289. Sacha Coward on Pride Month, LGBTQ+ history and mermaids

Sacha Coward is a LGBTQ+ historian, tour guide and escape room designer from London. I could’ve conversed with Sacha for hours about LGBTQ+ history, mermaids and vampires. In the US we are honoring Pride Month, and I am grateful to Sacha for teaching me about the history of Pride and how the LGBTQ+ culture has evolved over the years. If you love The Little Mermaid, Stranger Things, myth and folklore or escape rooms you are going to enjoy this conversation. If you like this episode, please rate my podcast on your platform of choice and share it with others! If you would like to support with a donation to help keep this podcast going and support the work I do, you can become a patron of the show by visiting my website or Patreon.com/sifumimichan For comments or suggestions reach out on social media @sifumimichan Discussed in this episode: www.sachacoward.com London Pride Stonewall Hans Christian Anderson The Little Mermaid Disney’s The Little Mermaid Mulan Lynda Carter Tweet Wonder Woman – Greg Rucka Gilbert Baker Flag Lord Byron Frankenstein, Mary Shelley Queer as Folk HBO Stranger Things National Maritime Museum in London SACHA COWARD BIO Sacha Coward is a LGBTQ+ historian, tour guide and escape room designer from London. He has worked at museums all round the world where he is passionate about exploring the stories from history that often slip through the cracks. Sacha also uses popular culture, videogames and contemporary issues to help bring the past to life. At the moment Sacha is running tours of the British Museum based on Stranger Things