Library Guides: Pride @ Centennial Libraries: Audio

Music

From OutHistory: "Unique in pre-Stonewall American history is an assertive song of lesbian self-affirmation and defiance, "Prove It on Me Blues." Written, performed, and recorded in 1928 by the famous early blues singer Ma Rainey, this extraordinary song of resistance features a woman-loving woman who proclaims her sexual interest in other women and challenges the world to "prove it on me.""

Up Above My Head by Sister Rosetta Tharpe

From Queer, Black & Blue: Sister Rosetta Tharpe Is Muva Of Them All by Erin White: "Rock-n-Roll was invented by a queer Black woman born in 1915 Arkansas. Your disordered hardcore punk rock was sanctioned by a kinky-haired Black girl born to two cotton pickers in the Jim Crow South. The electric guitar was first played in ways very few people could have ever imagined by a woman who wasn’t even allowed to play at music venues around the country."

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Podcasts

All My Relations: Indigiqueer
"We join forces with two amazing Indigenous writers and scholars who are making waves in the literary scene with their poetry, prose, and fiction. They weave words and worlds to help us see and understand queer indigenous identities and bodies, the ways that settler colonialism has disrupted and distorted our relationships, and the power of asserting voice in spaces not meant for us."
Disability After Dark: "I Feel Like I Had to Come Out Twice"
"In episode 290, I sit down with content creator Spencer West as we talk about everything from disability to why Teddy Ruxpin is a homosexual. We talk candidly about ableism and accessibility within the queer community, and it felt really awesome to have a conversation about all the things regarding disability with Spencer."
Queer Collective Podcast: First QUEER Loves, Breakups, and Heartbreak
"Queer identity is heard enough. Now to bring queer relationships into the mix can be confusing, thrilling, exciting and heartbreaking all at the same time. This week Emily and Karbon talk about their first queer relationships, how it differs from straight relationships, and how their first queer loves were the most intense breakups."
Buddies in Bad Times Youth/Elders Podcast: I'm Still Here
"Zaddies? Elders? Hot mamas? A roundtable of five queers discuss desire, race, (in)visibility, and access as they age. Co-hosts leZlie lee kam and Rhoma Spencer are joined by Debbie Douglas, Canute Lawrence and Carol Thames for a lively discussion about navigating ageism in queer spaces and beyond."