ANGELS OF LIGHT, TUXEDOMOON, PERFORMER Greg Cruikshank (center) with the Angels of Light in the play Wherezatz Erzatz by Daniel Nicoletta, 1980. Greg Cruikshank’s journey spans from Los Angeles in the segregated 1950’s to the radical, hippie streets of San Francisco. With a Creole mother whose family escaped the brutality of separate-but-equal Jim Crow Louisiana, Greg grew up in a city that was divided by freeways. He had to learn how to navigate the historical divisions of race, class,...

NEW YORK CITY GAY LIBERATION FRONT, GAY ACTIVISTS ALLIANCE John Lauritsen by unknown, circa 1969. The episode dives into the life and contributions of John Lauritsen, an early member of the New York City Gay Liberation Front and the Gay Activists Alliance, a historian, and an interesting figure. John aided in the recovery of many lost parts of LGBTQ history, but his views on different aspects within the gay movement have made him one of the most controversial figures, especially his...