Episodes
Wednesday Aug 14, 2019
Yona Wallach
Wednesday Aug 14, 2019
Wednesday Aug 14, 2019
This month we talk about Yona Wallach, and Laura recommends The Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss.
https://www.sarahmoss.org/ghost-wall/
[Disclaimer: some of the sources may contain triggering material.]
Sela, M. (June 15, 2012) Thirty Years After Yona Wallach's 'Tefillin' Was Published, the Poem and Photo Remain as Provocative as Ever Retrieved March 10, 2017
http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/thirty-years-after-yona-wallach-s-tefillin-was-published
the-poem-and-photo-remain-as-provocative-as-ever.premium-1.436587
Bernstein, C. (June 12, 2014) Yona Wallach (June 10, 1944 – September 29, 1985) Retrieved
March 10, 2017
http://jacket2.org/commentary/yona-wallach
Cohen, Z. YONA WALLACH 1944 – 1985. Retrieved March 11, 2017
https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/wallach-yona
Tsoffar, R. STAGING SEXUALITY, READING WALLACH’S POETRY. Retrieved March 11, 2017
http://wjudaism.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/wjudaism/article/viewFile/276/331
Investigation and Fantasies. (October 4, 2013) Yona Wallach as Last of the Hebrews Retrieved
March 11, 2017 https://investigationsandfantasies.com/2013/10/04/33/
Rattok, L. Israeli Women's Writing in Hebrew: 1948-2004. Retrieved March 11, 2017
https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/israeli-womens-writing-in-hebrew-1948-2004
Sunday Jul 14, 2019
Dwayne Jones
Sunday Jul 14, 2019
Sunday Jul 14, 2019
David M. (August 11, 2013) In Jamaica, transgender teen murdered by mob. Retrieved February 24, 2017
Toyin O. (August 26, 2013) Jamaica: Transgender Teenager Dwayne Jones Murdered by Homophobic Mob Retrieved February 24, 2017
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/jamaica-transgender-teen-dwayne-jones-murdered-homophobic-498483
This month Will and Laura discuss Dwayne Jones, and recommend The Bone Witch:
https://www.rinchupeco.com/project/thebonewitch
Maurice T. (August 28, 2013) Jamaica: I failed Oshane Gordon. I will not fail Dwayne Jones. Retrieved February 24, 2017
https://76crimes.com/2013/08/28/jamaica-i-failed-oshane-gordon-i-will-not-fail-dwayne-jones/
Annie P. (July 24, 2013) The Senseless Death of Dwayne Jones aka Gully Queen Retrieved February 24, 2017
https://anniepaul.net/2013/07/24/dwayne-jones-aka-gully-queen-no-words/
Scott R. (August 12, 2013) Murdered Jamaican trans teenager Dwayne Jones suffered bullying from father and at school. Retrieved February 24, 2017
Suzanne P. (May 2, 2016) Stop Calling Jamaica “the Most Homophobic Place on Earth”. Retrieved February 24, 2017
Friday Jun 14, 2019
Rotimi Fani-Kayode
Friday Jun 14, 2019
Friday Jun 14, 2019
This month Will and Laura talk about the separation between art and artist, the incredible photography of Rotimi Fani-Kayode, and Edmonton Pride. We recommend Sadie by Courtney Summers:
https://courtneysummers.ca/novels/sadie/
And the Death by the Books podcast:
https://deathbythebooks.wordpress.com/
[Disclaimer: some of the sources may contain triggering material]
Kathleen E. (August 18, 2015) Rotimi Fani-Kayode (1955-1989) Retrieved February 15 2017
http://www.lightwork.org/archive/rotimi-fani-kayode/
Holland C. (May 10, 2012) Rotimi Fani-Kayode: ‘Nothing to Lose’. Retrieved February 15, 2017
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/11/arts/design/rotimi-fani-kayode-nothing-to-lose.html
Jennifer S. (September 18, 2014) A Retrospective Of Rotimi Fani-Kayode’s “Black, African, Homosexual Photography” In London. Retrieved February 15, 2017
http://www.okayafrica.com/culture-2/rotimi-fani-kayode-london-tiwani-contemporary/
Rotimi F. (1988) Rotimi Fani-Kayode: Traces of Ecstasy. Retrieved February 15, 2017
http://www.autograph-abp-shop.co.uk/files/RFK_Traces_of_Ecstacy_1988.pdf
Monday May 13, 2019
Brenda Fassie
Monday May 13, 2019
Monday May 13, 2019
Will and Laura talk about Brenda Fassie, and Will recommends We Are Okay by Nina LaCour,
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/311368/we-are-okay-by-nina-lacour/9780142422939/
[Disclaimer: some of the sources may contain triggering material]
Hugh, W. (November 29, 1990) Anger At Injustice Fuels Brenda Fassie`s Music. Retrieved
February 5, 2017
Desa P. (September 15, 2001) Brenda Fassie: Africa: The Madonna Of The Townships. Retrieved
February 5, 2017
http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1000782,00.html
BBC News. (May 10, 2004) Brenda Fassie: A very human hero. Retrieved February 5, 2017
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3700309.stm
Annel L. (May 18, 2004) The life of Brenda Fassie. Retrieved February 5, 2017
http://www.w24.co.za/Wellness/Body/The-life-of-Brenda-Fassie-20040518
South African History Online (November 3, 2011) Brenda Nokuzola Fassie. Retrieved February 5,
2017
http://www.sahistory.org.za/people/brenda-nokuzola-fassie
Liz M. (May 11, 2004) Brenda Fassie. Retrieved February 5, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/may/11/guardianobituaries.southafrica
Encyclopedia Britannica (March 17, 2017) Brenda Fassie SOUTH AFRICAN SINGER.
Retrieved February 5, 2017
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Brenda-Fassie
Marissa M. (June 26, 2014)Brenda Fassie: a revolution without harmony Retrieved February 5,
2017
http://africasacountry.com/2014/06/brenda-fassie-a-revolution-without-harmony/
Nathalie O. (December 8, 2013) Brenda Fassie: The Woman That Begged Mandela To Sing.
Retrieved February 5, 2017
https://noisey.vice.com/en_dk/article/theres-much-more-to-brenda-fassie-than-her-pro-mandela-anthem
Donald M. (May 17, 2004) Brenda Fassie, 39, South African Pop Star, Dies. Retrieved February
5, 2017
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/17/arts/brenda-fassie-39-south-african-pop-star-dies.html?_r=0
Michael H. (September 15, 2001) Brenda Fassie: Biography Retrieved February 5, 2017
http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,2044674,00.html
Maureen I. (May 22, 2014) Gone but not forgotten: A love letter to Brenda. Retrieved February 5,
2017
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2014-05-21-gone-but-not-forgotten-a-love-letter-to-brenda/
Nandipha P. (October 5, 2014) Remembering Brenda Fassie. Retrieved February 5, 2017
http://citizen.co.za/your-life/173557/remembering-brenda-fassie/
David S. (May 9, 2014) BRENDA: THE 2003 MAMBA INTERVIEW. Retrieved February 5, 2017
http://www.mambaonline.com/2014/05/09/brenda-the-2003-mamba-interview/
Sunday Apr 14, 2019
Black History Month Part 2
Sunday Apr 14, 2019
Sunday Apr 14, 2019
Where Laura and Will talk about FannyAnn Viola Eddy, and Langston Hughes, and discuss the first queer films they watched, and recommend Rafiki:
https://www.tiff.net/tiff/rafiki/
[Disclaimer: some of the sources may contain triggering material]
University of Illinois. Langston Hughes. Retrieved June 7 2016 from
http://www.uis.edu/lgbtqa/langstonhughes/
Als, H. (2015, March 2.) The Sojourner. Retrieved June 7 2016 from
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/02/23/sojourner
Belonsky, A. Today in Gay History: The Great ‘Was Langston Gay?’ Debate. Retrieved June 7
Vogel, S. Langston Hughes and the Queer Poetics of Harlem Nightlife. Retrieved June 7 2016
from https://muse.jhu.edu/article/230831
Jones, S. (2009, August 5.) Langston Hughes & Closeted Poetry. Retrieved June 7 2016 from
https://saeedjones.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/reading-in-the-closet/
Human Rights Watch. (2004, October 5.) Sierra Leone: Lesbian Rights Activist Brutally Murdered.
Retrieved May 24 2016 from https://www.hrw.org/news/2004/10/05/sierra-leone-lesbian-rights-activist-brutally-murdered
Hirschfeld-Eddy-Stiftung. Fannyann Eddy. Retrieved May 24 2016 from
http://www.hirschfeld-eddy-stiftung.de/en/foundation/about-us/names/fannyann-eddy/
Outright Action International. (2005, July 15.) Sierra Leone: Update- Alleged FannyAnn Eddy
Murderer Reportedly Escapes Police Detention in Sierra Leone. Retrieved May 24 2016 from
https://www.outrightinternational.org/content/sierra-leone-update-alleged-fannyann-eddy-murderer-reportedly-escapes-police-detention
BBC News. Sierra Leone Gay Activist Killed. Retrieved May 24 2016 from
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3716768.stm
Ericsson, F. (2015, November 23.) Remembering FannyAnn Eddy. Retrieved May 24 2016 from
https://worldpoliticsuncovered.wordpress.com/2015/11/23/remembering-fannyann-eddy/
Human Rights Watch. (2004, October 4.) Testimony by FannyAnn Eddy at the U.N. Commission
on Human Rights. Retrieved May 24 2016 fromhttps://www.hrw.org/news/2004/10/04/testimony-fannyann-eddy-un-commission-human-rights
Wednesday Mar 13, 2019
Black History Month
Wednesday Mar 13, 2019
Wednesday Mar 13, 2019
(EDIT: https://queerasfact.tumblr.com/post/185360189722/hi-guys-i-just-listened-to-your-episode-on )
Where Laura and Will talk about Marsha P. Johnson and Josephine Baker.
Our recommendations this month are Nasraa, and a Tamara de Lempicka play
https://www.instagram.com/nasraad/
https://wtfestival.org/main-events/lempicka/
[Disclaimer: some of the sources may contain triggering material]
Biography.com. Josephine Baker. Retrieved Apr 30 2016 from
http://www.biography.com/people/josephine-baker-9195959
Encyclopædia Britannica. (2008, January 1.) Josephine Baker.https://www.britannica.com/biography/Josephine-Baker
Jerkins, M. (2016, June 3.) 90 Years Later, The Radical Power of Josephine Baker´s
Banana Skirt. Vogue. Retrieved Apr 30 2016 fromhttp://www.vogue.com/13442586/josephine-baker-90th-anniversary-banana-skirt/
Jolley, L. Josephine Baker. The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved Apr 30
2016 from http://shsmo.org/historicmissourians/name/b/baker/
Enclopedia of World Biography. Josephine Baker. Retrieved Apr 30 2016 from
http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ba-Be/Baker-Josephine.html
Croasly, S. (2016, July 6.) Exploring the France Josephine baker Loved.
New York Times. Retrieved Apr 30 2016 fromhttp://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/17/travel/josephine-baker-paris-france.html?_r=0
Onion, R. (2014, April 8.) Josephine Baker´s Rainbow Tribe. Retrieved Apr 30 2016
Theile, M. (2009, October 2.) Josephine Baker´s Rainbow Tribe. The Spiegel.
Retrieved Apr 30 2016 fromhttp://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/adopting-the-world-josephine-baker-s-rainbow-tribe-a-652613.html
Weber, B. (2015, January 15.) Jean-Claude Baker Dies at 71; Restaurateur
Honoured a Chantause. New York Times. Retrieved Apr 30 2016 fromhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/16/nyregion/jean-claude-baker-a-restaurateur-dies-at-71.html
Griffith, J. (2014, December 31.) Josephine Baker: From Exotic Dancer to Activist.
BBC. Retrieved Apr 30 2016 from http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20141222-from-exotic-dancer-to-activist
National Women´s History Museum. Josephine Baker. Retrieved Apr 30 2016 from
https://www.nwhm.org/education-resources/biography/biographies/josephine-baker/
Blackpast.org. (1963) Josephine Baker, “Speech at the March on Washington.
Retrieved Apr 30 2016 from http://www.blackpast.org/1963-josephine-baker-speech-march-washington
Born, T. Marsha “Pay it no Mind” Johnson. Retrieved Mar 10 2016 from
http://outhistory.org/exhibits/show/tgi-bios/marsha-p-johnson
Kasino, Michael. (2012, October 15.) Pay It No Mind - The Life And Times Of Marsha P. Johnson.
Retrieved Mar 10 2016 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjN9W2KstqE
King, J. (2015, June 25.) Meet the Trans Women of Color Who Helped Put Stonewall on the Map.
Retrieved Mar 10 2016 fromhttps://mic.com/articles/121256/meet-marsha-p-johnson-and-sylvia-rivera-transgender-stonewall-veterans
Encyclopædia Britannica. Stonewall Riots. Retrieved Mar 10 2016 from
https://www.britannica.com/event/Stonewall-riots
Reynolds, D. (2016, June 22.) Roland Emmerich: ‘Stonewall Was a White Event’.
Retrieved Mar 10 2016 from
http://www.advocate.com/film/2016/6/22/roland-emmerich-stonewall-was-white-event
Wednesday Feb 13, 2019
Tamara de Lempicka
Wednesday Feb 13, 2019
Wednesday Feb 13, 2019
(Heads up, we forgot to give a warning on the mic, but cw: coercive sex)
Today we talk about how Tamara de Lempicka deserved better, recommend Dreamfall Chapters, and discuss Laura's controversial opinions and how the Return of the King ending was great.
[Disclaimer: some of the sources may contain triggering material]
Moffat, C. (2008). Tamara de Lempicka. The Art History Archive. Retrieved December
23 2016 fromhttp://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/artdeco/Tamara-De-Lempicka.html
Brady, H. The Raucous Life of Tama de Lempicka: An Art Deco Icon. Retrieved
December 23 2016 from https://theculturetrip.com/europe/poland/articles/art-deco-icon-the-alluring-mystique-of-tamara-de-lempicka/
Bid Network Online. Artist Spotlights: Tamara de Lempicka. Retrieved December 23
2016 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edyq7fnRuGs
Varieras, C. Tamara de Lempicka; World Deco Diva; Underrated master of the
roaring twenties. Retrieved December 23 2016 fromhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiWKU0oo2t0
MacCarthy, S. (2004, May 15.) The Good Old Naughty Days. The Guardian.
Retrieved December 23 2016 fromhttps://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2004/may/15/art
Culture.pl. Tamara de Lempicka. Retrieved December 23 2016 from
http://culture.pl/en/artist/tamara-lempicka-tamara-de-lempicka
Catharina, A. (2012, February 2.) Art Attack! Tamara de Lempicka Didn´t Care Who
Knew. Retrieved December 23 2016 fromhttps://www.autostraddle.com/art-attack-spotlight-tamara-de-lempicka-134087/
Charlish, R. Royal Academy. Art Deco Icon: Tamara de Lempicka.
Retrieved December 23 2016 fromhttp://www.culturewars.org.uk/2004-02/lempicka.htm
Sunday Jan 13, 2019
Reinaldo Arenas, Rewriting Castro's Legacy
Sunday Jan 13, 2019
Sunday Jan 13, 2019
This month Will and Laura discuss the writer Reinaldo Arena's, a queer man who lived in Cuba during the rise of Castro. They then discuss being creative in difficult times, swearing, and why Castro truly sucks.
The queer recommendation this month is the novel Kindness For Weakness which you can find here: https://fortisbook.ca/products/9780385743242-0385743246-kindness-for-weakness?variant=15387653963849&utm_campaign=gs-2018-11-20&utm_source=google&utm_medium=smart_campaign
[Disclaimer: some of the sources may contain triggering material]
McDowell, E. (1990, December 9.) The New York Times. Reinaldo Arenas, 47, Writer Who Fled
Cuba, Dies. Retrieved December 4 2016 fromhttp://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/09/obituaries/reinaldo-arenas-47-writer-who-fled-cuba-dies.html
Slater, A. (2013, December 5.) The New Yorker. The Literature of Uprootedness: An Interview
With Reinaldo Arenas. Retrieved December 4 2016 fromhttp://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-literature-of-uprootedness-an-interview-with-reinaldo-arenas
Tatchell, P. (2001, June 8.) The Guardian. The Defiant One. Retrieved December 4 2016 from
(https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/jun/08/cuba.artsfeatures
Manrique, J. “A Sadness As Deep As The Sea”. Retriever December 4 2016 from
http://www.actupny.org/diva/CBmanrique.html
Slater, A. (2013, December 19.) The Huffington Post. On Exile and the Longing for Home: Cuban
Writer Reinaldo Arenas. Retrieved December 4 2016 fromhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/ann-tashi-slater/on-exile-and-the-longing-_b_4451017.html
Manrique, J. (2003) BOMB - Artists in Conversation. In Memoriam: Reinaldo Arenas.
Retrieved December 4 2016 fromhttp://bombmagazine.org/article/6392/in-memoriam-reinaldo-arenas
New World Encyclopedia. Reinaldo Arenas. Retrieved December December 4 2016 from
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Reinaldo_Arenas
Kirchick, J. (2016, November 27.) The Daily Beast. Fidel Castro’s Horrific Record on Gay Rights.
Retrieved December 4 2016 fromhttp://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/11/27/don-t-forget-fidel-castro-s-brutal-oppression-of-gay-people.html
Sunday Dec 16, 2018
The Ladies of Llangollen
Sunday Dec 16, 2018
Sunday Dec 16, 2018
(We are three days late with the update, and we are so sorry, but we were late because we were getting married so at least we have a very good excuse)
This month Laura and Will discuss the ladies of Llangollen, and desperately try to pronounce Welsh words with minimal stumbling. They then discuss Horror cinematography, and The Haunting of Hill House, which is available to watch on Netflix.
[Disclaimer: some of the sources may contain triggering material]
Telegraph Travel. (2002, May 4.) Wales: A tale of two ladies ahead of their time.
Retrieved November 14 2016 from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/uk/wales/724170/Wales-A-tale-of-two-ladies-ahead-of-their-time.html
Carradice, P. (2019, July 10.) The Ladies of Llanglollen. BBC. Retrieved November 14 2016 from
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/entries/9caacbfe-a7ac-3286-ada5-4fd0e9496478
Una. (2012, June 22.) Autostraddle. The Ladies Of Llangollen: Runaway Romantics In 18th
Century Ireland. Retrieved November 14 2016 from http://www.autostraddle.com/the-ladies-of-llangollen-runaway-lesbians-in-18th-century-ireland-140085/
Tuesday Nov 13, 2018
The Golden Orchid
Tuesday Nov 13, 2018
Tuesday Nov 13, 2018
We talk about the Golden Orchid society, make fun of flat-earthers, discuss sticker politics, and recommend a queer creator.
Check out Jessica Kellgren-Fozard:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDdi0yUyGW1PKzYXaIACnuA
Website:
https://www.makingqueerhistory.com
Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/queerhistory
About the Project:
https://www.makingqueerhistory.com/about-the-project/
Article List:
https://www.makingqueerhistory.com/article-list/
Write an Article:
https://www.makingqueerhistory.com/write-an-article-1/
Art Contest:
https://www.makingqueerhistory.com/art-contest-winners/
Speaking:
https://www.makingqueerhistory.com/speaking/
[Disclaimer: some of the sources may contain triggering material]
Cultural China. The Tradition of Female-Female Unions. Retrieved September 23 2016 from
http://traditions.cultural-china.com/en/214T11933T14609.html
Women’s History. (2016, October 1.) The Pro-Woman Line. Retrieved September 23 2016 from
http://lesbianlife.about.com/od/herstory/a/Golden-Orchid-Society.htm
Thorp, B and Bullock, P. (2012, February 5.) Lesbian Mothers of The Golden Orchid Society.
Retrieved September 23 2016 from http://www.towleroad.com/2012/02/lesbian-mothers-of-the-golden-orchid-society/
Wikipedia. Transgender in China. Retrieved September 23 2016 from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_in_China