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.https://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social/post/3mu4s5y4gds2aIn 3rd-century Tunisia, Felicity and Perpetua left conventional family structures to find chosen family amongst an anti-establishment Christian community. They were martyred side-by-side for their beliefs. Today, queer Christians consider them patron saints. https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/saints-felicty-and-perpetua/28 Aug 2026 07:02 +0000at://did:plc:rhccppdd2wqd2n6f5bs4oxsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4s5y4gds2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social/post/3mspxcmsjks2xWho amongst us has not been visited by the Demon of Procrastination...10 Aug 2026 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:rhccppdd2wqd2n6f5bs4oxsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mspxcmsjks2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social/post/3ms6bxvx7422uCurrent Queer as Fact meeting topic: What should we do for our tenth anniversary next year? We would love suggestions!03 Aug 2026 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:rhccppdd2wqd2n6f5bs4oxsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6bxvx7422uhttps://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social/post/3mqok33mmkc23We have a new episode out today! We're talking about queer representation in museums - what it looks like, what queer people want it to look like, and how we can get there. Check it out: https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/queer-representation-in-museums/ #museums #queerhistory15 Jul 2026 10:44 +0000at://did:plc:rhccppdd2wqd2n6f5bs4oxsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqok33mmkc23https://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social/post/3mqok33mmkc23We have a new episode out today! We're talking about queer representation in museums - what it looks like, what queer people want it to look like, and how we can get there. Check it out: https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/queer-representation-in-museums/ #museums #queerhistory15 Jul 2026 10:44 +0000at://did:plc:rhccppdd2wqd2n6f5bs4oxsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqok33mmkc23https://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social/post/3mqe6lsf6o22aTrans activist Marsha P Johnson founded the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries, which provided housing, legal aid, and other support to trans youth. She is remembered by those her knew her for her kindness and generosity. #transhistory #queerhistory11 Jul 2026 07:52 +0000at://did:plc:rhccppdd2wqd2n6f5bs4oxsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqe6lsf6o22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social/post/3mq4pqstv5k2dThis is one of the earliest known recordings of a trans person! Masoud El Amaratly (c.1897-1944) was a mustarjil, a transmasculine identity among the Ahwari people of southern Iraq. He was famous in the '20s and '30s, performing and recording traditional Iraqi music https://soundcloud.com/qatar-digital-library/025a-9cs0026165xx-0001a0-mp308 Jul 2026 08:38 +0000at://did:plc:rhccppdd2wqd2n6f5bs4oxsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq4pqstv5k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social/post/3mq2akejro22oHave you met Anne Lister? Born in 1791, Anne invented a secret code to document her love-affairs with women across thousands of pages of diaries, and exchanged rings in church with her partner, Ann Walker, almost 200 years before same-sex marriage was legalised in England. #lesbianhistory07 Jul 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:rhccppdd2wqd2n6f5bs4oxsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2akejro22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social/post/3mpxxcpinsc2jAmongst the Ahwari/Marsh Arab people of Iraq, mustarjil is a traditional trans masc identity, described here by the Ahwari man Amara bin Thuqub in the 1950s. The most famous mustaril is the singer Masoud El Amaratly who recorded and toured across Iraq, Syria and Lebanon in the 1920s and 1930s.06 Jul 2026 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:rhccppdd2wqd2n6f5bs4oxsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpxxcpinsc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social/post/3mpla2wqlis2xNew podcast out! We're discussing the Iraqi singer, Masoud El Amaratly. Join us as we visit the southern Iraqi marshes, hear what may be the oldest recording of a trans person, and learn about trans identity in Masoud's Ahwari culture. #transhistory https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/masoud-el-amaratly/01 Jul 2026 09:42 +0000at://did:plc:rhccppdd2wqd2n6f5bs4oxsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpla2wqlis2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social/post/3mpla2wqlis2xNew podcast out! We're discussing the Iraqi singer, Masoud El Amaratly. Join us as we visit the southern Iraqi marshes, hear what may be the oldest recording of a trans person, and learn about trans identity in Masoud's Ahwari culture. #transhistory https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/masoud-el-amaratly/01 Jul 2026 09:42 +0000at://did:plc:rhccppdd2wqd2n6f5bs4oxsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpla2wqlis2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social/post/3mod4hh5zs22zNEW EPISODE! Today's episode is on Kenyan director Wanuri Kahiu’s 2018 lesbian romance film, Rafiki. Join us for a rich exploration of Kenyan culture through the lens of the director’s self-titled “Afrobubblegum” genre, legal drama, and a DJ named after an Australian cartoon character.15 Jun 2026 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:rhccppdd2wqd2n6f5bs4oxsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mod4hh5zs22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social/post/3mn7rgmbass2pNEW EPISODE! queerasfact.podbean.com/e/hwarang/ Hwarang, a group of youth in first millenium Korea who represent nationalism, masculinity, and gay love. Episode contains: the most beautiful men in Korea, song lyrics about gay love, and how to approach queer history across time and culture.01 Jun 2026 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:rhccppdd2wqd2n6f5bs4oxsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn7rgmbass2phttps://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social/post/3mn7rgmbass2pNEW EPISODE! queerasfact.podbean.com/e/hwarang/ Hwarang, a group of youth in first millenium Korea who represent nationalism, masculinity, and gay love. Episode contains: the most beautiful men in Korea, song lyrics about gay love, and how to approach queer history across time and culture.01 Jun 2026 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:rhccppdd2wqd2n6f5bs4oxsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn7rgmbass2phttps://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social/post/3mn53k4v3wc2c"Don't make a woman out of me. My name is Megillus ... I was born a woman like the rest of you, and I have the mind and the desires and everything else of a man." Megillus in Lucian's 'Dialogues of the Courtesans', 2nd century CE #transhistory31 May 2026 07:53 +0000at://did:plc:rhccppdd2wqd2n6f5bs4oxsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn53k4v3wc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social/post/3mlno2uazgs2nIn 1654, Sweden’s monarch Christina abdicated the throne, cut their hair, donned trousers, and left the country to pursue a life of arts and scholarship in Rome... (1/3)12 May 2026 11:17 +0000at://did:plc:rhccppdd2wqd2n6f5bs4oxsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlno2uazgs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social/post/3mkzcu4glyk2rFilmed in 1978, 'Witches and Faggots, Dykes and Poofters' was intended to cover the history of gay and lesbian persecution and end with uplifting shots of the first Sydney pride march. Instead, the crew caught footage of violent police attacks on the marches. 53 people were arrested. (1/2)04 May 2026 09:03 +0000at://did:plc:rhccppdd2wqd2n6f5bs4oxsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzcu4glyk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social/post/3mkkfzo4tys2nHave you heard of Horace Walpole? -likely asexual and gay, -inventor of gothic fiction and the word 'gloomth' (gloom+warmth) -once wrote to a possible lover “My satisfaction arises from your passion not from my own…” -described by friends as “untost by [sexual] passions” -named his dog Patapan28 Apr 2026 10:50 +0000at://did:plc:rhccppdd2wqd2n6f5bs4oxsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkfzo4tys2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social/post/3mk7uxxn3vc2uIn 1996, Subaru’s US market research revealed an unexpected demographic who loved their cars: lesbians. The company decided to lean in, and began ads pitching Subarus to lesbians. As a queer woman who drives a Subaru myself, I guess I have to say the advertising works!24 Apr 2026 06:18 +0000at://did:plc:rhccppdd2wqd2n6f5bs4oxsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7uxxn3vc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social/post/3mjtx7gyja22xWe’re delving into some culinary history tomorrow and recording a bonus episode for our patrons on a notoriously queer food! I want to hear your thoughts – what do you reckon is the queerest dish?19 Apr 2026 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:rhccppdd2wqd2n6f5bs4oxsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjtx7gyja22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social/post/3mjjrjlucus2iNEW EPISODE Today's episode is a nice light-hearted look at something near and dear to many sapphic hearts - Subaru! We take a look at WHY lesbians loving Subarus is such a stereotype, what the car company did to encourage this, and laugh at some pretty saucy innuendos.15 Apr 2026 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:rhccppdd2wqd2n6f5bs4oxsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjrjlucus2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social/post/3mjejjxyi7226“I’m naturally, naturally born Kewpie. The gay. The lady. The woman. The sister.” Some of our fave photos of South African hairdresser and performer, Kewpie. We learnt so much not just about Kewpie, but about the queer coloured community in Cape Town, while making our podcast on her! ❤️ #transhistory13 Apr 2026 09:11 +0000at://did:plc:rhccppdd2wqd2n6f5bs4oxsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjejjxyi7226https://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social/post/3mjccqxxmds2vWe were very emotional watching the #ArtemisII mission this week, and celebrating Christina Koch, the first woman to travel to the moon, and Victor Glover, the first Black man do the same! Here’s another space first for you - Sally Ride the first (known) queer woman in space!12 Apr 2026 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:rhccppdd2wqd2n6f5bs4oxsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjccqxxmds2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social/post/3mifo2y455s24New Episode! Today’s episode is on the South African performer and hairdresser, Kewpie! Join us to learn about queer life in Cape Town’s coloured community under apartheid, find out how you can get your hair done at 3am, and hear about a prize-winning Marie-Antoinette costume. Link in the replies.01 Apr 2026 02:40 +0000at://did:plc:rhccppdd2wqd2n6f5bs4oxsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mifo2y455s24https://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social/post/3mifo2y455s24New Episode! Today’s episode is on the South African performer and hairdresser, Kewpie! Join us to learn about queer life in Cape Town’s coloured community under apartheid, find out how you can get your hair done at 3am, and hear about a prize-winning Marie-Antoinette costume. Link in the replies.01 Apr 2026 02:40 +0000at://did:plc:rhccppdd2wqd2n6f5bs4oxsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mifo2y455s24https://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social/post/3mh5xpg62c22cNew podcast! We're discussing the Catterick skeleton, the remains of person buried in 4th c CE Roman Britain. Join us to hear about what a bead can tell us about gender, how press reactions to the skeleton have changed over time, and a Roman board game! https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-catterick-skeleton/16 Mar 2026 07:46 +0000at://did:plc:rhccppdd2wqd2n6f5bs4oxsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh5xpg62c22chttps://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social/post/3mh5xpg62c22cNew podcast! We're discussing the Catterick skeleton, the remains of person buried in 4th c CE Roman Britain. Join us to hear about what a bead can tell us about gender, how press reactions to the skeleton have changed over time, and a Roman board game! https://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/the-catterick-skeleton/16 Mar 2026 07:46 +0000at://did:plc:rhccppdd2wqd2n6f5bs4oxsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh5xpg62c22chttps://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social/post/3mh3l4igpd225Hey listeners! We are in the middle of moving house, so today’s podcast episode with be delayed until tomorrow. Looking forward to sharing it with you then!15 Mar 2026 08:55 +0000at://did:plc:rhccppdd2wqd2n6f5bs4oxsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh3l4igpd225https://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social/post/3mfy5kw7ebc2hIn today's episode we interview author Dennis Altman about his new book - Righting My World: Essays from the Past Half-Century. Join us for a discussion that spans 60 years of queer activism, from the HIV/AIDS crisis to the state of queerness as an inherently revolutionary act in 2026.01 Mar 2026 06:50 +0000at://did:plc:rhccppdd2wqd2n6f5bs4oxsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfy5kw7ebc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social/post/3mffvd2fmt22x“We both are talents who paint our eyebrows. Unconventional as I am, I want to possess the promised heart of a beautiful woman like you.” This poem was written in the 1800s by the Wú Zǎo, describing her love for another woman, Qīng Lín. #queerpoetry22 Feb 2026 00:34 +0000at://did:plc:rhccppdd2wqd2n6f5bs4oxsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mffvd2fmt22x