Wives Not Sisters

I Lost 50k Followers When I Came Out


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What happens when you come out online—and thousands of people decide they’re done with you?

In this episode, Alix & Kayla unpack cancel culture, internet outrage, and the emotional, financial, and personal fallout of coming out publicly. From losing 50,000 followers to navigating homophobia disguised as “wellness,” they explore why the internet struggles with nuance, change, and coexistence—and why scrolling past the beans might save us all.

This is a raw, thoughtful conversation about queerness, yoga culture, social media power, cancel culture, and learning how to live outside the echo chamber.

00:00 – Intro: married, queer, and back online
02:10 – Cancelable or not? Internet apology culture
05:15 – Cancel culture vs real accountability
07:45 – Allegations, platforms & public judgment
12:50 – Cancel culture fatigue & social currency
14:30 – Coming out online & losing 50,000 followers
18:40 – COVID, internet culture & rising hostility
22:45 – “Colonizer,” “predator,” and wellness backlash
25:05 – Is social media a workplace? Queerness at work
32:20 – Why follower loss still matters
38:30 – Yoga, religion & spiritualized homophobia
43:00 – Inclusivity with an asterisk
47:00 – The Bean Soup Theory & online outrage
52:15 – Echo chambers, empathy & coexistence
01:04:00 – Who’s the problem? Public figures & politics

#QueerPodcast #CancelCulture #LGBTQPodcast #InternetCulture #ComingOutOnline #WellnessIndustry #QueerVoices #YogaCulture #SocialMediaTalk #WivesNotSisters

Connect with us on social media: IG: @wivesnotsisterspod | TikTok: @wivesnotsisterspod | Youtube: @wivesnotsisterspod

Follow our hosts on Instagram: @kaylalanielsen @alix_tucker

You can also watch our episodes on Youtube at youtube.com/@wivesnotsisterspod!

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