Q4Q: Queer Personals Podcast

Welcome to a truly itty bitty episode with guest host,  Gabriel—founder, creator, and archivist for @Itty_Bitty_Queer_History. In this episode, Haley takes a page out of Gabriel’s teeny tiny books to pursue some short & sweet personal ads. These authors are very concise yet have a diverse set of needs—from bowling buddies to sugar daddies, water sports to paranormal experiences. You should probably leave them a voicemail to learn more. Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Cover art by Bekah Rich. Music by Kaz Zabala.Sources:The New Works (Indianapolis, IN) - April 1987BLK (Los Angeles, CA)- April 1990BLK (Los Angeles, CA)  - January 1994Washington Blade (Washington, DC)-  November 20, 1981Gay Community News (Boston, MA) -  February 15, 1986Kick! (Detroit, MI)- October 1996OUT FRONT (Denver, CO)- March 11, 1988OUT FRONT (Denver, CO)- April 18, 1980 The San Francisco Bay times (San Francisco, CA) Sep 1989Support the show

Are you ready to source the galaxies of love? Dip your tongue into this new episode, where Haley & Dr. Jack Jen Gieseking (author of the incredible book A Queer New York) match with some sapphic ads. Whether you’re looking for a good old-fashioned co-dependent, a skateboard bean, a Genteel Daddy pretty boy butch, or a chic Joni Mitchell lookalike—come explore the full spectrum of the sapphic longing. Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Cover art by Bekah Rich. Music by Kaz Zabala.Sources:Joni Mitchel TweetJen Jack Gieseking WebsiteA Queer New York: Geographies of Lesbians, Dykes, and Queers, 1983-2008 (NYU Press, 2020) on contemporary lesbian-queer society, economies, and spaces in New York CityLBQTS Dating StudyThe Star Tarot Card MeaningJewel Box Lounge, Kansas City Primary Sources:Personally, (Kansas City, MO) January 1988 Vol. 4 Issue. 1 Gale Archives of Sexuality and GenderOn Our Backs– summer and fall 1985 and 1986 (volume 1, issues 1-3, and volume 2, 1-2)- From Brown University Archives Outweek (NYC) Jan 28 1990 Outweek Sept 19, 1990 (NYC) The San Francisco Bay times., Dec 1989The Lesbian Tide, 1 Nov 1979Support the show

Attention all you macaroni boys and genderful twinks! Asho joins Haley for a series of ads written by self-acclaimed androgynous lovers. Do you dream of tossing a salad with a cute “she-boy” or maintaining eye contact all the way “through”? Catch these ads before another 30 years passes! Follow Asho on Instagram at @Asho_Buckingham to view & purchase their incredible art!Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Cover art by Bekah Rich. Music by Kaz Zabala.Sources: Online Etymology Dictionary, accessed December 2023The Her app slang glossaryLGBTQ fandom Wiki pageMcNeil, Peter (1999-11-01). ""That Doubtful Gender": Macaroni Dress and Male Sexualities". Fashion Theory. 3 (4): 412. doi:10.2752/136270499779476081. ISSN 1362-704X. Fisher, Harriet (2015-01-19). "The Queen of Androgyny – Marlene Dietrich". Barnebys. Archived from the original on 2016-06-16. Retrieved 2016-05-22.Ads: LA Weekly (Los Angeles, CA) 1995 October 10 - Accessed from @LongLostPersonalsFocus Point (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 1994 November 17 Outweek (NYC) 12 Nov 1989Outweek (NYC) 11 July 1990The San Francisco Bay times., Nov 1989Support the show

You think you're sexually frustrated? Try talking to a gal on the lesbian party lines in the '90s! In this truly tiny bite-sized episode, Haley reads from Liz Tracey's article in Outweek: "Hung Up on the Lesbo Line." Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Music by Kaz Zabala. Sources: Liz Tracey, "Hung Up on the Lesbo Line," Outweek, January 14, 1990.  Out on the Town: Liz and Sydney in Outweek 1990-1991.Support the show

Buckle up queers and prepare for a new episode of Q4Q! In this episode, Haley is joined by Esther Bley of @QueerAnimation to share some stories of cults, queer communes, and personal ads from people searching for a little bit more than a partnership. Will you decide to worship at the shrine of Pussy, or become a husband of Christ in Boston’s gayest monastery? The possibilities are endless.  Follow Esther’s work on Instagram @QueerAnimation. Explore the Queer Animation website.Buy a Queer Animation button! Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Cover art by Bekah Rich. Music by Kaz Zabala.Sources: ROBINOU. “QUEER COMMUNAL KINSHIP.” In Queer Communal Kinship Now!, 79–148. Punctum Books, 2023. http://www.jstor.org/stable/jj.2353823.7. Accessed November 2023.Mack Moore, “What is the difference between a cult and a commune?” Quora comment, ca. 2019. Accessed November 2023.Elizabeth Yuko, Cult or Commune? How Utopian Communities Turn Dangerous, Rolling Stone, November 10, 2016. Accessed November 2023.Stephen Vider,  “The Ultimate Extension of Gay Community”: Communal Living and Gay Liberation in the 1970s, Gender & History. Volume 27, Issue 3. November 2015. Accessed November 2023. Kaliflower Commune - Wikipedia Radical Faeries - Wikipedia Faeriefilm by Eugene Salandra that you can watch on Queer AnimationLavender Hill: A Love StoryProducer/Writer: Austin Bunn | Cinematographer/Editor: Bob HazenGorsline, Robin Hawley. “Queering Church, Churching Queers.” CrossCurrents 49, no. 1 (1999): 111–14. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24460524.Charles Manson's Hollywood, Part 8: Sharon Tate and Roman Polanski — You Must Remember ThisAds:Outweek (NYC), 26 December 1990Gay Community News (Boston, MA) 1974GAY (Houston, TX) 19 July 1971 The Atlanta Barb (Atlanta, GA) April 1976RFD Issue 73 Spring 1993Just Out (Eugene, OR) 30 March 1984Sentinel USA (San Fran, CA) - 11 Oct 1984Support the show

Haley sits down with Dr. Alex Ketchum, a professor at McGill University’s Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies, and author of books such as Engage in Public Scholarship: A Guidebook on Feminist and Accessible Communication & Ingredients for Revolution: A History of American Feminist Restaurants, Cafes, and Coffeehouses. In this episode, we’re playing matchmaker for several Canadian hotties who posted personals in a 1984 issue of Toronto’s The Body Politic. Will the shy young woman find a gal to satisfy her fantasies? Can we crack the code to some super spy language? Is it possible to be hedonistic AND unpretentious? Come find out! Follow Dr. Alex Ketchum at: Twitter (X) and Instagram @aketchum22https://www.alexketchum.ca/Read her latest book, Ingredients for Revolution a History of American Feminist Restaurants, Cafes, and Coffeehouses.Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Cover art by Bekah Rich. Music by Kaz Zabala.Further Exploration: The Arquives: Canada’s LGBTQ2+ ArchivesArchives gaies du Québec - Mémoires de nos communautésArchives lesbiennes du QuébecPussy Palace AudiogramsEsto no tienne nombre Collection, founded by tatiana de la tierra, housed at UC Santa BarbaraSara Youngblood Gregory, “Raging Against Cultural Amnesia: tatiana de la tierra and Latina Lesbian Herstory,” Autostraddle, June 19, 2018. Accessed September 5, 2023. Gordon Richardson, “What’s in the Archives?The Body Politic” The Arquives website, April 17, 2013.  Accessed Sept 5, 2023. History of The Body Politic - A Timeline, Information in the timeline has been taken from Bébout, online and Jackson & Persky, pgs. 224-24, Western University, Canada. Denise Benson, “Then & Now: Voodoo,” Then and Now Toronto, September 20, 2014. Accessed Sept 5, 2023. Article originally published November 16, 2011 by The Grid online (TheGridTO.com).The Body Politic Wikipedia page, Accessed Sept 5, 2023. Arshy Mann, “What was The Body Politic, anyway?: A brief explainer on a radical gay and lesbian magazine,” Xtra, June 9, 2016. Accessed Sept 5, 2023. Jack Gieseking, A Queer New YorkFind the Ads here: The Body politic (Toronto, Canada), March 1984  Archives.org. Support the show

In this episode, Haley & Lauren Hoffman of the Capital Jewish Museum wander through New York, San Francisco, and Minnesota following these Jewish sapphic lonely hearts. Check your baggage at the door and prepare to meet a Would-Be Cowboy, a“Highly Flawed and Special” artist, and a gal looking for a “New Age thinker with a specific physical discipline….”? Follow Lauren on Instagram @spicylilscorpio and @wanderthrumuseums. Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Music by Kaz Zabala.Sources: Jewish Women’s ArchiveGBLT History Museum and Archive2019 Twin Cities Jewish Community StudyFocus Point (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 1994 November 17Focus Point (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 1997 October 8 J-Pride - TC JewfolkThe San Francisco Bay times, December 1989The San Francisco Bay times, September 1989Outweek (New York City), 1990 July 11Additional Websites to Browse: Instagram: @dchistory @dchistcon @marenorchard Swann Queen: A Short Film GoFundMe Marjorie Morgan, "From slavery to voguing: the House of Swann" Sha’ar Zahav ArchivesAn inside look at the history of Sha’ar Zahav, San Francisco’s LGBTQ synagogueAlpert, Rebecca. Like Bread on the Seder Plate: Jewish Lesbians and the Transformation of Tradition. New York: Columbia University Press, 1998.Alpert, Rebecca, Sue Levi Elwell and Shirley Idelson, Lesbian Rabbis: The First Generation. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2001.Balka, Christie, and Andy Rose, eds. Twice Blessed: On Being Lesbian or Gay and Jewish. Boston: Beacon Press, 1989.Beck, Evelyn Torton, ed. Nice Jewish Girls: A Lesbian Anthology. Boston: Beacon Press, 1982; Rev. and updated 1989.Biale, Rachel. Women and Jewish Law: An Exploration of Women’s Issues in Halakhic Sources. New York: Schocken, 1984.Brettschneider, Marla. The Family Flamboyant: Race Politics, Queer Families, Jewish Lives. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2006.Brettschneider, Marla. “Jewish Lesbians: New Work in the Field.” Journal of Lesbian Studies. 2019, 23(1): 2-20 and passim special issue.Kaye/Kantrowitz, Melanie, and Irena Klepfisz, eds. Tribe of Dina: A Jewish Women’s Anthology. Boston: Beacon Press, 1986.Moore, Tracy, ed. Lesbiot: Israeli Lesbians Talk About Sexuality, Feminism, Judaism and Their Live. New York: Cassell, 1995.Rogow, Faith. “Why Is This Decade Different from All Other Decades? A Look at the Rise of Jewish Lesbian Feminism.” Bridges 1 (Spring 1990): 67–79.Sarah, Elizabeth. “Judaism and Lesbianism: A Tale of Life on the Margins of the Text.” Jewish Quarterly 40 (1993): 20–23.Support the show

You ignore your voicemail, but have you heard of voicejail? Imagine the world before the internet, before blogs and discord servers and reddit forums or Google reviews. Where did people release their pent up anxieties, how did they share their niche interests, or act out their weird bits? In this bite-sized episode, Haley looks at the fascinating microcosm that sprang up in the 1980s and ‘90s in Silicon Valley, and those that called themselves the voicejailers. Clips of the radio show, “Midnight Voicejail,” are sprinkled throughout the episode to highlight how a few voicejailers manipulated and recreated the messages left on their voicemail boxes. Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Music by Kaz Zabala. Sources: Midnight Voicejail - Episode 01 - What is Voicejail? | NCN | The National Cynical NetworkThe sonic geeks of KFJC's 'Midnight Voicejail' bring you 'that Sept. 11 show'By Richard von Busack - Metroactive Music | 'Midnight Voicejail'Midnight Voicejail FAQPhineas Narco’s LivejournalNational Cynical Network: NCN FAQ - What We're All AboutMidnight VoicejailRecordings used, from Bandcamp : Episode 1 - What is Voicejail?Episode 2 - DrugsEpisode 4 - Manic DepressionFull List of Midnight Voicejail’s episodes: National Cynical Network: Midnight Voicejail Episode GuideSupport the show

Throw on some sunscreen and grab your mosquito spray, we’re going to Florida! Haley & Kayleigh read ads from Orlando, Cape Canaveral, and Pasco County. Help us choose between a gay nudist tour guide, Xena the Warrior princess, and the vegetarian aesthete. It’s probably one of the most ‘90s centered episodes yet! Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Music by Kaz Zabala.Sources: The Center Fold (Orlando, FL) January 1992. LGBTQ History Museum of Central Florida. Watermark, (Orlando, FL) September 20, 1995. University of Florida’s George A Smathers Library and Special Collections in Gainseville, FloridaWatermark, (Orlando, FL) October 2, 1995. University of Florida’s George A Smathers Library and Special Collections in Gainseville, FloridaLGBTQ History Museum of Central Florida Timeline"'Queer Miami' shows often-erased LGBTQ history of South Florida" Tampa Bay Times, April 5, 2019. Accessed May 24, 2023. Jerry T. Watkins III, Queering the Redneck Riviera: Sexuality and the Rise of Florida Tourism, University Press of Florida, 2018. Jodi Mailander Farrell, "Florida’s Stonewall Reigns as Nation’s Largest LGBTQ Museum," Visit Florida, Accessed May 24, 2023. Nadege Green, "The Queer Stories in Florida's Black History," Harper's Bazaar, February 24, 2023. Accessed May 24, 2023.Support the show

"All my love, Porcupine" was a poetic sign-off for one smitten woodland creature to her mousie lover. Throughout the 1970s and '80s, the personal ads to the Gay Community News in Boston began with an entry addressed to "Mousie Mousie Wildflower." And for once, Haley has found a (vaguely) satisfying conclusion to this classified ad mystery. Tune in to this bite-sized episode to get your daily dose of sweet gay love! Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Music by Kaz Zabala. Thank you to the staff at Northeastern University Libraries, Boston Public Library (for sponsoring digitization), and the Internet Archive for making this freely accessible by anyone who has an interest! Sources:Gay Community News (Boston, MA) 25 December 1982Gay Community News (Boston, MA) 1 April 1983Gay Community News (Boston, MA) 1977 March 25 Gay Community News (Boston, MA) 10 March 1979Gay Community News (Boston, MA) 12 April 1980Gay Community News (Boston, MA) 9 June 1980Gay Community News (Boston, MA) 20 September 1980Gay Community News (Boston, MA) 30 April 1983Gay Community News (Boston, MA) 5 November 1983"Nancy Walker" Making Gay History Interview, 1989. Accessed https://makinggayhistory.com/podcast/nancy-walker/Eric Marcus, "Love is Love," Making Gay History, https://makinggayhistory.com/podcast/bonus-episode-love-is-love/“Nancy Walker: March 17, 1935 - May 20, 1996 [memorial book],” Documented | Digital Collections of The History Project, accessed April 14, 2023, https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/show/459Support the show

*Ring ring* Hello? Did you know that you could call a phone number to leave a voicemail personal ad? “Talking” personal ads became popular around the 1980s and ‘90s as a quick way to hook up or meet someone cute! This week, mystery fiction author and host of Queer We Are podcast, Brad Shreve, joins Haley to recount his own encounters via the voicemail ads. Check out Brad Shreve’s work at his website, Queer We Are or follow him on Instagram and/or Twitter @thebradshreveListen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Music by Kaz Zabala. Sources: Long before online dating, there was the era of alt-weekly personal ads | Metro Detroit NewsA Small Convenience That Changed Everything: The History of VoicemailThe History of VoicemailVoicemail - WikipediaHere's What Happened to the Boston PhoenixOutweek (NYC) December 16, 1990 Q-Notes (Charlotte, NC) October 2, 1999This Week in Texas Magazine (Houston-Dallas, TX) - September 3, 1993The Body Politic (Toronto, Canada), July-August 1984Support the show

In this episode, Haley sits down with Robbi Sommers Bryant–author, editor, watercolor artist, and the Queen of Lesbian Erotica. A well-earned title, as Sommers Bryant published nine erotica books–one of which, Personal Ads, follows several stories after lesbians place newspaper ads looking for something sexy. Find out the inspiration behind the stories and other fun tidbits! Check out Robbi’s other works on her website (https://robbibryant.com) or follow her on Instagram @robbisommersbryant. Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Music by Kaz Zabala. Sources:Robbi Sommers Bryant, Personal Ads, Naiad Press, 1994.Among friends (Madison, WI) April 1988Southern voice (Atlanta, GA)17 January 1991Support the show

Sleigh bells ring, are you listening…to this new episode? Santa is single and looking for someone to jingle his bells. This week, Haley ropes their friends EJ, Tabitha, and Bekah into a Christmas-New Year’s Eve special, where folks set up their New Year's Eve dates, snuggle bunnies, and winter survival coaches. Happy 2023! Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Music by Kaz Zabala. Sources: Gay Community News (Boston, MA)  1982 December 11Focus Point (Minneapolis, MN), 1997 December 17 Gay Community News (Boston) 1991 December 15-21 Outweek No. 28 (NYC)- 1990 January 7The San Francisco Bay times., December  1989Outweek No. 28 (NYC)-  1990 January 7Drummer Magazine, Issue 159, c.1992Support the show

Are you sick of mind-numbing, capitalist, consumer dating life? You’re not alone! Queers have been plotting their escape from society for decades–and they’re posting personal ads looking for just the right person to share it with. So,throw on your prairie dress, get back to the land, and throw open those cottage windows (stained glass, of course) –because Haley of Q4Q meets Abbey of Sweet Baby Gay for a quaint, cottagecore themed episode! Do you want to hear more from Abbey? Follow their podcast on Instagram @sweetbabygaypod and listen to more of their episodes here.Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Music strummed by Omar Nassar. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Sources: Kate Reggev, “What Exactly is Cottagecore?”,  Architectural Digest, October 2020. Minneapolis, Minnesota, c.1990sJust out, 1 December 1985 (Eugene, Oregon)Just out, 1 February 1985 (Eugene, Oregon)Outweek, 22 August 1990 (NYC)The Blade, June 1978 (Washington, D.C.)The San Francisco Bay times,, Sep 1989 (California) Support the show

Welcome back to Q4Q! This week, queer historian Tyler Albertario & Haley wade through the history of the correspondence club, Contact. The penpal club served as a clandestine way for homosexual correspondents to connect during the 1920s & ‘30s. Learn about notable members like Henry Gerber, Manuel boyFrank, and Frank McCourt–who’s letters form the foundation of the present knowledge of the club’s history. Do you want to hear more from Tyler? Follow him on Twitter @TylerAlbertario.Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Music strummed by Omar Nassar. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Sources:Jeremy Sorese, “Henry Gerber is the Founder of the Society for Human Rights, the First Known Homosexual Organization in the United States,” Shandaken Projects, October 2020. http://www.shandakenprojects.org/otherassets/HenryGerber_Online.pdfLetter to Merlin Wand, May 26, 1928 ("CONTACTS..."), Internet: Speculative Fiction database.Rob Roehm, “Contact without Friction”, Howard History: The Life & Times of Robert E. Howard, March 8, 2021. https://howardhistory.com/category/letters/Jim Elledge, An Angel in Sodom: Henry Gerber and  the Birth of the Gay Rights Movement, Chicago Review Press, 2022. Subject Files Series 3.1916-1984 Bulk: Contacts, Date: 1935, Manuscript Number: Box 8, Folder 9, Source Library: ONE National Gay & Lesbian, Archives, Archive: LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940, Part II Collection: Manuel boyFrank Papers Subject Files Series 3.1916-1984 Bulk: Contact, Date: 1945, Manuscript Number: Box 5, Folder 28Source Library: ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Archive: LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940, Part II Collection: Manuel boyFrank Papers boyFrank (Manuel) papers Finding Aid, Online Archive of California, https://oac.cdlib.org/view?style=oac4;view=dsc;docId=c8ff3t5b;query=Contacts#hitNum5Support the show

Jump on into the Wayback Machine, we’re talking to Steve about Asynchronous Communication. Not to be confused with simultaneous communication, or face to face conversation. So what is it like to date asynchronously? Many of us know! How frustrating is it to send a chat to someone in an app and they leave you on read? But sometimes, just sometimes, you hit up someone who has the same communication style as you and everything falls into place. Do you want to hear more from Steve? Follow them on Twitter @SKleinedler And listen to their 2019 podcast Fiat Lex: A Dictionary Podcast.Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Music strummed by Omar Nassar. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Sources:Gretchen McCulloch, Because Internet, 2019. Desperately Seeking Susan, 1985On Our Backs (California)Camp Ink (Australia), Australia Gay and Lesbian ArchivesSan Antonio Community News (Texas), April 30, 1999.G Street (Eau Claire, Wisconsin),  March 2001Thank you to Dr. Alex Ketchum for sending me a link to the Usenet Archives!Support the show

Lace up your boots or slip on your platform heels, because it’s Q4Q’s 25th episode! To mark the occasion, Haley invited their good friend and femme fatale, Caillean, to gasp their way through personal ads written by butch and femme lesbians. Whether you’re into lace or leather, chapstick or lip gloss, pants or skirts–some other nonsensical binary, you’ll enjoy these ads. Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Music strummed by Omar Nassar. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Sources:Nestle, Joan (1992). The Persistent Desire: A Femme–Butch Reader. Alyson Publications.Caramagno, Thomas C. (2002). Irreconcilable Differences? Intellectual Stalemate in the Gay Rights Debate. ABC-CLIO. pp. 137–8. ISBN 978-0275977214.Walker, Ja'nina (March 2012). "Butch Bottom–Femme Top? An Exploration of Lesbian Stereotypes". Journal of Lesbian Studies. 16 (1): 90–107. doi:10.1080/10894160.2011.557646. PMID 22239455. S2CID 205753452Archives of Lesbian Oral Testimony, https://alotarchives.org/collection/bridging-gapButch Fashion Club FB pageStone Butch BluesThe Persistant Desire@onourbax__stax InstagramAds:Outweek (NYC) Sept 19, 1990.FaT GiRL 1 — October, 1994. Fat Lib Archive. FaT GiRL 7 — May, 1997. Fat Lib Archive.Focus Point (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 1997-10-08.  Minnesota Digital Library.On Our Backs, Summer 1987 via onourbax__staxPhiladelphia Gay News, April 30, 1982. JStor, Reveal Digital.Southern voice, December 7, 1989. Digital Library of Georgia.Southern voice, January 17, 1991. Digital Library of Georgia.The San Francisco Bay times., Sep 1989. Berkeley Library, UCLAWe the people, Jun 1989.We the people, Nov 1989.Lesbian Tide, July/August 1979. JStor, Reveal Digital.Support the show

This episode, Haley teamed up with Kai of @Rotten_Treasure for one of the kinkiest episodes of the entire show. Sometimes it’s difficult to find a partner into the same things, in the same general geographic area--before Grindr, Craigslist, or  KinkD, there were personal ads in the local LGBTQ magazine. Listen as we match with voyeurs, foot worshippers,  Gumdrop Danglers, and more! (Personal ads begin around 1 hour and 2 minutes.) We mentioned: Amanda Hess, “The Foot Fetish Brain Map,” Washington City Paper, 13 April 2010. Justin Lehmiller, “Rats With Jacket Fetishes? What Animal Sex Studies Reveal About The Origin Of Unusual Sexual Interests,” Sex and Psychology, 16 January 2015. Gayle Rubin, “South of Market Gay Leather History: A Short History and Walking Tour,” San Francisco Frontiers, 20 September 2001. Kelsey Borresen, “The Difference Between A Fetish And Kink, According To Sex Experts,” Huffington Post, 25 July 2018. “English Rockers in Leather” Gay Leather Fetish History, "Leatherfolk: Radical Sex, People, Politics, and Practice" by Caroll Truscott. JP Larocque, “A brief history of BDSM: From Sparta to Weimar Germany, kink has always been part of our sexuality” 13 November 2014. Cameron Glover, “It’s Time to Recenter Kink and BDSM as Part of Radical Queer History” Slate, 7 November 2018.J Raúl Cornier, Hanky Panky: An Abridged History of the Hanky Code, 23 April 2019.Palmer Haasch and Canela López, “The debate over 'kink at Pride' divides the internet, but the kink community has been part of queer protest and celebration since Stonewall” Insider, 7 June 2021.We read: Drummer extras,  “Tough Customers 4” published  c. 1990s. The Washington Blade (Washington, DC) , 27 November 1998. OUT FRONT (Denver, CO) 15 February 1991Outweek (NYC) 11 July 1990Outweek (NYC) 8 Sep 1990Southern voice (Atlanta, GA) February 17 and 23, 1994 The Body politic (Toronto, Canada), March 1984 The San Francisco Bay times. (California), Sep 1989Support the show

We're talking about casual sex,  baby! Haley and their housemate Ari hand-selected several personal ads looking for something sexy, passionate, and hedonistic--hold the emotion. The queers who wrote these ads are looking for a good time, not a long time. Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes!Interested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Music strummed by Omar Nassar. Cover art by Bekah Rich. SourcesOxford English Dictionary, Accessed online July 2022. "Casual Sex" Urban Dictionary, created 2014. Accessed July 2022.  Philadelphia Gay News, 30 April 1982. JStor, Reveal DigitalOn Our Backs, Summer and Fall 1986, stored at Brown University Special Collections, Accessed 2021. Gay Community News (Boston, MA) 1 June 1974. JStor, Reveal DigitalLongLostPersonals Instagram, Dan Low, from 1976, posted on 18 June 2022.  Nuntius (Houston, TX), August 1976. Houston LGBT History WebsiteOutweek (NYC) 28 August 1989.Outweek (NYC) 31 July 1989.The Blade, (Washington, DC) September 1977. DC Public Library, Special Collections, Periodicals, Washington Blade, DigDC (Accessed April 2021).Learn more about Techno Pagans at Dr. Alex Ketchum's Digital Project "From Tech Wizard to Cyber Witch" on Airtable. Support the show

This week, Haley geeks out with fellow personal ad aficionado and collector, Dan of @LongLostPersonals. His Instagram account contains hundreds of unique, sexy, and sometimes bizarre personal ads across the decades. Learn about the coded language men used to meet other men in the 1940s, and experience the dirtiest ad Dan has ever seen (so far). Listen to us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your tunes! Don’t forget to follow Dan @LonglostpersonalsInterested in being on the show? Contact us at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Music strummed by Omar Nassar. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Sources: The Link, 1920.Hobby Directory, 1948.Hobby Directory, 1948.The Girlfriend and the Boyfriend, 1951. Southern Voice, April 21 and 27, 1994. Digital Library of Georgia.The Providence Phoenix,  1994.Outweek, 31 July 1989.Philadelphia Gay News, December 1976. JStor, Reveal DigitalPhiladelphia Gay News, 30 April 1982. JStor, Reveal DigitalSkins, c. 1990s.Support the show