This week Kaley and Larissa talk waterparks, the 2026 Tom Thailand Beauty Pageant, and Hayley Kiyoko’s new film, Girls Like Girls. Listeners write in to tell us how they are “signalling” their queerness, and the gays end with a newly vindicated game of Ding, Dong, or Ditch.

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Definition of Tom in Thai Culture

Article on the new pageant show, The Tom Thailand 2026.

Hayley Kiyoko’s film, Girls Like Girls

This week on the pod, Kaley and Larissa discuss sneezes, Dyke Day debauchery, Larissa’s deep love of Hallmark, and homesickness. They celebrate the eleven year anniversary of Obergefell v Hodges, Lil Nas X re-emerging online, and Kaley buying her wedding dress! Listeners answer how they’re signaling to other queer people, and they end with a new game featuring movie snacks— what should we call it?

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Lil Nas X’s Instagram Post

Modern Family Wedding

HRC Obergefell v Hodges Article

Ze/Zir Definition 

This week our composer and Kaley's little brother, Kovi Vetter, visits the pod! The gays talk Dayna Kathan of Vanderpump Rules coming out as a lesbian, the dumpster fire that was Pride Month 2025, and ask the hard hitting questions like "Do straight people smile?"

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Dayna Kathan comes out in a June 2026 post.

This week Kaley and Larissa search for the definition of their approachable-level of hotness, they reminisce about their time at WeHo pride and Kaley recounts her recent experience of getting trapped inside of a dream. They discuss deep fakes, Meg Stalter in Oh Mary! and gay nuns. The gays finish the episode with Pride themed madlibs and Larissa realizes they “wifed up a curvy lamp.”

Rest In Peace, Rookie ❤️

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Between the Lions - Children's program on PBS Kids (1999-2011)

Kyle Massey Allegations and Charge of one count of immoral communication with a minor

Meg Stalter in Oh Mary!

• Meg Stalter (of "Hi, gay" fame) will join the production, making her Broadway debut, beginning July 6 for a 10-week limited engagement.

Oh Mary! North American Tour Dates

• Tour cast yet to be announced

Deep Fakes of James Talarico Article: "Republicans Cannot Stop Generating Images of James Talarico as a Woman" by Mattew Rodriguez

Gay Nuns Article Mention: "Two Nuns Hated Each Other..." by Molly Sprayregen

Kaley and Larissa discuss Kaley’s nightmarish experience doing drag in a conservative night club, Larissa plugs the show traveling drag makeover show, We’re Here, and Larissa decides they would prefer to be a Queen. They read listener write-ins about dating red flags, and they fantasize about which archetype of Queer they would be if they could choose (Larissa wants to be a nonchalant athlete, if you even care.) They get into gay pop-culture of the week, focusing on Pornhub Sapphic, Fightmaster’s debut album, Tolerance, and the Towa Bird/Katy O’Brian music video. They end the episode with the game, "Two Truths and a Lie," as well as "Two Lies and a Truth" because Kaley messed up. 

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We’re Here - Larissa's Show Recommendation We're Here is an HBO reality television series featuring former Drag Race contestants, documenting the drag queens as they travel across the United States.

Pornhub Sapphic Announcement - Out.com Article

Music Video for "Dog" by Towa Bird, Starring Katy O’Brian

This week Kaley and Larissa talk neurodivergence, Dyke Day, and the Patti Gonia vs Patagonia lawsuit. Listeners write in about their favorite part about being gay (shoutout Grace’s college friend Ivy!), and the gays play a new game called “One Gay Syllable.”

If you’re in Los Angeles, catch Indiana Wilson’s one woman Fringe show, “Sister Bernadette Runs the Light,” assistant produced by Larissa. Only one show with tickets remains on Mon June 22— grab them before they sell out! Link for tickets here.

You can also catch the new monthly variety show Kaley is producing at the Pack Theatre, called “My Next Guest.” Next show is June 25th! Link for tickets here.

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Reptile specialist mention: Bott Reptiles is based out of Torrance, CA. They focus on education, rehabilitation, and custom enclosures. @bott.reptiles 

Pattie Gonia Lawsuit: Outdoor apparel company Patagonia is suing drag queen and climate activist Pattie Gonia for $1 stating “consumer confusion” as well as “irreparable damage” to the brand. Wyn Wiley, performing as Pattie Gonia, said that the firm was threatening “the erasure of my name, advocacy, my community.”  

Dyke Day LA: Dyke Day 2026 in Los Angeles is Saturday, June 13th at Sycamore Grove Park.

This week the gays recount Kaley’s recent trip to Sun City AKA “Old White People Heaven,” where she shot multiple guns, they also discover Larissa’s relaxed tongue along with their even and reasonable nipples. They discuss the queers of Cannes, Hannah Einbinder and the Hacks kiss, Dakota Johnson poorly queer-bating and the glorious dub that hockey wives Marie-Philip Poulin and Laura Stacey took in Montreal. Listeners write-in about dating red flags, they reminisce when Kaley dated an Oklahoma girl and they end the episode with a hilarious game of This, or That?

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Texas Law Repealing Gun Safety

As of 2021, people who qualify under the law can carry a handgun in a public place in Texas without a license to carry.

Cannes Film Festival

The famous French film festival, pronounced in English like “Can” or in French like “Kahn.”

Indiana’s Trivia is at Pizzana in Marina Del Rey Tuesday’s at 7:30pm

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026)

Jane Schoenbrun's new slasher film starring Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder.

Laraine Newman is an American actress and comedian and a founding member of The Groundlings. 

Varity 

An upcoming psychological thriller starring Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson, releasing October 2026.

The movie Kaley was referring to with Dakota Johnson is Am I OK?

Correction: Dakota Johnson did not star in The Happiest Season, the actor Kaley had in mind is Mackenzie Davis.

Marie-Philip Poulin and Laura Stacey

“The Montreal Victoire won their first Professional Women’s Hockey League title in a moment made more special for Marie-Philip Poulin and Laura Stacey, who celebrated the championship not only as teammates, but as wives sharing the victory together on the ice.”

The Taylor Swift album that Kaley and Larissa were referring to is Fearless.

Kaley and Larissa catch up on life... Larissa recounts being flamed by a gay man after giving him fashion advice, Kaley describes traveling to Baltimore and feeling like a silly LA b*tch, and Lars experienced their first influencer event as a non-influencer.

Larissa shares their guilty pleasure show XO Kitty, and they discuss Lola Tung's upcoming role as a queer soccer player in the sapphic soccer film Ripe!

The gays top off the episode with listner write ins answering "What's the Gayest Thing About You?" and play a game of "Build a Queer: Summer Edition."

Turn a Friend Gay Today!

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• Larissa's Show Recommendation: XO, Kitty

• Lola Tung set to star in sapphic soccer film Ripe!

• Astigmatism Definition

This week Kaley and Larissa discuss the difference between how Tauruses and Capricorns celebrate their birthdays. They wonder what collagen could possibly be, if Beanie Feldstein is naming her baby Beanie Baby, and whether or not Kaley’s mom has "Gay Face." Larissa finds out Kaley was homeschooled and they finish off the episode with a brand new game, ScattaGAYries.

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Regarding collagen confusion, collagen is the most abundant protein in the body. For the medical definition and facts, click here.

Correction: Beanie Feldstein and Bonnie Chance-Roberts are married and expecting their first child. Kaley said they are partners but to be more specific, they are wives.

Ice Princess - is a 2005 American teen sports comedy-drama film directed by Tim Fywell, written by Hadley Davis from a story by Princess Diaries creator Meg Cabot and Davis. It stars Joan Cusack, Kim Cattrall, Michelle Trachtenberg and Hayden Panettiere.

Kaley and Larissa cover topics like mutually slapping your friends, O.C.D. therapy, Kaley's second altercation at work and her first time being called a slur, working in the service industry, and their last installment of listener write-ins on what made them gay.

Thanks for listening, and Turn a Friend Gay Today!

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The OCD therapy program Larissa mentioned: NOCD

For more information on how Tourette Syndrom and OCD are distinct diagnoses that frequently co-occur and share overlapping symptoms, click here.

Charlie Covell is developing a TV series at Amazon MGM Studios based on Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey's book, So Gay for You.

Claim that Blue Bottle Coffee is owned by Nestle--

• In March 2026, Centurium Capital reached an agreement with Nestle to acquire Blue Bottle Coffee.
• Blue Bottle is not a small business.

General Electric is known as "GE," not "G&E."

Checking Kaley's example of Costco as an "evil" corporation--

• Costco is widely considered one of the more ethical major retailers, frequently praised for high employee wages (often $20+ per hour as of 2026), comprehensive benefits, and a strong code of ethics.
  

Transubstantiation:
according to Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox dogma the bread and wine, at their consecration, become the body and blood of Christ while keeping only the appearances of bread and wine.

Glennon Doyle is currently married to retired professional soccer player, Abby Wambach.

Bechdel Test and Kinsey Scale confusion:

• The Bechdel test also known as the Bechdel–Wallace test, is a measure of the representation of women in film and other fiction.
• The Kinsey Scale, or Heterosexual-Homosexual Rating Scale, is a 7-point system (0 to 6) created by Alfred Kinsey in the 1940s to measure sexual orientation as a fluid spectrum rather than a binary.