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Queer as Fact

Queer as Fact

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Queer history podcast covering content from around the world and throughout time.Copyright 2017 . All rights reserved. World
Episodes
  • Kewpie
    Mar 31 2026

    Today’s episode is on the South African performer and hairdresser, Kewpie! Join us to learn about queer life in Cape Town’s coloured community under apartheid, find out how you can get your hair done at 3am, and hear about a prize-winning Marie-Antoinette costume.

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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • The Catterick Skeleton
    Mar 16 2026

    Today's episode is on the Catterick skeleton, the excavated remains of person buried in 4th century CE Roman Britain, identified by archaeologists and the press as a 'transvestite'. Join us to hear about what a bead found in the ground can tell us about gender in local jewellery trends, how press reactions to the skeleton have changed over time, and a bonus ancient Roman board game interlude.

    This episode was originally released on our Patreon in early 2024. Some statements, such as those about Eli's thesis progress and the current state of the scholarship, may be outdated.

    Check out our website, where you can find our sources, as well as everything there is to know about Queer as Fact.

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    46 mins
  • Interview: Dennis Altman - Righting My World
    Mar 1 2026

    In today's episode we interview author, academic and political commentator Dennis Altman about his new book - Righting My World: Essays from the Past Half-Century.

    Join us for a discussion that spans 60 years of queer activism, from discussing the differences in public health policy responses to the HIV/AIDS crisis in Australia and the United States to the state of queerness as an inherently revolutionary act in 2026.

    Check out our website, where you can find our sources, as well as everything there is to know about Queer as Fact.

    If you enjoy our content, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Instagram, Tumblr and Bluesky.

    [Image: Front cover of Dennis Altman's book, Righting My World: Essays from the past half-century, featuring a black and white photo of a younger Dennis lounging against a fence]

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    50 mins
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This podcast is much needed within the global queer community. We need to be keepers of our own histories in way that none queer identifying people do not. The episodes are usually around an hour long but seem to fly by as you are kept engaged by the fascinating studies and the enjoyable way in which they are presented. It’s so refreshing to hear queer people talking about queers of historical significance without the biased assumptions of many of the previous commentators who’s work the acknowledge and discuss. Thoroughly recommend it to anyone with an interest in history, queer or otherwise.

Informative and well researched

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