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Les Be Gay

Nate Garner & Emme Perkinspodcasters.spotify.com
A Gay podcast where Nate Garner and Emme Perkins take a fun dive into the gay experience. Join us as we discuss representation, culture, media and more! New episodes every Tuesday
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Episodes

Ep 22: Coming Out-iversary

Les Be Out...still! Emme and Nate celebrate their sixth year of being out of the closet! Join us as we discuss the highs and lows from the last 6 years, problematic straight people, and our personal goals as we look towards the next years and beyond!

Mar 23, 202151 minEp. 22

Ep 21: Kink (with Blue Valentine)

Les Be Kinky! Nate and Emme talk with Blue Valentine about their sex-positive life and BDSM. Join us as we discuss kink culture and safety, problematic straight people, and the many lessons of consent, positivity, and self love that we can all learn from kink!

Mar 16, 202155 minEp. 21

Ep 20: Gays vs Lesbians

Les Be Different! Nate and Emme compare their experiences as a gay man and lesbian woman. Join us as we discuss our sex within our sexuality, problematic straight people, and the experiences that make all queer people unique and united!

Mar 09, 202150 minEp. 20

Ep 19: Trans Stuff (with Liam Russell)

Les Be True! Nate and Emme talk with Liam Russell about his with finding his identity, along with some fun anecdotes along the way! Join us as we discuss coming out and transitioning, problematic straight people, and the roses and thorns on the path to loving your true self.

Mar 02, 202150 minEp. 19

Ep 18: Religion

Les Be Loved! Nate and Emme share their faith journeys (or lack thereof) and the varying degrees of religious upbringings. Join us as we discuss our roots with religion, problematic straight people, and the many battles queer people must overcome to live with or without religion.

Feb 23, 202154 minEp. 18

Ep 17: Straight Actors Playing Gay Roles

Les Be Authentic! Nate and Emme discuss queer representation and the artists that represent us. Join us as we discuss queer stories, problematic straight people. and the work that goes into honestly portraying queer lives.

Feb 16, 202153 minEp. 17

Ep 16: Drag

Les Be Sickening! We talk about everything from the roots of Drag to Drag Race! Join us as we discuss our drag personas, problematic straight people, and the queer culture that's changed the lives of queens everywhere!

Feb 09, 202139 minEp. 16

Ep 15: Baby Gays

Les Be New! We explore the crazy nature of newly out queer people. Join us as we discuss gay excitement, problematic straight people, and the adversity and growth that comes with being an out and proud queer person.

Feb 02, 202138 minEp. 15

Ep 14: Icons

Les Be Iconic! We share our favorite queer figures and discuss what makes a gay icons so iconic. Join us as we talk about why gay people need icons, problematic straight people, and the icons that make us feel more like our best selves

Jan 26, 202138 minEp. 14

Ep 13: Stereotypes

Les Be Stereotypical! We share our favorite and least favorite gay stereotypes! Join us as we dive into the origins of stereotypes, problematic straight people, and the ways to navigate through assumptions to be our most genuine selves!

Jan 19, 202155 minEp. 13

Ep 12: Tops and Bottoms

Les Be Versatile! We discuss Tops and Bottoms and the culture that sneaks in along with them. Join us as we discuss sexual fluidity, problematic straight people, and the terminology that helps us communicate how we prefer to love.

Jan 12, 202147 minEp. 12

Ep 11: Best Parts

Les Be Optimistic! We've given a lot of space for productive conversations, so let's talk about our favorite parts of being gay that are already great! Join us as we discuss forging our own paths, problematic straight people, and the journey towards embracing your sexuality in all its glory!

Jan 05, 202144 minEp. 11

Ep 10: Tropes

Les Be Seen! Nate and Emme explore different movie tropes attached to queer stories. Join us as we explore common gay plotlines, problematic straight people, and how what we see on the screen can imprint onto our everyday lives.

Dec 29, 202051 minEp. 10

Ep 9: Holigays

Les Be Jolly! Join us as we share our favorite holiday stories! We discuss what the holidays mean to us, problematic straight people, and the best ways to make the yuletide gay.

Dec 22, 202050 minEp. 9

Ep 8: Masculinity

Les Be Masculine! We talk about our personal journeys with our self-expression, and our relationships with masculinity. Join us as we discuss gender expression, problematic straight people, and the ways to navigate masculine pressure.

Dec 15, 202058 minEp. 8

Ep 7: The Signs

Les Be Reminiscent! We dive into the early signs from our childhood that pointed to us being gay. Join us as we analyze stories of the past, problematic straight people, and the little moments that may have hinted towards the amazing people we were born to be!

Dec 08, 20201 hr 2 minEp. 7

Ep 6: Animation

Les Be Animated! We talk about queer representation in cartoons and fall into many tangents along the way. Join us as we discuss queer animation, problematic straight people, and the importance of representation for younger audiences!

Dec 01, 202055 minEp. 6

Ep 5: Sex Education

Les Be Educated! We share the sex education (or lack thereof) we got as teens, discussing healthy sex education, problematic straight people, and how to be safe sexually as a queer person in a heteronormative world.

Nov 24, 202049 minEp. 5

Ep 4: Internalized Homophobia

Les Be Proud of Who We Are! We express our personal journeys with internalized homophobia, discussing the roots of shame, problematic straight people, and the little victories towards truly loving every part of ourselves.

Nov 17, 202045 minEp. 4

Ep 3: Our Favorite Representation

Les Be Represented! We discuss our favorite media growing up, problematic straight people, and how queer artists helped us to survive and become the people we are today!

Nov 10, 202050 minEp. 3

Ep 2: Dating

Les Be Ready to Mingle! Join us as we talk about our personal dating struggles, problematic straight people, and the things that make gay dating unique!

Nov 03, 202044 minEp. 2

Ep 1: Coming Out

Les Be Out and Proud! We share our personal coming out stories and discuss coming-out culture, problematic straight people, and the highs vs lows when finally coming to terms with who you are.

Oct 27, 202054 minEp. 1

Ep 0: Intro

Meet your hosts, Nate and Emme! We share some insight on our backgrounds, so that you know where we will base our conversations from.

Oct 26, 20204 min
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