Queer as Fact https://queerasfact.podbean.com Queer history podcast covering content from around the world and throughout time. Sun, 01 Mar 2026 17:36:41 +1100 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en au Copyright 2017 . All rights reserved. History 1440 episodic Queer history podcast covering content from around the world and throughout time. Queer as Fact Queer as Fact No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/1679032/PDBN_icon.png Queer as Fact https://queerasfact.podbean.com 144 144 Interview: Dennis Altman - Righting My World Interview: Dennis Altman - Righting My World https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/interview-dennis-altman-righting-my-world/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/interview-dennis-altman-righting-my-world/#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2026 17:36:41 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/a2319d5a-fc70-3ead-af55-3d0cc939d0da In today's episode we interview author, academic and political commentator Dennis Altman about his new book - Righting My World: Essays from the Past Half-Century. 

Join us for a discussion that spans 60 years of queer activism, from discussing the differences in public health policy responses to the HIV/AIDS crisis in Australia and the United States to the state of queerness as an inherently revolutionary act in 2026. 

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[Image: Front cover of Dennis Altman's book, Righting My World: Essays from the past half-century, featuring a black and white photo of a younger Dennis lounging against a fence]

]]> In today's episode we interview author, academic and political commentator Dennis Altman about his new book - Righting My World: Essays from the Past Half-Century. 

Join us for a discussion that spans 60 years of queer activism, from discussing the differences in public health policy responses to the HIV/AIDS crisis in Australia and the United States to the state of queerness as an inherently revolutionary act in 2026. 

Check out our website, where you can find our sources, as well as everything there is to know about Queer as Fact.

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[Image: Front cover of Dennis Altman's book, Righting My World: Essays from the past half-century, featuring a black and white photo of a younger Dennis lounging against a fence]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3005 186 full Cú Chulainn Cú Chulainn https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/cu-chulainn/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/cu-chulainn/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:49:12 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/add80bd7-f4d3-3213-abfd-22208ebd361b Today's episode is on the Irish mythological figure Cú Chulainn. Join us to experience tragically poetic anal penetration, some universal themes that have compelled humankind of millennia, and the two coolest cows in the universe.

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]]> Today's episode is on the Irish mythological figure Cú Chulainn. Join us to experience tragically poetic anal penetration, some universal themes that have compelled humankind of millennia, and the two coolest cows in the universe.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 5088 185 full Sa Bangji (1988) Sa Bangji (1988) https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/sa-bangji-1988/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/sa-bangji-1988/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/c5a7f8ae-3107-3cec-a833-e59c3158f01a Happy New Year! Today we're discussing the 1988 Korean intersex lesbian film Sa Bangji. 

Join us as we learn about the real 15th-century woman behind the film's main character, discover how 1980s government policy inadvertently led to the creation of a queer movie, and admire some historical hats.

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]]> Happy New Year! Today we're discussing the 1988 Korean intersex lesbian film Sa Bangji. 

Join us as we learn about the real 15th-century woman behind the film's main character, discover how 1980s government policy inadvertently led to the creation of a queer movie, and admire some historical hats.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 3851 184 full Ötzi the Iceman Ötzi the Iceman https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/otzi-the-iceman/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/otzi-the-iceman/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/957bc9b8-46b7-3399-b899-5793fdd1cf83 Today we're talking about the ancient Italian ice-mummy known as Ötzi the Iceman. Join us to learn about the world's oldest pants, the ethics of archaeology, and and whether there really was sperm in Ötzi's anus.

This episode was originally released on our Patreon in 2023.

There are few points throughout the episode where the sound becomes crackly. It happens three or four times, and none of the instances last more than about 30 seconds.

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[Image: text reading '"Ötzi" war schwul!"]

]]> Today we're talking about the ancient Italian ice-mummy known as Ötzi the Iceman. Join us to learn about the world's oldest pants, the ethics of archaeology, and and whether there really was sperm in Ötzi's anus.

This episode was originally released on our Patreon in 2023.

There are few points throughout the episode where the sound becomes crackly. It happens three or four times, and none of the instances last more than about 30 seconds.

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[Image: text reading '"Ötzi" war schwul!"]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 2773 183 full The Blue Caftan (2022) The Blue Caftan (2022) https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-blue-caftan-2022/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-blue-caftan-2022/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/0747fbc7-7485-3633-9756-4b45916c1129 We're back! The first episode of this block of episodes covers Maryam Touzani's 2022 drama film, The Blue Caftan.

Join us for a discussion of queerness in Morocco, the "ostentatious nudity" of the bathhouse, and resolving the tension between differing modes of love with grace and deep affection.

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[Image: A poster for the film 'The Blue Caftan' featuring the title in a sky blue, as well as the three major characters looking at each other affectionately.]

]]> We're back! The first episode of this block of episodes covers Maryam Touzani's 2022 drama film, The Blue Caftan.

Join us for a discussion of queerness in Morocco, the "ostentatious nudity" of the bathhouse, and resolving the tension between differing modes of love with grace and deep affection.

Check out our website, where you can find our sources, as well as everything there is to know about Queer as Fact.

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[Image: A poster for the film 'The Blue Caftan' featuring the title in a sky blue, as well as the three major characters looking at each other affectionately.]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 2951 182 full The Left Hand of Darkness (1969) The Left Hand of Darkness (1969) https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-left-hand-of-darkness-1969/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-left-hand-of-darkness-1969/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/c4b9ee80-9fa9-331f-a6b3-74ff84455d48 Today we are discussing Ursula K. Le Guin's Hugo and Nebula award-winning 1969 science fiction novel, The Left Hand of Darkness.

Join us to hear about ambisexual beings who defy gender norms, the initially sexist man who comes to love them and a sexually charged journey across a glacier. 

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[Image: A cropped cover of "The Left Hand of Darkness" featuring the author's name, Ursula K. Le Guin, as well as the tagline "A masterpiece from one of the great writers of the 20th Century".]

]]> Today we are discussing Ursula K. Le Guin's Hugo and Nebula award-winning 1969 science fiction novel, The Left Hand of Darkness.

Join us to hear about ambisexual beings who defy gender norms, the initially sexist man who comes to love them and a sexually charged journey across a glacier. 

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[Image: A cropped cover of "The Left Hand of Darkness" featuring the author's name, Ursula K. Le Guin, as well as the tagline "A masterpiece from one of the great writers of the 20th Century".]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 7572 181 full Tu'er Shen Tu'er Shen https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/tuer-shen/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/tuer-shen/#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:39:18 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/d21e0465-b427-34e2-a297-497c8b812565 In today's episode, we discuss the Daoist god Tu'er Shen, who is considered to be a patron god of homosexuality. Join us to learn about intimacy between men in 18th century China, a secret gay statue, and one Daoist priest's desire to create a safe space for queer youth.

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[Image: cropped from photograph by Han Cheung, Taipei Times]

]]> In today's episode, we discuss the Daoist god Tu'er Shen, who is considered to be a patron god of homosexuality. Join us to learn about intimacy between men in 18th century China, a secret gay statue, and one Daoist priest's desire to create a safe space for queer youth.

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[Image: cropped from photograph by Han Cheung, Taipei Times]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3426 180 full Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/sherlock-holmes/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/sherlock-holmes/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/ea092bae-67f9-34fc-97d0-77ea94775b15 Today's episode is on Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic consulting detective! Join us as we talk about aromanticism, turn-of-the-century masculinity,and whether Watson is, in fact, a woman.

Link to the article Watson was a Woman? discussed in the episode

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[Image: Illustration of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson by Sydney Paget. Source]

]]> Today's episode is on Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic consulting detective! Join us as we talk about aromanticism, turn-of-the-century masculinity,and whether Watson is, in fact, a woman.

Link to the article Watson was a Woman? discussed in the episode

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[Image: Illustration of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson by Sydney Paget. Source]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4534 179 full Gavin Arthur and the Circle of Sex Gavin Arthur and the Circle of Sex https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/gavin-arthur-and-the-circle-of-sex/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/gavin-arthur-and-the-circle-of-sex/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/f08c1feb-d11e-3f02-82b8-c956345eb76d In today's episode, we're discussing the Circle of Sex, a 1960s astrological representation of sexuality, and its eccentric creator Gavin Arthur. Join us to hear about how to have sex à la Walt Whitman, how to figure out if you're a Sappho or a Club Woman, and whether there is a faint possibility, just maybe, that the Circle is a tiny bit flawed. 

If you would like to follow along at home, please have a look at the Circle of Sex diagram. We do our best to explain it, but it will hopefully make things a little bit clearer if you have a look yourself!

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[Image: The Circle of Sex, a diagram of a circle cut into twelve segments, with a Yin-Yang symbol at the centre. Each segment has a label such as 'Hyperheterogenic - Don Juan' or '3/4 homogenic - Lesbian'.]

]]> In today's episode, we're discussing the Circle of Sex, a 1960s astrological representation of sexuality, and its eccentric creator Gavin Arthur. Join us to hear about how to have sex à la Walt Whitman, how to figure out if you're a Sappho or a Club Woman, and whether there is a faint possibility, just maybe, that the Circle is a tiny bit flawed. 

If you would like to follow along at home, please have a look at the Circle of Sex diagram. We do our best to explain it, but it will hopefully make things a little bit clearer if you have a look yourself!

Check out our website, where you can find our sources, as well as everything there is to know about Queer as Fact.

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[Image: The Circle of Sex, a diagram of a circle cut into twelve segments, with a Yin-Yang symbol at the centre. Each segment has a label such as 'Hyperheterogenic - Don Juan' or '3/4 homogenic - Lesbian'.]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3309 178 full Maximilien Robespierre Maximilien Robespierre https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/maximilien-robespierre/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/maximilien-robespierre/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:01:30 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/6e063341-c879-3f9a-a994-c3e7124d6ca2 Today's marathon episode is about the French revolutionary figure Maximilien Robespierre, whose apparent lack of sexuality has been a point of discussion for scholars ever since his death. Join us as we try to find the real man behind more than two hundred years of conflicting propaganda, explore methods of approaching history on the asexual spectrum, and add to the pantheon of Queer As Fact historical pets.

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[Image: Wikimedia Commons, Portrait of Maximilien Robespierre, c. 1790, anonymous artist]

]]> Today's marathon episode is about the French revolutionary figure Maximilien Robespierre, whose apparent lack of sexuality has been a point of discussion for scholars ever since his death. Join us as we try to find the real man behind more than two hundred years of conflicting propaganda, explore methods of approaching history on the asexual spectrum, and add to the pantheon of Queer As Fact historical pets.

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[Image: Wikimedia Commons, Portrait of Maximilien Robespierre, c. 1790, anonymous artist]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 8437 177 full Romaine-la-Prophétesse Romaine-la-Prophétesse https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/romaine-la-prophetesse/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/romaine-la-prophetesse/#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2025 18:42:24 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/769b45e9-ac85-3435-a949-9e89d28e38ec Today's episode is on the Haitian Revolutionary religious leader Romaine-la-Prophétesse whose identity as a prophetess of the Virgin Mary was key to his leadership of an insurrectionary camp in pre-revolutionary Haiti. Join us to learn about Romaine's divine mission to abolish slavery, a definitely legitimate and not at all excommunicated priest, and the implications of getting topped by the Virgin Mary for your gender identity.

 

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[Image source: Romaine's signature, found in Terry Rey's The Priest and the Prophetess: Abbé Ouvière, Romaine Rivière, and the Revolutionary Atlantic World]

]]> Today's episode is on the Haitian Revolutionary religious leader Romaine-la-Prophétesse whose identity as a prophetess of the Virgin Mary was key to his leadership of an insurrectionary camp in pre-revolutionary Haiti. Join us to learn about Romaine's divine mission to abolish slavery, a definitely legitimate and not at all excommunicated priest, and the implications of getting topped by the Virgin Mary for your gender identity.

 

Check out our website, where you can find our sources, as well as everything there is to know about Queer as Fact.

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[Image source: Romaine's signature, found in Terry Rey's The Priest and the Prophetess: Abbé Ouvière, Romaine Rivière, and the Revolutionary Atlantic World]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 6754 176 full Saints Felicity and Perpetua Saints Felicity and Perpetua https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/saints-felicty-and-perpetua/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/saints-felicty-and-perpetua/#comments Sun, 15 Jun 2025 11:14:52 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/b409ef20-4364-309f-9ae2-06983de6e315 Today's episode is on the 3rd-century North African saints, Felicity and Perpetua! Join us to hear about queer dreams, the mysterious absence of Felicity and Perpetua's husbands, and why early Christians wanted to abolish gender.

Read the 3rd century Passion of Saints Felicity and Perpetua, discussed in the episode, here.

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[Image: Mosaic of Felicity and Perpetua, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington DC, USA]

]]> Today's episode is on the 3rd-century North African saints, Felicity and Perpetua! Join us to hear about queer dreams, the mysterious absence of Felicity and Perpetua's husbands, and why early Christians wanted to abolish gender.

Read the 3rd century Passion of Saints Felicity and Perpetua, discussed in the episode, here.

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[Image: Mosaic of Felicity and Perpetua, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington DC, USA]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4804 175 full A Fantastic Woman | Una mujer fantástica (2017) A Fantastic Woman | Una mujer fantástica (2017) https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/a-fantastic-woman-una-mujer-fantastica-2017/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/a-fantastic-woman-una-mujer-fantastica-2017/#comments Sun, 01 Jun 2025 10:29:00 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/b7ecf8c5-8aab-3b5d-83f1-f1b9cfb614be In today's episode, Jasmine, Irene and Alice discuss the 2017 Academy Award-winning Chilean film Una mujer fantástica (A Fantastic Woman). This film's grounded and sometimes surprisingly hopeful depiction of a trans woman's grief provided such a realistic depiction of legal barriers facing trans people in Chile that it contributed to positive changes in legislation around gender transition. Join us to talk about a three-dimensional trans protagonist, how queer suffering is not inevitable, and what made us genuinely love this sad queer movie.

Check out our website, where you can find our sources, as well as everything there is to know about Queer as Fact.

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[Image: A poster for the movie A Fantastic Woman featuring the face of lead actress Daniela Vega as main character Marina, with a rainbow lighting filter over her face]

]]> In today's episode, Jasmine, Irene and Alice discuss the 2017 Academy Award-winning Chilean film Una mujer fantástica (A Fantastic Woman). This film's grounded and sometimes surprisingly hopeful depiction of a trans woman's grief provided such a realistic depiction of legal barriers facing trans people in Chile that it contributed to positive changes in legislation around gender transition. Join us to talk about a three-dimensional trans protagonist, how queer suffering is not inevitable, and what made us genuinely love this sad queer movie.

Check out our website, where you can find our sources, as well as everything there is to know about Queer as Fact.

If you enjoy our content, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Instagram, Tumblr and Bluesky.

[Image: A poster for the movie A Fantastic Woman featuring the face of lead actress Daniela Vega as main character Marina, with a rainbow lighting filter over her face]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4389 174 full Asexual and Aromantic History with Luciella Scarlett Asexual and Aromantic History with Luciella Scarlett https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/asexual-and-aromantic-history-with-luciella-scarlett/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/asexual-and-aromantic-history-with-luciella-scarlett/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2025 10:21:00 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/e32d6213-f61a-35c8-9370-c5ad03ea2c4f Today's episode is on asexual and aromantic history! We're talking with Luciella Scarlett, the curator of Nonlimerent // Monosexual: An Aromantic and Asexual History. Join us to hear about the first self-identified ace person, the evolution of ace and aro terminology, and how much we can learn from looking at history through an asexual lens.

You can check out Nonlimerent // Monosexual: An Aromantic and Asexual History online here and see Luciella talk more about her work in the Aces Never Ever Sleep stream here.

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[Image: Luciella Scarlett, smiling, in front of a progress pride flag]

]]> Today's episode is on asexual and aromantic history! We're talking with Luciella Scarlett, the curator of Nonlimerent // Monosexual: An Aromantic and Asexual History. Join us to hear about the first self-identified ace person, the evolution of ace and aro terminology, and how much we can learn from looking at history through an asexual lens.

You can check out Nonlimerent // Monosexual: An Aromantic and Asexual History online here and see Luciella talk more about her work in the Aces Never Ever Sleep stream here.

Check out our website, where you can find our sources, as well as everything there is to know about Queer as Fact.

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[Image: Luciella Scarlett, smiling, in front of a progress pride flag]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 1750 173 full The Green Knight (2021) The Green Knight (2021) https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-green-knight-2021/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-green-knight-2021/#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/4c01fd4c-29b4-362a-87f9-0f127823e1c3 Today's Queer as Fiction episode discusses David Lowery's 2021 adaptation of Arthurian legend, The Green Knight.

Join us for a romp through allegorical adventures of identity, whale-like giants and dissapointingly unsexy ents. 

If you'd like to read Jude Doyle's review (that we discuss fairly extensively towards the end of the episode), you can do so here: https://judedoyle.medium.com/the-green-knight-is-the-existential-queer-folk-horror-we-need-843be5fbd1d6

If you never got around to our episode on the original Arthurian legend that this movie is based on, you can check that out here: https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight/

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[Image: Sir Gawain raises an axe on a hilltop, in front of the film's title which sits on a plain red background.]

]]> Today's Queer as Fiction episode discusses David Lowery's 2021 adaptation of Arthurian legend, The Green Knight.

Join us for a romp through allegorical adventures of identity, whale-like giants and dissapointingly unsexy ents. 

If you'd like to read Jude Doyle's review (that we discuss fairly extensively towards the end of the episode), you can do so here: https://judedoyle.medium.com/the-green-knight-is-the-existential-queer-folk-horror-we-need-843be5fbd1d6

If you never got around to our episode on the original Arthurian legend that this movie is based on, you can check that out here: https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight/

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[Image: Sir Gawain raises an axe on a hilltop, in front of the film's title which sits on a plain red background.]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3182 172 full Area Scatter Area Scatter https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/area-scatter/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/area-scatter/#comments Sat, 15 Mar 2025 16:55:27 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/c9b99305-e547-3dbb-8de4-eec718548a1d Today we’re talking about the Nigerian performer Area Scatter. Learn about her successful career as a trans performer in 1970s Nigeria, gender diversity in Igbo culture, and how we approach research when academic sources are limited.

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(Image credit: Still from Jeremy Marre's Beats of the Heart: Konkombe (1979))

]]> Today we’re talking about the Nigerian performer Area Scatter. Learn about her successful career as a trans performer in 1970s Nigeria, gender diversity in Igbo culture, and how we approach research when academic sources are limited.

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(Image credit: Still from Jeremy Marre's Beats of the Heart: Konkombe (1979))

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4095 171 full Fiore de Henriquez Fiore de Henriquez https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/fiore-de-henriquez/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/fiore-de-henriquez/#comments Sat, 01 Mar 2025 11:55:19 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/98bb23af-879f-372a-9589-27ea362759b2 Today's episode is on Italian-British sculptor Fiore de Henriquez, whose art reflected her own complicated relationship with gender and sex as an intersex person. Join us to hear about Fiore distracting Nazis with crepes, seducing everyone around her whether she meant to or not, refounding a town, and ruminating on the gendered nature of clay.

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]]> Today's episode is on Italian-British sculptor Fiore de Henriquez, whose art reflected her own complicated relationship with gender and sex as an intersex person. Join us to hear about Fiore distracting Nazis with crepes, seducing everyone around her whether she meant to or not, refounding a town, and ruminating on the gendered nature of clay.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 4790 170 full Interview with George Savoulis from Qtopia Interview with George Savoulis from Qtopia https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/interview-with-george-savoulis-from-qtopia/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/interview-with-george-savoulis-from-qtopia/#comments Tue, 25 Feb 2025 18:15:08 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/952b7ea3-18d9-3606-9dec-cdc3d6666d19 Today we're bringing you a little bonus episode to tide you over until March! We're chatting with George Savoulis, the curatorial director of Qtopia, Sydney's centre for queer history and culture. Join us to hear about queer shoes, the complexities of sharing queer history in an old police station, and why you should visit Sydney!

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]]> Today we're bringing you a little bonus episode to tide you over until March! We're chatting with George Savoulis, the curatorial director of Qtopia, Sydney's centre for queer history and culture. Join us to hear about queer shoes, the complexities of sharing queer history in an old police station, and why you should visit Sydney!

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 1605 169 full I Saw The TV Glow I Saw The TV Glow https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/i-saw-the-tv-glow/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/i-saw-the-tv-glow/#comments Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:32:39 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/1c81d8c6-82f5-3cc6-b123-74d035b3ff5d Today's episode is on Jane Schoenbrun's breakout 2024 horror film - I Saw The TV Glow.

Join us for a discussion that is alternately haunting and deeply silly, featuring playground parachutes, TV-based queer awakenings and Alice's love of soup. 

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[Image: A cropped poster for the movie I Saw The TV Glow, featuring our protagonist Owen sitting down, facing away from the camera staring into the pink static glow of an old TV set]

]]> Today's episode is on Jane Schoenbrun's breakout 2024 horror film - I Saw The TV Glow.

Join us for a discussion that is alternately haunting and deeply silly, featuring playground parachutes, TV-based queer awakenings and Alice's love of soup. 

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[Image: A cropped poster for the movie I Saw The TV Glow, featuring our protagonist Owen sitting down, facing away from the camera staring into the pink static glow of an old TV set]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3894 168 full Nadine Hwang Nadine Hwang https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/nadine-hwang/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/nadine-hwang/#comments Wed, 01 Jan 2025 12:27:21 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/9c49fddd-0ce6-3360-8a80-1af3d0448e4c Today's episode is on the Spanish-Chinese pilot, diplomat, and concentration camp survivor Nadine Hwang. Join us to learn about Parisian lesbians, the skills of the ultimate modern women, and Nadine's war-time romance with her life-partner Nelly Mousset-Vos.

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[Image: Black-and-white photo of Nadine Hwang amongst refugees arriving in Malmö, Sweden, April 1945. Still from the documentary Nelly & Nadine]

]]> Today's episode is on the Spanish-Chinese pilot, diplomat, and concentration camp survivor Nadine Hwang. Join us to learn about Parisian lesbians, the skills of the ultimate modern women, and Nadine's war-time romance with her life-partner Nelly Mousset-Vos.

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[Image: Black-and-white photo of Nadine Hwang amongst refugees arriving in Malmö, Sweden, April 1945. Still from the documentary Nelly & Nadine]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3637 167 full Megillus Megillus https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/megillus/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/megillus/#comments Sun, 15 Dec 2024 09:39:16 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/d0eb1a20-9694-3282-9680-1de98c980780 Today we're talking about Megillus, a trans-masculine character in the 2nd-century text Dialogues of the Courtesans. Tune in for three separate queer characters, the complexities of discussing transness in the ancient world, and a whole host of mythological examples of ways to be queer.

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[Image: text in Greek from the Dialogues of the Courtesans, centering on the name 'Megillus'.

]]> Today we're talking about Megillus, a trans-masculine character in the 2nd-century text Dialogues of the Courtesans. Tune in for three separate queer characters, the complexities of discussing transness in the ancient world, and a whole host of mythological examples of ways to be queer.

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[Image: text in Greek from the Dialogues of the Courtesans, centering on the name 'Megillus'.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 1722 166 full Walatta Petros Walatta Petros https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/walatta-petros/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/walatta-petros/#comments Sun, 01 Dec 2024 10:27:45 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/3072a2b2-2037-35ec-93a2-3f2b57416e75 Today's episode is on the 17th-century nun, saint, and religious leader Walatta Petros. Join us for Queer as Fact's first visit to Ethiopia, as we learn about 17th century religious conflicts; discuss Walatta Petros' lifelong relationship with Eheta Kristos; and wade into scholarly debate on exactly what the nuns in her community were getting up to.

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[Image: Illustration of Walatta Petros, an Ethiopian nun wearing an orange patterned shawl. She is holding a cross, and has a halo above her head. Source.]

]]> Today's episode is on the 17th-century nun, saint, and religious leader Walatta Petros. Join us for Queer as Fact's first visit to Ethiopia, as we learn about 17th century religious conflicts; discuss Walatta Petros' lifelong relationship with Eheta Kristos; and wade into scholarly debate on exactly what the nuns in her community were getting up to.

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[Image: Illustration of Walatta Petros, an Ethiopian nun wearing an orange patterned shawl. She is holding a cross, and has a halo above her head. Source.]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4636 165 full Neptune Frost Neptune Frost https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/neptune-frost/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/neptune-frost/#comments Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:30:12 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/776193bc-2c01-3360-8a45-d17c9909e0b8 Today’s episode is on 2021’s Rwandan/American science fiction musical, Neptune Frost. Join us for a discussion of cyberpunk fashion choices, technomagical gender transitions and some of the worst pigeon acting you’ve ever seen. 

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[Image: A poster for the film Neptune Frost, featuring the two words of the title in distinct yet equally fantastical fonts, as well as actors Cheryl Isheja (playing Neptune) and Bertrand "Kaya Free" Ninteretse (playing Matalusa)]

]]> Today’s episode is on 2021’s Rwandan/American science fiction musical, Neptune Frost. Join us for a discussion of cyberpunk fashion choices, technomagical gender transitions and some of the worst pigeon acting you’ve ever seen. 

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[Image: A poster for the film Neptune Frost, featuring the two words of the title in distinct yet equally fantastical fonts, as well as actors Cheryl Isheja (playing Neptune) and Bertrand "Kaya Free" Ninteretse (playing Matalusa)]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3196 164 full Albert Cashier Albert Cashier https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/albert-cashier/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/albert-cashier/#comments Tue, 01 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/019aa1f6-293c-3e4a-b105-db5321e7eddd Today's episode is on the US Civil War soldier Albert Cashier. Tune in for some heartwarming trans acceptance in the 1910s, a wild genealogy trip, and an unpleasant discovery about how often Civil War soldiers bathed.

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[Image: Portrait of Albert, a young man in Civil War uniform, c.1864]

]]> Today's episode is on the US Civil War soldier Albert Cashier. Tune in for some heartwarming trans acceptance in the 1910s, a wild genealogy trip, and an unpleasant discovery about how often Civil War soldiers bathed.

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[Image: Portrait of Albert, a young man in Civil War uniform, c.1864]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 5396 163 full John Lempriere Irvine John Lempriere Irvine https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/john-lempriere-irvine/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/john-lempriere-irvine/#comments Sun, 15 Sep 2024 09:37:14 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/4e229510-d6d7-306b-b95c-3a38fc255fb9 Today's episode is on the mystery of Australian banker and rower John Lempriere Irvine. Join us to hear about rollerskating balls, rowing drama, and the possibilities of gay life in 19th century Australia.

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[Image: tintype photograph of John, who has large mutton chops and a moustache, from Wayne Murdoch's The Mystery of the Handsome Man: The Double Life of John Lempriere Irvine]

]]> Today's episode is on the mystery of Australian banker and rower John Lempriere Irvine. Join us to hear about rollerskating balls, rowing drama, and the possibilities of gay life in 19th century Australia.

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[Image: tintype photograph of John, who has large mutton chops and a moustache, from Wayne Murdoch's The Mystery of the Handsome Man: The Double Life of John Lempriere Irvine]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 5320 162 full Interview with Lazou from 'Nuances: Our Asian Stories' Interview with Lazou from 'Nuances: Our Asian Stories' https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/interview-with-lazou-from-nuances-our-asian-stories/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/interview-with-lazou-from-nuances-our-asian-stories/#comments Sun, 01 Sep 2024 15:16:12 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/bb63a033-db6c-3306-813a-4a98194d3369 Today we're joined by Lazou from Nuances: Our Asian Stories to discuss her series Queering Premodern Asia. Join us as we chat about the complexities of queer history, the importance of non-Western stories, and queer Chinese ghosts.

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]]> Today we're joined by Lazou from Nuances: Our Asian Stories to discuss her series Queering Premodern Asia. Join us as we chat about the complexities of queer history, the importance of non-Western stories, and queer Chinese ghosts.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 3873 161 full Qalonymos ben Qalonymos Qalonymos ben Qalonymos https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/qalonymos-ben-qalonymos/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/qalonymos-ben-qalonymos/#comments Mon, 15 Jul 2024 17:31:16 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/24beb974-5bfa-3f5a-bf1e-151f1e5b5413 Today's episode is on a passage from the work of 14th century French Jewish writer and translator Qalonymos ben Qalonymos. Join us to learn about Qalonymos' life, explore their understandings of gender through a passage from their work the Even Bochan, and discuss its connections to historical and modern Jewish practice.

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[Image: A close-up photo of a Hebrew manuscript; the text is the opening of the passage discussed in the episode, Internet Archive.]

]]> Today's episode is on a passage from the work of 14th century French Jewish writer and translator Qalonymos ben Qalonymos. Join us to learn about Qalonymos' life, explore their understandings of gender through a passage from their work the Even Bochan, and discuss its connections to historical and modern Jewish practice.

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[Image: A close-up photo of a Hebrew manuscript; the text is the opening of the passage discussed in the episode, Internet Archive.]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3035 160 full Okuhara Seiko Okuhara Seiko https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/okuhara-seiko/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/okuhara-seiko/#comments Mon, 01 Jul 2024 08:11:15 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/25768780-1e53-3b65-8a85-e3ed68832af7 Today's episode is on the 19th-century Japanese artist Okuhara Seiko. Join us to learn about gender in Japan's Meiji era, an 1860s coming-out party, and getting a doctor's certificate to cut your hair.

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[Image: Black-and-white photograph of Okuhara Seiko, an older Japanese person with short hair, Wikimedia Commons]

]]> Today's episode is on the 19th-century Japanese artist Okuhara Seiko. Join us to learn about gender in Japan's Meiji era, an 1860s coming-out party, and getting a doctor's certificate to cut your hair.

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[Image: Black-and-white photograph of Okuhara Seiko, an older Japanese person with short hair, Wikimedia Commons]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3800 159 full Cassandro Cassandro https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/cassandro/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/cassandro/#comments Sat, 15 Jun 2024 10:09:00 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/5d1e465c-d959-3bdd-9fc2-3875f9086079 Today's episode is on Cassandro, the 2023 biopic of luchador Saúl Armendáriz. Join us as we learn about the history of lucha libre, the growing visibility of queer wrestlers and whether a luchador could become president of Mexico.

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[Image: Actor Gael García Bernal as Cassandro, wearing a long, glittering blue coat, sitting on the ropes of a wrestling ring.]

]]> Today's episode is on Cassandro, the 2023 biopic of luchador Saúl Armendáriz. Join us as we learn about the history of lucha libre, the growing visibility of queer wrestlers and whether a luchador could become president of Mexico.

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[Image: Actor Gael García Bernal as Cassandro, wearing a long, glittering blue coat, sitting on the ropes of a wrestling ring.]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4473 158 full Nellie Small Nellie Small https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/nellie-small/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/nellie-small/#comments Sat, 01 Jun 2024 10:39:55 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/0a4b4522-eea8-3d6b-a5bc-bd587111223f We're back! Today's episode is on the Australian singer and male impersonator, Nellie Small. Join us to hear about the experiences of people of colour in 20th-century Australia, Nellie's extensive and stylish suit collection, and an unfortunate reminder that, regardless of your gender presentation, your boss will always try to steal your wages.

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]]> We're back! Today's episode is on the Australian singer and male impersonator, Nellie Small. Join us to hear about the experiences of people of colour in 20th-century Australia, Nellie's extensive and stylish suit collection, and an unfortunate reminder that, regardless of your gender presentation, your boss will always try to steal your wages.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 4409 157 full Frieda Belinfante Frieda Belinfante https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/frieda-belinfante/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/frieda-belinfante/#comments Thu, 05 Oct 2023 22:39:46 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/a3f5846a-b335-37a0-9cd0-4745ff198e11 Today's episode is on the Dutch cellist, conductor, and WWII resistance fighter Frieda Belinfante. Join us to hear about Frieda's groundbreaking career as a female conductor, the many women who fell in love with her, and how to forge a 1940s Dutch ID card in excruciating detail.   

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[Image: Frieda dressed in a men's jacket and tie with a masculine haircut, smoking a cigarette and looking directly at the camera.] 

 

]]> Today's episode is on the Dutch cellist, conductor, and WWII resistance fighter Frieda Belinfante. Join us to hear about Frieda's groundbreaking career as a female conductor, the many women who fell in love with her, and how to forge a 1940s Dutch ID card in excruciating detail.   

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[Image: Frieda dressed in a men's jacket and tie with a masculine haircut, smoking a cigarette and looking directly at the camera.] 

 

]]> Queer as Fact false No 5521 156 full Franz Nopcsa Franz Nopcsa https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/franz-nopcsa/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/franz-nopcsa/#comments Fri, 15 Sep 2023 09:01:47 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/61b4da22-8656-3e6c-adbd-d0062b893fc6 Today's episode is on the Hungarian palaeontologist, geologist, spy and ethnographer, Franz Nopcsa. Join us as we discuss dinosaurs, Franz's travels in Albania, and the world's first plane hijacking.

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[Image: Franz in traditional Albanian dress, 1913]

]]> Today's episode is on the Hungarian palaeontologist, geologist, spy and ethnographer, Franz Nopcsa. Join us as we discuss dinosaurs, Franz's travels in Albania, and the world's first plane hijacking.

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[Image: Franz in traditional Albanian dress, 1913]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4319 155 full Queerness in Tabletop Roleplaying Games Queerness in Tabletop Roleplaying Games https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/queerness-in-tabletop-roleplaying-games/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/queerness-in-tabletop-roleplaying-games/#comments Fri, 01 Sep 2023 07:34:16 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/6af62cc3-8a08-30e8-8943-8d9d901cba41 We're back!

Today's episode covers depictions of queerness throughout the history of tabletop roleplaying games, including Dungeons & Dragons, Vampire: The Masquerade and many, many more.

Join us for a discussion spanning nearly 50 years of D&D and TTRPG history, featuring masochistic clerics, gay vampire gangs and lesbian political satirists.

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[Image: The front cover of the 1983 Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set]

]]> We're back!

Today's episode covers depictions of queerness throughout the history of tabletop roleplaying games, including Dungeons & Dragons, Vampire: The Masquerade and many, many more.

Join us for a discussion spanning nearly 50 years of D&D and TTRPG history, featuring masochistic clerics, gay vampire gangs and lesbian political satirists.

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[Image: The front cover of the 1983 Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3260 154 full Jane Austen Jane Austen https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/jane-austen/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/jane-austen/#comments Sat, 15 Jul 2023 10:00:00 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/b0ab1d9a-8ea8-3325-b89c-aab842db4286 Today's episode is on the English writer Jane Austen. Join us as we discuss whether Jane was queer, on-stage lesbian Mr Darcy, and the evolving queerness of Austen adaptations.

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[Image: sketch of Jane Austen by her sister Cassandra Austen, c.1810 - source.]

]]> Today's episode is on the English writer Jane Austen. Join us as we discuss whether Jane was queer, on-stage lesbian Mr Darcy, and the evolving queerness of Austen adaptations.

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[Image: sketch of Jane Austen by her sister Cassandra Austen, c.1810 - source.]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3991 153 full A League of Their Own A League of Their Own https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/a-league-of-their-own/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/a-league-of-their-own/#comments Sat, 01 Jul 2023 09:00:00 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/19c6b8cd-4b6e-33a2-951a-297870604c38 Today's episode covers the 1940s All American Girls Professional Baseball League, and the 2022 television series based on it, A League of Their Own.

Join us for a discussion featuring shoes deemed "excessively masculine-looking", perhaps too many women named Dottie, and more "close, life-long friends and roommates" than you can shake a stick at.

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[Image: A cropped version of the poster for the 2022 TV series A League of Their Own, featuring (left to right, top to bottom) Chante Adams as Maxine Chapman, Abbi Jacobson as Carson Shaw, Gbemisola Ikumelo as Clance Morgan and D'Arcy Carden as Greta Gill].

]]> Today's episode covers the 1940s All American Girls Professional Baseball League, and the 2022 television series based on it, A League of Their Own.

Join us for a discussion featuring shoes deemed "excessively masculine-looking", perhaps too many women named Dottie, and more "close, life-long friends and roommates" than you can shake a stick at.

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[Image: A cropped version of the poster for the 2022 TV series A League of Their Own, featuring (left to right, top to bottom) Chante Adams as Maxine Chapman, Abbi Jacobson as Carson Shaw, Gbemisola Ikumelo as Clance Morgan and D'Arcy Carden as Greta Gill].

]]> Queer as Fact false No 2725 152 full Interview with Danielle Scrimshaw Interview with Danielle Scrimshaw https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/interview-with-danielle-scrimshaw/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/interview-with-danielle-scrimshaw/#comments Thu, 15 Jun 2023 11:48:00 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/cb8cbe5b-d005-3570-ae98-5711ecdb6e06 In today's episode, Irene and Alice interview historian and author Danielle Scrimshaw about her new book, She and her Pretty Friend. She and her Pretty Friend is the first book of its kind, exploring the history of Australia's queer women. We discuss the queer generation gap, how to navigate changes in queer language and identity as a historian, and the experience of doing research in the spaces between recorded histories.

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[Image: The cover of Danielle's Book, She and her Pretty Friend. It shows two women on a purple background surrounded by native Australian plants.]

]]> In today's episode, Irene and Alice interview historian and author Danielle Scrimshaw about her new book, She and her Pretty Friend. She and her Pretty Friend is the first book of its kind, exploring the history of Australia's queer women. We discuss the queer generation gap, how to navigate changes in queer language and identity as a historian, and the experience of doing research in the spaces between recorded histories.

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[Image: The cover of Danielle's Book, She and her Pretty Friend. It shows two women on a purple background surrounded by native Australian plants.]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 2629 151 full Hijra in 19th-century India Hijra in 19th-century India https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/hijra-in-19th-century-india/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/hijra-in-19th-century-india/#comments Thu, 01 Jun 2023 10:46:48 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/477e03c3-11ac-3b44-a0e2-1bdb0929a6e2 Today's episode is on Hijra in 19th-century India. Listen to learn about who these 19th-century Hijra were, how they structured their society, and their resistance in the face of British colonial oppression.

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[Image: A Hijra and her companions in East Bengal, 1860s]

]]> Today's episode is on Hijra in 19th-century India. Listen to learn about who these 19th-century Hijra were, how they structured their society, and their resistance in the face of British colonial oppression.

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[Image: A Hijra and her companions in East Bengal, 1860s]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4792 150 full Isadora Duncan Isadora Duncan https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/isadora-duncan/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/isadora-duncan/#comments Sat, 15 Apr 2023 13:50:20 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/def498dc-f7ea-3bb7-b169-3f795bc1b98a Today's episode is on US dancer Isadora Duncan. Listen to find out how she revolutionised dance, what the Singer sewing machine had to do with it, and enjoy some sapphic love poetry.

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[Image: Isadora Duncan in ancient Greek-inspired clothing - source]

]]> Today's episode is on US dancer Isadora Duncan. Listen to find out how she revolutionised dance, what the Singer sewing machine had to do with it, and enjoy some sapphic love poetry.

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[Image: Isadora Duncan in ancient Greek-inspired clothing - source]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 5856 149 full Victim Victim https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/victim/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/victim/#comments Sat, 01 Apr 2023 16:23:00 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/b1255a72-1a81-3eed-974b-3642a4f5151e On today's Queer as Fiction, we discuss the 1961 British noir film Victim.

Join us for some dramatic performances, heavy-handed messaging and a surprising result from a government inquiry. 

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[Image Description: The poster for the movie Victim, starring Dirk Bogarde and Sylvia Syms. It features the face of a man wearing a pained expression, and the silhouette of another man. Text on the poster reads "A scorching drama of the most un-talked about subject of our time!"]

]]> On today's Queer as Fiction, we discuss the 1961 British noir film Victim.

Join us for some dramatic performances, heavy-handed messaging and a surprising result from a government inquiry. 

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[Image Description: The poster for the movie Victim, starring Dirk Bogarde and Sylvia Syms. It features the face of a man wearing a pained expression, and the silhouette of another man. Text on the poster reads "A scorching drama of the most un-talked about subject of our time!"]

]]> On today’s Queer as Fiction, we discuss the 1961 British noir film Victim. Join us for some dramatic performances, heavy-handed messaging and a surprising result from a government inquiry. Queer as Fact false No 2762 148 full Elke Mackenzie Elke Mackenzie https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/elke-mackenzie/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/elke-mackenzie/#comments Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:04:09 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/e1e27ced-291c-37a6-b021-72c1507168e3 Today's episode is on Elke Mackenzie, British lichenologist, Antarctic explorer and trans woman. We'll tell you about Elke's incredible devotion to her research, as well as penguin egg facts and one of the coolest landscapes known to humankind.

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]]> Today's episode is on Elke Mackenzie, British lichenologist, Antarctic explorer and trans woman. We'll tell you about Elke's incredible devotion to her research, as well as penguin egg facts and one of the coolest landscapes known to humankind.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 3556 147 full Relationships Between Women in Ancient Rome Relationships Between Women in Ancient Rome https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/relationships-between-women-in-ancient-rome/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/relationships-between-women-in-ancient-rome/#comments Wed, 01 Mar 2023 19:05:15 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/39fc3dfa-f0a6-310d-90db-54a9d43f51fc Queer as Fact is back from hiatus! Today we're talking about relationships between women in ancient Rome. Join us to hear a queer creation myth, read some ancient love poetry, and find out which whether your star sign made you gay.

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[Image: Relief of two Roman women holding hands]

]]> Queer as Fact is back from hiatus! Today we're talking about relationships between women in ancient Rome. Join us to hear a queer creation myth, read some ancient love poetry, and find out which whether your star sign made you gay.

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[Image: Relief of two Roman women holding hands]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4518 146 full The Agojie The Agojie https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-agojie/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-agojie/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2022 09:18:46 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/288845db-8f61-3d29-8c48-d44561c34246 This week's episode is on the West African soldiers known as the Agojie, sometimes called the Dahomey Amazons. Join us to hear about how women became the backbone of the Dahomean army, a very dubious cocktail recipe, and not one but two kinds of same-sex marriage!

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[Image: drawing of Agojie Seh-Dong-Hong-Be by Frederick Forbes, 1851]

]]> This week's episode is on the West African soldiers known as the Agojie, sometimes called the Dahomey Amazons. Join us to hear about how women became the backbone of the Dahomean army, a very dubious cocktail recipe, and not one but two kinds of same-sex marriage!

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[Image: drawing of Agojie Seh-Dong-Hong-Be by Frederick Forbes, 1851]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3514 145 full Asexuals Have Problems Too Asexuals Have Problems Too https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/asexuals-have-problems-too/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/asexuals-have-problems-too/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2022 10:11:52 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/86f26c6c-3a02-353e-9316-cabcdfe22881 Welcome to Season 10 of Queer as Fact! This week’s episode we're talking about a 1971 article from the Village Voice memorably titled ‘Asexuals Have Problems Too’. Join us to hear about being invited to orgies to pour the wine, why 101 Dalmatians is a piece of ace cinema, and how this satirical article became a surprising source of ace visibility.

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[Image description: a cropped image of the Village Voice article entitled Asexuals Have Problems Too]

]]> Welcome to Season 10 of Queer as Fact! This week’s episode we're talking about a 1971 article from the Village Voice memorably titled ‘Asexuals Have Problems Too’. Join us to hear about being invited to orgies to pour the wine, why 101 Dalmatians is a piece of ace cinema, and how this satirical article became a surprising source of ace visibility.

This episode was originally released on our Patreon as a bonus episode.

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[Image description: a cropped image of the Village Voice article entitled Asexuals Have Problems Too]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 911 144 full Qiu Miaojin Qiu Miaojin https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/qiu-miaojin/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/qiu-miaojin/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2022 02:00:12 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/da40d330-5b69-306b-9dbe-062834289116 In today's episode we discuss Qiu Miaojin, a well-known Taiwanese lesbian writer. We've got details about Taiwanese lesbian gender identities, an experimental queer literary movement, and a very lovable crocodile.

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[Image description: a photo of Qiu Miaojin, an ethnically Chinese person in thin-rimmed glasses, a dark blue coat, and a short, masculine hairstyle.]

]]> In today's episode we discuss Qiu Miaojin, a well-known Taiwanese lesbian writer. We've got details about Taiwanese lesbian gender identities, an experimental queer literary movement, and a very lovable crocodile.

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[Image description: a photo of Qiu Miaojin, an ethnically Chinese person in thin-rimmed glasses, a dark blue coat, and a short, masculine hairstyle.]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3999 143 full The Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands The Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-gay-and-lesbian-kingdom-of-the-coral-sea-islands/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-gay-and-lesbian-kingdom-of-the-coral-sea-islands/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2022 10:11:26 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/d7448102-2541-3a3f-af15-2f6b1be40c21 On this week's podcast, we're talking about the queer micronation, the Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands. Join us to hear about the joys and tribulations of founding a country, the Gay and Lesbian Kingdom's war with Australia, and of course, the Royal Dog.

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[Image description: A sign on a beach which reads “Welcome to Heaven, Cato Island Post Code 0000, Capital of the Gay and Lesbian Kingdom, www.gayandlesbiankingdom.com” draped with a rainbow flag, next to a post box labelled “Royal Gay Mail”]

]]> On this week's podcast, we're talking about the queer micronation, the Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands. Join us to hear about the joys and tribulations of founding a country, the Gay and Lesbian Kingdom's war with Australia, and of course, the Royal Dog.

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[Image description: A sign on a beach which reads “Welcome to Heaven, Cato Island Post Code 0000, Capital of the Gay and Lesbian Kingdom, www.gayandlesbiankingdom.com” draped with a rainbow flag, next to a post box labelled “Royal Gay Mail”]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4011 142 full Saint Brigid Saint Brigid https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/saint-brigid/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/saint-brigid/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2022 19:48:32 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/a6428102-2f56-344f-acaa-23a757ddc6d4 This week's episode is on the 5th-century Irish abbess Saint Brigid. Join us to hear about a miraculous abortion, powerful women in the Catholic Church, and a flying priest.

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[Image: stained glass window of St Brigid holding a lamp]

]]> This week's episode is on the 5th-century Irish abbess Saint Brigid. Join us to hear about a miraculous abortion, powerful women in the Catholic Church, and a flying priest.

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[Image: stained glass window of St Brigid holding a lamp]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3447 141 full Our Flag Means Death Our Flag Means Death https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/our-flag-means-death/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/our-flag-means-death/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2022 11:00:00 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/7a3e01bc-4123-3054-a2ae-28481f2acea5 In today's Queer as Fiction episode, we follow up our previous episode on historical piracy with a discussion about David Jenkins' 2022 pirate comedy Our Flag Means Death.

Join us as we explore the historical figures of Major Stede Bonnet and Captain Edward "Blackbeard" Teach, discuss the evolution of pirate tropes and how they became associated with queerness, and revel in the multifaceted ways OFMD depicts its predominately queer characters.

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[Image Description: The poster for Season 1 of Our Flag Means Death, featuring the main cast of rough looking pirates with Rhys Darby as Stede Bonnet in the centre, saluting and dressed fancily].

]]> In today's Queer as Fiction episode, we follow up our previous episode on historical piracy with a discussion about David Jenkins' 2022 pirate comedy Our Flag Means Death.

Join us as we explore the historical figures of Major Stede Bonnet and Captain Edward "Blackbeard" Teach, discuss the evolution of pirate tropes and how they became associated with queerness, and revel in the multifaceted ways OFMD depicts its predominately queer characters.

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[Image Description: The poster for Season 1 of Our Flag Means Death, featuring the main cast of rough looking pirates with Rhys Darby as Stede Bonnet in the centre, saluting and dressed fancily].

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3070 140 full Queerness in the Golden Age of Piracy Queerness in the Golden Age of Piracy https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/queerness-in-the-golden-age-of-piracy/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/queerness-in-the-golden-age-of-piracy/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2022 14:25:54 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/6c6b1c20-bbbd-3fc2-a6a4-575910da7111 Avast me hearties! This week's episode is about queerness during the Golden Age of Piracy. Join us to hear about the raging party culture of pirate ships, Eli and Jason getting gay pirate married, and our treasure hunt for evidence on the stormy seas of historical documents.

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[Image description: a engraving of pirate captain Bartholomew Roberts holding a sword aloft in front of a pirate ship in a bay]

]]> Avast me hearties! This week's episode is about queerness during the Golden Age of Piracy. Join us to hear about the raging party culture of pirate ships, Eli and Jason getting gay pirate married, and our treasure hunt for evidence on the stormy seas of historical documents.

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[Image description: a engraving of pirate captain Bartholomew Roberts holding a sword aloft in front of a pirate ship in a bay]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4062 139 full The Lost Archive of Frida Kahlo The Lost Archive of Frida Kahlo https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-lost-archive-of-frida-kahlo/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-lost-archive-of-frida-kahlo/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2022 09:28:54 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/c36af4e7-8959-3b7a-a59b-587221b517d6 Today we'll be talking about a recently discovered and possibly fraudulent archive of Frida's paintings, letters and possessions. Join us to hear about how to authenticate an artwork, Chavela Vargas' smoking gun, and 200 entire dogs.

This episode was originally released on our Patreon as a bonus episode. The episode we intended to release today, on queerness in the Golden Age of Piracy has been delayed and will hopefully be released on August 15th. 

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[Image description: one of the cases allegedly owned by Frida Kahlo, containing various papers, with two small portraits of Frida in front of it.] 

]]> Today we'll be talking about a recently discovered and possibly fraudulent archive of Frida's paintings, letters and possessions. Join us to hear about how to authenticate an artwork, Chavela Vargas' smoking gun, and 200 entire dogs.

This episode was originally released on our Patreon as a bonus episode. The episode we intended to release today, on queerness in the Golden Age of Piracy has been delayed and will hopefully be released on August 15th. 

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[Image description: one of the cases allegedly owned by Frida Kahlo, containing various papers, with two small portraits of Frida in front of it.] 

]]> Queer as Fact false No 2275 138 full Abu Nuwas Abu Nuwas https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/abu-nuwas/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/abu-nuwas/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2022 12:54:43 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/8e3309aa-2a8b-3305-9fd1-8c1cfa791ff0 This week on Queer as Fact, we're talking about the 8th-century Arabic poet Abu Nuwas. Join us to hear about wine poetry, sexuality in the Abbasid caliphate, and fun facts about cheetahs.

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[Image: sketch of Abu Nuwas drawn by Khalil Gibran in 1916]

]]> This week on Queer as Fact, we're talking about the 8th-century Arabic poet Abu Nuwas. Join us to hear about wine poetry, sexuality in the Abbasid caliphate, and fun facts about cheetahs.

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[Image: sketch of Abu Nuwas drawn by Khalil Gibran in 1916]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3949 137 full The Captive The Captive https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-captive/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-captive/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2022 23:00:27 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/eb86660d-1555-3fb6-9ec9-c6907263f218 Today’s episode of Queer as Fiction, as chosen by our patrons, is on the 1926 play “The Captive”. Join us as we discuss the sale of violets, the padlocking of theatres and the diverse ways a story can be interpreted by audiences and critics.

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[Image description: A black and white photo of a theatre production of the Captive. Basil Rathbone and Helen Menken as Irene and Jacques face each other on lounge furniture.]

]]> Today’s episode of Queer as Fiction, as chosen by our patrons, is on the 1926 play “The Captive”. Join us as we discuss the sale of violets, the padlocking of theatres and the diverse ways a story can be interpreted by audiences and critics.

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[Image description: A black and white photo of a theatre production of the Captive. Basil Rathbone and Helen Menken as Irene and Jacques face each other on lounge furniture.]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3702 136 full Lucy Hicks Anderson Lucy Hicks Anderson https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/lucy-hicks-anderson/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/lucy-hicks-anderson/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2022 10:53:52 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/ba2e71bf-9d84-3d02-ac3f-c40874cd6895 This week we're talking about the early 20th century American cook, socialite and transgender woman Lucy Hicks Anderson. Join us to hear about Lucy's determination to live authentically in the face of repeated court cases, the enduring love and respect shown to her by her community, and the greatest dinner rolls ever made.

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[Image description: Black and white photo of Lucy Hicks Anderson, a middle-aged African American woman. She is facing the camera and wearing a large hat and a pale jacket.]

]]> This week we're talking about the early 20th century American cook, socialite and transgender woman Lucy Hicks Anderson. Join us to hear about Lucy's determination to live authentically in the face of repeated court cases, the enduring love and respect shown to her by her community, and the greatest dinner rolls ever made.

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[Image description: Black and white photo of Lucy Hicks Anderson, a middle-aged African American woman. She is facing the camera and wearing a large hat and a pale jacket.]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3603 135 full Ewan Forbes Ewan Forbes https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/ewan-forbes/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/ewan-forbes/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2022 11:09:24 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/7e91bd3a-9272-3210-969a-44972faf6a16 Join us for the first episode of Season 9 as we discuss the life and trial of 20th century Scottish aristocrat and farmer Dr Ewan Forbes. We'll be talking about how to transition in rural mid-20th century Scotland, an impressively bold legal defense strategy, and the perils of keeping lion cubs in your family home.

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[Image: Photo of Ewan Forbes from 1952; he is a middle-aged man in a checked three-piece suit, smiling and talking to someone out of frame.]

 

]]> Join us for the first episode of Season 9 as we discuss the life and trial of 20th century Scottish aristocrat and farmer Dr Ewan Forbes. We'll be talking about how to transition in rural mid-20th century Scotland, an impressively bold legal defense strategy, and the perils of keeping lion cubs in your family home.

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[Image: Photo of Ewan Forbes from 1952; he is a middle-aged man in a checked three-piece suit, smiling and talking to someone out of frame.]

 

]]> Queer as Fact false No 5009 134 full Hildegard of Bingen Hildegard of Bingen https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/hildegard-of-bingen/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/hildegard-of-bingen/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2022 09:24:35 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/9ed55dac-13ef-34b7-a031-28d3feb1d3d6 This week on Queer as Fact, we're talking about the 12th-century German nun and polymath Hildegard of Bingen. Join us for thorny theological questions, savage letters to the Pope and a medieval description of the female orgasm.

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[Image: Medieval illustration of Hildegard in a nun's habit, writing. Red tendrils reach down towards her face. A monk is watching on.]

]]> This week on Queer as Fact, we're talking about the 12th-century German nun and polymath Hildegard of Bingen. Join us for thorny theological questions, savage letters to the Pope and a medieval description of the female orgasm.

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[Image: Medieval illustration of Hildegard in a nun's habit, writing. Red tendrils reach down towards her face. A monk is watching on.]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 5098 133 full Giovanni’s Room Giovanni’s Room https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/giovanni-s-room/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/giovanni-s-room/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2022 11:00:00 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/46e5c215-ae7f-3dac-8808-d628ee052c65 In today's episode of Queer as Fiction we delve into James Baldwin's 1956 novel, Giovanni's Room.

Join us as we discuss 1950s gender roles, the French gay bar scene and the concept of a Manic Pixie Dream Gay.

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[Image: Front Cover of the Penguin Modern Classics edition of Giovanni's Room, the 1956 novel by James Baldwin. It features the silhouettes of two men and the legs of a woman]

]]> In today's episode of Queer as Fiction we delve into James Baldwin's 1956 novel, Giovanni's Room.

Join us as we discuss 1950s gender roles, the French gay bar scene and the concept of a Manic Pixie Dream Gay.

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[Image: Front Cover of the Penguin Modern Classics edition of Giovanni's Room, the 1956 novel by James Baldwin. It features the silhouettes of two men and the legs of a woman]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3257 132 full Harry Crawford Harry Crawford https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/harry-crawford/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/harry-crawford/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2022 13:29:33 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/0e720a0c-0a04-3776-a89c-f193fdbfbf5d Today's episode is on the life and trial of early 20th century Australian transgender man Harry Crawford. Join us to learn what court records, newspaper articles and modern biographies can tell us about a century of Australian attitudes to transgender experiences.

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[Image: Mugshot of Harry Crawford, taken by the New South Wales Police Department in 1920. It is a black and white photo Harry Crawford, a white man in a three piece suit looking at the camera with a serious expression.]

]]> Today's episode is on the life and trial of early 20th century Australian transgender man Harry Crawford. Join us to learn what court records, newspaper articles and modern biographies can tell us about a century of Australian attitudes to transgender experiences.

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[Image: Mugshot of Harry Crawford, taken by the New South Wales Police Department in 1920. It is a black and white photo Harry Crawford, a white man in a three piece suit looking at the camera with a serious expression.]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4561 131 full The Asexual Manifesto The Asexual Manifesto https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-asexual-manifesto/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-asexual-manifesto/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2022 08:53:57 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/fa5b180f-554a-32c4-a72d-a2ed64b0deb3 This week, Queer as Fact is talking about the Asexual Manifesto, published in New York in 1972. Join us for our first deep dive into ace history, a discussion of the place of asexuality in 1970s feminism, and one of the first ever mentions of ace pride.

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[Image: 'Lesbian activists at Barnard provide labels', Off Our Backs vol. 3 no. 6 Feb/Mar 1973 - a young woman sits in front of a sign featuring various sexuality labels, including asexual]

]]> This week, Queer as Fact is talking about the Asexual Manifesto, published in New York in 1972. Join us for our first deep dive into ace history, a discussion of the place of asexuality in 1970s feminism, and one of the first ever mentions of ace pride.

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[Image: 'Lesbian activists at Barnard provide labels', Off Our Backs vol. 3 no. 6 Feb/Mar 1973 - a young woman sits in front of a sign featuring various sexuality labels, including asexual]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 2911 130 full Louisa May Alcott Louisa May Alcott https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/louisa-may-alcott-1642776007/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/louisa-may-alcott-1642776007/#comments Sat, 22 Jan 2022 11:00:00 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/dcbe0501-03f7-3416-83c0-78013479c646 Today's episode is on beloved 19th century author Louisa May Alcott. Irene, Alice and Jason, who between them have read the 1868 novel Little Women, watched the 2017 movie Little Women, and read a good number of Louisa May Alcott's letters, diaries and papers, discuss the times when fiction might be more honest than autobiography, the ways that gender identity and gendered social roles interact, and the appeal (or lack thereof) of cold baths.

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[Image: Portrait of Louisa May Alcott; Wikimedia Commons]

]]> Today's episode is on beloved 19th century author Louisa May Alcott. Irene, Alice and Jason, who between them have read the 1868 novel Little Women, watched the 2017 movie Little Women, and read a good number of Louisa May Alcott's letters, diaries and papers, discuss the times when fiction might be more honest than autobiography, the ways that gender identity and gendered social roles interact, and the appeal (or lack thereof) of cold baths.

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[Image: Portrait of Louisa May Alcott; Wikimedia Commons]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 5365 129 full The Matrix The Matrix https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-matrix-1642207441/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-matrix-1642207441/#comments Sat, 15 Jan 2022 11:44:01 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/4c8c4c4a-ce93-31be-89d0-f202f86ba0f1 Today marks our first Queer as Fiction episode for the season, as we discuss the 1999 film, directed by Lilly and Lana Wachowski, The Matrix.

Join us as we explore the red pill, the blue pill, and everything in between. 

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[Image: The movie poster for 1999 film The Matrix, featuring the characters of Neo, Trinity, Morpheus and Cypher]

]]> Today marks our first Queer as Fiction episode for the season, as we discuss the 1999 film, directed by Lilly and Lana Wachowski, The Matrix.

Join us as we explore the red pill, the blue pill, and everything in between. 

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[Image: The movie poster for 1999 film The Matrix, featuring the characters of Neo, Trinity, Morpheus and Cypher]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 2371 128 full Bíawacheeitchish (Woman Chief) Bíawacheeitchish (Woman Chief) https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/biawacheeitchish-woman-chief/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/biawacheeitchish-woman-chief/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2021 08:10:30 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/1606e3eb-75bc-39b3-a36b-fcb2b56b90ba This week on Queer as Fact we're talking about the Crow warrior and leader, Bíawacheeitchish, or Woman Chief. Join us to hear about Crow gender, fighting grizzly bears, and Bíawacheeitchish's four wives.

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[Image: Illustration of Barcheeampe (Pine Leaf) from The Life and Adventures of James P Beckwourth (1856)]

]]> This week on Queer as Fact we're talking about the Crow warrior and leader, Bíawacheeitchish, or Woman Chief. Join us to hear about Crow gender, fighting grizzly bears, and Bíawacheeitchish's four wives.

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[Image: Illustration of Barcheeampe (Pine Leaf) from The Life and Adventures of James P Beckwourth (1856)]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4114 127 full Han Zigao Han Zigao https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/han-zigao/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/han-zigao/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2021 11:11:50 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/d94bdf77-9d2a-3db1-8012-3f7f2a436351 Today, we're discussing 6th century Chinese general Han Zigao! Join us as we talk about his life, and various fictionalised adaptations of it. Learn a little about media censorship in modern day China, gender in Ming Dynasty theatre, and whether or not you can be too beautiful to be an enemy spy.

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(Image: the promotion poster for the 2016 movie Han Zigao. It depicts two men in period costume in a tent, underneath the text 韩子高 in gold lettering.)

]]> Today, we're discussing 6th century Chinese general Han Zigao! Join us as we talk about his life, and various fictionalised adaptations of it. Learn a little about media censorship in modern day China, gender in Ming Dynasty theatre, and whether or not you can be too beautiful to be an enemy spy.

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(Image: the promotion poster for the 2016 movie Han Zigao. It depicts two men in period costume in a tent, underneath the text 韩子高 in gold lettering.)

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4340 126 full Dr James Barry: Part 2 Dr James Barry: Part 2 https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/dr-james-barry-part-2/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/dr-james-barry-part-2/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2021 08:33:37 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/e9dd0691-47e6-38ac-b450-0cb265602e78 Today we bring you our second episode on the 19th-century British military doctor Dr James Barry. Join us to learn about Florence Nightingale's desperate need for sunscreen, how to dress stylishly as a trans man in the 1800s and a mysterious black box. 

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]]> Today we bring you our second episode on the 19th-century British military doctor Dr James Barry. Join us to learn about Florence Nightingale's desperate need for sunscreen, how to dress stylishly as a trans man in the 1800s and a mysterious black box. 

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 4535 125 full Dr James Barry: Part 1 Dr James Barry: Part 1 https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/dr-james-barry-part-1/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/dr-james-barry-part-1/#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2021 11:17:01 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/6bd42476-d4d0-3455-ac06-866df1d4ebd1 This week, Queer as Fact is talking about the 19th-century British military surgeon, Dr James Barry. Join us to hear about anatomy classes in the 1800s, James' scandalous relationship with the governor of Cape Town, and two bonus James Barrys!

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]]> This week, Queer as Fact is talking about the 19th-century British military surgeon, Dr James Barry. Join us to hear about anatomy classes in the 1800s, James' scandalous relationship with the governor of Cape Town, and two bonus James Barrys!

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 4543 124 full Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/sor-juana-ines-de-la-cruz/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/sor-juana-ines-de-la-cruz/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2021 12:20:38 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/a373ba6b-19d4-3fc6-8b91-1e534f7ba08a Today's episode is on Mexican nun, writer and polymath Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. Join Irene and Alice to hear about the realities of life in a 17th century convent, poetry ranging from sweet to filthy, and one weird tip for teaching yourself Latin.

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]]> Today's episode is on Mexican nun, writer and polymath Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. Join Irene and Alice to hear about the realities of life in a 17th century convent, poetry ranging from sweet to filthy, and one weird tip for teaching yourself Latin.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 4479 123 full Beki: The Queer Language of the Philippines Beki: The Queer Language of the Philippines https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/beki-the-queer-language-of-the-philippines/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/beki-the-queer-language-of-the-philippines/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:25:29 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/281d7977-c6e5-3e92-abec-638ad003eed7 Today's episode is Beki, the queer language of the Philippines. Join us for some new queer vocab, a surprise cameo from a past episode, and to discover how a queer language went mainstream.

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]]> Today's episode is Beki, the queer language of the Philippines. Join us for some new queer vocab, a surprise cameo from a past episode, and to discover how a queer language went mainstream.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 3048 122 full Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Sir Gawain and the Green Knight https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight/#comments Sun, 15 Aug 2021 10:47:20 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/6ab8fa0a-e46e-351d-9f32-150c4e583766 Queer as Fiction is back, and greener than ever, as we discuss the 14th century poem, recently adapted into a film by David Lowery starring Dev Patel, commonly referred to as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

Join us for a discussion of colour theory, kissing games, gendered napping and yet more colour theory. 

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]]> Queer as Fiction is back, and greener than ever, as we discuss the 14th century poem, recently adapted into a film by David Lowery starring Dev Patel, commonly referred to as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

Join us for a discussion of colour theory, kissing games, gendered napping and yet more colour theory. 

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 4094 121 full Hadrian and Antinous Hadrian and Antinous https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/hadrian-and-antinous/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/hadrian-and-antinous/#comments Sun, 01 Aug 2021 12:40:05 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/b7550bc4-01a8-3fca-bf41-2257cbbf8637 We're back this week with the latest in our Roman emperor series! Today we're talking about the emperor Hadrian and his lover Antinous. Join us to learn about one of the most famous male-male couples of all time, the mystery of Antinous' death, and how to make your boyfriend into a god.

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]]> We're back this week with the latest in our Roman emperor series! Today we're talking about the emperor Hadrian and his lover Antinous. Join us to learn about one of the most famous male-male couples of all time, the mystery of Antinous' death, and how to make your boyfriend into a god.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 4908 119 full Queer As Fact: LIVE Episode Queer As Fact: LIVE Episode https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/queer-as-fact-live-episode-1627785566/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/queer-as-fact-live-episode-1627785566/#comments Sun, 01 Aug 2021 12:39:26 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/e8601c0d-22d7-370b-8df0-a620ca3795ce This bonus episode is a recording of a live session from the Storytelling Podcast Week live program. Alice, Irene and Jason bring queer history to life, dive into behind the scenes of their favourite Queer As Fact episodes and answer your questions!

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]]> This bonus episode is a recording of a live session from the Storytelling Podcast Week live program. Alice, Irene and Jason bring queer history to life, dive into behind the scenes of their favourite Queer As Fact episodes and answer your questions!

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 3732 120 full The Sacred Band of Thebes The Sacred Band of Thebes https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-sacred-band-of-thebes/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-sacred-band-of-thebes/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2021 23:12:14 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/b99a24ce-8c70-3d68-b6ed-c0fbc024a8fe In today's episode, Eli and Alice review James Romm's new book, the Sacred Band, and we talk more generally about the Sacred Band of Thebes, an ancient Greek military unit made up of gay lovers. Featuring: Plato's Symposium, the power of gay love, and yet another instance of Queer As Fact coming up with an imaginary queer movie.

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]]> In today's episode, Eli and Alice review James Romm's new book, the Sacred Band, and we talk more generally about the Sacred Band of Thebes, an ancient Greek military unit made up of gay lovers. Featuring: Plato's Symposium, the power of gay love, and yet another instance of Queer As Fact coming up with an imaginary queer movie.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 5288 118 full Pride (2014) Pride (2014) https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/pride-2014/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/pride-2014/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2021 08:26:33 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/6eb5ec16-452c-39ad-b385-b44f854dece9 Following on from last week's episode on the 1980s UK activist group Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners, today's Queer as Fiction episode delves into the 2014 film adaptation of the historical events that led to LGSM. 

Join us for a discussion of the film's presentation of politics, (more) hatred of Thatcher, and why Pride feels about three seconds away from being a musical at all times.

Check out "All Out! Dancing in Dulais", a documentary made by LGSM and mentioned throughout the episode, here.

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]]> Following on from last week's episode on the 1980s UK activist group Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners, today's Queer as Fiction episode delves into the 2014 film adaptation of the historical events that led to LGSM. 

Join us for a discussion of the film's presentation of politics, (more) hatred of Thatcher, and why Pride feels about three seconds away from being a musical at all times.

Check out "All Out! Dancing in Dulais", a documentary made by LGSM and mentioned throughout the episode, here.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 3236 117 full Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/lesbians-and-gays-support-the-miners/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/lesbians-and-gays-support-the-miners/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2021 07:54:55 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/1b3b64fe-c5cf-37b9-9c0c-afc29c713589 In today's (COVID-delayed) pride special, we're talking about the 1980s UK activist group Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners, and their work with the Neath, Delais and Swansea Valley miners support groups in South Wales. Join us to hear the true story of the events of the movie Pride (2014), featuring our hatred of Thatcher, a 27-person (and 2-dog) queer sleepover, and an inspiring story of solidarity.

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]]> In today's (COVID-delayed) pride special, we're talking about the 1980s UK activist group Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners, and their work with the Neath, Delais and Swansea Valley miners support groups in South Wales. Join us to hear the true story of the events of the movie Pride (2014), featuring our hatred of Thatcher, a 27-person (and 2-dog) queer sleepover, and an inspiring story of solidarity.

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If you enjoy our content, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 4925 116 full Queerness in Video Games Queerness in Video Games https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/queerness-in-video-games/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/queerness-in-video-games/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2021 11:21:42 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/466fd0b3-c01a-3db9-9660-12725ed19363 Today we're talking about queerness in video games. We'll be starting in the 80s with one of the first queer video games, Caper in the Castro, before moving on to Nintendo's controversial trans character Birdo, and ending with what may be the world's first online pride parade, which took place in World of Warcraft. Join us for a noir detective story, trans dinosaurs and our dubious knowledge of how the internet works.

Play Caper in the Castro online here, and if you do, please donate to an HIV/AIDS charity of your choice such as UNAIDS or our local Thorne Harbour Health.

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]]> Today we're talking about queerness in video games. We'll be starting in the 80s with one of the first queer video games, Caper in the Castro, before moving on to Nintendo's controversial trans character Birdo, and ending with what may be the world's first online pride parade, which took place in World of Warcraft. Join us for a noir detective story, trans dinosaurs and our dubious knowledge of how the internet works.

Play Caper in the Castro online here, and if you do, please donate to an HIV/AIDS charity of your choice such as UNAIDS or our local Thorne Harbour Health.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 2642 115 full Simon Nkoli Simon Nkoli https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/simon-nkoli/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/simon-nkoli/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2021 10:25:34 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/71e4c810-5fbd-3be6-812b-3c0679eafe82 Happy Pride! We're starting off our Pride content by talking about the South African activist Simon Nkoli. Join us to hear about Simon's gay rights and anti-apartheid work, Africa's first Pride, and a lot of wholesome personal growth.

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]]> Happy Pride! We're starting off our Pride content by talking about the South African activist Simon Nkoli. Join us to hear about Simon's gay rights and anti-apartheid work, Africa's first Pride, and a lot of wholesome personal growth.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 3400 114 full Maryam Khatoon Molkara Maryam Khatoon Molkara https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/maryam-khatoon-molkara-1618402300/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/maryam-khatoon-molkara-1618402300/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2021 10:00:00 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/e1d13e28-9bb4-3d47-aa9d-df41df447324 Today we're talking about the life of trans activist Maryam Khatoon Molkara. Join us to hear about Tehran's 1970s queer scene, an amazing velvet suit, and almost 40 years spent advocating for trans people in Iran.

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]]> Today we're talking about the life of trans activist Maryam Khatoon Molkara. Join us to hear about Tehran's 1970s queer scene, an amazing velvet suit, and almost 40 years spent advocating for trans people in Iran.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 4307 113 full Interview with Roland Betancourt Interview with Roland Betancourt https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/interview-with-roland-betancourt/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/interview-with-roland-betancourt/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2021 11:00:00 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/0078523e-600b-311d-8e8e-594626d5f683 Join Irene and Alice in this bonus episode for an interview with Roland Betancourt Professor of Art History at the University of California, Irvine, about his new book, Byzantine Intersectionality: Sexuality, Gender & Race in the Middle Ages. Amongst other things, we discuss transgender Byzantine saints, the future of queer scholarship, and how to sneak queer history into everything you write. Check out our website, where you can find out everything there is to know about Queer as Fact. 

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]]> Join Irene and Alice in this bonus episode for an interview with Roland Betancourt Professor of Art History at the University of California, Irvine, about his new book, Byzantine Intersectionality: Sexuality, Gender & Race in the Middle Ages.

Amongst other things, we discuss transgender Byzantine saints, the future of queer scholarship, and how to sneak queer history into everything you write.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 3679 112 full The World Well Lost (1953) The World Well Lost (1953) https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-world-well-lost-1953/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-world-well-lost-1953/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2021 09:30:00 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/e3355627-b8e1-34aa-9fbb-6eff5648f176 Today's episode of Queer as Fiction takes us back...to the future! Join us for a brief, light-hearted romp through Theodore Sturgeon's 1953 science fiction short story, The World Well Lost. Look out for appearances from gay aliens, Kurt Vonnegut and Kirk/Spock shipping! 

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]]> Today's episode of Queer as Fiction takes us back...to the future! Join us for a brief, light-hearted romp through Theodore Sturgeon's 1953 science fiction short story, The World Well Lost. Look out for appearances from gay aliens, Kurt Vonnegut and Kirk/Spock shipping! 

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 1846 111 full Frida Kahlo: Part 2 Frida Kahlo: Part 2 https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/frida-kahlo-part-2/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/frida-kahlo-part-2/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2021 12:07:58 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/43945d08-a392-3152-a2e3-502fdc6b2980 Today we're bringing you part 2 of our discussion on the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Join us as we figure out exactly what surrealism is, discuss Frida's relationships with women, and provide a thorough list of her pets.

Note: If you're really just here for our discussion of Frida's sexuality, that begins at 1:03:23.

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]]> Today we're bringing you part 2 of our discussion on the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Join us as we figure out exactly what surrealism is, discuss Frida's relationships with women, and provide a thorough list of her pets.

Note: If you're really just here for our discussion of Frida's sexuality, that begins at 1:03:23.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 6419 110 full Frida Kahlo: Part 1 Frida Kahlo: Part 1 https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/frida-kahlo-part-1/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/frida-kahlo-part-1/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:00:00 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/5e32bf45-ab35-365f-8f6a-454daec46f7b Today's long-awaited episode is on the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Join us for the first of two episodes on Frida, while we discuss pyrotechnic pranks, the first of many self-portraits, and the complicated politics behind Frida's famous style of dress.

Note: We are aware of and apologise for the audio issue at 41:23. It continues only until 41:31.

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]]> Today's long-awaited episode is on the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Join us for the first of two episodes on Frida, while we discuss pyrotechnic pranks, the first of many self-portraits, and the complicated politics behind Frida's famous style of dress.

Note: We are aware of and apologise for the audio issue at 41:23. It continues only until 41:31.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 5035 109 full Sexuality in Pompeii Sexuality in Pompeii https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/sexuality-in-pompeii/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/sexuality-in-pompeii/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2021 10:46:13 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/08e5f478-4bf5-394a-bb91-a0449a5e64dd Today we're looking at sexuality in Pompeii through the lens of the so called "Two Maidens", found embracing in their final moments. Join us as we discuss how toxic masculinity skews our views of the past, read some sexy graffiti, and discover what may be the only surviving piece of female-female love poetry in ancient Rome. 

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]]> Today we're looking at sexuality in Pompeii through the lens of the so called "Two Maidens", found embracing in their final moments. Join us as we discuss how toxic masculinity skews our views of the past, read some sexy graffiti, and discover what may be the only surviving piece of female-female love poetry in ancient Rome. 

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 3733 108 full Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Part 2 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Part 2 https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/pyotr-ilyich-tchaikovsky-part-2/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/pyotr-ilyich-tchaikovsky-part-2/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2021 11:08:41 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/16c3eee7-5067-3386-abfc-2d1814127699 Welcome back to our two-part mini-series on the 19th-century Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. In this episode, we'll be talking about how to score yourself a wealthy patron, the rumours surrounding Pyotr's death, and understanding sexuality through the metaphor of asparagus.

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]]> Welcome back to our two-part mini-series on the 19th-century Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. In this episode, we'll be talking about how to score yourself a wealthy patron, the rumours surrounding Pyotr's death, and understanding sexuality through the metaphor of asparagus.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 3928 107 full Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Part 1 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Part 1 https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/pyotr-ilyich-tchaikovsky-part-1/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/pyotr-ilyich-tchaikovsky-part-1/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2021 10:52:52 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/f7f51f92-7b57-31b3-ad91-7136a23683f2 Today's episode is the first of our two-part series on Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 19th century Russian composer and the most handsome boy at his high school. Join us to learn about abandoning your public service job for a career in the arts, and scolding your dog through song.

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]]> Today's episode is the first of our two-part series on Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 19th century Russian composer and the most handsome boy at his high school. Join us to learn about abandoning your public service job for a career in the arts, and scolding your dog through song.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 3418 106 full The Boys in the Band The Boys in the Band https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-boys-in-the-band/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-boys-in-the-band/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2021 10:00:00 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/58d879b2-ddda-3bc5-b6bc-a5c152b8e8ae It's back to back episodes featuring recent Netflix films as we discuss Mart Crowley's 1968 play, twice adapted into film, The Boys in the Band.

Join us for a discussion of "turning on" and other 60s language, mining the death of your parents for dialogue and the controversial place the play has held in gay culture throughout the 52 years of its existence. 

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]]> It's back to back episodes featuring recent Netflix films as we discuss Mart Crowley's 1968 play, twice adapted into film, The Boys in the Band.

Join us for a discussion of "turning on" and other 60s language, mining the death of your parents for dialogue and the controversial place the play has held in gay culture throughout the 52 years of its existence. 

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 3690 105 full Ma Rainey Ma Rainey https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/ma-rainey/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/ma-rainey/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2021 10:00:00 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/38c2ced0-f15a-3bf0-b60d-96ec2553eeb8 Happy New Year! 2021's first Queer as Fact is on the Mother of the Blues, Ma Rainey. We'll be talking about the blues and Black identity in the Great Migration, the new Netflix film Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and a possible lesbian orgy.

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]]> Happy New Year! 2021's first Queer as Fact is on the Mother of the Blues, Ma Rainey. We'll be talking about the blues and Black identity in the Great Migration, the new Netflix film Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and a possible lesbian orgy.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 3968 104 full A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-2-freddys-revenge-1607983960/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-2-freddys-revenge-1607983960/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2020 09:12:40 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/778db75b-3090-3c96-bc3b-f1fd4f2cbe95 Today's episode is on the 1985 slasher film A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge. Join us as we discuss the slasher genre's complicated depictions of gender, finger knife fellatio, and what a better, gayer draft of the script might have looked like.

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]]> Today's episode is on the 1985 slasher film A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge. Join us as we discuss the slasher genre's complicated depictions of gender, finger knife fellatio, and what a better, gayer draft of the script might have looked like.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 3700 103 full Yoshiko Kawashima Yoshiko Kawashima https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/yoshiko-kawashima/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/yoshiko-kawashima/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2020 10:05:32 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/07c3d4f4-8379-33dd-b8d3-9dbe32f4de74 Welcome to the first episode of Queer As Fact season 6!

Today’s episode is on Yoshiko Kawashima, a queer Chinese-Japanese spy and public figure. Join us for rituals to commemorate queer life milestones, smuggling an ex-Empress in the boot of a car, and no less than four pet monkeys.

NOTE: This episode contains a brief discussion of sexual assault from 24:30 - 27:10.

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]]> Welcome to the first episode of Queer As Fact season 6!

Today’s episode is on Yoshiko Kawashima, a queer Chinese-Japanese spy and public figure. Join us for rituals to commemorate queer life milestones, smuggling an ex-Empress in the boot of a car, and no less than four pet monkeys.

NOTE: This episode contains a brief discussion of sexual assault from 24:30 - 27:10.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 4870 102 full Interview with emily m danforth Interview with emily m danforth https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/interview-with-emily-m-danforth/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/interview-with-emily-m-danforth/#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2020 11:30:00 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/36dade4a-98b0-32f7-b057-779f1ef697f8 In today's bonus episode, Alice and Irene interview author emily m danforth, the author of queer YA novel The Miseducation of Cameron Post about her new book, Plain Bad Heroines. Tune in to hear us discuss uncovering our hidden histories, Emily's experiences researching and writing queer historical fiction, and openly bisexual early 20th century writer Mary MacLane.

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]]> In today's bonus episode, Alice and Irene interview author emily m danforth, the author of queer YA novel The Miseducation of Cameron Post about her new book, Plain Bad Heroines. Tune in to hear us discuss uncovering our hidden histories, Emily's experiences researching and writing queer historical fiction, and openly bisexual early 20th century writer Mary MacLane.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 2013 101 full 100th Episode: Q&A 100th Episode: Q&A https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/100th-episode-qa/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/100th-episode-qa/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2020 09:39:43 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/79631d55-4419-31eb-86ea-186a1bfb8aff To celebrate 100 episodes of Queer as Fact, we asked our listeners to submit questions, and now we have answers! 

Join the whole Queer as Fact Qrew for answers to questions like how we got started as a podcast, our thought process when dealing with the pronouns of historical figures and, perhaps most importantly, whether Patroclus was a pineapple on pizza kinda guy. 

Look out for another bonus episode coming soon, and Season 6 starting on December 1st!

Please note the following content warnings for this Q&A: Discussions of homophobia and transphobia including misgendering and deadnaming, as well as mentions of alcohol and intoxication. 

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]]> To celebrate 100 episodes of Queer as Fact, we asked our listeners to submit questions, and now we have answers! 

Join the whole Queer as Fact Qrew for answers to questions like how we got started as a podcast, our thought process when dealing with the pronouns of historical figures and, perhaps most importantly, whether Patroclus was a pineapple on pizza kinda guy. 

Look out for another bonus episode coming soon, and Season 6 starting on December 1st!

Please note the following content warnings for this Q&A: Discussions of homophobia and transphobia including misgendering and deadnaming, as well as mentions of alcohol and intoxication. 

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 2987 100 full Paris is Burning Paris is Burning https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/paris-is-burning-1602719210/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/paris-is-burning-1602719210/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:46:50 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/026f38d9-6d96-38df-822c-26a993a2550a Check out our website, where you can find out everything there is to know about Queer as Fact, including source posts for each episode of our current season.

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]]> Paris is Burning. Join us as we explore the creation, critical response and legacy of the film, featuring cameos from Madonna and Ru Paul. Stick around until the end for an exciting announcement about our upcoming 100th episode!  

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 3682 99 full Kapaemahu Kapaemahu https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/kapaemahu/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/kapaemahu/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2020 10:30:00 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/5144e364-a61b-36f3-a9eb-a5c2623142ac In today's episode, we discuss Kapaemahu, a Hawai'ian sacred site commemorating four non-binary individuals. Join us to learn about gender in Kānaka Maoli culture, how the story of these stones has survived four centuries, and the logistical difficulties of moving large rocks.

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Note: We apologise for the sound quality issues on Eli's microphone in this episode.

]]> In today's episode, we discuss Kapaemahu, a Hawai'ian sacred site commemorating four non-binary individuals. Join us to learn about gender in Kānaka Maoli culture, how the story of these stones has survived four centuries, and the logistical difficulties of moving large rocks.

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Note: We apologise for the sound quality issues on Eli's microphone in this episode.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4654 98 full Roberta Cowell Roberta Cowell https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/roberta-cowell/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/roberta-cowell/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2020 07:54:05 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/53b3dbc0-2ad1-3875-9968-8d1caa9e8ece Today's episode is on transgender pioneer, Roberta Cowell. We'll be covering everything from her career as a race-car driver and her time flying Spitfires in WWII, to her battle to access medical transition in the 1950s and the complexities on how she presented her story to the public.

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]]> Today's episode is on transgender pioneer, Roberta Cowell. We'll be covering everything from her career as a race-car driver and her time flying Spitfires in WWII, to her battle to access medical transition in the 1950s and the complexities on how she presented her story to the public.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 5062 97 full Gladys Bentley Gladys Bentley https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/gladys-bentley/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/gladys-bentley/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2020 10:00:00 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/ab9eff40-b0e3-346b-9a99-30b7e4367136 Today's episode is on American blues singer Gladys Bentley. Join us for our first venture into the Harlem Renaissance, where you'll find eight hour piano marathons, explicitly queer lyrics, and legally recognised weddings between women.

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]]> Today's episode is on American blues singer Gladys Bentley. Join us for our first venture into the Harlem Renaissance, where you'll find eight hour piano marathons, explicitly queer lyrics, and legally recognised weddings between women.

Check out our website, where you can find out everything there is to know about Queer as Fact, including source posts for each episode of our current season.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 4291 96 full Achilles and Patroclus in Modern Media Achilles and Patroclus in Modern Media https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/achilles-and-patroclus-in-modern-media/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/achilles-and-patroclus-in-modern-media/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2020 10:20:03 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/e8462a16-97a1-3bca-9d37-9626745a583e Today's Queer as Fiction episode is a follow-up to our episode from earlier this season talking about the mythological figures, Achilles and Patroclus. 

This time, we're here to talk about modern depictions of the pairing. Join us as we compare and contrast Wolfgang Petersen's 2004 film Troy, Madeline Miller's 2011 novel The Song of Achilles, and the 2018 BBC mini-series Troy: Fall of a City. 

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]]> Today's Queer as Fiction episode is a follow-up to our episode from earlier this season talking about the mythological figures, Achilles and Patroclus. 

This time, we're here to talk about modern depictions of the pairing. Join us as we compare and contrast Wolfgang Petersen's 2004 film Troy, Madeline Miller's 2011 novel The Song of Achilles, and the 2018 BBC mini-series Troy: Fall of a City. 

Check out our website, where you can find out everything there is to know about Queer as Fact, including source posts for each episode of our current season.

If you enjoy this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 5474 95 full The Old Guard The Old Guard https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-old-guard-1596240246/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-old-guard-1596240246/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2020 10:04:06 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/c075609d-5b4e-316a-93d8-041e123f1ac9 Today's Queer as Fiction episode is not on modern adaptations of the Iliad, but it does still feature a character named Andromache!

 

Join us as we discuss the recently released Netflix film, The Old Guard, from its refreshingly upfront gay representation to the promise of an even gayer sequel.

 

Check out our website, where you can find out everything there is to know about Queer as Fact, including source posts for each episode of our current season.

If you enjoy this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook.

]]> Today's Queer as Fiction episode is not on modern adaptations of the Iliad, but it does still feature a character named Andromache!

 

Join us as we discuss the recently released Netflix film, The Old Guard, from its refreshingly upfront gay representation to the promise of an even gayer sequel.

 

Check out our website, where you can find out everything there is to know about Queer as Fact, including source posts for each episode of our current season.

If you enjoy this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 2503 94 full Audre Lorde Audre Lorde https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/audre-lorde-1594730943/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/audre-lorde-1594730943/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2020 08:00:00 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/d0dd1b48-3871-5c7c-90c8-534e72eac128 Today’s episode is about Audre Lorde, in her own words, “black, lesbian, mother, warrior poet”. Learn about Audre's travels from Mexico to Benin, how she navigated her multifaceted identity over her lifetime, and the names of not one but two queer pets!

 

Check out our new website, where you can find out everything there is to know about Queer as Fact, including source posts for each episode of our current season.

If you enjoy this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook.

 

Note: We apologise for the sound quality issues on Eli's microphone in this episode.

]]> Today’s episode is about Audre Lorde, in her own words, “black, lesbian, mother, warrior poet”. Learn about Audre's travels from Mexico to Benin, how she navigated her multifaceted identity over her lifetime, and the names of not one but two queer pets!

 

Check out our new website, where you can find out everything there is to know about Queer as Fact, including source posts for each episode of our current season.

If you enjoy this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook.

 

Note: We apologise for the sound quality issues on Eli's microphone in this episode.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 6559 93 full Achilles and Patroclus Achilles and Patroclus https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/achilles-and-patroclus/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/achilles-and-patroclus/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2020 09:30:36 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/6c316d41-fb61-52c6-95ea-ffe317486dea Today's episode deals with the Ancient Greek mythological figures Achilles and Patroclus.

Join us as we unravel two and a half thousand years of scholarship, compare the Trojan War with the Vietnam War and discuss whether one word can change the whole meaning of a text. 

Check out our new website, where you can find out everything there is to know about Queer as Fact, including source posts for each episode of our current season.

If you enjoy this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook.

]]> Today's episode deals with the Ancient Greek mythological figures Achilles and Patroclus.

Join us as we unravel two and a half thousand years of scholarship, compare the Trojan War with the Vietnam War and discuss whether one word can change the whole meaning of a text. 

Check out our new website, where you can find out everything there is to know about Queer as Fact, including source posts for each episode of our current season.

If you enjoy this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3939 92 full Wonder Woman (1941-1948) Wonder Woman (1941-1948) https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/wonder-woman-1941-1948/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/wonder-woman-1941-1948/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2020 10:44:29 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/d5248b8a-1e23-54d0-b065-fdf95d267e2f Welcome to the first Queer as Fiction episode for Season 5! 

Today we'll be talking about the DC comics superhero, Wonder Woman. 

Join us for a wide-ranging discussion covering everything from the suffragist movement to kinky sorority party rituals and find out exactly how a disgraced Harvard professor came to be writing a comic book that he described as "psychological propaganda for the new type of woman who, I believe, should rule the world.”

This episode includes references to a series of images from the Wonder Woman comics. You can find the source post for this episode, which contains these images, on our new website.

Please note there are a couple of content warnings we failed to include in our recording:

This episode includes period-typical misogyny and descriptions of a hunger strike. 

If you enjoy this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook.

Image Source: Ms. Magazine, 1972.

]]> Welcome to the first Queer as Fiction episode for Season 5! 

Today we'll be talking about the DC comics superhero, Wonder Woman. 

Join us for a wide-ranging discussion covering everything from the suffragist movement to kinky sorority party rituals and find out exactly how a disgraced Harvard professor came to be writing a comic book that he described as "psychological propaganda for the new type of woman who, I believe, should rule the world.”

This episode includes references to a series of images from the Wonder Woman comics. You can find the source post for this episode, which contains these images, on our new website.

Please note there are a couple of content warnings we failed to include in our recording:

This episode includes period-typical misogyny and descriptions of a hunger strike. 

If you enjoy this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook.

Image Source: Ms. Magazine, 1972.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 5169 91 full A message for a listener A message for a listener https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/a-message-for-a-listener/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/a-message-for-a-listener/#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2020 23:04:25 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/5e6b4f80-85e3-5431-b332-35ed5f224841 This audio is a message for a listener who recently emailed us and is not an episode. We will be releasing an episode tomorrow as per our regular schedule.

The following hotlines are available to help LGBTQ+ young people in need of support. Please reach out to them if needed and know that you are valuable and loved. 

]]> This audio is a message for a listener who recently emailed us and is not an episode. We will be releasing an episode tomorrow as per our regular schedule.

The following hotlines are available to help LGBTQ+ young people in need of support. Please reach out to them if needed and know that you are valuable and loved. 

]]> Queer as Fact false No 216 90 full Frederick the Great Frederick the Great https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/frederick-the-great-1590891188/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/frederick-the-great-1590891188/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2020 07:48:26 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/a730fd03-615c-507f-9222-3dc1eb78090b We're kicking off Season 5 of Queer as Fact with our most-requested episode topic - 18th-century Prussian monarch Frederick the Great. Tune in to hear about Frederick's relationship with the philosopher Voltaire, more queer art than you can possibly have bargained for, and plenty of dogs.

We're also very excited to be launching our new website today!

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]]> We're kicking off Season 5 of Queer as Fact with our most-requested episode topic - 18th-century Prussian monarch Frederick the Great. Tune in to hear about Frederick's relationship with the philosopher Voltaire, more queer art than you can possibly have bargained for, and plenty of dogs.

We're also very excited to be launching our new website today!

If you enjoy this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4678 89 full Queer as Fact Blooper Reel Queer as Fact Blooper Reel https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/queer-as-fact-blooper-reel/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/queer-as-fact-blooper-reel/#comments Fri, 01 May 2020 08:03:30 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/eddb1942-8b2f-5c11-a5ce-95f28150f957 We all need some entertainment right now, so here's snapshot of what goes on behind-the-scenes on Queer as Fact, featuring hairy babies, impromptu singalongs, and live bees.

If you enjoy this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook.

Content warnings: this podcast includes swearing, and mentions of race riots, cannibalism, and harm to infants.

]]> We all need some entertainment right now, so here's snapshot of what goes on behind-the-scenes on Queer as Fact, featuring hairy babies, impromptu singalongs, and live bees.

If you enjoy this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook.

Content warnings: this podcast includes swearing, and mentions of race riots, cannibalism, and harm to infants.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 535 88 full Shah Hussayn Shah Hussayn https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/shah-hussayn/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/shah-hussayn/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2020 09:00:00 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/e9d841b7-7b30-55d1-affa-6a5d52edc247 Today's episode is on Sufi poet Shah Hussayn! Join us to hear a poetic description of sex, discover how to memorise the Quran effortlessly, and meet the most beautiful man in the Mughal Empire.

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]]> Today's episode is on Sufi poet Shah Hussayn! Join us to hear a poetic description of sex, discover how to memorise the Quran effortlessly, and meet the most beautiful man in the Mughal Empire.

If you enjoy this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4423 87 full Ruth Ellis Ruth Ellis https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/ruth-ellis/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/ruth-ellis/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2020 10:45:25 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/189d5dfe-67a9-5a30-9d57-daea7bf9919f In today's episode, we're talking about lesbian centenarian Ruth Ellis! Ruth's life spanned three centuries, and features loud sex, dating at 99, and 101 years of proud lesbianism.

Sources

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]]> In today's episode, we're talking about lesbian centenarian Ruth Ellis! Ruth's life spanned three centuries, and features loud sex, dating at 99, and 101 years of proud lesbianism.

Sources

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 3253 86 full Samuel Steward Samuel Steward https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/samuel-steward/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/samuel-steward/#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2020 16:24:57 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/4da84788-a06d-55f0-90bc-e176d4f9d517 Today's episode is on Samuel Steward, the English professor turned tattoo artist and sex researcher. Join us to learn about Sam's collaborations with sexologist Alfred Kinsey, what it's like to tattoo the Hells Angels, and a questionable substitute for egg.  

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]]> Today's episode is on Samuel Steward, the English professor turned tattoo artist and sex researcher. Join us to learn about Sam's collaborations with sexologist Alfred Kinsey, what it's like to tattoo the Hells Angels, and a questionable substitute for egg.  

If you enjoy this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4780 85 full Alice Anderson Alice Anderson https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/alice-anderson/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/alice-anderson/#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2020 21:54:26 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/cbed6671-f223-51c7-8186-86831e0a5ff5 Today's episode is on Alice Anderson, the owner of the first all-female garage in Australia. Join us for cross-country adventures, daring cliff-top driving, and an ingenious way of keeping your soup hot.

Sources

]]> Today's episode is on Alice Anderson, the owner of the first all-female garage in Australia. Join us for cross-country adventures, daring cliff-top driving, and an ingenious way of keeping your soup hot.

Sources

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4743 1 84 full Madchen in Uniform Madchen in Uniform https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/madchen-in-uniform/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/madchen-in-uniform/#comments Sat, 15 Feb 2020 10:24:11 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/90a56775-6fa3-5aa6-89a7-75f4123e070f Today's episode of Queer as Fiction dives into the 1931 German film, Madchen in Uniform. Join us for a discussion of young women getting drunk off one cup of punch, performing male roles in plays and dealing with the looming threat of authoritarianism. 

]]> Today's episode of Queer as Fiction dives into the 1931 German film, Madchen in Uniform. Join us for a discussion of young women getting drunk off one cup of punch, performing male roles in plays and dealing with the looming threat of authoritarianism. 

]]> Queer as Fact false No 2953 83 full Tell It To The Bees Tell It To The Bees https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/tell-it-to-the-bees/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/tell-it-to-the-bees/#comments Sat, 01 Feb 2020 11:58:54 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/9b01296c-6e03-5f36-af5b-50cc2e3696b7 This week's Queer as Fiction episode talks about the 2019 film and 2009 novel Tell It To The Bees. Tune in for discussions of lesbian romance in post-World War II Scotland, bee-wrangling and the realism of attack bees, and unreliable narrators. 

If you've enjoyed this episode, please follow us on Tumblr, Twitter and Facebook as Queer as Fact, and if you'd like to support us financially you can do so via our Redbubble store or our Patreon.

Note: There is a bit more background noise than normal in this episode, for which we apologise.

]]> This week's Queer as Fiction episode talks about the 2019 film and 2009 novel Tell It To The Bees. Tune in for discussions of lesbian romance in post-World War II Scotland, bee-wrangling and the realism of attack bees, and unreliable narrators. 

If you've enjoyed this episode, please follow us on Tumblr, Twitter and Facebook as Queer as Fact, and if you'd like to support us financially you can do so via our Redbubble store or our Patreon.

Note: There is a bit more background noise than normal in this episode, for which we apologise.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 2695 82 full Albanian Sworn Virgins Albanian Sworn Virgins https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/albanian-sworn-virgins/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/albanian-sworn-virgins/#comments Wed, 15 Jan 2020 11:33:57 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/7c5c6397-f1f9-5ee1-9374-afaee8fc9553 In today's episode, we will be talking about Albanian sworn virgins, a traditional Albanian custom that allowed someone assigned female at birth to assume a male gender role by taking a vow of chastity. Tune in to learn how sworn virgins live as men with the respect of their communities, as well as meeting a few rogue Franciscan missionaries and nuns with guns.

We also have an announcement at the start of the episode featuring a special guest! Alexandra Amerides is an operatic contralto & androgyne working with Gertrude Opera to bring acclaimed modern trans opera As One to life right here in our home city of Melbourne. Listen in for not only discounted tickets but also an opportunity to participate in a video call with the creators of the most produced modern opera in America. 

Please follow us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook as Queer as Fact! If you'd like to support the podcast financially, check out our Patreon or our Redbubble store if you'd like merchandise with our logo on it! 

Photo: Jill Peters, 2013.

]]> In today's episode, we will be talking about Albanian sworn virgins, a traditional Albanian custom that allowed someone assigned female at birth to assume a male gender role by taking a vow of chastity. Tune in to learn how sworn virgins live as men with the respect of their communities, as well as meeting a few rogue Franciscan missionaries and nuns with guns.

We also have an announcement at the start of the episode featuring a special guest! Alexandra Amerides is an operatic contralto & androgyne working with Gertrude Opera to bring acclaimed modern trans opera As One to life right here in our home city of Melbourne. Listen in for not only discounted tickets but also an opportunity to participate in a video call with the creators of the most produced modern opera in America. 

Please follow us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook as Queer as Fact! If you'd like to support the podcast financially, check out our Patreon or our Redbubble store if you'd like merchandise with our logo on it! 

Photo: Jill Peters, 2013.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 5080 81 full Sally Ride Sally Ride https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/sally-ride/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/sally-ride/#comments Wed, 01 Jan 2020 11:00:00 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/b8107035-4174-5b58-bacf-2d1cd1b9a0e3 Today's episode is on Sally Ride, the first American woman in space! Join us for the space race, catching jellybeans in zero gravity, and how Sally's lifelong partner Tam is carrying on her legacy.

Extra thanks to Eli for putting this together at the last minute while Jason was unwell.

]]> Today's episode is on Sally Ride, the first American woman in space! Join us for the space race, catching jellybeans in zero gravity, and how Sally's lifelong partner Tam is carrying on her legacy.

Extra thanks to Eli for putting this together at the last minute while Jason was unwell.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4044 80 full Njinga of Ndongo Njinga of Ndongo https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/njinga-of-ndongo/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/njinga-of-ndongo/#comments Sun, 15 Dec 2019 11:00:00 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/njinga-of-ndongo-1732a6dcd66446f9d1edde5591c02198 Today, we bring you Queer As Fact's first African episode! Njinga ruled the nations of Ndongo and Matamba during the 17th century; was described by Portuguese colonists as "the most powerful adversary that has ever existed in Africa"; and is viewed as hero in modern-day Angola.

Source list available here

]]> Today, we bring you Queer As Fact's first African episode! Njinga ruled the nations of Ndongo and Matamba during the 17th century; was described by Portuguese colonists as "the most powerful adversary that has ever existed in Africa"; and is viewed as hero in modern-day Angola.

Source list available here

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4632 79 full Harry Allen Harry Allen https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/harry-allen/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/harry-allen/#comments Sun, 01 Dec 2019 10:39:41 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/harry-allen-c9088ccecb0b574226a1c00f51638681 Welcome back to Season 4 of Queer as Fact! Today we're talking about Harry Allen, a trans man who was the subject of a sensational newspaper campaign in early 20th century Seattle. Join us to hear about biting cops, flaming neckties, and the parallels between Harry's life and issues faced by modern trans youth.

If you enjoy this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook.

 

]]> Welcome back to Season 4 of Queer as Fact! Today we're talking about Harry Allen, a trans man who was the subject of a sensational newspaper campaign in early 20th century Seattle. Join us to hear about biting cops, flaming neckties, and the parallels between Harry's life and issues faced by modern trans youth.

If you enjoy this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook.

 

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3984 78 full We'wha We'wha https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/wewha/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/wewha/#comments Tue, 15 Oct 2019 10:05:37 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/wewha-593f09f5c6f74103968b66cf75ecb93c In celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day, today's episode is on the 19th-century Zuni craftsperson and ambassador, We'wha. Join us as we discuss We'wha's lhamana gender, their meeting with President Grover Cleveland, and how they single-handedly forced 27 US soldiers into retreat.

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]]> In celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day, today's episode is on the 19th-century Zuni craftsperson and ambassador, We'wha. Join us as we discuss We'wha's lhamana gender, their meeting with President Grover Cleveland, and how they single-handedly forced 27 US soldiers into retreat.

If you enjoy this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4675 77 full The Chevalière d'Éon: Part 2 The Chevalière d'Éon: Part 2 https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-chevaliere-deon-part-2/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-chevaliere-deon-part-2/#comments Tue, 01 Oct 2019 10:31:52 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/the-chevaliere-deon-part-2-fefb5555ed28ce6bf1dd10a448fcbb54 Today we bring you the second half of our discussion on the 18th century French spy, the Chevalière d'Éon. Join us to hear about a narrow escape from the French Revolution, queer takes on Christian theology, and how to do better trans history. 

If you enjoy this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook.

]]> Today we bring you the second half of our discussion on the 18th century French spy, the Chevalière d'Éon. Join us to hear about a narrow escape from the French Revolution, queer takes on Christian theology, and how to do better trans history. 

If you enjoy this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4188 76 full The Chevalière d'Éon: Part 1 The Chevalière d'Éon: Part 1 https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-chevaliere-deon-part-1/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-chevaliere-deon-part-1/#comments Sun, 15 Sep 2019 11:09:36 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/the-chevaliere-deon-part-1-aa996226f3e9a8cc06dbef376ee08454 Today's episode is the first part of our discussion on the 18th century French spy the Chevalière d'Éon. Join us as we discuss their complicated relationship with gender, how not to invade England, and the absolute limit of how much wine the French government will pay for.

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]]> Today's episode is the first part of our discussion on the 18th century French spy the Chevalière d'Éon. Join us as we discuss their complicated relationship with gender, how not to invade England, and the absolute limit of how much wine the French government will pay for.

If you enjoy this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook.

 

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4732 75 full The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-adventures-of-priscilla-queen-of-the-desert-1994-1567296088/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-adventures-of-priscilla-queen-of-the-desert-1994-1567296088/#comments Sun, 01 Sep 2019 10:01:28 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/the-adventures-of-priscilla-queen-of-the-desert-1994-1567296088-4db8c36fd0947946bcb181913cf2e732 Today we have our final Queer as Fiction episode for the season, as Jason and Eli talk about Stephan Elliott's 1994 roadtrip comedy 'The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'. Join us for a discussion about magic buses, friends of varying quality and depictions of race in Australian cinema. 

If you enjoy this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook.

]]> Today we have our final Queer as Fiction episode for the season, as Jason and Eli talk about Stephan Elliott's 1994 roadtrip comedy 'The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'. Join us for a discussion about magic buses, friends of varying quality and depictions of race in Australian cinema. 

If you enjoy this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3726 74 full Golden Orchid Societies Golden Orchid Societies https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/golden-orchid-societies/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/golden-orchid-societies/#comments Thu, 15 Aug 2019 08:43:45 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/golden-orchid-societies-2fe51e631c61991471de2121b34d598f Today's episode is on Golden Orchid Societies in southern China. Listen to learn about how mulberries led to female independence, marriage resistance in the Pearl River Delta, and how to propose to your girlfriend using peanut candy.

 

Image: Liang Jieyun, 85, and Huang Li-e, 90, two of the last surviving Golden Orchid sisters 

]]> Today's episode is on Golden Orchid Societies in southern China. Listen to learn about how mulberries led to female independence, marriage resistance in the Pearl River Delta, and how to propose to your girlfriend using peanut candy.

 

Image: Liang Jieyun, 85, and Huang Li-e, 90, two of the last surviving Golden Orchid sisters 

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4419 73 full The Epic of Gilgamesh The Epic of Gilgamesh https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-epic-of-gilgamesh-1564576361/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-epic-of-gilgamesh-1564576361/#comments Thu, 01 Aug 2019 10:00:00 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/the-epic-of-gilgamesh-1564576361-1a1a383306bb692f4c88e826c90b4f44 Today Queer as Fiction dives deep into the past as we discuss the Mesopotamian poem, the Epic of Gilgamesh. Join us for a riveting discussion featuring ancient gods, axe-based sexual metaphors and research findings so good they make you take your clothes off.

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]]> Today Queer as Fiction dives deep into the past as we discuss the Mesopotamian poem, the Epic of Gilgamesh. Join us for a riveting discussion featuring ancient gods, axe-based sexual metaphors and research findings so good they make you take your clothes off.

Image Source: http://tiny.cc/qy6iaz

]]> Queer as Fact false No 2844 72 full Emperor Nero Emperor Nero https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/emperor-nero/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/emperor-nero/#comments Mon, 15 Jul 2019 12:59:05 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/emperor-nero-246b3f53e2dad17e9bbfd204392ab16a In today's episode, we're continuing our Roman emperors series with Nero. Get five emperors for the price of one as we come to the end of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and start the tumultuous Year of the Four Emperors! Featuring a suspicious fire, terrible jam sessions, and at least two same sex weddings.

]]> In today's episode, we're continuing our Roman emperors series with Nero. Get five emperors for the price of one as we come to the end of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and start the tumultuous Year of the Four Emperors! Featuring a suspicious fire, terrible jam sessions, and at least two same sex weddings.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 5408 71 full Christina of Sweden Christina of Sweden https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/christina-of-sweden/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/christina-of-sweden/#comments Mon, 01 Jul 2019 11:51:38 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/christina-of-sweden-3fabe8db5c445b1a2ca865ca8d91e2ce 17th-century monarch Christina of Sweden's sexuality and gender has been a topic of debate for close to four centuries. Tune in to learn more, along with coded love letters, political intrigue, and what to put on your CV to become a European king.

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If you enjoy this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook.

]]> 17th-century monarch Christina of Sweden's sexuality and gender has been a topic of debate for close to four centuries. Tune in to learn more, along with coded love letters, political intrigue, and what to put on your CV to become a European king.

Sources

If you enjoy this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 5146 70 full Stonewall in the Media Stonewall in the Media https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/stonewall-in-the-media/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/stonewall-in-the-media/#comments Sat, 22 Jun 2019 10:00:00 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/stonewall-in-the-media-2552a319c66157f5f99c3a1ed01c271b Today's episode is on depictions of the 1969 Stonewall Riots in the media. Join us as we discuss Roland Emmerich's 2015 film, Crissle West's 2016 Drunk History segment, and how we choose to frame our stories. 

If you enjoy this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook. 

]]> Today's episode is on depictions of the 1969 Stonewall Riots in the media. Join us as we discuss Roland Emmerich's 2015 film, Crissle West's 2016 Drunk History segment, and how we choose to frame our stories. 

If you enjoy this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook. 

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3439 69 full The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-sydney-gay-and-lesbian-mardi-gras/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-sydney-gay-and-lesbian-mardi-gras/#comments Sat, 15 Jun 2019 10:00:00 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/the-sydney-gay-and-lesbian-mardi-gras-e637891cf82d7afb8fa1363cc0a40d06 The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras began as a commemoration of the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, and has blossomed into the biggest queer festival in Australia. This episode will discuss the origins of the event, and some of the issues which have coloured its history. Tune in to learn about the Australian Dykes on Bikes, what may be the world's most in-demand archive, and host Eli's favourite ever Mardi Gras parade float!

(NOTE: There is a graphic description of police violence in this episode which goes from 14:00 to 17:35, with the worst part from 16:00-16:40.)

]]> The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras began as a commemoration of the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, and has blossomed into the biggest queer festival in Australia. This episode will discuss the origins of the event, and some of the issues which have coloured its history. Tune in to learn about the Australian Dykes on Bikes, what may be the world's most in-demand archive, and host Eli's favourite ever Mardi Gras parade float!

(NOTE: There is a graphic description of police violence in this episode which goes from 14:00 to 17:35, with the worst part from 16:00-16:40.)

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4140 68 full Gilbert Baker and the Rainbow Flag Gilbert Baker and the Rainbow Flag https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/gilbert-baker-and-the-rainbow-flag/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/gilbert-baker-and-the-rainbow-flag/#comments Sat, 08 Jun 2019 11:53:39 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/gilbert-baker-and-the-rainbow-flag-41c1dd909d8e759f4a69b7ce1cff9d58 The rainbow flag is the most recognisable symbol of queer pride and community. Listen to the second of our Pride Month episodes to learn about the origins of the flag and the life of its designer, self-described “gay Betsy Ross”, Gilbert Baker.

If you enjoy this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook. 

]]> The rainbow flag is the most recognisable symbol of queer pride and community. Listen to the second of our Pride Month episodes to learn about the origins of the flag and the life of its designer, self-described “gay Betsy Ross”, Gilbert Baker.

If you enjoy this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook. 

]]> Queer as Fact false No 1578 67 full Stonewall Stonewall https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/stonewall-1559352775/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/stonewall-1559352775/#comments Sat, 01 Jun 2019 11:32:55 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/stonewall-1559352775-3503cde0d166ff17eb8b6d81edb927ca In honour of the 50th anniversary this month, we're covering New York's 1969 Stonewall Riots. Tune in for a story of queer resistance, featuring chorus lines, Molotov cocktails, and the birth of the modern gay rights movement.

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]]> In honour of the 50th anniversary this month, we're covering New York's 1969 Stonewall Riots. Tune in for a story of queer resistance, featuring chorus lines, Molotov cocktails, and the birth of the modern gay rights movement.

Sources

]]> Queer as Fact false No 6681 66 full Hear ye, hear ye! Hear ye, hear ye! https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/hear-ye-hear-ye/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/hear-ye-hear-ye/#comments Sun, 26 May 2019 12:39:22 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/hear-ye-hear-ye-8da805637acb426b409dd4cbad36dbbf Season 3 of Queer as Fact will be starting on June 1st! Listen to this announcement episode to learn about the special content we'll be bringing out to celebrate Pride Month, new and exciting ways to support the podcast, and the winner of our book giveaway!

Visit our Patreon to learn about the rewards we're offering or visit our Redbubble to check out new Queer as Fact merch!

 

]]> Season 3 of Queer as Fact will be starting on June 1st! Listen to this announcement episode to learn about the special content we'll be bringing out to celebrate Pride Month, new and exciting ways to support the podcast, and the winner of our book giveaway!

Visit our Patreon to learn about the rewards we're offering or visit our Redbubble to check out new Queer as Fact merch!

 

]]> Queer as Fact false No 299 65 full Chavela Vargas Chavela Vargas https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/chavela-vargas/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/chavela-vargas/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2019 08:05:25 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/chavela-vargas-321120838af1b8fb1f2d4929b3f5d320 Today's episode is on Mexican singer Chavela Vargas. Listen to learn about her influence over the traditional Mexican music scene, her relationship with the famous artist Frida Kahlo and how it's never too late to start an international music career.

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]]> Today's episode is on Mexican singer Chavela Vargas. Listen to learn about her influence over the traditional Mexican music scene, her relationship with the famous artist Frida Kahlo and how it's never too late to start an international music career.

Sources

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4054 64 full Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/game-of-thrones-1554073808/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/game-of-thrones-1554073808/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:10:08 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/game-of-thrones-1554073808-72401680f4b3291e4eb938c0083f4ac9 Today's episode is on George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and its TV adaptation Game of Thrones. Listen in as we discuss how queer representation changed from page to screen, the ways medieval fantasy interprets historical reality, and what the deal is with that shaving scene anyway...

Please note that this episode contains swearing, mentions of sex, sex work, sexual violence and rape, slavery, incest, pedophilia, and suicide. Future episodes will contain recorded content warnings as per usual.

]]> Today's episode is on George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and its TV adaptation Game of Thrones. Listen in as we discuss how queer representation changed from page to screen, the ways medieval fantasy interprets historical reality, and what the deal is with that shaving scene anyway...

Please note that this episode contains swearing, mentions of sex, sex work, sexual violence and rape, slavery, incest, pedophilia, and suicide. Future episodes will contain recorded content warnings as per usual.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4933 63 full Marsha P Johnson Marsha P Johnson https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/marsha-p-johnson/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/marsha-p-johnson/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2019 11:00:00 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/marsha-p-johnson-0c7727c8931398b41a42e272aeb2e342 Today, we're talking about the life of Marsha P Johnson, a trans activist most famous for her involvement in the Stonewall Riots. We touch on topics including STAR, an organisation supporting homeless queer youth which Marsha co-founded, the possibility that Marsha was asexual, and what queer fashion looked like in the 1960s!

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]]> Today, we're talking about the life of Marsha P Johnson, a trans activist most famous for her involvement in the Stonewall Riots. We touch on topics including STAR, an organisation supporting homeless queer youth which Marsha co-founded, the possibility that Marsha was asexual, and what queer fashion looked like in the 1960s!

Sources

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4593 62 full Fanny Park and Stella Boulton Fanny Park and Stella Boulton https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/fanny-park-and-stella-boulton/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/fanny-park-and-stella-boulton/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2019 10:00:00 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/fanny-park-and-stella-boulton-b0024ee60b9e3191e884dd369d81b143 Today we are talking about Fanny Park and Stella Boulton, two transfeminine people who were the subject of a sensational trial in Victorian England. Tune in to hear about drag balls, whether pornography counts as an academic source, and the intersection of trans and gay history.

]]> Today we are talking about Fanny Park and Stella Boulton, two transfeminine people who were the subject of a sensational trial in Victorian England. Tune in to hear about drag balls, whether pornography counts as an academic source, and the intersection of trans and gay history.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 5150 61 full The Handmaiden & Fingersmith The Handmaiden & Fingersmith https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-handmaiden-fingersmith/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-handmaiden-fingersmith/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2019 11:00:00 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/the-handmaiden-fingersmith-61b3b621988ff46bfc4a0476fd6dfa10 Today's episode of Queer as Fiction covers the 2002 novel Fingersmith, written by famed queer author Sarah Waters (three time nominee for the Man Booker prize), as well as its 2016 film adaptation The Handmaiden, directed by South Korean mastermind Park Chan-wook. Join us as we discuss the differences and similarities between 1930s Japanese-occupied Korea and Victorian England, depictions of lesbian sex and problematic cephalopods. 

]]> Today's episode of Queer as Fiction covers the 2002 novel Fingersmith, written by famed queer author Sarah Waters (three time nominee for the Man Booker prize), as well as its 2016 film adaptation The Handmaiden, directed by South Korean mastermind Park Chan-wook. Join us as we discuss the differences and similarities between 1930s Japanese-occupied Korea and Victorian England, depictions of lesbian sex and problematic cephalopods. 

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4157 1 60 full Stormé DeLarverie Stormé DeLarverie https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/storme-delarverie/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/storme-delarverie/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2019 11:00:00 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/storme-delarverie-85fa11134a28e41c26f92eb13a3bf161 Today's episode is on queer activist, drag performer, and gay superhero Stormé DeLarverie. Join us to hear your hosts discuss the history of drag performance, Stormé's short-lived career as a circus performer, and an obituary we can all aspire to.

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]]> Today's episode is on queer activist, drag performer, and gay superhero Stormé DeLarverie. Join us to hear your hosts discuss the history of drag performance, Stormé's short-lived career as a circus performer, and an obituary we can all aspire to.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 4001 59 full Julius Caesar Julius Caesar https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/julius-caesar-1547473345/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/julius-caesar-1547473345/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2019 11:00:00 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/julius-caesar-1547473345-cb9e26c80799db0e5e883fcb9a8158bd Today's episode is on Julius Caesar! Join us for a discussion of Caesar's dress sense, old men yelling at clouds, and our theories on what did happen in that bedroom in Bithynia two thousand years ago.

You can also check out our introduction to male sexuality in ancient Rome.

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]]> Today's episode is on Julius Caesar! Join us for a discussion of Caesar's dress sense, old men yelling at clouds, and our theories on what did happen in that bedroom in Bithynia two thousand years ago.

You can also check out our introduction to male sexuality in ancient Rome.

Sources

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3123 58 full Bohemian Rhapsody, Colette, and Vita & Virginia Bohemian Rhapsody, Colette, and Vita & Virginia https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/bohemian-rhapsody-colette-and-vita-virginia/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/bohemian-rhapsody-colette-and-vita-virginia/#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2019 10:00:00 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/bohemian-rhapsody-colette-and-vita-virginia-7e3c60424eb782834029db4da9ea21e9 Happy New Year! Today we bring you a very special episode of Queer as Fiction, covering not one, but three queer, historical films from 2018. Join us as we discuss depictions of mental illness in Vita & Virginia, trans representation in Colette, and historical accuracy in Bohemian Rhapsody.

Time-stamps for each film:

Vita & Virginia: 00:42

Colette: 20:00

Bohemian Rhapsody: 48:21

Note this episode contains one instance of mild swearing which snuck past our editing and isn't mentioned in the content warnings.

]]> Happy New Year! Today we bring you a very special episode of Queer as Fiction, covering not one, but three queer, historical films from 2018. Join us as we discuss depictions of mental illness in Vita & Virginia, trans representation in Colette, and historical accuracy in Bohemian Rhapsody.

Time-stamps for each film:

Vita & Virginia: 00:42

Colette: 20:00

Bohemian Rhapsody: 48:21

Note this episode contains one instance of mild swearing which snuck past our editing and isn't mentioned in the content warnings.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 5229 1 57 full Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/freddie-mercury/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/freddie-mercury/#comments Sat, 15 Dec 2018 11:52:20 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/freddie-mercury-09e4143312e67cfff7c628a18f28192f Today we are talking about the frontman of Queen, Freddie Mercury! Tune in to learn about Freddie’s college antics, his rise to fame, and his many, many cats.

December is AIDS Awareness Month, and Freddie lived with HIV for the last years of his life, dying in 1991 of AIDS-related illness. We encourage you check out these links for resources in the ongoing fight against AIDS:

The UN's 2018 World AIDS Day site, Know Your Status

The Mercury Phoenix Trust, founded by members of Queen in honour of Freddie

The International AIDS Society

]]> Today we are talking about the frontman of Queen, Freddie Mercury! Tune in to learn about Freddie’s college antics, his rise to fame, and his many, many cats.

December is AIDS Awareness Month, and Freddie lived with HIV for the last years of his life, dying in 1991 of AIDS-related illness. We encourage you check out these links for resources in the ongoing fight against AIDS:

The UN's 2018 World AIDS Day site, Know Your Status

The Mercury Phoenix Trust, founded by members of Queen in honour of Freddie

The International AIDS Society

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4616 56 full An announcement, some milk, and some whiskey... An announcement, some milk, and some whiskey... https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/announcement-1544440861/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/announcement-1544440861/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2018 09:49:56 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/announcement-1544440861-4fb11d78551c0eeefc6b485d27f19508 Back in October, we promised that if our episode on Oscar Wilde reached 2000 downloads, we would try milk punch - the drink Oscar and his fellow queer poet Walt Whitman shared when they met in 1882. Today, we bring you the fulfillment of that promise, as well as an announcement about what's coming up for Queer as Fact!

]]> Back in October, we promised that if our episode on Oscar Wilde reached 2000 downloads, we would try milk punch - the drink Oscar and his fellow queer poet Walt Whitman shared when they met in 1882. Today, we bring you the fulfillment of that promise, as well as an announcement about what's coming up for Queer as Fact!

]]> Queer as Fact false No 430 55 full Yona Wallach Yona Wallach https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/yona-wallach/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/yona-wallach/#comments Sat, 01 Dec 2018 12:26:37 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/yona-wallach-74f20f0f81ac31ba78b928dddb00f8cc We are back from our hiatus with an episode on the bisexual Israeli poet, Yona Wallach. Join us as we visit Tel Aviv's 1960s gay scene, learn about gender in Hebrew, and read some of Yona's most controversial poetry.

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]]> We are back from our hiatus with an episode on the bisexual Israeli poet, Yona Wallach. Join us as we visit Tel Aviv's 1960s gay scene, learn about gender in Hebrew, and read some of Yona's most controversial poetry.

Sources

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3655 54 full Oscar Wilde: Part 2 Oscar Wilde: Part 2 https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/oscar-wilde-part-2/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/oscar-wilde-part-2/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2018 10:00:00 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/oscar-wilde-part-2-f2af500571989936af4cbbc7c75d89e6 This is the second part of our two-part episode on Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde! We're talking about the latter half of Oscar's life, including the wittiest comedy in the English language, the tumultuous relationship between Oscar and Alfred Douglas, and Oscar's trial and imprisonment.

Listen to Part 1 here.

]]> This is the second part of our two-part episode on Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde! We're talking about the latter half of Oscar's life, including the wittiest comedy in the English language, the tumultuous relationship between Oscar and Alfred Douglas, and Oscar's trial and imprisonment.

Listen to Part 1 here.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4625 53 full Oscar Wilde: Part 1 Oscar Wilde: Part 1 https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/oscar-wilde-part-1/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/oscar-wilde-part-1/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2018 09:00:01 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/oscar-wilde-part-1-dea6693bb9f0be2e594079ffaa98e8d8 It's time for our much-anticipated episode on Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde! Today we're covering the first half of Oscar's life, from his birth in 1854 to the publication of his homoerotic novel The Picture of Dorian Gray in 1891. Tune in to hear about his rise to notoriety, his scandalous fashion choices, and whether he and Walt Whitman ever had sex.

]]> It's time for our much-anticipated episode on Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde! Today we're covering the first half of Oscar's life, from his birth in 1854 to the publication of his homoerotic novel The Picture of Dorian Gray in 1891. Tune in to hear about his rise to notoriety, his scandalous fashion choices, and whether he and Walt Whitman ever had sex.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4439 52 full Moche Sex Pots Moche Sex Pots https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/moche-sex-pots/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/moche-sex-pots/#comments Sat, 15 Sep 2018 10:00:00 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/moche-sex-pots-5e0ee562cbccbfe7cd8a397a81bce65d Today's episode is on the erotic pottery of the Moche people of 1st to 7th century Peru. Tune in for skeleton sex, dragging bad scholarship, and the possibility of a third gender in ancient Peru.

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[Image source: Janusz Z. Wołoszyn and Katarzyna Piwowar's "Sodomites, Siamese Twins, and Scholars: Same-Sex Relationships in Moche Art" in American Anthropologist, Vol. 117, No. 2 (2015), p.288]

]]> Today's episode is on the erotic pottery of the Moche people of 1st to 7th century Peru. Tune in for skeleton sex, dragging bad scholarship, and the possibility of a third gender in ancient Peru.

Sources

[Image source: Janusz Z. Wołoszyn and Katarzyna Piwowar's "Sodomites, Siamese Twins, and Scholars: Same-Sex Relationships in Moche Art" in American Anthropologist, Vol. 117, No. 2 (2015), p.288]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 2585 51 full Wú Zǎo Wú Zǎo https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/wu-z%c7%8eo/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/wu-z%c7%8eo/#comments Sat, 08 Sep 2018 11:11:12 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/wu-z%c7%8eo-91dbf2c1e0d96147fa5fb36bb414baf9 Today's episode is on the 19th-century Chinese poet and playwright Wú Zǎo. We'll be reading queer love poetry, talking about gender, and discussing the relatable experience of drinking wine while reading sad books.

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[Image: text from Wú Zǎo's play Qiáo Yǐng]

]]> Today's episode is on the 19th-century Chinese poet and playwright Wú Zǎo. We'll be reading queer love poetry, talking about gender, and discussing the relatable experience of drinking wine while reading sad books.

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[Image: text from Wú Zǎo's play Qiáo Yǐng]

]]> Queer as Fact false No 1756 50 full Billy Tipton Billy Tipton https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/billy-tipton/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/billy-tipton/#comments Sat, 01 Sep 2018 10:23:41 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/billy-tipton-75b6c9450aa0c070a7b7862b39d96dd8 Today's episode is on Billy Tipton, well-known jazz player and transgender man.  Tune in for a man who could play the piano and the saxophone simultaneously, a nude portrait featuring an erupting volcano, and more dogs than you could possibly wish for! 

]]> Today's episode is on Billy Tipton, well-known jazz player and transgender man.  Tune in for a man who could play the piano and the saxophone simultaneously, a nude portrait featuring an erupting volcano, and more dogs than you could possibly wish for! 

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4575 49 full The Color Purple (1982) The Color Purple (1982) https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-color-purple-1982/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-color-purple-1982/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2018 14:57:11 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/the-color-purple-1982-aba6e82785e2d1e290cedfc9eaeb72e6 Today's Queer as Fiction episode is on the famous 1982 epistolary novel by Alice Walker, The Color Purple. Join us for a discussion about intersectionality, what qualifies as good representation and the critical reaction to the novel since its publication. 

]]> Today's Queer as Fiction episode is on the famous 1982 epistolary novel by Alice Walker, The Color Purple. Join us for a discussion about intersectionality, what qualifies as good representation and the critical reaction to the novel since its publication. 

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3699 48 full William Dobell William Dobell https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/william-dobell/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/william-dobell/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2018 16:23:40 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/william-dobell-fcb9447a68ed971e7c6d02c44828db28 What does it take for a painting to ruin a friendship, initiate a court case, and change the Australian art world forever? Tune in to this episode on the Australian artist William Dobell and his controversial win of the 1943 Archibald Prize for portraiture to find out!

(Image: William Dobell, Self Portrait, 1932.)

]]> What does it take for a painting to ruin a friendship, initiate a court case, and change the Australian art world forever? Tune in to this episode on the Australian artist William Dobell and his controversial win of the 1943 Archibald Prize for portraiture to find out!

(Image: William Dobell, Self Portrait, 1932.)

]]> Queer as Fact false No 1480 47 full Queer as Fact meets History is Gay Queer as Fact meets History is Gay https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/queer-as-fact-meets-history-is-gay/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/queer-as-fact-meets-history-is-gay/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2018 10:29:11 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/queer-as-fact-meets-history-is-gay-ebf9194db4a05deabd7deb3dc64a9f4e This week we have our first ever collaborative episode, where we meet with our fellow queer history podcast History is Gay to compare queer slang in Australia and the USA. Join us as we talk about lavender linguistics, Gilette blades, and our favourite ways to say we're queer.

You can find History is Gay on Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter, and check out more of their episodes on their website, or wherever you find your podcasts.

]]> This week we have our first ever collaborative episode, where we meet with our fellow queer history podcast History is Gay to compare queer slang in Australia and the USA. Join us as we talk about lavender linguistics, Gilette blades, and our favourite ways to say we're queer.

You can find History is Gay on Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter, and check out more of their episodes on their website, or wherever you find your podcasts.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 5711 46 full Federico García Lorca Federico García Lorca https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/federico-garcia-lorca/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/federico-garcia-lorca/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2018 08:51:00 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/federico-garcia-lorca-f793ebb54c17fa31cb975bf6cb326c70 In this episode, we're talking about the early-20th-century Spanish poet and playwright, Federico García Lorca. Join us as we discuss Federico's relationship with Salvador Dalí, 19-year-old Jesus Christ's fights with his parents, and the mystery surrounding Federico's death.

]]> In this episode, we're talking about the early-20th-century Spanish poet and playwright, Federico García Lorca. Join us as we discuss Federico's relationship with Salvador Dalí, 19-year-old Jesus Christ's fights with his parents, and the mystery surrounding Federico's death.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3893 45 full Call Me By Your Name Call Me By Your Name https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/call-me-by-your-name-1532237168/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/call-me-by-your-name-1532237168/#comments Sun, 22 Jul 2018 15:26:08 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/call-me-by-your-name-1532237168-35f12b96e4216ffc4c84c3fc0087e419 Today's Queer as Fiction episode is on the 2007 novel and 2017 movie Call Me By Your Name. Join us as we chat about Jewish identity, whether or not this is really a gay movie after all and, of course, the controversial age gap.

Please note that this episode contains swearing in a quote - our apologies for not including it in the content warnings!

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]]> Today's Queer as Fiction episode is on the 2007 novel and 2017 movie Call Me By Your Name. Join us as we chat about Jewish identity, whether or not this is really a gay movie after all and, of course, the controversial age gap.

Please note that this episode contains swearing in a quote - our apologies for not including it in the content warnings!

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 3461 44 full Sister Rosetta Tharpe Sister Rosetta Tharpe https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/sister-rosetta-tharpe/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/sister-rosetta-tharpe/#comments Sun, 15 Jul 2018 11:35:22 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/sister-rosetta-tharpe-69eec53aff2f0865624813183ad18b08 Today's episode is on the godmother of rock and roll, gospel singer Rosetta Tharpe. Join us to learn about Rosetta's rise to fame, mad guitar skills, and the invention of everything from the tour bus to stadium rock.

Also, Queer As Fact has a sponsor! Have a listen to pick up a discount code for Sudio Sweden headphones. 

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]]> Today's episode is on the godmother of rock and roll, gospel singer Rosetta Tharpe. Join us to learn about Rosetta's rise to fame, mad guitar skills, and the invention of everything from the tour bus to stadium rock.

Also, Queer As Fact has a sponsor! Have a listen to pick up a discount code for Sudio Sweden headphones. 

Transcript available here

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 4060 43 full Pope Joan Pope Joan https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/pope-joan/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/pope-joan/#comments Sun, 08 Jul 2018 10:59:00 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/pope-joan-467c9306a84d4bb0a3e8e7cc50bb7212 Today's episode is on the story of Pope Joan, the 9th-century woman who disguised herself as a man and became pope. Tune in for popes, antipopes, medieval Catholic pageantry, and the truth about Pope Joan.

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(Image: Pope Joan in papal garb holding an infant in her arms. Engraving from Hartman Schedel's Chronica Universalis or Nuremberg Chronicle, published in 1493 by Anton Koberger. Via Wikimedia Commons.)

]]> Today's episode is on the story of Pope Joan, the 9th-century woman who disguised herself as a man and became pope. Tune in for popes, antipopes, medieval Catholic pageantry, and the truth about Pope Joan.

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(Image: Pope Joan in papal garb holding an infant in her arms. Engraving from Hartman Schedel's Chronica Universalis or Nuremberg Chronicle, published in 1493 by Anton Koberger. Via Wikimedia Commons.)

]]> Queer as Fact false No 1358 42 full Horace Walpole Horace Walpole https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/horace-walpole/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/horace-walpole/#comments Sun, 01 Jul 2018 11:50:52 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/horace-walpole-2042d1941f9c5ef1934d56d9b03a18a5 Today's episode is on Horace Walpole, 18th century man of letters and writer of the world's first gothic novel. This episode features a number of firsts for Queer As Fact, including our first possible asexual person, and the first Queer As Fact Historical Goth-Off!

 Transcript available here

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(Image: Portrait of Horace Walpole by Pierre Subleyras, via Wikimedia Commons)

]]> Today's episode is on Horace Walpole, 18th century man of letters and writer of the world's first gothic novel. This episode features a number of firsts for Queer As Fact, including our first possible asexual person, and the first Queer As Fact Historical Goth-Off!

 Transcript available here

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(Image: Portrait of Horace Walpole by Pierre Subleyras, via Wikimedia Commons)

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4911 41 full The Birdcage (1996) The Birdcage (1996) https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-birdcage-1996/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-birdcage-1996/#comments Fri, 22 Jun 2018 09:32:09 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/the-birdcage-1996-a5cad60040ebc5c6981807232525f2f2 For our second episode of Queer as Fiction, we'll be talking about Mike Nichols' 1996 comedy film 'The Birdcage'. Join us as we discuss gender performance, gay fatherhood and unnecessary sequels. 

]]> For our second episode of Queer as Fiction, we'll be talking about Mike Nichols' 1996 comedy film 'The Birdcage'. Join us as we discuss gender performance, gay fatherhood and unnecessary sequels. 

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3690 40 full Sofya Parnok Sofya Parnok https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/sofya-parnok/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/sofya-parnok/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2018 08:54:22 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/sofya-parnok-f357f14bbdbb4358c303e1f6d4332ec6 Today's episode is about the life of Sofya Parnok, an early 20th century Russian poet who wrote openly about her relationships with women, owned a pet monkey, and died surrounded by her loving girlfriends.

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]]> Today's episode is about the life of Sofya Parnok, an early 20th century Russian poet who wrote openly about her relationships with women, owned a pet monkey, and died surrounded by her loving girlfriends.

Transcript available here

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 4161 39 full Willem Arondeus Willem Arondeus https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/willem-arondeus/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/willem-arondeus/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2018 10:00:00 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/willem-arondeus-7562dd3980e86db87fabb621768b35fc Today's mini-episode is on Dutch World War II resistance fighter Willem Arondeus. Learn about his life as an artist, incredibly brave efforts to combat the Nazi regime and the origins of his famous last words.

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]]> Today's mini-episode is on Dutch World War II resistance fighter Willem Arondeus. Learn about his life as an artist, incredibly brave efforts to combat the Nazi regime and the origins of his famous last words.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 970 38 full Osh-Tisch Osh-Tisch https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/osh-tisch-1527820217/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/osh-tisch-1527820217/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2018 12:30:17 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/osh-tisch-1527820217-4671faf5299d416284227ca7b0a79ed3 Today we have our first episode on an Indigenous American two-spirit person - Crow warrior and craftsperson Osh-Tisch, whose batée gender was not only recognised but respected and supported by their community. Tune in to learn about the Crow understanding of gender, the best poker player in the region, and the Battle of the Rosebud, in which Osh-Tisch fought alongside the female warrior The Other Magpie and earnt the name Finds-Them-And-Kills-Them.

Transcript available here.

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]]> Today we have our first episode on an Indigenous American two-spirit person - Crow warrior and craftsperson Osh-Tisch, whose batée gender was not only recognised but respected and supported by their community. Tune in to learn about the Crow understanding of gender, the best poker player in the region, and the Battle of the Rosebud, in which Osh-Tisch fought alongside the female warrior The Other Magpie and earnt the name Finds-Them-And-Kills-Them.

Transcript available here.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 4142 37 full Sylvia Beach Sylvia Beach https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/sylvia-beach/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/sylvia-beach/#comments Tue, 22 May 2018 16:53:46 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/sylvia-beach-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Today's episode is on the publisher and bookseller Sylvia Beach. Learn about the delightful history of her bookshop, Shakespeare and Company, Sylvia's instrumental role in publishing James Joyce's Ulysses, and her fateful meeting with her long term partner Adrienne Monnier.

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]]> Today's episode is on the publisher and bookseller Sylvia Beach. Learn about the delightful history of her bookshop, Shakespeare and Company, Sylvia's instrumental role in publishing James Joyce's Ulysses, and her fateful meeting with her long term partner Adrienne Monnier.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 2140 36 full Male Sexuality in Ancient Rome Male Sexuality in Ancient Rome https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/male-sexuality-in-ancient-rome/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/male-sexuality-in-ancient-rome/#comments Tue, 15 May 2018 11:38:54 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/male-sexuality-in-ancient-rome-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Today's episode is on male sexuality in Ancient Rome! Listen on for ancient same sex marriages, dirty Latin poetry, and the wittiest retort you'll hear all week. Also: some weird facts about hyenas!

(Note: the image above is an 1827 sculpture by French artist Jean-Baptiste Roman on the theme of Ancient Roman sexuality. It's not a genuine Roman work.)

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]]> Today's episode is on male sexuality in Ancient Rome! Listen on for ancient same sex marriages, dirty Latin poetry, and the wittiest retort you'll hear all week. Also: some weird facts about hyenas!

(Note: the image above is an 1827 sculpture by French artist Jean-Baptiste Roman on the theme of Ancient Roman sexuality. It's not a genuine Roman work.)

Transcript available here

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 4138 35 full Bonus Episode with CAMP Magazine Bonus Episode with CAMP Magazine https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/bonus-episode-with-camp-magazine/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/bonus-episode-with-camp-magazine/#comments Sat, 12 May 2018 21:36:09 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/bonus-episode-with-camp-magazine-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Today's surprise episode is an ad we produced with CAMP Magazine, the University of Melbourne's newest autonomous publication for queer people. Listen for some new poetry from the unimelb graduate and bisexual labour activist Lesbia Harford! 

Listen to our other episodes to learn more about Lesbia Harford, or, as mentioned in this episode, writer Mary Shelley, Moomins-creator Tove Jansson, or queer women in medieval Arab literature.

 

]]> Today's surprise episode is an ad we produced with CAMP Magazine, the University of Melbourne's newest autonomous publication for queer people. Listen for some new poetry from the unimelb graduate and bisexual labour activist Lesbia Harford! 

Listen to our other episodes to learn more about Lesbia Harford, or, as mentioned in this episode, writer Mary Shelley, Moomins-creator Tove Jansson, or queer women in medieval Arab literature.

 

]]> Queer as Fact false No 294 34 full Did Queen Victoria believe in lesbians? Did Queen Victoria believe in lesbians? https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/did-queen-victoria-believe-in-lesbians/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/did-queen-victoria-believe-in-lesbians/#comments Tue, 08 May 2018 12:49:10 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/did-queen-victoria-believe-in-lesbians-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Unlike sex between men, sex between women was never illegal in Britain. Could it have been because Queen Victoria refused to believe that it could happen? Find out in the second of our mini episodes, exploring myths and shorter stories from queer history.

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]]> Unlike sex between men, sex between women was never illegal in Britain. Could it have been because Queen Victoria refused to believe that it could happen? Find out in the second of our mini episodes, exploring myths and shorter stories from queer history.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 683 33 full Pauli Murray: Part 2 Pauli Murray: Part 2 https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/pauli-murray-part-2/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/pauli-murray-part-2/#comments Tue, 01 May 2018 14:57:55 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/pauli-murray-part-2-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Today's episode is our second and final look at the life of the activist, lawyer, priest and poet, Pauli Murray. Learn about his involvement with the landmark women's rights case Reed v. Reed, the mischief he got up to as a self-described "pixie priest", and how his transgender identity has been handled (and mishandled) by scholars.

Transcript available here.

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If you haven't heard Part 1 yet, check it out here!

]]> Today's episode is our second and final look at the life of the activist, lawyer, priest and poet, Pauli Murray. Learn about his involvement with the landmark women's rights case Reed v. Reed, the mischief he got up to as a self-described "pixie priest", and how his transgender identity has been handled (and mishandled) by scholars.

Transcript available here.

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If you haven't heard Part 1 yet, check it out here!

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3614 32 full Carmilla (1872) Carmilla (1872) https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/carmilla-1872/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/carmilla-1872/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2018 14:06:26 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/carmilla-1872-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Today's episode is the first of Queer as Fiction, a series in which we talk to you about the intersection of the historical and the queer in the media. We'll kick things off with J. Sheridan Le Fanu's 1872 lesbian vampire novella Carmilla, and talk about just how gay it actually is, the pop culture it has influenced and, apparently, 300 years of Anglo-Irish conflict. 

]]> Today's episode is the first of Queer as Fiction, a series in which we talk to you about the intersection of the historical and the queer in the media. We'll kick things off with J. Sheridan Le Fanu's 1872 lesbian vampire novella Carmilla, and talk about just how gay it actually is, the pop culture it has influenced and, apparently, 300 years of Anglo-Irish conflict. 

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3345 31 full Pauli Murray: Part 1 Pauli Murray: Part 1 https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/pauli-murray-part-1/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/pauli-murray-part-1/#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2018 11:14:42 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/pauli-murray-part-1-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Today's episode is on Pauli Murray, the activist, lawyer, poet and priest who did so much with his life that it's going to take us two episodes to fit it all. In this first half we're covering the period from 1910 to 1965, including Pauli's time at university, and his work as a lawyer and activist fighting segregation and sexism in the USA. We'll be talking about everything from his ground-breaking theories on intersectionality to his cross-country adventures dressed as a boy-scout, and featuring cameos from Eleanor Roosevelt, James Baldwin, and Langston Hughes.

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Listen to Part 2 here

]]> Today's episode is on Pauli Murray, the activist, lawyer, poet and priest who did so much with his life that it's going to take us two episodes to fit it all. In this first half we're covering the period from 1910 to 1965, including Pauli's time at university, and his work as a lawyer and activist fighting segregation and sexism in the USA. We'll be talking about everything from his ground-breaking theories on intersectionality to his cross-country adventures dressed as a boy-scout, and featuring cameos from Eleanor Roosevelt, James Baldwin, and Langston Hughes.

Transcript available here

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Listen to Part 2 here

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4421 30 full Did Swedish people call in gay to work? Did Swedish people call in gay to work? https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/did-swedish-people-call-in-gay-to-work/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/did-swedish-people-call-in-gay-to-work/#comments Sun, 08 Apr 2018 13:46:46 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/did-swedish-people-call-in-gay-to-work-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Today we're bringing you the first of our mini episodes which will come out on the 8th of every month! In them, we'll explore shorter stories as well as either confirming or debunking myths from queer history. Today's episode examines whether Swedish people called in gay to work as protest when homosexuality was classified as an illness in Sweden. 

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]]> Today we're bringing you the first of our mini episodes which will come out on the 8th of every month! In them, we'll explore shorter stories as well as either confirming or debunking myths from queer history. Today's episode examines whether Swedish people called in gay to work as protest when homosexuality was classified as an illness in Sweden. 

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 802 29 full Mary Shelley Mary Shelley https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/mary-shelley/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/mary-shelley/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2018 10:00:00 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/mary-shelley-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 In today's episode we're talking about Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein. Tune in for adventures in gothic horror, the truth behind whether Mary really lost her virginity on her mother's grave, and of course her rarely-discussed relationships with women.

Transcript available here.

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]]> In today's episode we're talking about Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein. Tune in for adventures in gothic horror, the truth behind whether Mary really lost her virginity on her mother's grave, and of course her rarely-discussed relationships with women.

Transcript available here.

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]]> Queer as Fact false No 5126 28 full Friends of Dorothy ft. Special Announcement Friends of Dorothy ft. Special Announcement https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/friends-of-dorothy-ft-special-announcement/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/friends-of-dorothy-ft-special-announcement/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2018 11:12:16 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/friends-of-dorothy-ft-special-announcement-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 We have a special episode today, featuring an exciting announcement about what's coming up for Queer as Fact in the future! We're also talking about the phrase "friends of Dorothy", how it baffled the US navy, and what it really means.

Transcript available here.

]]> We have a special episode today, featuring an exciting announcement about what's coming up for Queer as Fact in the future! We're also talking about the phrase "friends of Dorothy", how it baffled the US navy, and what it really means.

Transcript available here.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 1089 27 full The Birth of Queer Film in Australia The Birth of Queer Film in Australia https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-birth-of-queer-film-in-australia/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-birth-of-queer-film-in-australia/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2018 11:37:20 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/the-birth-of-queer-film-in-australia-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 We have a special guest this episode - Jessie has just completed her thesis on queer film in Australia, and talks with us about its birth, its development, and the role it has played in Australian gay rights movements. Featuring gay film festivals, censors embarrassing themselves, and the first Australian Pride.

Transcript available here.

Image: Still from the film Adam (1975)

]]> We have a special guest this episode - Jessie has just completed her thesis on queer film in Australia, and talks with us about its birth, its development, and the role it has played in Australian gay rights movements. Featuring gay film festivals, censors embarrassing themselves, and the first Australian Pride.

Transcript available here.

Image: Still from the film Adam (1975)

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3348 26 full Harvey Milk Harvey Milk https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/harvey-milk/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/harvey-milk/#comments Thu, 15 Feb 2018 10:25:19 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/harvey-milk-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 In this episode we are talking about Harvey Milk, one of the first openly gay politicians elected in the USA. Tune in for incredibly theatrical political campaigns, an even more dramatic love letter, and recordings of speeches from the man himself.

Transcript available here

]]> In this episode we are talking about Harvey Milk, one of the first openly gay politicians elected in the USA. Tune in for incredibly theatrical political campaigns, an even more dramatic love letter, and recordings of speeches from the man himself.

Transcript available here

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4500 25 full Tove Jansson Tove Jansson https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/tove-jansson/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/tove-jansson/#comments Thu, 01 Feb 2018 12:17:18 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/tove-jansson-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Today's episode is on Tove Jansson, a Finnish author and illustrator, and creator of the world-famous Moomins. Tune in for queer women living on a remote island, adorable chubby anti-fascists, and the best euphemism for same-gender love that we've heard in a while.

Transcript available here!

]]> Today's episode is on Tove Jansson, a Finnish author and illustrator, and creator of the world-famous Moomins. Tune in for queer women living on a remote island, adorable chubby anti-fascists, and the best euphemism for same-gender love that we've heard in a while.

Transcript available here!

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4579 24 full Baron von Steuben Baron von Steuben https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/baron-von-steuben/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/baron-von-steuben/#comments Mon, 15 Jan 2018 07:59:55 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/baron-von-steuben-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Today we're talking about Baron von Steuben, who served in the American army during the Revolutionary War, and over the winter of 1777-1778 turned them from a mismatched bunch of volunteers into a group of professional soldiers. Join us for flaming shots, daring escapes from the British, and an important discussion of Steuben's role as Alexander Hamilton's gay dad.

Transcript available here.

]]> Today we're talking about Baron von Steuben, who served in the American army during the Revolutionary War, and over the winter of 1777-1778 turned them from a mismatched bunch of volunteers into a group of professional soldiers. Join us for flaming shots, daring escapes from the British, and an important discussion of Steuben's role as Alexander Hamilton's gay dad.

Transcript available here.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4108 23 full Edward II Edward II https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/edward-ii/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/edward-ii/#comments Mon, 01 Jan 2018 09:00:00 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/edward-ii-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 In this episode we're talking about Edward II, 14th-century king of England, who almost ruined a country by being too gay. Featuring pirates, several nasty executions, and your hosts' ancestral Scottish rage. Happy New Year!

Transcript available here

]]> In this episode we're talking about Edward II, 14th-century king of England, who almost ruined a country by being too gay. Featuring pirates, several nasty executions, and your hosts' ancestral Scottish rage. Happy New Year!

Transcript available here

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4583 22 full Christmas Special - Anne Lister Revisted Christmas Special - Anne Lister Revisted https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/christmas-special-anne-lister-revisted/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/christmas-special-anne-lister-revisted/#comments Mon, 25 Dec 2017 08:50:51 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/christmas-special-anne-lister-revisted-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Happy Christmas! Queer as Fact is celebrating by bringing you this bonus episode, covering the second half of the life of lesbian diarist and land-owner Anne Lister. Improve your Christmas with first-hand accounts of 19th-century lesbian shenanigans, Anne's struggles to find a suitable wife, and an unfortunate touch of voter fraud that's not truly in the spirit of the holiday.

Transcript available here.

We'll give you a summary, but for the first half of Anne's story, listen to our earlier episode.

]]> Happy Christmas! Queer as Fact is celebrating by bringing you this bonus episode, covering the second half of the life of lesbian diarist and land-owner Anne Lister. Improve your Christmas with first-hand accounts of 19th-century lesbian shenanigans, Anne's struggles to find a suitable wife, and an unfortunate touch of voter fraud that's not truly in the spirit of the holiday.

Transcript available here.

We'll give you a summary, but for the first half of Anne's story, listen to our earlier episode.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3116 21 full Lesbia Harford Lesbia Harford https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/lesbia-harford/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/lesbia-harford/#comments Fri, 15 Dec 2017 11:07:12 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/lesbia-harford-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 This episode focuses on Lesbia Harford, an early 20th century Australian woman poet. Lesbia was one of the first female graduates of Melbourne University, a dedicated political activist, and once had someone drink champagne out of her shoe.

Transcript available here.

]]> This episode focuses on Lesbia Harford, an early 20th century Australian woman poet. Lesbia was one of the first female graduates of Melbourne University, a dedicated political activist, and once had someone drink champagne out of her shoe.

Transcript available here.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3213 20 full HIV/AIDS in Australia HIV/AIDS in Australia https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/responses-to-hivaids-in-australia/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/responses-to-hivaids-in-australia/#comments Fri, 01 Dec 2017 13:49:50 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/responses-to-hivaids-in-australia-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Today, on World AIDS Day, we discuss the history of HIV and AIDS in Australia, from its first arrival in 1982 until the present day. In this episode you’ll learn about the infamous Grim Reaper ad campaigns, the tireless battle of queer Australians to help each other in this time, and how the country’s positive response to the epidemic saved the lives of many gay and bisexual men.

Transcript available here.

]]> Today, on World AIDS Day, we discuss the history of HIV and AIDS in Australia, from its first arrival in 1982 until the present day. In this episode you’ll learn about the infamous Grim Reaper ad campaigns, the tireless battle of queer Australians to help each other in this time, and how the country’s positive response to the epidemic saved the lives of many gay and bisexual men.

Transcript available here.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4414 19 full The Warren Cup The Warren Cup https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-warren-cup/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-warren-cup/#comments Wed, 15 Nov 2017 10:35:40 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/the-warren-cup-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Today's episode focuses on the Warren Cup, a silver cup from the Roman Empire in the 1st century, which has artistic depictions of male/male sex on it. Expect to learn a lot about ancient Greek and Roman sexuality!

Transcript available here!

]]> Today's episode focuses on the Warren Cup, a silver cup from the Roman Empire in the 1st century, which has artistic depictions of male/male sex on it. Expect to learn a lot about ancient Greek and Roman sexuality!

Transcript available here!

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4488 18 full Shelly's Leg Shelly's Leg https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/shellys-leg/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/shellys-leg/#comments Wed, 01 Nov 2017 07:21:23 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/shellys-leg-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 In today's episode we're talking about Shelly's Leg, Seattle's first openly gay club, which operated from 1973 until 1978. Get prepared for a two-explosion story, including a confetti canon, eight foot tall nude women, and a possible cameo by David Bowie.

Transcript available here

]]> In today's episode we're talking about Shelly's Leg, Seattle's first openly gay club, which operated from 1973 until 1978. Get prepared for a two-explosion story, including a confetti canon, eight foot tall nude women, and a possible cameo by David Bowie.

Transcript available here

]]> Queer as Fact false No 2127 17 full Rosa Bonheur Rosa Bonheur https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/rosa-bonheur/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/rosa-bonheur/#comments Sun, 15 Oct 2017 10:53:30 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/rosa-bonheur-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 In this episode, we talk about French artist Rosa Bonheur, one of the most famous female artists of the 19th century. Not only was Rosa so well known for her painting that many American children has "Rosa Bonheur" dolls, during her life she kept pet lions, defended her town from invading Prussians, and received a Legion of Honour from the Empress Eugenie.

Transcript available here.

]]> In this episode, we talk about French artist Rosa Bonheur, one of the most famous female artists of the 19th century. Not only was Rosa so well known for her painting that many American children has "Rosa Bonheur" dolls, during her life she kept pet lions, defended her town from invading Prussians, and received a Legion of Honour from the Empress Eugenie.

Transcript available here.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3642 16 full Henrietta Bingham Henrietta Bingham https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/henrietta-bingham/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/henrietta-bingham/#comments Sun, 01 Oct 2017 15:52:13 +1100 queerasfact.podbean.com/henrietta-bingham-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 In this episode we talk about bisexual jazz age heiress Henrietta Bingham. Although she struggled with depression, anxiety and addiction, as well as the homophobia typical of the period, Henrietta also led a full and exciting life. Her lovers included a world number one tennis player, and members of the Bloomsbury group; she mingled with artists and writers, supported the African-American jazz scene, and at least once, played the saxophone while standing on top of a piano.

Transcript available here.

]]> In this episode we talk about bisexual jazz age heiress Henrietta Bingham. Although she struggled with depression, anxiety and addiction, as well as the homophobia typical of the period, Henrietta also led a full and exciting life. Her lovers included a world number one tennis player, and members of the Bloomsbury group; she mingled with artists and writers, supported the African-American jazz scene, and at least once, played the saxophone while standing on top of a piano.

Transcript available here.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 4582 15 full Josephine Baker Josephine Baker https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/josephine-baker/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/josephine-baker/#comments Fri, 15 Sep 2017 18:33:30 +1000 queerasfact.podbean.com/josephine-baker-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 The week of Saturday September 23rd is Bisexual Awareness Week and to celebrate, we’re talking about the life of bisexual performer Josephine Baker! Josephine’s life covers much of the 20th century, beginning as a poor child in the slums of St. Louis and becoming the biggest celebrity of her time. Along the way, she was a World War II spy, a civil rights activist, and the lover of many men and women.

Transcript available here!

]]> The week of Saturday September 23rd is Bisexual Awareness Week and to celebrate, we’re talking about the life of bisexual performer Josephine Baker! Josephine’s life covers much of the 20th century, beginning as a poor child in the slums of St. Louis and becoming the biggest celebrity of her time. Along the way, she was a World War II spy, a civil rights activist, and the lover of many men and women.

Transcript available here!

]]> Queer as Fact false No 5167 14 full Michael Dillon Michael Dillon https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/michael-dillon/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/michael-dillon/#comments Fri, 01 Sep 2017 10:13:29 +1000 https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/michael-dillon/ In today’s episode we talk about Michael Dillon, who in the 1940s became the first trans man to undergo a phalloplasty. Listen to discover how Michael begun his life as a minor British aristocrat, and ended it as the first Englishman to be ordained in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, with interludes as a shipboard doctor, the suitor of a race-car driver, and a suspected spy.

Transcript available here.

]]> In today’s episode we talk about Michael Dillon, who in the 1940s became the first trans man to undergo a phalloplasty. Listen to discover how Michael begun his life as a minor British aristocrat, and ended it as the first Englishman to be ordained in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, with interludes as a shipboard doctor, the suitor of a race-car driver, and a suspected spy.

Transcript available here.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3874 13 full Queer women in medieval Arab literature Queer women in medieval Arab literature https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/queer-women-in-medieval-arab-literature/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/queer-women-in-medieval-arab-literature/#comments Tue, 15 Aug 2017 09:06:09 +1000 http://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/queer-women-in-medieval-arab-literature/ In this episode, we look at the Quran, 1001 Nights and medieval sex manuals to explore attitudes to queer women in the Middle East, Spain and North Africa from the 9th century to the 14th century. Find out about the first lesbians, the correct sounds to make during sex, and how eating celery will turn your children gay.

Transcript available here

]]> In this episode, we look at the Quran, 1001 Nights and medieval sex manuals to explore attitudes to queer women in the Middle East, Spain and North Africa from the 9th century to the 14th century. Find out about the first lesbians, the correct sounds to make during sex, and how eating celery will turn your children gay.

Transcript available here

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3063 12 full The Secret Sex Spreadsheets of John Maynard Keynes The Secret Sex Spreadsheets of John Maynard Keynes https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-secret-sex-spreadsheets-of-john-maynard-keynes/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-secret-sex-spreadsheets-of-john-maynard-keynes/#comments Tue, 01 Aug 2017 11:15:58 +1000 http://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-secret-sex-spreadsheets-of-john-maynard-keynes/ Today's episode is a romp through the Bloomsbury Group guided by John Maynard Keynes, one of the great economists of the 20th century, and his meticulous table of sexual partners from 1901 to 1915. Expect polyamory, top secret telegrams and Russian spies.

Content warnings: This podcast includes discussions of sex, including between adults and minors; and mentions of suicide and murder.

Transcript available here

]]> Today's episode is a romp through the Bloomsbury Group guided by John Maynard Keynes, one of the great economists of the 20th century, and his meticulous table of sexual partners from 1901 to 1915. Expect polyamory, top secret telegrams and Russian spies.

Content warnings: This podcast includes discussions of sex, including between adults and minors; and mentions of suicide and murder.

Transcript available here

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3152 11 full Yoshiya Nobuko Yoshiya Nobuko https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/yoshia-nobuko/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/yoshia-nobuko/#comments Sat, 15 Jul 2017 11:55:04 +1000 http://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/yoshia-nobuko/ This episode details the life and times of Yoshiya Nobuko, a prolific and extremely successful Japanese author of the 20th century and possibly the first Japanese woman to own a racehorse. Listen on for flower metaphors, fifteen page love letters and '20s flappers from all over the globe.

Transcript is now available here

 

]]> This episode details the life and times of Yoshiya Nobuko, a prolific and extremely successful Japanese author of the 20th century and possibly the first Japanese woman to own a racehorse. Listen on for flower metaphors, fifteen page love letters and '20s flappers from all over the globe.

Transcript is now available here

 

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3714 10 full Gad Beck Gad Beck https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/gad-beck/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/gad-beck/#comments Sat, 01 Jul 2017 11:57:17 +1000 http://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/gad-beck/ Today's episode is on educator and activist Gad Beck (1923-2012). A member of the Jewish underground resistance in Berlin during WWII, Gad was the last known living gay survivor of the Holocaust.

Transcript available here.

]]> Today's episode is on educator and activist Gad Beck (1923-2012). A member of the Jewish underground resistance in Berlin during WWII, Gad was the last known living gay survivor of the Holocaust.

Transcript available here.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3468 9 full Queer Love in Early Chinese History Queer Love in Early Chinese History https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/queer-love-in-early-chinese-history/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/queer-love-in-early-chinese-history/#comments Thu, 15 Jun 2017 09:15:10 +1000 http://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/queer-love-in-early-chinese-history/ In this episode we look into three important stories from early Chinese history that were used to discuss male-male queer romance and sexuality for hundreds of years to come. Expect romance, intrigue, poison and daring midnight carriage rides.

Transcript available here.

]]> In this episode we look into three important stories from early Chinese history that were used to discuss male-male queer romance and sexuality for hundreds of years to come. Expect romance, intrigue, poison and daring midnight carriage rides.

Transcript available here.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3294 Vaslav Nijinsky Vaslav Nijinsky https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/vaslav-nijinsky/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/vaslav-nijinsky/#comments Thu, 01 Jun 2017 09:16:27 +1000 http://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/vaslav-nijinsky/ Today's episode is about Vaslav Nijinsky, a Polish-Russian ballet dancer of the early twentieth century. Considered both the best and most controversial dancer of his era, Nijinsky changed the course of ballet history.

Transcript available here.

]]> Today's episode is about Vaslav Nijinsky, a Polish-Russian ballet dancer of the early twentieth century. Considered both the best and most controversial dancer of his era, Nijinsky changed the course of ballet history.

Transcript available here.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 2992 Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/charity-bryant-and-sylvia-drake/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/charity-bryant-and-sylvia-drake/#comments Mon, 15 May 2017 09:00:00 +1000 http://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/charity-bryant-and-sylvia-drake/ “…this heart to her inclin’d by every gentle tie that binds the tender heart…” -Charity Bryant, 1808

In today’s episode we’re talking about Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake. Charity and Sylvia were a same-sex couple who lived together in 19th century Weybridge, Vermont for over 40 years, recognised by members of their community as a married couple.

Transcript available here!

]]> “…this heart to her inclin’d by every gentle tie that binds the tender heart…” -Charity Bryant, 1808

In today’s episode we’re talking about Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake. Charity and Sylvia were a same-sex couple who lived together in 19th century Weybridge, Vermont for over 40 years, recognised by members of their community as a married couple.

Transcript available here!

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3017 6 full Anne Lister Anne Lister https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/anne-lister/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/anne-lister/#comments Mon, 01 May 2017 10:51:09 +1000 http://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/anne-lister/ Today's episode is on Anne Lister, a landowner, prolific diarist, and same-sex attracted woman who lived in Yorkshire during the 19th century and journalled her life and her innumerable love affairs in intimate detail. Featuring: Secret Lesbian Code! Transcript available here.

If you enjoy this episode, also check out our follow-up Christmas special, covering the second half of Anne's life in more detail.

]]> Today's episode is on Anne Lister, a landowner, prolific diarist, and same-sex attracted woman who lived in Yorkshire during the 19th century and journalled her life and her innumerable love affairs in intimate detail. Featuring: Secret Lesbian Code! Transcript available here.

If you enjoy this episode, also check out our follow-up Christmas special, covering the second half of Anne's life in more detail.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3922 5 full Julie D'Aubigny Julie D'Aubigny https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/julie-daubigny/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/julie-daubigny/#comments Sat, 15 Apr 2017 08:00:00 +1000 http://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/julie-daubigny/ In our second episode, we talk about the life of Julie D'Aubigny (1670/1673-1707), opera singer and duellist in seventeenth century France.

Transcript available here.

]]> In our second episode, we talk about the life of Julie D'Aubigny (1670/1673-1707), opera singer and duellist in seventeenth century France.

Transcript available here.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 3560 Captain Moonlite - Part 2 Captain Moonlite - Part 2 https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/captain-moonlite-part-2/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/captain-moonlite-part-2/#comments Sat, 01 Apr 2017 10:24:11 +1100 http://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/captain-moonlite-part-2/ Part two of our first full length episode. Part one is also out now, so listen to that first. In this episode, we discuss the life of the Australian bushranger Captain Moonlite (1845-1880). Starting as a respected man of the church, he is convicted of bank robbery, meets the love of his life, James Nesbitt, and breaks out of prison, becoming one of Australia's most famous bushrangers.

Transcript available here.

]]> Part two of our first full length episode. Part one is also out now, so listen to that first. In this episode, we discuss the life of the Australian bushranger Captain Moonlite (1845-1880). Starting as a respected man of the church, he is convicted of bank robbery, meets the love of his life, James Nesbitt, and breaks out of prison, becoming one of Australia's most famous bushrangers.

Transcript available here.

]]> Queer as Fact false No 1842 Captain Moonlite - Part 1 Captain Moonlite - Part 1 https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/captain-moonlite-part-1/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/captain-moonlite-part-1/#comments Sat, 01 Apr 2017 10:14:55 +1100 http://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/captain-moonlite-part-1/ Part one of our first full length episode. In this episode, we discuss the life of the Australian bushranger Captain Moonlite (1845-1880). Starting as a respected man of the church, he is convicted of bank robbery, meets the love of his life, James Nesbitt, and breaks out of prison, becoming one of Australia's most famous bushrangers.

Part two is also out now. Transcript available here.

 

]]> Part one of our first full length episode. In this episode, we discuss the life of the Australian bushranger Captain Moonlite (1845-1880). Starting as a respected man of the church, he is convicted of bank robbery, meets the love of his life, James Nesbitt, and breaks out of prison, becoming one of Australia's most famous bushrangers.

Part two is also out now. Transcript available here.

 

]]> Queer as Fact false No 2478 Introduction Introduction https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/introduction-1491001183/ https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/introduction-1491001183/#comments Sat, 01 Apr 2017 09:59:43 +1100 http://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/introduction-1491001183/ A quick introduction on who we are and what our podcast is about. Our first episode, on the Australian bushranger Captain Moonlite, is also out.

]]> A quick introduction on who we are and what our podcast is about. Our first episode, on the Australian bushranger Captain Moonlite, is also out.

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