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“For how hard colonialism has tried to erase LGBTQ histories and contributions, and for how that is an ongoing process in our educational system in the US and abroad, shows like this one are so important. Not only are the excellent hostesses entertaining and fun, but they do a great job including...”Read full review »
hederafemme via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/29/23
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“Love that you made this thank you again💗💗💗💗💗”
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United States of America ·
07/31/23
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“There are so many things I love about this podcast, but the hosts awkward whiteness is not one of them.
As a lesbian who is also a WOC I often find myself mildly uncomfortable in queer spaces because they center whiteness in both direct and passive ways. This podcast does make an effort to...”Read full review »
Basha93 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/18/23
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“This podcast is amazing definitely a 20/10 giant flags and so information packed and Full of beautifully horrible, witty humour I have learned so much about myself and a community that I knew little to nothing about when I first discovered my own orientation I appreciate the hosts’ effort so much...”Read full review »
Bloodym83n1 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
01/29/23
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“Your interview with Barbara Bloemink is fantastic! She talks about Florine with contagious enthusiasm, and it’s a delight to to a biographer — or anyone, really, who’s so knowledgeable and so passionate. I’d love to hear her talk about other women Modernists!
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marknyc9 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/09/23
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“I am from Germany and I listing to your podcast I learn English while listen to you I love you 💕🙌”
kfhvinmggn via Apple Podcasts ·
Germany ·
12/03/22
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“Interesting and well researched topics with some funny jokes sprinkled throughout”
octo ollie via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/25/22
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“I absolutely love this podcast it makes me laugh and I’m learning things I never knew :)”
arson cow via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/17/22
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“I mean like… ever hear about Greek myths? That says it all lol”
cloudcatmc via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/14/22
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“I love learning about gay history, I binged all the episodes and now I’m sad that I have to wait for new episodes”
tashayalmi via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/04/22
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“I’m not queer, but I am a supporter of the LGBTQ+ community, and I love this podcast! Thanks for making me laugh and educating me on this amazing community! Five stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️”
b342516890 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/19/22
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“I love this it makes me so happy and I like to listen to it when I play games”
liddle uni via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/04/22
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“Honestly as a gay teenager I have gone through a lot of bullying due to my sexuality and listening to you guys helps me realise its more normal than we may think. Just keep doing what your doing and I want you to know I love you guys <3”
u*dtfuukhsshsmnskgsjysf via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/23/22
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“i never write reviews but these ladies have kept me entertained on my drive from ga to va & back. such a great podcast”
Judy'sPitStop via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/28/21
“I have been feeling sad and this helps a lot idk why dis episode is late but that ok I love the show still and hope it comes back soon 🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼💓💓💓💓💓💓❤️❤️🍄🍄🍄❤️❤️❤️❤️🍄❤️✨🦕🦕🪑🪑🌈🌈🌈🪑🪑🪑🪑🪑🪑🪑🦦🦦🦦🦦💗💗💗💗🐍🐍🍄🍄❤️🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃😘😘😘🥰🥰🥰”
Frog_Fire via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/06/21
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“I was already going to give this show five stars. That line ensured I stopped what I was doing to go and rate this show.”
Mando_One via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/25/21
“Awesome podcast tho”
Nedsterach via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
06/03/21
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“As a history student and queer lady, this is one of my favorite shows! The jokes, puns, and most of all the content is enthralling.”
Stillginger via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/15/21
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“Every episode is full of things I never knew and beyond the facts comes the implications of them. It's just an interesting and relevant adventure of a podcast. It doesn't hurt to dispel myths that somehow everyone was hetero either.”Read full review »
D.F. Pendrys via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/05/21
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“This podcast is incredibly educational, and the hosts are super fun people to just hear talk for hours on end. One of their episodes, Buldaggers and Lady Lovers features Ma Rainey, whom a movie was made about on Netflix. Their info is factual and interesting and definitely a Queer hit!
Their...”Read full review »
27isg00d via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/02/21
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“Such a great podcast for the LGBTQ community and our allies! Each episode is well researched and tells an important story. Thanks for preserving and speaking our history!”
5eeeeeeee via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/02/21
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“This is honestly one of the best podcasts i’ve ever listened to. Gretchen and Leigh are covering a lot of queer history, phenomenons and spotlighting important people in the LGBTQ+ scene through the ages. The podcast is very informative but really fun and easy to listen to at the same time. They...”Read full review »
Miwiso via Apple Podcasts ·
Germany ·
12/27/20
“When we connect to others long gone through the annals of history, we end up reconnecting to the deepest parts of ourselves, and recognise that we are not truly alone. This podcast really seeks to help us remember and restore our balance and faith within ourselves as queer people.”
Andy Ballentine via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
11/16/20
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“I just want to say you are the best”
Jsquaredb19 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/03/20
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“One of my favourite podcasts. I’ve learned so much about LGBT+ history and it’s really helped reframe certain people and decades. Can’t praise the hosts enough! :)”
Tyne. via Apple Podcasts ·
New Zealand ·
09/16/20
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“Please do an episode on Rosetta Tharpe. No one talks about the amazing queer WOC who had a huge influence on American and British Rock music. Get the word out! People give Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters credit for influencing “white” rock (aka having it stolen from them), but Rosetta is always left...”Read full review »
Tiffaneedsatoke via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/07/20
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“this is amazing have you done achillies and patroclus?”
iphigenia98 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/11/20
“I’m maybe ten episodes in and I LOVE this podcast. Everything is so interesting and amusing, and more than that, I’ve never felt more connected to the queer community. To hear all this history about people like me is pretty incredible, especially since I knew practically nothing about all these...”Read full review »
TheSquid38 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/07/20
“This podcast is so awesome, that I actually attended TGIF/F (a convention to celebrate ladies loving ladies) to watch their live episode!!! Leigh and Gretchen are sweet, humble, intelligent and hilarious podcasters and human beings!! The amount of high-quality content packed into these episodes...”Read full review »
vivian.leung via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/11/20
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“Through this wonderful podcast I have begun to realize some things about myself that I hadn't known before. I knew I was queer, and trans, and different - but this podcast has allowed me to fully embrace those aspects of myself, and with that acceptance, move on to opening even more doors. It...”Read full review »
queertown via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/20/20
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“This is a podcast I drop everything to listen to when a new episode comes out. The hosts are hilarious and their subjects are well-researched and engrossing. I also appreciate that they include a wide spectrum of queer experiences through the ages—knowing that trans and genderqueer folks have...”Read full review »
ru-debega via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/19/20
“Awesome as hell and super informative!! Thanks for all the information on history we didn’t learn growing up!!”
OswinStark via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/19/20
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“I love this podcast SO much. The episodes are always so well researched and they give both historical context and modern examination of such a wide variety of people and events, while also recognizing that the language used now may not always match up to historical identities. Plus the hosts...”Read full review »
White Dragon Paper via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/19/20
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“Very well researched and delivered well. I highly recommend if you’re looking for some history you haven’t heard before”
Kay.Tea.Did88 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/19/20
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“This podcast is amazing. I love learning about the queer aspects that have been hidden. As a teacher it makes me wish it was in the mainstream history curriculum!”
Sophia M Phillips via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/19/20
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“History is Gay is a fun podcast covering LGBTQ history, which is often neglected and overlooked. This show is a fabulous resource, with wonderful conversation.”
McClellandShane via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/19/20
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“A+ people, A+ content, A+ podcast!”
Moriarteas via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/19/20
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“This is the only podcast I listen to! It’s so informative, interesting, and well researched! The coasters are amazing and deserve your attention!”
cenedrawood via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/19/20
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“Hearing the two of you talking about gay history is exactly like hearing an average conversation between be and my friends. You. Guys. Rock.
Also, have you guys done an episode on Alan Turing yet? Cos if you haven’t, PLEASE DO IT! He’s amazing beyond belief!”
I'm Tardy and I Know It via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/14/20
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“This pod cast is SO informative and interesting, well researched and amazing. This should be compulsory listening for everyone. Everywhere. Truly.
Thank you so much for your hard work, and for expanding my understanding of the past, which helps me understand the now and gives hope for the future.”
Banksia1 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
01/11/20
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“Sounds as though they are condoning pedophilia, disgusting.”
emmersdmas via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/31/19
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“It’s so refreshing to finally have a podcast that shares my history! I listen to plenty of history podcasts and it’s so sad how often our history gets erased or just left out. I cannot praise this podcast enough for all that it does to uncover and share queer history! It’s also just a lot of fun!...”Read full review »
LieBegottenTruths via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/07/19
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“I know this has nothing to do with your podcasts.. but I’ve been thinking. The history books say that Einstein didn’t have any partners. And if he did he didn’t respect them. What if because he never was much interested in women is because he doesn’t like them?? 🤭
So, I enjoy your...”Read full review »
GillettesingerJgfam via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/22/19
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“Ive been wanting to learn more about this stuff for a long time now, but my school doesn’t have a gay history class (cries in gay), so this has been really nice. I’ve never really been engaged in much history stuff, but this has really gotten me to love it. Also I’ve been listening to this while...”Read full review »
epic gaymer 🤠🤘 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/01/19
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“You guys put so much effort into this podcast and it shows. Very interesting to listen too. I love your rating system. One time you could just say out of ten to prank us”
Jessmanning3791 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
05/06/19
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“Gay people have been around since people have been around, the problem is the history books and classes don't really talk about them. Thankfully, there's this incredible podcast to help educate you. The two-cohosts have a great rapport and even though the episodes are long (over an hour)...”Read full review »
OstiumPodcast via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/29/19
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“i love how much information yall give & your personalities 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽
(i hope yall are able to deal w everything u need on the hiatus but i cant wait for more eps)”
HonexHello via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/25/19
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