Magicks: Our Dyke Histories podcast soft launch at Lesbian Lives!

Jack Gieseking

22 Oct 2025 — 2 min read

Slice one of many to come of the Lesbian Lives conference program for this week!

Come for the history; stay for the revolution, gossip, and desire that built it. 🤌

That's our (admittedly sexy and smart) tagline for my podcast Our Dyke Histories. I'm releasing ODH in collaboration with the utterly awesome Sinister Wisdom, the lesbian multicultural literary and art journal that's been uplifting lesbian – cis and trans and onward; and equally bi, queer, et al. – voices since 1976.

And, these magicks: I'm on the train headed to the Lesbian Lives Conference in New York City! And at Lesbian Lives, we will soft launch the podcast! It's soooo delicious and I'm so pumped; the conference will likely be a sea of cruising joy--from cruising hotties to ideas and friends and repeat, repeat, repeat.

Our first season of Our Dyke Histories traces the history of dyke bars* - yes, with an asterisk - including lesbian bars, queer parties, & trans hangouts.

Plus, I'll live post on Bluesky for the entirety of Lesbian Lives. Enjoy the chat.

I'll share more about ODH tomorrow but, for now, welcome to the excitement.

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