In this episode, Megan shares the stories of #HenryGerber and #PearlMHart - two #queer Chicagoans from immigrant, working class backgrounds whose work shaped not just #queerrights in the Midwest, but throughout the country.

also mentioned, "seances and other strange behavior"...

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images:
1 Pearl M. Hart in her later years
2 Henry Gerber
3 Henry Gerber House - Chicago
4 Henry Gerber headstone at Arlington National Cemetery, Washington D.C.
5 Pearl M. Hart
6 Pearl M. Hart campaign materials
7 Report of Hart's actions during the 1950s #redscare years from the Chicago Sun-Times
8 #MattachineMidwest newsletter featuring Hart

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In the second of this two-part special on #AncientRome, Thomas takes us through the current state of research on gender bending in the Ancient Roman world. We then quickly dive into the controversial case of the young Emperor #Elagabalus. What do the primary sources actually say, and what might they actually tell us about Roman attitudes towards gender boundaries and boundary crossers?

Content Warning: this episode mentions castration and human sacrifice.

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In the first of this two-part episode, Thomas takes us through how “homosexuality” – or rather, same sex erotic experiences – were conceptualized in the weird world of #AncientRome. We then discuss the particular case of the relationship between the Emperor #Hadrian and his purported lover, #Antinous. What do the primary sources actually say, what is implied, and what might it mean to us now?

Content Warning: this episode includes discussion of sexual violence and pederasty, and mentions pedophilia.

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Megan takes us on a ride through the life of #AnitaBerber : Weimar Germany's Priestess of Depravity. Dancer and legendary #bisexual bad girl, Anita was the first true star of her era and her short life was shocking even for hedonistic #Berlin of #the1920s.

Content Warning:
MAJOR warning for underage grooming, inappropriate adult/child relationships, animal mistreatment, drug use, violence. Please take care while listening.

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all images from Mel Gordon's #SevenAddictionsandFiveProfessionsofAnitaBerber

1 'Portrait of the Dancer Anita Berber' - #OttoDix 1925
2 Felix Berber
3 Lucie Thiem Berber 1921
4 Anita with Grandma Thiem, 1901
5 Anita 'Allegory of Spring', 1916
6 Valeska Gert 'Dance in Orange', 1916
7 Susi Wandrowski and Anita, 1922
8 Anita as Eton-Boy in 'Please Pay!' by Ernst Scheider, 1921
9 Sebastian Droste, by Francis Bruguiere, 1925
10 Henri 'Lotus Land', 1931

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In this episode, Thomas tells us about the life of Black, lesbian blues singer, pianist and entertainer: #GladysBentley. A star of the #HarlemRenaissance of the 1920s and 1930s, Bentley seemed in every way someone living their life on their terms. Until, that is, her star power began to dim and Bentley began to doubt her identity.

Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of medical abuse and fatphobia. Listeners are strongly encouraged to consider to exercise caution.

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1. Gladys Bentley. Unknown photographer.
2. Gladys Bentley and Willie Bryant in front of the Apollo Theater
3. Advertisement for a Gladys Bentley performance at Mona’s 440, San Francisco
4. Advertisement for a Gladys Bentley and Miss Jimmy Reynard performance at Mona’s
5. Advertisement for a Gladys Bentley performance at the Memphis Club, Philadelphia, 1934
6. Clipping from Vere John's "In the Name of Art," New York Times, 1934.
7. Gladys Bentley. Photographer unknown. "I Am a Woman Again," Ebony Magazine, August of 1952.
8. Clipping from unknown author, "Here's What Happens at Harlem's Famous Ubangi Club,"1936
9. E. Simms Campbell, "A Night Club Map of Harlem," 1932

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In this episode, Megan shares the stories of lesbian action during the #AIDScrisis of the 1980s and 1990s, as well as her own experience growing up in the shadow of #AIDS .

CW: this episode mentions homophobia as well as death and dying of AIDS, please take care while listening

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1 #SanDiegoBloodSisters
2 San Diego Blood Sisters
3 Blood drive organized by the San Diego Blood Sisters
4 blood drive
5 #MarcyFraser
6 Lisa Power (left)
7 #LisaPower
8 #JeanCarlomusto
9 image from an #ActUp die-in
10 #RyanWhite

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