Subseries: Queer Program/Brand New Queer Program, 1993-1995

1993 May 05

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Scope and Content Note: Raw footage of ACT UP demonstrations at the Medical College of Wisconsin in response to Dr. Anthony Fauci speaking at the commencement.

Segment, UWMMss203_Queer_Program_19930515_Segment
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Scope and Content Note: Segment of episode featuring ACT UP demonstrations at the Medical College of Wisconsin in response to Dr. Anthony Fauci speaking at the commencement.

1993 July

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Scope and Content Note: Segment of episode on statements made by Milwaukee Health Department's Medical Director Thomas Schlenker on HIV/AIDS.

1993 September

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Physical Description: 1 digital file (6 min., 8 sec.) 
Scope and Content Note: Raw footage of ACT UP march at city hall demanding more funding for AIDS research and services.

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Scope and Content Note: Segment of episode on ACT UP demonstration, Target City Hall, on Sept. 14, 1993.

1993 October 05
Scope and Content Note: Coming out episode of show. Hosts discuss ACT UP members handing out condom brochures at Milwaukee Tech High School, the history of National Coming Out Day, and Senator Herb Kohl. They take callers' thoughts on Herb Kohl coming out and their own stories about coming out. They also discuss local LGBT event announcements

Episode, UWMMss203_Brand_New_Queer_Program_19931005
Physical Description: 1 digital file (59 min., 51 sec.) 

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Scope and Content Note: Milwaukee Tech High School condom distribution segment

1993 October 12
Scope and Content Note: Hosts discuss National Coming Out Day, lesbians and gays in the military, Steve Gunderson, Amanda Bearse, a lesbian rights article in The Progressive Magazine, ACT UP members going to Hamilton High School to hand out condoms as well as their plans to go to Bayview and Pulaski High Schools, the Washington Blade, and the pope's thoughts on homosexuality, Virginia's sodomy law, new hate crime legislation, Ohio State University's housing for gays initiative, among other LGBT news stories. They run a video of LGBT resources in the city and discuss local LGBT anonouncements and show a video from the national gay and lesbian task force and take calls from viewers.

Episode, UWMMss203_Brand_New_Queer_Program_19931012
Physical Description: 1 digital file (58 min., 14 sec.) 

Raw Footage, UWMMss203_Brand_New_Queer_Program_19931012_Raw_Footage
Physical Description: 1 digital file (1 min., 25 sec.) 
Scope and Content Note: Raw footage of Hamilton High School condom distribution

Segment, UWMMss203_Brand_New_Queer_Program_19931012_Segment
Physical Description: 1 digital file (3 min., 6 sec.) 
Scope and Content Note: Hamilton High School condom distribution segment

1993 October 19
Scope and Content Note: Hosts discuss gay and lesbian news. Dan Fons' brother Christopher visits and discusses ACT UP's current initiatives, specifically handing out condoms at Pulaski and Bayview High Schools before taking calls from viewers and covering local announcements.

Episode, UWMMss203_Brand_New_Queer_Program_19931019
Physical Description: 1 digital file (58 min., 59 sec.) 

Raw Footage, UWMMss203_Queer_Program_19931019_Raw_Footage
Physical Description: 1 digital file (4 min., 48 sec.) 
Scope and Content Note: Raw footage of ACT UP handing out condoms at Pulaski and Bayview High Schools

Segment, UWMMss203_Brand_New_Queer_Program_19931019_Segment_1
Physical Description: 1 digital file (17 min., 43 sec.) 
Scope and Content Note: Chris Fons segment, part 1

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Scope and Content Note: Chris Fons segment, part 1

1993 October 26
Scope and Content Note: Hosts discuss senator Herb Kohl, anti-gay discrimination by Cracker Barrel and Republican lawmakers, show a clip put together by Hands Off Washington, a group that advocates for gay rights, and interview a victim of entrapment.

Episode, UWMMss203_Brand_New_Queer_Program_19931026
Physical Description: 1 digital file (59 min., 35 sec.) 

1994 February 08
Scope and Content Note: Hosts discuss local and national news, play a gay comedy clip by a performer named Phranc, discuss harassment of gay people by the Wauwatosa police including a transcript of the conversation caught on tape, and take calls from viewers to wish happy Valentine's day to their partners.

Episode, UWMMss203_Queer_Program_19940208
Physical Description: 1 digital file (59 min., 59 sec.) 

1994 February 24
Scope and Content Note: Hosts discuss local and national queer news, play a video with contact details of different LGBTQ organizations in Milwaukee, play a game called "Isn't it Queer?", a gay trivia game show, play a clip of HIV positive comedian Steve Moore, and have a call in segment toward the end of the show.

Episode, UWMMss203_Queer_Program_19940224
Physical Description: 1 digital file (1 hr., 0 min.,) 

1994 April

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Scope and Content Note: Segment of episode on Cryptosporidium demonstration at City Hall on April 7, 1994.

1994 August 30

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Physical Description: 1 digital file (7 min., 8 sec.) 
Scope and Content Note: Raw footage of ACT UP members distributing condoms outside Riverside High School.

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Physical Description: 1 digital file (5 min., 37 sec.) 
Scope and Content Note: Segment of episode of ACT UP members distributing condoms outside Riverside High School.

1995 May 30
Scope and Content Note: Hosts talk with Wilson Cruz, who was on the tv show "My So Called Life", about being an openly gay actor in Hollywood, and take questions from viewers and some people that they have invited into the studio.

Episode, UWMMss203_Queer_Program_19950530
Physical Description: 1 digital file (59 min., 56 sec.) 

1995 June 13
Scope and Content Note: Hosts discuss Pridefest, interview recently crowned Miss Gay Wisconsin Kenya Moore and Bill Menure who is the co-director of Pridefest, air footage from Pridefest 1995 and talk about the various events that are shown. They show the entire pride parade and take calls from viewers while the footage plays.

Episode, UWMMss203_Queer_Program_19950613
Physical Description: 1 digital file (56 min., 34 sec.) 

Raw Footage, UWMMss203_Queer_Program_19950613_Raw_Footage
Physical Description: 1 digital file (31 sec ) 
Scope and Content Note: Raw footage of 1995 Pridefest

1995 September 05
Scope and Content Note: Filmed at City Hall for the Advocates Gay and Lesbian History Exhibit. Hosts interview Steve Brondino, an attorney who was involved in getting the exhibit into city hall, take a tour of the exhibit, and interview Tim Carpenter who represents the south side of MIlwaukee in the state assembly, Tammy Baldwin who at the time represented Madison 78th district in the state assembly, Ross Walker and Erv Ueker of the Brady East STD Clinic, and Jason, a member of the gay youth group in Milwaukee.

Episode, UWMMss203_Queer_Program_19950905
Physical Description: 1 digital file (58 min., 21 sec.) 

1995 September 12
Scope and Content Note: Hosts answer questions from their "homophone" line, announce some local LGBT events and news, play a clip from "Ballot Measure 9", a documentary that was showing at the UWM Cinema, interview Mirriam Frost from the Different Drummer theatre company, interview Charles D, the producer of the Mr. Mystique pageant, and have a trivia call in to give away tickets to a local play on the air.

Episode, UWMMss203_Queer_Program_19950912
Physical Description: 1 digital file (59 min., 47 sec.) 

1995 October 10
Scope and Content Note: Hosts answer some questions from their "homophone" line, cover local and national LGBT news and events, play an interview with Candace Gingrich, an LGBT activist who is a lesbian and also the sister of Newt Gingrich, interview Jason a member of an LGBT youth group (Gay Youth Milwaukee), and play a compilation of same sex couples kissing and take some phone calls for coming out day.

Episode, UWMMss203_Queer_Program_19951010
Physical Description: 1 digital file (1 hr., 0 min.,) 

1995 October 17
Scope and Content Note: Hosts discuss local and national LGBT news and announcements and interview people associated with a video series called "A Circle of Friends Should Never End", an informational video which aims to inform the African American and Latino men about HIV testing followed by taking viewer calls with their guests.

Episode, UWMMss203_Queer_Program_19951017
Physical Description: 1 digital file (1 hr., 0 min.,) 

1996 September 17
Scope and Content Note: Dan Fonz hosts alone and discusses national and local news including a protest they staged about the Defense of Marriage Act, talks to guest Miriam Frost about the Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, and takes viewer calls on the subject of LGBT self oppression.

Episode, UWMMss203_Queer_Program_19960917
Physical Description: 1 digital file (58 min., 18 sec.) 

1996 September 24
Scope and Content Note: Dan Fonz's last time hosting the show before he moves to San Francisco. Hosts discuss a Shephard Express article which discusses whether or not he is gay, go over local announcements, and take calls from viewers. They show the beginning of Dan's first show with the Brand New Queer Program.

Episode, UWMMss203_Queer_Program_19960924
Physical Description: 1 digital file (58 min., 35 sec.)