The Intermingle Podcast

This week, we’re exploring Grindr’s 2023 year end unwrapped. We’re analyzing Grindr’s data and learning where the highest percentage of tops, bottoms, verse, sides, and so much more are located. Plus, in our ‘LGBTQs in the News’ segment, Pope Francis, Black Gay Conservatives, Michael Lucas, and more! 

Info Discussed: 

• Pope Francis Approves Blessings for 'Irregular' Same-Sex Couples
• Black Gay Conservative Targeted With Homophobic Slurs at Right-Wing Conference
• Lesbians make more money than straight women & it’s likely because men aren’t holding them back
• This gay commissioner has inspired cities across the nation to protect trans folks
• ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ Winner Trixie Mattel Returns to Host ‘The Pit Stop’ (EXCLUSIVE)
• Michael Lucas Controversy 
• Grindr Unwrapped 2023

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We're doing a pivot from our usual non-monogamous discussions and we're talking about monogamy in this week's episode. We're unpacking a study on relationship trends among gay men, specifically gay monogamous relationships. Plus, in our 'LGBTQs in the News' segment for this week, Grindr, Billie Eilish comes out, RuPaul's Drag Race season 16, and more! 

Info Discussed

• RuPaul's Drag Race season 16 cast revealed: Meet the 14 new queens
• Billie Eilish wants reporters to leave her alone about her coming out
• Grindr Content Moderators Are Facing a Mental Health Crisis, Says New Report
• CDC issues warning over new, more deadly strain of mpox
• Kentucky Is the Gayest State in America
• 90% of gay men say they want a monogamous relationship, according to new study

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This week, we're taking a look at our 2023 Spotify Unwrapped stat-by-stat. We've come along way and we're so happy you're listening! Our 'LGBTQs in the News' for this week includes, Lil Nas X, George Santos, Tiffany Pollard, and more.

Info Discussed

• Beyoncé Released Her Renaissance Tour Film on World AIDS Day to Honor Her Uncle Johnny
• Lil Nas X Has Entered His Christian Era
• Tiffany Pollard To Host OUTtv Reality Competition ‘Looking For A Third’
• The Pope Ate Pasta Alongside Trans Women at the Vatican This Weekend
• Conservatives Are Mad at Target Again, This Time Over Gay Christmas Decor
• Drag Race crowns first-ever cis woman with Germany’s Pandora Nox
• George Santos Becomes the Sixth Representative (and First Stunt Queen) Ever Expelled from Congress

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This week, we’re diving into a new research study discussing the decline of gay bars in America. In the ‘LGBTQs in the News’ segment, DaBaby, Marlon Wayans, Queer Eye, and more!

Info Discussed: 

• DaBaby Says Backlash to AIDS Comments Was a 'Blessing in Disguise'
• Marlon Wayans Supports His Trans Child With 'Unconditional Love & Acceptance'
• Bobby Berk Is Leaving Queer Eye After Season 8
• George Santos Allegedly Spent Campaign Money on Sephora, Hermès, and OnlyFans
• Jesús Ociel Baena Saucedo, Mexico's First Out Nonbinary Judge, Found Dead In Their Home
• The changing mix of gay bar subtypes after COVID-19 restrictions in the United States, 2017-2023

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A listener question leads us into a discussion about Grindr's ethnicity filter and racial preferences in the gay community. Plus, in our 'LGBTQs in the news' segment we're discussing, the NYC Marathon, Jamaica, The Grammys, and more. 

Info Discussed:

• Jamaican Supreme Court upholds colonial-era sodomy law
• Meet Cal Calamia, the nonbinary runner who just won the New York City Marathon
• This year’s Grammys noms feature the gayest showdown in Herstory and it’s pure Padam-onium
• LGBTQ youth suicide prevention group leaves X after uptick in 'hate & vitriol'
• Vatican confirms that trans people can be baptised and act as godparents
• Grindr dating app removes ethnicity filter to support Black Lives Matter

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This week, we’re discussing a recent study out of the UK analyzing young people identifying as LGBTQ+ more so than ever. Plus, in our ‘LGBTQs in the News’ section, queer sports news, Omar Apollo & Pedro Pascal, Club Q update, and more! 

Info Discussed: 

• Maebe A. Girl for Congress 2024
• Dwight Howard has essentially come out — and almost no one is talking about it
• Che Flores becomes NBA's first out nonbinary and transgender referee
• NHL rescinds ban on rainbow-colored Pride tape, allowing players to use it on the ice
• New House speaker's views on LGBTQ issues come under fresh scrutiny
• “This is everything”: Fans react to Pedro Pascal and Omar Apollo’s paparazzi moment
• Club Q announces its reopening with a new name & location one year after horrific shooting
• Michigan finally bans archaic ‘gay panic defence’ laws
• Suspect in NYC gay bar robbery scheme changes plea to guilty
• Young People Are Gayer Than Ever, New Study Says

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This week, a question from a listener leads us into a discussion about gay cuckolding. We're unpacking the sexual fantasy and learning all about it! Plus, in our 'LGBTQs in the News' segment, Jada Pinkett Smith, Pulse memorial, Drag Race, and more. 

Info Discussed:

• The Expanding Phenomenon Of Cuckolding: Even Gay Men Are Getting Into It
• The City of Orlando plans to purchase Pulse nightclub site & finally turn it into a memorial
• Author of “Don’t Say Gay” law stole $150,000 in COVID funds. He’s going to jail.
• Queer teens twice as likely to have this eating disorder, study says
• Has Jada Pinkett Smith Had Sexual Relationships With Women?
• Drag Race Superstar Anetra Is Taking a Break From Drag
• Freddie Pizano on Spotify

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Chris and Gene discuss their obsessions of the week including Kim Petras's 'Problematique' album and senorita bread. In 'LGBTQs in the News' a new drag school coming to San Francisco, Troye Sivan, Madonna's 'Celebration' tour, and much more. Plus, a nasty question about kinks and a DM about dating someone in the closet with homophobic parents from our listeners. 

Info Discussed: 

• Madonna’s beautiful tribute to friends who died of AIDS on Celebration Tour has fans in tears
• Troye Sivan harnesses ‘levity and fun’ to fuel third full album, ‘Something to Give Each Other’
• Time to Learn Your A, B, Slays: A Drag School Is Coming to San Francisco
• Mexican TV host Fer Sagreeb comes out as gay after breaking down in tears during a reality show
• Chyna Long, a Black Trans Choreographer, Was Killed in Milwaukee
• The Black Cat in Silver Lake becomes California's first LGBTQ+ historical landmark
• Sufjan Stevens Comes Out, Dedicates New Album Javelin To Late Partner

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This week, we’re discussing a new Pew Research Survey analyzing the acceptability of open marriages. We get into why the gay community is so much more open to open marriages. Plus, in our ‘LGBTQs in the News’ segment, Doxy-PEP, Laphonza Butler, Wayne Brady, and more! 

Info Discussed: 

• City council removes plus sign from LGBTQ+ Pride proclamation after deciding it promotes BDSM
• CDC recommends queer men & trans women take a morning after pill to prevent STIs
• Laphonza Butler Sworn in as First Black Lesbian U.S. Senator
• The Pope Said He's Open to Catholic Priests Blessing Same-Sex Unions
• Wayne Brady says opening up about his pansexuality "goes part and parcel" with mental health: "I'm lighter"
• Beyoncé Reveals Renaissance The Film Is Coming

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We’re back-back-back-again! For real this time! Fresh off of a 9 month hiatus. This week, we’re answering the infamous question: “Where have y’all been?!” Plus, we have a jam packed list of 'LGBTQs in the News' to get into. We’re so happy to be back and hope you’ll be tuning in once again. 

Info Discussed: 

• Beyonce in Final Talks to Release ‘Renaissance’ Concert Film Through AMC Theaters 
• Omar Apollo is selling a vinyl with artwork of his penis
• Senator Scott Wiener Goes To Folsom & Shows Off Incredible Physique
• Texas’s Anti-Drag Law Has Been Ruled Unconstitutional
• Montana’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care For Youth Has Been Temporarily Blocked
• At the GOP Debate, Candidates Promised a Federal Gender-Affirming Care Ban
• United States Scores a C on Global LGBTQ+ Human Rights Scorecard
• Locals outraged over proposed Palm Springs AIDS Memorial
•  Bad Bunny’s new film ‘Cassandro’ 
• Bad Bunny addresses queer-baiting accusations
• Angelica Ross Announces She Is “Leaving Hollywood” to Run for Office
• Just one ‘Queer Eye’ star was invited to Antoni Porowski’s bachelor party
• This unhinged video claiming children are taught to use “butt plugs and dildos” is unintentionally hilarious

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