Outward: Slate's LGBTQ podcast Fellow Travelers Brings the Gay Sex and Questionable Anachronism
Dec 6, 2023
The Outward hosts discuss Fellow Travelers, a historical drama set in 1950s gay D.C. They explore the sex and sexual politics of the show, as well as the question of attractiveness in the 1950s. They also cover topics such as gender identity, transgender history, and the crackdown on trans healthcare.
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Send Funny Family Gender Stories
- Share a lighthearted family story about gender to help normalize awkwardness during holidays.
- Send voice memos of weird family comments to outwardpodcast@slate.com for a holiday episode.
Housework Can Be Skillful And Queer
- Melissa Dilks-Pateris (the 'laundry lesbian') reframes domestic labor as skilled, visible work.
- Her TikToks make household tasks a masculine-coded entry point and celebrate technique and labor value.
Corrupt Funds Reached Sex Workers
- George Santos' misused campaign funds went to sex workers and creators on OnlyFans.
- Brian Lauter frames that outcome as redistributing money to a stigmatized group despite the crime behind it.