John had a rough day at work, Dean couldn't figure out how to record a podcast. Overall, it's kind of lucky we got this out at all. We start off looking at how representation matters in children's entertainment. (And we don't mean the classic "Guess What?" from she who must not be named. AKA J. K. Trolling.) Velma, according to the creators of the most recent Scooby Doo cartoon, was meant to be explicitly gay, and even have a coming out experience as she realizes that boys are not her thing. It's not surprising to anyone who watched the live action movies where there was just a tiny hint of gay undertones. But that's the real point here, we need to not have to do Queer Readings in order to find people like us in the media we consume. From there we move on to a Tale of Two Gay Cities...or at least gay neighborhoods in Chicago (Boystown) and Philadelphia (The Gayborhood.) In the first a petition has been circulating to update the name, as the entire LGBTQ+ community served by this area of Chicago, but only a small group of gay men seem to be 'allowed' to fit in there. This was especially poignant to members of the Trans community, who after years of being ostracized finally got a single crosswalk. But we're observing from afar here, and welcome those who live in this community to reach out and share their stories and perspectives. For us, our hometown is going through the opposite. Rather than trying to make The Gayborhood more inclusive, Philly wants to erase it entirely. First with a name change, and second by buying up gay businesses and turning them into overpriced housing. This is more than just a night-life problem. Gentrification has driven people of color out of their homes and cities and isn't stopping soon. Red-Lining exists, and what we are observing is just a small piece of the issues affecting members of our community, especially black men and women.
Friday 506: Plastic Head, Equal Something Something, and William Eyelash (John Patrick | Dean Sage)
Friday 505: Highs and Lows of Being Gay in Bars (John Patrick | Dean Sage)
Friday 504: Free Britney, Free B-Jobs and Buy John Waters (John Patrick | Dean Sage)
Friday 503: Boysh!tting, Trans Representation, and Squirrels (John Patrick | Dean Sage)
Friday 502: Updates from the edge, Trans-Bills and more Drag Race (John Patrick | Dean Sage)
Friday 501: Those Damn Queers! (John Patrick | Dean Sage)
Friday 413: Blackpink, Queer bating, & Douching (Dean Sage | John Patrick)
GSC Special: Immortal Dreams, Major Depression and Dolly Parton (Dean Sage | John Patrick)
Friday 411: Naked w/Masks, Drive-Up Drag, and Rina Sawayama (Dean Sage | John Patrick)
Friday 410: Beyonce Black Parade, Cat Dads, and Overdue Drag Changes (Dean Sage | John Patrick)
Friday 409: Breath Play, Glory Holes and Janelle Monae (Dean Sage | John Patrick)
Friday 408: Ballroom's Mike Q, Queer Black Pride, and Top of the World (Dean Sage | John Patrick)
Friday 407: Chromatica, Black Lives Matter, and Cock–tails to go! (Dean Sage | John Patrick)
Friday 406: Sex Robots, Lady Gaga and Twincest (Dean Sage | John Patrick)
Friday 405: Drag Race Meets Quarantine, Gay Stans, Flip/Flop Scenes (Dean Sage | John Patrick)
Friday 403: HBO's Big D*cks, and Buffyverse Gays (Dean Sage | John Patrick | Devon Hunter)
Friday 402: Songs About Sex, Porn at Home (Dean Sage | John Patrick)
Friday 401: Isolation, Ms. Rona and Bad Couches (Dean Sage | John Patrick)
Season 4 is Coming! (John Patrick|Dean Sage)
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