Some are famous, like Lawrence of Arabia, but questions about their sexual identity have often been considered more as scandals or footnotes than as important details of their story.Īnd “bad” can be as slippery a term as “gay” for Bad Gays’ subjects. Bad Gays, focusing on the “evil and complicated gay men in history,” tries to tell some of the stories that get left out.Įach installment of the podcast’s 10-episode first season centers on a particular historical figure. Even among historians, the focus at times has been on finding and recognizing the queer heroes. LGBTQ history is often ignored or misrepresented in pop culture.
That’s the idea behind the new podcast Bad Gays from writers Ben Miller and Huw Lemmey. LGBTQ Pride Month is a time to celebrate the queer people in history who have fought for equal rights.īut how should we talk about influential queer figures who don’t fit that narrative?
