Welcome to the Bad Queers family, Moj Mahdara ! Moj is the CEO of BeautyCon and joined Kris and Shana to discuss all things butch identities, black lives matter, the real gay agenda, how all queers don't know each other and how Moj's wife is a genius. All this and more on this week's episode. Shoutouts: Shana - Black LGBTQIA+ Groceries ( @blackandqueergroceries ) Bay Area solutions for Black Queer Food insecurity Kris - Intelexual Media ( @intelexualmedia ) by Elexus Gionde shares facts and stor...
Nov 23, 2020•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 36
What a difference a week makes. You can't steal our joy. We discuss the election- the good, bad, and the ugly and congratulate Madam Vice President Kamala Harris, Stacey Abrams, Karrine Jean-Pierre, Symone Sanders and ALL the Black Women who saved our undeserving selves AGAIN. Shoutouts: Shana - Matt Bernstein @mattxiv has absolutely incredible content, is the white queer ally we need - also makeup skills on point, here for it Kris - Donate to Fair Fight Action and GASenate.com - you don't have ...
Nov 16, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Congrats to Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe on their engagement. Lil Nas X did that during Halloween. Who says your queer best friend can't be the background on your phone? Exes do not deserve to be your friend. And Taiwan is the only place handling COVID right, with their Pride Celebrations! *BAD HAIR SPOILER* 15:17 - 27:24 Shoutouts: Shana - Gaby Dunn (Road? Both?) for all of their live reads of films with all LGBTQ+ casts Kris - In and Out Apparel Based in Washington, DC, we are a black, female, a...
Nov 09, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Fully in preparation mode for this election. Also realized Shana meant to talk about Tiffany Trump, not Ivanka, for the Pride rally. But don't care about either of them, so whatevs. Defining Intersex and Gender-Expansive. Niecy Nash coming to daytime television? And, did you catch the Coochie Quarantine? All this and more for your listening pleasure. Shoutouts This Week: Shana - Voters. Barack Obama. Beyoncé for the Ivy Park release Kris - FLAVNT Streetwear is an Austin-based independent clothin...
Nov 02, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Read that title again. Sue Bird is dropping facts about the differences between women's soccer and basketball, Jaden and Willow Smith speak out about being excluded by the black community and we finally talk about Ratched in all it's glory. Advice around having friends who support Trump and our Bad Queer opinions about using pronouns and Michael K. Williams (honestly not even a bad opinion, we just love him). Shoutouts This Week: Shana - Feelmore Oakland & Berkeley sex shop. Black and queer ...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Honestly breeders, straight tv/movies/media is to blame for our queerness. Rest in power to Monica Roberts, a genuine shoutout to Pete Buttigieg and Bill Burr's SNL skit was actually hilarious. Also, fake girlfriends, wives who are fuckboi's and giving phone numbers to straight men. Shoutouts This Week: Shana - Sue Bird for her fourth WNBA Championship Kris - Lebron James for his fourth NBA Championship Bad Queers is co-hosted by: Shana Sumers: @shanahasagram Kris Chesson: @kris.chess Let's keep...
Oct 19, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 31
In case you hadn't guessed, queer is no longer a slur. This week we give advice around age gaps, making a playlist for your ex and hitting on someone you don't know is queer. Reclaiming our pride with the Proud boys hashtag, conservative judges trying to take back our rights and Rihanna gracing us the with Savage x Fenty fashion show Shoutouts This Week: Shana - Golden Gaze Bed and Breakfast . Sustainable, Affirming, Queer AF, Cannabis friendly and most importantly, Canadian. Kris - Red Bay Coff...
Oct 12, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 30
This week we had Imara Jones from Translash Media join us, and believe us when we tell you she dropped GEMS on us! So many that we couldn't even choose a title that was worthy. We explored how cis women need to do better when it comes to the trans community, blocking our blessings and the all black lives matter movement. And that is just a sprinkle of what you will get from this weeks podcast. Shoutouts This Week: Shana - Meg Linehan for holding NWSL soccer reporters accountable when using incor...
Oct 05, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Barbados continues to woo us (well, sort of). Brittani Nichols and Issa Rae have a queer show coming. Mara Brock Akil and Girlfriends get their flowers- while Kris asks the universe (specifically Mara Brock Akil and Lena Waithe ) to make a Girlfriends for us black queer womxn. Shana challenges queer womxn to use their big clit energy to shoot your shot. You can be a social top sometimes. Shoutouts This Week: Shana - Janelle Monae for Turntables , Antebellum , and her NEW HAIRDO. Btw- the songs w...
Sep 28, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 28
This week Bad Queers welcomes creator, Youtuber and comedian, Jade Fox to discuss content, marching band, brunch, fashion and SZA because, obviously we should always talk about SZA. Come join for all the laughs. Shoutouts This Week: Shana - Lovecraft Country on HBO Kris - P-Valley on Starz Jade - Automic Gold Bad Queers is co-hosted by: Shana Sumers: @shanahasagram Kris Chesson: @kris.chess Let's keep in touch: Email us for advice at badqueerspod@gmail.com or DM on Instagram Follow us @badqueers...
Sep 21, 2020•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Niecy Nash is fam y'all!! Coming out here with the plot twist of all plot twists. And then we talk about black excellence, heteronormativity and call people out on their relationship blindspots. Shoutouts This Week: Shana - Gabby Williams and Stefanie Dolson for their Black Trans Lives Matter shirts before their WNBA game Kris - Maya Moore for her social justice work Bad Queers is co-hosted by: Shana Sumers: @shanahasagram Kris Chesson: @kris.chess Let's keep in touch: Email us for advice at bad...
Sep 14, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 26
If you've watched Law & Order: SVU then you have an idea of what being on the "down low" is. If not, go watch the show, what are you doing? As well, we share in queer news about Jacob Blake and give advice around exes who lurk on Instagram stories. WNBA continues to be great and more on this weeks episode. Shoutouts This Week: Shana - Milwaukee Bucks for boycotting gam 5. WNBA , NBA , NWSL , MLS for boycotting games and/or speaking up Kris - Kyrie Irving for calling what happened with boycot...
Sep 07, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Surprise! In honor of Beyoncé's birthday, we brought you TWO episodes this week. Joined by our special guest, Sam Jay, from Netflix's 3 AM comedy special and SNL - we talked all things with girlfriends, holding responsibility in writing jokes and how strap ons are played out. Get all this and more in our special surprise episode. Happy Birthday Queen Bey! Shoutouts This Week: Shana - Translash Podcast - They just launched Thursday the 20th, they have created a space to discuss creating a fairer ...
Sep 04, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Pride in October needs to be a thing! Get your bussy all over this episode with our discussion on Karine Jean-Pierre as Kamala Harris's Chief of Staff, exes hiding the truth about their funds and stop saying that tops are always masculine. Join this weeks convo for this and more! Shoutouts This Week: Shana - Aaron Phillip and Chella Man for their feature in Vogue Kris - Our unofficial third member of Bad Queers, Melody ! Bad Queers is co-hosted by: Shana Sumers: @shanahasagram Kris Chesson: @kri...
Aug 31, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 23
This week we are joined by the amazing hosts of Gayish Podcast , Mike and Kyle, to continue our discussion about intersectionality. We did this with a slight twist, by asking questions that Shana and Kris typically receive as black, queer women and flipping it to ask white, gay men. Spoiler alert: we had a blast. Shoutouts This Week: Shana - Moss the Doula, a trans & queer centered doula & childbirth educator. You can find them mossthedoula.com and @mossthedoula on IG! Also, King Yaa (@q...
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Alright, not Bette Porter, but her doppleganger Kamala Harris is officially the Democratic Nominee for Vice President. And when we weren't discussing this, Zoe Kravitz called out Hulu's diversity problem, the WNBA continues to make moves in athlete protests and period leave is becoming a thing. Bad Queer opinions around lesbians and gays being bullies to bisexual people and bro culture needs to be cancelled. All this and more in this weeks episode! Shoutouts This Week: Shana - Janelle Monáe Kris...
Aug 17, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Unpopular Queer Opinion: Pose literally deserves SO MUCH more, but attacking Billy Porter won't help. We break down pronouns, steamy dreams about exes and both the Emmy's and GLAAD awards. Audio via The Hollywood Reporter Shoutouts This Week: Shana - 1. Slutbot with is a product of Juicebox , a messaging bot that helps you with dirty talk in the bedroom. 2. Black is King by Beyoncé , duh. Kris - 1. Lena Waithe for being The Hollywood Reporter's TV Producer of the Year 2. British Vogue for featur...
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Remember, your ex is trash that needs to stay on the curb, don't bring that back in your house. In other news, Barbados and Mexico are winning, I guess Taylor Swift dropped an album...and studs/MOC folks deserve a genderless clothing line. That and more in this weeks episode. Shoutouts This Week: Shana - NWSL and the Houston Dash Kris - WNBA and Kyrie Irving Bad Queers is co-hosted by: Shana Sumers: @shanahasagram Kris Chesson: @kris.chess Let's keep in touch: Email us for advice at badqueerspod...
Aug 03, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 19
After facing casting backlash, Rub & Tug commits to a trans lead for the role of Dante “Tex” Gill . The Pentagon bans Confederate flags from all military bases then cancels the progressive step by banning the Pride flag. The workplace culture at The Ellen DeGeneres show is exposed. We explain why/how communication, patience, and possibly the neck is the way to free your touch-me-not studsband. And we gotta let carpet muncher/carpet munching go - the phrase not the act. Shoutouts This Week: S...
Jul 27, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 18
All Boys Aren't Blue is an incredible memoir-manifesto about the black LGBTQ+ experience. Shana and Kris had the opportunity to have a socially distanced talk with George about the book, leading with love and how everyone is actually a vers in our Bad Queer Opinions. Check out our shoutouts: Angelica Ross for Episode 4 of Pose (@angelicaross) Jade Fox for the Black Introvert Shirt (@iamjadefox) Raquel Willis (@raquel_willis) Pose (@poseonfx) especially MJ Rodriguez (@mjrodriguez7) Billy Porter (...
Jul 20, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Halle Berry shows us what accountability culture can look like. Cis white gays and Just Karen Rowling are at it again, signing cancel culture petitions and partying on Fire Island during a pandemic - seriously stop it. Bisexual, black, Batwoman. Finding the right LGBTQ+ label, polyamorous gone monogamous and Bad Queer Opinions that might be talking to you if you played softball and drive a Subaru. Check out our shoutouts: The Netherlands for adding LGBTQ+ rights into their constitution Our main ...
Jul 13, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 16
It's time to talk about intimate partner violence. Also, when you find out your friend is a TERF, it's time to breakup with them. Rest in Power Brayla Stone, cities are signing petitions to recognize Marsha P. Johnson and my best friend is dating someone else and I'm jealous? And if you didn't read the title, WATCH DISCLOSURE! All this and holding BET accountable in this weeks episode. Check out our shoutouts: @kiesh.work & @beerbottles_chainsaws who are the founders of @averygoodjob event p...
Jul 06, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Seriously, to the gays partying in the streets without masks - Stop it. Put on your gotdamn mask and listen to this episode of Bad Queers. Praise be, The Chi is back, DACA is being protected and Raven Symoné got married in all her rainbow braided glory. Lots of advice from coming out as bisexual when in a straight appearing relationship, and a woman who identifies as asexual feeling over sexualized. Lastly, with no surprise, the "Chad's" of the world are at it again in this episode of Bad Queers...
Jun 29, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 14
What's in a deadname? Or do you even know the meaning of it? This week we dive into the surprising supreme court ruling for LGBTQ+ discrimination at work, #VogueChallenge and someone who needs advice about why they don't want to date within their race. And what type of Bad Queers would we be if our unpopular queer opinion didn't have an update with Chick Fil A or how trash the white celebrity ally video was. Check out our shoutouts: Ianne Fields Stewart - The Okra Project Blair Imani - Making Ou...
Jun 22, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Did Lady G deserve to be outed? LA Pride...you f*cked up. Beyoncé said my queerness and my blackness is beautiful and all is right in the world (LOL if only, but it helps). And we take a deep dive into the recent comments from Just Karen Rowling about the Transgender community. Order from our shoutouts: Jade Fox: https://teespring.com/stores/jade-fox-merch DatCraftyGal: https://datcraftygal.bigcartel.com/ Bad Queers is co-hosted by: Shana Sumers: @shanahasagram Kris Chesson: @kris.chess Let's ke...
Jun 15, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Come to Bad Queers therapy, where we switch up the schedule a bit to focus on what is happening in America right now. Black Lives Matter, George Floyd and how White Gays are ruining the brand. We sprinkle some gospel music and vans debate on the end. What a ride. Bad Queers is co-hosted by: Shana Sumers: @shanahasagram Kris Chesson: @kris.chess Let's keep in touch: Email us for advice at badqueerspod@gmail.com or DM on Instagram Follow us @badqueerspod on Twitter , Facebook , Instagram & Tik...
Jun 08, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 11
You know we have to break down Christian Cooper vs. Amy Cooper (No Relation) situation. We have found a couple of companies doing it right, before Pride month. Say his name, #GeorgeFloyd. Am I a bad queer? Discusses being over only talking about my queerness to what happens when you don't like sex toys during sex? Also, Kris hates musicals. What a week. Bad Queers is co-hosted by: Shana Sumers: @shanahasagram Kris Chesson: @kris.chess Let's keep in touch: Email us for advice at badqueerspod@gmai...
Jun 01, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Closing out the circle of Tops and Bottoms. Hayley Kiyoko is not lesbian jesus. Breaking down the queer AF season finale of How to Get Away with Murder (Spoilers from 9:13 - 16:40) and lots of coming out scenarios in our "Am I a bad queer?" segment. Bad Queers is co-hosted by: Shana Sumers: @shanahasagram Kris Chesson: @kris.chess Let's keep in touch: Email us for advice at badqueerspod@gmail.com Follow us @badqueerspod on Twitter , Facebook , Instagram & Tik Tok Love our soundtrack? Check o...
May 25, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Do you prefer the rainbow emoji or the pride emoji? Have you heard the phrase Uncork the Pork? Calling out studs who make the stud community look bad and a socially distanced walk through of this hot mess week in LGBTQ+ news. Bad Queers is co-hosted by: Shana Sumers: @shanahasagram Kris Chesson: @kris.chess Let's keep in touch: Email us for advice at badqueerspod@gmail.com Follow us @badqueerspod on Twitter , Facebook , Instagram & Tik Tok Love our soundtrack? Check out Siena Liggins: @siena...
May 18, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Vida is cancelled, exploring labels from Studsband to "Do I even need a label?", advice for someone who has never been to pride and Beyoncé dropping a remix in the middle of our recording. Because of course she would. Bad Queers is co-hosted by: Shana Sumers: @shanahasagram Kris Chesson: @kris.chess Let's keep in touch: Email us for advice at badqueerspod@gmail.com Follow us @badqueerspod on Twitter , Facebook , Instagram & Tik Tok Love our soundtrack? Check out Siena Liggins: @sienaliggins ...
May 12, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 7
