Make It Gay!

It's 2022 and we're back and gayer than ever!

This week we travel all the way to El Dorado to discuss the iconic duo Miguel and Tulio from The Road to El Dorado! This 2000 flick had us mesmerized with the stunning animation and electricifying chemistry between its two leads. Will their desire for gold get in the way of true love? Find out this week on Make it Gay! 

This week Xan and Eliana shift gears and talk about disability in shipping culture and the lack of representation of disabilities in media. 

When your mutual best friend decides to dip out and return to his 1940s girlfriend, what else are supposed to do but go from enemies to lovers and save the world while doing so? This is the story of Bucky and Sam. 

"I Don't Dance”: The song heard around the world. In 2007 we were forever changed by High School Musical 2 and its song about breaking away from what’s expected of you. It was a song all of us could relate to, about changing your perspective and asking..."maybe I'm queer?" Over the course of four minutes Ryan Evans urges Chad Danforth to think outside the box and not to let his past prejudices about dancing get in the way of trying it for himself. Even though Ryan's talking about dancing, we can all read between the lines *wink wink*. 

Xan and Eliana travel outside this galaxy to discuss STORMPILOT, otherwise known as Finn and Poe from Star Wars (the new trilogy). With both actors having confirmed their support for the ship, Xan and Eliana discuss why this pairing was never canonized. They also dive into the importance of STORMPILOT when it comes to people of color being represented in the shipping world. 

The pairing of Dean Winchester and the Angel Castiel is a ship many know even if you’re not into the Supernatural fandom. With over 98,000 published works of fan fiction, this couple is arguably one of the most popular ships in the male slash category. Castiel began as a guest star during Season 4 of the show but turned into a series regular due his critical role in the story arc and popularity. Even though Castiel confessed his love for Dean during one of the last episodes of Supernatural, it’s still uncertain if Destiel became canon. 

Xan, Eliana and special guest, Mary Frances Noser, make a case for why these two belong together.

SPECIAL GUEST: Mary Frances Noser | @maryfrancesnoser

One of the pioneers of the fem slash renaissance, Velma and Daphne are a classic slash pairing that was ahead of its time. Not only does this pairing show two cis females as non-rivals, Vaphne challenges female stereotypes. 

On this episode, Xan and Eliana discuss the history behind Scooby-Doo and what makes this relationship so unique to the femme slash world.

Welcome to the first official episode of Make it Gay! 

This week Xan and Eliana dive into the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) and discuss America's favorite captain and genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist; Steve Rogers and Tony Stark. 

This ship holds a special place in Xan and Eliana's hearts because it inspired them to make Make it Gay!

So grab your shields and shine that armor cause it's time to assemble the queers! 

Fan Fiction by izazov

Welcome to Make it Gay! 

In this podcast Xan (they/them) and Eliana (they/she) explore all aspects of pop culture and discuss what it would mean if everything had a queer and trans lens to it. You think those two TV show characters should have gotten together? Don't worry, Xan and Eliana got you covered! 

Join us on this wonderful magical adventure as we Make it Gay!