The Gay and Lesbian Review: The Pansy Craze, Mark Twain Bottom Shaming, and Sodomy in Louis XIV's Court! Talking to Writers Margaret Vandenburg, William Benemann, and Laurence Senelick

Ivory Tower Boiler Room · Mar 13, 2025 · 1h 16m

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Presenting the first ever Gay and Lesbian Review magazine podcast discussion! Dr. Andrew Rimby, host of the Ivory Tower Boiler Room, interviews Jan/Feb contributing writers to the "Strange Fruit" magazine issue. Listen to William Benemann talk about Mark Twain engaging in bottom shaming...oh yeah definitely a NSFW topic, Margaret Vandenburg exploring the "pansy craze" of the 1920s, and Laurence…