History is Gay

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History is Gay is a podcast that examines the underappreciated and overlooked queer ladies, gents, and gentle-enbies that have always been there in the unexplored corners of history. Because history has never been as straight as you think.

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History is Gay

History is Gay

Leigh Pfeffer

About this podcast

History is Gay is a podcast that examines the underappreciated and overlooked queer ladies, gents, and gentle-enbies that have always been there in the unexplored corners of history. Because history has never been as straight as you think.

Follow us on social media! @historyisgaypod on Twitter and Instagram, historyisgaypodcast on Tumblr, and subscribe to us wherever you listen to podcasts!

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70 episodes

0.20. Dialing in to Gender: Tracing Trans Internet History with Avery Dame-Griff

0.20. Dialing in to Gender: Tracing Trans Internet History with Avery Dame-Griff

04 December 2023

In this interview episode, Leigh sits down with scholar and creator of the Queer Digital History Project Avery Dame-Griff to discuss his book The Two Revolutions: A History of the Transgender Internet and all it contains about the magic of the evolution of trans folks on the internet. From BBSes (bu...

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46. A Husband is Unnecessary: Yoshiya Nobuko & Japanese Girls' Culture

46. A Husband is Unnecessary: Yoshiya Nobuko & Japanese Girls' Culture

06 November 2023

This episode has EVERYTHING: gay haircuts, yearning, rage against the patriarchy, they were *roommates*....let’s talk about the magical world of Yoshiya Nobuko, girls’ culture, and lesbian fiction in Taishō era Japan! Leigh is joined by guest host Erica Friedman, speaker, editor, researcher and an e...

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History is Gay Presents: LGBTQ+ History Trivia Night!

History is Gay Presents: LGBTQ+ History Trivia Night!

Hello queerlings! Leigh here with an exciting announcement! | Join us on Sunday, October 1 at 5:00 pm Pacific Time / 8:00 pm Eastern for our first-ever virtual LGBTQ+ History Trivia Night, presented by History is Gay! All listeners and friends are invited to come join the fun, make a team (or get t...

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0.19. Classical Myths, Monsters, and Ancient Gays: A Conversation with Liz Gloyn

0.19. Classical Myths, Monsters, and Ancient Gays: A Conversation with Liz Gloyn

In this interview episode, Leigh talks with Dr. Elizabeth Gloyn, Reader in Latin Language and Literature at Royal Holloway, the University of London, and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her research focuses on the intersection between Latin literature, ancient philosophy, and gender...

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45. There's No Crying in Baseball, But There Are Lesbians! Queer History of the AAGPBL

45. There's No Crying in Baseball, But There Are Lesbians! Queer History of the AAGPBL

An episode Leigh has been dreaming of since the start of the pod is finally here! In this ep, Leigh is joined by guest host Frankie de la Cretaz, sports journalist, queer history buff, and certified Gaylor Swiftie, to discuss the queer history of women’s baseball & softball, in particular the st...

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0.18. Take Me Out to the Ball Gayme: Will Graham Talks "A League of Their Own"

0.18. Take Me Out to the Ball Gayme: Will Graham Talks "A League of Their Own"

21 February 2023

Have you, like our dear host Leigh, gotten totally sucked into the amazing new Amazon Prime adaptation of A League of Their Own? Do you want to hear all about the show, its meticulous research into queer life of the 1940s and how the writers, producers, and cast opened up the scope of the movie to f...

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0.17. Dip Me in Honey & Throw Me To the Lesbians: Queer Feminist Restaurant History

0.17. Dip Me in Honey & Throw Me To the Lesbians: Queer Feminist Restaurant History

06 February 2023

Anyone remember that pin & bumper sticker with the slogan that serves as the title for this episode? Well, I hope you’re hungry, because we’re talking lesbians and food in this interview with Dr. Alex Ketchum, Director of the Just Feminist Tech and Scholarship Lab, lecturer, and author, whose wo...

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44. Can We Just Title An Episode "F*ck Colonialism"?: Reclaiming Two-Spirit Histories

44. Can We Just Title An Episode "F*ck Colonialism"?: Reclaiming Two-Spirit Histories

23 January 2023

For this episode, Leigh is joined by guest host Sam Campbell for the pod’s first episode focusing on Indigenous North America, discussing the history behind various Two-Spirit identities and Indigenous cultural norms around gender and sexuality. In this episode, we’ll talk about the pre-colonial si...

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0.16. Undoing Silence: Hugh Ryan & The Women's House of Detention

0.16. Undoing Silence: Hugh Ryan & The Women's House of Detention

09 January 2023

In this interview episode, Leigh sits down for a conversation with historian and writer Hugh Ryan about his landmark book The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison. The Women's House of Detention is the story of one building: the people it caged, the neighborhood it chang...

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0.15. Malinda Lo and Queer YA Historical Fiction

0.15. Malinda Lo and Queer YA Historical Fiction

24 October 2022

Another interview episode for you all in the feed today, this time Leigh sat down with author Malinda Lo about her writing, her interest and research into queer history, and the trajectory of queer literature since her first published book in 2009. Her award-winning novel Last Night at the Telegrap...

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