Podcasts about Gladys Bentley

Gladys Bentley was a Harlem Renaissance trailblazer, unapologetic performer, and one of the first public figures to challenge gender norms in 20th-century America. With her signature tuxedo, top hat, and booming voice, Bentley captivated crowds at speakeasies and underground clubs, belting blues lyrics that were as bold as her presence. But behind the spotlight was a woman navigating the complex intersections of race, sexuality, fame, and personal identity in a deeply conservative era. From her rise to fame at the legendary Clam House to the pressures that led her to publicly renounce her queerness during the McCarthy era, Bentley's story is one of resilience, reinvention, and radical self-expression. Follow us on IG: @homance_chronicles Connect with us: linktr.ee/homance Send us a Hoe of History request: homancepodcast@gmail.com

From tuxedos in Harlem nightclubs to tailored suits behind BBC microphones, this episode unpacks the radical legacy of women who wore menswear and made history doing it. From Marlene Dietrich's Hollywood tux to Gladys Bentley's jazz swagger, from aviators like Amelia Earhart and Bessie Coleman to Indian royals like Maharani Gayatri Devi and Princess Indira Devi these women didn't just break the rules, they rewrote them. Join me as we explore how women across time, race, and culture used fashion not as costume but as a powerful language of rebellion, identity, and freedom.

Bee Bee Sanchez joins Viktor Devonne to talk life in Portland, the recent Burlesque Hall of Fame news, the MET Gala, Harlem Renaissance, tributing Gladys Bentley, stop versus yield signs, being full of hyphens, the power of peer review, storytellers, civics, and what's next. This chat was recorded on May 6, 2025. Give love to the folks… Bee Bee on IG: https://www.instagram.com/beebee_sanchez & https://campsite.bio/bb_sanchez More Viktor: http://www.instagram.com/viktordevonne More WEBurlesque: http://www.instagram.com/weburlesque FOOTCLOTHES! Get 10% off your order with the code VIKTORDEVONNE at FOOTCLOTHES.COM

Send us a textEpisode 128. Vahn Black is a Detroit-born vocalist, songwriter, producer and memory worker. She has crafted a sound-world of her own that marries her love of history, jazz vocalists, Black folk traditions and hip-hop producers.As a teenager, Black attended Detroit School of Arts High School where she studied classical and jazz music as a Vocal major. In 2014, Black placed runner-up in the Detroit Jazz Festival's Youth Jazz Vocal Competition. She later enrolled in Spelman College's music program, focusing on classical vocal performance and modern composition, becoming the first student of the program to perform a senior recital of original non-classical compositions.In 2023, Black was selected to perform at NPR's Tiny Desk on the Road Tour stop in Atlanta and has also performed as an opening act for MAJOR., Anthony Hamilton, Chrisette Michele, Elle Varner, and Maze featuring Frankie Beverly.Black's latest work, "Walk in the Rain," is the second of a trilogy that centers the story of Blues singer Gladys Bentley as told in the 1952 article "I Am a Woman Again". Displaying Black's passion for archival research and amplifying the voices of Black music elders, this project bridges the gaps of Bentley's small archive to create a more complete, imaginative story of her life. This explores Bentley's life-long desire to belong and be loved, the elements of life that brought her joy and the fluid nature of her gender expression and sexuality.Listen and subscribe to the BAAS Entertainment Podcast on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Deezer, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Podchaser, Pocket Casts and TuneIn. “Hey, Alexa. Play the BAAS Entertainment Podcast.”

Our guest this time is James Wilson, the Executive Officer of the Theatre and Performance program at the City University of New York Graduate Center. His research and teaching interests include African American theatre and performance, gender and sexuality studies, and musical theatre history. He is the author of two books and today we'll be talking about his book Bulldaggers, Pansies, and Chocolate Babies: Performance, Race, and Sexuality in the Harlem Renaissance. His essays have appeared in numerous academic journals and chapter anthologies. He is a voting member of the Drama Desk, nearly 60, and a lover of Broadway. His thoughts and reflections on Florence Mills, Gladys Bentley, and other queer performers in the Harlem Renaissance are spell-binding and we think you'll truly enjoy him like we did! Not only does he shed light on the often overlooked LGBTQ contributions to the era's creativity and fights for justice, he does so with gusto and great research! If you'd like to purchase his book, please go to your nearest local independent bookstore. You can learn more about Jim Wilson here. If you want to catch up on other shows, just visit our website and please subscribe! We love our listeners and welcome your feedback, so if you love Our Better Half, please give us a 5-star rating and follow us on Facebook and Instagram. It really helps support our show! As always, thanks for listening!  

Songs include : Worried Man Blues by the Carter Family. Don't Worry Bout That Mule by Louis Jordan, Worried Blues by Gladys Bentley, Worried Over You by Red Norvo and Do I Worry by the Ink Spots. 

How do you start a renaissance? The one woman who knows - Beyoncé - was unavailable to answer my questions. So instead, we've gone back to 1920s Harlem this week, to figure out the good gay truth. It turns out the Harlem Renaissance was a lot more queer than we learned in school. And half of its greatest luminaries, who represented a major step forward in Black queer history, have been largely forgotten today. Three of them are the focus of this week's episode: Alain LeRoy Locke, Gladys Bentley, and Claude McKay. They are just a fraction of the queer Black people who started, fueled, and memorialized the cultural flowering we now call the Harlem Renaissance. Join me and my guest as we delve into their lives and figure out what each has to teach us about this fascinating period. When you're done here, grab a copy of my guest's new book on the subject, which is beautifully illustrated and just came out: ⁠Flamboyants⁠ (2024). If you want more from Historical Homos, you can join our cult at our website. And follow us on Instagram⁠⁠ and TikTok⁠⁠. Like what you hear? Please leave us a five star rating on Apple or Spotify. Do it. Yeahhhhhh just like that. Written and hosted by Bash. Edited by Bash. Guest host: George M. Johnson.

In this episode, Denise and Lyndsey dive deep into the fabulous world of drag!

On this very special BONUS Pride episode - drag historian Elyssa Maxx Goodman talks to James, Randy and Fenton about 19th century and early 20th century drag kings and drag queens like Bert Savoy, Julian Eltinge, Gladys Bentley, Annie Hindle, and the Pansy craze of the 1920s.

Records left off of previous shows, including: It's a Sin to Tell a Lie by the Ink Spots, When Winter Comes by Mary Healy, Swing Them Jingle Bells by Fats Waller, Worried Blues by Gladys Bentley and Prison Cell Blues by Blind Lemon Jefferson. 

In this special Pride Month episode, we celebrate the incredible Black queer women who broke barriers and paved the way in the early 1900s. Join me as we delve into the lives of Ma Rainey, the “Mother of the Blues,” who sang openly about her relationships with women; Bessie Smith, the "Empress of the Blues," who lived her life unapologetically bisexual; and Gladys Bentley, the tuxedo-wearing Harlem Renaissance legend who defied gender norms. We also explore the stories of Josephine Baker, the iconic performer and civil rights activist, and Alberta Hunter, the celebrated blues and jazz singer. These trailblazing women faced double oppression but created their own support networks and left an indelible mark on culture and society. Tune in to hear their powerful stories of resilience, courage, and Black queer magic. #PrideMonth #BlackQueerMagic #Trailblazers #LGBTQHistory #BlackHistory #Resilience Love these short history episodes? Leave a review and let me know which historical period or event you'd like me to cover next!

Vahn Black is a vocalist based in Atlanta, and in this episode we focused on her project celebrating Gladys Bentley, including Vahn's fantastic  album Petrichor. Born and raised in Detroit, Vahn  grew up in a melting pot of music and this aided her in cultivating her soul-charged, jazz infused sound, marrying her reverence for vocalists like Sarah Vaughn with her love of producers like J Dilla. We talked about her musical education, her career path,  her research into Black history and culture, her joy of collecting vinyl and some of her other creative outlets. It was interesting to hear about her contrasting experiences with work, life and music in Detroit, New York and Atlanta.  As a composer Black has lent her artistry to various art mediums from short films to interactive performance art. In 2023 she was selected to perform at NPR's Tiny Desk on the Road Tour stop in Atlanta, and for those listeners who are fans of Vahn Black and those who are discovering her, I hope you'll enjoy this conversation which is punctuated with her music. Vahn Black Website: https://www.vahnblack.com/about Vahn Black's Care Too Much video NPR submission: https://youtu.be/B09NXWSoSWc?si=_f3SeS18fgN_MLB6 The transcript and video version of the podcast are linked here on my website: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/vahn-black Can you buy this independent podcaster a coffee? ⁠https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman⁠ Complete Catalog of Episodes: ⁠https://www.leahroseman.com/about⁠ Newsletter sign-up: ⁠https://mailchi.mp/ebed4a237788/podcast-newsletter⁠ Linktree for social media: ⁠https://linktr.ee/leahroseman⁠ Timestamps:  (00:00) Intro (02:36) Gladys Bentley project (10:58) intro to Too Soon from Petrichor (12:13) live version Too Soon (16:33) Detroit, Atlanta, finding her place and people (20:20) The City from Temporary Colors (23:20) Detroit, Atlanta, studying Classical music at Detroit School of Arts (26:16) please support this series and sign up for my newsletter (26:57) inspiring music teachers Connie Malabed and Cheryl Valentine (29:08) studying Library Science, AI (31:46) undergrad experience (33:43) NPR Tiny Desk Block party (35:22) Care Too Much  (40:05) Trunino Lowe arrangements, recording spirituals (41:36) Vinyl collection (50:55) Gladys Bentley project (51:45) Lucid Dreams (55:54) Gladys Bentley project next albums, different inspirations (59:47) career path choices (01:02:05) creative outlets crocheting, creative process --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leah-roseman/message

In 1929, Nick Fanning, a Wall Street stockbroker on the rise, longs for affection from his aristocratic parents but would gladly settle for acceptance. He gets neither from them but finds the potential for both in a chance meeting with a young bohemian playwright named GW Harwood. Created and Directed by Paul Pakler and Shane Portman. Executive Produced by Paul Pakler, Shane Portman, and David Switzer. Produced and assistant directed by Ruth Gamble. Produced by Genevieve LeDoux.  Our cast includes: Corey Rieger, Will Von Vogt, Tom Amandes, Dana Weddle, Corey Pepper, Paul Pakler, Becky Poole, Deneen Melody, and Susan Ruttan. Music by Maesa Pullman and engineered by Jason Hiller at Electrosound Records.  Edited by Sam Rhodes. Audio engineering by Kevin Cleland and Erik Nyquist. Audio post-production by One Thousand Birds (OTB). Original sound design and mixing by Jackie! Zhou, Torin Geller and Kal Pipal. OTB executive produced by Guin Frehling. Developmental producers: by Joey Scarillo and Genevieve Gearity. Recorded at LA Digital Recording and QED Studios Astoria.  

Today's episode is talking about some of the women who wore first to wear menswear . From Coco Chanel, Marlene Dietrich, Katherine Hepburn, Gladys Bentley, Janet Bragg, Indira Devi and Maharani Gayatri Devi. These women broke all traditional way in how a women was not to be seen in menswear. All of these women were among the most history part of menswear that are and were so head of their time it was seen as rebelling against in what they wanted to wear and thanks to them today they hold a massive part of history as Women in Menswear.

The club can be an opening of opportunity, a cavity of community, or an environment of excitement. For those that are lucky, this can also be the location to love. Dating back to the early 1900s, there are so many prominent Black celebrities that have love stories that started in the club. I'll tell you about those, plus the love story of Harlem Renaissance entertainer Gladys Bentley, who frequently tempted and amused her audience in the many clubs she played in. -- Aisle Tell You What is a weekly podcast that shares the weddings, marriages, and romances of Black figures throughout time. We bask on these relationships not to be messy but to remind you of the passion in our past and to humanize the people we put on pedestals. Basically, it's all love… Black History. Aisle Tell You What is brought to you by Hueido. Hueido is a media brand that adds color to Black weddings and marriage from yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Join Patreon http://tinyurl.com/PatreonATYW Say thank you / donate https://tinyurl.com/5e9b7rtd Grab merch https://tinyurl.com/shopaisletell Email Aisle Tell You What at aisle[at]hueido.com All other links you want https://msha.ke/aisletell

New York dance halls, jazz clubs, and speakeasies, in 1920s-40s. What did people hear at the Cotton Club? Connie's Inn? Small's Paradise? How about the Ubangi Club? What did the Savoy Ballroom sound like? Music by Duke Ellington, Chick Webb, Ella Fitzgerald, Gladys Bentley, and others.

One of the biggest stars in Prohibition Age New York was blues singer Gladys Bentley, who caused a stir in Harlem, wearing a top hat and tails, flirting with women in the audience, and singing raunchy lyrics. Despite Bentley's phenomenal talent, the repeal of Prohibition and the end of the jazz age led to waning interest in the type of bawdy performance for which she was known. Despite attempts to change with the times, Bentley was never again able to reach the level of fame she had once enjoyed. Joining me in this episode to discuss Gladys Bentley and queer Black women performers in Prohibition Age New York is Dr. Cookie Woolner, Associate Professor of History at the University of Memphis and author of The Famous Lady Lovers: Black Women and Queer Desire before Stonewall. Our theme song is Frogs Legs Rag, composed by James Scott and performed by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons. The mid-episode music is “Them There Eyes,” performed by Gladys Bentley on You Bet Your Life on May 15, 1958. The episode image is a photo of Gladys Bentley on a card distributed by the Harry Walker Agency, with a caption that reads: “America's Greatest Sepia Player -- Brown Bomber of Sophisticated Songs;” the photo is in the Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and is in the public domain. Additional Sources: “I am Woman Again,” by Gladys Bentley, Ebony Magazine, August 1952. “Gladys Bentley: Gender-Bending Performer and Musician [video],” PBS American Masters Unladylike2020, June 2, 2020. “The Great Blues Singer Gladys Bentley Broke All the Rules,” by Haleema Shah, Smithsonian Magazine, March 14, 2019. “Overlooked – Gladys Bentley,” by Giovanni Russonello, The New York Times, 2019. “Honoring Notorious Gladys Bentley,” by Irene Monroe, HuffPost, Posted April 14, 2010 and updated May 25, 2011. “Blues Singer Gladys Bentley Broke Ground With Marriage to a Woman in 1931,” by Steven J. Niven, The Root, February 11, 2015. “Gladys Bentley on ‘You Bet Your Life' [video],” Aired on May 15, 1958; posted on YouTube by Joel Chaidez on December 18, 2009. “Gladys Bentley (feat. Eddie Lang) How Much Can I Stand? (1928) [video],” Audio recorded on November 2, 1928 and issued as a single by OKeh in 1929; posted on YouTube by randomandrare on April 16, 2010. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's show features music performed by Gladys Bentley, Red Prysock, and Louis Jordan

This very special episode, in commemoration of PRIDE MONTH , will explore what scholars have called "The Pansy Craze" of the 1920s-30s a time when LGBTQ performers ruled the roost in clandestine nightclubs that catered to a gay and sophisticated clientele . Amazingly rare recordings by Jean Malin, Bruz Fletcher, Ray Bourbon and Gladys Bentley will be heard as well as silly tin pan alley ditties written to exploit that short lived largely underground moment --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support

What up and welcome to a wonderful Pride episode. Kat tells us the frankly unbelievable tale of Cavalier d'Eon then Kaleigh takes us through the larger than life story of Gladys Bentley.Let's Chat! Twitter: @TINAHLpodcastEmail: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.comRemember to rate us wherever you can!

The Queens of the Blues podcast celebrates the prolific female blues music from the early 1920's to present times. This show, entitled “How Much can I Stand” is entirely about Gladys Bentley.#gladysbentley

This week Chris is telling you the history about DRAG! Watch out Budlight, you may have another potential sponsor! We're bringing you back to Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece where dressing as the opposite sex started! In Ancient Greek plays there were men playing women roles as they were forbidden to act. This continued on to Shakespeare and soon there were vaudeville shows where men were dressing as women as a form of entertainment. It is not always associated with the gay community but now it has been a norm. Don't forget the GOATS of drag: we got Julian Eltinge, Gladys Bentley, Dames Edna Everage and more! The gay liberation movement was a turning ! Watch the history of Drag and tell us your thoughts babe

In deze aflevering van de podcast “Into the Soul of the Blues” stel ik jullie voor aan een theekransje van knappe dames, en wees gerust, het zijn vrouwen die op zijn zachts gezegd voor een onvergetelijke avond zullen zorgen. Maak plaats voor Lucille Hegamin, Ida Cox, Alberta Hunter, Gladys Bentley, Victoria Spivey en Sippie Wallace! Nieuwsgierig naar meer? Volg me op Facebook, Instagram of Twitter. Of bezoek www.souloftheblues.be. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bart-massaer/message

In this episode, Yusuf presents the story of Gladys Bentley, an eccentric entertainer during the Harlem Renaissance that would defy US conventional standards on what was appropriate to be shown to American audiences. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yusuf-hersi/support

Mención dedicada a Gladys Bentley, una gran mujer que dejó un gran legado para el blues estadounidense y para la comunidad LGBTIQ+.

The black history month celebration continues and today we are highlighting Gladys Bentley.Also today is valentines day and you know what that means…..horror stories from the past. When it comes to the Dom lifestyle what's the protocol when it comes to famine care? How do you tell a lady about her smell? Respectfully. Fillers, catfishing, and addressing the hard questions.

It's Prohibition-era Harlem, and Gladys Bentley is at the piano at Harry Hansberry's Clam House, one of the biggest gay speakeasies in New York. Dressed in her signature tuxedo and top hat, she sings bawdy lyrics to popular songs. Her voice is deep and growling, and she flirts with the women in the audience. Even … Continue reading The post Soundtrack to the Struggle: Gladys Bentley appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.

Sacoya Cooper, a Black trans woman, has been missing since August and her family needs our help. Poet22 a young Black Queer woman has a crowdfunding campaign happening to raise money for her first album. Let's support her. For our Black History Month spotlight we salute one of Anna's all time favs, Gladys Bentley.  00:00 - Welcome & Intro 00:32 - Rate & Review Queer News Ad 01:00 - Intro Music 01:40 - Sacoya Cooper, a Black trans woman, has been missing since August and her family needs our help 03:24 - Poet22 a young Black Queer woman has a crowdfunding campaign happening to raise money for her first album. Let's support her 05:10 - We salute Gladys Bentley during our Black History Month Spotlight 06:27 - Anna's Got A Word    Things for you to check out    Report Sacoya Cooper Missing Contact the Special Victims Bureau at 614-645-2358 or the Missing Person's Unit at 614-645-4280. You can also call Crime Stoppers to remain anonymous at 614-645-4749.    Sequoia Cooper's GoFundMe https://www.gofundme.com/f/finding-sacoya-devin-m-cooper    Poet22's Crowdfunding Campaign  https://ifundwomen.com/projects/i-made-album-during-pandemic    Anna DeShawn's TikTok LGBTQ History Spotight - Gladys Bentley https://www.tiktok.com/@annadeshawn/video/7051461343433657647?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id7059562922952312326    About Queer News An intersectional approach to daily news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. 7 minutes a day, 5 days a week, ready by 9 a.m.   We want to hear from you. Tune in and tell us what you think. email us at info@e3radio.fm. follow anna deshawn on ig & twitter: @annadeshawn. and if you're interested in advertising with “queer news,” write to us at info@e3radio.fm.

To kick off our monthly Queer History segment AND celebrate the first day of Black History Month, we're talking  Gladys Bentley and Audre Lorde. Host Abbey shares about Gladys Bentley, Harlem's risque, gender-bending, prohibition badass, while Autumn tells you about Audre Lorde, the self-described "black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet". Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Sweetbabygay)

Drop by to play along with the second of a two-part episode exploring an eclectic blend of boogie woogie, in the key of rhythm and blues. There will be enough piano pounding, toe-tapping, and slick percussion to feed the need for musical speed in our show this week. The usual suspects will keep the line moving and we'll also bring out some old favorites including performances from Hadda Brooks, Gladys Bentley, Oscar's Chicago Swingers, Rosco Gordon and Albert Ammons. This second episode keeps true to the sound that surfaced in the early century, blending juke joint rhythms and house party dance celebrations. Be sure to check us out on our new web site player or at the Live365 web site.

On our last episode, we explore the tragic and fabulous life of singer, pianist, and LGBTQ icon, Gladys Bentley.

Today's show features music performed by Gladys Bentley, Red Prysock, and Louis Jordan

For my second Queer Pride episode this month, I offer you a panoply of blues and other popular music sung by women of color over the past 100 years and over a wide range of the LGBTQ spectrum. The focus is on the queer and bisexual women of color who enlivened the Harlem blues scene in the 1920s, including the newly popular and celebrated Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, as well as other vital and iconoclastic singers of that era, including Bricktop, Lucille Bogan, Alberta Hunter, Ethel Waters, Victoria Spivey, Lucille Hegamin, and the fascinating Gladys Bentley. The net is further extended to include jazz (Billie Holiday, Carmen McRae, Dinah Washington), pop, rock ‘n' roll (Big Mama Thornton), gospel (Sister Rosetta Tharpe), cabaret (Mabel Mercer, Joséphine Baker), soul (Carolyn Franklin) and folk (Joan Armatrading, Meshell Ndegeocello, Toshi Reagon, and Laura Love). Of course in this episode the musical categories are as flexible as are the sexual and gender boundaries, so expect to see a lot of genre-hopping as well among these subversive, innovative, and pathbreaking women of color. Countermelody is a podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel's lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” Occasional guests from the “business” (singers, conductors, composers, coaches, and teachers) lend their distinctive insights. At Countermelody's core is the interaction between singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. At Countermelody's core is the interaction between singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. Please visit the Countermelody website (www.countermelodypodcast.com) for additional content including artist photos and episode setlists. And please head to my Patreon page at www.patreon.com/countermelody to pledge your monthly support at whatever level you can afford. Bonus episodes available only to Patreon supporters are currently available.

Becca's taking the reins this week and telling us all about the iconic Gladys Bentley. Born in the early 20th century, Gladys was one of the most successful black entertainers of the time. Commonly erased from the historical record firstly for being black and queer and later for the controversy surrounding the end of her life, we could think of no better story to tell than Gladys'. Sit back, relax, and enjoy as we tell the life-story of this fantastic human.

Episode 12 of Are You a Good Bitch or a Bad Bitch? In this episode, we celebrate Pride Month with two LGBTQIA+ women: one who took to music and shined as long as she could & another who's personality was so hypnotic she managed to get help to satiate her bloodlust.The story of Gladys Bentley & Tracey Wigginton. Music by Deanna DeBenedictisSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/GBBBPodcast)

Harry Hay was the start of one of the first secret society's for gay men, the Mattachine Society who protested and empowered gay men. Glady Bentley taught us that big girls do it better, especially when they're also in a suit. Sorry for the background static noise. We didn't notice it while recording. 

Have you heard? It's PRIDE month, and we're TALKING ABOUT IT! Shelby discusses blues singer, pianist, and entertainer, Gladys Bentley. Amy discusses activist, Cecelia Chung. Intro Song: What I Do by Kristy Krüger © ℗Just Like Freddy Music ASCAP Instagram: herstorythepodcast

Have you heard? It's PRIDE month, and we're TALKING ABOUT IT! Shelby discusses blues singer, pianist, and entertainer, Gladys Bentley. Amy discusses activist, Cecelia Chung. Intro Song: What I Do by Kristy Krüger © ℗Just Like Freddy Music ASCAP Instagram: herstorythepodcast

Maura and Chloé talk about  Gladys Bentley (1907-1960); a Black, lesbian, cross-dressing,  blues singing, piano-playing badass in a white suit.

Nearly 100 years ago in New York City, Gladys Bentley was a well known black, lesbian performer. She waited for no one and nothing to allow her to be who she was meant to be. However, her path was never easy. Join us in a discussion of one of the greatest entertainers of the 1930s.

The original. Before Nikki, before Cardi, before Kim. Long before Young M.A. was seducing women out of their Fashion Nova, and Meg made that congressman clutch his pearls over WAP, there was Gladys Bentley. An open lesbian, a cross-dressing performer whose raunchy act and lewd lyrics were both the talk of the town and the hottest ticket around. A darling of the Harlem Renaissance, Gladys Bentley was once the richest Black woman in America. A blues singer who got her start singing at rent parties, she was a woman brave enough to love and live as she wanted - until the politics of the time and a brutal system of oppression, that has denied so many of us the opportunity to live in our truth, forced her back into the margins.Our stories are complex. Difficult. Not always redeemable to those who live in the black and white. Not always deemed worthy to be told if not pristine or above reproach. But not in this space. Here, amongst a tribe of women who come bearing our own scars, we make space for every story. And today we tell the story of Gladys, because it is spectacular and because it serves as inspiration for those who will come after her to plant their own flags in planets yet discovered. Can’t wait to walk with you today. Tune in live. This one will be worth it. Join GirlTrek’s Black History Bootcamp - 21 Cosmonauts at blackhistorybootcamp.com to receive specially curated emails with survival tips, speeches + dedicated songs to listen to for each episode. Together we will discover the stories of 21 women who were ahead of their time.Disclaimer: We do not own the rights to the music played during this broadcast. Original content can be found here:Worried Blues | Gladys Bentleyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptIBk2PZK74 Back to the Streets | Saweetiehttps://open.spotify.com/track/3MEruRteiUZXkStfTlZqRn?si=Qrepmax0TcuH4odrXBeeRw

  Serena Williams looks to tie Margaret Court at the Australian Open by winning her 24th Grand Slam Title. Despite Novak Djokovic being very privileged, we'll still check out his bulge. Trey Songz Dick and Sex Tape leaked on Twitter. How will #YoAunteas celebrate Valentine's Day? It's #BlackHistoryMonth and the crew celebrates Gladys Bentley, a queer pioneer during the Harlem Renaissance. AunTea Jerrell has a question about White People Celebrating Black History Month. This week's #AYA #AskYoAunTeas question asks do you remember when you realized you were black? The Golden Globes and NAACP nominations were announced. Did you like Ma Rainey's Black Bottom? Audra Day as Billie Holiday looks good! We want Michael B Jordan as our Alexa, too! Jazmine Sullivan sings the National Anthem at the Super Bowl! That's What's Brewing Today, So, Get Your Cups Ready For Minoritea Report! Follow Us- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo_xKK1VRhPrVMQxm1SzTCg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/minoriteareport/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MinoriTeaReport/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MTeaReport Email Us- AYA@minoriTeaReport.com Time Stamps: 1:20- Serena and the Australian Open 9:15- Trey Songz 13:50- Valentine's Day 19:00- Normal News 21:25- Black History Month- Gladys Bentley 37:30- AYA 50:13- Golden Globes & NAACP Image Awards Nominations 1:00:31- Audra Day as Billie Holiday 1:02:26- Michael B Jordan as Alexa 1:03:00- Jazmine Sullivan National Anthem  

Black History Month Special! Twenty-nine individuals are featured in this compilation of African-American achievements & acknowledgement from the live television production of Around The Rim recorded during Black History Month from 2012 - 2020. Open (0:00) 2012 Willie Thrower (2:42) Don Cornelius (3:30) Whitney Houston (5:31) Anna Cooper (6:36) 2013 Barbara Jordan (7:58) 2014 Morris Turner (10:09) Brian Thompson (11:36) 2015 Charlie Sifford (14:18) Alice Coachman (15:32) Bayard Rustin (17:06) Bantu Stephen Biko (18:15) 2016 Dr. James West (20:22) Beverly Harvard (21:11) Johnathan Iverson (22:05) Zelda Valdes (23:01) 2017 Floyd Norman (25:20) Andrew Hatcher (27:06) Dr. Ossain Sweet (28:26) 2018 Yasuke (30:36) Cherokee Bill (32:19) William DeHart Hubbard (34:03) 2019 Joseph Winters (36:31?)Bass Reeves (37:48) Cathay Williams (38:45) Bill Pickett (40:37) 2020 Doris Miller (43:09) Leonard Fillyaw (44:36) Jeremiah Hamilton (45:53) Gladys Bentley (47:19) Close (48:28) Episode YouTube Linkhttps://www.youtu.be/bYLRps2rbyQ

Gladys Bentley was a blues singer, pianist, a male drag star during the Harlem Renaissance and the McCarthy Era, and a LGBTQ icon."I'm A Woman Again" from Ebony Magazine (By Gladys Bentley): https://www.queermusicheritage.com/bentley6.htmlInstagram: @THEVIXENMEMOIRSWebsite (Join the Book Club Here!): WWW.THEVIXENMEMOIRS.COMSubmissions: VIXENPODCAST@GMAIL.COMMusic: https://soundcloud.com/vhslogos

Gladys Bentley was a blues artist and entertainer during the Harlem Renaissance. She was known for wearing mens' clothing, singing her own raunchy lyrics, and flirting with women in the audience. Despite being married to multiple men, Bentley was openly lesbian. It goes without saying that she marched to the beat of her own drum. A wonderful talent. A beautiful badass.

Ben and Jenny discuss the amazing lives and legacies of performers Josephine Baker and Gladys Bentley.

Sección del programa de Rpa "La radio es mía" que demuestra que la modernidad es algo que viene de antiguo. Emisión del 28/9/2020, segunda de la sexta temporada, dedicada a Gladys Bentley, pionera del blues, figura del Renacimiento de Harlem y una de las primeras artistas que reivindicó públicamente su homosexualidad. Vestida de hombre, con sombrero de copa y esmoquin blanco, hablaba de sí misma en femenino. Aporreaba el piano, mientras cantaba contra la violencia de género y a favor del amor entre mujeres en los clubs clandestinos del Harlem de la Ley Seca. Langston Hughes la describió como «una pieza perfecta de escultura africana animada por su propio ritmo». Se convirtió en una estrella, aunque pronto su popularidad se volvió intolerable para la pacata sociedad norteamericana. La caza de brujas del infausto senador McCarthy se cebó con ella y cada vez tuvo más problemas para mostrar su arte.

Sección del programa de Rpa "La radio es mía" que demuestra que la modernidad es algo que viene de antiguo. Emisión del 28/9/2020, segunda de la sexta temporada, dedicada a Gladys Bentley, pionera del blues, figura del Renacimiento de Harlem y una de las primeras artistas que reivindicó públicamente su homosexualidad. Vestida de hombre, con sombrero de copa y esmoquin blanco, hablaba de sí misma en femenino. Aporreaba el piano, mientras cantaba contra la violencia de género y a favor del amor entre mujeres en los clubs clandestinos del Harlem de la Ley Seca. Langston Hughes la describió como «una pieza perfecta de escultura africana animada por su propio ritmo». Se convirtió en una estrella, aunque pronto su popularidad se volvió intolerable para la pacata sociedad norteamericana. La caza de brujas del infausto senador McCarthy se cebó con ella y cada vez tuvo más problemas para mostrar su arte.

This week we discuss the Harlem Renaissance and its lesser known queer history, with a special spotlight on Gladys Bentley! Articles mentioned in the episode: I am a Woman Again http://www.queermusicheritage.com/BENTLEY/Ebony/ebony1.jpg (http://www.queermusicheritage.com/BENTLEY/Ebony/ebony1.jpg) PBS video with Shirlette Ammons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LeDbXK7H20&ab_channel=AmericanMastersPBS (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LeDbXK7H20&ab_channel=AmericanMastersPBS)  Tea Time---------- Artists: Xandria Phillips- https://www.xandriaphillips.com/ (https://www.xandriaphillips.com/) Shirlette Ammons- https://open.spotify.com/track/2JNlx5TJTdE0qZekmWCZzI?si=GNTURDi-QaW5hTlm_ldfzQ (https://open.spotify.com/track/2JNlx5TJTdE0qZekmWCZzI?si=GNTURDi-QaW5hTlm_ldfzQ) Activist: https://www.instagram.com/alexandertamahn/ (https://www.instagram.com/alexandertamahn/) Stephen Weber's "Less is more, more or less- https://open.spotify.com/track/2A9jhQIkx2DQphENsMZsTY?si=5nn-ddBgQnekWrkiakFTsA (https://open.spotify.com/track/2A9jhQIkx2DQphENsMZsTY?si=5nn-ddBgQnekWrkiakFTsA) Support this podcast

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It's your favorite historical shitshow of a podcast with hosts Caitlin Corsetti and Carmen Harbour! It's a long pandemic, y'all. When will we be back again? Who knows! This week, Caitlin shares the tale of Mary Ellen Pleasant, a badass black woman, entrepreneur, and abolitionist known as the "Harriet Tubman of California." And Carmen tells us all about the iconic Gladys Bentley, aka Barbara "Bobbie" Minton, an openly gay blues singer and entertainer during the Harlem Renaissance who basically invented wearing top-hats and tuxedos.****Support the show on PATREON! You'll get exclusive stuff and help us make the show happen!Follow Us:Instagram Facebook TwitterHave a story request or tale to tell? Email us at thisfkingguypod@gmail.com****Intro Music from:Caitlin’s Dad andBack to Work Again by TeknoAXE | http://teknoaxe.comMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Minstrel Pause Tunes from:Minstrel by PeriTune | http://peritune.comMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

Today's episode is on American blues singer Gladys Bentley. Join us for our first venture into the Harlem Renaissance, where you'll find eight hour piano marathons, explicitly queer lyrics, and legally recognised weddings between women. Check out our website, where you can find out everything there is to know about Queer as Fact, including source posts for each episode of our current season. If you enjoy this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook.  

Un 12 Août est née… Gladys Bentley, joueuse de piano et chanteuse de blues réputée des années 30, elle est aussi une figure inspirante de la communauté LGBT+ et des afro américains lors de la période appelée « la renaissance d’Harlem ». See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Every weekday, listeners explore the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of groundbreaking women throughout history who have dramatically shaped the world around us. In each 5 minute episode, we’ll dive into the story behind one woman listeners may or may not know -- but definitely should. These diverse women from across space and time are grouped into easily accessible and engaging monthly themes like Leading Ladies, Activists, STEMinists,  Hometown Heroes, and many more. Encyclopedia Womannica is hosted by WMN co-founder and award-winning journalist Jenny Kaplan. The bite-sized episodes pack painstakingly researched content into fun, entertaining, and addictive daily adventures.Encyclopedia Womannica was created by Liz Kaplan and Jenny Kaplan, executive produced by Jenny Kaplan, and produced by Liz Smith, Cinthia Pimentel, Grace Lynch, and Maddy Foley. Special thanks to Shira Atkins, Edie Allard, and Luisa Garbowit.We are offering free ad space on Wonder Media Network shows to organizations working towards social justice. For more information, please email Jenny at jenny@wondermedianetwork.com.Follow Wonder Media Network:WebsiteInstagramTwitter

A cultural movement of Black writers and artists was flourishing a century ago in uptown New York, and it’s being remembered now with various virtual events. As WNYC’s Sara Fishko tells us in this episode of Fishko Files, the Harlem Renaissance movement was rich with ideas. Emily Bernard is a professor at the University of Vermont and the editor of Remember Me to Harlem: The Letters of Langston Hughes and Carl Van Vechten. Harlem Renaissance 100 continues with its second, virtual phase. Next up: The Importance of Being Earnest, presented by the Harlem Shakespeare Festival, on July 26. A box set from the Library of Congress, Harlem Renaissance Novels, offers a deeper dive into the literature of the movement. Gladys Bentley on "You Bet Your Life" with Groucho Marx (1958)   Fishko Files with Sara Fishko Assistant Producer: Olivia BrileyMix Engineer: Wayne ShulmisterEditor: Karen Frillmann

Amidst the awful histories this week, we find some good levity. Brenton recounts the horrible story of the Central Park 5 and the swift "justice" that took away their lives. Then Emily talks about the life of Gladys Bentley, her rise from the Harlem Renaissance, and her amazing, gender-bending live shows.You can find ways to help the Black Lives Matter protests here: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#

In our latest episode, Morgan explores the inspiring story of the Six Triple Eight, an all-Black, all-female unit of the military tasked with delivering a backlog of millions of items of mail during WWII, and Heather shares the tale of Gladys Bentley, a blues singer and pianist, and a Black LGBTQ + icon of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance. Betchiest of betches!

INTRO - 08:12 : Hannah and Deanna have a laugh at the recent failed Trump rally in Tulsa.09:15 - 45:30: Deanna, inspired by last weeks episode on the Combahee River Collective, recounts the intersectional story of our person of the week, Gladys Bentley.LINKS:Hear Gladys sing: https://youtu.be/pIVgbyLfJhk

This week we discuss the life and career of blues singer and Drag King, Gladys Bentley. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode best friends Megan & Milena cover gender-bending blues singer, pianist and entertainer Gladys Bentley & African American physicist, educator and pioneer Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson Gladys Bentley Gladys Bentley was a badass. Now, I might just be a sucker for a woman in a tux (which I totally am), but today’s episode offers […] The post Ep. 29 Quirky & Queer with Hadrons (totally not Hardons) appeared first on My Favorite Feminists.

In this weeks podcast, we talked about some pretty amazing women! Jessy will tell you all about the badass gender-bending blues singer Gladys Bentley, and Rebekah will introduce you to Kirsta Scruggs, a serious taste maker in the natural wine world! In lieu of all the usual notes, we are going to share with you some resources for things to read, places to donate and things to watch. We are living through a revolution, friends. Here is an AMAZING reading list by Victoria Alexander (you can find her on Twitter @victoriaalxndr): Anti-Racist Lit: Starter Kit: Stamped From the Beginning, Ibram X. Kendi A People’s History of the United States, Howard Zinn White Fragility: Why it’s so Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, Robin DiAngelo So You Want to Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo Anti-Racist Lit: Intermediate Kit The Burning House: Jim Crow and the Making of Modern America, Anders Walker The New Jim Crow: Mass Incareration in the Age of Color Blindness, Michelle Alexander The Condemnation of Blackness, Khalil Gibran Muhammad Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment is Killing America’s Heartland, Jonathan M. Metzl A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America, Ronald Takaki How to be an Anti Racist, Ibram X. Kendi Anti-Racist Lit: Topic Specifics Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, Matthew Desmond Nobody: Casualties of America’s War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond: Everything Your American History Textbook got Wrong, Marc Lamont Hill Lies My Teachers Told Me, James W Loewen Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversation about Race, Beverley Daniel Tatum, PhD The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America, Richard Rothstein Blackballed: The Black Vote and US Democracy, Darryl Pinckney Anti-Racist Lit: Biographies, Non- Fiction, Personal Narratives The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration, Isabel Wilkerson The Fire Next Time, James Baldwin The Autobiography of Malcolm X, as told to Alex Haley Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates Killing Rage, bell hooks Becoming, Michelle Obama The Black Lives Matters movement has put this amazing site together that has been shared pretty widely. But, sometimes we miss things! So, here it is! There are protest maps, petitions, places to donate (both with money and with time), a missing people thread, extra resources and more. Honestly, Black Lives Matters has been at this for A MINUTE and has used that time to put together a bunch of resources to make us as useful as we can possibly be. So, check it out, explore the site. As we said: there are so many different roles to be played here and they do not all involve being out on the streets protesting. So find out where you can be most useful. The only mistake you can make is not getting involved, whether that be through conversations with friends, donating money, whatever. Black lives matter.  Stay safe.  Love, Jessy and Rebekah 

Part 3 of our Male Impersonators series, where we explore the life of Gladys Bentley a wonderful singer and pianist who worked in Jazz clubs during the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. She became known for her bawdy lyrics and dapper sense of style. In addition, I will be indulging in a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine by chatting about the history of the all female Takarazuka Revue. Glitzy big productions, with gorgeous costumes, high drama and amazing singing and dancing! I hope you find the beautiful fantastical world of Takarazuka interesting as well as the fascinating hierarchy and structure within the company and the intensity of the top stars fan bases.Resourceshttps://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/english/troupe/index.htmlhttps://www.cambridge.org/core/books/history-of-japanese-theatre/interlude-takarazuka-allgirls-revue-and-musicals/3C549E349067367686FD924340BC1350Lorie Brau. ""The Women’s Theatre of Takarazuka." TDR 34.4 :79-95.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Bentleydragkinghistory.comInstagram @themuseumoffemininity

During the Harlem Renaissance, creative expression was in full swing from artists like Langston Hughes and Josephine Baker. However, we rarely hear about the legend that was Gladys Bentley. Gladys was a gender-bending performer that wore tuxedos and sung risqué lyrics to women in the audience at her shows. This is her story... Ebony magazine article: http://queermusicheritage.com/bentley6.html Follow us on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3e1z0eR Follow us on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3erzeMp Welcome to Black History Moments! This podcast is all about Black history and the stories we've left untold over the years. Hosted by Shaakira White We strive for accuracy in our storytelling. Sources used can be found below: https://bit.ly/3dLCcKs, https://nyti.ms/3dJV9NF, https://bit.ly/3cK2VXC --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/blackhistorymoments/support

A propos de ce que ça fait d’être une butch… Où l’on apprend que de faire partie des moches, c’est beau même si ce n’est pas toujours facile dans une société hétéronormative qui prend peur dès qu’on mélange les genres ! Entretiens croisés de butchs : Rizzo a co-réalisé le fanzine Butch et Carole a participé à Attirances, lesbiennes fems, lesbiennes butchs aux Editions Gaies et Lesbiennes. Et en prime dans l'émission un peu de Reines prochaines et de Gladys Bentley ! Une émission diffusée sur RDWA @Die, Radio Primitive @Reims, Radio Grenouille @Marseille, HDR @Rouen, Radio St Ferréol @Crest, Evasion dans le Finistère, Campus @Clermont-Ferrand, Radio Sauveterre-en-Guyenne (Gironde), Radio Panik @Bruxelles et sur ARA au Luxembourg... Retrouvez aussi La p'tite Blan sur www.facebook.com/laptiteblan/ Fanzine butch : https://hehozines.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/zinebutch1.pdf (Illustration icône : Lino by Rizzo!)

The remote podcasting adventure continues! This week's episode features Gladys Bentley, a bawdy, queer blues singer who comes to a new reckoning later in life, and Ada Blackjack, an Inupiaq woman who survived the arctic wild after everyone on her mission died. Follow us on social media: FB: facebook.com/idkherpodcast Twitter: @IDKHerPodcast Insta: @idkher_podcast

On this episode of Special Lady Day, Caitlin and Jessica delve into the lives of LGBTQIA rights pioneers Lucy Hicks Anderson and Gladys Bentley. If you'd like to learn more about their amazing lives and the continuing struggles the communities face in 2020, check out the links below.http://www.wevebeenaround.com/ - Created by Rhys Ernst (co-producer of Amazon's hit Transparent) and produced by Christine Beebe. We've Been Around is a series of documentary shorts that chronicle the lives of trans trailblazers.https://www.queerportraits.com/https://www.spectrumsouth.com/ is a Texas-based online magazine focused on queer southern identity and culturehttps://www.blackpast.org/ is an online reference center makes available a wealth of materials on African American history in one central location on the Internet. The website brings the resources of African American history into every classroom in the world. It also makes every computer, regardless of its location, a classroom in African American history.https://legacyprojectchicago.org/ The award-winning Legacy Project is a Chicago-based cultural and educational non-profit dedicated to researching and promoting the contributions Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) people have made to world history and culture. It is driven by a core of historians, biographers, educators, youth advocates, social activists, and community and business leaders who share a commitment to ending the redaction of LGBTQ contributions from shared human history.Here's the article by Ted Ravago: https://www.glaad.org/amp/beginners-guide-being-ally-to-trans-peopleHere are places that support the trans community you can volunteer with or donate tohttps://transequality.org/https://srlp.org/https://www.genderspectrum.org/

On this episode of Special Lady Day, Caitlin and Jessica delve into the lives of LGBTQIA rights pioneers Lucy Hicks Anderson and Gladys Bentley. If you'd like to learn more, check out the links below.http://www.wevebeenaround.com/ - Created by Rhys Ernst (co-producer of Amazon's hit Transparent) and produced by Christine Beebe. We've Been Around is a series of documentary shorts that chronicle the lives of trans trailblazers.https://www.queerportraits.com/https://www.spectrumsouth.com/ is a Texas-based online magazine focused on queer southern identity and culturehttps://www.blackpast.org/ is an online reference center makes available a wealth of materials on African American history in one central location on the Internet. The website brings the resources of African American history into every classroom in the world. It also makes every computer, regardless of its location, a classroom in African American history.https://legacyprojectchicago.org/ The award-winning Legacy Project is a Chicago-based cultural and educational non-profit dedicated to researching and promoting the contributions Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) people have made to world history and culture. It is driven by a core of historians, biographers, educators, youth advocates, social activists, and community and business leaders who share a commitment to ending the redaction of LGBTQ contributions from shared human history.“A Beginner’s Guide to Being an Ally to Trans People” by Ted Ravago: https://www.glaad.org/amp/beginners-guide-being-ally-to-trans-peopleHere are places that support the trans community you can volunteer with or donate tohttps://transequality.org/https://srlp.org/https://www.genderspectrum.org/

NoCo Gaydio is back with some all-new LGBTQIA bangers for you! Tonight's playlist includes cuts from Gladys Bentley, Adult Mom, Ria Mae, local favorites My Dog Ate Chad, and many more! Support this podcast

The woman who penned “America the Beautiful” and a Harlem Renaissance cross-dressing performer share a birthday. “America the Beautiful” shines as today’s poem.

This week, Kelley & Emily cover some radical, firecrackers who lived life to the extreme! They pair these feisty ladies with some Kung Fu Girl Riesling which is unexpectedly dry. Emily starts off with the story of Gladys Bentley an open lesbian and Harlem Renaissance entertainer who rocked a suit like no one else could! Her sexy songs were a controversial hit which transcended race and sexuality. Then, Kelley tells the almost-too-crazy-to-be-real story of Julie d'Aubigny who fought and sung her way through life, taking on a series of male and female lovers! She also knew that burning down a convent made a bigger impression on a lady than flowers. Grab your pants permit and your matches because it's time to wine about herstory! ** Mornings with u by Barradeen | https://soundcloud.com/barradeenMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unportedhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/winingaboutherstory/overview)

For this episode, meet lesbian and cross-dressing Harlem Renaissance idol and blues singer Gladys Bentley. Music: Midnite Lites, "I Wanna Be Loved By You."

Gladys Bentley loved women, wore men's clothing, and sang bawdy songs that would make sailors blush...and did it openly in the 1920s and 1930s. This was long before the gay rights or the civil rights movements, yet Bentley became a darling of the Harlem Renaissance alongside icons like Langston Hughes and Josephine Baker. While her provocative performances kept her from becoming as well-known as her peers, they are exactly why she is being rediscovered—and admired—today. In celebration of Women's History Month, we follow the life of a trailblazer who was unapologetically herself at a time when she would’ve been acutely aware of the risks.

Gladys Bentley loved women, wore men's clothing, and sang bawdy songs that would make sailors blush...and did it openly in the 1920s and 1930s. This was long before the gay rights or the civil rights movements, yet Bentley became a darling of the Harlem Renaissance alongside icons like Langston Hughes and Josephine Baker. While her provocative performances kept her from becoming as well-known as her peers, they are exactly why she is being rediscovered—and admired—today. In celebration of Women's History Month, we follow the life of a trailblazer who was unapologetically herself at a time when she would’ve been acutely aware of the risks.

This week we have a Kenyan environmental political activist and an American blues singer, pianist, and entertainer. Wangari Maathai https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wangari-Maathai https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/sep/26/wangari-maathai http://www.greenbeltmovement.org/who-we-are/our-history Gladys Bentley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDUX-QmT1sM https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/obituaries/gladys-bentley-overlooked.html https://www.theroot.com/blues-singer-gladys-bentley-broke-ground-with-marriage-1790858771 https://www.themarysue.com/gladys-bentley-the-cross-dressing-lesbian-who-rocked-the-harlem-renaissance/

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Welcome back, welcome back, WEL-COME BACK to Joi Has Questions Podcast! This week I interview Miles Stroter, Chicago native and actor who can be seen on the premiere of Insecure 8/12/2018 ' • 00:00- "You better know": Gladys Bentley • 05:53 - "So according to IG" o Ciara o Vic Mensa vs. The CPD o Nicki Minaj "Queen" • 17:11 - Joi Has Questions: @milesjstroter Interview • 49:58- “Motivational Message”: Be Accountable in ALL situations • Special guests: o Miles Stroter: IG: @milesjstroter • Production/Editing/Engineering: @jazthelegend with Weathers Media Group Social Media: IG / Twitter: @joihasquestions Facebook: www.facebook.com/joihasquestions Email: joihasquestions@gmail.com

Savannah is uploading this because of technical difficulties, Jessica probably had a better description but here we are. Does anyone even read this? Tweet at me if you do. Anyway, it was pride month when we recorded this, so that's something. Savannah probably says something about leather jackets.

Caelan gets into the history of Tom of Finland, you might not know his name but you know his art. Anthony (25:20) talks about Gladys Bentley; an American blues singer, pianist, and entertainer during the Harlem Renaissance.Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop!Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy!Sources:Tom of Finland: 1 / 2 / 3Gladys Bentley: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 - (Video)

In this episode, your hosts Leigh & Gretchen take a stroll down Jungle Alley and bring you stories of the vibrant black lesbian and gay subculture of the Harlem Renaissance and the blues legends who sang of its glory. With wild parties, bathtub gin, clandestine orgies, and crooning bulldaggers, the lesbian and bisexual blues legends of the 1920s and 1930s were definitely not as straight as you think. Outline 0:00 – Introduction3:46 – The Harlem Renaissance, Cultural Context, and the Language We Used10:42 – Bio Time!: Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, Bessie Smith, Gladys Bentley, Ethel Waters (& Ethel Williams), Alberta Hunter, & Lucille Bogan39:13  – What Do You Mean They're Not Straight? 39:28  – Evidence from Historical/Cultural Context: Queer subculture & performance in Harlem nightlife44:06  – Word(s) of the Week: Rent Party & Buffet Flat 48:56  – Evidence from Their Personal Lives & Music 1:04:41  – Pop Culture Tie-In: Bessie (2015) 1:05:29  – Takeaways 1:07:55  – How Gay Were They? 1:08:31  – Closing and Where to Find Us Online Find our full list of sources and bonus content at www.historyisgaypodcast.com. Get at us on twitter @historyisgaypod, tumblr at historyisgaypodcast, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! Don't forget to rate and review so more folks can see the show!

I talk to Félix Frédéric d'Eon who updates us on his life in Mexico City. How his visits with his mom to the Huntington Library made an impression on his art. His queer revision of Edwardian and Art Nouveau styles. How the Internet sales on Etsy and Ebay supports his ability to sustain his artwork. The discipline of producing art and self-promotion on Instagram and social media. The uncensored glimpse into his soirees on Snapchat. His artistic process and we discuss the work Tattoo Lovers. I fanboy on his art Amour Nouveau and Amor Picante. Is Felix a nudist? We talk about Mae West and The Wedding of Gladys Bentley. He explains how the installation art of Félix González-Torres translates into his work. His early career as a male figure model. We geek out on the art of Michelangelo. We talk about the September 19th earthquake in Mexico City. What does it mean to be Chicano? How his work is inclusive to marginalized queer people. His outreach and research to appropriately incorporate other spheres of queer erotica into this art. Why he continues to make Pop art that is accessible and affordable. Find is work at felixdeon.com.

I talk to Félix Frédéric d'Eon who updates us on his life in Mexico City. How his visits with his mom to the Huntington Library made an impression on his art. His queer revision of Edwardian and Art Nouveau styles. How the Internet sales on Etsy and Ebay supports his ability to sustain his artwork. The discipline of producing art and self-promotion on Instagram and social media. The uncensored glimpse into his soirees on Snapchat. His artistic process and we discuss the work Tattoo Lovers. I fanboy on his art Amour Nouveau and Amor Picante. Is Felix a nudist? We talk about Mae West and The Wedding of Gladys Bentley. He explains how the installation art of Félix González-Torres translates into his work. His early career as a male figure model. We geek out on the art of Michelangelo. We talk about the September 19th earthquake in Mexico City. What does it mean to be Chicano? How his work is inclusive to marginalized queer people. His outreach and research to appropriately incorporate other spheres of queer erotica into this art. Why he continues to make Pop art that is accessible and affordable. Find is work at felixdeon.com.

Nu är vi här igen, denna gång är temat lesbisk kärlek! Vi pratar om Gladys Bentley, Margot Hanel och Mary "Minnie" Sidgwick. Det här är vad Linda har läst under veckan som gått: http://www.svd.se/karin-boye-hyllas-med-skylt-pa-skeppargatan KarinBoye hyllas med skylt på Skeppargatan -  Kaj Schueler, 29 apr, 2011.   Garde, Pia-Kristina. "Du och jag hör ihop för livet". Parnass, Nr 2 1993.  Helgeson, Paulina:"Karin Boye och de postuma bortförklaringarna". Artikeln publicerad ilambda nordica, (6) 2000:4.  http://www.karinboye.se/om/artiklar/margot-hanel.shtml Clayton, Joana, Closet Ain't Nothin' but a Dark and Private Place for...? Art Journal Vol. 55, No. 4, We're Here: Gay and Lesbian Presence in Artand Art History (Winter, 1996), pp. 51-54. Bolt, Rodney, The Impossible Life Of Mary Benson: TheExtraordinary Story Of a Victorian Wife. Atlantic Books; Main edition (April 1, 2013).

On this week's episode, the crew is joined by Ellie Flagstaff to talk about music history. We specifically talk about the Gladys Bentley and her crazy love life, and much more!

Mark Anthony Neal is joined in the studio by local Durham musician, Shirlette Ammons and Duke professor, Sharon Holland. They discuss Shirlette's latest album, Gladys Bentley, and Sharon's new book, "The Erotic Life of Racism".

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Vis a Vis especial Estereotipos con Millana. En este Vis a Vis Millana analiza las diferencias entre sexo, género y sujeto, recibimos dos llamadas de Clementina donde discutimos sobre etiología y la perfección, recordamos al Pegamín y a Mr Winters, desplegamos la teoría girlie, los abrevaderos del sexo, reflexionamos sobre el fracaso del feminismo y la vigencia de lo queer, y escuchamos canciones en los márgenes del género, de Diane Tell, Big Mama Thorton, Cathy Carrol, Little Jimmy Scott, Gladys Bentley (que equivocamos en un lapsus con Big Maybelle), Eddie Kendricks, Rose Mitchell, y Alberto Cortez.

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Vis a Vis especial Estereotipos con Millana. En este Vis a Vis Millana analiza las diferencias entre sexo, género y sujeto, recibimos dos llamadas de Clementina donde discutimos sobre etiología y la perfección, recordamos al Pegamín y a Mr Winters, desplegamos la teoría girlie, los abrevaderos del sexo, reflexionamos sobre el fracaso del feminismo y la vigencia de lo queer, y escuchamos canciones en los márgenes del género, de Diane Tell, Big Mama Thorton, Cathy Carrol, Little Jimmy Scott, Gladys Bentley (que equivocamos en un lapsus con Big Maybelle), Eddie Kendricks, Rose Mitchell, y Alberto Cortez.Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de Podcast El Programa de Sita Abellán. Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-podcast-el-programa-sita-abellan_sq_f130132_1.html