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Drawing on first-person interviews, unpublished memoirs, newspaper accounts, contemporary studies, government documents, and recent scholarship, Sin, Sex & Subversion argues that "deviant" sexuality was subversive, and that unique New York "outsiders" of the 1950s set the stage for the following decades and the world we know today. In each chapter, author David Rosen examines a critical moral issue through an in-depth profile of figures such as Liberace, Samuel Roth, Bettie Page, the Rosenbergs, and others.

From emperors to empresses, poets to prostitutes, slaves to plebs, ancient Rome was a wealth of different experiences and expectations-nowhere more so than around the subject of sex and sexuality. The image of ancient Rome that has come down to us is one of sexual excess: emperors gripped by perversion partaking in pleasure with whomever and whatever they fancied during weeklong orgies.

History of Sex in Religion is a history and religion podcast examining how sexuality, belief, power, and doctrine shaped religious traditions, spiritual movements, and sacred institutions across centuries.Every religion teaches something about sex. Who may have it. Who must avoid it. And who quietly claimed exceptions.This podcast explores the long, complex history of sex in religion, uncovering how intimacy, desire, celibacy, control, and secrecy influenced religious law, clergy life, monastic communities, royal theology, and spiritual authority around the world.Each episode investigates real...

Cartagena was an important Spanish port and the site of an Inquisition high court, a slave market, a leper colony, a military base, and a prison colony—colonial institutions that imposed order by enforcing Catholicism, cultural and religious boundaries, and prevailing race and gender hierarchies. The city was also simmering with illegal activity, from contraband trade to prostitution to heretical religious practices. Nicole von Germeten's research uncovers scandalous stories drawn from archival research in Inquisition cases, criminal records, wills, and other legal documents.

This audio program from Dr. Janet Hall examines both why fantasies occur and when, and the differences between male and female fantasies. Examples of three typical, preferred male fantasies are included.

A brand new exploration of the concept, history and life stories of some of the biggest Drag artists in India today. Dispelling myths, countering inconsistencies and bringing the listener face to face with some of the most fascinating people we have met. Google and Flipkart employees, Doctors, Designers, Makeup artists, Models and Change makers. Come hear a fresh take on the INDian Drag scene!

In this interview series, we give voice to LGBTQ elders in our midst who have precious stories to share. In living their lives, they have had front row seats to equality advances, declines, triumphs, and tragedies. PFLAG San Jose / Peninsula is providing a microphone and a platform so they can share their lives with us. We hope you enjoy listening!

The Gay in American Podcast is an oral history project where we share stories from the LGBTQA+ community to inspire each other to live our best gay lives and to understand that our shared experiences are what unite us as a community.

Gay in Rural France is a queer countryside podcast about living, creating, and surviving far away from the city.Set in the Charente Limousine, one of the most rural regions of south-west France, the podcast explores life from the perspective of a gay artist navigating rural isolation, community, creativity, and belonging, while renovating half a château on a limited budget.Some episodes focus on queerness, the body, visibility, and mental health. Others are quieter reflections on daily life, relationships, renovation fatigue, artistic work, and what it means to build a life outside dominant ...

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