COCKETTES, ANGELS OF LIGHT Rumi Missabu as Pola Negri in Hollywood Babylon by David Wise, 1970. This episode takes a look at the life of Rumi Missabu, a founding member of the late 1960s and early 1970s Cockettes, a radical drag performer, and a counterculture visionary who spent years reshaping what art and identity were during his time. After the dissolution of the Cockettes, Rumi spent over 35 years off the grid, living in almost complete anonymity; however, his contributions to drag,...

BEREKELEY GAY LIBERATION FRONT, COCKETTES, ANGELS OF LIGHT Tony Johnopoulous (left) and Tahara (right) by unknown, 1974. This oral history is from a live event titled The Gay Liberation Revolution , which took place at Queer Arts Featured in San Francisco on December 14, 2025. After the Stonewall Riots on June 28, 1969, activists began to create new ways of living, organizing, and performing together. These changes affected the entire world, and a revolution briefly followed. In this article,...

NORTHFIELD GAY LIBERATION FRONT Rick Huskey at a rally supporting a St. Paul, Minnesota, ordinance banning discrimination in employment and housing by unknown, 1977. In this episode, we have Dr. Rick Huskey, a physician and theologian who was instrumental in the creation of Affirmation: United Methodists for LGBTQ Concerns. As a college student in 1971, Rick was one of the first to help create the Northfield, Minnesota, Gay Liberation Front. He later took the fight for LGBTQ inclusion in the...