Making Queer History Public Episode 5: Crossing Gender in the 18th and 19th Century

In this episode of Making Queer History Public, we talk to Tristan, a high school student who worked with us to develop a brand new collection on our website, Social History for Every Classroom (SHEC). In Their Own Words: Crossing Gender in the 18th and 19th Centuries is a collection containing primary and secondary sources where gender-non conforming people spoke of their experiences and relationship with their own gender expression and identity. Tristan then discusses his experiences learning about LGBTQ+ history in the high school classroom during a time when curriculums are being attacked across the country.

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Making Queer History Public Episode 5: Crossing Gender in the 18th and 19th Century is an episode from ASHP Podcast by American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning.

This episode is 17:29 long.

This episode was published on Sep 25, 2025.

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