When it published its last issue in 1998, Our Own Community Press was one of the longest running gay publications in the nation. Learn how the paper grew from a modest one page newsletter to an established, highly regarded newspaper in just a few years. Our Own united the LGBTQ community of Tidewater and provided positive visibility in the media. This is part one of a short series about Our Own and covers the early years of the paper and its impacts.

In this episode:

00:00 Intro

03:07 UUGC Recap (Listen to episode 1 for the full story!)

04:36 Our Own’s Early Days

05:50 Why are gay publications so important?

11:09 The humble production of Our Own

13:39 Growing paper, growing costs

16:50 Features of the paper

21:05 Tensions within the paper and a preview of part 2

21:44 Credits

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