Listening Room: Community Activism
Listen to the stories of unity from a generation of queer Latinx trailblazers and experience how radio can empower individuals and transform communities.
Community Listening Room: You Folks Were A Lifeline I Transcript
“There's a sense of familia which you can't find anywhere else. It's a common bond. It's like having your brothers and sisters as a support group that actually where you can be yourself and you can speak in the tongue that you're comfortable with and be around with people that care.”
- Geneva Fernandez
Pat Rocco, "Gay and Lesbian Latinos Unidos anniversary dinner," November 21, 1986. Black and white photograph. ONE Archives at the USC Libraries.
Pat Rocco, "Unidos Event Sign", October 1970. Black and white photograph. ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives.
Gay and Lesbian Latinos Unidos, "BIENESTAR," 1991. Newsletter page. Roland Palencia's Collection.
Kent Garvey, “Christopher Street West gay pride parade,” June 1983. Black and white photograph. ONE Archives at the USC Libraries.
Gay and Lesbian Latinos Unidos, August/September 1982. Newsletter cover. Roland Palencia's Collection.
Pat Rocco, “Christopher Street West gay pride parade,” June 1983. Black and white photograph. ONE Archives at the USC Libraries.
Gay and Lesbian Latinos Unidos, "Cinco de Mayo Cultural Retreat," April 1984. Event flyer. Roland Palencia's Collection.
Gay and Lesbian Latinos Unidos, October/November 1985. Newsletter cover. Roland Palencia's Collection.
Kent Garvey, “Gay and Lesbian Latinos Unidos anniversary dinner,” November 1986. Black and white photograph. ONE Archives at the USC Libraries.
Gay and Lesbian Latinos Unidos, "One Dollar Picnic." Event flyer. Roland Palencia's Collection.
Gay and Lesbian Latinos Unidos, "Letter to The Editor," December/January 1984. Newsletter page. ONE Archives at the USC Libraries.
Gay and Lesbian Latinos Unidos, October/November 1982. Newsletter cover. Roland Palencia's Collection.
Kent Garvey, “Gay and Lesbian Latinos Unidos anniversary dinner,” November 1986. Color photograph. ONE Archives at the USC Libraries.
Gay and Lesbian Latinos Unidos, October/November 1983. Newsletter cover. Roland Palencia's Collection.
Gay & Lesbian Latinos Unidos Promotional Flyer, "Gay and Lesbian Latinos Unidos," Roland Palencia's Collection.
Gay and Lesbian Latinos Unidos, June/July 1985. Newsletter cover. Roland Palencia's Collection.
Gay and Lesbian Latinos Unidos, 1986. Newsletter cover. Lydia Otero's Collection.
Gay and Lesbian Latinos Unidos, "Desayuno Caribeño." Event flyer. Roland Palencia's Collection.
Gay and Lesbian Latinos Unidos, May/June 1982. Newsletter cover. Roland Palencia's Collection.
"Radio GLLU at Christopher Street West gay pride parade," unknown date. Color photograph. Lydia Otero's Collection.
Archival images
Courtesy of Roland Palencia and Lydia Otero, and ONE Archives at the USC Libraries.
Collage image by Saphir Davis.
Audio documentary Community Activism Listening Room: You Folks Were A Lifeline
Produced and sound designed by Umi Hsu.
Edited by Shei Yu.
Music by fatimamhedden.
Archival recordings
Radio Gay and Lesbian Latinos Unidos (GLLU), IMRU Radio Sound Recordings and Administrative Records, 1970-2011. ONE Archives at the USC Libraries.