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Episode 35 - Gay robots and Tove Jansson (The Moomins)

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 58:34


This week Hannah explores queer coded robot characters in film, and Daisy tells us about the amazing life of the lesbian Tove Jansson, creator of the Moomins!

Episode 34 - The LESBIAN Tide

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 55:10


In this episode Hannah speaks to the extremely talented Kate Marks about the history of the Lesbian Tide magazine!

Episode 33 - Molly houses and Queer Taxidermy

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 65:04


This week Daisy teaches us about the history and the importance of the Molly House for queer people, and Hannah explores whether taxidermy can be considered a queer art form?

Episode 32 - Protest badges and cartoon characters

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 60:49


This week Hannah tells us about the history of protest badges and the changing landscape of queer badges, and Daisy tells us about queerness in cartoons for both children and adults! Sources for badges: The Long-Lasting Legacy Of Lesbian Button Badges - Eleanor Medhurst  The History of Protest Buttons - Busy Beaver Net LGBTQ badges in the British Museum - Philip Attwood How the Nazi Regime's Pink Triangle Symbol Was Repurposed for LGBTQ Pride - Olivia B. Waxman Badges, Pins, Buttons - LGBT Cultural Heritage The Politics & Protest Badge Collection - Patricia Nistor Paud's Pins – a queer history project Sources for cartoons:  The unstoppable queering of TV cartoons - V.S. Wells Bugs, as a Lady Bunny, Was America's First Drag Superstar! Watch - TREY SPEEGLE Queer Images: A History of Gay and Lesbian Film in America - Griffin Benshoff ‘Steven Universe': 5 Ways This Kids Show Was Queer Before Its Lesbian Kiss - Caroline Cao THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF QUEER CHARACTERS IN CARTOON SHOWS After Decades In The Background, Queer Characters Step To The Front In Kids' Media - VICTORIA WHITLEY-BERRY The evolution of queer characters in children's animation - Chris Snyder and Kyle Desiderio LGBTQ+ CARTOON CHARACTERS ARE VITAL FOR TODAY'S QUEER YOUTH - Joshua Mackey

Episode 31: a quick Qs Round of 2021

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2022 14:29


*this audio and editing was all done on mobile so please excuse the quality! Todays episode is a quick news round (Or a Qs Round) of 2021 to ring in the new year!

Episode 30 - Section 28 and homosexuality in the bible

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 60:25


Episode 30! This is quite a milestone for our little podcast and so in this episode Daisy tells us about Section 28 and how it impacted so many queer people growing up, and essentially why we do this podcast at all. And Hannah talks about the Bible and the 6 passages on homosexuality and why they cannot be used to condemn homosexuality.

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Episode 29 - Chemsex and Hattie Hosmer

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 49:54


This week Hannah gives us a brief intro to chemsex, what it is and why it can be risky, and Daisy tells us about the life and loves of renowned sculptor (and notable larky lesbian) Harriet Hosmer.

Episode 28 - Agnes Török and queer joy as resilience

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 58:40


This week Daisy and Hannah talk to Agnes Török about the importance of queer joy and queer joy as resilience. We hear about their book All The Days We Don't Revolt, available from their website at  https://agnestorok.org/

Episode 27 - The handkerchief code (aka flagging) and Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2021 60:22


this week daisy takes us on a journey to learn about the origins of the handkerchief code/flagging, and its modern iterations and Hannah talks about the queer legacy of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Episode 26 - Furry talk and the ancient Chinese art of male impersonation

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 67:03


This week Hannah takes some time to actually read about and understand what furries are and what they do, and Daisy takes us in the way way back machine to talk about the history of male impersonation in China, starting with the first ever recorded example in ~600 AD!

Episode 25 - A deep dive into the world of male impersonators AKA drag kings!

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 52:55


This week Daisy takes on a full episode for a deep dive into the history of western male impersonation which has become known as drag kings today. There's a lot here but there some saved back for a whole other episode later too on drag in other parts of the world!

Episode 24 - Queering space, and the tangled affairs of the Bloomsbury Group

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 53:34


This week Daisy tells us about the notable gays in space and the important queer people in space right now, and Hannah tries to shed light on the tangled web of affairs in the Bloomsbury Group. Sources: Dear Moon Project The illustration referenced is a piece called Relationships of The Bloomsbury Group by Rory Midhani Twisted Love Affairs of the “Lost Generation” of English Eccentrics Painting in circles and loving in triangles: the Bloomsbury Group's queer ways of seeing What was the Bloomsbury group?

Episode 23 - The Gay Manifesto in the Wind in the Willows

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 41:32


This week we discuss whether the Wind in the Willows is a secret gay manifesto of author Kenneth Grehame? Sources: https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/wind-willows-gay-manifesto-according-literary-expert-1657132 https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-wound-in-the-willows/ https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/mar/28/making-wind-in-the-willows-kenneth-grahame-review https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/pride/fast-lane/article/2018/01/29/scholar-calls-wind-willows-gay-manifesto

Episode 22 - Gay Genes and Happy birthday Mr Turing

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 62:15


This week Hannah discusses the history of research into the elusive "gay gene" and recent large studies, and Daisy pays tribute to the immensely interesting Alan Turing. With special thanks to Research Assistant Jack Bestwick for his work on this episode. Sources on Genes: - Study of gay brothers may confirm X chromosome link to homosexuality (Science Mag) - No ‘gay gene': Massive study homes in on genetic basis of human sexuality (Nature) - Largest study of gay brothers homes in on 'gay genes' (New Scientist) - Large-scale GWAS reveals insights into the genetic architecture of same-sex sexual behavior - Ganna et al (2019) - Male homosexuality: absence of linkage to microsatellite markers at Xq28 - Rice et al. (1999) - Linkage between sexual orientation and chromosome Xq28 in males but not in females - Hu et al. (1995) - A linkage between DNA markers on the X chromosome and male sexual orientation - Hamer et al. (1993) - Homosexual orientation in twins: A report on 61 pairs and three triplet sets - Frederick et al. (1993) Sources on Turing: - Spartacus Education - What Alan Turing £50 notes mean to the LGBT community (BBC) - How alan turing inspires me as a queer woman of color in tech (glad) - Overlooked No More: Alan Turing, Condemned Code Breaker and Computer Visionary (New York Times) - Alan Turing: The Enigma (Turing Org) - 8 things you didn't know about Alan Turing (PBS)

Episode 21 - Queers in the garden and lesbian pirates!

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2021 55:48


This week Daisy gives us a rundown of queer connections to gardening and horticulture and Hannah tells the tale of the lesbian pirates Anne Bonny and Mary (Mark) Read. Sources: Queer Undergrowth - Joe Crowdy The Pansy Project The Disorder of Things - Julia Bell Queer Undergrowth: Weeds and Sexuality in the Architecture of the Garden - Joe Crowdy Queer growth: peace and refuge in the garden - Joe Crowdy Lesbian Pirates: Anne Bonny and Mary Read - Rictor Norton Daily Mail article by Amie Gordon If There's a Man Among Ye: The Tale of Pirate Queens Anne Bonny and Mary Read - Karen Abbott

Episode 20 - Queer summer camp and the ancient Egyptian

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2021 50:37


This week Hannah talks about the options for queer summer camping for kids and adults, and Daisy gives us a lesson on queer Egyptian legacies. Hannah forgot to credit her sources in the episode so below is a list of articles used in her research: These Two LGBTQ Sleep-away Camps Are Giving Queer People A Chance to Connect IRL - Trish Bendix 10 Best Summer Camps For LGBTQ Youth - Brave Trails LGBTQ Summer Camps 2020 List - Jessica Ann Vooris

Episode 19 - Rural queer legacy and the most bisexual animal

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 58:22


This week Daisy introduces us to the role queer people play in rural settings and notable countryside queers, and Hannah talks about the world's most bisexual animal and why they are so iconic.

Episode 18 - Rainbow Tamer Isaac Newton, and let's talk about Sex

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 55:03


This week Hannah discussed Differences in Sex Development (DSDs) and why there are not only two sexes, and Daisy divulges the queer historical and cultural significance of the rainbow.

Episode 17 - Get on your bikes! Let's play and be gay

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 60:24


This week Daisy TG tells us about being the queer side of cycling and Hannah explores some queer themes in video games!

Episode 16 - Bury Your Gays, and are you a friend of Dorothy's?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2021 58:27


This week Hannah discusses a classic trope in stories about queer people and Daisy fills us in on the queer legacy of The Wizard of Oz! Referenced in the show: Hey Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a man? Bury Your Gays - TV Tropes Incorrect Wicked Quotes "Defying Gravity": Queer Conventions in the Musical "Wicked"

Episode 15 - Why queers turn to social media

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 48:19


This week Daisy gives us her knowledge* on why the internet is so important for queer people coming of age, finding community, exploring who we are through social media. *The report was published in Jan 2021 - not Jan 2020 as accidentally stated. Check out the report yourself below! DIGITAL 2021: GLOBAL OVERVIEW REPORT

Episode 14 - Queer penguins, sea goddesses, pantos and LGBTQ at the poles

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 63:06


This week we have a special guest Julia Peck (@Juliafpeck) take us on her Bridging Binaries tour of the University of Cambridge's Polar Museum, where we learn about queer sea goddesses, gay penguin pair bonding, fabulous pantomimes and the first LGBT-friendly continent.

Episode 13 - Discrimination with AI and the history of pronouns in English

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021 59:15


This week Daisy discusses how Artificial Intelligence is inherently biased against queer people and Hannah covers the history of pronouns in English and why "They" has always been used as a singular pronoun. Things to watch! Amanda Montel - Where do gendered pronouns come from Jake Edwards - History of Pronouns Janelle Monae Film - Dirty Machine

Episode 12 - Autism and being Queer and The Poetess Sappho

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2021 58:17


This week Hannah and Daisy explore the link between Autism Spectrum Disorder and being queer, and how the legacy of Sapho, The Poetess, lives on still after 2600 years. Mentioned on the show: https://mindout.org.uk/ https://aru.ac.uk/news/study-finds-transgender-non-binary-autism-link https://www.makingqueerhistory.com/articles/sappho https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/03/16/girl-interrupted

Episode 11 - Queer Political Clothing and Gengoroh Tagame's BDSM Manga

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 52:43


We finish up the year* with an episode exploring other kinds of queer coded clothing and the other works of My Brother's Husband author Gengoroh Tagame. *we end the year as two suitable broken humans, please be kind

Episode 10 - The Queer History of the Top Hat

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 45:19


This week we have a, slightly shorter than usual, special episode with historian Meg Roberts (@megeroberts) to learn about the queer history of the top hat!

Episode 9 - Wild Queers and the Surrealist Sisters

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 54:31


This week we talk about taking your queers out on a walk and why its good for them, and the incredible surrealist artists Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore.

Episode 8 - Queer Witchcraft and the Legendary Flâneur

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 58:05


This week we explore why queer people are drawn to wicca and witchcraft, and the history of the dandy Flâneur and whether we can become one

Episode 7 - The Stonewall Uprising and Speaking Polari

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 52:46


This week Hannah talks about the Stonewall uprising and we learn some Polari with Daisy. Putting on the Dish - a short film in polari

Episode 6 - Where to call home, and Marsha P Johnson

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 57:31


This week Daisy TG tells us about the most inclusive cities in the world and Hannah talks about the legacy of activist Marsha P Johnson.

Episode 5 - Queer Cryptids and Queer Beers

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 54:42


This week Hannah talks about why cryptids are queer now and Daisy is drawn into the world of Queer Beer.

Episode 4 - Queer House Music and Two-Spirit People

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2020 61:35


This week Daisy talks about the queer origins of house music and Hannah talks about the two-spirit traditions in Native American culture

Episode 3 - More Queer Myths and a Fear of Teenagers

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 57:53


This week we had some technical difficulties so recording quality is a little lower than usually but we still had things to say! This episode covers queer mythology in Hinduism and why we're all so scared of teenagers.

Episode 2 - Queer Pets and Greek Myths

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 59:01


This week we look at why queer people love their pets to intensely and how queer themes are represented in Greek mythology!

Episode 1 - Queer Hair and Being Camp

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 68:35


This week Daisy and Hannah talk about why our queer hair is so important and what it means to be camp? Jack Barbuscio ‘Camp and the Gay Sensibility’ Oscar Wilde ‘The Decay of Lying’ Susan Sontag ‘Notes on Camp’ Carmen Miranda: Behind the Tutti Fruitti Hat Josephine Baker: The 1st Black Superstar

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