Psst, DWonno Catch Up? Unrated!

This is a very special episode where I catch up with the Reign 27 Candidates for Emperor, Empress, and Emprex of the Imperial Royal Sovereign Court of the Desert Empire, Inc. The IRSCDEI is a Nevada based non-profit organization that is a part of a larger network of fellow non-profits that are collectively the Imperial Court or the Imperial Court System. These monarch titles are the highest elected fundraising titles in the organization and work with the Board of Directors each year to raise money for the charities they chose. Candidate for Emperor is Dominus Diamond Catch, Candidate 1 for Empress is La Bella Fierce Wayves, Candidate 2 for Empress is Flaquita Munequita Savage, and Candidate for Emprex is Felinda Love Fierce. Join us an learn about these individuals and why the communities in Southern Nevada should vote for them to represent over the next year.

Cooper, a Las Vegas local gay man, drag show dj, fiance to a drag queen, and longtime friend of DWonno's catches up about the local LGBTQ+ Bar Scene. Guided by an article called "The Legacy of the LGBTQ Nightlife" by Nikki Barbi of the UCI School of Humanities which provides highlights on the book by Luca Hilderbrand called "The Bars are Ours". This is a 2-part episode that spends the first part discussing how gay bars are much like a home to many LGBTQ+ persons, provide a safe space, house drag shows, and what their personal experience is. DWonno and Cooper not only reminisce about their past but also discuss the culture of drag in the community and how Queens are often underpaid, undervalued, and why they sometimes provide tired performances.

In this special Hispanic Heritage Month edition of Psst, DWonno Catch Up! Unrated., Julit Molina, Rick Reza, and host of A Queer Mexican American, Eduardo Celiz, catch up with us to discuss what it was like to come out and live as a queer person in Hispanic families. Each of their life experiences vary from being a lesbian, a non-binary pansexual, and a gay man but intersect in many ways based on the culture that surrounds their families and heritage. These three guests talk about how religion, machismo-ism, clan-mentality, and many other strong Hispanic and Latin social and familial norms influenced who they are, how they live in this world as queer people, and how it has affected their relationships. This is a really great episode that will help bring to light some interesting perspectives and experiences that aren't broadly talked about.

Anita Muffin Catch stops by to Catch Up with DWonno once again, this time to discuss traveling as an LGBTQ+ person. It's not always easy to travel and queer people often must plan around safety concerns to ensure that their vacations and trips don't endanger their lives. That said, queer travel in and of itself can be different... in fact, arguably, more fun! In this episode DWonno and Anita also share some adventures of their travels and the troubles they experience.

In this final part of the 4-part discussion they have on Sexuality and Relationship DWonno finishes telling Eduardo (El Lalito) his story about the ex that had a high-speed chase with the police months after they broke up. They also expand their relationship discussion to include drag relationships and drag family situations. El Lalito also talks about how his sexual assault, in part, shaped his sexuality sparking a back and forth about nature vs nurture, stemming from the fluidity definition in the sexuality terms list. Finally, they wrap up this catch up by discussing need vs want relationships. Tune in, but don't forget to watch the first three parts of this episode first.

As DWonno and El Lalito continue their conversation in this 4-part discussion, listen in as they begin to dive more into the relationship side of the topic as they discuss being in the dating scene while being ready and also not ready for a long term relationship as well as some experiences from past relationships including one of DWonno's past relationships with someone who had a drug addiction and resulted in some physical, mental, and emotion abuse before their ultimate break up. Both El Lalito and DWonno agree that dating in the LGBTQ+ scene can be very difficult.

DWonno and Eduardo continue to catch up as they discuss definitions of different sexuality as provided by "Medical News Today". Learn how Eduardo was both a demisexual and able to sleep with various people, hear about how DWonno's sexuality has been fluid and changed over the years, and even possibly learn about a type of sexuality or term you weren't aware of. This is the second part of a multipart episode and gears us up to discuss queer relationships and the things that DWonno and Eduardo have experienced in relationship.

Eduardo Celiz, aka El Lalito, catches up with DWonno in a multi part episode to discuss sexuality and relationships as lgbtq+ people. Both people being of the non-binary, pansexual part of the rainbow, they start with a discussion on what non-binary is and quickly move into a list of defined sexuality by "Media News Today", they have some great discussion on their each of their experiences and understanding of sexuality. Not only is this episode fun, it's also educational. Listen in and learn what androsexual, gynosexual, and so many others mean. Who knows, you might just find a term that you didn't know but better explains your sexual or romantic preferences.

Trans porn actress Vienna Sienna catches up with DWonno to discuss statistics and her experience as an adult entertainment actress here in Sin City. This conversation was laying it out there and is not for the faint of heart. Explicit language is used. They touched many areas of the topic including being in a committed relationship while being a porn actor, discrimination in the industry, and what it's like on set including Sienna's warning to new porn actors to wear clip in extensions for filming rather than ruining expensive professionally done extensions because it gets messy on set. Check out this risqué episode of Psst, DWonno Catch Up? Unrated!

This week we say hello to Ms. Anita Muffin Catch, DWonno's bestie. Both Anita and DWonno grew up in more rural areas of the United States and then moved to Las Vegas as adults where they met and bonded over their shared cultural similarities from childhood. In this podcast they talk about what it was like growing LGBTQ+ in smaller towns and then the difference they say when they eventually lived in a city of over 3 million people. The views expressed on this episode are based on experiences of each individual.