The Truepenny Show

LGBTQI and Wrestling Today


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James is joined by regular contributors Alex Watt and Chelsea Spollen to talk about LGBTQI stories in pro wrestling. With a return of the Golden Lovers storyline to NJPW, and a wider acceptance of LGBTQI storylines in the wrestling scene, James, Alex and Chelsea look back to an era when these ideas were not quite as acceptable and see how the culture of wrestling has shifted over the years if at all. They also look at the more famous wrestling executives that made a living despite their sexuality back in the day such as Pat Patterson and Jim Barnett and they place they have in wrestling history. Finally the crew look at the Golden Lovers storyline, the way it has been presented and the issues with wrestling as a forum when it comes to telling these kinds of stories.
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