In this powerful Pride Month episode, Dana shares the untold story of how lesbian communities mobilized during the AIDS crisis - organizing, caregiving, and demanding justice when few others would. Then, Anthony takes us to Ward 5B, the first hospital ward in the U.S. created solely for people with AIDS, where compassion changed the course of care.

During Pride Month, we’re committed to spotlighting organizations doing the work to support and protect LGBTQ+ youth. We encourage our listeners to join us in supporting the Ali Forney Center, a lifesaving organization providing housing, healthcare, and community for homeless LGBTQ+ youth. If you’re able, please donate at aliforneycenter.org.

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In this emotionally charged Pride Month episode, Anthony unpacks the gut-wrenching history of conversion therapy in America and around the world. We talk about the pseudoscience to real-life horror stories of those who survived it. Then, Dana takes us to Old Hollywood, where the glittering facade masked a brutal truth: queer stars were forced to live double lives, silence by studios and destroyed by systems that equated queerness with career death. It's a story of trauma, talent, and the cost of forced conformity, from the "therapy rooms" to the red carpet.

During Pride Month, we’re committed to spotlighting organizations doing the work to support and protect LGBTQ+ youth. We encourage our listeners to join us in supporting the Ali Forney Center, a lifesaving organization providing housing, healthcare, and community for homeless LGBTQ+ youth. If you’re able, please donate at aliforneycenter.org.

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To kick off Pride Month, Dana honors the trailblazing, sass-slinging legacy of The Golden Girls. The sitcom that did more for queer representation than most prime-time shows dared to at the time. Then, Anthony takes a turn into the haunting case of the Last Call Killer. whose victims were gay men just looking for connection in a city that often failed to protect them. From Dorothy's dry wit to deadly nightlife, this episode a celebration, a warning, and a remembrance.

During Pride month, we want to highlight the incredible work at the Ali Forney center. If you are able to donate, please consider doing so at aliforneycenter.org/donate or by clicking the link in our instagram bio @caviarandcriminals

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