Radio Xaddy

This week Daisy takes on a full episode for a deep dive into the history of western male impersonation which has become known as drag kings today. There's a lot here but there some saved back for a whole other episode later too on drag in other parts of the world!

This week Daisy tells us about the notable gays in space and the important queer people in space right now, and Hannah tries to shed light on the tangled web of affairs in the Bloomsbury Group. 

Sources:

Dear Moon Project

This week we discuss whether the Wind in the Willows is a secret gay manifesto of author Kenneth Grehame?

Sources:

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/wind-willows-gay-manifesto-according-literary-expert-1657132

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-wound-in-the-willows/

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/mar/28/making-wind-in-the-willows-kenneth-grahame-review

https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/pride/fast-lane/article/2018/01/29/scholar-calls-wind-willows-gay-manifesto

This week Hannah discusses the history of research into the elusive "gay gene" and recent large studies, and Daisy pays tribute to the immensely interesting Alan Turing. 

With special thanks to Research Assistant Jack Bestwick for his work on this episode.

Sources on Genes:

- Study of gay brothers may confirm X chromosome link to homosexuality (Science Mag)

- No ‘gay gene’: Massive study homes in on genetic basis of human sexuality (Nature)

- Largest study of gay brothers homes in on 'gay genes' (New Scientist)

- Large-scale GWAS reveals insights into the genetic architecture of same-sex sexual behavior - Ganna et al (2019)

- Male homosexuality: absence of linkage to microsatellite markers at Xq28 - Rice et al. (1999) 

- Linkage between sexual orientation and chromosome Xq28 in males but not in females - Hu et al. (1995)

- A linkage between DNA markers on the X chromosome and male sexual orientation - Hamer et al. (1993)

 - Homosexual orientation in twins: A report on 61 pairs and three triplet sets - Frederick et al. (1993)

Sources on Turing: 

- Spartacus Education 

- What Alan Turing £50 notes mean to the LGBT community (BBC)

- How alan turing inspires me as a queer woman of color in tech (glad)

- Overlooked No More: Alan Turing, Condemned Code Breaker and Computer Visionary (New York Times)

- Alan Turing: The Enigma (Turing Org)

- 8 things you didn’t know about Alan Turing (PBS)

This week Daisy gives us a rundown of queer connections to gardening and horticulture and Hannah tells the tale of the lesbian pirates Anne Bonny and Mary (Mark) Read. 

Sources: 

Queer Undergrowth - Joe Crowdy

The Pansy Project

The Disorder of Things - Julia Bell

Queer Undergrowth: Weeds and Sexuality in the Architecture of the Garden - Joe Crowdy

Queer growth: peace and refuge in the garden - Joe Crowdy

Lesbian Pirates: Anne Bonny and Mary Read - Rictor Norton

Daily Mail article by Amie Gordon

If There’s a Man Among Ye: The Tale of Pirate Queens Anne Bonny and Mary Read - Karen Abbott

This week Hannah talks about the options for queer summer camping for kids and adults, and Daisy gives us a lesson on queer Egyptian legacies. 

Hannah forgot to credit her sources in the episode so below is a list of articles used in her research: 

These Two LGBTQ Sleep-away Camps Are Giving Queer People A Chance to Connect IRL - Trish Bendix

10 Best Summer Camps For LGBTQ Youth - Brave Trails

LGBTQ Summer Camps 2020 List - Jessica Ann Vooris

This week Daisy introduces us to the role queer people play in rural settings and notable countryside queers, and Hannah talks about the world's most bisexual animal and why they are so iconic. 

This week Daisy TG tells us about being the queer side of cycling and Hannah explores some queer themes in video games!

This week Hannah discusses a classic trope in stories about queer people and Daisy fills us in on the queer legacy of The Wizard of Oz!

Referenced in the show:

Hey Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a man?

Bury Your Gays - TV Tropes

Incorrect Wicked Quotes

"Defying Gravity": Queer Conventions in the Musical "Wicked"