History is Gay

History is Gay


Latest Episodes

0.16. Undoing Silence: Hugh Ryan & The Women's House of Detention
January 09, 2023

In this interview episode, Leigh sits down for a conversation with historian and writer Hugh Ryan about his landmark bookThe Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison. The Wom

0.15. Malinda Lo and Queer YA Historical Fiction
October 24, 2022

Another interview episode for you all in the feed today, this time Leigh sat down with author Malinda Lo about her writing, her interest and research into queer history, and the trajectory of queer li

0.14. A Pod Meets BROS Love Story: Making Queer (Romcom) History!
October 03, 2022

While Leigh is working on putting together the next regular History is Gay episode for you, we've got a special treat in the form of a minisode, all about the new film BROS, making history as the firs

0.13. Before We Were Trans: A Convo with Kit Heyam
September 13, 2022

For this bonus episode, Leigh sat down with Dr. Kit Heyam, university lecturer, queer history activist, and trans awareness trainer, about their new book, Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender

43. Rainbow Rising: Homo-Feels About Homophiles, Part 2
August 15, 2022

For this episode, Leigh is joined again by guest host Tyler Albertario, as we continue diving into the history of the Homophile movement. In this second and final part of this discussion, Leigh and Ty

0.12. Florine Stettheimer's Gay Salon (An Interview with Barbara Bloemink)
May 16, 2022

For this bonus episode, we're bringing you an interview with esteemed art historian, art director, and curator Barbara Bloemink about her recently published comprehensive biography of turn-of-the-cent

41. Send in the Clowns: Anita Bryant, the Briggs Initiative, and the Rise of the Anti-Gay Right
April 15, 2022

Buckle up, folks this episode contains your hosts doing a lot of swears and yelling at the general AAAAAAAAAHHHHH of the world right now. For this episode, Leigh is joined once again by guest host A

40. Real-Life Xenas: Warrior Women Across the World
February 21, 2022

Happy 2022 and welcome to another episode of History is Gay! This time, were picking up where we left off with Meghan Rose and S.C. Lucier in our discussion of Amazons and real-life warrior women in

39. The Amazons: Stoner Horse Girl Warriors of Antiquity
December 31, 2021

Todays episode brings you not one, but two, wonderful guest hosts Meghan Rose and S.C. Lucier, (known collectively as Lucier&Rose), the creators of , joining Leigh to talk about everyones favorite