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Today we are talking about the 2008 film Were the World Mine. It's a really cute romantic musical comedy based on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. And it isn't at all subtle about it, after all a big part of the movie is the play being put on in a school. It's a fun movie, but there is a big problematic portion related to people's consent being taken away. Tune in to hear more.

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ON March 23, we'll be back to talk about the 2017 film Beach Rats. Until then, have fun!

Today's episode is about the 2020 film, "The Thing About Harry". It was made for the Freeform channel and is about 2 guys who circle in each other's orbits for years before finally dating. It's lots of fun and really cute. It stars Jake Borelli as Sam and Niko Terho as Harry.

Like Love, Simon, I have seen this movie many, many times and love it dearly. However, it does have a big problem when it comes to defining pansexuality, particularly when comparing pansexuality and bisexuality.

So in the episode, we tackle this issue and take a deep dive into the characters of Harry and Sam. We also talk about some of the awesome scenes in the movie. Check out some of the clips and trailers below:

Harry tells Sam he loves him at Stacia's wedding- https://youtu.be/5od8g_G5FRo

Trailer #2- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLjWY8SI7z8

The Pride party- https://youtu.be/oPmAcDrPJ2c

Harry trying to avoid the dancers- https://youtu.be/1V2dHZaVquU

The speech after this and the final scene- https://youtu.be/YpT4MZbyytU

You can buy the movie on Youtube, just look for it.

If you want to see the PowerPoint presentations I mentioned, go to my Linktree. You'll find the link there.

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On March 9th, we'll be looking at the movie Were the World Mine.

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Today we talk about the 2018 hit, Love Simon. The movie was based off of the book Simon vs. the Homo Sapien's Agenda by Becky Albertalli. I talk about seeing this movie 14 times in movie theaters and a total of almost 70 times since it came out. I also talk about why I love this movie, look at (and reenact) a few scenes (see the links below for those and more!), and some of the more problematic aspects of this movie. I also talk about how a very common criticism of this movie actually shows how well this movie did the job it was intended to do!

Simon Coming Out to His Family

Deleted Scene of Simon and Nick Going to a Club

The Cafeteria Scene

"You Get to Exhale Now, Simon." (This one makes me tear up every time!)

The Final Ferris Wheel Scene and the First Kiss

Simon Yells at Martin (very satisfying!)

Simon Comes Out to Abby

Simon's Post to Creek Secrets After Being Outed

Coming Out As Straight

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Our next episode will be on February 23 and will be about the 2020 movie The Thing About Harry.

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Welcome to the final episode of the first season of Queerly Popular! Today, we are going to talk about the 2007 film Shelter, a film which won many awards at various festivals. This is in my top three queer movies of all time along with Love, Simon and The Thing About Harry. Although it is an independent film like Defying Gravity, the production values, acting, and dialogue are so much better (probably because they had more money too!). I cannot recommend this film highly enough. If you haven't seen it, you should see it as soon as you can.

The podcast will be back on Thursday, February 9th with an episode about Love, Simon. I cannot wait to talk about this movie.

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Until February 9th then y'all! Have a wonderful new year!

No, not the song from Wicked! I am talking about the 1997 independent film of the same name. It was one of the first pieces of queer media that I ever watched and holds deep meaning for me because of that. The movie is low budget, the script isn't the best, and the actors are new, but for all that, it has a big heart and a lovely message about making things better if you really, really screw up. It's probably hard to find (I've owned the DVD for years!), but I do think it is worth watching if you have the time and don't mind a low budget movie.

I also talk about why I am making this podcast. There is actually a reason behind it and why queer pop culture is so important to me.

There is no language in this, but I do talk about some sexual themes, so the episode will be marked explicit.

Next week, we'll review the movie Shelter for the season finale. After that, we'll be back in February with more episodes to enjoy!

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Today, we are talking about the show Queer as Folk, which was on Showtime from 2000-2005. It was a groundbreaking show that also had many problematic aspects including a lack of representation in terms of race, gender identity, and socioeconomically; a relationship between an adult and an underage boy (he was 17, so not a child, but still!); and biphobia. Despite its problems, it truly was a groundbreaking show that many shows are indebted to. It showed that there is a market for shows with queer main characters and that queer characters on TV don't have to be sexless or the butt of jokes to be popular.

I started watching this show right around the time I came out, so it will always be a big part of my story because of that. It was also the first show where I saw queer characters who felt real.

This show is marked explicit. Like the last episode marked explicit, there is nothing pornographic, but there is extensive talk about sex scenes and some personal stories as well.

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Our next episode will be on December 16th and will be about the movie Defying Gravity, the first piece of queer cinema I ever saw.

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Today, we are going to talk about the book Red, White, & Royal Blue, a 2019 romance novel which uses the enemies to lovers trope. It is a story about the First Son of the United States and and English Prince (not Crown Prince though) falling in love and the various travails and issues that follow. They have finished filming the movie for release on Amazon Prime in 2023 (summer, I believe).

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Our next episode will be on December 1st and will be about Queer as Folk. This will only talk about the early 2000s series which was on Showtime, not the newer version on Peacock of the original British series.

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In this special episode, I talk (ok, rant) about the bullying of Joe and Kit that has taken place recently that forced Kit to out himself as bisexual and that drove Joe to deactivate his Twitter account temporarily.

Warning: I am really pissed off and use some definitely NSFW language (mainly f-bombs and using a euphemism for excrement). If that offends you, skip this episode because I ain't gonna censor myself, not about this.

Next week, we'll be back to talk about Red, White, & Royal Blue.

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And here we go with what is one of my favorite movies. This movie was a huge part of my coming out story as a "there but for the grace of God go I" comparison. I love this 2003 movie because it gave me hope for my future when I was worried about what it meant to be queer and religious.

This is a fairly heavy episode because I do talk about religious trauma and because suicide does come up as a part of the movie. If either of these are triggers for you, please listen with care. As always, feel free to reach out to me with questions or comments. You can email [email protected] or follow the podcast on Twitter or Instagram (@queerlypopular). Please feel free to DM me if you need to talk. I will always listen. There is also a little swearing in the episode.

If you need someone with training to talk to, you can go to the Trevor Projects' website or call 1-866-468-7386.

Above all, please know that I believe, and believe with all my heart, that you are a child of God and that She Loves you exactly as you are. And I love you too.

Here are some vidoes and songs I mentioned in the episode:

Song- Man on a Mission

Song- Hymn for Those Left Behind

Song- Abide With Me

Song/Scene- Tuesday 3 AM

Song/Scene- Another Beautiful Day

Scene- Aaron Returns to LA

Scene- Aaron and Lila Outside the Hospital

Scene- Aaron and Christian Outside the Airport

Scene- Aaron and Christian's First Kiss

Our next episode will be about Red, White, and Royal Blue. Until then!

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I am so excited to have this for you! This is an interview I had with a singer/songwriter/Heartstopper fan named Elvis. I found out about him when he was releasing short versions of songs about each of the chartacters on Instagram and then discovered he had other songs on Spotify. We have a lot of fun talking about how he found out about Heartstopper, bonding over Elite (he is so coming back for another discussion!), talking about how he writes songs, what his favorite song that he's written, and so much more. This is almost 70 minutes, but I am sure you'll enjoy it just as much as the two of us did!

The music from before the interview is a clip from his song "Nick & Charlie (Happy Version)". Go here to listen to the rest of the song or here to hear the whole album!

You can find Elvis on YouTube or Instagram (@elvisjss). All of his music is on Spotify and I highly encourage you to check out his other songs too!

As always, if you have any questions, you can send me an email [email protected]. You can also find the podcast on Twitter or Instagram (@queerlypopular). Also, please share, rate, and review. Next time, we will talk about Latter Days. I know I said something else on the podcast, but I misread my calendar. My bad! Until then, enjoy!

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