Queer at Last

Today, we're diving into the many layers of queer subtext in Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale The Little Mermaid - and chatting Disney to boot!

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One of the oldest stories ever told has at its core two men, equal and opposite, sharing a profound love for one another. Today we're talking about The Epic of Gilgamesh!

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Listen, I pray thee - to our tale of the bard himself, William Shakespeare - who is way gayer than the British school system ever led us to believe.

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Sometimes we all need a friend, this episode we're talking about the Publick Universal Friend: a non-binary spirit of God who left their gender behind after a near-death experience during Hamilton time.

Content warnings: this episode contains adult themes and discussions or mentions of homophobia, transphobia, misogyny, death, religion and swearing.

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We dive into 14th Century Florence to understand the gay gay history behind Donatello’s David, or as it’s known by Harriet specifically, “Donatello’s Bronze Twink”.

Content warnings: this episode contains adult themes and discussions or mentions of sex, nudity, pederasty, pedophilia, unhealthy relationship dynamics, death, homophobia and swearing

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Queer playwright, man of mystery and for legal reasons definitely not secretly Shakespeare, today we look at a portrait of Kit Marlowe.

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We’re chatting about Dionysus aka Bacchus - Ancient Greek god of theatre, wine, frenzy, debauchery and, perhaps most importantly, dildos… is there anything this guy can't do?!

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Get ready to feel inadequate as we delve into the history of the opera-singing, sword-fighting, nunnery-burning bisexual icon Julie d’Aubigny, a.k.a. La Maupin.

Content warnings: This episode contains adult themes and discussions of violence, death, pedophilia and underage relationships, homophobia and swearing

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