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We're back with another installment of Am I The Asshole! Cory brought some SERIOUS doozies, yall.  We condemn homophobes, encourage amazing ally dads, and introduce a new biblical city in canon: Scissoring and Gomorrah. Also, a grandma tries to ally too hard and ends up causing a huge conflict within her family. Just a regular news cycle here at the ol' Queer Qulture Factory! Twitter: @queerqulture Instagram: @ queerqulturepodcast  

Episode 38 is now live! We're getting a little Irish and Roman Catholic today, by discussing people who may not even be real - Domenica's laying out the lives of two saints, St. Brigid of Kildare and St. John the Apostle. We learn many valuable lessons from these two, such as how to turn down potential suitors and how to deal with jealous bullies in your Apostle group. Join us for this first installment in a sporadic series, a la our Am I The Asshole segments, for more life lessons, like how to not test your own loyalty to your partner and how to leave Galilee to be a groupie for Jesus. Twitter: @queerqultureInstagram: @queerqulturepodcast

Let us welcome Cory back into the real world, from the deep, insurance pit she has been living in! Which also means she is back to hosting after the three-part Hirschfeld saga! She is presenting the Lavender Scare, during the 1940s-1960s when the federal government was persecuting and firing for being gay their own employees in misplaced fear they were communists and tyrannists. So, the usual bullshit. Forget any preconceptions you have as we dive in together, because DAMN it's a wild messed up ride. On the bright side, we have some returning characters in this episode and in a happy coincidence we mentioned the same protest! Join us for some classic American Criticism that will cost us any sponsors and find out for sure if there's really an x-ray that can tell you if someone's gay.Twitter: @queerqultureInstagram: @queerqulturepodcast

FINALLY, we have reached the end of our series on Magnus Hirschfeld. But first we talk about Moulin Rouge: The Musical. And insurance enrollment periods. But we eventually get there! This week we expand more on the Institute for Sexual Research (or whichever name you'd like to choose), the world tour he embarked on that should have came way earlier in his research, the end of his life, and his continuing legacy. Join us while we learn about love's natural turns, the weird then supportive statements he made all over the world, and the whitest name you've ever heard.Twitter: @queerqultureInstagram: @queerqulturepodcast

Part two of THREE is officially out! Please enjoy the chaos of this episode - Domenica is sick and Magnus Hirschfeld continues to be a trip and a half. Today we get more into some of his philosophies, his scandals, his bad takes, and some slander thrown against him. Join us as we learn he makes a really bad expert witness, that it turns out for the better when you reach out to go past a paywall, and join us for a Queer Qulture Alaskan cruise. Twitter: @queerqultureInstagram: @queerqulturepodcast

Queer Qulture is back with episode 34! Sorry for such a long delay, we have had a lot going on so we had to adjust our schedule. We will now be posting every other week for the foreseeable future. Today's episode is about the multi-level-marketing king Magnus Hirschfeld. Hirschfeld was a Physician, sexologist, and founder of the Institute of Sexual Research. Domenica discusses his life and research, while he contributed to theories about sexuality and gender that seem obvious to us now, at the time his ideas were revolutionary. Domenica also sheds some light on terrible opinions he had and bad decisions he made that history conveniently decides to leave out. Hirschfeld had such a busy life that his story could not be contained in one episode! Join us again on November 7th to hear the rest!  Twitter: @queerqultureInstagram: @queerqulturepodcast

Episode 33 is now live! Today we're coming at you with another installment of our Am I The Asshole segments! This episode is full of stumpers - some of these you can't tell WHO'S the asshole, but regardless, someone's acting assholish. Between wedding escapades and naive questions, tune in to hear us dice it up!Twitter: @queerqultureInstagram: @queerqulturepodcast

Welcome to episode 32!! Try not to share your germs when you share this episode, ye a smack cometh your way. This week's topic is Compton's Cafeteria Riot in 1966! Does this sound familiar? On a hot summer night, years of police harassment aimed at young trans and gay sex workers boiled over when the queer community fought back against their oppressors. This event in San Francisco, three years prior to Stonewall, was almost purposefully forgotten to history. Thankfully, elders and filmmakers came forward to share the stories of what happened that night, and we reflect on that importance while also mourning every other riot, protest, or fight that has been lost to time. In the wise words of Donna Persona, “Fuck that shit, gimme my rights”!Twitter: @queerqultureInstagram: @queerqulturepodcast

Welcome to episode 31!! Today we dive into the real life of Lili Ilse Elvenes, otherwise known as Lili Elbe! A famous painter and trans icon of her time, her story gained international attention again when the 2016 film The Danish Girl, based fully off of a fictional novel about Lili's life, was released. Seriously, there's two full pages of historical inaccuracies. Tune in to learn where the movie went wrong, the story of her tragic death, and we finally settle the debate: does Denmark have mountains? Twitter: @queerqultureInstagram: @queerqulturepodcast

Welcome to episode 30 - what a milestone! To celebrate, we're discussing a non-encompassing list of LGBTQ+ laws that affect people currently in the United States. Recently, new transphobic laws have been put into place and Cory dug further to find other laws that affect young and old LGBTQ+  people. Between anti-bullying, healthcare, and “gay and trans panic” defense bans, we go off track MANY times to keep the mood light. And we spend like 10 minutes clarifying the difference between state and federal laws. Come find out who asked the governor of Louisiana (or whatever) the question we want to ask every politician!Twitter: @queerqultureInstagram: @queerqulturepodcast

Episode 29 is here! We are delivering a promised topic from our podcast's trailer - today we're talking about the Legend of the Cut Sleeve and contemporary China! Long before Genghis Khan invaded, China's history was interwoven with homosexuality. All Emperors from the Han Dynasty had a male romantic companion along with their wives, and our topic today is specifically Emperor Ai, his lover Dong Xian, and their love that inspired the Cut Sleeve Addiction. Join us to find new #relationshipgoals you didn't even know you needed, to see how much Ell-Bees of grain Emperor Ai gave Dong Xian PER YEAR, and why lesbians need to move over as the u-hauling masters.Twitter: @queerqulture Instagram: @queerqulturepodcast

Episode 28 has hit the waves! Today's topic is Harvey Milk, the first openly gay politician on the San Francisco mayor's board of supervisors. He had a hand in every pot before he finally was drawn to politics, and excelled as the people's champion. Unfortunately, he was taken from us too soon in an act of political violence. Join us while he skates on thin ice, why Domenica hates Sean Penn, and find out the circumstances in which Cory pulls an Of-Mice-and-Men and takes Domenica out back behind the barn.Twitter: @queerqultureInstagram: @queerqulturepodcast

Welcome to Episode 27!! What do lavender, green carnations, and the trillium all have in common? Yes they're all flowers - but these flowers, along with many others, have symbolized (officially or unofficially) queer romance or intentions. Since the 6th century BC, friend of the podcast Sappho used violets and ‘purple bloom' to wax poetic about her lover, and the tradition has stuck. Tune in to learn just how much you could get on a shopping spree with 2500 florin in the 17th century, Domenica's really crappy attempts at French, and help us spread the word about the new-old slang for corsages and boutonnières. Instagram: @queerqulturepodcast Twitter: @queerqulture

Episode 26 is here! Today's topic was kept SECRET until we started recording! Cory presents to us the story of Roy and Silo, two male chinstrap penguins from Central Park Zoo who gained international celebrity status when a children's book was published about them and their chick! Of course, this was not met without criticism and was challenged by school boards and libraries all across the country. Just a reminder, it's a book about penguins. The book is PERFECT for little hands though! Twitter: @queerqultureInstagram: @queerqulturepodcast

If it's about a girl? Who like girls? You got me, bestie, I'm into it! Episode 25 is HERE! As a young queer teen, Domenica dove headfirst into her local library's LGBT+ YA collection while unraveling the mystery about herself and the world, judging book covers along the way. What she learned is that a LOT of LGBT+ books are written with perspective and time jumps and the novel as a character's reflections. Tune in to hear five book synopses, reviews, and fun facts featuring a classic anemones-to-friends-to-lovers recommendation, who's protecting your freedom as a reader, and which book is 55 pages and just a darling little thing. That's what Grease is all ABOUT, baby!Instagram: @queerqulturepodcastTwitter: @queerqulture

Welcome to our listicle, I mean episode 24 of Queer Qulture! We're feeling the chill vibes all summer long with these Sunday releases, and it's been a while since we recorded, so we detract and go on several small rants. Have no fear! We do not fail to give you that good content - Cory delivers us fun facts about some beloved queer and trans celebrities! Musicians, actors, you name em, they're here! Join us and find out who Domenica successfully guessed as our first featured celebrity, who is rightfully obsessed with Sara Ramirez, and whose first celebrity crush was the little girl from Homeward Bound. Instagram: @queerqulturepodcast Twitter: @queerqulture

Welcome to episode 23 on July 23rd, the beginning of Leo season and Domenica's birthday!!! Our long awaited episode about Big Eden has arrived! Do NOT listen to the straight people who hated this movie, it wasn't sad enough for their taste unfortunately. Before you tune in, siphon someone's Am*zon Pr*me account and give it a watch because wow it deserves every accolade out there. When a rising NYC artist comes home to his small town of Big Eden to take care of his ailing grandpa, he quickly finds himself drawn into the lives of the townsfolk. Join us and come enjoy a homophobia-free slow burn that'll melt your heart! Instagram: @queerqulturepodcast Twitter: @queerqulture

We're switching it up today! Cory collected some PRIMO Am I The Asshole? Reddit posts written by or about gay people in their lives. From homophobic mother in laws to misunderstanding boyfriends, we've got it all here for ya today. Gasp and make faces along with us as we discuss and react to some of these unbelievable stories!Instagram: @queerqulturepodcastTwitter: @queerqulture

The much anticipated second part to our Stonewall Uprising episode is here! In episode 21 we will be looking at the night of, the nights that followed, and the legacy the Stonewall Uprising left behind. Find out how we feel about fairies and whether or not Domenica went to school with Eli from Degrassi. Leave everything you thought you knew about the events of Stonewall at the door and listen to part 1 if you have not already! We also overcame our wifi issues so there is a lot more banter in this episode!  Instagram: @queerqulturepodcastTwitter: @queerqulture

Episode 20 has ARRIVED, and to honor the end of Pride Month we are doing our first TWO PARTER episode and talking about the Stonewall Uprising! Leave everything you thought you knew about the events of Stonewall at the door - the history we get told about the night of June 28th, 1969 is not wholly accurate. Come join us while we sigh, again about respectability politics, who REALLY kicked off the night's events, and please pardon any lag or weirdness in the audio - we were having WiFi issues!Instagram: @queerqulturepodcastTwitter: @queerqulture

We're over three weeks deep into Pride Month and this is the first time we're mentioning it? EMBARRASSING! This week's topic is the master of all trades - the mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, and theoretical biologist Alan Turing! In case you don't know what a computer is, we've got it all laid out for you here - we try and make it easy, because this guy held the math brain cell all gay people share and refused to let go. Join us while we learn about Mr. Turing's flying computer machines, whether the Turing Test is the gay test (it's not), and honor his legacy and contributions to science and society.Instagram: @queerqulturepodcastTwitter: @queerqulture

WELCOME to episode 18 - don't forget to turn your listening ears our way! We are knee deep in Pride Month and celebrating an LGBT activist pre-Stonewall, Ernestine Eckstein! Ernestine is the proof in the pudding - if you have a person who historians claim "couldn't be gay because they don't know what the word gay means", if you EXPLAIN what being gay means, it probably hits the nail on the head for them.  Moving to NYC in 1963 at the age of 22, she quickly wove herself into gay liberation groups and butted heads with them at a time when respectability politics and removing "being gay" from the APA as a mental illness were their top priorities. Join us while we moan about the Man, get frustrated with her about respectability politics, and exchange recipes on how to prepare the rich - we like 'em spit roasted! Don't forget to donate to our GoFundMes so we can move back to our ancestral homes of Ireland and Italy!

Welcome to episode 17! Join us as we take a ride through the Golden Age of Hollywood! This week Cory presents the book The Seven Husbands of Evelyn of Hugo. We know the title doesn't sound very gay but trust us, it is! This book made hard lefts that had Domenica unable to predict what was going to happen next! The biggest question this week is, who was the love of Evelyn Hugo's life?Twitter: @queerqultureInstagram: @queerqulturepodcast

Welcome to jolly old gay France! This week Domenica presents Dr. Georges Burou, a French gynecologist, whose name gets less coherent every time Domenica says it. Dr. Burou is credited with introducing and innovating the penile inversion that is used in modern day vaginoplasties! Join us while we discuss Dr. Burou's immaculate outfit choices, thank the universe for helping Georges resist the call of the sea, and try to figure out who fathered all the IVF babies!!Twitter: @queerqultureInstagram: @queerqulturepodcast

Welcome to the beach! We're bringing your toes to the sand today! To celebrate, Cory is presenting to us 3 "safe haven" towns, or vacation spots and towns that were a safe space for the LGBT community pre-Stonewall Riots: Cherry Grove in NY, Provincetown in MA, and Saugatuck in MI! Not only do they have rich history and culture - one town's history starts during World War I - but their legacies continue today, and should definitely be considered for a summer road trip. If you go, don't forget to dress up in your Dionysus costume and come carried in on a throne by several buff people!Twitter: @queerqultureInstagram: @queerqulturepodcastNew York Historical Society Information about the Cherry Grove Exhibit

Welcome to Episode 14! Gather round, all ye pocky priests, while we gossip and get scandalized over medieval bloodlines, historical terms for royal bedmates, and some innapropriate christening behavior - today, Domenica presents to us the personal relationships of James VI & I! We mostly discuss the good stuff - the Alphabet Mafia stuff - with some fun facts sprinkled in. Join us while we weave our crooked tapestry!Twitter: @queerqulture Instagram: @queerqulturepodcast 

Welcome to episode 13! No tattoos were given in the making of this episode. And while there was a lot of cats-being-outsmarted talk (not including the 10 minutes we went down a cat breeds list rabbithole) no cats were harmed either. Today Cory presents to us the episodic video game Life is Strange, and how the in-game decisions influence your player's blossoming relationship! Join us, and we hope you've played the game, because hoooo buddy it was a doozy for Domenica. So much bathroom violence!Twitter: @queerqulture  Instagram: @queerqulturepodcast 

It's episode 12! Today we're going back to the Revolutionary War! During a time period of religious enthusiasm, a future preacher awoke after a near-fatal illness proclaiming the previous self's soul had died and the body was recharged with the spirit of a Prophet, genderless and pronounless, named the Public Universal Friend. Some claimed the Friend was a fraud, while most scholars now regard the Friend as an early figure of transgender history in Colonial America. Join us while we navigate through using no possessive pronouns, how the podcast almost turned true crime, and listen in when a spirit with a strong Southern twang came through Domenica while she was trying to pronounce "nonbinary".Twitter: @queerqulture Instagram: @queerqulturepodcast Sinisterhood

Most of this episode won't make sense unless you've watched Happiest Season, so go watch it, get frustrated, drool over Kristen Stewart and Aubrey Plaza, and then get back to us. Today we dive into Clea Duvall's newest film, Happiest Season, released November 2020 in time for the holidays. Instead of a movie summary, though, we jump right into characters, plot, and how Dan Levy's comedic charm carried the film. No casuals allowed!Twitter: @queerqultureInstagram: @queerqulturepodcast

Every time Domenica says she's doing a "quick summary" of anything, DON'T BELIEVE HER. That's how you get Queer Qulture's longest episode yet - episode 10, where your two hosts do the ol' switcheroo so it's Double Dimi back to back! Today she presents the relationship between Achilles and Patroclus, the doomed lovers from Homer's epic The Iliad (now known as Troy Story). It's usually not questioned that they were together, but rather the discourse - starting in the 5th century BCE - revolves around who was the top and who was the bottom. Join us while we check out the facts, from Homer's own lines to fictional iterations, and please bear with us while Domenica struggles to pronounce the names, like seriously she should start practicing beforehand. Twitter: @queerqulture Instagram: @ queerqulturepodcast 

All Aboard! A pick-me-up was needed after last week and thus Domenica presents Rosie O'Donnell - philanthropist, loving adoptive and foster mom, and winner of the Daytime Emmy Award for Best Talk Show five of the six years her talk show was on TV. Pick up your local conch shell and listen close while we cackle about her more 'controversial' remarks, how George W. Bush gave her a staph infection, and asking each other the big questions - like what a koosh ball is. Twitter: @queeerqulture Instagram: @queerqulturepodcast 

Episode 8 has hit the airwaves! Sorry for the delay - Domenica had no voice last week and we couldn't record! Today Cory presents us with the life, death, subsequent trial, and the legacy that still remains today of Matthew Shepard. We include content warnings in this episode, as it is a heavy hitter. Grab a friend, pet, and your tissues and join us. The Matthew Shepard FoundationTwitter: @queerqulture Instagram: @queerqulturepodcast 

Episode 7 is HERE! Today we talk about the inimitable James Baldwin, the civil rights activist, author, poet, playwright, Leo king, lyricist, essayist... the list goes on and on! Join us while we discuss his life, his legacy and how he defined the word 'intersectional' in modern times before our use of it now. Also, Cory and Reeve have a stopwatch that just goes off every night? They don't know how to stop it? They've resigned to a life of beeping every day at 9:30 pm? Please send help.Instagram: @queerqulturepodcastTwitter: @queerqulture

Welcome to episode 6 of Queer Qulture, where we take you on a mid 90s, gay teenage drama-filled journey - I mean, we talk about Tegan and Sara, focusing specifically on their 2019 dually-written memoir High School. Same thing, right? After listening, you'll probably agree. Join us while Cory spills all those gay beans and Domenica reclarifies multiple times what's happening to which twin because WOW there were a lot of names. Twitter: @queerqulture   Instagram: @queerqulturepodcast

Welcome to episode 5! What a milestone! This week we talk about Sappho, the lyrical legend of ancient times. Her reputation as the Poetess has survived centuries, even while most of her poetry has not. Come sit by the ol' radio while we learn about what all may be lies about Sappho because ancient and medieval scholars just love to make stuff up that sounds cool. My Skeptical SisterQueer Writers of CrimeInstagramTwitter

Episode 4 of Queer Qulture, fresh from the manure fields, your Spookiness! This week Cory presents Imagine Me and You, the iconic 2006 romcom declared boring by critics, but loved by wuhluhwuhs (WLW) all over the world. Join us as we navigate reviews that read it to filth, realize just how many gay movies came out in 2005-2006, and count how many times Domenica mentions Big Eden (2001). This episode is sponsored by Big Eden (2001).Instagram: @queerqulturepodcastTwitter: @queerqulture

Pick episode 3, my lord! Pick episode 3! Sorry, that's a Shrek deep cut. Welcome to episode 3, where Domenica presents the life and times of Dr. James Barry, the first known transgender surgeon of the British Army. This man is the GOAT, y'all. Join us while we discuss his impact not only in the medical community, but how his name got to be the prime minister of South Africa... and does Domenica love Lola, Cory's cat, or leprosy?!Twitter: @queerqultureInstagram: @queerqulturepodcast

Welcome to Queer Qulture, episode DEUX! Today Cory is presenting queer adoption - the facts, the firsts, the updates, the good, the bad, and the ugly.  Join us while we discuss the ins and outs, the legislature that made it possible, and find out which country we're trying to flee to. Twitter: @queerqultureInstagram: @queerqulturepodcast

Welcome to our first episode of Queer Qulture!! Today we discuss the cultural milestone that is Jennifer's Body - regarded as a feminist flop in 2009, it is now considered a cult classic and the perfect revenge fantasy. Join us as we discuss reviews then, reviews now, and count how many times Domenica can say indicative.Twitter: @queerqultureInstagram: @queerqulturepodcast

A little hint at what is to come. Welcome to Queer Qulture your one stop shop for quips, queries, and status quo quaking content.