Unfiltr'd

Can you believe it's been a year? We can't! In our special season finale, we finally open up our mailbag and answer some of your questions! We'll also take a look back at some of the funnier, edgier and spicier moments from our amazing first season!

In the age of #MeToo it seems hard to ignore a simple fact: so many queer spaces, from gay bars to Grindr, seem to blur the traditional rules of consent. Is it time for gay men to question our leniency when it comes to that surprise ass pic on Grindr, or that uninvited hand on the chest, ass, or even crotch during a night out in the Village…whether it’s welcome or not? Featuring the stories of how we've all been robbed and a debate over whether Antoni Porowski is really from Montréal.

Are gay men uniquely free from the grips of gender roles that can so often suffocate the rest of society, or are we no more immune from the trappings of the patriarchy than straight men? Featuring a guessing-game between high-end weed and low-end gay porn.

People have been heralding the death knell of the gay bar and the gaybourhood since Grindr first hit the app store over a decade ago...but it’s not just dating apps that are causing the places we congregate around and feel welcomed in as a community are changing...in a world where sexual diversity is broadly accepted by society, is there still a need for queer neighbourhoods in our cities?

We can be a cliquey and exclusive bunch. It's not uncommon to meet groups of gays that have no women friends, or any straight friends. Are we self-selecting people that look and act just like us, and is that a bad thing? Featuring the great #GayIconagrOff (in which we may or may not get derailed by Matt Bomer's beautiful face) and a debate over whether Montreal should host WorldPride 2023.

Just as sure as you are to see a weekend full of circuit parties and a parade full of rainbow boas, when Pride season rolls around you’re certain to see every big company trot out a rainbow version of their logo to show how much they support the gays. While it’s great to see that kind of support from the business world, is it genuine? And does it matter?

In the fifty years since Stonewall, Pride has evolved from a protest demanding equal rights to a monthlong festival with corporate sponsors and circuit parties. Pride's changed, but is that a bad thing? Featuring rants about Todd Snyder ripping off a Toronto-based queer arts project, "straight pride" and the RPDR finale.

In the 10 years since RuPaul's Drag Race first debuted on Logo, drag has exploded onto the mainstream. Now, even straight people watch it! And once the straights are watching something, it's officially #mainstream. But as its reached the pinnacle of global popularity, has this art that was once all about fun and camp become diluted? Featuring local VFX extraordinaire Jaycen Cook, as well as Benson, Camilo and Jaycen’s predictions for who will take the Season 11 crown!

In this episode, we sit down and talk LGBT+ issues and lifestyle with an unusual guest: Benson's straight colleague James Foster (who you can hear on CJAD 800 Montréal). Featuring discussions as well on Instagram's "community-building" changes to its user experience, what Brazil's far-right new president thinks about gay men, and, of course, amazing stories from Luca's trip to Europe.

We’ve all needed to do it at some point in our lives, and us gays who haven’t yet are going to at some point. We're talking, of course, about coming out of that great big walk-in-closet that is life. How important is our coming-out experience to our development as gay men, and does having a hard coming out make you stronger in the long term…? Join us for this special extended episode, featuring guest Neil Martinek (back for more, because the last episode just wasn't enough!), and producer Luca attempting to do ASMR!