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Dot Femme

Dot Femme

Written by: Danielle Gonzalez
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Incoming broadcast! Join two best friends as they broadcast across time and space and explore LGBTQ history. From profiling groundbreaking figures, pivotal moments, key locations, and technological advances in trans and queer history, Dot Femme is a deep dive into our queer past to learn the lessons and messages our elders left for us. Smart, sharp, and unapologetically bold—this is the podcast where history meets identity and resistance fuels innovation.

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Episodes
  • Episode 21 - Time to ACT UP: The AIDS Crisis (Part 4)

    Episode 21 - Time to ACT UP: The AIDS Crisis (Part 4)
    Dec 31 2025

    In the final part of our deep dive into the AIDS crisis, Dany & Claire explore the life and legacy of New York activist Larry Kramer and ACT UP—the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power—and how direct action transformed collective grief into lasting change.
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Episode 20 - Organize to Survive: The AIDS Crisis (Part 3)

    Episode 20 - Organize to Survive: The AIDS Crisis (Part 3)
    Dec 24 2025

    Dany and Claire explore how queer communities became caregivers, researchers, pharmacists, smugglers, lawyers, activists, and even nuns to survive a global plague in an era of political apathy and moral condemnation. This inspiring episode highlights the mutual aid networks that held up a generation.
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    58 mins
  • Episode 19 - From Mystery to Breakthrough: The AIDS Crisis (Part 2)

    Episode 19 - From Mystery to Breakthrough: The AIDS Crisis (Part 2)
    Dec 17 2025

    In part two of this four-part miniseries, Dany and Claire step into the chaotic early 1980s to uncover how doctors like Anthony Fauci unraveled one of the most mysterious medical crises in modern history. From the discovery of retroviruses to the race for treatment, we explore the scientific breakthroughs that transformed HIV/AIDS from an inexplicable killer into a treatable chronic condition.
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    37 mins
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