# Gay Fascists: A Very Short History (feat. Alexis Sakellaris)

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Podcast: [Historical Homos](https://stenobird.com/podcast/historical-homos-6385451)
Published: 2025-10-09T08:15:03+00:00
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"An important precedent was set: fascist groups will always use you until you're no longer useful to them."Welcome to one of history’s darkest (and dumbest) closets: fascists who are also, annoyingly, gay.From Hitler’s Brownshirt boy toy, Ernst Röhm, to closeted McCarthyists like Roy Cohn, to lesbian “nationalist” hypocrites like Alice Weidel — it seems that the 20th and 21st centuries gave rise not only to modern fascism, but to a couple of queer rightwing nutjobs as well.Join Bash and his gorgeous guest this week, Alexis Sakellaris, as they wade into the icy swamp water of gay fascism to ask: why do some of our siblings keep ending up on the wrong side of history?Along the way we discover:Ernst Röhm's gay Nazi clique that met in Berlin drag barsThe Lavender Scare, a lesser known gay witch hunt that issued from the communist-targeting "Red Scare"The queer fascination with skinhead aesthetics that no one asked forAnd Alice Weidel, the blonde, blue-eyed German lesbian who hates… well....everyone who isn't thatIt’s an episode full of hypocrisy, homophobia, and hidocious messes — proof that queerness doesn’t automatically make you good. Just really, really organized.🎧 Listen now on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or wherever you pod. Hordes of idiotic followers sold separately.📱 Follow Historical Homos on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sign up to our newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ if you care about gay people, like, at all.Most importantly, if you like what you hear, please leave us a ⭐ FIVE STAR ONLY ⭐ review.Episode Credits: Written and hosted by Bash. Edited by Alex Toskas. Produced by Dani Henion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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