Episode 6: Loyalty Card For The Next Time I Come Out
The duo queer it up this episode as they consider the topic of queer representation in media; from reminiscing over queer characters that informed their early years, to realising just how much queer rep—on paper and on-screen—has improved over the years.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:00 Trigger warnings
01:06 Read / Watch / Play updates
07:44 Main topic: Queer representation in media
56:23 Outro and links
Books:
Tipping the Velvet - Sarah Waters https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25104465-tipping-the-velvet
Fingersmith - Sarah Waters https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8913370-fingersmith
Silk Fire - Zabé Ellor https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59365810-silk-fire
The Expanse series - James S. A. Corey https://www.goodreads.com/series/56399-the-expanse
TV and Movies:
Jane Espenson (TV writer) https://www.themoviedb.org/person/77213-jane-espenson
Foundation (2021) https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/93740-foundation
Heartstopper (2022) https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/124834-heartstopper
Queer As Folk (2000) https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/2902-queer-as-folk-us
The Fosters (2013) https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/46880-the-fosters
The L Word (2004) https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/3475-the-l-word
The L Word: Generation Q (2019) https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/89630-the-l-word-generation-q
Xena: Warrior Princess (1995) https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/4616-xena-warrior-princess
Will & Grace (1998) - https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/4454-will-grace
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/95-buffy-the-vampire-slayer
Six Feet Under (2001) https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/1274-six-feet-under
Sense8 (2015) https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/61664-sense8
Boys Don’t Cry (1999) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/226-boys-don-t-cry
The Umbrella Academy (2019) https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/75006-umbrella-academy
The Danish Girl (2015) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/306819-the-danish-girl
Orange is the New Black (2013) https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/1424-orange-is-the-new-black
Games:
Chef RPG https://store.steampowered.com/app/1796790/Chef_RPG/
Super Zoo Story https://store.steampowered.com/app/1631920/Super_Zoo_Story/
Metaphor ReFantazio https://metaphor.atlus.com/index.html?lang=en
Life is Strange https://lifeisstrange.square-enix-games.com/en-us
Dragon Age (series) https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/dragon-age
The Sims 4 https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4
Mass Effect (Legendary Edition) https://www.ea.com/games/mass-effect/mass-effect-legendary-edition?setLocale=en-us
Baldur’s Gate 3 https://baldursgate3.game/
Cyberpunk 2077 https://www.cyberpunk.net/au/en/
Tell Me Why https://store.steampowered.com/app/1180660/Tell_Me_Why/