Santa Cruz County Queer History Podcast
Hear the stories of Santa Cruz LGBTQ+ People and Events
Young people in high school and college have interviewed queer elders who shared their vibrant history of the past 50 years. New episode released every Tuesday. Perfect for all ages starting in middle school.
Teachers’ guide for middle and high school teachers coming soon.
2025 Podcast Launch Group
The first Santa Cruz County Queer History Podcast was launched in February 2025. We thank Hex, a student at Harbor High, for designing our logo and Patti Maxine for sharing some original music that we use in our podcasts. You will hear stories of different people involved with different aspects of Santa Cruz LGBTQ+ history from the first pride event in 1975 to the Santa Cruz AIDS Project to the first out transgender person elected to political office. New episode released every Tuesday.
Subscribe and listen here or see show notes below.
Queer History Podcast in the News
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Santa Cruz students launch podcast focusing on LGBTQ experiences
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. —
Santa Cruz students launch podcast focusing on LGBTQ experiences
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Santa Cruz students launch podcast focusing on LGBTQ experiences
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. —
A group of students from Santa Cruz County launched a podcast Tuesday focusing on the experiences of the LGBTQ community.
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Santa Cruz students help launch podcast series for LGBTQ community
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. —
The Santa Cruz County Office of Education with help from several students is putting together a series of video podcasts for the LGBTQ+ community.
Podcast Episodes
Santa Cruz Pride Chair Rob Darrow, and college students Mars Redmon, Levi Kreisa and Maddie Hall share about the history of creating the podcast and what to expect from future episodes. New episodes will be released each week on Tuesdays throughout 2025.
Episode 1 | Santa Cruz Queer History Promo
Released Episodes:
Ep. 2 - Santa Cruz LGBTQ+ History
Ep. 3 - Jerry Solomon, Gay Therapist
Ep. 4 - Jerry Solomon Part 2, Gay Men Entrapment in Capitola
Ep. 5 - Gail Levine Helps Start the First GSA in Santa Cruz County
Ep. 6 - Monica Martinez, First Out Lesbian Supervisor
Ep. 7 - Adam Spickler, First Out Transgender Man Elected to Public Office
Ep. 8 - Larry Friedman, CoFounder of First SC Pride in 1975
Ep. 9 - John Laird, First Out Gay Mayor in the Nation
Future Episodes: Margaret Leonard and Clair Sheils, Bob Correa and Denny Carroll, Sandy Stone, Stuart Rosenstein, Shane Hill, Jen Hastings, Mariposa Bernstein and many more.