{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Historical Homos","title":"RENAISSANCE: Queer Harlem's Forgotten \"Flamboyants\" (feat. George M. Johnson)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3401,"description":"How do you start a renaissance?\n\nThe one woman who knows - Beyoncé - was unavailable to answer my questions.\n\nSo instead, we've gone back to 1920s Harlem this week, to figure out the good gay truth.\n\nIt turns out the Harlem Renaissance was a lot more queer than we learned in school.\n\nAnd half of its greatest luminaries, who represented a major step forward in Black queer history, have been largely forgotten today.\n\nThree of them are the focus of this week's episode: Alain LeRoy Locke, Gladys Bentley, and Claude McKay.\n\nThey are just a fraction of the queer Black people who started, fueled, and memorialized the cultural flowering we now call the Harlem Renaissance.\n\nJoin me and my guest as we delve into their lives and figure out what each has to teach us about this fascinating period.\n\nWhen you're done here, grab a copy of my guest's new book on the subject, which is beautifully illustrated and just came out: ⁠Flamboyants⁠ (2024).\n\nIf you want more from Historical Homos, you can join our cult at our website.\n\nAnd follow us on Instagram⁠⁠ and TikTok⁠⁠.\n\nLike what you hear? Please leave us a five star rating on Apple or Spotify.\n\nDo it. Yeahhhhhh just like that.\n\nWritten and hosted by Bash. Edited by Bash. Guest host: George M. Johnson.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/o92facaUR1b1tdVy-0yJpC7Dki6zYO3m9CVcZY48Hq0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zMDZm/OTQ2MzU0Y2Y3OGMz/ZTQxYzViMmQ4Yzll/Y2IwZC5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}