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GayV ClubFeb 17, 2020

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01:56:19

2023 LGBT Television

Wishing you a very late and happy new year! As is our new year tradition, here's our end-of-year wrap-up going over all the LGBT media we managed to catch in 2023. As there was a LOT of queer television in 2023, we've once again decided to split our wrap-up into 2 parts. This one is for television, and our next episode on film shall be out shortly!

Order the anthologies Merryana is published in, here:

'This All Come Back Now' ⁠https://www.uqp.com.au/books/this-all-come-back-now⁠

'Unlimited Futures' ⁠https://fremantlepress.com.au/books/unlimited-futures-speculative-visionary-blakblack-fiction/⁠

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Texts discussed: Dead Ringers, The Last of Us, Shadow and Bone, Yellowjackets, Succession, The Great, Warrior, Doom Patrol, Heartstopper, The Newsreader, Boiling Point, While the Men Are Away, Class of '07, The Fall of the House of Usher, Good Omens, The Morning Show, Ted Lasso, Daisy Jones and the Six, Perry Mason, Minx, Sort Of, The Afterparty, XOXO Kitty, Double Parked, The Buccaneers, Gen V, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Wilderness, Living For the Dead, The Witcher, Letterkenny, In Limbo, Foundation, Miracle Workers: End Times, Animal Control, Ghosts, One Night, The Lazarus Project, Fellow Travellers, Our Flag Means Death, Doctor Who.

Mar 26, 202402:10:36

Succession

In this episode we talk about gay subtext in our favourite show, Succession.

Order the anthologies Merryana is published in, here:

'This All Come Back Now' https://www.uqp.com.au/books/this-all-come-back-now

'Unlimited Futures' https://fremantlepress.com.au/books/unlimited-futures-speculative-visionary-blakblack-fiction/

Please consider supporting GayV Club on Patreon:

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Episodes with closed captions can be found on our YouTube:

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Texts discussed: Succession, The Thick of It.

Sep 22, 202302:33:18

Pride and Prejudice on Fire Island

In this episode we talk about Fire Island, a modern-day Gaysian adaptation of Pride and Prejudice by Joel Kim Booster, as well as other queer readinds and adaptations of the Jane Austen novel.
Order the anthologies Merryana is published in, here:
'This All Come Back Now' www.uqp.com.au/books/this-all-come-back-now
'Unlimited Futures' fremantlepress.com.au/books/unlimited-futures-speculative-visionary-blakblack-fiction/
Please consider supporting GayV Club on Patreon:
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Episodes with closed captions can be found on our YouTube:
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Texts discussed: Pride and Prejudice (novel and 2005 film), Fire Island, Emma (novel), Gay Pride and Prejudice (podcast and Kate Christie novel), Persuasion (2022 film).

Feb 14, 202352:45

2022 LGBT Cinema

As is our January tradition, here's our end-of-year wrap-up going over all the LGBT media we managed to catch in 2022. This one is focusing on film, but to listen to our thoughts on TV, check out our previous episode!

Order the anthologies Merryana is published in, here:

'This All Come Back Now' https://www.uqp.com.au/books/this-all-come-back-now

'Unlimited Futures' https://fremantlepress.com.au/books/unlimited-futures-speculative-visionary-blakblack-fiction/

To view Deah's poem in the 2021 Australian Poetry Anthology, subscribe here:

https://www.australianpoetry.org/australian-poetry-publications/ap-apj-11-2-apa-vol-9-2021-2022-updates/

Please consider supporting GayV Club on Patreon:
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Episodes with closed captions can be found on our YouTube:
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Texts discussed: Am I OK?, Heartshot, Scream 5, Badhaai Do, The Blue Caftan, Joyland, Nude Tuesday, Flux Gourmet, Loving Highsmith, Bodies Bodies Bodies, Sissy, Phoenix Rising, They/Them, Bros, Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody, Crush, My Policeman, Anything's Possible, My Fake Boyfriend, Do Revenge, Bones & All, Aftersun, Wendell & Wild, Sirens, Tár, Babylon, Fire Island, Nope, Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Decision to Leave, Before Now & Then, Corsage, Nanny, Return to Seoul, The Northman, Overanalyzing the Barbie Movies With Queer Marxist Theory (YouTube), I Emailed My Doctor 133 Times: The Crisis in the British Healthcare System (YouTube), The Greatest Menace: Inside the Gay Prison Experiment (Podcast by Patrick Abboud)

Jan 31, 202301:42:25

2022 LGBT Television Wrap-Up

As is our January tradition, here's our end-of-year wrap-up going over all the LGBT media we managed to catch in 2022. As there was a LOT of queer television in 2022, we've decided to split our wrap-up into 2 parts. This one is for television, and our next episode on film shall be out shortly!

Order the anthologies Merryana is published in, here:

'This All Come Back Now' https://www.uqp.com.au/books/this-all-come-back-now

'Unlimited Futures' https://fremantlepress.com.au/books/unlimited-futures-speculative-visionary-blakblack-fiction/

To view Deah's poem in the 2021 Australian Poetry Anthology, subscribe here:

https://www.australianpoetry.org/australian-poetry-publications/ap-apj-11-2-apa-vol-9-2021-2022-updates/

Please consider supporting GayV Club on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/gayvclub

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr for updates:
https://twitter.com/gayv_club
https://www.instagram.com/gayv_club/
https://gayvclubpodcast.tumblr.com/

Episodes with closed captions can be found on our YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/gayvclub

Texts discussed: Yellowjackets, Search Party, Severance, The Umbrella Academy, Our Flag Means Death, Joe Vs. Carol, Stranger Things 4, Heartstopper, Heartbreak High, A League of Their Own, Russian Doll, Surface, Westworld, Letter Kenny, Drag Race All Stars All Legends, Drag Race Down Under, The White Lotus, Harley Quinn, Tuca & Bertie, Mythic Quest, Only Murders in the Building, Reboot, Hacks, Loot, Minx, Interview With the Vampire, Bad Sisters, Sort Of, Rutherford Falls, Derry Girls, Abbott Elementary, Willow, The Sandman, 1899, Queer for Fear: A History of Queer Horror, Pride (2021), The Lazarus Project, House of the Dragon, The Serpent Queen, The Bear, Shoresy, Starstruck

Jan 27, 202301:52:08

Is This Allowed????

We're back at long last, with "Is This Allowed????", an episode looking at the significance of sex scenes in LGBT cinema where we talk about how things such as the male gaze, queer objectification, plot relevancy, and intimacy co-ordination shape how we view sexuality in film.

Order the anthologies Merryana is published in, here:

'This All Come Back Now' https://www.uqp.com.au/books/this-all-come-back-now

'Unlimited Futures' https://fremantlepress.com.au/books/unlimited-futures-speculative-visionary-blakblack-fiction/

To view Deah's poem in the 2021 Australian Poetry Anthology, subscribe here:

https://www.australianpoetry.org/australian-poetry-publications/ap-apj-11-2-apa-vol-9-2021-2022-updates/

Please consider supporting GayV Club on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/gayvclub

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr for updates:
https://twitter.com/gayv_club
https://www.instagram.com/gayv_club/
https://www.tumblr.com/gayvclubpodcast

Episodes with closed captions can be found on our YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/gayvclub

Dec 16, 202201:33:26

2021 LGBT Film & Television

Happy New Year! Here's our review of all the LGBT film and television we managed to watch in 2021. We were able to see most of these through streaming services, on demand, at film festivals both online and offline, and also just general cinema releases. Some may not be readily available for access now, but we hope you can look out for them in future!

Pre-order 'This All Come Back Now', the anthology Merryana is published in, here:

https://www.uqp.com.au/books/this-all-come-back-now

To view Deah's poem in the 2021 Australian Poetry Anthology, subscribe here:

https://www.australianpoetry.org/australian-poetry-publications/ap-apj-11-2-apa-vol-9-2021-2022-updates/

Please consider supporting GayV Club on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/gayvclub

Episodes with closed captions can be found on our YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/gayvclub

Jan 30, 202201:31:25

Sometimes Things That Are Expensive Are Worse

Does having a bigger budget make a movie better? More importantly, does having a bigger budget make a movie gayer? In this episode, Deah and Merryana make a list of LGBT films with multi-million dollar budgets and investigate the hypothesis once posed by the great Freckle from 'The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo' - that sometimes things that are expensive are worse.

Pre-order 'This All Come Back Now', the anthology Merryana is published in, here:

https://www.uqp.com.au/books/this-all-come-back-now

Please consider supporting GayV Club on Patreon:
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Episodes with closed captions can be found on our YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/gayvclub

Texts mentioned: Moonlight, Dallas Buyers Club, Portrait of the Lady on Fire, Bound, Colette, Capote, The Handmaiden, Pain and Glory, Carol, Frida, The Imitation Game, Brokeback Mountain (and The Wedding Banquet), The Favourite, The Danish Girl, Mulholland Drive, Love Simon, Milk, Green Book, Behind the Candelabra, The Hours, Battle of the Sexes, Atomic Blonde, The Birdcage, Power of the Dog, Rocketman, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Bruno, Bohemian Rhapsody, V For Vendetta, Deadpool, Interview With the Vampire, The Old Guard, Birds of Prey, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011), Deadpool 2, Cloud Atlas, Alexander, Troy, Eternals.

Dec 26, 202101:16:43

We Are Lady Parts

New episode of GayV Club discussing We Are Lady Parts, Nida Manzoor's new comedy series about an all-woman Muslim punk band. The show is available on Peacock, Stan, Channel 4 on Demand, and Neon.

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Jul 04, 202151:42

Moonlight & LGBT Oscar History

It's been a while! Welcome back to a new volume of GayV Club with our first episode discussing Barry Jenkin's 2016 masterpiece Moonlight, written by Jenkins and Tarell Alvim McCraney, and the history of LGBT cinema at the Academy Awards.

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Episodes with closed captions can be found on our YouTube:
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May 23, 202101:05:28

2020 LGBT Cinema & Television

Happy New Year! In our last episode of 2020 we review all the LGBT film and television we've managed to catch over the last 12 months. We were able to see most of these through streaming services, on demand, at film festivals both online and offline, and also just general cinema releases. Some may not be readily available for access now, but we hope you can look out for them in future!

Please consider supporting GayV Club on Patreon or Paypal. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram for updates. Episodes with closed captions can be found on our YouTube.

Texts mentioned: Birds of Prey, The Half of It, And Then We Danced, Monsoon, Ellie and Abbie and Ellie's Dead Aunt, The True History of the Kelly Gang, Ema, Matthias & Maxime, Shirley, Shiva Baby, Suk Suk, No Hard Feelings, Two of Us, Dry Wind, The Old Guard, Summerland, Kajillionaire, Broken Hearts Gallery, Bad Education, Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdan, Boys in the Band, Moonlit Winter, Gossamer Folds, Breaking Fast, Second Star to the Right, Ammonite, Supernova, Happiest Season, Small Axe: Lovers Rock, Visible: Out on Television, Disclosure, Born to Be, Welcome to Chechnya, Ahead of the Curve, I May Destroy You, I Hate Suzie., Brave New World, Hollywood, Des, High Fidelity, The Great, Little Fires Everywhere, Snowpiercer, We're Here, Next in Fashion, The Haunting of Bly Manor, The Umbrella Academy, Warrior, Doctor Who, Supernatural, The Magnus Archives, Sawayama by Rina Sawayama, Jewel Box by Elton John, Music Inspired by Happiest Season, Manic by Halsey, Deadly Class, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, The Last of Us: Part 2

Dec 31, 202059:21

Be Gay Do Crimes

Join us as we list and categorise our favourite queer-coded and LGBT villains!

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Texts mentioned: The Lion King, Hercules, Kim Possible, The Little Mermaid, Sinbad Legend of the Seven Seas, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Paddington, Harley Quinn, The Wicked + The Divine, Mr. Robot, Black Sails, Utopia, Skyfall, Pose, The Umbrella Academy, Halt and Catch Fire, Merlin, The Dark Knight, Star Wars, The Magnus Archives, American Gods, The Mortal Instruments, Hannibal, Doctor Who, X-Men, Sherlock Holmes, Fight Club, Death Note, Da Vinci's Demons, Vicious, Jennifer's Body, Luther, American Horror Story Hotel, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Dracula, The Babadook., Jurassic Park.

Dec 06, 202036:35

Fleabag & The Bisexual & Michaela Coel

FINALLY we dive in to discuss our favourite show, The Bisexual (2018) by Desiree Akhavan, in comparison to Fleabag (2016) by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, in addition to Michaela Coel's Chewing Gum (2015) and I May Destroy You (2020). Join us as we look at the way these shows handle sex and sexuality and The Precarious Girl Trope, tackling the question of who get to be relatable on TV.

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Texts mentioned: Fleabag, The Bisexual, Chewing Gum, I May Destroy You

Nov 08, 202001:03:05

Jennifer's Mind

Happy Halloween! For this spooky occasion we will be discussing cinematic masterpiece Jennifer's Body (2009) dir. Karyn Kusama and lesbian sexuality in horror.

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This episode does contain some discussion about sexual assault and violence so please, be safe and listen at your discretion.

Oct 25, 202058:32

My Dear Watson

Welcome back to GayV Club's fifth volume. We return with a new episode about gender-bending in Sherlock Holmes adaptations: Elementary and Miss Sherlock. Join us as we make Arthur Conan Doyle turn in his grave!

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This episode does contain some discussion about drugs and addiction so please, be safe and listen at your discretion.

Oct 11, 202047:17

NYWF 2020 Debate: Netflix & Chill vs. One Night Stan

Welcome back to a very special episode of GayV Club co-presented with the National Young Writers Festival 2020. We are joined by Panda Wong to debateone of the most difficult questions of the 21st century: which streaming service has the best B-grade content? Tune in to find out.

Special thanks to Isobel Marmion for producing.

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Oct 02, 202053:31

Portrait of A Lady on Fire!

It's TIME for Deah and Merry to discuss Céline Sciamma's 2019 film, Portrait of A Lady on Fire! And they have much to say about it, discussing the portrayal of hidden LGBT histories, solidarity between women, love languages, and more!

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Jul 26, 202053:25

Do I Look Moderate To You?

In volume 3 episode 5, Deah and Merry look at various LGBT films with themes of religious repression and oppression; Christian and Islamic. Content warning for discussions of homophobia, transphobia, racism, and conversion therapy.

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Jul 12, 202057:30

Hollywoo: Netflix's Hollywood, Bojack Horseman, & the Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

After a brief Black lives matter PSA, Dee and Merry are talking all things Hollywood this episode! Discussing representations of marginalisation and privilege in new Netflix series, Hollywood, as well as Bojack Horesman, and best selling novel, the Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. SPOILER WARNING for all three. The episode discusses representations of race, homophobia, and sexual abuse. Listen with care. Black lives matter, Thank you for listening.

Jun 14, 202001:45:31

Quarantine Pride

Happy Pride month! In volume 3 episode 3 of GayV Club, we recommend various LGBT media to help get through this quarantine.

Closed captions are available on our Youtube, and you can follow us for updates on our Twitter or Instagram. Please consider supporting us on Patreon or Paypal. We hope everyone is safe!

May 31, 202056:00

Two Girls Chilling in a Hot Spring 5ft Apart 'Cuz They Are Gay

In volume 3 episode 2 of GayV Club, we review Alice Wu's new lesbian coming-of-age film The Half of It, starring Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, and Alexxis Lemire, Make sure to check this movie out on Netflix and then join us as we discuss gaysian representation, food as a love language, and Steve Harrington's ideal boyfriend.

Closed captions are available on our Youtube, and you can follow us for updates on our Twitter or Instagram. Please consider supporting us on Patreon or Paypal. We hope everyone is safe!

May 17, 202001:21:01

New Gender Who Dis?

In episode 13 of GayV Club, Merryana & Deah discuss Doctor Who and the 13th reincarnation of its protagonist, the Doctor, and how showrunner Chris Chibnall handles their new gender, white feminism, and misogyny in this iconic science fiction series.

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All support is appreciated. Thank you, and stay safe!

Written, recorded, and edited by Merryana Salem and Durr-e-'Adan Haque

May 03, 202001:41:47

A Little Sadness...As A Treat: On Representations of Queer Sadness

Should we be sad? In volume 2's final episode Deah and Merryana discuss the history, perceptions, and evolution of LGBT folk being sad in film and literature. Why do we like it? When do we not? Who knows? It might be very important that we don't ignore our sadness.

Let us know what you think on Twitter and/or Instagram.

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Any and all contributions appreciated, thank you. Stay safe!

Mar 29, 202001:02:22

Shakesqueer: Much Ado About Nothing

In volume 2's fifth episode, Merry and Deah explore queer subtext and compulsory heterosexuality in various adaptations of Shakespeare's comedy 'Much Ado About Nothing'. This episode is to be the first of our "Shakesqueer" miniseries, where we hope to discuss LGBT subtext throughout the playwright's work. Adaptations focused on in this episode are The Public's Much Ado About Nothing (2019) starring Danielle Brooks and Grantham Coleman, Josie Rourke's 2011 stage production with Catherine Tate and David Tennant, and the 1993 film with Emma Thompson, Denzel Washington, and Keanu Reeves. LINK - Gary Cook's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmtg17uuduY8fsHHa9e5vKg

Mar 16, 202001:01:06

A Fantabulous Emancipation Indeed!

In volume 2's fourth episode, Deah and Merryana review discuss and gush all things Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), directed by Cathy Yan. SPOILER WARNINGS abound as they discuss the film's LGBT representation, its exploration of misogyny, killer soundtrack, misogynistic critical reception, and just the fact that everything about the film is spectacularly, fantabulously unlike anything we've seen before!

Mar 01, 202052:32

Let Bigones by Bygones

Welcome back to GayV Club for Volume 2, episode 3, where we discuss the myriad of ways bisexuality is portrayed in various television series, films, and books. Join us as we kill Eve, get away with murder, eat hot chip and lie.

We will be discussing issues of biphobia, homophobia and transphobia so please be safe and listen at your discretion.