Queer as a Five-Dollar Bill: The Podcast
Welcome to QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL: THE PODCAST with author and host Lee Wind. Join me each Thursday in June as I share my award-winning novel, Queer as a Five-Dollar Bill, chapter by chapter, in its entirety, to empower Queer teens and their allies with the real-world information that would have changed my life – because stories – especially our Queer stories and history – should be available for all.
Episodes
I'm in the middle of my second crowdfunding campaign, and I've learned some things that I hope can help other authors.
My first crowdfunding campaign was in 2018 for "Queer as a Five-Dollar Bill," a book that I author published, meaning when the campaign was successful I hired a team of people to help me put out the best quality YA novel possible. It was my debut, it worked, and the book went on to win some awards...
THE GENDER BINARY IS A BIG LIE: Infinite Identities Around the World publishes in April 2024 from Zest Books/Lerner Publishing Company. This is a sneak peek at the book’s introduction.
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THE GENDER BINARY IS A BIG LIE is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 11 and up.
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Download the evidence that Abraham Lincoln was in love with another man: the Lincoln Chapter of NO WAY, THEY WERE GAY at https:...
The world-premiere audio of the Lincoln chapter, with all the evidence of Abraham Lincoln loving another man, from Lee Wind’s award-winning nonfiction book NO WAY, THEY WERE GAY? Hidden Lives and Secret Loves.
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NO WAY, THEY WERE GAY is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 11 and up.
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Download the evidence that Abraham Lincoln was in love with another man: the Lincoln Chapter of NO WAY, THEY WE...
Lesléa Newman interviews Lee Wind about the YA novel Queer as a Five-Dollar Bill.
Content Advisory:
QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as support and pride – on a journey that’s life-changing and empowering.
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Download the evidence that Abraham Lincoln was in love with another man: the Lincoln...
The parade and its aftermath…
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QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as support and pride – on a journey that’s life-changing and empowering.
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Download the evidence that Abraham Lincoln was in love with another man: the Lincoln Chapter of NO WAY, THEY WERE GAY at https://www.lee...
A staged trial of Lincoln with hundreds of Civil War reenactment soldiers is where Wyatt, Von Lawson, and Jonathon have their final showdown.
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QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as support and pride – on a journey that’s life-changing and empowering.
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Sabotage the morning of the parade.
Content Advisory:
QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as support and pride – on a journey that’s life-changing and empowering.
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Download the evidence that Abraham Lincoln was in love with another man: the Lincoln Chapter of NO WAY, THEY WERE GAY at https://w...
Wyatt is stunned when Martin is suddenly gone. And doubly so when Mackenzie’s secret is revealed.
Content Advisory:
QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as support and pride – on a journey that’s life-changing and empowering.
Additional Links:
Download the evidence that Abraham Lincoln was in love with another...
Mackenzie joins Wyatt and Martin to try and bring a new kind of parade to their town.
Content Advisory:
QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as support and pride – on a journey that’s life-changing and empowering.
Additional Links:
Download the evidence that Abraham Lincoln was in love with another man: the Lin...
Wyatt reveals his personal secret online and freaks out.
Content Advisory:
QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as support and pride – on a journey that’s life-changing and empowering.
Additional Links:
Download the evidence that Abraham Lincoln was in love with another man: the Lincoln Chapter of NO WAY, THEY ...
Wyatt and Mackenzie reconcile... but not everything comes out on the table.
Content Advisory:
QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as support and pride – on a journey that’s life-changing and empowering.
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Download the evidence that Abraham Lincoln was in love with another man: the Lincoln Chapt...
Drowning in guilt, Wyatt discovers the town's parade has been cancelled – and they'll lose the B&B for sure. But then support comes from an unexpected source...
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QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as support and pride – on a journey that’s life-changing and empowering.
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Wyatt is determined to not have his own truth be erased anymore.
Content Advisory:
QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as support and pride – on a journey that’s life-changing and empowering.
Additional Links:
Download the evidence that Abraham Lincoln was in love with another man: the Lincoln Chapter of NO W...
Mackenzie’s in crisis, and Wyatt and Martin help her hold a séance that doesn’t go the way anyone expects.
Content Advisory:
QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as support and pride – on a journey that’s life-changing and empowering.
Additional Links:
Download the evidence that Abraham Lincoln was in love with...
Wyatt and Martin team up to open another front in the culture war.
Content Advisory:
QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as support and pride – on a journey that’s life-changing and empowering.
Additional Links:
Download the evidence that Abraham Lincoln was in love with another man: the Lincoln Chapter of NO ...
Wyatt learns Lincoln was more complicated than he thought; Mackenzie reaches out; and Wyatt squelches his feelings for Martin.
Content Advisory:
QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as support and pride – on a journey that’s life-changing and empowering.
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Wyatt's tipped off (by Mackenzie) that Jonathon's a guest on the Von Lawson Report again.
Content Advisory:
QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as support and pride – on a journey that’s life-changing and empowering.
Additional Links:
Download the evidence that Abraham Lincoln was in love with another ...
Things get more complicated – the backlash on Wyatt comes fast and furious, while his time spent with Martin feels like a safe harbor in the storm.
Content Advisory:
QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as support and pride – on a journey that’s life-changing and empowering.
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Business at the B&B gets worse. Martin and his mom, civil rights attorney Rhonda Sykes, show up to help Wyatt.
Content Advisory:
QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as support and pride – on a journey that’s life-changing and empowering.
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Wyatt’s parents’ B&B is failing, and Wyatt can't stop the ‘Lincoln was gay’ story going viral. Wyatt confronts Mr. Clifton, the librarian who gave him the book.
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QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as support and pride – on a journey that’s life-changing and empowering.
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