The dance style of Vogue was born out of the Harlem ball scene of the 70's and 80's in New York City. Performed to house and disco music, the style is made up of sharp, angular moves imitating the models seen lining the pages of Vogue magazine. Leni and Brendy pay tribute to the art form, from Madonna's mainstreaming with her hit song, to it's cultural influence on the marginalised communities of black, latin, gay and trans people competing in their many drag houses. 

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One of the more confusing letters on the LGBTQIA+ acronym is intersex, an umbrella term for people born with variation sex characteristics. Leni and Brendy get clinical as they discuss non-binary notions of human bodies, the stigma of the word 'hermaphrodite', non-consensual corrective surgeries and the rumour that Rachel on Friends was intersex.

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Queen is a term used to refer to a flamboyant, femme, or camp gay male, though now it's come to refer to any homosexual, mostly as a pejorative between friends. From drag queens, to scene queens to opera queens, Leni and Brendy dissect it's use as an identifier for varied types of people in the community, and specifically celebrities and people of note as an expression of idolisation (yas queen!). 

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Though not used as much today, asking someone if they were a "friend of Dorothy" was a secret code for queer people beginning in the 1940's. Said to be inspired by two iconic Dorothy's of the first half of the 20th century - poet and writer Dorothy Parker and Dorothy Gale from the classic The Wizard of Oz - referring to Dorothy was a way to stay safe when announcing one's homosexuality in a dangerous and illegal period. Leni and Brendy dissect the queer themes of The Wizard of Oz, Judy Garland's impact on the gay community and how the US Navy tried to track down Dorothy thinking she was an actual real person.

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A common stereotype for the way lesbians begin relationships involves an actual moving vehical. Born out of a one-off joke by Orange Is The New Black's Lea DeLaria, the notion of lesbian couples 'U-hauling' has well and truly stuck, but is it just a stereotype? Or is there a scientific explaination for this kind of intense attachment? Leni and Brendy explore the urge to merge, discount claims the stereotype is a result of stunted sexual development as a teenager and compare it to a higher degree of non-monogamous males. 

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Celebrated for their stark differences to their hairless contemporaries, a 'bear' is generally considered a hairy gay man with a cuddly body. But bears have emotional attributes that support more masculine behaviours, and they're more likely to pick up the cheque! Leni and Brendy explore the deep culture of the gay animal kingdom (from pandas, to ewoks, to lesbian bears), and dissect the sense of exclusion bears tend to feel in mainstream gay culture, and the potential exclusion of their own tribe.

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Beats have been a not-so-safe space for gay people to meet others and explore their sexual desires, especially back when homosexuality was literally in the shadows. Leni and Brendy explore the horrific way cruisers were treated in Australia on the beaches of Sydney, how beats have evolved to include sex-on-premises clubs and virtual apps, and the late George Michael as an unashamed poster boy for beats.

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A 'gold star' is traditionally used to recognise outstanding merit, but for some queer people its a self-identifying term for exclusively having sex with people of the same gender. Leni (bronze baby) and Brendy (confirmed bachelor) break down it's origin by way of Tila Tequila, Andy Cohen and try to work out how common it is for gaybies to be 'pure'. 

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