The Ladies of Llangollen, lesbians?

04/30/22 • 23 min

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A young lady climbs out of a window dressed in men’s clothing with a pistol and her pet dog in hand. She meets another lady also dressed in men’s clothing and they ride into the night towards the coast with plans of their new life together abroad. Today we're going to be talking about the Ladies of Llangollen, an 18th century queer couple.

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OMG lesbians from Billy on the Street: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pwCK2pOF0o&t=1s

See the show notes on the website amoroushistories.co.uk

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Track: No Saint, Music by: https://slip.stream/

OMG lesbians from Billy on the Street: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pwCK2pOF0o&t=1s

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Photo: Kate Cummings, Umoja Uaso, Kenya. Partner: Vital Voices. 2009.

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