Q4Q: Queer Personal Ads Podcast

Surprise! We're back with a new collaborative project– Queer Seeking Queer: A Colorful History. Haley joined forces with Dan of @longlostpersonals and Alexis @Alexis_aquarian to create this cheeky, kinky, one-of-a-kind coloring book featuring personal ads from LGBTQ+ newspapers from the 1920s to 1990s. In this episode, Dan, Alexis, and Haley talk about the long journey to create the book, where you can find it, and swipe left or right on some of the ads within! You can find your copy of Queer Seeking Queer: A Colorful History at Women & Children First bookshop in Chicago, or order from them online! You can also find it on bookshop.org and Amazon (leave a review if you can!)Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Cover art by Bekah Rich. Music by Kaz Zabala.Support the Show.

Welcome to a truly itty bitty episode with guest host,  Gabriel—founder, creator, and archivist for @Itty_Bitty_Queer_History. In this episode, Haley takes a page out of Gabriel's teeny tiny books to pursue some short & sweet personal ads. These authors are very concise yet have a diverse set of needs—from bowling buddies to sugar daddies, water sports to paranormal experiences. You should probably leave them a voicemail to learn more. Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Cover art by Bekah Rich. Music by Kaz Zabala.Sources:The New Works (Indianapolis, IN) - April 1987BLK (Los Angeles, CA)- April 1990BLK (Los Angeles, CA)  - January 1994Washington Blade (Washington, DC)-  November 20, 1981Gay Community News (Boston, MA) -  February 15, 1986Kick! (Detroit, MI)- October 1996OUT FRONT (Denver, CO)- March 11, 1988OUT FRONT (Denver, CO)- April 18, 1980 The San Francisco Bay times (San Francisco, CA) Sep 1989Support the show

Are you ready to source the galaxies of love? Dip your tongue into this new episode, where Haley & Dr. Jack Jen Gieseking (author of the incredible book A Queer New York) match with some sapphic ads. Whether you're looking for a good old-fashioned co-dependent, a skateboard bean, a Genteel Daddy pretty boy butch, or a chic Joni Mitchell lookalike—come explore the full spectrum of the sapphic longing. Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Cover art by Bekah Rich. Music by Kaz Zabala.Sources:Joni Mitchel TweetJen Jack Gieseking WebsiteA Queer New York: Geographies of Lesbians, Dykes, and Queers, 1983-2008 (NYU Press, 2020) on contemporary lesbian-queer society, economies, and spaces in New York CityLBQTS Dating StudyThe Star Tarot Card MeaningJewel Box Lounge, Kansas City Second Source:Personally, (Kansas City, MO) January 1988 Vol. 4 Issue. 1 Gale Archives of Sexuality and GenderOn Our Backs– summer and fall 1985 and 1986 (volume 1, issues 1-3, and volume 2, 1-2)- From Brown University Archives Outweek (NYC) Jan 28 1990 Outweek Sept 19, 1990 (NYC) The San Francisco Bay times., Dec 1989The Lesbian Tide, 1 Nov 1979Support the show

Attention all you macaroni boys and genderful twinks! Asho joins Haley for a series of ads written by self-acclaimed androgynous lovers. Do you dream of tossing a salad with a cute “she-boy” or maintaining eye contact all the way “through”? Catch these ads before another 30 years passes! Follow Asho on Instagram at @Asho_Buckingham to view & purchase their incredible art!Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Cover art by Bekah Rich. Music by Kaz Zabala.Sources: Online Etymology Dictionary, accessed December 2023The Her app slang glossaryLGBTQ fandom Wiki pageMcNeil, Peter (1999-11-01). ""That Doubtful Gender": Macaroni Dress and Male Sexualities". Fashion Theory. 3 (4): 412. doi:10.2752/136270499779476081. ISSN 1362-704X. Fisher, Harriet (2015-01-19). "The Queen of Androgyny – Marlene Dietrich". Barnebys. Archived from the original on 2016-06-16. Retrieved 2016-05-22.Ads: LA Weekly (Los Angeles, CA) 1995 October 10 - Accessed from @LongLostPersonalsFocus Point (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 1994 November 17 Outweek (NYC) 12 Nov 1989Outweek (NYC) 11 July 1990The San Francisco Bay times., Nov 1989Support the show

You think you're sexually frustrated? Try talking to a gal on the lesbian party lines in the '90s! In this truly tiny bite-sized episode, Haley reads from Liz Tracey's article in Outweek: "Hung Up on the Lesbo Line." Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Music by Kaz Zabala. Sources: Liz Tracey, "Hung Up on the Lesbo Line," Outweek, January 14, 1990.  Out on the Town: Liz and Sydney in Outweek 1990-1991.Support the show

Buckle up queers and prepare for a new episode of Q4Q! In this episode, Haley is joined by Esther Bley of @QueerAnimation to share some stories of cults, queer communes, and personal ads from people searching for a little bit more than a partnership. Will you decide to worship at the shrine of Pussy, or become a husband of Christ in Boston's gayest monastery? The possibilities are endless.  Follow Esther's work on Instagram @QueerAnimation. Explore the Queer Animation website.Buy a Queer Animation button! Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Cover art by Bekah Rich. Music by Kaz Zabala.Sources: ROBINOU. “QUEER COMMUNAL KINSHIP.” In Queer Communal Kinship Now!, 79–148. Punctum Books, 2023. http://www.jstor.org/stable/jj.2353823.7. Accessed November 2023.Mack Moore, “What is the difference between a cult and a commune?” Quora comment, ca. 2019. Accessed November 2023.Elizabeth Yuko, Cult or Commune? How Utopian Communities Turn Dangerous, Rolling Stone, November 10, 2016. Accessed November 2023.Stephen Vider,  “The Ultimate Extension of Gay Community”: Communal Living and Gay Liberation in the 1970s, Gender & History. Volume 27, Issue 3. November 2015. Accessed November 2023. Kaliflower Commune - Wikipedia Radical Faeries - Wikipedia Faeriefilm by Eugene Salandra that you can watch on Queer AnimationLavender Hill: A Love StoryProducer/Writer: Austin Bunn | Cinematographer/Editor: Bob HazenGorsline, Robin Hawley. “Queering Church, Churching Queers.” CrossCurrents 49, no. 1 (1999): 111–14. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24460524.Charles Manson's Hollywood, Part 8: Sharon Tate and Roman Polanski — You Must Remember ThisAds:Outweek (NYC), 26 December 1990Gay Community News (Boston, MA) 1974GAY (Houston, TX) 19 July 1971 The Atlanta Barb (Atlanta, GA) April 1976RFD Issue 73 Spring 1993Just Out (Eugene, OR) 30 March 1984Sentinel USA (San Fran, CA) - 11 Oct 1984Support the show

Haley sits down with Dr. Alex Ketchum, a professor at McGill University's Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies, and author of books such as Engage in Public Scholarship: A Guidebook on Feminist and Accessible Communication & Ingredients for Revolution: A History of American Feminist Restaurants, Cafes, and Coffeehouses. In this episode, we're playing matchmaker for several Canadian hotties who posted personals in a 1984 issue of Toronto's The Body Politic. Will the shy young woman find a gal to satisfy her fantasies? Can we crack the code to some super spy language? Is it possible to be hedonistic AND unpretentious? Come find out! Follow Dr. Alex Ketchum at: Twitter (X) and Instagram @aketchum22https://www.alexketchum.ca/Read her latest book, Ingredients for Revolution a History of American Feminist Restaurants, Cafes, and Coffeehouses.Further Exploration: The Arquives: Canada's LGBTQ2+ ArchivesArchives gaies du Québec - Mémoires de nos communautésArchives lesbiennes du QuébecPussy Palace AudiogramsEsto no tienne nombre Collection, founded by tatiana de la tierra, housed at UC Santa BarbaraSara Youngblood Gregory, “Raging Against Cultural Amnesia: tatiana de la tierra and Latina Lesbian Herstory,” Autostraddle, June 19, 2018. Accessed September 5, 2023. Gordon Richardson, “What's in the Archives?The Body Politic” The Arquives website, April 17, 2013.  Accessed Sept 5, 2023. History of The Body Politic - A Timeline, Information in the timeline has been taken from Bébout, online and Jackson & Persky, pgs. 224-24, Western University, Canada. Denise Benson, “Then & Now: Voodoo,” Then and Now Toronto, September 20, 2014. Accessed Sept 5, 2023. Article originally published November 16, 2011 by The Grid online (TheGridTO.com).The Body Politic Wikipedia page, Accessed Sept 5, 2023. Arshy Mann, “What was The Body Politic, anyway?: A brief explainer on a radical gay and lesbian magazine,” Xtra, June 9, 2016. Accessed Sept 5, 2023. Jack Gieseking, A Queer New YorkFind the Ads here: The Body politic (Toronto, Canada), March 1984  Archives.org. Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Cover art by Bekah Rich. Music by Kaz Zabala.Support the show

In this episode, Haley & Lauren Hoffman of the Capital Jewish Museum wander through New York, San Francisco, and Minnesota following these Jewish sapphic lonely hearts. Check your baggage at the door and prepare to meet a Would-Be Cowboy, a“Highly Flawed and Special” artist, and a gal looking for a “New Age thinker with a specific physical discipline….”? Follow Lauren on Instagram @spicylilscorpio and @wanderthrumuseums. Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Music by Kaz Zabala.Sources: Jewish Women's ArchiveGBLT History Museum and Archive2019 Twin Cities Jewish Community StudyFocus Point (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 1994 November 17Focus Point (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 1997 October 8 J-Pride - TC JewfolkThe San Francisco Bay times, December 1989The San Francisco Bay times, September 1989Outweek (New York City), 1990 July 11Additional Websites to Browse: Instagram: @dchistory @dchistcon @marenorchard Swann Queen: A Short Film GoFundMe Marjorie Morgan, "From slavery to voguing: the House of Swann" Sha'ar Zahav ArchivesAn inside look at the history of Sha'ar Zahav, San Francisco's LGBTQ synagogueAlpert, Rebecca. Like Bread on the Seder Plate: Jewish Lesbians and the Transformation of Tradition. New York: Columbia University Press, 1998.Alpert, Rebecca, Sue Levi Elwell and Shirley Idelson, Lesbian Rabbis: The First Generation. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2001.Balka, Christie, and Andy Rose, eds. Twice Blessed: On Being Lesbian or Gay and Jewish. Boston: Beacon Press, 1989.Beck, Evelyn Torton, ed. Nice Jewish Girls: A Lesbian Anthology. Boston: Beacon Press, 1982; Rev. and updated 1989.Biale, Rachel. Women and Jewish Law: An Exploration of Women's Issues in Halakhic Sources. New York: Schocken, 1984.Brettschneider, Marla. The Family Flamboyant: Race Politics, Queer Families, Jewish Lives. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2006.Brettschneider, Marla. “Jewish Lesbians: New Work in the Field.” Journal of Lesbian Studies. 2019, 23(1): 2-20 and passim special issue.Kaye/Kantrowitz, Melanie, and Irena Klepfisz, eds. Tribe of Dina: A Jewish Women's Anthology. Boston: Beacon Press, 1986.Moore, Tracy, ed. Lesbiot: Israeli Lesbians Talk About Sexuality, Feminism, Judaism and Their Live. New York: Cassell, 1995.Rogow, Faith. “Why Is This Decade Different from All Other Decades? A Look at the Rise of Jewish Lesbian Feminism.” Bridges 1 (Spring 1990): 67–79.Sarah, Elizabeth. “Judaism and Lesbianism: A Tale of Life on the Margins of the Text.” Jewish Quarterly 40 (1993): 20–23.Support the show

You ignore your voicemail, but have you heard of voicejail? Imagine the world before the internet, before blogs and discord servers and reddit forums or Google reviews. Where did people release their pent up anxieties, how did they share their niche interests, or act out their weird bits? In this bite-sized episode, Haley looks at the fascinating microcosm that sprang up in the 1980s and ‘90s in Silicon Valley, and those that called themselves the voicejailers. Clips of the radio show, “Midnight Voicejail,” are sprinkled throughout the episode to highlight how a few voicejailers manipulated and recreated the messages left on their voicemail boxes. Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Music by Kaz Zabala. Sources: Midnight Voicejail - Episode 01 - What is Voicejail? | NCN | The National Cynical NetworkThe sonic geeks of KFJC's 'Midnight Voicejail' bring you 'that Sept. 11 show'By Richard von Busack - Metroactive Music | 'Midnight Voicejail'Midnight Voicejail FAQPhineas Narco's LivejournalNational Cynical Network: NCN FAQ - What We're All AboutMidnight VoicejailRecordings used, from Bandcamp : Episode 1 - What is Voicejail?Episode 2 - DrugsEpisode 4 - Manic DepressionFull List of Midnight Voicejail's episodes: National Cynical Network: Midnight Voicejail Episode GuideSupport the show

Throw on some sunscreen and grab your mosquito spray, we're going to Florida! Haley & Kayleigh read ads from Orlando, Cape Canaveral, and Pasco County. Help us choose between a gay nudist tour guide, Xena the Warrior princess, and the vegetarian aesthete. It's probably one of the most ‘90s centered episodes yet! Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Music by Kaz Zabala.Sources: The Center Fold (Orlando, FL) January 1992. LGBTQ History Museum of Central Florida. Watermark, (Orlando, FL) September 20, 1995. University of Florida's George A Smathers Library and Special Collections in Gainseville, FloridaWatermark, (Orlando, FL) October 2, 1995. University of Florida's George A Smathers Library and Special Collections in Gainseville, FloridaLGBTQ History Museum of Central Florida Timeline"'Queer Miami' shows often-erased LGBTQ history of South Florida" Tampa Bay Times, April 5, 2019. Accessed May 24, 2023. Jerry T. Watkins III, Queering the Redneck Riviera: Sexuality and the Rise of Florida Tourism, University Press of Florida, 2018. Jodi Mailander Farrell, "Florida's Stonewall Reigns as Nation's Largest LGBTQ Museum," Visit Florida, Accessed May 24, 2023. Nadege Green, "The Queer Stories in Florida's Black History," Harper's Bazaar, February 24, 2023. Accessed May 24, 2023.Support the show

"All my love, Porcupine" was a poetic sign-off for one smitten woodland creature to her mousie lover. Throughout the 1970s and '80s, the personal ads to the Gay Community News in Boston began with an entry addressed to "Mousie Mousie Wildflower." And for once, Haley has found a (vaguely) satisfying conclusion to this classified ad mystery. Tune in to this bite-sized episode to get your daily dose of sweet gay love! Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Music by Kaz Zabala. Thank you to the staff at Northeastern University Libraries, Boston Public Library (for sponsoring digitization), and the Internet Archive for making this freely accessible by anyone who has an interest! Sources:Gay Community News (Boston, MA) 25 December 1982Gay Community News (Boston, MA) 1 April 1983Gay Community News (Boston, MA) 1977 March 25 Gay Community News (Boston, MA) 10 March 1979Gay Community News (Boston, MA) 12 April 1980Gay Community News (Boston, MA) 9 June 1980Gay Community News (Boston, MA) 20 September 1980Gay Community News (Boston, MA) 30 April 1983Gay Community News (Boston, MA) 5 November 1983"Nancy Walker" Making Gay History Interview, 1989. Accessed https://makinggayhistory.com/podcast/nancy-walker/Eric Marcus, "Love is Love," Making Gay History, https://makinggayhistory.com/podcast/bonus-episode-love-is-love/“Nancy Walker: March 17, 1935 - May 20, 1996 [memorial book],” Documented | Digital Collections of The History Project, accessed April 14, 2023, https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/show/459Support the show

*Ring ring* Hello? Did you know that you could call a phone number to leave a voicemail personal ad? “Talking” personal ads became popular around the 1980s and ‘90s as a quick way to hook up or meet someone cute! This week, mystery fiction author and host of Queer We Are podcast, Brad Shreve, joins Haley to recount his own encounters via the voicemail ads. Check out Brad Shreve's work at his website, Queer We Are or follow him on Instagram and/or Twitter @thebradshreveSources: Long before online dating, there was the era of alt-weekly personal ads | Metro Detroit NewsA Small Convenience That Changed Everything: The History of VoicemailThe History of VoicemailVoicemail - WikipediaHere's What Happened to the Boston PhoenixOutweek (NYC) December 16, 1990 Q-Notes (Charlotte, NC) October 2, 1999This Week in Texas Magazine (Houston-Dallas, TX) - September 3, 1993The Body Politic (Toronto, Canada), July-August 1984Support the show

In this episode, Haley sits down with Robbi Sommers Bryant–author, editor, watercolor artist, and the Queen of Lesbian Erotica. A well-earned title, as Sommers Bryant published nine erotica books–one of which, Personal Ads, follows several stories after lesbians place newspaper ads looking for something sexy. Find out the inspiration behind the stories and other fun tidbits! Check out Robbi's other works on her website (https://robbibryant.com) or follow her on Instagram @robbisommersbryant. Sources:Robbi Sommers Bryant, Personal Ads, Naiad Press, 1994.Among friends (Madison, WI) April 1988Southern voice (Atlanta, GA)17 January 1991Support the show

Sleigh bells ring, are you listening…to this new episode? Santa is single and looking for someone to jingle his bells. This week, Haley ropes their friends EJ, Tabitha, and Bekah into a Christmas-New Year's Eve special, where folks set up their New Year's Eve dates, snuggle bunnies, and winter survival coaches. Happy 2023! Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Music by Kaz Zabala. Sources: Gay Community News (Boston, MA)  1982 December 11Focus Point (Minneapolis, MN), 1997 December 17 Gay Community News (Boston) 1991 December 15-21 Outweek No. 28 (NYC)- 1990 January 7The San Francisco Bay times., December  1989Outweek No. 28 (NYC)-  1990 January 7Drummer Magazine, Issue 159, c.1992Support the show

Are you sick of mind-numbing, capitalist, consumer dating life? You're not alone! Queers have been plotting their escape from society for decades–and they're posting personal ads looking for just the right person to share it with. So,throw on your prairie dress, get back to the land, and throw open those cottage windows (stained glass, of course) –because Haley of Q4Q meets Abbey of Sweet Baby Gay for a quaint, cottagecore themed episode! Do you want to hear more from Abbey? Follow their podcast on Instagram @sweetbabygaypod and listen to more of their episodes here.Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Music strummed by Omar Nassar. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Sources: Kate Reggev, “What Exactly is Cottagecore?”,  Architectural Digest, October 2020. Minneapolis, Minnesota, c.1990sJust out, 1 December 1985 (Eugene, Oregon)Just out, 1 February 1985 (Eugene, Oregon)Outweek, 22 August 1990 (NYC)The Blade, June 1978 (Washington, D.C.)The San Francisco Bay times,, Sep 1989 (California) Support the show

Welcome back to Q4Q! This week, queer historian Tyler Albertario & Haley wade through the history of the correspondence club, Contact. The penpal club served as a clandestine way for homosexual correspondents to connect during the 1920s & ‘30s. Learn about notable members like Henry Gerber, Manuel boyFrank, and Frank McCourt–who's letters form the foundation of the present knowledge of the club's history. Do you want to hear more from Tyler? Follow him on Twitter @TylerAlbertario.Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Music strummed by Omar Nassar. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Sources:Jeremy Sorese, “Henry Gerber is the Founder of the Society for Human Rights, the First Known Homosexual Organization in the United States,” Shandaken Projects, October 2020. http://www.shandakenprojects.org/otherassets/HenryGerber_Online.pdfLetter to Merlin Wand, May 26, 1928 ("CONTACTS..."), Internet: Speculative Fiction database.Rob Roehm, “Contact without Friction”, Howard History: The Life & Times of Robert E. Howard, March 8, 2021. https://howardhistory.com/category/letters/Jim Elledge, An Angel in Sodom: Henry Gerber and  the Birth of the Gay Rights Movement, Chicago Review Press, 2022. Subject Files Series 3.1916-1984 Bulk: Contacts, Date: 1935, Manuscript Number: Box 8, Folder 9, Source Library: ONE National Gay & Lesbian, Archives, Archive: LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940, Part II Collection: Manuel boyFrank Papers Subject Files Series 3.1916-1984 Bulk: Contact, Date: 1945, Manuscript Number: Box 5, Folder 28Source Library: ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Archive: LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940, Part II Collection: Manuel boyFrank Papers boyFrank (Manuel) papers Finding Aid, Online Archive of California, https://oac.cdlib.org/view?style=oac4;view=dsc;docId=c8ff3t5b;query=Contacts#hitNum5Support the show

Jump on into the Wayback Machine, we're talking to Steve about Asynchronous Communication. Not to be confused with simultaneous communication, or face to face conversation. So what is it like to date asynchronously? Many of us know! How frustrating is it to send a chat to someone in an app and they leave you on read? But sometimes, just sometimes, you hit up someone who has the same communication style as you and everything falls into place. Do you want to hear more from Steve? Follow him on Twitter @SKleinedler And listen to his 2019 podcast Fiat Lex: A Dictionary Podcast.Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Music strummed by Omar Nassar. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Sources:Gretchen McCulloch, Because Internet, 2019. Desperately Seeking Susan, 1985On Our Backs (California)Camp Ink (Australia), Australia Gay and Lesbian ArchivesSan Antonio Community News (Texas), April 30, 1999.G Street (Eau Claire, Wisconsin),  March 2001Support the show

Lace up your boots or slip on your platform heels, because it's Q4Q's 25th episode! To mark the occasion, Haley invited their good friend and femme fatale, Caillean, to gasp their way through personal ads written by butch and femme lesbians. Whether you're into lace or leather, chapstick or lip gloss, pants or skirts–some other nonsensical binary, you'll enjoy these ads. Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Music strummed by Omar Nassar. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Sources:Nestle, Joan (1992). The Persistent Desire: A Femme–Butch Reader. Alyson Publications.Caramagno, Thomas C. (2002). Irreconcilable Differences? Intellectual Stalemate in the Gay Rights Debate. ABC-CLIO. pp. 137–8. ISBN 978-0275977214.Walker, Ja'nina (March 2012). "Butch Bottom–Femme Top? An Exploration of Lesbian Stereotypes". Journal of Lesbian Studies. 16 (1): 90–107. doi:10.1080/10894160.2011.557646. PMID 22239455. S2CID 205753452Archives of Lesbian Oral Testimony, https://alotarchives.org/collection/bridging-gapButch Fashion Club FB pageStone Butch BluesThe Persistant Desire@onourbax__stax InstagramAds:Outweek (NYC) Sept 19, 1990.FaT GiRL 1 — October, 1994. Fat Lib Archive. FaT GiRL 7 — May, 1997. Fat Lib Archive.Focus Point (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 1997-10-08.  Minnesota Digital Library.On Our Backs, Summer 1987 via onourbax__staxPhiladelphia Gay News, April 30, 1982. JStor, Reveal Digital.Southern voice, December 7, 1989. Digital Library of Georgia.Southern voice, January 17, 1991. Digital Library of Georgia.The San Francisco Bay times., Sep 1989. Berkeley Library, UCLAWe the people, Jun 1989.We the people, Nov 1989.Lesbian Tide, July/August 1979. JStor, Reveal Digital.Support the show

This episode, Haley teamed up with Kai of @Rotten_Treasure for one of the kinkiest episodes of the entire show. Sometimes it's difficult to find a partner into the same things, in the same general geographic area--before Grindr, Craigslist, or  KinkD, there were personal ads in the local LGBTQ magazine. Listen as we match with voyeurs, foot worshippers,  Gumdrop Danglers, and more! (Personal ads begin around 1 hour and 2 minutes.) We mentioned: Amanda Hess, “The Foot Fetish Brain Map,” Washington City Paper, 13 April 2010. Justin Lehmiller, “Rats With Jacket Fetishes? What Animal Sex Studies Reveal About The Origin Of Unusual Sexual Interests,” Sex and Psychology, 16 January 2015. Gayle Rubin, “South of Market Gay Leather History: A Short History and Walking Tour,” San Francisco Frontiers, 20 September 2001. Kelsey Borresen, “The Difference Between A Fetish And Kink, According To Sex Experts,” Huffington Post, 25 July 2018. “English Rockers in Leather” Gay Leather Fetish History, "Leatherfolk: Radical Sex, People, Politics, and Practice" by Caroll Truscott. JP Larocque, “A brief history of BDSM: From Sparta to Weimar Germany, kink has always been part of our sexuality” 13 November 2014. Cameron Glover, “It's Time to Recenter Kink and BDSM as Part of Radical Queer History” Slate, 7 November 2018.J Raúl Cornier, Hanky Panky: An Abridged History of the Hanky Code, 23 April 2019.Palmer Haasch and Canela López, “The debate over 'kink at Pride' divides the internet, but the kink community has been part of queer protest and celebration since Stonewall” Insider, 7 June 2021.We read: Drummer extras,  “Tough Customers 4” published  c. 1990s. The Washington Blade (Washington, DC) , 27 November 1998. OUT FRONT (Denver, CO) 15 February 1991Outweek (NYC) 11 July 1990Outweek (NYC) 8 Sep 1990Southern voice (Atlanta, GA) February 17 and 23, 1994 The Body politic (Toronto, Canada), March 1984 The San Francisco Bay times. (California), Sep 1989Support the show

We're talking about casual sex,  baby! Haley and their housemate Ari hand-selected several personal ads looking for something sexy, passionate, and hedonistic--hold the emotion. The queers who wrote these ads are looking for a good time, not a long time. Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Music strummed by Omar Nassar. Cover art by Bekah Rich. SourcesOxford English Dictionary, Accessed online July 2022. "Casual Sex" Urban Dictionary, created 2014. Accessed July 2022.  Philadelphia Gay News, 30 April 1982. JStor, Reveal DigitalOn Our Backs, Summer and Fall 1986, stored at Brown University Special Collections, Accessed 2021. Gay Community News (Boston, MA) 1 June 1974. JStor, Reveal DigitalLongLostPersonals Instagram, Dan Low, from 1976, posted on 18 June 2022.  Nuntius (Houston, TX), August 1976. Houston LGBT History WebsiteOutweek (NYC) 28 August 1989.Outweek (NYC) 31 July 1989.The Blade, (Washington, DC) September 1977. DC Public Library, Special Collections, Periodicals, Washington Blade, DigDC (Accessed April 2021).Support the show

This week, Haley geeks out with fellow personal ad aficionado and collector, Dan of @LongLostPersonals. His Instagram account contains hundreds of unique, sexy, and sometimes bizarre personal ads across the decades. Learn about the coded language men used to meet other men in the 1940s, and experience the dirtiest ad Dan has ever seen (so far). Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes! Don't forget to follow Dan @LonglostpersonalsInterested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Music strummed by Omar Nassar. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Sources: The Link, 1920.Hobby Directory, 1948.Hobby Directory, 1948.The Girlfriend and the Boyfriend, 1951. Southern Voice, April 21 and 27, 1994. Digital Library of Georgia.The Providence Phoenix,  1994.Outweek, 31 July 1989.Philadelphia Gay News, December 1976. JStor, Reveal DigitalPhiladelphia Gay News, 30 April 1982. JStor, Reveal DigitalSkins, c. 1990s.Support the show

Have you ever stared at a hottie from across the room, just to let the moment slip away without grabbing their number? Did you compliment someone's floral button-up, just to trip over your words and forget to ask for their name? Don't worry, you‘re not alone! Queers have been awkwardly interacting with each other for decades! Join Haley and their guest Ken as they dig up some missed connections that will have you saying “oh boy!” Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Music strummed by Omar Nassar. Cover art by Bekah Rich. SourcesMikelle Street, “How ‘The Eagle' Became One of the most recognized Gay Bar Names” NBC News, 24 October 2017Lou Chibbaro Jr, "DC Eagle to close for good." Washington Blade, 5 May 2020 The Gay Blade, (Washington, DC), October 12, 1984 OUT FRONT (Denver), Volume 12, Number 23, March 11, 1988OUT FRONT (Denver), Volume XVI, Number 1, April 12, 1991Berlin Sylvestre, "A Brief LGBT History of Colorado" Out Front, August 20, 2014Focus Point (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 1994-11-17 Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl, “The Pride Behind Pride,” MSP Magazine, June 21, 2020Focus Point (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 1997-11-19 The San Francisco Bay times, Sep 1989, Vol. 10 No. 12"Dore Alley Street Fair," BML Videos, August 1, 1981. Hosted by Calisphere, University of California. The Gay News-Telegraph (St. Louis, Missouri), June 1982.Support the show

Oh boy, it's poem night at Q4Q. Join the party for some of the most mournful, raunchy, and yearning iambic pentameter pieces this show has ever seen. Haley and their special guest, Ash, set out to ask some important questions–When did “snowflake” become a thing? Did Emily Dickinson date women? Will men EVER stop quoting Neitzche? Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Music strummed by Omar Nassar. Cover art by Bekah Rich. SourcesFifth Freedom, 1 December 1983 (Buffalo, NY)Leather Archives and Museum Instagram post, April 9, 2022--posted from First Hand's Manscape Magazine, a Gay Adult Digest MagazineFocus Point (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 17 November 1994.Philadelphia Gay News, 17 October 1980. JStor, Reveal DigitalOutweek, 22 August 1990Outweek 8 September 1990Laura Knowles, “Drenched in words: LGBTQ poets from US history,” Oxford University Press Blog, published June 26, 2018. Accessed May 7, 2022 Tim Hawken, “WTF is Will to Power,” Medium, February 16, 2015. Accessed May 7, 2022. Wild nights - Wild nights! (269) , Emily Dickinson, Poetry Foundation.orgKaufmann, Walter A. (1974). Nietzsche: Philosopher, Psychologist, Antichrist (4th ed.). Princeton University Press. pp. 317–319Will to power - Wikipedia Bronski, Michael (November 7, 2002). "The real Harry Hay". The Phoenix. Archived from the original on May 30, 2009.Jonathan Katz, Gay American History. Crowell Publishers, 1976Support the show

Happy birthday to Q4Q! One year ago, the podcast launched with our premier episode “Seeking a Buff Danny Devito in Indianapolis.” And what a year it's been! Check out the newest mini-sode, where Haley reflects on some of the best moments of the year and shared some “odds & ends” personal ads that didn't make the first few episodes.Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.comor find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Music strummed by Omar Nassar. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Sources: Betty Peters, "The Frog Princess," Lavender Women, December 1, 1971. Reveal DigitalBear Fax, Vol 2, No 17, Leather Archives & MuseumGAY, July 6, 1970. Hosted at HoustonLGBTHistory.orgOutweek,  June 13, 1990. Hosted at OutWeek.netOutweek, Sept 19, 1990.  Hosted at OutWeek.netInstagram post, Personalsbot, May 3, 2019. Support the show

In this episode, Haley and Rachel (Gaychel) pop open some personal ads looking for a little more. Whether it be physical or chemical–they want pleasure and they want it soon! There will be poppers–certainly pleasure, preservative-laden snacks, and high-impact naked sports. Settle in with your munchies of choice, because these head hunters are meeting gyrating Euro-trash in pursuit of sex ‘n drugs. Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.comor find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Music strummed by Omar Nassar. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Sources: Philadelphia Gay News, January 8, 1982. Independent Voices, JSTOROutweek, June 13, 1990 Art by Camper, called “Last Night”.Philadelphia Gay News, April 30, 1982.  Independent Voices, JSTORGAY, May 11, 1970. Houston LGBT HistoryOur Paper, April 1992, University of Southern MaineThe Gay News Telegraph, December 1985.The San Francisco Bay times, September 1989. Berkeley Library, UCLAOutweek, August 22, 1990.Support the show

Let's get personal! Since the dawn of time, humans have been desperate for connection. Then we realized we could solicit strangers through the Sunday paper. You've heard of Craigslist personals, just imagine the pining and thirst from lonely queers searching for love. Listen as we read and rate personal ads from the ‘70s through today! If you love gay yearning, you'll love Q4Q!  Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5MPVZCXCYGEMC)

Welcome to another episode of Q4Q, where Haley meets with Alexis Macaluso, author and artist of the new book Deeply Personal: A Journey into Earth's most curious classified ads—to cruise through some Craigslist ads and newspapers from the ‘60s, ‘80s, and ‘90s. Will you sign up for the “Gay” cruise, find an old Army buddy from ‘Nam, or maybe hook up with the Dirty Old Man from Maine? The sky's the limit at Q4Q!Music written and strummed by Omar Nassar. Graphics by Bekah Rich. You can find Alexis's book Deeply Personal: A Journey into Earth's most curious classified ads (Printed by Spooky House Press) on Bookshop.org and at select local bookstores. Find them both on Instagram at @Alexis_aquarian and @spookyhousepressDon't forget to rate, subscribe, and share the show amongst your friends! Do you like queer personal ads? Maybe you or someone you know met through a personal ad–or you just love LGBTQ history. Maybe you like rambling? Reach out to Haley at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com,  on instagram at Queerpersonalspodcast, or on Twitter at Queerpersonals to be on the show!Sources: Empty Closet, no. 269 (May 1995), University of Rochester The Empty Closet (1971-Current) | Digital CollectionsGAY newspaper (NYC) 15 Dec 1969Houston LGBT HistoryOur Paper: Serving the Alternative Community | Newspapers | University of Southern Maine April 1992Support the show

Happy New Year! And welcome to another episode of Q4Q. Haley connected with Dan Griffiths from the Gender F*ck podcast to engage with some ads written by and for trans people. In the pages of the magazines, we meet a love kitten, a student of the bizarre, and so many others hoping for a connection. Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher,  Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Check out Dan Griffiths' and Oliver Ellis' podcast Gender F*ck on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, where they discuss sexual health and wellbeing with a focus on the trans experience. You can also find them on Instagram and Twitter @GenderFckPod. Music written and strummed by Omar Nassar. Cover art by Bekah Rich. SourcesDigital Transgender Archive Boys Will Be Boys, March 1993. Digital Transgender Archive New Trenns Magazine: The Voice of the Transvestite World,  Volume 2, Issue 6. 1971. Digital Transgender ArchiveThe Transsexual Voice - October 1993. Digital Transgender ArchiveThe Transvestite World Directory, 1973 - Seattle Washington. Digital Transgender ArchiveThe San Francisco Bay times, Sep 1989, Vol. 10 No. 12 - Berkeley Library Digital CollectionsSecondary SourcesThem, “InQueery: What does the Word Transgender Mean?” September 7, 2018.Kristen Riley, “From female impersonation to drag” Wellcome Collection, September 24, 2019.Online Etymology Dictionary, Accessed January 2022. Toadstool Botanicals Toadstool Botanicals brings you closer to plants & fungi through plant medicine and cosmetics. Support the show

Strap into your saddles, because we're about to find some Prince/ss Charmings on some horses. In this week's episode, join Haley and Lauren as they dig through some personal ads that put the “fairy” in fairy tale. Follow us through the tales of a heartbroken lesbian from Georgia, Prince Charming sought in Denver, and butch Lancelot? All that and more in Episode 13 of Q4Q: Queer Personal Ads!Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Banjo strummed by Lauren Baca. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Sources: Gay Blade (D.C), November 11, 1988. DigDCLesbian Tide Volume 1 Number 2, September - October 1979. Houston LGBT History.org. Southern Voice, April 21 and 27, 1994. Digital Library of Georgia.Out Front, Volume V Number 6, June 13, 1980. Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. Focus Point, November 17, 1994. Minnesota Digital Library.OutWeek, August 28, 1989. OutWeek Internet Archive.Toadstool Botanicals Toadstool Botanicals brings you closer to plants & fungi through plant medicine and cosmetics. Support the show

Are you looking for a gay roommate? What about a lesbian organic farmer? Find all that and more in this episode of Q4Q, when Haley and Annika slide into the DMs of some quality cheeseheads from the state of Wisconsin. Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.As always, music by Omar Nassar. Cover art by Bekah Rich.Sources: A big thank you to:Wisconsin LGBT History Project This Website ... attempts to link together media reports from every LGBT publication ever printed in Wisconsin, with personal recollections, photos, and stories. It is primarily organized into 5 major areas (People, Organizations, Businesses, Media, and Events) and weaves all of these together with hyper-linkages to cross-reference information in one area to related information elsewhere. Although thus far primarily the work of one individual (Don Schwamb), other individuals are coming forward with their own recollections and photos, and several other people (notably Jamie Taylor, and the new Green Bay LGBT History group) are beginning to contribute in a more substantive way to flesh out gaps and make the site even more broad in scope.Among Friends, Aug/Sept 1988Among Friends, March 1988Among Friends, Feb 1988Among Friends, May 1988Uptown Downtown - Nov 1993Support the show

Hey all you handsome bi's and rugged guys! This time on Q4Q, Haley and their new housemate Ainhoa wade through an archive of bisexual personal ads. Give it a listen, because these ads swing both ways!Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.As always, music by Omar Nassar. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Sources: GAY (NYC),  15 Feb 1971. Houston LGBT HistoryGay Blade (D.C.) 11-27-1998 DigDCPersonally (Kansas City, MO) January 1988 Vol. 4 Issue. 1Michele A Buchanan Collection, Leather Archives and Museum, 1990s "From a red shore" Tumblr page"From the LA&M Archives: Black Leather in Color" Jakob VanLammeren, LA&M Archivist/Collections Librarian, August 2014Leathersex Underground & the Formation of a Subculture: The Michele Buchanan and Jim Kane Digitization Project, CLIR Hidden Collections registry The Leather Hall of Fame Our Own Community Press (Norfolk, VA) , Oct. 1992 - Old Dominion University Libraries Digital CollectionsPhiladelphia Gay News,  Issue 5 - May 1976 - JSTORThe San Francisco Bay times., Sep 1989, Vol. 10 No. 12 - Berkeley Library Digital CollectionsSupport the show

Have you heard of Farmers Only? Do you find yourself watching Brokeback Mountain over and over? This episode takes “City people just don't get it” to a whole new level. Listen as Haley and Erin discover the personals of cowboy bachelors, country dykes, and Gay okies. Because as we all know, “Cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other!”Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Music written and strummed by Omar Nassar. Icon design by Bekah Rich. Mentions:Wild, Wild Country - Streamable on NetflixLindsy Van Gelder and Pamela Robin Brandt, Girls Next Door: Into the Heart of Lesbian America Welcome to Your FantasyTransplantingsSources: Gay sunshine, Spring, 1974.  Berkeley Library Digital Collections.OUT FRONT, Volume XV, Number 22, February 15, 1991.  Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. The Gayly Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, June 1, 1984. The Gayly Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 1, 1984. The San Francisco Bay times., Sep 1989, Vol. 10 No. 12. Berkeley Library Digital CollectionsSupport the show

Come out and soak up some Gay Sunshine with Haley this week, as they traipse through the history of this unique little newspaper. Haley outlines some of the paper's history with Berkeley's Gay Liberation Front, the Gay Sunshine Press, and the long-time editor Winston Leyland. Or, skip to the end and listen to some iconic personal ads from Gay Sunshine in the 1970s. As always, music by Omar Nassar. Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Sources: Activism After Stonewall, Library of Congress LGBTQIA+ Resource GuideNoel Halifax, "When gays and Panthers were united" Socialist Review, July/August 2015. Nick Benton, ”Who Needs It?” Gay Sunshine, Aug-Sep, 1970, Vol. 01 No. 01. ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives Finding Aid: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8h41q5v/dsc/"Mattachine Review ." Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History in America, 1st Edition. . Encyclopedia.com. 16 Aug. 2021 . Charles Kirtley, “LET THE SUNSHINE IN: The Pioneering Role of Winston Leyland in Gay Publishing” Appeared in Lesbian and Gay New York, Spring 1998http://www.leylandpublications.com/article_leyland.html “Winston Leyland | Profile”, LGBTQ Religious Archives Network, accessed August 23, 2021, https://lgbtqreligiousarchives.org/profiles/winston-leylandGay Sunshine, March 1971, Vol. 01 No. 06. Gay Sunshine, January-February 1974, Vol. 01 No. 20. Gay Sunshine, Spring 1974, Vol. 01 No. 21. Support the show

Did you know that people wrote in to their newspapers for friends' birthdays, anniversaries, or even just to get a hold of someone? In Episode 8, Thaddeus and Haley flip through some queer classifieds to find some fun examples of how people announced their feelings before the digital age. If you haven't already, please give us a quick review and rating on iTunes or wherever you're listening.Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Sources: Gay Community News,   1986 February 15. Northeastern University Library.OUT FRONT,  Volume III,  Number 4, June 1, 1978. Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. We the People, December 1988. Berkeley Library Digital Collections."Denver Detour," April 12, 2015. Southern voice, August 4, 1988. Digital Library of Georgia.Patrick Saunders, "Atlanta gay bar Oscar's owners buy Burkhart's , plan name change." The Gay Voice, April 2, 2018Becca J.G. Godwin, "Owner of Atlanta gay bar under fire after controversial posts surface," The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 24, 2018. Vol 1, Feb:Mar 2004 H.E.R.S. magazine We the People, October 1989. Berkeley Library Digital Collections.We the People, Aug 1989, Vol. 02 No. 04. Berkeley Library Digital Collections.We the People, Nov 1988, Vol. 01 No. 07. Berkeley Library Digital Collections.We the People, Dec 1988, Vol. 01 No. 08. Berkeley Library Digital Collections.Support the show

Welcome once again to Q4Q, where Haley reads old LGBTQ Queer Personal Ads with their friends. In this episode, Haley and Sam dive into newspaper archives from Washington, D.C., San Francisco, St. Louis, and Philadelphia to peruse some ads that might be expecting too much. Follow us on our journey through resumes, Polaroids, and maybe even Guy Fieri? If you haven't already, please give us a quick review and rating on iTunes or wherever you're listening.Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Music written and strummed by Omar Nassar. Icon design by Bekah Rich. Sources, found through Jim Burroway's List of LGBT Digital Archives on the WebThe Washington Blade, November 11, 1988. DigDCThe Washington Blade, November 27, 1988. DigDCThe Gay News-Telegraph (St. Louis, Mo), November 1985, St. Louis UniversityPhiladelphia Gay News, May 1976, JSTORSan Francisco Bay Times, September 1989, Berkeley Library Digital CollectionsSupport the show

Join Haley and their Museum Dad, Meg, as they peruse some personal ads with impeccable intro sentences that really hook you in. This episode was originally themed "It Didn't Have to Be That Weird," because there are some bizarre adjectives,  fun nicknames, and questionable metaphors.  As one of our young lonely hearts exclaims, "Let's get sticky, witty, and warm!" If you haven't already, please give us a quick review and rating on iTunes or wherever you're listening.Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Music written and strummed by Omar Nassar. Icon design by Bekah Rich. Sources, found through Jim Burroway's List of LGBT Digital Archives on the WebThe Washington Blade, November 27, 1998. DigDCPhiladelphia Gay News, March 1976, JSTOR.Southern Voice, October 12, 1989, Digital Library of Georgia.OUT FRONT, Volume XVI, Number 1, April 12, 1991. Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. The Washington Blade, May 16, 1986. DigDCSupport the show

From the mailbox to your DMs, Missy and Haley take a look at queer personal ads and how they evolved from print media to social media and apps. In this episode, they discuss the history of submitting personal ads into newspapers, the Mattachine Society's ONE magazine and their fight against the US Postal Service, and how the digital age has adjusted the way we date (and where Lex sits in that). All opinions expressed here are our own!If you haven't already, please give us a quick review and rating on iTunes or wherever you're listening.Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Music written and strummed by Omar Nassar. Icon design by Bekah Rich. Secondary Sources: Dawn Mitchell, "Female Indiana serial killer, the 'comely' Belle Gunness, loved her suitors to death" Indy Star, November 10, 2017"Cupid in the personal ads." Alberta History, vol. 60, no. 2, 2012, p. 16. Gale In Context: U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A289620023/GPS?u=usocal_main&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=18863ab6. Accessed 21 June 2021https://www.dailydot.com/irl/personals-instagram/https://www.instagram.com/qpocpersonals/https://www.vogue.com/article/lex-queer-dating-apphttps://timeline.com/tinder-personal-ads-history-4c34c7d6dbcbhttps://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title18/part1/chapter83&edition=prelimGerman Lopez, published in Vox, May 28, 2014--details the homophobic history of the postal service--and interview with David Johnson, the author of The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government. Poppy Noor, It's a sincere process': why personal dating ads are making a comeback, October 31, 2019 Personals, Daniel Harris, The Antioch Review Vol. 59, No. 2, Anniversary Issue: Sowing Words for Sixty Years (Spring, 2001), pp. 284-301 (18 pages)  Published By: Antioch Review Inc. https://doi.org/10.2307/4614162 https://www.jstor.org/stable/4614162;  Accessed June 21, 2021Today In History: ONE Magazine versus the US Post Office Primary Sources:One Volume 2, Issue 5, May 1st, 1954Gay sunshine., Jan-Feb, 1974, No. 20The San Francisco Bay times., Sep 1989, Vol. 10 No. 12The San Francisco Bay times., Sep 1989, Vol. 10 No. 12Kansas City, MO, Personally, January 1988Lex, 2020-2021PersonalsBot on InstagramSupport the show

Is there anything the Gays love more than astrology? Probably not! Find out if your stars align with these personal ads! Please don't get angry at us, we're just teasing.Don't forget to check out the new intro and outro music, written and strummed by Omar Nassar. If you haven't already, please give us a quick review and rating on iTunes or wherever you're listening.Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Sources, listed in order of appearance:Southern Voice Vol No 4 - April 14, 1988 Bad Attitude, Vol 9 No. 3, 1994The San Francisco Bay times, Jun 1989, Vol. 10 No. 09The San Francisco Bay times, Jun 1989, Vol. 10 No. 09Indianapolis New Works, April 1987Philadelphia Gay News, Issue 5, May 1976Southern Voice Vol 5, April 21 and 27, 1994Southern Voice, Vol 3, February 17 and 23rd, 1994Support the show

Join Haley as they wander through the history of the lesbian erotica magazine On Our Backs, explore how the periodical inspired the dating app Lex, and flip through 2 issues that they purchased for research purposes. *I swear!!*If you haven't already, please give us a quick review and rating on iTunes or wherever you're listening.Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Disclaimer: the views expressed in these personal ads are not my own. Some of the ads are from eras with very different ideas about race, bodies, and what it means to be part of the LGBTQ community. While I do not take these things lightly and will do my best to address them as I see them, I am also here to make fun of the thirsty, pining, and sometimes ridiculous queer lonely hearts sent out into the world. This podcast features the song “Endurance (Undertail Coverts Mix)” by duckett available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license.What follows is the citations to ads in order of their appearance. Please enjoy and feel free to look them up yourself if you're feeling lonely! Primary Sources: On Our Backs: Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian, Volume X, Issue 3, 1995. https://www.abebooks.com/magazines-periodicals/Backs-entertainment-adventurous-lesbian-vol-MarApr/30111996273/bdOn Our Backs: Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian, Volume X, Issue 2, January/February 1995. Secondary Sources: Martha Cornog, Timothy Perper, "For sex education, see librarian: a guide to issues and resources", Greenwood Publishing Group, 1996, ISBN 0-313-29022-9, p.97Off Our Backs Mission, https://offourbacks.org/mission/Reveal Digital, https://voices.revealdigital.org/?a=cl&cl=CL1&sp=BADICEB&ai=1&On Our Backs, World Heritage Encyclopedia,  http://www.self.gutenberg.org/articles/On_Our_BacksOn Our Backs: An Archive exhibition, January 26-28, 2017, NewBridge Studios, Entertainment For The Adventurous Lesbian: Featuring Phyllis Christopher, https://thenewbridgeproject.com/past-event/on-our-backs-an-archive/Lizzie Masterson, An Interview with the curators of ON OUR BACKS: AN ARCHIVE, 2017, https://cuntemporary.org/on-our-backsJordan Crook, "New lo-fi, text-based social app Lex, for queer women, raises $1.5 million," TechCrunch, July 16, 2020, https://techcrunch.com/2020/07/16/new-lo-fi-text-based-social-app-lex-for-queer-women-raises-1-5-million/Work at Lex, https://www.notion.so/Work-at-Lex-e80dc5c9af2c438aa48ecd7310e32283Reveal Digital Statement on Off Our Backs, http://revealdigital.com/wp-Support the show

Hello! Welcome to Q4Q, a podcast where I read old personal ads with one of my friends. This episode I have with me one of my good friends and queer historians, Kai. Kai and I sift through one of my favorite websites--the Washington Blade archive on DigDC--hosted by the D.C. Public Library. With just a D.C. library card, we can access hundreds of copies of the LGBTQ newspaper, which ran from 1969 into today. So, our location is D.C., but our theme is “lesbians.” We're talking about U-Haul driving, Melissa Etheridge-listening, women who love women who aren't content with just making eyes at a girl from across the bar. If you haven't already, please give us a quick review and rating on iTunes or wherever you're listening.Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Disclaimer: the views expressed in these personal ads are not my own. Some of the ads are from eras with very different ideas about race, bodies, and what it means to be part of the LGBTQ community. While I do not take these things lightly and will do my best to address them as I see them, I am also here to make fun of the thirsty, pining, and sometimes ridiculous queer lonely hearts sent out into the world. This podcast features the song “Endurance (Undertail Coverts Mix)” by duckett available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license.What follows is the citations to ads in order of their appearance. Please enjoy and feel free to look them up yourself if you're feeling lonely! In order of appearance:Washington Blade, November 20, 1998, print newspaper, DC Public Library, Special Collections, Periodicals, Washington Blade, DigDC (Accessed April 2021)Washington Blade, November 11, 1988, print newspaper, DC Public Library, Special Collections, Periodicals, Washington Blade, DigDC (Accessed April 2021)Washington Blade, November 20, 1998, print newspaper, DC Public Library, Special Collections, Periodicals, Washington Blade, DigDC (Accessed April 2021)Washington Blade, November 27, 1998, print newspaper, DC Public Library, Special Collections, Periodicals, Washington Blade, DigDC (Accessed April 2021)Washington Blade, April 1, 1976, print newspaper, DC Public Library, Special Collections, Periodicals, Washington Blade, DigDC (Accessed April 2021)Washington Blade, November 20, 1998, print newspaper, DC Public Library, Special Collections, Periodicals, Washington Blade, DigDC (Accessed April 2021)Washington Blade, November 27, 1998, print newspaper, DC Public Library, Special Collections, Periodicals, Washington Blade, DigDC (Accessed April 2021)@Soft.butch, Lex, Boston, March 2021. Support the show

Hello! Welcome to the first episode of Q4Q, a podcast where I read old personal ads with one of my friends. This episode I have with me one of my best friends from college--Tabitha. Join Tabitha and I as we read several ads from 1987 and 1990 featured in the New Works, a gay newspaper centered in Indianapolis, Indiana--the fine state that we both grew up in. What follows is a list of the ads and where I found them. Please enjoy and feel free to look them up yourself if you're feeling lonely!If you haven't already, please give us a quick review and rating on iTunes or wherever you're listening.Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast. I found all of this digital archive through a blog post made by Jim Burroway at JimBurroway.com, where he lists and links LGBT digital archives on the web by state. I'm forever indebted to him. Through this, he linked to the Chris Gonzalez GLBT Archives holdings of The Works, or The New Works. This podcast features the song “Endurance (Undertail Coverts Mix)” by duckett available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license.Show Icons featured are: "orange petals on pink pattern design" by Rebekah Leigh is licensed with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. https://search.creativecommons.org/photos/d3d7318c-de01-40b1-92ef-2cde011209d5"homme nu peintures nus masculins érotiques Art Gallery hommes gais peintures oeuvres homosexuels raphael perez artiste" by Raphael Perez Israeli Artist is licensed with CC BY 2.0. https://search.creativecommons.org/photos/0b6fc754-55c7-4bb6-8247-eb48f8452511Sources:The New Works News, Vol 6 No 6, 1987-03. Chris Gonzalez Library and Archives. (Accessed April 2021) https://ulib.iupuidigital.org/digital/collection/GonzalesLib/id/3721/rec/1The New Works News, Vol 6 No 7, 1987-04. Chris Gonzalez Library and Archives. (Accessed April 2021) https://ulib.iupuidigital.org/digital/collection/GonzalesLib/id/501/rec/1The New Works News, Vol 10 No 3, 1990-12. Chris Gonzalez Library and Archives. (Accessed April 2021) https://ulib.iupuidigital.org/digital/collection/GonzalesLib/id/2601The New Works News, Vol 10 No 1, 1990-10. Chris Gonzalez Library and Archives. (Accessed April 2021) https://ulib.iupuidigital.org/digital/collection/GonzalesLib/id/2551Support the show