Kickass Queers

By Rachel Stuart; Larry Womack

Kickass Queers explores the lives and achievements of notable LGBTQ+ individuals throughout history. The show delves into the fascinating and often underrepresented stories of queer trailblazers, offe... more

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The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.

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March 11, 2024 Johnnie Ray & the Birth of Rock and Roll
Before the Beatles, before Elvis (but after Sinatra,) there was Johnnie Ray. Ray overcame partial deafness to become the world's biggest pop idol and inspire generations of songwriters to come. He was also pretty queer! Larry has the whole story.
We'll also be talking briefly about two other queer trailblazers who helped shape modern music: Little Richard and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
Kickass Queers shares the incredible life stories of amazing lesbian, gay, transgender, gender-nonconforming and otherwise queer people.
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The Best of Johnnie Ray https://amzn.to/4arHvwf
Johnnie Ray Singles Collection https://amzn.to/4a5ueJp
Rocking the Closet: How Little Richard, Johnnie Ray, Liberace, and Johnny Mathis Queered Pop Music https://amzn.to/4cpDGth
Oregon Experience: Johnnie Ray documentary https://www.pbs.org/video/johnnie-ray-zatqth/
Johnnie Ray in Concert on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PdvMAPZeNo
Johnnie and Elvis joke about their perceived rivalry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A_Ort7_aP0
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1h 2min
February 13, 2024 Michel Foucault Part Two: Context and Consent
In the conclusion of Rachel's very first sprawling epic, we learn about the later life of pop culture's most talked-about philosopher. We'll learn how Foucault's independent thinking led him to be way ahead of the curve on some issues... and tragically wrong on others. We'll also talk about perceptions of his massive impact on contemporary culture and politics.
Oh, and, we'll also hear about Larry's brief visit to an adult entertainment convention.
Kickass Queers shares the incredible life stories of amazing lesbian, gay, transgender, gender-nonconforming and otherwise queer people.
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Biography by Didier Eribon https://amzn.to/3ItnQQg
Books by Michel Foucault https://amzn.to/3wQPxjn
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35min
February 06, 2024 Michel Foucault Part One: The Vertigo of Madness
Michel Foucault was one of the most famous, influential and controversial scholars of the 20th century--and, perhaps, all time.
He did it all to impress boys.
Rachel walks us through the first four decades of his life and career, with plenty of asides about the bizarre personal predilections that influenced his work for the better... and for the worse. (Don't worry; we'll be talking about that problem in part two.)
Kickass Queers shares the incredible life stories of amazing lesbian, gay, transgender, gender-nonconforming and otherwise queer people.
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Biography by Didier Eribon https://amzn.to/3ItnQQg
Books by Michel Foucault https://amzn.to/3wQPxjn
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Instagram: @kickassqueerscast
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42min
January 23, 2024 2023 Year in Review
Did someone say flashback episode?
Rachel and Larry revisit the highs, lows and give you the Cliff's Notes versions of all the stories we've told so far! (While they diligently prepare the next batch of kickass stories.)
Kickass Queers shares the incredible life stories of amazing lesbian, gay, transgender, gender-nonconforming and otherwise queer people.
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51min
December 22, 2023 King James, Part 2: ...And I Have George
In the conclusion of our King James VI and I Christmas special, we meet poor James soon after he has parted with his first love. We'll talk about his triumphs, his struggles, his lovers, and the man he called his wife. (Among other things.)
If only Shakespeare had outlived this guy, right?
We'll also encounter a statement so astonishing that even Rachel is shocked.
Kickass Queers shares the incredible life stories of amazing lesbian, gay, transgender, gender-nonconforming and otherwise queer people.
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King James and the History of Homosexuality https://amzn.to/49DRLl1
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48min
December 22, 2023 King James, Part 1: Young Men That Lie in His Bedchamber
Home for the holidays? Ruin Christmas dinner with our very first holiday special, in which we'll be getting to know the king who united Great Britain, commissioned the world's most popular Bible, spared England and Scotland the horrors of a devastating war, and had a succession of male lovers that scandalized his court and privy council.
In the first half, Larry walks us through the remarkable circumstances of James' birth and early life, and introduces us to the duke who stole James' heart--and gave him his own, in return.
Fair warning: This episode contains witchhunts and bad Jimmy Stewart impressions.
Kickass Queers shares the incredible life stories of amazing lesbian, gay, transgender, gender-nonconforming and otherwise queer people.
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Learn More and Support the Cast
King James and the History of Homosexuality https://amzn.to/49DRLl1
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Instagram: @kickassqueerscast
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Leave a Tip: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/kickassqueers
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41min
December 20, 2023 Nancy Garden Writes a Happy Ending
In 1982, YA fantasy novelist Nancy Garden had her most genre-busting idea yet: a love story about two girls who don't die, hate themselves, or even get seduced by vampires.
Her book, Annie on My Mind, is a lovely, life-affirming classic of YA and queer literature. It was also one of the most challenged, banned and even burned books of the 20th century.
Rachel tells us all about the novel and its lasting impact.
Kickass Queers shares the incredible life stories of amazing lesbian, gay, transgender, gender-nonconforming and otherwise queer people.
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Annie on Mind https://amzn.to/3v1ykU0
The Year They Banned the Books https://amzn.to/4c6ax68
Other books by Nancy Garden https://amzn.to/4a3xYLm
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40min
December 05, 2023 Lawrence v. Texas Part 4: It's About Family, Freedom and/or Equality
We wrap up our first foray into (probably totally made up) true crime!
Larry and Rachel laugh at some bizarre legal briefs, hate on Antonin Scalia and chat with brilliant attorney Paul Smith, who will walk us through his experience arguing the case before the Supreme Court.
Kickass Queers shares the incredible life stories of amazing lesbian, gay, transgender, gender-nonconforming and otherwise queer people. By the end of this episode, we'll have met or revisited a lot of them.
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Flagrant Conduct by Dale Carpenter https://amzn.to/3Pbi4Xc
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1h 39min
December 05, 2023 Lawrence v. Texas Part 3: The Parrot, the Beaver and the Law
In the penultimate installment of our deep dive into the landmark Supreme Court ruling just 20 years ago, we'll meet an eccentric justice of the peace, a closeted lesbian prosecutor, a conspiracy-minded judge, a simple country DA about to make what is sadly not the biggest mistake of his life... and more kickass queer attorneys than you can pile into a courtroom.
Lane Lewis will also be joining us again, to walk us through his extraordinary effort to keep the defendants out of the headlines--and out of jail, again.
Kickass Queers shares the incredible life stories of amazing lesbian, gay, transgender, gender-nonconforming and otherwise queer people.
If you love this episode, remember to show that love by subscribing, rating, reviewing and sharing with your friends.
Learn More & Support the Show
Flagrant Conduct by Dale Carpenter https://amzn.to/3Pbi4Xc
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @kickassqueerscast
Facebook: facebook.com/kickassqueers
Leave a Tip: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/kickassqueers
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1h 8min
November 28, 2023 Lawrence v. Texas Part 2: Three Messy Gays Meet Four Awful Cops
In part two of our four-episode deep dive into the case that made gay sex--and by extension being out of the closet--legal in all 50 states, we'll meet three messy gays, four sus cops and one wunderkind-activist-turned-bartender (guest Lane Lewis) who will make their confrontation a turning point for gay rights and personal freedom.
Kickass Queers shares the incredible life stories of amazing lesbian, gay, transgender, gender-nonconforming and otherwise queer people.
If you enjoy this episode, please show us some love by subscribing, rating, reviewing and sharing with your friends.
Learn More & Support the Show
Flagrant Conduct by Dale Carpenter https://amzn.to/3Pbi4Xc
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @kickassqueerscast
Facebook: facebook.com/kickassqueers
Leave a Tip: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/kickassqueers
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56min

FAQs about Kickass Queers:

How many episodes does Kickass Queers have?

The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.