Dang, it's been a busy few weeks! Today Harmony and Amy celebrate Jojo Siwa's social media coming out party, emotionally process the end of the Trump administration and consider what the Biden administration has on its LGBTQ agenda, and discuss Cole Escola and what LA Weekly is calling the "new queer wave of comedy". Find Harmony @harmonopoly, Amy @amymelissaestes, and Hot Gay News at @hot_gay_news (Twitter) and @hotgaynews (IG)

Is #GaysOverCOVID a name-and-shame campaign or an attempt to set new public health norms for the gay community? Do we have to stop writing kickass fanfiction just because the author of Brokeback Mountain is being a whiny baby about it? How gay is "gay enough" when it comes to a TV show about Emily Dickinson? Harmony and Amy ponder these questions and more in today's thrilling episode. Harmony is @harmonopoly, Amy is @amymelissaestes, and Hot Gay News is @hot_gay_news (Twitter) and @hotgaynews (IG)!

Harmony and Amy discuss the Netflix documentary Circus of Books, which tells the story of how a mild-mannered family ended up running a notorious gay bookstore in LA. They riff on their questions about the film, what exactly is making queer spaces disappear, and what they look for in a good sex shop. Harmony is @harmonopoly, Amy is @amymelissaestes, and Hot Gay News is @hotgaynews (IG) and @hot_gay_news (Twitter)!

(FYI: this is part two of a two-part episode! Go back and listen to part one if you haven't yet!

Also FYI: hookups mentioned in this ep were virtual because, y'know, pandemic. We aren't encouraging anyone to meet up or ignore safety precautions. Please keep staying home and wearing a mask so we can take it IRL in 2021.)

2020 was a year-long dumpster fire. This week, Harmony and Amy are going dumpster diving. Listen in as we conclude our conversation about our favorite and least-favorite things about queer life in 2021! Harmony is @harmonopoly, Amy is @amymelissaestes, and Hot Gay News is @hotgaynews (IG) and @hot_gay_news (Twitter)!

FYI: this is part one of a two-part episode! Part 2 is coming tomorrow. Enjoy the holiday bonus!

2020 was a year-long dumpster fire. This week, Harmony and Amy are going dumpster diving. Surely a few good things happened, right? Listen in as we discuss our favorite and least-favorite things about queer life in 2020. Harmony is @harmonopoly, Amy is @amymelissaestes, and Hot Gay News is @hotgaynews (IG) and @hot_gay_news (Twitter)!

Before there was Happiest Season, there was But I'm a Cheerleader. Today Harmony and Amy discuss the 2000s lesbian romcom classic, and why it's endured as a cult queer movie despite the critics not getting it. Digressions include the indignity of Zoom and aggressive affirmations via queer thirst traps. Harmony is @harmonopoly, Amy is @amymelissaestes, and Hot Gay News is @hotgaynews (IG) and @hot_gay_news (Twitter)!

This week, Harmony and Amy answer some tricky listener questions. Tune in for dating advice for baby gays, thoughts on disclosing trauma in a new relationship, advice on how to be funny, and a discussion of what it really means to be out and proud in a professional context. Harmony is @harmonopoly, Amy is @amymelissaestes, and HGN is at @hotgaynews (IG) and @hot_gay_news (Twitter)!

TW: this episode includes descriptions of transphobia- please be aware! In this week's episode, Harmony and Amy talk about Elliot Page and Noelle Stevenson, how transphobia affects our daily lives, and the difficulties of performing gender publicly while you're still figuring things out in private. We also discuss appropriate reactions to coming out, and try to figure out why straight women are apparently thirsty for The Grinch. Yes, that Grinch. Harmony is @harmonopoly, Amy is @amymelissaestes, and Hot Gay News is @hotgaynews (IG) and @hot_gay_news (Twitter)!

"This movie is like if someone printed a Live Laugh Love decal with a rainbow pattern for Pride week." What happens when you try to make a queer love story fit in a traditional rom-com mold? This week Harmony and Amy go deep on Happiest Season, the complexities of coming out and holiday trauma, and why you should just watch Signature Move instead. Find Harmony @harmonopoly, Amy @amymelissaestes, and Hot Gay News at @hot_gay_news (Twitter) and @hotgaynews (IG)!

Hey, have you noticed the internet has been super-horny lately? We sure did! Today Harmony and Amy get into Lil Nas X's sneaky gay sex joke on HOLIDAY, the failure of straight people at Twitter to Google the word "Fleet", and why Cazzie David is humble-bragging about bummer sex with dudes. Find Harmony @harmonopoly, Amy @amymelissaestes, and the podcast @hotgaynews (IG) and @hot_gay_news (Twitter)!