In this second part of our two part story about the lives of AMAB femmes, Fanny and Stella, we dive into the trial that shocked Victorian England, its outcome, and what became of the bold Stella and Fanny in the remainder of their lives.

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images:
1 Fanny and Stella enter the Bow Street jail
2 Fanny and Stella in court
3 illustration of Coldbath Fields Prison

#FannyandStella #FrederickPark #ErnestBoulton #transhistory #lgbtqia2sphistory #queerhistory #queerpodcast #queerhistorypodcast #theseoldqueers

In the first episode of our second season, Megan shares the story of Fanny and Stella: two gender non-conforming young people from Victorian England who presented female (and sometimes male) while carousing the exciting streets of 1860s/70s London. That is, until their antics got them in hot water with the law in what would be one of the most significant trials in British queer history. In this first part of our two part episode we learn about their lives leading up to their arrest.

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1 #FannyandStella
2 Fanny #FrederickPark (right) and #ErnestBoulton as Fanny and Stella, 1869
3 Stella and Fanny (back right, holding mallets), dressed in character for the drawing-room entertainments they toured to small country houses and market-town assembly rooms
4 Park, in male attire, 1868
5 Fanny
6 Stella
7 Boulton, in male attire, 1875
8 #BurlingtonArcade, 1870s
9 Park (standing) and Boulton (on the floor) with Clinton, c. 1869
10 John Safford Fiske

#transhistory #lgbtqia2sphistory #queerhistory #queerpodcast #queerhistorypodcast #theseoldqueers

"Queer trailblazer makes music comeback." Podcast interview with Nate Faker after the release of new single Comet. #queermusic #lgbtiqa #3CR #queerradio #queerpodcast #ausmusic https://www.3cr.org.au/inyaface/episode/nate-faker-interview-celebrating-comet

In this episode, Thomas takes us through the life and times of convicted swindler, #VictorBarker. From his time in Holloway Prison to the sideshows of Blackpool and beyond, Barker insisted on maintaining a male identity throughout his adult life despite often being described as a cross-dresser. This early-twentieth century trans-man was not an admirable character, but he was definitely an interesting one.

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images:
1) Ivor Gauntlett a.k.a. Victor Barker. 1929.
2) Captain Victor Barker. 1929.
3) “On a Strange Honeymoon,” sideshow in Blackpool. Photograph by Julian Trevelyan.
4) Attributed to Victor Barker. “The Man-Woman. ‘My Story.’” The Weekly Dispatch. 3.10.1929.
5) ”’Colonel Barker,’ Queen of Hoaxers, Faces Destitution.” 1933.
6) Josephine Joseph on the set of “Freaks.” 1931.
7) Albert Alberta Karas. Promotional flyer for Josephine Joseph.
8) Holloway Prison. 1913.
9) Interior of a woman’s cell, Holloway Prison. 1909.
10) Outside of Colonel Barker’s sideshow, Blackpool Promenade. 1937.

#ColonelBarker #ColonelVictorBarker #transman #transmanhistory #transhistory #lgbtqia2sphistory #queerhistory #queerpodcast #queerhistorypodcast #theseoldqueers

Non-binary, 70s' glam rock inspired musician Francis Glass fronts Australian band COMEDY. Image: Francis at Melbourne radio station 3CR, 12 December 2025. #ausmusic #FrancisGlass #nonbinary @3CRMelbourne #3CR #queerpodcast #queerradio
https://www.3cr.org.au/inyaface/episode/francis-glass-comedy-celebrating-la-perfume

"After-party chilling," Myllo has released new EP Cause + Effect. #queermusic #ausmusic #Myllo #lgbtiqpodcast #3CR #queerpodcast #queerradio #melbourneradio #australianradio
https://www.3cr.org.au/inyaface/episode/myllo-interview-celebrating-new-ep-cause-effect

Possible Prince X pivots to synth pop with the 7th Heaven remix of You Can Feel It. Includes world radio premiere. #synthpop #7thHeaven #queermusic #possibleprincex @3CRMelbourne #3CR #queerpodcast
https://www.3cr.org.au/inyaface/episode/possible-prince-x-pivots-synth-pop-7th-heaven-remix-you-can-feel-it

In this episode, Megan talks about The Pansy Craze - a period of increased LGBT visibility in popular culture from the late 1920s until the mid-1930s, that came to an end following the Great Depression, The Hays Code and the rise of World War Two.

During the "craze," drag queens, drag kings, masculine women and femme queer men — known as "pansy performers" — experienced a surge in underground popularity, especially in US cities such as New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

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images:
1 front page of 'Breveties'
2 illustration of "pansy" stealing a sailor from a "working girl" - Breveties
3 #GladysBentley
4 #JeanMalin out of drag
5 Jean Malin in 'Arizona to Broadway'
6 #KarylNorman
7 Karyl Norman
8 #RaeBourbon
9 Rae Bourbon out of drag
10 #WilliamDorseySwann

#pansycraze #thepansycraze #hayscode #thehayscode #queerpodcast #queerhistory #queerhistorypodcast #theseoldqueers

Podcast interview with Adam Noviello celebrating their new single Ballet Boy and their performances in Hedwig. #queermusic #adamnoviello #queerpodcast #queerradio
https://www.3cr.org.au/inyaface/episode/adam-noviello-interview

Podcast celebrating new Brendan Welch album Returning. Brendan joins me in the studio for a chat. #music #newalbum #podcast #queerpodcast #BRENDANWELCH #ausmusic #melbourneradio #3CR @3CRMelbourne
https://www.3cr.org.au/inyaface/episode/celebrating-new-brendan-welch-album-returning