Ep. 27: Lesbian vampires and sword-fighting bisexuals

Is your p**** green? This week, we unpack the wildest, most offensive thing Cynthia Erivo has ever seen. To wrap up LGBTQ+ history month, we venture back to the 1600s when the Blood Countess was allegedly serial killing girls, and Julie d'Aubigny was bagging baddies and fleeing the city. Also Koko the gorilla was bisexual I guess? Follow BICONIC on Instagram and TikTok.Follow your hosts Megan and Grace.Sources: “Swordswoman, Opera Singer, Runaway: 'Goddess' Chronicles A Fabled Life,” NPR“Who was Julie d’Aubigny? The Bisexual Sword-Fighting Opera Singer Who May Have Inspired Chappell Roan” by Quispe López, Them“Julie d'Aubigny: La Maupin and Early French Opera” by Alan Westby, Los Angeles Public Library"Is Your Pussy Green?,” Know Your Meme“Cynthia Erivo Is Not Laughing at This Decade-Old ‘Wicked’ Meme: ‘Is Your P*ssy Green?’” by Mathew Rodriguez, ThemNo graffiti like Broadway graffiti, Imgur https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152097258075845&id=25650640844&set=a.430068720844“Elizabeth Bathory” by Richard Pallardy, Britannica“Cambridge University academic's quest to clear Elizabeth Bathory's name” by Laurence Cawley, BBC“Elizabeth Báthory: a 17th-century 'serial killer'” by Jonny Wilkes, History Extra“Vampire or victim? The real Countess Báthory” by Sonia Velton, HistoriaMag“Alex Consani And Valentina Sampaio Are the First Trans Models to Walk the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show” by Mikelle Street, Them Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.