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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
  • Sa Bangji (1988)
    Dec 31 2025

    Happy New Year! Today we're discussing the 1988 Korean intersex lesbian film Sa Bangji.

    Join us as we learn about the real 15th-century woman behind the film's main character, discover how 1980s government policy inadvertently led to the creation of a queer movie, and admire some historical hats.

    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.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Ötzi the Iceman
    Dec 14 2025

    Today we're talking about the ancient Italian ice-mummy known as Ötzi the Iceman. Join us to learn about the world's oldest pants, the ethics of archaeology, and and whether there really was sperm in Ötzi's anus.

    This episode was originally released on our Patreon in 2023.

    There are few points throughout the episode where the sound becomes crackly. It happens three or four times, and none of the instances last more than about 30 seconds.

    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: text reading '"Ötzi" war schwul!"]

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    46 mins
  • The Blue Caftan (2022)
    Nov 30 2025

    We're back! The first episode of this block of episodes covers Maryam Touzani's 2022 drama film, The Blue Caftan.

    Join us for a discussion of queerness in Morocco, the "ostentatious nudity" of the bathhouse, and resolving the tension between differing modes of love with grace and deep affection.

    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: A poster for the film 'The Blue Caftan' featuring the title in a sky blue, as well as the three major characters looking at each other affectionately.]

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    49 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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