🎧 A White Horse

Episode summary: The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows. Learn more at radiotopia.fm <> Notes and Reading: Most of the specific history of the White Horse was learned from “Sanctuary: the Inside Story of the Nation’s Second Oldest Gay Bar” by David Olson, reprinted in its entirety on the White Horse’s website. “Gayola: Police Professionalization and the Politics of San Francisco’s Gay Bars, 1950-1968,” by Christopher Agee. June Thomas’ series on the past, present, and future of the gay bar from Slate a few years back. Various articles written on the occasion of the White Horse’s 80th anniversary, including this one from SFGATE.Com Michael Bronski’s A Queer History of the United States. Radically Gay, a collection of Harry Hay’s writing. Incidentally, I watched this interview with Harry Hay from 1996 about gay life in SF in the 30’s multiple times because it’s amazing. Music We start with Water in Your Hands by Tommy Guerrero. * Hit…