Yesterqueer

By Caelan Conrad & Anthony Usher

We talk (and laugh) about people, places, or things that have impacted the queer community.... more

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The podcast currently has 57 episodes available.

Yesterqueer episodes:

July 17, 2017 Nature Made a Mistake
Anthony follows a news article from the 1950's and researches Christine Jorgensen - the first transwoman to make headlines in the U.S. Caelan (19:63) goes directly into his comfort zone, and gives us the history of modern gay porn.

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July 10, 2017 Matthew Shepard & Jody Dobrowski
Content warning: Very detailed discussions about extreme physical/sexual violence, hate crimes and murder.

Caelan and Anthony (45:51) tell the stories of Matthew Shepard, and Jody Dobrowski - and the hate crimes that led to their horrific murders.

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1h 8min
July 03, 2017 I Will Survive
Anthony serenades us with the history of "gay anthems" and their effect on queer culture. Caelan (21:27) discusses the history of "fag hags", and gets into the complicated relationship between straight women and queer men.

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55min
June 26, 2017 Soap Studs
It's the second PRIDE episode of Yesterqueer - #LocalQueer. Caelan gets local and recounts the history of Operation Soap - The Bathhouse raids, and how that played a part in the formation of Toronto Pride. Anthony (37:00) details the chronological history of rights won and lost for queers in the United Kingdom.

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1h 15min
June 19, 2017 Sir Babadook
It's a special PRIDE episode of Yesterqueer - #CurrentQueer. Anthony talks about the life of Sir Ian McKellen, his impact on queer culture, and his activism. Caelan (22:35) gets all up in queer life in the app age; The Babadook, Grindr, and coming out online.

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1h 1min
June 13, 2017 Rise and Revel (Minisode)
On the anniversary of the Pulse massacre, Caelan explains how and why Yesterqueer was born.

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Source: Rise and Revel by Caelan Conrad

Music: Bensound
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11min
June 12, 2017 Riding James Dean
Caelan gets real up in the personal life of actor and iconic leading 'mo James Dean. Anthony (31:45) covers the history of the Gay Rodeo, while Caelan tries not to scream about animal rights too loudly.

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Sources: James Dean #1, #2, #3 // Gay Rodeo
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55min
June 05, 2017 Queer as Franco
It's our tenth episode, and we're doing things a little differently. We discuss two of our favourite queer writers. Anthony covers Russel T. Davies, writer of Queer as Folk, Doctor Who, and Torchwood. Caelan (25:53) talks about Ani Difranco; musician, writer, activist, dope-ass human. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop!

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Sources: Ani DiFranco: 1 , 2 // Russel T. Davies

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55min
May 30, 2017 The Fruit Doodler
Caelan explains all about the history of the science of gaydar, including Canada's own gay detector; The Fruit Machine! Anthony (34:45) covers The Doodler, a serial killer that stalked the streets of San Francisco past, doodling and then killing his victims.

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Sources: The Doodler, Gaydar, The Fruit Machine
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1h 2min
May 23, 2017 Return of the Ice Pick
Anthony gets ice pick deep in the history of "Conversion" "Therapy", heads up, it's kind of gross. Caelan (26:18) blathers on about the origins and histories of various queer subcultures. Twinks, and Twunks and Bears, no lie!

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Sources: Converstion Therapy, Who's Who in the Zoo?, Guide to Gay Subcultures.

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55min

FAQs about Yesterqueer:

How many episodes does Yesterqueer have?

The podcast currently has 57 episodes available.