Season 2: Episode 3: Hal Call

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🗓️ 16 March 2017

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Hal Call never minced words. The midwestern newspaperman and WWII vet wrested control of the Mattachine Society from its founders and went on to fight police oppression and champion sexual freedom. He also made more than a few enemies along the way. Visit our episode webpage for background information, archival photos, and other resources. For exclusive Making Gay History bonus content, join our ⁠Patreon community⁠. ——— To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I history
0:02.0	Eric here
0:03.0	A few months ago we launched Making Gay History's Patreon channel
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0:26.1	through the voices of the people who lived it.
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0:41.0	I'm Eric Marcus and this is making gay history.
0:44.0	How call? Hal Call was one of a kind.
0:57.0	He was born in 1917 in North Central Missouri.
1:00.0	He knew he was gay from the time he was 12 and wasn't shy about chasing after farm boys.
1:05.0	He served in the Army in World War II and then went back to Missouri, got a journalism degree,
1:10.0	and went to work for the Kansas City Star.
1:12.0	That's where we'll pick up the story. and went to work for the Kansas City Star.
1:13.0	That's where we'll pick up the story.
1:15.0	But first, a warning about language and content.
1:20.0	If you've listened to our earlier episodes, you know I let the people we feature speak for themselves, and I guarantee that HAL will speak for himself.
1:28.0	But before you listen, I want you to know that some of what HAL says shocked me at the time I interviewed him and is still
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