American Filth

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Boo Birth Control!!! Comstock Part 1 May 15, 2024

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Big follower of Christ/mail snoop Anthony Comstock rails against obscenity and gets a law named after him passed in 1873! One thing he hates in particular? Birth control!!

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First Gay President??? Bedfellows Headfellows Part 3 May 08, 2024

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Has America already had a gay president??? Or was he just a fussy, prissy, well-dressed guy?? James Buchanan lived with the same man for decades in Washington, and many people find that pretty sus!

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GAY-braham Lincoln??? Bedfellows Headfellows Part 2 May 01, 2024

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Men continue to sleep in the same bed and maybe...give a little head. This time the couple in question shared a bed for four years. But yeah! Maybe they were just roommates! Or is Abraham Lincoln actually a little bit gay?

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Southern Politicians Get Spicy! Bedfellows Headfellows Part 1 Apr 24, 2024

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Some South Carolinian politicians in the 1820s did a lot more than sleeping. Just ask their fleshen poles.

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Oneid(ON'T MIND IF YOU BANG MY WIFE)a Apr 17, 2024

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Religious group? Sex cult? Polyamorous filth? Silverware manufacturer? The Oneida Community had it all.

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Hot Socialite Turns Expert Blackmailer Apr 10, 2024

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In the 1910s, Buda Godman turned heads in New York. She was young, hot, and everyone wanted to get to know her. But who cares about being a 1910s influencer? So boring! Buda dove into a life of crime instead.

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Sex! (It's a play) Apr 03, 2024

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Mae West brings Sex to Broadway but also...gay people??

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The Not-So-Genius Killer Mar 27, 2024

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Wow, a true crime story!! Did this man kill his wife and daughter in 1845? Or did he kill EVEN MORE PEOPLE??

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How To Stop Touching Yourself (The Solitary Vice) with Kellogg! Mar 20, 2024

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Touching yourself too much? Have you tried eating some cereal?? John Harvey Kellogg was a chastity crusader who could solve any horned up feelings you have. Come learn how to abstain and get those hands out your own pants!

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19th-Century Tinder Leads To VERY Bad Match Mar 13, 2024

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In 1873, a woman finds a husband from a newspaper ad. But turns out... he sucks.

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