I'm Eric Marcus and this is making gay history. I know I know it's been a while but season

four of Making Gay History is almost here and while we've been working on it, tens

of thousands more of you have found the show. My name is Karen Havelin. I'm Mary Rant.

I'm Dalton. Hi, my name is Margaret. My name is Eve. Patrick Keller. This is Mike

Wagner. Hello, my name is Sama Belomo. I'm from Baltimore, Maryland. And I'm a 37-year-old

writer from Bergen, Norway. I'm a truck driver in Texas. I'm an 18-year-old college student

from Rochester, New York. I'm from Heber City, Utah. I'm 15 years old. I am 54 years

old. I live in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania and I identify as a dyke. You've been downloading

our first three seasons and hearing firsthand the stories of queer struggle, resistance,

and resilience that have shaped America. And you've been contacting us to tell us how

you've been affected by the show. And we wanted to share some of what you've told us.

After quietly coming out a year ago, I found that tapping into my newfound history as a

trans person was the best way to break a feeling of isolation that I'd felt since childhood.

I listened to Making Gay History because it tells me that I am not and never was alone.

It reminds me that people have lived their lives and shown courage in the face of terrible

times before that they had loved friends and lives, even if no one was encouraging them.

As a teenager, I feel kids my age can often forget the importance of the past. Many of

these LGBT and ally voices have been buried and forgotten. If it wasn't for all of them,

I would not be a wife and being Kelly's wife is everything. We should all know our history.

We can't move forward without knowing where we've been. Making Gay History tells stories

from a time when it wasn't possible or safe to tell the whole truth. What makes this podcast

incredible is that they tell stories that might have otherwise gone untold. And that's

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