Historical Homos

Exploring historical accuracy of 'The Favourite' set in 18th century England. Bisexy history, love triangle of Queen Anne's court favorites. Top Five Period Moments: Sex, Tears, Violence, Misogyny, Quippery & Bitchery. Dive into Queen Anne's era, relationships, fashion, dialogue, and more!

Explore the origins and political nature of gendered bathrooms, showcasing how they have been used to control and discriminate against marginalized groups. Learn about the criminalization of queer individuals through same-sex bathrooms and the historical association between homosexuality and mental illness. Discover how bathroom panic has been used to derail progressive legislation, and the discrimination faced by trans people. Reflect on the lavender scare and the power of shared experiences for potential change. Delve into the concept of agreed-upon rules for bathrooms with humorous anecdotes.

Wilkommen, bienvenue! Actually just bienvenue. Because yes, we are once again plunging you into another insufferably French episode, where Bash and Lucy compete for the "Best Francophone" Award no one offered. This week, we examine the life, luxuries, and labial exploits of Françoise Raucourt, one of 18th century Paris' most iconic lesbian actresses. La Raucourt catapulted to fame at the age of 16, and stayed in the public eye plus ou moins for the next 40 years.Renowned for her lavish spending as much as her riotous rugmunching, she survived the fall of France's royals, the Revolution, and the Napoleonic Chode himself with sapphic savvy. We'll also explain in this episode how the 18th century turned Bash gay, because you are clearly dying to know.For more, follow us at:www.historicalhomos.comwww.instagram.com/historical.homoswww.tiktok.com/@historicalhomosThis episode was written and researched by Bash, hosted by Bash and Lucy Hendra, and edited by Alex Toskas.

The podcast featuring Rabbit F*ggot aka Tu'Er Shen, The God of Gay in Imperial China explores queer love stories in Chinese literature, the origins and cultural significance of the Rabbit God, changing attitudes towards queer people in China and the US, and the importance of straight allies in supporting the LGBTQ+ community.

It's time to ruin that Columbussy! This week we are trampling on the reviled memory of Christopher Columbus, in honor of the Queer Indigenous Peoples of the Americas who are - say it with me - MUCH, MUCH COOLER. Bitchy Bash is joined by Illiterate Lucy to explore the five genders of Indigenous civilizations, the rise of the berdache and one "Nameless Hermaphrodite," and a brief glance at the ancient Aztec god of flowers, sex, gays, and magic mushrooms. (Beat that, sweetie.) As always, we conclude that white people have basically ruined everything. But not before we uncover the greatest Two-Spirit trailblazers of the last 500 years.For more, follow us at:www.historicalhomos.comwww.instagram.com/historical.homoswww.tiktok.com/historicalhomosThis episode was written and researched by Bash, hosted by Lucy Hendra and Bash, and edited by Alex Toskas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ladies and gentler ladies, please welcome your new Historical Homos co-host: Lucy Hendra! Lucy is bravely and openly straight, a woman (technically), and has seen every episode of Vanderpump Rules ever written. (Yes, written. #WGAStrong) Now, why does that qualify her to be on this podcast? No one knows, and no one cares. Least of all our subject this week: Alexander the Great, Murdering, Bisexual Fuckboy. We are taking it back to Ancient Greece because that's where Bash feels safe. Plus, the parallels between his life and Alexander's are just straight up freaky! You'll also discover what Grindr tribes Alexander had on his profile, whether eunuchs can pee or not, and why Lucy should ultimately apologize to Bash for everything straight people have done wrong in history.For more, follow us at:www.historicalhomos.comwww.instagram.com/historical.homoswww.tiktok.com/@historicalhomosThis episode was written and researched by Bash, hosted by Lucy and Bash, and edited by Alex Toskas.

Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith were big stars in their own day, and hundred years later they've got BIOPICS on Netflix and HBO. This is what bisexuality can do for you! Join us as we dig into the lives, songs, and loves of these two remarkable Black women. Renowned for their musical talent and big personalities, Ma and Bessie became the first record stars of 1920s America. The Great Depression ruined everything as usual – selfish! – but not before Ma and Bessie had their fill of bathtub gin, husbands, cold cash, and yes, chorus-girl-pu$$y.For more, follow us at:www.historicalhomos.comwww.instagram.com/historical.homoswww.tiktok.com/historicalhomosThis episode of Historical Homos is hosted by Bash and Donal Brophy, written and researched by Bash, and edited by Alex Toskas.

Hatshepsut was one of the more successful pharaohs of New Kingdom Egypt, mostly because she was hell-bent on being known as a he. In an era when ruling was synonymous with penis-having, Hatsephsut created multiple propaganda campaigns to cast herself in the role of divine male ruler. And yet, despite the many breastless and bearded statues she commissioned, Hattie retained many feminine aspects of her royal personality. What does it all mean? Who was this #boygirlboss of Ancient Egypt? And can we all get a promotion by changing our pronouns? (The answer is yes.)This episode of Historical Homos was hosted and written by Bash, executive produced by Zachary Quinto, and edited by Alex Toskas.For more, follow us at:⁠⁠www.historicalhomos.com⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/historical.homos⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@historicalhomos

Bash and Donal are back together again! This week we're leaving behind ancient sugar daddies to look at some of the gayest moments in the Supreme Court's history. From antisodomy laws to gay marriage – and now state-sanctioned discrimination, oh my! – the Court has had a long and bizarre history of interfering with LGBTQ+ rights. But all is not lost. The motherf*cking Supremes work in mysterious, not always terrible ways. (Sometimes they even actually do their jobs!) It's our responsibility to know what they're up to and what has changed over the past 60 years of queer liberation. Plus, we sound really hot and smart in this episode.Historical Homos is hosted by Bash and Donal Brophy, written by Bash, edited by Alex Toskas, and executive produced by Zachary Quinto.For more, follow us at:⁠⁠www.historicalhomos.com⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/historical.homos⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@historicalhomos

Joan of Arc has an impressive CV: French it girl, saint, military genius (kind of?), 15th century celebrity (chic!), burned at the stake (careful, c'est chaud!), and potentially...nonbinary? Bash returns to his altar boy days to unravel the never-not-compelling, extremely unbelievable story of Joan, the Maiden of Orléans. As always, we disagree with almost everything everyone's ever said, and find an annoying way of positioning our opinion as fact, because that's what it is. #Trump2024. In summary: if you care about medieval white women AT ALL, click play.Written and Hosted by BashExecutive Produced by Zachary QuintoEdited by Alex ToskasFollow Historical Homos at our website www.historicalhomos.com and on Instagram @historical.homos.