Classic drag documentaries and their impact on the gay rights movement

Pride month wraps ends this weekend is the end of Pride Month. We look back at classic drag documentaries: "The Queen," about a 1960s drag queen beauty pageant and was the first inside look into the world of drag; "Queens at Heart," a short documentary on drag queens; "Paris is Burning," about drag queens in New York City. 

Credits

Guests:

  • Dave White - film critic and co-host of the movie podcast Linoleum Knife - @dlelandwhite
  • Alonso Duralde - film critic, co-host of the movie podcast “Linoleum Knife,” author of “Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film” - @ADuralde

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir, Rosalie Atkinson, Gabriela Sierra Alonso