WE'RE BACK, COUSINS!Welcome back to the club after our long hiatus. What better way to wrap up Pride month than to look at the icons who made it all possible. Please enjoy the stories of Stormé DeLaverie, Marsha P. Johnson, and Sylvia Rivera an

Ep 29 - The Gay Man Behind America's Civil Rights Movement

Feb 12th, 2024 46m 46s

Hello cousins!After a series of unfortunate events, we are back, finally! Please join us (and Dani's bottle of wine) as we enjoy the inspiring story of the absolute civil rights legend Bayard Rustin! Britt will teach us all about the often wash

Ep 28 - Gentleman Jack: "The First Modern Lesbian"

Jan 9th, 2024 59m 25s

Happy 2024, Cousins!Britt decided we needed something a little lighter after the last episode, so join us in exploring the long-awaited dirty dog story of Gentleman Jack Anne Lister! This fuck boy girl of the 19th century was a wily social clim

Ep 27 - Drinking Milk and Eating Coleslaw: The Dark Purple Menace

Dec 13th, 2023 1h 7m

Welcome, Cousins! This week's story is a doozy! Join us as Britt completes Dani's request of The Black Angel of Death, The Dark Purple Menace, the one, the only, Libby Holman! She was called feral, obscene, beautiful, and cursed, yet she shown

Ep 26 - Wily Weddings: Queer Marriages That Gamed the System

Nov 10th, 2023 54m 29s

Welcome back, cousins! Britt is bringing us the story of some ~wily~ gays as they fought for their right to marry! Listen to the stories of Elisa Sánchez Loriga and Marcela Gracia Ibeas and Michael McConnell and Jack Baker and how these two str

Ep 25 - Gay Ghosts and Phabulous Phantoms pt. 4

Oct 19th, 2023 48m 16s

Welcome ghosts and ghouls! This may be our most unhinged and slap-happy story time yet, so buckle up! Britt tells us the wild tale of Benjamin Henry Jesse Francis Shepard AKA Jesse Shepard AKA Francis Grierson AKA Psyche the Cat (??) and his sp

Ep 24 - Gay Ghosts and Phabulous Phantoms pt. 3

Oct 8th, 2023 1h 7m

Welcome back spooky witches! It’s that time of year again, so hold on to your britches, it’s about to get freaky; both Britt AND Dani are coming in with some ghosty stories for you today! Britt will start us off with an extension of Abe Lincoln

Ep 23 - Secrets of the White House: Lincoln's Supposed Lovers

Sep 10th, 2023 1h 1m

Hello cousins and welcome to a ~ScAnDaLoUs~ TGCC episode! Brittany tells us the story of the great Emancipator himself, Gaybroham, *ahem* Abraham Lincoln. Listen close and decide for yourself, fruity, or nah? Follow on Instagram and TikTok @the

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Ep 0 - Trailer

Aug 31st, 2023 1m 51s

Come check out The Gay Cousin Club a podcast about all of our (oftentimes straightwashed) queer cousins through history!Follow on Instagram and TikTok @thegaycousinclub, email us at tgccpod@gmail.com, or find all of this info and more at www.th

Ep 22 - Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Love and War

Aug 27th, 2023 46m 41s

Welcome back cousins! Sorry for our impromptu hiatus, but we are back and bringing you not one, but THREE stories of soldiers in love! Join us as Britt tells the beautiful and complex story of Gilbert Bradley and Gordon Bowsher, the harrowing f

Ep 21 - Boston Marriages: The Right to Love and the Right to Vote

Jul 30th, 2023 55m 32s

Hello cousins, and welcome!This week we are a little different, instead of covering just one person or couple, Britt decided to cover a larger topic: Boston Marriages! We've already talked about them a bit, so join us for a deeper dive as we ex

Ep 20 - America's FIRST Lesbian First Lady

Jul 18th, 2023 1h

Hello Cousins and welcome back! As per usual, Britt and Dani suck at a schedule, so here we are! But oh my goodness can you believe it's episode 20 already! Thank you so much for sticking around, dealing with us learning the podcasting game, an

Ep 19: From Earl to Exile

Jun 25th, 2023 1h 19m

Join us as Dani shares our final story of Pride Month! Hold on tight as we discuss the sometimes problematic and always charismatic 7th Earl Beauchamp. At the end it’ll be up to you to decide: are you Team Beauchamp*?Follow on Instagram and Tik

Ep 18 - Gay Pirates: Nautical Sapphos and Their Quest for Mayhem (part 2)

Jun 18th, 2023 57m 36s

Welcome back and we hope you are celebrating a happy Pride in whatever way you can, Cousins!This week we are finishing up our two parter with our lovely, fantastic, and maybe a little too zooted bestie Sara! Put your floaties on and do the nau

Ep 17 - Gay Pirates: Nautical Sapphos and Their Quest for Mayhem (part 1)

Jun 9th, 2023 1h 2m

Happy Pride, Cousins!To celebrate Pride month, Britt and Dani are bringing you three back to back episodes this month, and kicking it off with a two parter! Not only that, but please welcome our lovely, fantastic, and maybe a little too zooted

Ep 16- Gay Nuns: Mystical Marriages and Devil Possession

May 16th, 2023 58m 46s

Hello cousins and welcome! Please join us as we dive a bit into the 16th-17th* centuries in order to talk about the fascinating nun, Benedetta Carlini! We've got visions, and other-worldy marriages, and possesions, and SplendaSweet'n'Low? Tune

Ep 15 - Lesbian Anarchy- The Queen of the Bolsheviks

Apr 30th, 2023 1h 14m

Welcome to the meeting, Cousins! This week Dani gives Britt a break and takes over storytime! Join us in absolute awe over the tale of the incredible powerhouse activist Marie Equi- The Queen of the Bolsheviks!Want more of the club in between

Ep 14- The Gay Painter and the Lesbian Cellist: A Story of True Courage

Apr 14th, 2023 52m 12s

Leve het verzet! Long live the (Dutch) Resistance! Cousins, please join us in welcoming the two newest members to the club: the artistic, the courageous, the downright defiant Willem Arondeus and Frieda Belinfante. Enjoy the tale of these two N

Ep 13- Mary Jones' Sticky Fingers

Apr 6th, 2023 58m 12s

Black Trans Lives Matter -1863 edition.Welcome back cousins! Prepare yourselves: the transphobes done did piss Brittany off... so please join us in welcoming the beautiful Mary Jones to the club! She was a sneaky klepto with a purse full of sca

Ep 12- The Longest Love Letter in Literature

Mar 17th, 2023 52m 39s

Welcome to the meeting, Cousins! Join Britt and Dani as we discuss the stressy-depressy life of Virgina Woolf with an uplifting and absolutely GORGEOUS focus on the never-ending love between Virginia and Vita Sackville-West. *Trigger warning* T

Ep 11 - Old Hollywood's Leading Ladies' Lady Lover

Mar 6th, 2023 1h 5m

Welcome back, cousins! Join Britt and Dani as we enjoy Britt's buzz and the incredible tale of the woman convinced she could "get any woman from any man." She's a real Mr. Steal Ya Girl before that was even a thing. Join us in welcoming the MAR

Ep 10 - Good Vibes and Bad Controversies: Tales of Rome's Worst Emperor

Feb 19th, 2023 1h

Please join us in welcoming the newest (oldest?) member of The Gay Cousin Club the absolute chaotic kween that was just here for the vibes (and controversies): Elagabalus!*Dani note* I apologize for the sound quality- we are working through som

Ep 9 - The Mother of Blues

Jan 29th, 2023 45m 46s

Join us as Britt enthralls us all with the most badass, cop-taunting, bisexual queen, and mother of blues that was Gertrude "Ma" Rainey.Follow us on Instagram @thegaycousinclub or email us your suggestions tgccpod@gmail.com Follow on Instagram

Ep 8 - Diplomat, Gender Non-Conformist, Soldier, Spy

Jan 5th, 2023 48m 48s

Today’s episode is dedicated to all of our gender binary non-conforming cousins as we discuss the absolutely fantastical life of bad-assery that was the famous 18th Century French diplomat, soldier, spy, and eventual extortionist, the Chevalier

Ep 7 - Peaks and Valleys: A Tale of Love and Loss

Dec 22nd, 2022 59m 51s

In which Dani tells the story of Freda Du Faur (and Muriel Cadogan). Prepare to join an emotional roller-coaster mountain as we discuss women empowerment, athleticism, and true love.Follow us on Instagram @TheGayCousinClub or send us an email t