Q4Q: Queer Personals Podcast

*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 @thebradshreveSources: 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. 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 2001Support 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).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

Have you ever stared at a hottie from across the room, just to let the moment slip away without grabbing their number? Did you compliment someone’s floral button-up, just to trip over your words and forget to ask for their name? Don’t worry, you‘re not alone! Queers have been awkwardly interacting with each other for decades! Join Haley and their guest Ken as they dig up some missed connections that will have you saying “oh boy!” 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. SourcesMikelle Street, “How ‘The Eagle’ Became One of the most recognized Gay Bar Names” NBC News, 24 October 2017Lou Chibbaro Jr, "DC Eagle to close for good." Washington Blade, 5 May 2020 The Gay Blade, (Washington, DC), October 12, 1984 OUT FRONT (Denver), Volume 12, Number 23, March 11, 1988OUT FRONT (Denver), Volume XVI, Number 1, April 12, 1991Berlin Sylvestre, "A Brief LGBT History of Colorado" Out Front, August 20, 2014Focus Point (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 1994-11-17 Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl, “The Pride Behind Pride,” MSP Magazine, June 21, 2020Focus Point (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 1997-11-19 The San Francisco Bay times, Sep 1989, Vol. 10 No. 12"Dore Alley Street Fair," BML Videos, August 1, 1981. Hosted by Calisphere, University of California. The Gay News-Telegraph (St. Louis, Missouri), June 1982.Support the show

Oh boy, it’s poem night at Q4Q. Join the party for some of the most mournful, raunchy, and yearning iambic pentameter pieces this show has ever seen. Haley and their special guest, Ash, set out to ask some important questions–When did “snowflake” become a thing? Did Emily Dickinson date women? Will men EVER stop quoting Neitzche? 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. SourcesFifth Freedom, 1 December 1983 (Buffalo, NY)Leather Archives and Museum Instagram post, April 9, 2022--posted from First Hand’s Manscape Magazine, a Gay Adult Digest MagazineFocus Point (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 17 November 1994.Philadelphia Gay News, 17 October 1980. JStor, Reveal DigitalOutweek, 22 August 1990Outweek 8 September 1990Laura Knowles, “Drenched in words: LGBTQ poets from US history,” Oxford University Press Blog, published June 26, 2018. Accessed May 7, 2022 Tim Hawken, “WTF is Will to Power,” Medium, February 16, 2015. Accessed May 7, 2022. Wild nights - Wild nights! (269) , Emily Dickinson, Poetry Foundation.orgKaufmann, Walter A. (1974). Nietzsche: Philosopher, Psychologist, Antichrist (4th ed.). Princeton University Press. pp. 317–319Will to power - Wikipedia Bronski, Michael (November 7, 2002). "The real Harry Hay". The Phoenix. Archived from the original on May 30, 2009.Jonathan Katz, Gay American History. Crowell Publishers, 1976Support the show

Happy birthday to Q4Q! One year ago, the podcast launched with our premier episode “Seeking a Buff Danny Devito in Indianapolis.” And what a year it’s been! Check out the newest mini-sode, where Haley reflects on some of the best moments of the year and shared some “odds & ends” personal ads that didn’t make the first few episodes.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.comor find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Music strummed by Omar Nassar. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Sources: Betty Peters, "The Frog Princess," Lavender Women, December 1, 1971. Reveal DigitalBear Fax, Vol 2, No 17, Leather Archives & MuseumGAY, July 6, 1970. Hosted at HoustonLGBTHistory.orgOutweek,  June 13, 1990. Hosted at OutWeek.netOutweek, Sept 19, 1990.  Hosted at OutWeek.netInstagram post, Personalsbot, May 3, 2019. Support the show

In this episode, Haley and Rachel (Gaychel) pop open some personal ads looking for a little more. Whether it be physical or chemical–they want pleasure and they want it soon! There will be poppers–certainly pleasure, preservative-laden snacks, and high-impact naked sports. Settle in with your munchies of choice, because these head hunters are meeting gyrating Euro-trash in pursuit of sex ‘n drugs. 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.comor find us on Twitter @Queerpersonals and Instagram @Queerpersonalspodcast.Music strummed by Omar Nassar. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Sources: Philadelphia Gay News, January 8, 1982. Independent Voices, JSTOROutweek, June 13, 1990 Art by Camper, called “Last Night”.Philadelphia Gay News, April 30, 1982.  Independent Voices, JSTORGAY, May 11, 1970. Houston LGBT HistoryOur Paper, April 1992, University of Southern MaineThe Gay News Telegraph, December 1985.The San Francisco Bay times, September 1989. Berkeley Library, UCLAOutweek, August 22, 1990.Support the show

Welcome to another episode of Q4Q, where Haley meets with Alexis Macaluso, author and artist of the new book Deeply Personal: A Journey into Earth’s most curious classified ads—to cruise through some Craigslist ads and newspapers from the ‘60s, ‘80s, and ‘90s. Will you sign up for the “Gay” cruise, find an old Army buddy from ‘Nam, or maybe hook up with the Dirty Old Man from Maine? The sky's the limit at Q4Q!Music written and strummed by Omar Nassar. Graphics by Bekah Rich. You can find Alexis’s book Deeply Personal: A Journey into Earth’s most curious classified ads (Printed by Spooky House Press) on Bookshop.org and at select local bookstores. Find them both on Instagram at @Alexis_aquarian and @spookyhousepressDon’t forget to rate, subscribe, and share the show amongst your friends! Do you like queer personal ads? Maybe you or someone you know met through a personal ad–or you just love LGBTQ history. Maybe you like rambling? Reach out to Haley at Q4QPodcast@gmail.com,  on instagram at Queerpersonalspodcast, or on Twitter at Queerpersonals to be on the show!Sources: Empty Closet, no. 269 (May 1995), University of Rochester The Empty Closet (1971-Current) | Digital CollectionsGAY newspaper (NYC) 15 Dec 1969Houston LGBT HistoryOur Paper: Serving the Alternative Community | Newspapers | University of Southern Maine April 1992Support the show

Happy New Year! And welcome to another episode of Q4Q. Haley connected with Dan Griffiths from the Gender F*ck podcast to engage with some ads written by and for trans people. In the pages of the magazines, we meet a love kitten, a student of the bizarre, and so many others hoping for a connection. 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.Check out Dan Griffiths' and Oliver Ellis' podcast Gender F*ck on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, where they discuss sexual health and wellbeing with a focus on the trans experience. You can also find them on Instagram and Twitter @GenderFckPod. Music written and strummed by Omar Nassar. Cover art by Bekah Rich. SourcesDigital Transgender Archive Boys Will Be Boys, March 1993. Digital Transgender Archive New Trenns Magazine: The Voice of the Transvestite World,  Volume 2, Issue 6. 1971. Digital Transgender ArchiveThe Transsexual Voice - October 1993. Digital Transgender ArchiveThe Transvestite World Directory, 1973 - Seattle Washington. Digital Transgender ArchiveThe San Francisco Bay times, Sep 1989, Vol. 10 No. 12 - Berkeley Library Digital CollectionsSecondary SourcesThem, “InQueery: What does the Word Transgender Mean?” September 7, 2018.Kristen Riley, “From female impersonation to drag” Wellcome Collection, September 24, 2019.Online Etymology Dictionary, Accessed January 2022. Toadstool Botanicals Toadstool Botanicals brings you closer to plants & fungi through plant medicine and cosmetics. Support the show

Strap into your saddles, because we’re about to find some Prince/ss Charmings on some horses. In this week’s episode, join Haley and Lauren as they dig through some personal ads that put the “fairy” in fairy tale. Follow us through the tales of a heartbroken lesbian from Georgia, Prince Charming sought in Denver, and butch Lancelot? All that and more in Episode 13 of Q4Q: Queer Personal 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.Banjo strummed by Lauren Baca. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Sources: Gay Blade (D.C), November 11, 1988. DigDCLesbian Tide Volume 1 Number 2, September - October 1979. Houston LGBT History.org. Southern Voice, April 21 and 27, 1994. Digital Library of Georgia.Out Front, Volume V Number 6, June 13, 1980. Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. Focus Point, November 17, 1994. Minnesota Digital Library.OutWeek, August 28, 1989. OutWeek Internet Archive.Toadstool Botanicals Toadstool Botanicals brings you closer to plants & fungi through plant medicine and cosmetics. Support the show

Are you looking for a gay roommate? What about a lesbian organic farmer? Find all that and more in this episode of Q4Q, when Haley and Annika slide into the DMs of some quality cheeseheads from the state of Wisconsin. 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.As always, music by Omar Nassar. Cover art by Bekah Rich.Sources: A big thank you to:Wisconsin LGBT History Project This Website ... attempts to link together media reports from every LGBT publication ever printed in Wisconsin, with personal recollections, photos, and stories. It is primarily organized into 5 major areas (People, Organizations, Businesses, Media, and Events) and weaves all of these together with hyper-linkages to cross-reference information in one area to related information elsewhere. Although thus far primarily the work of one individual (Don Schwamb), other individuals are coming forward with their own recollections and photos, and several other people (notably Jamie Taylor, and the new Green Bay LGBT History group) are beginning to contribute in a more substantive way to flesh out gaps and make the site even more broad in scope.Among Friends, Aug/Sept 1988Among Friends, March 1988Among Friends, Feb 1988Among Friends, May 1988Uptown Downtown - Nov 1993Support the show

Hey all you handsome bi’s and rugged guys! This time on Q4Q, Haley and their new housemate Ainhoa wade through an archive of bisexual personal ads. Give it a listen, because these ads swing both ways!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.As always, music by Omar Nassar. Cover art by Bekah Rich. Sources: GAY (NYC),  15 Feb 1971. Houston LGBT HistoryGay Blade (D.C.) 11-27-1998 DigDCPersonally (Kansas City, MO) January 1988 Vol. 4 Issue. 1Michele A Buchanan Collection, Leather Archives and Museum, 1990s "From a red shore" Tumblr page"From the LA&M Archives: Black Leather in Color" Jakob VanLammeren, LA&M Archivist/Collections Librarian, August 2014Leathersex Underground & the Formation of a Subculture: The Michele Buchanan and Jim Kane Digitization Project, CLIR Hidden Collections registry The Leather Hall of Fame Our Own Community Press (Norfolk, VA) , Oct. 1992 - Old Dominion University Libraries Digital CollectionsPhiladelphia Gay News,  Issue 5 - May 1976 - JSTORThe San Francisco Bay times., Sep 1989, Vol. 10 No. 12 - Berkeley Library Digital CollectionsSupport the show

Have you heard of Farmers Only? Do you find yourself watching Brokeback Mountain over and over? This episode takes “City people just don’t get it” to a whole new level. Listen as Haley and Erin discover the personals of cowboy bachelors, country dykes, and Gay okies. Because as we all know, “Cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other!”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 written and strummed by Omar Nassar. Icon design by Bekah Rich. Mentions:Wild, Wild Country - Streamable on NetflixLindsy Van Gelder and Pamela Robin Brandt, Girls Next Door: Into the Heart of Lesbian America Welcome to Your FantasyTransplantingsSources: Gay sunshine, Spring, 1974.  Berkeley Library Digital Collections.OUT FRONT, Volume XV, Number 22, February 15, 1991.  Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. The Gayly Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, June 1, 1984. The Gayly Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 1, 1984. The San Francisco Bay times., Sep 1989, Vol. 10 No. 12. Berkeley Library Digital CollectionsSupport the show