
I WOKE UP THIS GAY
-A podcast by Stuart Merrill, LGBTQ+ rights activist, lobbyist and public speaker on diversity.
The miracle of diversity we devoted our lives to create is under threat.
In "I WOKE UP THIS GAY" I recall our LGBTQ+ history and my 50+ years of experiences as an out gay man, activist, advocate and lobbyist. During that time I worked for various U.S. intelligence agencies, various ne... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 48 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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During those nightmare years at the beginning of the AIDS crisis, I started to notice a pattern. It wasn’t a pattern of sickness or death—it was a pattern of survival, even of quality of life.
Every person I knew with AIDS who somehow lived two, thr... more
In this episode I recall how the members of the LGBTQ+ community tried to prevent me from saving the lives of gay men with AIDS, how we finally got federal legislation to pay for HIV medication as well as how and why i finally left Utah for good.
This is a very humorous story of how I strongarmed the Utah State Legislature into paying for HIV/AIDS medication during the intensely homophobic Bush years.
Even though all my friends in the Democratic minority made it clear to me that I had a sn... more
When the Mormons in Utah saw the way my Russian Mother was raising me they rolled their eyes and called her "That Crazy Foreign Woman." Mum was always the smartest, best educated, best looking and by far the best dressed person in every room. She loo... more
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Great show, Stuart. Have you considered starting something on YouTube? Your voice would be appreciated in these times!










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