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Pastor Danny Cortez and his son, Drew, recall the sermon Danny gave to his church congregation after Drew told his father that he was gay.

Bought by KALW and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Aug 29, 2016
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 2
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David Mitchell, a summer performer in Provincetown, MA, talks about his show and experiences on the stage.

  • Added: Aug 18, 2016
  • Length: 04:42
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Gillian Armstrong talks Cary Grant’s stinginess, Marilyn Monroe’s (lack of a) sense of humor, and the relief of having her suspicions confirmed.

  • Added: Aug 08, 2016
  • Length: 15:24
Caption: Joel Tucker (left) and his friend, Gordon Blake (right)
In this special StoryCorps production, Joel Tucker and his friend Gordon Blake share Joel’s experiences following an anti-LGBTQ incident from 2000.

Bought by WMUU-LP and WRIR


  • Added: Jul 11, 2016
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Phillip “Buddy” De Blieck (left) and Rev. Troy Perry (right) , Credit: Rev. Troy Perry
On June 24, 1973, an intentionally set fire tore through a New Orleans gay bar killing 32. Rev. Troy Perry came to StoryCorps to recall the aftermath.

Bought by Radio Catskill, WMUU-LP, and WRIR


  • Added: Jul 11, 2016
  • Length: 02:08
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: John and Stuart celebrate after legally marrying in 2008., Credit: Bella Pictures
Marrying the person you love is the ideal, right? So what happens when you finally get to do that, only to have the government tell you, never mind...

Bought by WJCT


  • Added: Jul 06, 2016
  • Length: 31:17
  • Purchases: 1
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Eddie Rosenstein talks turning tables, creating change, and why he didn’t want to make the same mistake twice.

  • Added: Jun 25, 2016
  • Length: 15:46
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David Farrier talks curiosity, taking things personally, and novel uses for a coffee cup.

  • Added: Jun 23, 2016
  • Length: 13:36
Caption: Subhi Nahas with Fred Hertz, who hosted him for his first two months in California, Credit: ELI WIRTSCHAFTER
There are now more displaced people around the world than at any time since the end of World War II. In the Bay Area, some local groups are creatin...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 03, 2016
  • Length: 10:57
  • Purchases: 1
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Gabe López, assigned female at birth, always felt like he was a boy. He came to StoryCorps with his mom to talk about growing up transgender.

Bought by KALW, KRVS, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WMUU-LP, WRIR and more


  • Added: May 06, 2016
  • Length: 02:25
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Matt Sobel,  San Francisco, CA 3/22/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Matt Sobel talks bad dreams, family reunions, and why he wore a tuxedo to Cannes.

  • Added: Apr 01, 2016
  • Length: 18:25
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Seth Smiley and Octavius Humphries had their first date on Christmas Eve. They discuss that and other memorable holiday events they have shared.

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Mar 25, 2016
  • Length: 03:23
  • Purchases: 1
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A story of three friends, a disease, and the opera.

  • Added: Mar 25, 2016
  • Length: 20:25
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Andy Goodling tells to his father, Scott, about his boyfriend who passed away almost two years ago, and why he kept their relationship a secret.

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Mar 25, 2016
  • Length: 03:13
  • Purchases: 1
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Together since 1971, Dick Titus and Zeek Taylor came to StoryCorps to discuss the lengths they went to while keeping their relationship secret.

Bought by WEZU and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2016
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Jace McDonald,16, stands in front of his high school’s bathrooms in El Cerrito, California. Under current California law, students have the right to use the school bathroom that corresponds with their preferred gender., Credit: Teresa Chin
Young people increasingly see gender as not just limited to male and female. Youth Radio has been exploring the torchbearers of gender fluidity -- ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 09, 2015
  • Length: 04:34
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Tippy, Credit: Karen Oothoudt
Milt Lee interviews Terry Anderson and Tricia Andrews of Chickadees Ceremonies.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Dec 09, 2015
  • Length: 06:52
  • Purchases: 1
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Mika Kaurismaki talks power struggles, free will, and what Greta Garbo really wanted.

  • Added: Dec 03, 2015
  • Length: 11:08
Caption: Claudia Anton (L) and Diana Keough (R)
Sisters from Wisconsin recount what it was like to find out both of their parents had AIDS, and to lose them both to the disease in the early 1990s.

Bought by WMUU-LP, Blue Mountain Radio , WEZU, and WTJU


  • Added: Nov 30, 2015
  • Length: 02:24
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Steve Moore
Charmed lives lack for something. If you’re born in a state of nirvana or somehow privileged as a member of the elect, what’s the point? It’s only ...

  • Added: Nov 27, 2015
  • Length: 26:07
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What do you do when you realize that in order to be true to yourself, you have to shatter everything around you, including the lives of those you l...

  • Added: Nov 17, 2015
  • Length: 40:52
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Truth or Dare? What’s it gonna be? On this episode, we have three stories told live: two truths and a dare.

  • Added: Nov 17, 2015
  • Length: 31:25
Caption: David Phillips (L) and Jeff Dupre (R)
Jeff Dupre remembers his friend Air Force Tech. Sgt. Leonard Matlovich who appeared on a 1975 cover of Time with the headline, “I Am a Homosexual.”

Bought by KALW, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KRVS, Blue Mountain Radio , and WTJU


  • Added: Oct 30, 2015
  • Length: 02:38
  • Purchases: 5
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Julianne Moore and Ellen Page talk emotional truth, putting bullies in their place, and not letting society dictate your life.

  • Added: Oct 07, 2015
  • Length: 07:48
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Megan is excited to go on her class field trip to the county courthouse. But while she's there, she finds something that she's tried hard to keep s...

  • Added: Oct 01, 2015
  • Length: 05:39