Today's episode of Queer as Fiction covers the 2002 novel Fingersmith, written by famed queer author Sarah Waters (three time nominee for the Man Booker prize), as well as its 2016 film adaptation The Handmaiden, directed by South Korean mastermind Park Chan-wook. Join us as we discuss the differences and similarities between 1930s Japanese-occupied Korea and Victorian England, depictions of lesbian sex and problematic cephalopods.
The Chevalière d'Éon: Part 2
The Chevalière d'Éon: Part 1
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
Golden Orchid Societies
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Emperor Nero
Christina of Sweden
Stonewall in the Media
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
Gilbert Baker and the Rainbow Flag
Stonewall
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Chavela Vargas
Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire
Marsha P Johnson
Fanny Park and Stella Boulton
Stormé DeLarverie
Julius Caesar
Bohemian Rhapsody, Colette, and Vita & Virginia
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