28 - Eric Marcus, author, journalist, producer
In Episode 28, we talk to Eric Marcus (he/him) about his work as an author, journalist, and creator of the Making Gay History Podcast. Eric shares some of his more memorable recordings, his own personal struggles, as well as some of the books he's currently reading. *Content Warning for topics of suicide and AIDS.
Episode air date: April 7, 2021
Episode length: 1 hour, 3 minutes
Episode Link: https://rainbowpridecast.podbean.com/e/episode-28-eric-marcus-author-journalist-and-creator-of-the-making-gay-history-podcast/
"The book was called Making History. We didn't put the word "gay" in until 10 years later because there was some concern about the sales force - their comfort in selling something with "gay" in the title and whether bookstores would shelve the book face out if it had the word "gay" in the title. Ten years later, the world had changed a lot when I did the second edition." - Eric Marcus (he/him)
Learn more by clicking on the links/checking out the books listed below.
If you wish to receive permission to perform the Making Gay History Play at your school/university, please visit: https://makinggayhistory.com/the-play/
Read more by Eric Marcus:
Breaking the Surface by Greg Louganis with Eric Marcus
Coming Out to Play by Robbie Rogers with Eric Marcus
Icebreaker: The Autobiography of Rudy Galindo by Rudy Galindo with Eric Marcus
Making Gay History: The Half Century Fight for Lesbian and Gay Equal Rights by Eric Marcus
Read books mentioned by Eric Marcus in this episode:
Life Reimagined: The Science, Art, and Opportunity of Midlife by Barbara Bradley Hagerty
Listen to podcasts produced by Eric Marcus:
Those Who Were There: Voices from the Holocaust
The Making Gay History Podcast
Curriculum Resources:
Other resources about what Eric talks about in this episode:
The Lavender Scare Documentary
The NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project
Lifelines:
Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255
Trevor Project Lifeline at 1-866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline please call – 1-800-273-8255
Resources for coping with suicide loss:
Eric Marcus's Why Suicide? Q&A book:
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/why-suicide-eric-marcus?variant=32123003011106
What to do in the immediate aftermath of a suicide:
https://afsp.org/find-support/ive-lost-someone/practical-information-for-immediately-after-a-loss/
After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools
https://afsp.org/our-work/education/after-a-suicide-a-toolkit-for-schools/
To request a visit or conversation with a trained volunteer who has also experienced a suicide loss
https://afsp.org/find-support/ive-lost-someone/survivor-outreach-program/
Support groups for suicide loss survivors
https://afsp.org/find-support/ive-lost-someone/find-a-support-group/
Documentaries on the experience of suicide loss
https://afsp.org/find-support/ive-lost-someone/survivor-day/survivor-day-documentaries/
International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day
Children, Teens, and Suicide Loss Handbook
https://afsp.org/wp-content/flipbooks/childrenteenssuicideloss/?page=1
Talking to children about a suicide loss
http://www.speakingofsuicide.com/2013/05/05/what-to-tell-children/
Documentary film on how to support children through a suicide loss
http://www.tdcbookstore.org/store/p31/Understanding_Suicide%2C_Supporting_Children_Item_%23582.html
Online Support Organization
Alliance of Hope for Suicide Survivors