In between the politics of the Stonewall Riots and the AIDS pandemic, disco emerged as a haven for gay men to escape the confines of heterosexuality.In this episode, we’re taking a look at the history of disco, its queer roots, and how its legacy continues through today’s pop music – despite bigoted anti-disco movements in the late seventies.Additional Resources:Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of DiscoLast Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc JockeyArts in America: Here's to Disco, It Never Could Say GoodbyeWhy Disco Should Be Taken SeriouslyDisco and the Queering of the DancefloorAffect IntensityHistory is Made at NightDisco and Gay Culture in the 1970sStudio 54 (originally Gallo Opera House)The Discriminating ClubDisco is Dealt Death Blow by Fans of the Chicago White SoxJuly 12, 1979: 'The Night Disco Died' — Or Didn'tThe Queer History of Disco PlaylistSupport the showGet Your Merch

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