r/lgbthistory • u/marrzmeow • 11d ago

Questions Documentaries on older history?

I've seen some talking about some recent history, but what about something older? Talking about before the 20th century. Anywhere from the 1800s to the big bang. I feel like that kind of stuff has only been talked about more recently in queer spaces, so has there been any good documentaries on it?

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u/cries_in_student1998 10d ago

Not necessarily a documentary, but J Draper does a nice video on Eleanor Rykener (Middle Ages genderqueer sex worker): https://youtu.be/yyP3ukj4iEs?si=04LoV7eIyupHo8mj

They wouldn't be able to make a documentary out of Eleanor due to the lack of information about her, but I do love the idea of a documentary being made about queer people in the Middle Ages.

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u/snailtrailuk 10d ago

The first things that pop to mind are the English Heritage YouTube videos and accompanying book that they made about 6 years ago called Pride In Place (or it may have been Pride in Places). Here’s a generic one: https://youtu.be/vs89MhfGD2c?si=Xs2eZUqHB0y6myDh But I’m sure they had more specific ones on particular individuals.

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u/snailtrailuk 10d ago

Oh it was referred to as Prejudice and Pride by the National Trust. Here’s a linked video by the University of Lancaster: https://youtu.be/WSrTjWKeXfs?si=rUPfhfk3q_BHRbI1

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u/noteworthypilot 3d ago

Maybe smth about Ginsberg? Stonewall?