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This is the story of when two people’s worlds collided on the number 57 bus in Oakland, California. Patreon: patreon.com/queercrime Twitter: @crime_queer Instagram: QueerCrime Website: queercrime.com Source: ‘The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives’ by Dashka Slater. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/queercrime)

In the 1980s, in amongst the upsetting and tragic deaths of gay men who were being struck down with a mystery and seemingly incurable illness, another tragedy was unfolding in London for the gay community.  A tragedy that was partly caused by the mystery illness which was killing gay men. Patreon: patreon.com/queercrime Twitter: @crime_queer Instagram: QueerCrime Website: queercrime.com Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/queercrime)

On 12 January 2000, the way the British military treated serving LGBT+ people changed forever. Prior to that date, anyone who was LGBT+ was banned from serving in the Royal Air Force, the Royal Navy and the British Army. Before the ban was lifted, serving members of the forces lived in fear of being outed. They lived in fear of being themselves. They kept their head down and got on with their jobs. However, not all LGBT+ people who were serving at the time were kind souls who were secretly supportive of their other LGBT+ colleagues. One person in the Royal Navy was the complete opposite. This is his story. Patreon: patreon.com/queercrime Twitter: @crime_queer Instagram: QueerCrime Website: queercrime.com Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/queercrime)

The gay panic defence or trans panic defence is absolutely abhorrent. It is a legal strategy that asks a court to consider that a victim’s sexual orientation or gender identity is to blame for a defendant’s violent reaction … and this violent reaction can include murder. Twitter: @crime_queer Instagram: QueerCrime Website: queercrime.com Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/queercrime)

Everyone knows the 1969 romantic comedy musical called ‘Hello Dolly!’ which features uber-gay icon Barbra Streisand. This joyous, high-camp movie with its catchy tunes and long-lasting legacy of frivolity and fun … also has a horrible queer crime story attached to it which has been almost entirely forgotten. This is the story of Danny Lockin. Twitter: @crime_queer Instagram: QueerCrime Website: queercrime.com Please support fan of the show, Kyle, who needs your kind assistance to fund his top surgery. More information about Kyle’s story can be found on his GoFundMe page. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-say-tata-to-the-tatas Danny and Billie-Jo’s performance on The Gong Show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdE4j3l8p_M Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/queercrime)

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You might think that a string of murders of gay men in Sydney in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s, which may have had almost 90 victims, would have received international news coverage. You might think that this would warrant international condemnation … but it didn’t. In fact, so little attention was paid to these crimes that the police barely even investigated them. Link to the Bondi Memorial https://www.bondimemorial.com.au/   *** The language in this episode may be triggering for some listeners. The derogatory homophobic and transphobic words that appeared in my research are the words that I have used as I feel these highlight the bigoted views of people at the time of this crime. No offence is intended by using these words. ***   Twitter: @crime_queer Web: queercrime.com  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/queercrime)

At the start of 2020, the world was facing something truly unique, horrific, frightening and unexpected. The news coverage was relentless and almost entirely focussed on Covid-19. There was no time or interest in covering anything else. Crimes that would have ordinarily made it onto national or international news channels just didn’t get a look in.    The appetite for healthcare information was unprecedented as people tried to allay their fears. It meant that almost everyone missed this grisly crime which has been overlooked throughout the world.   This is the story of Diogo Goncalves.   Twitter: @crime_queer   Instagram: QueerCrime   Website: queercrime.com Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/queercrime)

*** The language in this episode may be triggering from some listeners. The derogatory homophobic words that appeared in my research are the words that I have used as I feel these highlight the bigoted views at the time of this crime. No offence is intended by using these words. *** In September 1958, a tour guide from Mexico called Fernando Rios was visiting New Orleans where he was leading a group of tourists around the city. At the end of a long day, he got dressed up for a night out. At the same time, three young men were planning their night out too. This is Fernando’s story. Twitter: @crime_queer Instagram: QueerCrime Website: queercrime.com Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/queercrime)

*** The language in this episode may be triggering for some listeners. The derogatory homophobic and transphobic words that appeared in my research are the words that I have used as I feel these highlight the bigoted views of people at the time of this crime. No offence is intended by using these words. *** Hitler’s dictatorship persecuted, arrested and prosecuted over 100,000 German, French and Austrian gay men during the 12 years they were in power. Gay men were sterilised, castrated, imprisoned, and deported to concentration camps. While they were imprisoned in concentration camps, they were made to wear a pink triangle on their clothes and this allowed the Nazis to distinguish gay men easily from their fellow prisoners. The treatment of the men with the pink triangles was abhorrent and it is estimated that about 15,000 men with the pink triangles died in the camps. This episode explores how this was allowed to happen and stories from some survivors. Twitter: @crime_queer Web: queercrime.com  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/queercrime)

On Christmas Eve 1985, Chuck Kleveland, a resident of a small village called Chester in Nebraska decided to get his hair cut for the Christmas holidays. He left work and made a quick detour by his house to pick up his shotgun in case he spotted any pheasant. As he travelled along a small dirt road, scanning the surrounding fields for pheasants, something bright in the ditch caught his eye… Twitter: @crime_queer Website: queercrime.com  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/queercrime)

At 1:10am on 14 May 1983, two Highway Patrol Officers observed a car driving erratically on Interstate 5 in Orange County, California. They suspected the driver was drunk and they signalled for him to stop. The driver pulled over and opened the car door, outrageously emptying the contents of his beer bottle onto the ground as he exited his car. The man identified himself to officers as Randy Kraft. They didn’t realise it at the time but they had just stopped Randy’s 12-year murder spree. Twitter: @crime_queer Website: queercrime.com Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/queercrime)