Rainbow History Class

Spooky season is starting early this year! The "Ladies of Llangollen" are the cottage-core lesbian ghosts that (allegedly) haunt an idyllic country retreat in Wales. This is their story. 

What if indie sleaze had a crafty and politically active older sibling? Enter: indie twee. In a tale as old as time, we look at a subculture that is older and queerer than it looks. 

The mullet is undeniably one of the most decisive haircuts of the last century but where did it come from, why is it queer and why do some people hate it so much?

This week we take a (metaphorical) trip to military bases, hockey stadiums and the Country Music Hall of Fame in an effort to retrace this quirky cut's history. 

There may not have been sapphic TikTok in the 1920's, but there was a sapphic IT girl. This week in class we tell you about Renée Sintenis, a talent sculptor, the 'most photographic woman of the Weimar Republic' AND the first LGBTQ+ Olympic medalist. She took home a medal for...ART! 

The humble macaroni pasta found its way into the spotlight of 18th Century British society...but not for the reason you may think. From 'Rakes' to 'Fops' and everything in between, we explore just how this naughty noodle sauced its way into redefining homosexuality from an act to an identity. 

Is the moral panic about transgender people using bathrooms actually because of transphobia? Has anyone else in history been a victim of this damaging rhetoric?  From ancient Roman to Donald Trump toilets have always been queer, but not in the way you may think. 

From summoning otherworldly deities to world war espionage, is there anything Aleister Crowley can't do? This is part 2 of tell you the story of 'the wickedest man alive'. 

We're coming to you from the lunch box you left in the bottom of your bag this week. 

We can't help but wonder, is it really a Brat Summer if everyone says it is? We're worried that the the quick explosion of Charli XCX's slimy green album has left us feeling too late (and old?) to come to the party.  

With a penchant for poetry and mountaineering, how did he earn the title of the 'most wickedest man in the world'? We deep dive into the SEVERE twists and turns of the the life of Aleister Crowley, the founder of modern occultism.