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Yesterqueer

56 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 28 ratings

We talk (and laugh) about people, places, or things that have impacted the queer community.

Sexuality Health & Fitness Comedy
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Episodes

Star Trek SVU

October 21, 2019 04:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MB

Anthony tells Caelan the history of lgbtq+ representation on Star Trek. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon: Jeff S, Jeff P, McKenzie G, Pierre C, Sara L. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy!

Falloppio Goodyear

October 14, 2019 04:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MB

Caelan tells Anthony the history of condoms; (several historical tortoises were harmed in the making of this episode.) Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon: Jeff S, Jeff P, McKenzie G, Pierre C, Sara L. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources: One, Two

Sandwich Hat

October 07, 2019 04:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MB

Anthony tells Caelan the story of Mercedes de Acosta; poet, lady-lover. and Hollywood badass. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon: Jeff S, Jeff P, McKenzie G, Pierre C, Sara L. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources: One, Two

Unspeakably Disgusting

September 30, 2019 04:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MB

Caelan tells Anthony the story of Elagabalus; Roman Empress, heathen, and dictator of the dopest order! Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon: Jeff S, Jeff P, McKenzie G, Pierre C, Sara L. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources: One, Two

Pay it No Mind

February 25, 2019 22:37 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MB

Caelan and Anthony talk about one of the most iconic and dope figure this podcast will ever see; Marsha P. Johnson. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon: Jeff S, Jeff P, McKenzie G, Pierre C, Sara L. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources: One, Two, Three

Lesbrarian

February 11, 2019 21:20 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MB

Caelan and Anthony join forces to tell the stories of the “mother and father of the gay and lesbian movement” in the United States; Frank Kameny and Barbara Gittings. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon: Jeff S, Jeff P, McKenzie G, Pierre C, Sara L. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources: Frank Kameny: One, Two, Three / Barbara Gittings: One, Two, Three

Chiquita

January 29, 2019 05:37 - 1 hour - 46.3 MB

Caelan fangirls over Josephine Baker, possibly the most amazing queer woman in all of history. Anthony (48:13) gets into the very queer (and kinda sad) life of Tchaikovsky (pronounced Dostoevsky). Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon: Jeff S, Jeff P, McKenzie G, Pierre C, Sara L. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources: Josephine Baker: One, Two / Tchaikovsky: One

Nun F*cker

December 03, 2018 22:05 - 1 hour - 51.7 MB

Caelan gets into the history of medieval trans woman (and nun-f*cker) Eleanor Rykener. Anthony (47:33) gets into the amazing and surprising history of Michael Dillon’s transition. Caelan had some weird audio glitch, so skip to Anthony’s part at 47:33 if you can’t deal with it. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources: Eleanor Rykener: One, Two / Michael Dillon: One, Two, Three

Hit & Run

October 15, 2018 04:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MB

Caelan gets into the history of gay homophobes, and their subsequent outings. Anthony (26:39) gets into The WW2 letters exchanged between two men in love. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources: Gay Homophobes: One, Two / Forbidden Love

The Little Mergay

August 06, 2018 06:13 - 1 hour - 42.9 MB

Caelan gets into the history of Hans Christian Anderson, writer of fairy tales such as The Little Mermaid. Anthony gets into history of queerness in Disney. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources: Disney / Hans Christian Anderson One / Two / Three

Reverse Satyr

July 23, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MB

Anthony gets into the seedy homophobic past of a Delta airlines. Caelan (28:00) gets into the history of queer gods Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources: Delta / Queer Gods

The Adam Bomb

July 09, 2018 18:35 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MB

Caelan gets into the history of Jim Egan, Canada's "first queer activist". Anthony (24:02) gets into the unbelievable story of America's Gay Bomb. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources: Queer / Gay Bomb: 1 / 2

Poppervs

June 25, 2018 13:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MB

Anthony covers the history of the word Queer. Caelan (25:14) gets into the history of Poppers, aka Amyl Nitrates. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources: Queer / Poppers: 1 / 2

Fashion Police

June 04, 2018 15:36 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MB

Caelan gets into the history of Tom of Finland, you might not know his name but you know his art. Anthony (25:20) talks about Gladys Bentley; an American blues singer, pianist, and entertainer during the Harlem Renaissance. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources: Tom of Finland: 1 / 2 / 3 Gladys Bentley: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 - (Video)

Prince Harvey

March 26, 2018 16:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MB

Caelan gets into the history of Cock Rings and piercings. Anthony (20:00) covers the life and assassination of queer rights activist Harvey Milk. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources: Harvey Milk // Cock Rings // Prince Albert

Hot Heat

March 12, 2018 04:15 - 1 hour - 41.8 MB

Caelan  talks about one of the first American queer groups - The Society for Human Rights. Anthony (30:50) covers queer representation in slash fiction, and reads a few stories. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Source

Pits & Perverts

February 26, 2018 05:12 - 1 hour - 48.4 MB

Anthony covers the history of the group “Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners”, and Mark Ashton. Caelan (28:10) talks about a historic black feminist and queer politician - Barbara Jordan. (We'll be switching to biweekly episodes for a short while, but we love you.) Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources  

Sexual Wissenschaft

February 12, 2018 17:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MB

Caelan talks about famously queer serial killer Aileen Wuornos (Think ugly Charlize Theron). Anthony (36:10) covers the history of The Pink Triangle and other symbols from Nazi Germany. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources

Gay Dean

January 29, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 44 Bytes

Live from Medieval Times with Special guest stars Gay Dean The Hammer & Mr. Splinter.  Caelan gets into queers in the Medieval era. Anthony (31:30) talks about the history of the gay gene and evolution. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources  

Fourteen Shillings

January 22, 2018 08:00 - 29 minutes - 20 Bytes

Anthony airs some Royal dirty laundry, it’s the Cleveland Street Scandal. This is the royal scandal that started the attitude that queerdom was a fancy aristocratic vice. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources  

Meow Mix

January 15, 2018 05:00 - 39 minutes - 28 Bytes

Caelan gets into "Lesbian bars" throughout US history. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources

Shut That Door

January 08, 2018 05:00 - 31 minutes - 22 Bytes

Anthony gets into the history of Larry Grason, an English comedian and television presenter. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources  

Bodily Infamous

January 01, 2018 17:00 - 28 minutes - 20 Bytes

Caelan tells the history of the queer druid that was found mummified in a magic bog. Anthony doesn’t teach you anything because his part is coming next week. Happy New Years! Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources

Saturnanalia

December 25, 2017 05:00 - 40 minutes - 29 Bytes

A Holiday Special! Tops become bottoms, Faeries with complexes, and Jesus’ wig is in orbit! Caelan and Anthony cover Saturnalia, the REAL and freakin’ queer pagan origin of “Christmas.” Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources

Just the Tip

December 18, 2017 08:00 - 40 minutes - 29 Bytes

Anthony details the history of queer culture in early Japan. Caelan (21:28) tells the history of the micronation; the Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources

Lesbians in Space

December 11, 2017 05:00 - 53 minutes - 38 Bytes

Caelan tells the kinky history of BDSM/Leather culture. Anthony (26:44) details the history of queer astronaut Sally Ride. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources  

Private Accounts

December 04, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 45 Bytes

Anthony details the history of queer people in sports. Caelan gets bored. Caelan (38:50) tells the sordid history of Alexander Wood - fondler and Canadian Icon. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources

Ludacris 1:6-9

November 27, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 50 Bytes

Caelan debunks all the passages in the bible that are said to condemn homosexuality. Anthony (39:11) gets into the biography of Walt Whitman, American poet and not-so-secret homo. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources  

Frackingham Palace

November 20, 2017 05:00 - 47 minutes - 33 Bytes

Caelan covers Captain Rigby, a shameless queer from the 1600s. Anthony (20:32) covers the life of queer writer; Oscar Wilde. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources  

Chaeronea

November 13, 2017 05:00 - 50 minutes - 36 Bytes

*Content Warning: Discussion of sexual assault and violence. Anthony gets into the statistics about sexual abuse/rape in the LGBTQ community. Caelan (33:00) covers George Ives, who started a secret queer cult over 100 years ago. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources

Royal Favourite

November 06, 2017 05:35 - 52 minutes - 44 Bytes

Caelan covers queer activist Peter Tatchell, who once tried to arrest a president for crimes against queer people. Anthony (32:00) covers the secret queer life of King James VI. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources  

A Fresh Nun

October 17, 2017 03:12 - 1 hour - 47 Bytes

Anthony covers the true crime story of closeted murderer Steven Grieveson. Caelan (29:23) gives us the details of the messy and adventurous life of Julie d'Aubigny. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources  

How Does That Sound

October 03, 2017 01:02 - 46 minutes - 33 Bytes

Anthony covers …. Urethra? Urethras? Urethri? Either way it gets kinky. Caelan (19:28) talks about the real history of same sex marriage in the christian church. Donate to Cole’s YouCaring here! Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources  

Dip It In The Sink

September 26, 2017 00:09 - 46 minutes - 33 Bytes

It finally happened, Anthony and Caelan (17:18) accidentally covered the same topic, sort of. We talk about the history of bath houses and molly houses. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources  

The Queer Frontier

September 18, 2017 23:20 - 48 minutes - 34 Bytes

Caelan gives us the deets about Leonard Matlovich, a gay veteran who fought the US Airforce’s discrimination against queer people. Anthony (28:22) goes back to the goldrush, and serves us some sexy and confusing facts about the Queer Frontier. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources

300 Going on 30

August 21, 2017 17:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MB

Anthony explains all about the sexual health risks that affect lgbtq+ people. Caelan (24:10) goes into detail about the all queer elite army that the movie 300 was based on - The Sacred Band of Thebes. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeayyy! Sources  

SelfGrinding

August 08, 2017 03:31 - 1 hour - 49 Bytes

Caelan discusses the history of the autofellatio and it’s relationship to queer medical history. Anthony (26:00) brings us the sordid details of an infamous UK serial killer - The Grindr Killer. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeeeeaayyyyy! Sources

Vogue Us Up

July 31, 2017 23:27 - 44 minutes - 32 Bytes

Anthony details the countries that still criminalize and have the death penalty for being queer. Caelan (13:08) relays his research on Polari, the secret language of queers in the UK. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeeeeaayyyyy! Sources  

The Talkies

July 24, 2017 21:56 - 43 minutes - 31 Bytes

Caelan talks to us about Talkie star Billy Haines, one of the first out gay Hollywood actors. Anthony (20:04) advertises the history of lgbtq+ representation in advertisements. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeeeeaayyyyy! Sources

Nature Made a Mistake

July 17, 2017 22:06 - 50 minutes - 36 Bytes

Anthony follows a news article from the 1950’s and researches Christine Jorgensen - the first transwoman to make headlines in the U.S. Caelan (19:63) goes directly into his comfort zone, and gives us the history of modern gay porn. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeeeeaayyyyy! Sources

Matthew Shepard & Jody Dobrowski

July 10, 2017 20:43 - 1 hour - 48 Bytes

Content warning: Very detailed discussions about extreme physical/sexual violence, hate crimes and murder. Caelan and Anthony (45:51) tell the stories of Matthew Shepard, and Jody Dobrowski - and the hate crimes that led to their horrific murders. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeeeeaayyyyy! Sources

I Will Survive

July 03, 2017 18:18 - 54 minutes - 39 Bytes

Anthony serenades us with the history of “gay anthems” and their effect on queer culture. Caelan (21:27) discusses the history of “fag hags”, and gets into the complicated relationship between straight women and queer men. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeeeeaayyyyy! Sources  

Soap Studs

June 26, 2017 20:20 - 1 hour - 53 Bytes

It’s the second PRIDE episode of Yesterqueer - #LocalQueer. Caelan gets local and recounts the history of Operation Soap - The Bathhouse raids, and how that played a part in the formation of Toronto Pride. Anthony (37:00) details the chronological history of rights won and lost for queers in the United Kingdom. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeeeeaayyyyy! Sources // Cover art photo c...

Sir Babadook

June 19, 2017 20:23 - 1 hour - 43 Bytes

It’s a special PRIDE episode of Yesterqueer - #CurrentQueer. Anthony talks about the life of Sir Ian McKellen, his impact on queer culture, and his activism. Caelan (22:35) gets all up in queer life in the app age; The Babadook, Grindr, and coming out online. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeeeeaayyyyy! Sources  

Rise and Revel (Minisode)

June 13, 2017 02:21 - 6 minutes - 7.27 MB

On the anniversary of the Pulse massacre, Caelan explains how and why Yesterqueer was born. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeeeeaayyyyy! Source: Rise and Revel by Caelan Conrad Music: Bensound

Riding James Dean

June 12, 2017 19:06 - 54 minutes - 39 Bytes

Caelan gets real up in the personal life of actor and iconic leading ‘mo James Dean. Anthony (31:45) covers the history of the Gay Rodeo, while Caelan tries not to scream about animal rights too loudly. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeeeeaayyyyy! Sources: James Dean #1, #2, #3 // Gay Rodeo

Queer as Franco

June 05, 2017 05:16 - 54 minutes - 39 Bytes

It’s our tenth episode, and we’re doing things a little differently. We discuss two of our favourite queer writers. Anthony covers Russel T. Davies, writer of Queer as Folk, Doctor Who, and Torchwood. Caelan (25:53) talks about Ani Difranco; musician, writer, activist, dope-ass human. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeeeeaayyyyy! Sources: Ani DiFranco: 1 , 2 // Russel T. Davies  

The Fruit Doodler

May 30, 2017 02:40 - 1 hour - 44 Bytes

Caelan explains all about the history of the science of gaydar, including Canada’s own gay detector; The Fruit Machine! Anthony (34:45) covers The Doodler, a serial killer that stalked the streets of San Francisco past, doodling and then killing his victims. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeeeeaayyyyy! Sources: The Doodler, Gaydar, The Fruit Machine

Return of the Ice Pick

May 23, 2017 02:47 - 54 minutes - 39 Bytes

Anthony gets ice pick deep in the history of "Conversion" "Therapy", heads up, it's kind of gross. Caelan (26:18) blathers on about the origins and histories of various queer subcultures. Twinks, and Twunks and Bears, no lie! Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeeeeaayyyyy! Sources: Converstion Therapy, Who's Who in the Zoo?, Guide to Gay Subcultures.  

The Bobbitt Machine

May 15, 2017 16:06 - 1 hour - 50 Bytes

Anthony breaks out his ruler and we measure the lengthy history of penis sizes, and the cultural perception of peen sizes through the ages. Caelan (30:19) brings us back to World War II, and gets all up in the life of Alan Turing, war hero, criminal queer. Please rate & review us on iTunes or Google Play. Support us on Patreon or check out our Shop! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and say heeeeeeaayyyyy! Sources:Ideal Penis in History, Gay men and penis sizes. // Alan Turing, Turing's La...

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