The History of Sex

What is this show about? Find out what's in store. Welcome to The History of Sex. We explode gender norms by exploring their incredible variety across time.

You can find us at www.historyofsexpod.com, or on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest as @historyofsexpod, on Youtube as History of Sex Pod, or by email as [email protected]. Support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/btnewberg.

What if Queen Elizabeth had been a man? We dive into this bizarre idea in today’s showcase episode, courtesy of Sebastian Major of Our Fake History.

Our Fake History is a podcast that explores myths people think are history and history that might be hidden in myths. At the heart of today’s episode is gender: the idea that maybe Queen Elizabeth was really a man.

Now, is that preposterous? Yeah, probably. Deliciously preposterous. But what’s great about it is what it teaches us along the way: we’ll learn about the struggles Elizabeth faced as a woman, the sexism of her age and the centuries after when this theory was being bandied about.

This episode has been sponsored by LetsGetChecked. Go to www.trylgc.com/btnewberg and use code "history" to get 20% off your purchase.

Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review. Support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/btnewberg. Research, writing, editing, and production by B. T. Newberg. Logo Design by Rachel Westhoff. Animation by Maxeem Konrardy. Additional credits, references, and more at www.historyofsexpod.com.

My city is on fire today. This is day four of the riots in the wake of the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police. And everyone around me is saying, “I’m angry too, but why destroy your own community? It doesn’t make sense.”

But is there another way to look at it? In this episode, I share first-hand reports of the riots as well as experiences of income disparity in local schools. By looking behind the violence to the roots of disadvantage, can we turn confusion into empathy?

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Why didn't the Nazis make an exception for bisexuals? They could have helped raise the birth rate as much as anyone else, yet they were persecuted alongside homosexuals without distinction. Was this an early form of bisexual erasure? And what is bisexual erasure anyway?

This episode has been sponsored by LetsGetChecked. Go to www.trylgc.com/btnewberg and use code "history" to get 20% off your purchase.

Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review. Support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/btnewberg. Research, writing, editing, and production by B. T. Newberg. Logo Design by Rachel Westhoff. Animation by Maxeem Konrardy. Additional credits, references, and more at www.historyofsexpod.com.

What was it like to play on an American football team in the 1990s as a girl? Author Joy Auburn tells us what it was like for her, giving us a glimpse into gender in the 1990s.

Find Joy Auburn on Instagram as @authorjoyauburn.

Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review. Support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/btnewberg. Research, writing, editing, and production by B. T. Newberg. Logo Design by Rachel Westhoff. Animation by Maxeem Konrardy. Additional credits, references, and more at www.historyofsexpod.com.