Madames, Heauxs, and Gigolos

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Sex and the Pandemic - Spanish Flu vs. COVID-19 Mar 01, 2021

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It’s been a year since we were thrust into lock down situations to prevent the spread of Covid 19. What was supposed to be two weeks has now turned reminiscent of the Spanish Flu outbreak of 1918.

In this episode Heather and Connor discuss dating and sex during both pandemics. Exploring everything from “massagers” to Only Fans.

This episodes charity is projecthope.org

Their strategy focuses on providing lifesaving protective gear in high-risk areas, training frontline health care workers to treat COVID-19, deploying medical volunteers to provide surge staffing, and helping health systems around the world ensure continuity of health services.

Billie Holiday - Jazz singer, survivor, and political activist Feb 15, 2021

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We honor Black History Month by discussing women of color. Billie Holiday, or often referred to as “Lady Day” is perhaps one of the greatest jazz musicians to have ever lived. She gave jazz fanatics songs to last a lifetime. Her melodious voice and trademark tilting backward of the head will always be remembered fondly.

Although she thrived at her craft, the “Strange Fruit” singer who grew up impoverished, pattern of abusive relationships and drug abuse. Like many great artists she roared through life. She remained faithful to the sub culture in which she found herself and never asked for anything, and certainly never asked for permission.

This episode we are suggesting Equal Justice Initiatives. EJI works with communities that have been marginalized by poverty and discouraged by unequal treatment. They committed to changing the narrative about race in America.

https://eji.org/

Another website from EJI in regards to Lynching in America.
https://lynchinginamerica.eji.org/

Josephine Baker - World renowned performer, World War II spy, and activist Feb 01, 2021

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We honor Black History Month by discussing women of color. Today we discuss Josephine Baker, a woman born under unusual circumstances to become a world renowned vaudeville performer, French spy, and civil rights activist.

This months charity we are supporting is https://eji.org.

The Equal Justice Initiative is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society.

Stormy Daniels - The porn star who took on the president Jan 17, 2021

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We celebrate the inauguration and launch our podcast with topic Stormy Daniels, the porn star who took on the president.

Join us as we discuss her childhood, how she got into porn, and how she was paid $130,000 in hush money for having a one-night stand with Trump.

Trigger warnings: sexual assault, domestic violence, and Donald Trump.

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What's this all about? Dec 27, 2020

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Welcome to Madames, Heaux, and Gigolos a podcast about the history of sex work and historical events surrounding sexual revolution.

I am your host Heather and with me is my friend Connor.

Together we have created a biweekly podcast discussing all topics in regards to history and sex.

But why? Why this topic, Heather?

Well, history and sex are two fascinating subjects. There are great stories not told in history books surrounding these topics, so I think this would be a great way for the events to be heard.

What made you want to do a podcast about sex work in particular?

It started out as a COVID project, then manifested into this podcast. The topics are interesting rabbit holes to to fall down and a great way to normalize sex work, and empower.

Many men, and women, gay, straight, bisexual, queer, and transgender, have done incredible things in history, but their stories are rarely shared.

Why? Because of the taboo of the occupation.

Maya Angelou, civil rights activist, poet, and award winning author was also a sex worker. A madame to a lesbian couple when she was 19 and a single mother. She was proud of her work and wrote about it in her second autobiography titled, “Gather Together in My Name”. But “madame” is never listed in her long list of accomplishments. She was never ashamed of her sex work and openly discuss it.

With sex work and events in history about sex, politics are usually involved. With Governments regulating bodies and determining who a sanctioned union is between, some of our subjects may have had run-ins with the law. And politics may be discussed.

So I’d just like to be forward and say Black Lives Matter, Love is Love, Women's Right, Trans Rights, and Gay Rights are Human Rights. And Science is real.

Please subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Spotify. And connect with us on Instagram at Madames, Heauxs, and Gigolos. We’d love for you to join us on this journey.

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