Temple keepers, celery eaters, pubic hair hoarders: lesbians can really do it all. If you want to find out what else they can do, make sure to listen to today’s episode, as Lea and Casey interview author Kirsty Loehr, and ask her more about the fabulous figures featured in her book A Short History of Queer Women. After stressing the importance of preserving and talking about queer history, Kirsty shares more (spicy) details about questionable boob lovers like Marie-Antoinette, and bona fide lesbians like Anne Lister, Emily Brontë, and many more. And if you’d like a little extra book-based humour, don’t forget to keep an ear out at the end of the episode for Lea’s usual pick-up line, the first of many more for our new season!

Outline

00:00 – 05:16 – Intro and gay day check (with a special guest!)

05:17 – 09:04 – How gay was your life?

09:05 – 12:10 – Queer person of the day, Marie-Antoinette

12:11 – 20:28 – Process of queering the historical stories

20:29 – 26:58 – Reception of the book and developing the humourous writing style

26:59 – 33:34 – The complexity of gender identity in historical figures

33:35 – 37:39 – Have we always been like this?

37:40 – 47:49 – Quick quiz

47:50 – 52:59 – Recommended reading and upcoming books

53:00 – 56:16 – Outro and Lea's pick up line

Credits

Co-hosts: Casey, Lea

Guest: Kirsty Loehr, author of A Short History of Queer Women

Producers: Elle, Maria

Song: ‘Free the Nip’ by MuMu

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