<description>&lt;p class="p1"&gt;Jess is joined by "the accidental gay historian" Mike Balaban (&lt;a href="http://instagram.com/bammer47/"&gt;@bammer47&lt;/a&gt;) — a man who's photographed faces, places &amp; ephemera that defined gay life in the early 1970s-1990s. Topics — gay life in the '50s &amp; '60, Mike's 44 years in NYC, the use of personal ads, hanky codes, 1-900 phone lines, and why he thinks younger guys are drawn to older men. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; ⭐ IG: &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/jessxnyc/"&gt;@jessxnyc&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href= "https://instagram.com/bammer47/"&gt;@bammer47&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; ⭐ Jess' docu-series on the history, mystique &amp; lore of Fire Island — &lt;a href="https://www.findingfireisland.com/"&gt;Finding Fire Island&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Hot Takes & Deep Dives

Jess Rothschild

Stories from a 73-Year-Old Queer Collector (w/ Mike Balaban)

OCT 27, 202551 MIN
Hot Takes & Deep Dives

Stories from a 73-Year-Old Queer Collector (w/ Mike Balaban)

OCT 27, 202551 MIN

Description

Jess is joined by "the accidental gay historian" Mike Balaban (@bammer47) — a man who's photographed faces, places & ephemera that defined gay life in the early 1970s-1990s. Topics — gay life in the '50s & '60, Mike's 44 years in NYC, the use of personal ads, hanky codes, 1-900 phone lines, and why he thinks younger guys are drawn to older men. ⭐ IG: @jessxnyc | @bammer47 ⭐ Jess' docu-series on the history, mystique & lore of Fire Island — Finding Fire Island