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Were lesbian feminists really anti-sex killjoys, or have we inherited a convenient story about women who disagreed? Dr. Wendy Mallette, author of Lesbian Feminist Killjoys, joins me to talk about born-again lesbianism, trans women’s place in lesbian history, and our enduring obsession with deciding who counts as a lesbian. We get into the pleasure of finding yourself, the politics of getting everyone else correct, and what our messy queer histories can teach us about living together now. You can find Wendy's book here. You can find Erin @iamerinbrownThe Sapphic Syllabus More about the podcast CHEEX OFFER LINK use code ERIN Details: no minimum term can be canceled at any time choice between monthly or annual subscription price:  monthly subscription: € 19.99 annual subscription: € 9.90 per month

Our resident astrologer ET Shipley is back to talk Venus retrograde, exes resurfacing, and whether unfinished business actually needs another conversation. We get into exes showing up in your dreams, the fantasy of finally understanding each other, and finding peace without breaking no contact. Plus: flirting with women, letting yourself want things, and why pleasure takes a little practice. You can find ET here.  You can find Erin @iamerinbrownThe Sapphic Syllabus More about the podcast CHEEX OFFER LINK use code ERIN Details: no minimum term can be canceled at any time choice between monthly or annual subscription price:  monthly subscription: € 19.99 annual subscription: € 9.90 per month

Dr. Kaila Story joins me for some lesbian discourse: dating women won’t magically erase patriarchy, our spaces shouldn’t have to be perfect to survive, and apparently everyone online has opinions about who gets to call herself a lesbian. We get into masc/femme expectations, the King Princess controversy, gold stars, and the difference between community and policing each other. Plus, a deeply necessary conversation about Bette Porter. You can find Dr. Story here. You can find Erin @iamerinbrownThe Sapphic Syllabus More about the podcast CHEEX OFFER LINK use code ERIN Details: no minimum term can be canceled at any time choice between monthly or annual subscription price:  monthly subscription: € 19.99 annual subscription: € 9.90 per month

McKenzie Goodwin of Two Dykes and a Mic joins me to talk about writing and directing Meeting Marsha and making lesbian movies that let us laugh. We get into lesbian reality TV, our queer movie canon, and why being messy on television shouldn’t make you responsible for an entire community’s reputation. We also talk honestly about online harassment, the pressure to get everything right, and what happens to queer art when creators are afraid to make it. You can watch Meeting Marsha here. You can find McKenzie here. You can find Erin @iamerinbrownThe Sapphic Syllabus More about the podcast CHEEX OFFER LINK use code ERIN Details: no minimum term can be canceled at any time choice between monthly or annual subscription price:  monthly subscription: € 19.99 annual subscription: € 9.90 per month

This week, I’m talking about the Cornell 7 allegations and what it feels like to watch the response as a woman with your own history. I also get into the backlash around a lesbian bar’s proposed mask optional night, King Princess, and the way we turn every disagreement into a public verdict. After a rough few weeks in my own comments, I’m asking how much of the internet we really need to take in. xo You can find Erin @iamerinbrownThe Sapphic Syllabus More about the podcast CHEEX OFFER LINK use code ERIN Details: no minimum term can be canceled at any time choice between monthly or annual subscription price:  monthly subscription: € 19.99 annual subscription: € 9.90 per month

Women are taught extensively about how to be desired and almost nothing about discovering what or whom we desire. I’m talking about the years I spent trying to enjoy what was wanted from me, fighting to have my no respected and performing sex from a creative brief built around someone else’s pleasure. And the revolutionary question I finally learned to ask: What do I want to say yes to? Content note: This episode includes discussion of sexual assault, coercion and trauma. This episode is the audio edition of part three of Who Does She Think She Is, my wildly personal curriculum on heteronormativity, desire and the sapphic gaze. You can find the substack here.  You can find Erin @iamerinbrownThe Sapphic Syllabus More about the podcast CHEEX OFFER LINK use code ERIN Details: no minimum term can be canceled at any time choice between monthly or annual subscription price:  monthly subscription: € 19.99 annual subscription: € 9.90 per month

Lesbian porn star Ophelia Fay joins me to talk about what lesbian porn actually looks like when the women making it are queer, why authenticity and pleasure aren’t necessarily at odds with performance, and what it means to build a career without compromising her lesbian identity. We get into everything from scissoring and chemistry with co-stars to sex work, the male gaze, and why “lesbian porn is made for men” is a much more complicated claim than people make it out to be. Plus, Ophelia breaks down how to find and ethically support porn made by and for queer women... and why what we watch, pay for, and get loud about directly influences what gets made. You can find Ophelia here.  You can find Erin @iamerinbrownThe Sapphic Syllabus More about the podcast CHEEX OFFER LINK use code ERIN Details: no minimum term can be canceled at any time choice between monthly or annual subscription price:  monthly subscription: € 19.99 annual subscription: € 9.90 per month

Tiffany Watts is back on The Lesbian Peep Show to talk about building SapphicCon, a new creative festival centering sapphic culture, art, community, and connection. We get into why queer life needs spaces beyond the internet, the often-invisible history of sapphic people in ballroom, and what happens when women create spaces specifically for themselves. Plus: the Sapphic Ball, Original Sin, and why sometimes you have to stop asking whether everyone is happy with what you're building. You can find Sapphic Con here. And Tiffany here.  You can find Erin @iamerinbrownThe Sapphic Syllabus More about the podcast CHEEX OFFER LINK use code ERIN Details: no minimum term can be canceled at any time choice between monthly or annual subscription price:  monthly subscription: € 19.99 annual subscription: € 9.90 per month

Erin talks with personal trainer and certified gay person on the internet Kade Kasper about butchness, gender, masculinity, and figuring out who you want to be when the examples you’ve been handed don’t quite fit. They get into building a masculinity that protects rather than possesses, what it means to belong to lesbian culture, and why identity gets a whole lot easier when we stop trying to turn it into a set of rules. Plus: gym books, carabiners, gender calculus, and the formation of the Butch Army. You can find Kade here. You can find Erin @iamerinbrownThe Sapphic Syllabus More about the podcast CHEEX OFFER LINK use code ERIN Details: no minimum term can be canceled at any time choice between monthly or annual subscription price:  monthly subscription: € 19.99 annual subscription: € 9.90 per month

Pretty Nasty joins The Lesbian Peep Show to talk about life as a masc erotic dancer, becoming unexpected eye candy for studs, and what happens when queer attraction gets to go off script. We get into performance, objectification, consent, the intimacy of dancing for lesbian audiences, and what people still get wrong about masculine women. Plus, Pretty Nasty takes us behind the scenes of Hoochie Daddies Season 3 and tells us why this season came in hot. You can find Pretty Nasty here. You can find Erin @iamerinbrownThe Sapphic Syllabus More about the podcast CHEEX OFFER LINK use code ERIN Details: no minimum term can be canceled at any time choice between monthly or annual subscription price:  monthly subscription: € 19.99 annual subscription: € 9.90 per month

Erin talks about all the ways women learn to fake it for men—and how often we’re taught to mistake that performance for who we actually are. From playing smaller and managing men’s perceptions to performing pleasure, she looks at what happens when safety, desirability, and social acceptance depend on staying on script. You can subscribe to the substack here.  You can find Erin @iamerinbrownThe Sapphic Syllabus More about the podcast CHEEX OFFER LINK use code ERIN Details: no minimum term can be canceled at any time choice between monthly or annual subscription price:  monthly subscription: € 19.99 annual subscription: € 9.90 per month

Erin sits down with Sue Moreno, one of the women behind Kansas City’s historic lesbian intentional community Womontown, to talk about what lesbian community has meant across generations—and what we risk losing when we no longer believe we need it. Sue shares what she learned from 25 years with her late partner Beverly, finding an openly lesbian relationship at 69, and why she’s now dreaming up a new intentional community designed for queer people as they age. They also get into U-Hauling, rules for fighting, chosen family, rat tails, and why Sue believes we’re never too old for love, art, community, or an entirely new chapter. You can find Sue here. You can find Erin @iamerinbrownThe Sapphic Syllabus More about the podcast CHEEX OFFER LINK use code ERIN Details: no minimum term can be canceled at any time choice between monthly or annual subscription price:  monthly subscription: € 19.99 annual subscription: € 9.90 per month

Today we're learning from lesbian astrologer ET Shipley: Why is astrology a lesbian religion? Does my chart say I'm queer? What's the best way to use a chart to flirt well? Unfortunately we weren't recording anymore when she said that my chart said I was a bottom and I'm still shaking my fist at the sky.  You can find ET here. You can find our big sister podcast "Who Does She Think She" Is here. You can find Erin @iamerinbrownThe Sapphic Syllabus More about the podcast CHEEX OFFER LINK use code ERIN Details: no minimum term can be canceled at any time choice between monthly or annual subscription price:  monthly subscription: € 19.99 annual subscription: € 9.90 per month

Life updates, DJ BIG PERM, and an intro to the new big sister to the podcast "Who does she think she is" which just launched with "001 FAKING IT FOR MEN." You can find the substack here.  You can find Erin @iamerinbrownThe Sapphic Syllabus More about the podcast

Be Steadwell joins me for a conversation about making art, telling specific stories and creating the representation you wished you'd had growing up. We talk about creative practice, peaceful relationships, queer joy and why making things still matters when the world feels heavy. If you've ever wondered whether your story is worth telling, this episode is for you. You can find Erin @iamerinbrownThe Sapphic Syllabus More about the podcast CHEEX OFFER LINK use code ERIN Details: no minimum term can be canceled at any time choice between monthly or annual subscription price:  monthly subscription: € 19.99 annual subscription: € 9.90 per month