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Historical Homos

Sebastian Hendra

The world"s only no-fucks-given guide to LGBTQ+ history. Join Bash and his brilliant guests each week as they wrench The Gayest Stories Never Told from history"s deepest, darkest closets. Sign up on our website, and follow us on Instagram @historical.homos and TikTok @historicalhomos

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1:29:24

Hadrian & Antinous: Toxic Boyfriends of the Roman...

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2024/08/08

Is it toxic for a Roman emperor to steal a child from his home, give him all the riches of the world, groom him, and then maybe ask him to kill himself so that he can live?That is what we seek to uncover.The Emperor Hadrian (AD 76 - 138) was one of the not-too-f*cked-up emperors. He liked soldiering but not war, astrology, being gay, hunting, and doing architecture. Trust me, there were a lot worse before him.But how are we to understand the notorious tale of his beloved Antinous, whom he whisked

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1:15:26

The Symposium a.k.a. Let's Have An Ancient Greek Kiki...

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2024/07/25

Get in b*tch, we're having an Ancient Greek kiki!We're back, baby! Join us as we navigate the wine-dark and wine-soaked symposia of Ancient Greece, to discover what exactly was so gay about these all-male drinking parties. (Hint: a lot.)We cover ancient party planning, gay glassware, reclining etiquette, drunken flirting, and all the subtle arts of homosexual entertaining you need to host a horny soirée 2,500 years ago.My guest Cosima Carnegie is a champion of the Classics in life and on social

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1:05:17

Mademoiselle Raucourt, Priestess of Parisian Lesbos...

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2024/07/11

Historical Homos is celebrating its one year anniversary!Like any Mother worth her salt, I forgot my child was turning 1 last month.It's been one year of Historical Homos, and there have been so many milestones, amazing episodes, dramas, traumas, small wins, and long mental health breaks that it feels like my baby child should be shipping off to college TOMORROW.That said – I am thrilled to share we added lots of new subscribers last month and I am even more thrilled to welcome them – you – to the

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1:32:00

Gad Beck: The Gay Jew Who Lived (feat. Andrew Lear)

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2024/06/27

For more from Historical Homos, you can join our cult at www.historicalhomos.com and follow us on Instagram and TikTok.If you like what you hear, please leave us a five star rating on Apple or Spotify. Do it. Yeahhhhhh just like that.This episode was written and researched by Bash, hosted by Bash, and edited by Alex Toskas. Guest host: Andrew Lear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:34:33

Oh, Molly! Queer Culture in Georgian London (feat. AJ...

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2024/06/20

"There are a particular gang of sodomitical wretches in this town..."Did you ever wonder why British men are always just a little...you know...?Well, in truth, it's because 300 years ago they invented being a "gentleman" (gay) who doesn't work (GAY) and just wants nicer things (GAY GAY GAY!).But round about the same time the British invented being British – a.k.a. the early 18th century – London was also home to the aforementioned "gang" of gay men who challenged traditional notions of

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1:30:52

Where Do Gay Animals Come From? (feat. A Field Guide...

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2024/06/13

"All male, all-whale orgies"...need I say more?We're back with another extra special episode for Pride Month 2024! And this one is a DOOZY, my little Hormones.First of all, let me just say..."You know you're gay right?"That's my impression of me talking to every living animal on this good, green Earth.Because it turns out animals have been gay for millennia (stop copying me, guys!), and human animals have known about it forever.Not least my new best friends, Laine and Owen, who are the hosts of the

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1:43:14

A Short History of Bottoms (feat. The Bottom's Digest)

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2024/06/06

"Gay didn't always exist, but 'bottom' kind of did!"How did people douche back in the day? Did they have lube? And how'd they find other gays to get off with?In a turn of events that will shock absolutely no one, history is FULL of queer men doing the deed.We boinked, we douched, we lubed, we bathed, and we cruised – long before today's modern luxuries, like running water...or Gun Oil.Join me and my fabulous guest, Alex Hall, creator of The Bottom's Digest, on this magical tour of history's bottoms,

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1:30:23

How To Be Gay In London...100 Years Ago (feat. Peter...

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2024/05/30

"And what we have to get into our heads, although it is difficult, is that [the] glamour of love, odd as it may sound, is just as much present between two homosexuals as it is between a man and a woman."- Lord Brabazon of Tara, House of Lords, December 1957What was it like to be a (practicing) gay man in London after the Second World War? I thought you'd never ask...The short answer: not great! But like everything in life, it wasn't all doom and gloom OR butterflies and rainbows. It was a dangerous

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1:29:18

PERIOD PIECE: Leonard Bernstein, "Maestro" Of My Loins

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2024/05/16

PERIOD PIECE is back!Lucy returns, with her flow in tow, for another historical film that I mansplain to her because education 👏 never 👏 stops.This month, we're digging into MAESTRO, Bradley Cooper's biopic about the glorious, complicated, and very gay star conductor of the 20th century: Leonard Bernstein.Lenny was so much more than Gigi Hadid's boyfriend shows us. His life was full of fame and cocaine and fabulous people, yes, but he also struggled with his identity and image as a father,

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1:24:38

Saint Sebastian: Rise of the Renaissance Twink (feat....

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2024/05/02

"Saint Sebastian is really just a Bored Office Twink." – R. Eric Thomas (April 2024)Welcome to the wildly erotic, superheroic world of Saint Sebastian, who was initially martyred as a rugged Roman soldier before he blossomed into the lithe, Lana-Del-Rey-loving twink we cherish today.Scientists now know it was the extremely gay Italian Renaissance that decided Saint Sebastian should ALWAYS be painted with skimpy loincloths and penetrative arrows, leaving 80% of any canvas to be devoted entirely to

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51:43

King James & His George: Part Two (feat. Guy Branum)

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2024/04/18

"And it is well-known that the King of England f*cks the Duke of Buckingham." - Theophile de Viau (1628)If you've been watching Mary & George on starz, then you must be desperate to know how much of it is true. And the answer, my curious queers, is: a lot!George Villiers, the scheming twink who dominated King James I's court, was hot and 100% DTF. He won titles, land, and money for himself by sacrificing these gay virtues at the altar of the king's pleasure.But who was George the man? Was his

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1:06:40

King James & His George: Part One (feat. Guy Branum)

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2024/04/04

Long live Queen James I of England!James, as our guest Guy Branum notes this week, was always a little “dyke-y”.Obsessed with love and relationships, she ruled Scotland and England entirely from her heart – and through her loins. James was known above all for promoting his male favourites to intolerable positions of power and wealth.The rest of the court loathed these scheming twinks. But George Villiers, the most successful of them all, was particularly devastating to James’ credibility.Tune into

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1:15:11

"A Short History of Queer Women" (feat. Kirsty Loehr)

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2024/03/21

Welcome to our queer book club! Here's your cat and gluten-free martini, please have a seat.This week we're discussing Virginia Woolf's suicide (it's my Roman Empire), giant red leather dildos, and the realization that sex between women may be the greatest threat to masculinity in 10,000 years.You'll find it all and more, you greedy guts, in our hilarious and fascinating interview with Kirsty Loehr, the author and queer historian behind A Short History of Queer Women.Kirsty's 2,500-year romp through

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1:28:13

George Sand Is A Woman Who F*cks (feat. Léa Des Garets)

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2024/03/07

Historical Homos is back! This week we cover George Sand, who was, get this, a woman! And a writer! And queer!George wrote over 70 novels and plays between 1804 and 1876, during which she witnessed the rise and fall of SEVEN political regimes in France. When she wasn't busy writing about women's oppression and worker's rights, she was actively rubbing shoulders (and genitals) with Paris' liberal media elite.And she did it all traipsing around in men's clothes, bedding a hot actress named Marie

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1:09:44

Ancient Jewish Lesbians feat. Rachel Joravsky

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2023/12/15

While Lucy is off gallivanting in Europe this week, spreading hetero cheer to the needy, we invited our dear friend, Rachel Joravsky, to talk about a fascinating, but oft-overlooked group: Ancient. Jewish. Lesbians. Rachel is a TV writer, comedian, activist, educator, and self-acclaimed power Jewess, so naturally we took a gay look together at The Book of Ruth (shout out to all the Ketuvim) to discuss what could possibly be so gay about two women living together and raising a baby on their farm. We

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1:05:14

PERIOD PIECE: The Real Story of Queen Anne and "The...

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2023/12/10

Welcome to PERIOD PIECE, our new monthly feature where Lucy is on her period and Bash makes her watch a historical film. Because education 👏 never 👏 stops.This week, we're reviewing an old favorite called "The Favourite" (God, I'm a poet). Starring Rachel Weisz, Olivia Colman, and Emma Stone, this sultry romp follows an alleged love triangle that rocked 18th century England. It's the story of Queen Anne, last royal of the Stuart line, and the rugmunching rivalry of her court favorites: Sarah,

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49:11

A (Blissfully Short) History of Gendered Bathrooms

Historical Homos ·

2023/11/20

Where the F do gendered bathrooms come from? To literally no one’s surprise, public bathrooms only became available to people who are not cis men a couple hundred years ago. Because guess what? If you can't pee in public, you can't BE in public for very long. The lack of public restrooms for women in particular has been a central and often-overlooked foundation of the patriarchy, which demands that women stay at home. But people (read: conservatives) have also used the public restroom to attack gay

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1:02:08

The Priestess of Parisian Lesbos: Françoise Raucourt

Historical Homos ·

2023/10/27

Wilkommen, bienvenue! Actually just bienvenue. Because yes, we are once again plunging you into another insufferably French episode, where Bash and Lucy compete for the "Best Francophone" Award no one offered. This week, we examine the life, luxuries, and labial exploits of Françoise Raucourt, one of 18th century Paris' most iconic lesbian actresses. La Raucourt catapulted to fame at the age of 16, and stayed in the public eye plus ou moins for the next 40 years. Renowned for her lavish spending as

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46:56

Rabbit F*ggot aka Tu'Er Shen: The God of Gay in...

Historical Homos ·

2023/10/19

China has loved the "passion of the cut sleeve" - an ancient euphemism for dude-on-dude dicking - since the literal Han Dynasty (the era not the restaurant). Beautiful stories abound in Chinese literature and history of queer love, from doting emperors to divine influencers in the spirit world. We are of course primarily concerned with the latter. Tu'Er Shen, or "Rabbit God," got his start as a lowly bureaucrat in 18th century China, but now he presides over all our gay relationships, thanks to his

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Ruin That Columbussy: A History of Queer Indigenous...

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2023/10/12

It's time to ruin that Columbussy! This week we are trampling on the reviled memory of Christopher Columbus, in honor of the Queer Indigenous Peoples of the Americas who are - say it with me - MUCH, MUCH COOLER. Bitchy Bash is joined by Illiterate Lucy to explore the five genders of Indigenous civilizations, the rise of the berdache and one "Nameless Hermaphrodite," and a brief glance at the ancient Aztec god of flowers, sex, gays, and magic mushrooms. (Beat that, sweetie.) As always, we conclude

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