The duo queer it up this episode as they consider the topic of queer representation in media; from reminiscing over queer characters that informed their early years, to realising just how much queer rep—on paper and on-screen—has improved over the years.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:00 Trigger warnings

01:06 Read / Watch / Play updates

07:44 Main topic: Queer representation in media

56:23 Outro and links

Books: 

Tipping the Velvet - Sarah Waters

Fingersmith - Sarah Waters

Silk Fire - Zabé Ellor

The Expanse series - James S. A. Corey

TV and Movies: 

Jane Espenson (TV writer)

Foundation (2021)

Heartstopper (2022)

Queer As Folk (2000)

The Fosters (2013)

The L Word (2004)

The L Word: Generation Q (2019)

Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)

Will & Grace (1998)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

Six Feet Under (2001)

Sense8 (2015)

Boys Don’t Cry (1999)

The Umbrella Academy (2019)

The Danish Girl (2015)

Orange is the New Black (2013)

Games: 

Chef RPG

Super Zoo Story

Metaphor ReFantazio

Life is Strange

Dragon Age (series)

The Sims 4

Mass Effect (Legendary Edition)

Baldur’s Gate 3

Cyberpunk 2077

Tell Me Why

Follow Kris and Rian:

⁠⁠A Fictional Escapist (YouTube)⁠⁠

⁠⁠A Fictional Escapist (Instagram)⁠⁠

⁠⁠Rian (Instagram)⁠⁠

Follow Genre Blender for podcast updates:

⁠⁠genreblenderpodcast.com⁠⁠

⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠

Patreon

⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠

⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠