Queer as Fact

In today's episode, we discuss the Daoist god Tu'er Shen, who is considered to be a patron god of homosexuality. Join us to learn about intimacy between men in 18th century China, a secret gay statue, and one Daoist priest's desire to create a safe space for queer youth. Check out our website [https://www.queerasfact.com/], 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 [https://www.patreon.com/queerasfact], checking out our merch [https://www.redbubble.com/people/Queer-As-Fact/shop], and following us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/queerasfact], Tumblr [https://queerasfact.tumblr.com/] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social]. [Image: cropped from photograph by Han Cheung, Taipei Times] [https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2023/02/15/2003794373]

Today's episode is on Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic consulting detective! Join us as we talk about aromanticism, turn-of-the-century masculinity,and whether Watson is, in fact, a woman. Link to the article Watson was a Woman? discussed in the episode [https://web.archive.org/web/20020811045014/http://www.hwslash.net/stout.html] Check out our website [https://www.queerasfact.com/], 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 [https://www.patreon.com/queerasfact], checking out our merch [https://www.redbubble.com/people/Queer-As-Fact/shop], and following us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/queerasfact], Tumblr [https://queerasfact.tumblr.com/] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social]. [Image: Illustration of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson by Sydney Paget. Source [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sherlock_Holmes_%26_Watson_-_The_Greek_Interpreter_-_Sidney_Paget.jpg]]

In today's episode, we're discussing the Circle of Sex, a 1960s astrological representation of sexuality, and its eccentric creator Gavin Arthur. Join us to hear about how to have sex à la Walt Whitman, how to figure out if you're a Sappho or a Club Woman, and whether there is a faint possibility, just maybe, that the Circle is a tiny bit flawed.  If you would like to follow along at home, please have a look at the Circle of Sex diagram [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W6NBJQeZHn20VYZxh3tSwlLJQXVCsxZY/view?usp=sharing]. We do our best to explain it, but it will hopefully make things a little bit clearer if you have a look yourself! Check out our website [https://www.queerasfact.com/], 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 [https://www.patreon.com/queerasfact], checking out our merch [https://www.redbubble.com/people/Queer-As-Fact/shop], and following us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/queerasfact], Tumblr [https://queerasfact.tumblr.com/] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social]. [Image: The Circle of Sex, a diagram of a circle cut into twelve segments, with a Yin-Yang symbol at the centre. Each segment has a label such as 'Hyperheterogenic - Don Juan' or '3/4 homogenic - Lesbian'.]

Today's marathon episode is about the French revolutionary figure Maximilien Robespierre, whose apparent lack of sexuality has been a point of discussion for scholars ever since his death. Join us as we try to find the real man behind more than two hundred years of conflicting propaganda, explore methods of approaching history on the asexual spectrum, and add to the pantheon of Queer As Fact historical pets. Check out our website [https://www.queerasfact.com/], 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 [https://www.patreon.com/queerasfact], checking out our merch [https://www.redbubble.com/people/Queer-As-Fact/shop], and following us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/queerasfact], Tumblr [https://queerasfact.tumblr.com/] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social]. [Image: Wikimedia Commons, Portrait of Maximilien Robespierre, c. 1790, anonymous artist]

Today's marathon episode is on the French revolutionary figure Maximilien Robespierre, whose apparent lack of interest in sexuality has been a point of contention for scholars since his death.  Join us as we do our best to find the real man behind one of history's most propagandised figures, discuss methods of approaching history on the asexual spectrum, and add to our pantheon of queer pets. Check out our website [https://www.queerasfact.com/], 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 [https://www.patreon.com/queerasfact], checking out our merch [https://www.redbubble.com/people/Queer-As-Fact/shop], and following us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/queerasfact], Tumblr [https://queerasfact.tumblr.com/] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/queerasfact.bsky.social].