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A podcast about LGBT+ issues and culture from a historical and scientific perspective. Each episode focuses on a relevant science or history topic, summarizing important points for the LGBT+ community.
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Thursday Nov 12, 2020
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
What do we know about brain differences between genders? Are gendered brain differences innate or a product of the environment? How do the brains of trans people compare to brains of cis people? This episode discusses all these questions and more!
I could have talked about this for many, many hours. If you want to hear more, sign up for our Patreon and come chat with us on Discord!
Sources:
Regions of brain activity while experiencing compassion
Newborns looking at a human face vs a mobile
The effect of biology vs environment on personality from cis-girls who experienced high testosterone in the womb: 1 and 2
Review discussing limitations of studies like the above two
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Music: Cabaret by Kai Engel
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Hadrian inherited the Roman Empire at its greatest extent and is regarded as one of Rome’s best emperors.
He also started a cult for his dead boyfriend that lasted 300 years.
Sources:
Scriptores Historiae Augustae. Historia Augusta.
Duncan, Mike. History of Rome. ep. 82 “May His Bones Be Crushed”.
Gibbon, Edward. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Vol. 1. New York, New York: The Heritage Press, 1946, p.59, note 26.
Examples of statuary - https://www.antinoos.info/antin4a.htm
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Music: Cabaret by Kai Engel
Friday Oct 30, 2020
Friday Oct 30, 2020
What is heteronormativity? Whether you've dealt with it yourself or you're thinking "wow that's a long word", this episode gets everyone on the same page and then digs a little deeper. Look out for follow-up episodes, something as complex as heteronormativity is impossible to cover in an hour.
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Music: Cabaret by Kai Engel
Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
Who did Shakespeare write his sonnets for - men, women, both? Who was the "fair youth" (and should it really be "fair lord")?
Sources:
“Was Shakespeare Gay? Sonnet 20 and the Politics of Pedagogy” by Casey Charles
“Shakespeare’s Queer ‘Sonnets’ and the Forgeries of William Henry Ireland” by Michael Keevak
“Was Shakespeare gay, and does it matter?” by John Sutherland
“All’s Well That Ends Well’ and Shakespeare’s Marriage”. by R. Brian Parker
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Music: Cabaret by Kai Engel
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
The first episode on what might become a series on gay and/or transgender animals. We start with the general idea of same-sex attraction in animals and using animals to argue about whether being gay is "natural".
Skip to 34:10 if you just want to hear about gay penguins.
Trigger warning: brief mention of nonconsensual sex in a hypothetical example about humans from 50,000 years ago. Skip 20:15 to 21:05 to avoid that part of the episode.
Bonus content: Alyssa’s cat sneezing
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Music: Cabaret by Kai Engel
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Was Julius Caesar gay? Bi? Straight? In this episode we discuss the evidence for one of Rome's most famous.
Sources:
Roman History by Dio Cassius
De Vita Caesarum (The Lives of the Caesars) by Caius Tranquillus Suetonius
Masculinity, Appearance, and Sexuality: Dandies in Roman Antiquity by Kelly Olson
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Music: Cabaret by Kai Engel
Monday Oct 12, 2020