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Shon speaks to Donna Personna, an American trans campaigner and writer who, as a teenager, frequented the famous Gene Compton’s Cafeteria in San Francisco. In 1966, three years before the Stonewall Riots in New York, it became the site of the Compton’s Cafeteria riots – one of the first-known LGBTQ+ riots in the USA. When Donna finds out about the protests 40 years later, she vows to keep the memories of the trans women she met at Compton’s alive. For more from Novel visit novel.audio See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Shon Faye returns with the new series of Call Me Mother, sharing a fresh collection of conversations with queer trailblazers that are packed with warmth and wisdom. Find out more: https://www.novel.audio/shows/call-me-mother See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Author and journalist Shon Faye talks with LGBTQ trailblazers who have something important, interesting or enlightening to say about what it means to be queer in the world today. Featuring conversations with queer elders, Call Me Mother gives you the language you need to grapple with “new” experiences by showing that you belong to a much broader history. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Shon speaks with a 73 year-old who travelled across America living with the Amish, the Baha'i and Church of Scientology in a quest to better understand their gender identity. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Shon speaks with a 60 year-old whose life's work has mirrored the tumultuous highs and lows that have rocked the queer community over the years. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Shon speaks with a 61 year-old air force officer who overcame enormous personal and professional barriers in a quest to pursue her passion. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Shon speaks with a 52 year-old whose life changed instantly after a chance 10 minute consultation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Shon speaks with a 67 year-old actor who was forced to hide a key part of her identity for 40 years. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Shon speaks with a 55 year-old queer, femme filmmaker and the founder of Riot Productions, who's fighting to preserve the hidden history of London’s lesbian punk rebels. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Shon speaks with a 70 year-old actor turned activist, who turned to campaigning after a landmark on-screen kiss. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Shon speaks with a 65 year-old lawyer, whose lives as a campaigner and a father came to be tightly entwined. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Whilst we work to bring you more episodes of Call Me Mother, we thought you’d enjoy this taster of another excellent series on queer history - The Log Books. In this episode, the team examine the AIDS epidemic through the calls made to an LGBT+ helpline Switchboard. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.