Radio Commentaries
Research-driven stories about LGBTQ+ history, public history, and the people and events that continue to shape our communities.
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What Was Queer Wisconsin Like in 1996?
Summary: In this special LGBTQ history feature for the 30th anniversary of Queery, Vince looks back to 1996 in Wisconsin—a surprisingly complex year to look back on with modern eyes. Come along on this exploration of “What Was Queer Wisconsin Like in 1996?”
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These short radio featurettes translate archival research
into engaging stories that connect historical scholarship with
today's conversations.
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Traveling Exhibits
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![Roger Gremminger standing outside Brady East STD Clinic in Milwaukee]()
The Power Here Is You
PREMIUM
How communities mobilize under pressure
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![Glass beakers with a glass funnel and plastic pipette evoking a laboratory]()
Through Science to Justice
CORE
Legacies of LGBT people in STEM
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![A rainbow stretches across a cloudy sky over a field with a grain silo and farm buildings in the middle distance]()
Flyover Country
CORE
LGBT activism firsts in the Midwest
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![Two smiling Latin American femmes wearing makeup and elaborately embroidered tops stand together in an embrace]()
Decolonizing Queerness
SIGNATURE
Homophobia as a legacy of colonialism
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![Two roses rest on a barbed wire fence]()
Blossom & Wilt
SIGNATURE
Queerness under fascism
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![A neon sign that reads "Love and Resistance" over a banner that reads "Stonewall 50"]()
The Stonewall Inn
CORE
The 1969 riots that sparked modern pride
Speaking
Expanding Horizons chief curator Vince Tripi offers dynamic speaking engagements and facilitated discussions that translate history into actionable frameworks for allyship, equity, and cultural competency within high school and higher education, professional contexts, community education programs, and faith communities.
Custom History Exhibits
Every community has a history worth telling — but not every story has been researched, assembled, and shared.
Whether built from deep archival research or thoughtfully curated from existing scholarship, each exhibit is designed to be clear, engaging, and meaningful to the people it serves.