Tag: lgbtq

Hard Femme, Soft Butch, Futch over easy. On this week’s episode we’re discussing Butch & Femme. Have we lost sight of the historical context of these identifiers? How have they changed? How is Butch more than a haircut but also… often seen as a god damn haircut? On this episode we slip into something comfortable (flannel) and try to make sense of the language we use to talk about butch & femme; the way our clothes, voices, and behaviors help us convey to the world who we are — for the moment.

Oh honey, we need to let you know that you’re really just promiscuous and it’s probably just a phase! This week we welcome artist and 3D-illustrator Elise Guillen onto the show to discuss language, labels, and stereotypes pertaining to bisexuality. When do we use the words ‘bisexual’ and ‘queer,’ and why? How is your bisexuality (in)validated in queer spaces when you are in a long-term, monogamous relationship? We tried discussing some of these questions, but bi women are invisible and don’t actually exist, so it proved difficult.

If you thought we’d tire of talking about gay movies… you were wrong. This week we’re talking about our favorite queer flicks. We’re here to discuss our least favorite tropes, consider how much we’re willing to put up with to see queer love, and ask the hard-hitting questions: where is the camp in lesbian movies? In this episode we have definitively concluded that Bend it Like Beckham (2002) is a GAY movie.

Carol, Call Me By Your Name, Harold & Maude — what’s the deal with queer intergenerational love in movies? This episode’s Witch’s Brew is all about age differences in queer relationships– is there always an inherent power dynamic? How do age and experience differ in this context? Is there a way to utilize that power dynamic as a site of meaning-making for young queers? Maggie and Mia attempt to tease out these questions, lament the casting of Arm & Hammer, and wonder what ever happened to that peach?