Evoking the sound of radio as a lifeline.
The Together On the Air web exhibit showcases a body of rare audio materials and stories about Radio GLLU, the first bilingual LGBTQIA+ radio program in the United States. Presented through a series of online Listening Rooms, the exhibit offers a thematic collection of original audio documentaries featuring excerpts of archival radio recordings (1986 - 1996) and newly-recorded oral history interviews with original show co-hosts and contributors. Each Listening Room provides an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at Radio GLLU’s historic contributions, and immerses listeners in multimedia stories of cultural life and community activism around Gay & Lesbian Latinos Unidos.
Together On the Air evokes the sound of radio as a lifeline for the LGBTQIA+ Latinx community. Tune into the heartbeat of the movement and the stories of unity.
Exhibition curated by Ángel Labarthe del Solar.
Research and exhibition design by Diego Dela Rosa.
Graphic design by Saphir Davis.
Copyediting by Sadie Buerker.
Audio edited by Shei Yu.
Audio documentaries produced, sound design, and creative direction by Umi Hsu.
Curatorial Statement
Together On the Air explores the legacy of radio as a vehicle for LGBTQIA+ Latinx community building, belonging, and advocacy. This exhibition chronicles the history of Radio GLLU, the first bilingual LGBTQIA+ radio program in the country.
From the mid-1980s through the 1990s, Radio GLLU was hosted and run by the Los Angeles-based Gay and Lesbian Latinos Unidos (GLLU), one of the first LGBTQIA+ Latinx organizations in the country. Radio GLLU contributed to pivotal moments in LGBTQIA+, women’s, labor, and immigrant rights movements in Los Angeles.
This exhibition presents archival audio recordings of community dialogues, demonstrations, activist conversations, music, literary readings, and ephemera selected from ONE Archives at the USC Libraries and personal collections of GLLU members. In addition, a newly produced collection of multimedia oral history recordings featuring stories of GLLU members is included to honor the multigenerational impacts made by LGBTQIA+ Latinx revolutionaries.
This hybrid exhibition consists of an interactive web exhibit, in-person programming, and a temporary installation on view at ONE Gallery, West Hollywood.
Together On the Air is organized by One Institute and curated by Ángel Labarthe del Solar. This project is made possible with support from the City of West Hollywood and Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture. Special thanks to ONE Archives at the USC Libraries and dublab.
Juntos en el Aire explora el legado de la radio como un vehículo para la construcción, pertenencia y defensa de la comunidad Latina LGBTQIA+. Esta exposición narra la historia de Radio GLLU, el primer programa de radio LGBTQIA+ bilingüe en Estados Unidos.
Desde a mediados de la década de 1980 hasta la década de 1990, Radio GLLU fue organizada y dirigida por Gay and Lesbian Latinos Unidos (GLLU), con sede en Los Ángeles, y fue una de las primeras organizaciones LGBTQIA+ Latinas del país. Radio GLLU contribuyó a momentos cruciales en los movimientos LGBTQIA+, de derechos de las mujeres, clases trabajadoras e inmigrantes en Los Ángeles.
Esta exposición presenta grabaciones de audio de archivo de diálogos comunitarios, manifestaciones, conversaciones de activistas, música, lecturas literarias e información seleccionada de ONE Archives de las bibliotecas de USC y colecciones personales de miembros de GLLU. Además, se incluye una colección recientemente producida de grabaciones multimedia de historia oral que presentan historias de miembros de GLLU para honrar los impactos multigeneracionales realizados por los revolucionarios LGBTQIA+ Latine/Latinx.
Esta exhibición híbrida consta de una web interactiva, programación en persona y una instalación temporal localizada en ONE Gallery en West Hollywood.
Juntos en el Aire está organizado por la One Institute y comisariado por Ángel Labarthe del Solar. Este proyecto es posible gracias al apoyo de la Ciudad de West Hollywood y el Departamento de Arte y Cultura del Condado de Los Ángeles. Un agradecimiento especial a ONE Archives de las Bibliotecas de la USC y dublab.