its tactics, and its philosophy of direct action in response to the AIDS epidemic. Then they discuss three collections of photographs of LGBTQ people. Who are they for, and will they be seen by the people who need them most?\\n\\nItems discussed on the show:\\xa0\\n"How to Be a Queer Person in the World Post-Quarantine," by Naveen Kumar\\nThe section of Walt Whitman\\u2019s Leaves of Grass that begins, "I have perceived that to be with those I like is enough.\\u201d\\nLet The Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-93, by Sarah Schulman\\xa0\\nSarah\\u2019s appearance on the June 10, 2020, episode of Outward, \\u201cACT UP and Larry Kramer\'s Legacy\\u201d\\nThe ACT UP Oral History Project\\nSelf Evident Truths: 10,000 Portraits of Queer America, by IO Tillett Wright\\nQueer Love in Color, by Jamal Jordan\\xa0\\nEye to Eye: Portraits of Lesbians, by JEB (Joan E. Biren)\\n\\nGay Agenda\\nBryan: Taylor Mac\\u2019s "Whitman in the Woods"\\xa0\\nChristina: Call My Agent\\xa0\\nRumaan: Halston\\n\\nThis podcast was produced by Margaret Kelley.\\n\\nPlease send feedback, topic ideas, and advice questions to outwardpodcast@slate.com.\\n\\nSlate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'