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Have you ever wondered who throughout history was secretly a part of the queer community? This is Historically Gay, a podcast that examines historical figures, including presidents, Hollywood stars, fictional characters and more, all with overwhelming evidence of their queerness.

McKenzie Goodwin

  • Oct 13, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 24m AVG DURATION
  • 5 EPISODES


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Eleanor Roosevelt - Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2020 35:23


This week on Historically Gay, host McKenzie Goodwin continues with Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickok's love affair, visiting the over 3,000 letters the two women sent to each other.This is also the last free episode of Historically Gay, for more episodes, subscribe to the Patreon at www.Patreon.com/HistoricallyGay 

Eleanor Roosevelt - Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 19:11


This week on Historically Gay, host McKenzie Goodwin dives into former First Lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt. The evidence is overwhelming and most historians agree that her relationship with reporter Lorena Hickok was indeed romantic.  Follow @HistoricallyGayPod @McKGoodwin 

Abraham Lincoln

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 31:13


This week on Historically Gay, host McKenzie Goodwin is examining Abraham Lincoln, the letters, and all the president's men.For bonus episodes and extended Gaybraham Lincoln content, subscribe to www.Patreon.com/HistoricallyGayFollow @MckGoodwin @HistoricallyGayPod CITATIONSCharles B. Strozier, Your Friend Forever, A. Lincoln: The Enduring Friends of Abraham Lincoln and Joshua Speed (New YorkL Columbia University Press, 2016)Race Hochdorf, Abraham Lincoln Our First Gay President (2019)C.A. Tripp’s The Intimate World Of Abraham Lincoln (Chapter 7, pgs. 125-129)Emanuel Hertz’s The Hidden Lincoln (pgs. 350-353).Michael Burlingame, Abraham Lincoln : A Life (2 volumes, originally published by Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008) Unedited Manuscript by Chapter, Lincoln Studies Center, Volume 1, Chapter 6 (PDF), 546-565.Abraham Lincoln, The Papers & Writings Of Abraham Lincoln: 1832-1859 (Volume 1, pg. 56).Abraham Lincoln, Collected Works Of Abraham Lincoln (Volume 1, pgs. 270, 280)Douglas L. Wilson, Herndon’s Informants (pg. 251, 430)Charles E. Morris III, "Hard Evidence: The Vexations of Lincoln's Queer Corpus", in Rhetoric, Materiality, Politics, ed. Barbara Biesecker and John Louis Lucaites (New York: Peter Lang, 2009): 185-213

Marilyn Monroe

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 34:37


This week on Historically Gay, host McKenzie Goodwin takes a deep dive into Marilyn Monroe, the rumors, the tapes and the women! Follow @HistoricallyGayPod @McKGoodwin  Further Reading (The Marilyn Tapes) - https://www.jcrows.com/marilynbeyondthegrave.html

Season 1 - Trailer

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 2:01


Have you ever wondered who throughout history was secretly a part of the queer community? This is Historically Gay, a podcast that researches and dives into LGBTQ erasure throughout pop culture and history.Each episode we’ll examine a historical figure, including presidents, Hollywood stars, fictional characters and more, all with overwhelming evidence of their queerness. Season 1 will include - Abraham Lincoln, James Dean, Joan Crawford, Eleanor Roosevelt, Captain Marvel, Clark Gable, and so many more! Follow the podcast on Instagram - @HistoricallyGayPodFollow the host, McKenzie Goodwin - @McKGoodwin

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