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Where to listen, what’s new, and the history behind the stories.

Gay History for Sleep: Long Stories for Adults to Fall Asleep To

Why history works at bedtime, twelve stories to drift off to by mood, and a full 70-minute story to play free tonight.

11 November 2026 · 7 minute read

The First Gay Couple in History: A 4,400-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb

Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep were buried together around 2400 BCE, shown embracing like a married pair. Lovers, brothers or twins?

11 November 2026 · 7 minute read

Famous Gay Men in History: 16 Lives From Ancient Egypt to Harvey Milk

Conquerors, monks, kings, poets, codebreakers and soldiers: sixteen lives in order of time, with what is documented and what is debated.

11 November 2026 · 9 minute read

Molly Houses: The Secret Gay Taverns of Georgian London

The gay bars of the 1720s, with nicknames, dancing and mock weddings, and the raid on Mother Clap’s that ended at Tyburn.

11 November 2026 · 8 minute read

Alexander the Great and Hephaestion: Were They Lovers?

From a schoolroom in Macedon to a funeral pyre in Babylon: the evidence for and against the ancient world’s most famous pair.

11 November 2026 · 8 minute read

Gay Audio Stories: Where to Listen in 2026

True history, romance dramas, podcasts and audiobooks: an honest guide to the best places to hear gay stories, with a full 70-minute story you can play free.

11 November 2026 · 18 minute read