Gayish: 491 Libraries: Live from PopCon in Indianapolis

About this episode

Mike and Kyle discuss the history and cultural significance of libraries in a live episode from Indy PopCon.

In this rare PG episode from our live show at Indy PopCon, Mike and Kyle talk about the history of libraries, the Library of Alexandria, Sapphos’ poetry, Magnus Hirschfeld’s Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, Nazi book burnings, the ONE Archives, banned books, and how librarians are lesbian-coded. In this episode: News- 4:45 || Main Topic (Libraries)- 10:51 || Gayest & Straightest- 45:12 If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera cruise, visit www.gayishpodcast.com/cruise to sign up. Make sure to check Gayish as the podcast you’re attending for. On the Patreon bonus segment, Mike tells Kyle about portrayals of libraries in media. If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast.

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike, Kyle

Topics covered

• libraries
• history
• literature
• LGBTQ+ culture
• media portrayals

Keywords

• libraries
• LGBTQ+
• history
• banned books
• media portrayals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, ONE Archives

Books & works: Library of Alexandria, banned books

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