Queer as Fact

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Queer history podcast with over 150 episodes presenting stories from around the world and throughout time. https://www.queerasfact.com/ Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever good pods are found.

Marsha P Johnson, a Black trans woman. She is standing outdoors at a protest with a police line visible behind her. She is wearing a blue gown, pearl headdress, and purple sash which reads ‘Stonewall’, and smiling at the camera.
Portrait of Anne Lister, a 19th-century British woman wearing a high-necked dark jacket
Screencap of text from a book: After the boy had made us coffee and withdrawn, Amara asked , ' Did you realize that was a mustarjil?' I had vaguely heard of them, but had not met one before. 'A mustarjil is born a woman,' Amara explained. ' She cannot help that ; but she has the heart of a man, so she lives like a man.' 'Do men accept her ? ' ' Certainly. We eat with her and she may sit in the mudhi/. When she dies, we fire off our rifles to honour her. We never do that for a woman. In Majid's village there is one who fought bravely in the war against Haji Sulaiman.' ' Do they always wear their hair plaited ? ' ' Usually they shave i t off like men. ' ·no mustarjils ever marry ?' ' No, they sleep with women as we do.'
PerHAPS the most disputed vote of the day. was that cast by No. 3191. on the North Sydney roll, Ellen E. Small, at St. Peter's Hall in Blue's Point Road. She was on her way to Work, had to do some fast talking, to overcome the objections of an official who told; her: "You can't vote for ' your wife— she must come herself." - Ellen E., Small, famous as Nellie Small, was all dressed up for her nightly labor of nightclub singing and male impersonating.
New Podcast Episode: Rafiki (2018). A poster for the film Rafiki featuring its two leads is placed on a black background with a rainbow soundwave and the queer as fact logo.
New podcast episode! In the centre of this image is a statue of a figure holding a spear in one hand and pointing ahead with the other. The background is a rainbow soundwave and the Queer As Fact Q logo.
1653 oil painting of Christina of Sweden. They have longish curly brown hair, pale skin, and big dark eyes. They are wearing a velvet jacket or dress over a white billowing shirt.
Poster for the film Witches and Faggots, Dykes and Poofters. The poster features the film’s title, and the text ‘The true historical story of homosexual and lesbian oppression. As well as photos of a queer couple kissing, a drag queen, and a couple in wide-brimmed hats, black velvet corsets, and fishnets.
Black-and-white drawing of Horace Walpole, an opulently dresses man in a brocade jacket and breeches, sitting in a comfortable chair, holding a book. There are bookshelves and a window behind him, and a small, grumpy-looking dog in front.
Ad showing a Subaru with two bikes on the roof-rack, and the caption ‘It’s Not a Choice. It’s the Way We’re Built. Subaru All-Wheel Driving System. In every car we make.’
NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Subaru's Lesbian Ad Campaign. A black and white Subaru ad featuring the caption "Loves Camping, dogs and long-term commitment. Too bad it's only a car" is centred on a black backdrop with a rainbow soundwave. The Queer as Fact rainbow Q logo is at the bottom of the image.
A group of 7 people posing in the middle of a street in fashionable outfits. One of them is Kewpie, a coloured trans woman, wearing a red chiffon headscarf, a light-blue shirt with sleeves rolled up, and royal blue pants. She is posing with one arm around the should of the person next to her, and a ponted foot propped on the shoulder of the person in front of her, and staring directly at the camera.
Sally Ride, astronaut, on a 1983 mission, smiling, in her blue NASA suit in space, with various control panels visible behind her
NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Kewpie A sepia photograph of South African performer and hairdresser, Kewpie set against a black background with a rainbow soundwave and the Queer as Fact rainbow Q logo at the bottom of the image.
New podcast episode The Catterick Skeleton Painted image of an ancient Roman transfeminine person, wearing a blue headscarf, orange shawl, and white dress, and jewellery.
Two moving boxes in front of a bookshelf. A handwritten label on one reads 'Books, History 4, Classics 1'
Front cover of the Dennis Altman's book, Righting My World, featuring a black and white photo of a younger Dennis lounging against a fence and a cover photo from Marieke Hardy calling the book "A stunning and passionate reflection of a political life"
Ancient Roman silver cup with a design showing two men having sex
Righting My World : Essays from the past half-century by Dennis Altman
1872 print of Carmilla, a vampire leaning over Laura, a young woman, while she sleeps.
Screenshot of a poll on Patreon. The three options are: Ngô Xuân Diệu - A gay Vietnamese poet, journalist and literary critic of the mid 20th century. Bugis Street - An area in Singapore known for its highly visible trans community from the 1960s-1980s Hwarang - A group of elite warrior-poets in 6th-10th century Korea, often associated with homosexuality Bugis Street at Hwarang are tied with only an hour left to vote
Black-and-white photo of a masculine person in pants, jacket, and scarf, standing in front of a stone wall in a mountainous landscape.
Painting of Chevalière d'Éon, a 19th-century French person wearing a large hat with feathers, a lace collar, and black jacket adorned with a medal.
Qiu Miaojin, a young Taiwanese woman. She has short hair and round glasses, and is wearing a large blue coat.
Sepia studio photograph of James Barry, an older white man, standing next to a Black man. Both men are dressed in suits. In front of James on a chair is Psyche, a small white dog
Dale Parker Anderson, a young white man, stands on a beach beside a rainbow flag as tall as he is
Photograph of Oscar Wilde's tombstone, a large cube of sandstone with an Egpytian-style, sphinx like figure on it. The stone is covered in red lipstick prints.
Text reads: NEW PODCAST EPISODE! Cú Chulainn. Underneath, there is a photo of a page from the Book of Leinster and the Queer As Fact rainbow Q logo
Roman grave relief showing two women clasping hands
Real Men Don’t Eat Quiche: Queer Food and Gendered Nationalism in the Late Twentieth-Century USA Rachel Hope Cleves ABSTRACT More than simply an international bestseller, Bruce Feirstein’s satirical guidebook to masculinity, Real Men Don’t Eat Quiche (1982), became a ubiquitous catchphrase of the 1980s. The title’s success drew on a long tradition of gendered food nationalism in Anglo-American culture that associated French cuisine with effete masculinity. During the 1970s, quiche in particular was seen as a quintessentially queer dish, served at brunch spots frequented by gay men. Through analysis of Feirstein’s text, as well as the writings of James Beard, Craig Claiborne and others food journalists, this article examines how sexuality, gender, food and nationalism intersected in the late twentieth-century Anglosphere.
Key for a code, consisting of the Latin alphabet, and corresponding letter-like symbols, handwritten with a nib pen.
Drawing of Sherlock Holmes playing the violin for John Watson, who reclines on a couch beside him.
Audre Lorde and Gloria Joseph, two middle-aged Black women, laughing uproariously, leaning against each other, with their eyes closed.
Artistic nude painting of Henrietta Bingham
New Podcast Episode: Sa Bangji (1988) Text is above the film poster of Sa Bangji, showing two Korean women, characters Sa Bangji and Lee So-sa, naked and kissing, above another picture of Sa Bangji posing in her underwear.
New podcast episode: Otzi the Iceman Picture of a snippet from a magazine, reading "Otzi war schwul!" with text below in German
A poster for the film 'The Blue Caftan' featuring the title in a sky blue, as well as the three major characters looking at each other affectionately.
Four books: 'Eros' by Zoe Terakes; 'Rainbow Universes', a zine by Andrew Goodman; 'What is Queer Food?' by John Birdsall, and 'You Weren't meant to be Human' by Andrew Joseph White
Harvey Milk, a white man wearing a suit and tie, laughing uproariously
Fiore staring at a sculpture she is working on. She has short dark hair, and intense dark eyes.
Stack of books featuring 'The Works of Oscar Wilde', 'After the Siren' by Darcy Green, 'Reclaiming Two-Spirits' by Gregory D. Smithers, 'Bad Gays' by Huw Lemmy and Ben Miller, and 'Trans Hirstory in 99 Objects'
Photo of stationary, including letter paper with a rainbow in the top corner, a sheet of unicorn stickers, and a letter with a cute hedgehog sticker sealing it closed.
NEW PODCAST EPISODE. The Left Hand of Darkness (1969). A cover of the novel featuring a galaxy vista and two people walking in the snow, shaped to resemble a yin-yang symbol. The Queer as Fact logo is at the bottom of the image.
Stack of 1970s Star Trek books featuring 'Meaning in Star Trek'; 'I am not Spock'; copies of 'The Best of Trek' and others
Photo of a cup of coffee and Ursula K Le Guin's 'The Left Hand of Darkness'
New podcast episode: Tu'er Shen. The image contains a stylised rainbow soundwave, a cute cartoon image of Tu'er shen, a man in historical dress with rabbit ears winking at the camera, and the Queer As Fact rainbow Q logo
Hand holding Darcy Green's queer footy romance novel 'After the Siren', in front of a screen playing the AFL grand final
New podcast episode: Sherlock Holmes Sydney Paget illustration of Holmes and Watson sitting in comfy chairs
Circle divided into twelve segements, with a yin-yang symbol in the centre. The circle is split along two axes - one divides it as penis/clitoris - the other highlights the centre of the penis half as 'most yang' and the centre of the clitoris half as 'most yin'. Each segment has a name such as 'Sappho' or 'Caesar'.
Photo taken in a garden. You can see a laptop on someone's lap, with audacity open, and their ugg-boots propped up on a garden chair. Beside them is a floral teacupt.
Table with red tablecloth, laptop, microphone, teacup, and copy of the complete works of Sherlock Holmes
The Circle of Sex, a diagram of a circle cut into twelve segments, with a Yin-Yang symbol at the centre. Each segment has a label such as 'Hyperheterogenic - Don Juan' or '3/4 homogenic - Lesbian'
Platter with two cheeses, tomatoes, quince paste and olive bread
'Reclaiming Two-Spirits: Sexuality, Spiritual Renewal and Sovereignity in Native America' by Gregory D Smithers
Podbean screenshot showing "2M" downloads, with the mouse hovering over it showing that actually all time downloads are at 1,999,899.
New Podcast Episode: Maximilien Robespierre, on top of a painting of Robespierre with Queer as Fact logo and rainbow soundwave in the background.
A pair of glasses with green tinted lenses.
New Podcast Episode: Romaine-la-Prophetesse Image of Romaine's signature, overlaid over a rainbow soundwave. Below it is a rainbow Q, the logo of podcast Queer as Fact
Grave relief of two women holding hands
New podcast episode: Saints Felicity and Perpetua Image of mosaic of Felicity and Perpetua, two women with halos, standing side-by-side, one with her hand on the other's shoulder.