(Sorry this upload is a bit late!) In this episode, Laura and Will talk about Joël Gustave Nana Ngongang and Laura recommends: https://nuerda.org/. As of this episode, we are going on hiatus! Some of you may have noticed that the past couple of podcast episodes have come with a note saying that there are some issues with the audio quality. This is because our new apartment has a couple of noise sources our old one didn't. We have been trying a couple of things to combat this, but a new family...

(There are a couple of audio issues in this podcast episode, we will be making changes to hopefully improve the overall audio quality soon) In this episode Will and Laura talk about trans activist Lou Sullivan and Will recommends: mars.wright  [Disclaimer: some of the sources may contain triggering material] "Lou Sullivan in His Own Words." OurStories, vol. 8, no. 2, Summer 1993, p. 6-7. “Lou Sullivan.” Lavender Magazine. February 29, 2008....

(Sorry this is late) Will and Laura discuss Cassia Eller and Laura recommends Take a Hint Dani Brown: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/5958584b-753d-441b-a5b6-359579ffee18 Also the book was actually Descendants of the Crane: https://www.distractify.com/p/joan-he-lawsuit The video about copyright: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Jwo5qc78QU [Disclaimer: some of the sources may contain triggering material] Barteldes, Ernest. “Bye-bye, Bad Girl!” Brazzil. Jan 2002. “Cassia Eller, 39;...

Content Warning: Discussion of Second World War In this episode, Laura and Will look at the life of Frieda Belinfante and Will recommends Kipo and the age of Wonderbeasts [Disclaimer: some of the sources may contain triggering material] “The Frieda Belinfante Collection.” United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. https://www.ushmm.org/collections/the-museums-collections/curators-corner/the-frieda-belinfante-collection Belinfante, Frieda. “Oral history interview with Frieda Belinfante.”...

In this episode Will and Laura talk about Lesbia Harford and Laura recommends Ace by Angela Chen Note: We have just moved, and there are some audio quality issues that should be handled by the next episode but were unfortunately unavoidable [Disclaimer: some of the sources may contain triggering material] “Lesbia Harford.” Australian Poetry Library. The University of Sydney. www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/harford-lesbia Harford, Lesbia. The Poems of Lesbia Harford. Melbourne University Press....

Laura and Will discuss Karl Heinrich Ulrichs Kennedy, Hubert. "Karl Heinrich Ulrichs First Theorist of Homosexuality." Science and Homosexualities. New York: Routledge, 1997. (pp. 26–45). Kennedy, Hubert. "Ulrichs, Karl Heinrich." The GLBTQ Project. New Jersey: Cleis Press, 2004. "Karl Heinrich Ulrichs." The Federal Foundation Magnus Hirschfeld. Berlin. Duhaime, Lloyd. "Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, 1825-1895 (Germany)." Duhaime.org. Ed. Michael Lombardi-Nash."Karl Heinrich Ulrichs: Urning Pride and...

Will and Laura talk about Coccinelle, politics, and the importance of kindness over achievements. Laura recommends Song of Myself by Walt Whitman.

This episode Laura and Will discuss Zimri Lim and Will recommends The Half of It.  [Disclaimer: some of the sources may contain triggering material]  Charpin, Dominique. Writing, Law, and Kingship in Old Babylonian Mesopotamia. University of Chicago Press, 2010. Eskridge Jr, William N. "A history of same-sex marriage." Virginia Law Review (1993): 1419-1513. Gagnon, Robert AJ. The Bible and homosexual practice: Texts and hermeneutics. Abingdon Press, 2010. Ishtup-Ilum,  Governor-Prince of...

In this episode Laura and Will talk about Edward Carpenter and recommend the Okra Project: https://www.theokraproject.com/   [Disclaimer: Some of the sources may contain triggering...

Content warning for mentions of sexual abuse against children in the final third. We talk about Dawn Langley Hall and sex-positivity and read and reply to some emails. Will recommends On a Sunbeam, which you can find here . [Disclaimer: Some of the sources may contain triggering material.] David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library. "Guide to the Dawn Langley Simmons Papers, 1848- 2001, 2012-2014 and undated, bulk 1969-2000." Finding Aid. 2007. Digital Transgender Archive,...

In this episode Will and Laura discuss Michelle Cliff and Laura recommends Beyond the Pale https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/306061.Beyond_the_Pale [Disclaimer: Some of the sources may contain triggering material.] Barnes,  Erin M, and Lily L Miles. “Michelle Cliff.” Voices from the Gaps, 17  Oct. 2004, pp. 1–5.,  conservancy.umn.edu/bitstream/handle/11299/166124/Cliff%2C%20Michelle.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y. Grimes,  William. “Michelle Cliff, Who Wrote of Colonialism and Racism, Dies...

We discuss the life of György Faludy and recommend 7 Blades in Black.   MMIW:  http://itstartswithus-mmiw.com/    [Disclaimer: Some of the sources may contain triggering material.] Amiel, Barbara. “George Faludy Got Married at 91 and Said Goodbye to Eric.” The Telegraph, Telegraph Media Group, 12 Aug. 2002. Faludy, György. “Learn by Heart This Poem of Mine.” Google, Open Democracy, 3 Sept. 2006. Goff, Samuel. “Unreleased Works by Hungarian Author György Faludy to Go under the Hammer.” The...

We discuss the life of György Faludy and recommend 7 Blades in Black.   MMIW:  http://itstartswithus-mmiw.com/    [Disclaimer: Some of the sources may contain triggering material.] Amiel, Barbara. “George Faludy Got Married at 91 and Said Goodbye to Eric.” The Telegraph, Telegraph Media Group, 12 Aug. 2002. Faludy, György. “Learn by Heart This Poem of Mine.” Google, Open Democracy, 3 Sept. 2006. Goff, Samuel. “Unreleased Works by Hungarian Author György Faludy to Go under the Hammer.” The...

Will and Laura talk about Carlos Jáuregui and the impact of his life. We also discuss the importance of human connection in political movements and how loving a country should affect your politics. We recommend the movie Portrait of a Lady on Fire. You can find the documentary on Jáuregui here, it is in Spanish but YouTube provides auto-translated closed captions.  His biography, written by Mabel Bellucci, is called "Orgullo - Carlos Jáuregui, una biografía política", or "Pride - Carlos...

In this episode, Laura and Will talk about the intricate and contradictory life of Yukio Mishima and recommend Ami McKay's book "The Witches of New York" which you can read more about here: http://amimckay.com/books/the-witches-of-new-york/ Content warning for suicide, which is a subject in the entire podcast, but specifically discussed from 35:55 to 39:30.    Sources: [Disclaimer: Some of the sources may contain triggering material.] Belsky, Beryl. “Yukio Mishima: The Turbulent Life Of A...

This episode we discuss Elagabalus and Laura recommends The Tea Dragon Society   [Disclaimer: some of the sources may contain triggering material.] “Elagabalus.” Elagabalus, Illustrated History of the Roman Empire, roman-empire.net/decline/elagabalus.html. The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. “Elagabalus: Roman Emperor.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Wasson, Donald L. "Elagabalus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 21 Oct 2013. Web. 25 Sep...

Will and Laura talk about Billy Tipton and discuss A Quick and Easy Guide to Queer and Trans Identities:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40538740-a-quick-easy-guide-to-queer-trans-identities    [Disclaimer: some of the sources may contain triggering material.] Thomas, Marlo. “The Curious History of Women Who 'Passed' As Men In Pursuit of a Dream.” The Huffington Post, TheHuffingtonPost.com, 3 May 2013, huffingtonpost.com/marlo-thomas/women-who-passed-as-men_b_3203857.html. Williams,...

This month we look at the life of Alan L Hart and recommend @thelilembroidebee  https://www.instagram.com/thelilembroidebee/    [Disclaimer: some of the sources may contain triggering material.] Young, M. “Alan Hart (1890-1962)”. The Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved May 21 2017 fromhttps://oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/hart_alan_1890_1962_/ Mejia, A. “Alan L. Hart”. OutHistory. Retrieved May 21 2017 fromhttp://outhistory.org/exhibits/show/tgi-bios/alan-l-hart Gay and Lesbian Archives of the...

(Sorry this is a couple of days late, there was a family situation that I had to deal with) cw: suicide mention  Will and Laura talk about Annemarie Schwarzenbach, and Will recommends Kings Queens and In-Betweens: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Kings-Queens-and-In-Betweens/Tanya-Boteju/9781534430655  (There may be some audio issues, I tried to fix it but if it's noticeable I am sorry) [Disclaimer: some of the sources may contain triggering material.] Barbara Lorey de Lacharrière,...

This month Laura and Will discuss Sophia Parnok, the incredible Russian Poetess, and Laura recommends The Devouring Gray. The Sophia Parnok "sonic portrait"  Designs: https://www.redbubble.com/people/queerhistory/works/40867917-e-m-forster-quote?p=art-print&asc=u https://www.redbubble.com/people/queerhistory/works/40867965-alice-bloch-quote?p=clock&asc=u  Sources: Eric J. (June 11, 2014) Kitka sings hidden poems of Sophia Parnok, "Russia's Sappho" Retrieved March 30,...

Will is back, and recommending Drama Moth! https://dramamoth.bandcamp.com/     [Disclaimer: some of the sources may contain triggering material.] Robert T. (July 28, 2005) A fatwa for transsexuals. Retrieved March 15, 2017 http://www.salon.com/2005/07/28/iran_transsexuals/ Nazila F. (August 2, 2004) As Repression Eases, More Iranians Change Their Sex. Retrieved March 15, 2017 http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/02/world/as-repression-eases-more-iranians-change-their-sex.html The Independent...

This month we talk about Yona Wallach, and Laura recommends The Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss. https://www.sarahmoss.org/ghost-wall/ [Disclaimer: some of the sources may contain triggering material.] Sela, M. (June 15, 2012) Thirty Years After Yona Wallach's 'Tefillin' Was Published, the Poem and Photo Remain as Provocative as Ever Retrieved March 10,...

David M. (August 11, 2013) In Jamaica, transgender teen murdered by mob. Retrieved February 24, 2017 http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/08/11/jamaica-transgender-teen-murdered-by-mob/2639995/ Toyin O. (August 26, 2013) Jamaica: Transgender Teenager Dwayne Jones Murdered by Homophobic Mob Retrieved February 24, 2017 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/jamaica-transgender-teen-dwayne-jones-murdered-homophobic-498483 This month Will and Laura discuss Dwayne Jones, and recommend The Bone...

This month Will and Laura talk about the separation between art and artist, the incredible photography of Rotimi Fani-Kayode, and Edmonton Pride. We recommend Sadie by Courtney Summers:  https://courtneysummers.ca/novels/sadie/  And the Death by the Books podcast:  https://deathbythebooks.wordpress.com/    [Disclaimer: some of the sources may contain triggering material] Kathleen E. (August 18, 2015) Rotimi Fani-Kayode (1955-1989) Retrieved February 15...