Star Gays: The Queer Astrology Archives Podcast

Star Gays is back with astrologer and artist Duna Haller to talk about disco queen and Virgo icon Sylvester! Sylvester's music and life has been such a huge inspiration for us both that we created a zine about it! In this episode we talk about the creation of the zine, why physical media really matters right now, and what about the astrology of this moment rhymes with Sylvester's rise to disco queendom! Get your copy of the zine: https://stargaysastrology.ghost.io/sylvester-zine-available-now/ Come hang with Duna and I in the Living Room Archive, the membership s pace for Star Gays if you want to spend more time talking about Sylvester's life and astrology! Duna's work: dunahaller.pb.studio Instagram: @dunahaller Elly's work: ellyhiggins.com stargaysastrology.ghost.io

Star Gays: The Queer Astrology Archives Podcast is back! Astrologer Elly Higgins is joined by Joey Cannizzaro to unpack the overlap in language between modern BDSM culture and Hellenistic Aspect Doctrine. We use the charts of artists Bob Flanagan, Samuel Delany, Kathy Acker, and David Wojnarowicz to make sense of these aspects and their relationship to queerness and BDSM! There is a video version of this conversation on YouTube - which has visual aids for understanding the aspects! Joey is teaching a creative writing course at Kepler College using the ideas presented in this video around Hellenistic Aspect Theory. It starts on July 18th - be sure to check out the links below to join the course! If you want to look at queer artists and queer ancestors through the language of astrology, join the Living Room Archive! The Living Room Archive is a membership space for Star Gays. Join a community of astrology and queer art lovers in our online forum and our live monthly meet-ups. On Sunday, July 12th we'll have our Cancer season meet up. Join before then to attend live or catch the re-play! Plus Joey is going to join us in the Living Room Archive for an informal chat/q&a later in July - not to be missed! Joey's Links: Join Joey's Kepler College Course Visit Joey's website https://chronosandchaos.com and read their blog post that inspired this conversation! Follow Joey on Insta: @chronosandchaos Elly's Links: Join the Living Room Archive! Elly’s website: https://stargaysastrology.ghost.io Insta: @ellyhigginsastro

Star Gays is back to round out Libra season with an episode all about the philosophy and life of theorist and philosopher Michel Foucault. Join host Elly Higgins in uncovering Foucault's ideas around power, sexuality, and knowledge through his Libra Sun, Aquarius Moon, and Scorpio Rising. -------------------------- Please like, rate, review, and subscribe to Star Gays. You can find me on twitter @ehastrology, instagram @ellyhigginsastro, and on my websites, ⁠⁠⁠⁠stargaysastrology.ghost.io⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠ellyhiggins.com⁠⁠⁠⁠. Please consider becoming a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠supporting member of the podcast via my website⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠if you appreciate the work I’m doing. Your support would allow me to dedicate more time to the podcast. You can also make a one time donation here! Theme music written and produced by Elly Higgins and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bobbie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thanks so much for listening! --------- Michel Foucault's Chart https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/qa-edmund-white/ https://www.cla.purdue.edu/academic/english/theory/newhistoricism/modules/foucaultcarceral.html https://globalsocialtheory.org/concepts/biopower/ https://iep.utm.edu/foucault/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLQL-dvKUWY&list=PLTkoyNwMbXFlatNXRHi6mIaIp12u4uN81&index=2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8MOEcfB7zg (Truth and Subjectivity) Saint Foucault - David Halperin

Virgo season is here so it's time to get into the details! **Eclipse season is upon us which means that eclipse focused readings are back! Schedule via my website or hop on my mailing list to keep up to date with all my offerings!** Host Elly Higgins is joined by astrologer Duna Haller to discuss disco legend Sylvester! Known for his hit song You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) and incredible falsetto singing, Sylvester left an undeniable mark on disco. Elly and Duna talk about Sylvester's gender bending style, the role of his 11th house ascendant ruler in group performances, and the pressures and creativity of planets in fall. Duna created a playlist to accompany this episode. Do you wanna funk? --------------------------- Duna is an astrologer, poet, writer, musician and collagist from Madrid, Spain. You can find her on instagram/threads @dunahaller or on her website! -------------------------- Please like, rate, review, and subscribe to Star Gays. You can find me on twitter @ehastrology, instagram @ellyhigginsastro, and on my websites, ⁠⁠⁠stargaysastrology.ghost.io⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠ellyhiggins.com⁠⁠⁠. Please consider becoming a ⁠⁠⁠⁠supporting member of the podcast via my website⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠if you appreciate the work I’m doing. Your support would allow me to dedicate more time to the podcast. Theme music written and produced by Elly Higgins and ⁠⁠⁠⁠bobbie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thanks so much for listening! ---------------------------------------------------- Sylvester's Chart Sources: John Waters on Sylvester

*September 15, host Elly Higgins will be giving a live talk on astrology as a tool for building out a queer lineage and chosen family. If you want all the details sign up to be on the mailing list! For our Leo season episode, host Elly Higgins discusses novelist, essayist, and civil rights activist James Baldwin! Born 100 years ago, Baldwin’s writing on race and sexuality feels as contemporary today as when it was published. Baldwin exemplified his Leo Sun through his capacity to shine light on his own experiences. ----------------------------------------------------- Please like, rate, review, and subscribe to Star Gays. You can find me on twitter @ehastrology, instagram @ellyhigginsastro, and on my websites, ⁠⁠stargaysastrology.ghost.io⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠ellyhiggins.com⁠⁠. Please consider becoming a ⁠⁠⁠supporting member of the podcast via my website⁠ ⁠⁠⁠if you appreciate the work I’m doing. Your support would allow me to dedicate more time to the podcast. Theme music written and produced by Elly Higgins and ⁠⁠⁠bobbie⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thanks so much for listening! ---------------------------------------------------- James Baldwin’s Chart: https://www.astro-seek.com/birth-chart/james-baldwin-horoscope https://www.thenation.com/article/society/open-letter-born-again/ https://faculty.gordonstate.edu/lsanders-senu/Everybody's%20Protest%20Novel%20by%20James%20Baldwin.pdf http://www.richardgoldsteinonline.com/uploads/2/5/3/2/25321994/richardgoldstein-jamesbaldwininterview.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjGzpVTrOEw (“love has never been a popular movement” and “what have I escaped?”) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yzguQXiI6E (“a great many of my co-citizens…”) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjeF55kB2Rg (“Are you still in despair?”) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PkxmcDY5Jw (“homosexual is not a noun”) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jXwWCyMJyc&t=16s (Paris was very important to me)