Lucy Hicks Anderson

Queer as Fact

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4.8 • 644 Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

This week we're talking about the early 20th century American cook, socialite and transgender woman Lucy Hicks Anderson. Join us to hear about Lucy's determination to live authentically in the face of repeated court cases, the enduring love and respect shown to her by her community, and the greatest dinner rolls ever made. Check out our website, where you can find out everything there is to know about Queer as Fact. If you enjoy our content, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook. [Image description: Black and white photo of Lucy Hicks Anderson, a middle-aged African American woman. She is facing the camera and wearing a large hat and a pale jacket.]

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Queer as Fact, the podcast bringing you queer history from around the world and throughout time.
0:05.0	I'm Alice.
0:05.9	I'm Irene.
0:06.6	And I'm Eli.
0:07.6	And today we're talking about the American cook and socialite Lucy Hicks Anderson.
0:20.4	Before we begin, I'd like to acknowledge the Warrondri Wai-Rong people of the cooler nation
0:24.7	as the traditional owners of the land on which we record this podcast.
0:28.3	I pay my respects to their elders past and present.
0:30.6	They are the custodians of an oral history tradition far older than this podcast.
0:34.4	We have some content warnings before we begin this episode.
0:36.6	This episode will
0:37.8	include discussions of historical transphobia, including Lucy's being publicly outed and
0:42.6	prosecuted in relation to being trans. And there'll also be some misgendering of Lucy in quotes.
0:48.1	There'll also be discussions of historical racism, including the use of outdated language for
0:51.9	black people in quotes, and there'll also be the use of outdated language for intersex in quotes and there'll also be the use
0:54.5	of outdated language for intersex people in quotes. This episode also includes discussion of a
1:00.0	non-consensual medical examination, discussions of sex work including prosecution and imprisonment
1:04.6	of sex workers, brief mention of death in a car accident and discussions of conscription during
1:10.0	World War II.
1:14.6	If any of that sounds like something you don't want to listen to, feel free to skip this episode and check out the rest of our content.
1:16.5	Before we get started talking about Lucy's life, I wanted to talk a little bit about the context
1:19.9	of the sources we have on Lucy's Life.
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