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Old 06-26-2024, 02:39 AM   #202
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"Queer and dumb" is super good. The basic idea is answering dumb (and less dumb) questions that non-queer people have about queer topics, highly recommended if you want to inform yourself or just be less dumb around queer people "The Queer" in the show, Jamie McDonald, is not just a friend of mine, but quite funny (a professional stand-up comedian), and literally the absolute best at explaining things in a simple, friendly and informative way. Never feels like homework, I promise. You also don't have to be particularly woke to listen to this, just interested in hearing a perspective.


For any history buffs, I would also very highly recommed "Bad Gays", which is a show about "Evil and complicated gays in history". The format of the show is that the first 4/5 or so they just go through the life of a historical person, followed by discussion. I quite often skip the discussion, but the show is still great for hearing about a lot of really interesting historical characters that aren't always talked about that much, or very interesting takes on already well known characters. The show is most interested in cultural history, so you get a lot of stories about the ways in which different times and places were different in interesting ways. Of course, a lot of it is about the way they were different in gay ways, but that too is often extremely interesting stuff, even for non-gays like myself.

The hosts are super left and woke, but it doesn't get in the way of the history because the show is not trying to convert anyone, so the sidetracks are always short.

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