Every story of the men history tried to forget. No ads.
You already know my voice. Now hear every story the way I meant it to be heard: from the first word to the last, with nothing in between. Plus new stories I will never tell on YouTube.
— Julian
600,000+ views on the most-loved stories · listeners from Tennessee to Vladivostok · pay once, no subscription
Right when it matters most
Two men stand at the rail of a whaling ship, fourteen months from home. One of them finally says the thing he has carried the whole voyage. Julian's voice goes quiet.
And on YouTube, that is where the ad plays.
In the Archive it never does. Every story plays from the first word to the last, with nothing in between.
Then there are the stories Julian has never told on YouTube. New, full-length stories of men the history books skipped, pieced together from the same letters, court records and ship logs, told only to pass holders. Their names waited a long time to be spoken again. With a pass, you hear them first.
Members only: new stories you won't find anywhere else
Full-length stories written only for pass holders and never posted on YouTube. The same research, the same care and Julian's voice, for your ears only.
✓ Never posted on YouTube ✓ Full length, no ads ✓ New ones added for pass holders
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“It made me remember being 19… Now at 64 I have a lifetime of memories to look back on, and even though I’m alone, I too am still here, a survivor of my generation.”
Manuel, 64
“Had a boyfriend who dressed windows at Franklin Simon, NYC, in the late ’60s. Nostalgic trip for me. Thank you for this memory. I am 80 years old now.”
Listener, 80 · Tennessee
“Sad story, but they found each other at the end. I spent 45 years alone, but now I have found the man of my dreams… Thank you for a sad but wonderful video.”
Johnny
“Breaks my heart… I knew so many guys had it so different. All the boys who fled the Midwest and the South… thrown out at 14.”
Mark · California
“Another captivating Gay Timeline video… In a sensitive, caring way, it introduced me to gay life in Japan I never knew existed.”
Tracy · Toronto
“Thank you for this beautiful commentary… Ceylon was an escape for gay planters. Some never returned, others returned but never got over it.”
David · on the Ceylon story
Questions, answered
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After you pay, a download link arrives by email. Save the MP3s to your phone or computer and play them in any music or podcast app, even with no connection.
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No. Both passes are paid once and nothing renews. When your 1-Year Pass ends, you keep every file you downloaded, and you can buy another pass if you want the new stories.
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Both give you every story in the Archive today, ad-free, plus the members-only stories, and the files are yours to keep. The 1-Year Pass adds every new story released in the next 12 months. The Lifetime Pass adds every new story, forever. Both are paid once.
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The channel stories are the same, with no ads and no like or subscribe reminders. The members-only stories are new and are never posted on YouTube.
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Yes. Each one is built from real historical records, and the sources come with it. Where a character is a composite of several real men, the story says so.
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With PayPal, or with a card through PayPal, at Payhip’s secure checkout. Prices are in US dollars. These are launch prices and they rise as more stories are added, so buying now gets you today’s price. Lifetime Pass holders never pay again.
Give them your full attention.
They spent their lives being interrupted, hidden and erased. Hear their stories from beginning to end.
Gay Timeline is an independent channel. Every pass pays for the research, the narration and the next story. When you buy one, you are not only removing ads. You are helping keep these names spoken.
Launch prices end as the Archive grows.
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