Whatever, I'll Watch It

In this bonus episode gone full episode (because there is so much gay stuff to talk about), Alexia talks trauma and convincing characters arcs in Seasons 1-4 of Stranger Things. Leo Tuiletufuga guests in a special segment dedicated to all things queer. Full transcript available here.

Alaska Tran guests to talk mixed-race girlhood, female friendships, and thong politics in Hulu's Pen15. Full transcript available here. 

In this bonus episode Alexia talks transphobia, anti-blackness, and breaking cycles of patriarchal violence in Season 3 of Sex Education.  Full transcript available here. 

Mellissa Villafranco guests to talk homonormative tropes, toxic monogamy, and thirst for Gigi in Season 2, Episode 1 of the L Word: Generation Q. Full transcript available here. 

Steph Rojas guests to talk autistic representation, sexual self-determination, and trauma informed television in season 1 of Love on the Spectrum and Everything's Gonna Be Okay.  Full transcript available here. 

In this bonus episode Alexia talks patriarchal violence, racist tropes, and the dangers of white feminism in the 2009 film Jennifer's Body. Full transcript available here. 

In this bonus episode Alexia talks Black feminism, the limitations of rights-based political movements, and affirming bi representation in Mrs. America.  Full transcript available here.

To learn more about the Combahee River Collective, check out Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor's book, How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective: https://www.akpress.org/how-we-get-free.html

Tiana Vargas guests to talk disability justice, unlearning racism, affirming masculinity, and self and collective care in seasons 1-4 of Queer Eye. Full transcript available here.

References from the episode:

Steven Wakabayashi, "My Culture Is Not Your Toy: A Gay Japanese Man's Perspective on Queer Eye Japan," November 15, 2019, Medium.

Imani Barbarin, "On Being Black and 'Disabled but Not Really,'" July 26, 2019, Rewire.

Mia Mingus, "Pods and Pod Mapping Worksheet," June 2016, Bay Area Transformative Justice Collective. 

In this bonus episode Alexia talks queer representation, colorblind racism, and the evil cripple trope in Season 2 of Sex Education. Full transcript available here.

Clarisse Hansard and Ly Nguyen guest to talk racial violence, genetic trauma, and techno-orientalism in HBO's The Watchmen. Full transcript available here.