The History of Gay Sex

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Explore historical and cultural examples of same-sex sex throughout the course of human history with host Stuart Blaylock as we cover from ancient times to the present. Contact the podcast with any questions at gaysexhistory@gmail.com

Stuart Blaylock


    • Feb 9, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    Listeners' Questions Answered

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 67:18


    On today's episode my colleague and friend Mat joins us to ask all of my listeners' questions about the podcast, me, homosexuality and the history of gay sex.  

    The Newport (Gay) Sex Scandal and James I of England

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2022 74:42


    In this episode Quentin returns to discuss the Newport Sex Scandal where the US Navy controversially investigated gay sex in the military. We then discuss some medieval gay romances involving the former king of England James the first! 

    Who Tops and Who Bottoms?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2022 79:45


    In this episode we break down the psychology of who tops and who bottoms during sex with Jamie and Austin from Queers In Your Ears podcast! We go over the History of Gay Sex poll I conducted back in December. We also cover a study by NIH and the Archives of Sexual Behavior on predicting who takes what sexual position in the bedroom.

    The History of Female Homosexuality: Benedetta Carlini

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 66:10


    Today Stuart covers the recent film Benedetta with friend and fellow podcaster Quentin from "Bridge and Tunnel" and "Bell Book and Scandal" podcasts. The film Benedetta explores the life of Benedetta Carlini who is considered one of the first recorded historical examples of female homosexuality in the West. Learn more as we untangle the real life figure from the one portrayed in the film.

    The Sambia: the Semen Drinking Tribe of Papua New Guinea

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 61:01


    The Sambia tribe of Papua New Guinea practiced a ritualized form of homosexuality as a male rite of passage. Except these rituals heavily surrounded one act: semen ingestion.  The tribe believed that puberty was impossible unless boys started consuming semen at a young age and that mothers could not gestate a child without semen ingestion as well. We cover all of this and more with guest host Mike for this episode!

    The History of Data on Gay Sex

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 28:34


    It seems like everything these days is all about data. We live in a "data age" like never before. But how has data influenced our understanding of homosexuality? Not only have we come to better understand human sexuality but Alfred Kinsey's data on homosexuality in the 1940s was consequential to the gay rights movement in the western world. Learn more about the man himself and his findings that forever changed how we define truly normative human sexual expression.

    "Were There Gays In The Nazi Ranks? Sex In The Third Reich"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 52:39


    On this episode The History of Gay Sex guest stars our fellow podcast The History of Sex by B.T. Newberg. BT explores the history of homosexuality in Germany during the era of Nazism."Were there really gays in the Nazi party, even though they sent thousands of homosexuals to concentration camps or worse? Yes. In fact, Ernst Röhm, the second most powerful man in the party in the early years, was gay - and a close friend of Hitler's. How could this be?"

    Gay Sex and the City: London

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2021 39:37


    The history of homosexuality in the city of London goes back hundred of years. Although the typical cruising was  documented since the 1700s, this city formed its own culture within the homosexual community that eventually led to the infancy of the modern gay rights movement. During this time the science of sexology was born and the first steps in the process of understanding same-sex attraction laid the framework for truly understanding homosexuality once and for all. 

    "Bear Back"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 62:59


    History of Gay Sex host Stuart Blaylock joins Ben and Benja on the Bear Back Podcast!  Bear Back is a brand spanking new cultural comedy podcast. Join Warwickshire's same-name bear 'power couple' as they navigate their life together and discuss the quirks of their respective homelands - the UK and Argentina. Do the British do it best or is the Argentine way of life where it's at?

    Nanshoku: Homosexuality in Samurai Japan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2021 44:09


    In this episode we discuss Nanshoku or "Male Color" as it is translated from Japanese. Nanshoku was the word for same-sex sex in Japan between 1500-1860s and was heavily centered in Japan's urban centers. Together we will explore a society and culture where unfettered homosexuality was not only widely tolerated but also widely practiced. 

    "Bell Book and Scandal"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 64:47


    Your host Stuart Blaylock is featured on Bell Book and Scandal, an amazing and hilarious podcast hosted by Nick Pena and Quentin Greif. We cover a whole range of topics including gay sex, Song of Achilles and Hunter Biden's leaked sex videos to name a few.

    Gay Porn Goes Hardcore

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 31:04


    As softcore porn begins to take off in the late 1960s, we focus on the story of the gay movie in southern California in the then infamous Park Theatre. As theatre goers are given more sexually explicit content they keep demanding more and more and eventually sex on the screen is no longer simulated aka it goes hardcore. But the government still finds such material to be obscene until the landmark Supreme Court decision Miller V California in 1973 which fully opens the door to sex on the silver screen across America.

    The Origins of Gay Porn, Obscenity and the Supreme Court

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2021 45:34


    As the first episode in a series, we discuss the origins of gay porn beginning after world war II. Exploring the world of Bob Mizer, we cover the grandfather of beefcake magazines and photography that flourished in the 1950s and laid the foundation for gay porn. However, there were double standards between material for gay and straight audiences that questioned the legality of these magazines leading to a court case that goes all the way to the Supreme Court.  

    Ancient Greek Homosexuality and Pederasty

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 31:56


    Journey back over 2,500 years to examine one of our earliest examples of homosexuality in history.  In ancient times the Greeks created an institutionalized form of homosexuality called pederasty that was a rite of passage for adolescent males.  This institution involved socially created sexual practices unlike anything we can imagine today. 

    Introducing The History of Gay Sex Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 3:19


    The premiere of the series The History of Gay Sex podcast

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