This episode we’re off ONCE AGAIN to the cradle of civilization to show you that spending time which yo’ family really can sometimes… literally be hell. And for our fact, we investing a little bit of time to see what the future of the show has in store for all y’all. Wrapping up out LGBTQIA tour of the world today, here…. on the Colored Folklore podcast.

01:07 – Music: Mr. Mischief, All Good Folks (via Music Vine)

01:12 – Logo: Arthur

01:16 – Episode Art: Jacqueline

02:02 – Sumer, Mesopotamia

• How Mesopotamia Became the Cradle of Civilization

08:36 – Cassell's Encyclopedia of Queer Myth, Symbol and Spirit: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Lore

11:41 – Ancient Middle East, by CineMedia

11:57 – Inanna’s Descent Translation

• Inanna
• Descent Of Inanna
• The World’s first Queer Superhero
• How a Sumerian Goddess Turned Gender on Its Head
• Ishtar
• The tale of Goddess Ishtar
• The Legend of Ishtar
• Dumuzi

16:03 – Middle Eastern Duduk Ambient, by Orchestralis

18:30 – Ancient Sumer, by simming

21:26 – The Ancient Middle East, by TheStoryShop

23:09 – Middle East, by One_Way

23:26 – Take Aways

• Queer Arab Writing
• LGBT Activism in the Middle East
• LGBT Rights in the Middle East
• 35 Queer Arab Films to Watch
• Queer Liberation in Middle East Communities

31:40 – Colored Folklore contact information

• Colored Folklore
• Twitter – @ColoredFolklore
• Facebook – Colored Folklore Business Page
• Instagram – @ColoredFolklore