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	Podcast:		Outlook
	Episode:		Our parents' secret gay porn empire
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:23:19
	Publish Date:		2019-11-20 08:39:00
	Description:		Growing up in California, Rachel Mason and her brother Josh didn't know exactly what was sold in their unassuming and straight-laced parents' bookstore. They had no idea the bookshop was actually one of the biggest distributors of adult material, specifically gay porn, in the US. The bookshop became a haven for the queer community as Karen and Barry supported gay employees throughout the HIV and Aids crisis in the 1980s, all the while hiding the business from family and friends. Rachel, Josh and Karen spoke to Outlook’s Emily Webb. Rachel has made a documentary about their story called Circus of books. Picture: Barry and Karen at Circus of Books Credit: Rachel Mason
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