Stay ConnectedThis podcast is for people who feel like they came out of the closet and got placed in a box. It’s time to put the u-haul theory to bed, and connect over being Bad Queers.
Join Kris and Shana, fellow Bad Queers, to discuss breaking stereotypes, owning your identity and their unpopular queer opinions. Bad Queers will leave you both offended and inspired by the news, stories and advice about the very fluid, very real LGBTQ+ experience.
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[The full episode is a Patreon Exclusive] We’re back with Heart Life Vol. 3: Summer of Unavailability - aka that season where everyone’s crushing, but no one is available.
Kris and Shana catch up on Shana's dating adventures, ghosters spinning the block, and therapy holding up a mirror we didn’t ask for. We talk play parties, expanding who we date, and the fine line between being open and just plain tired.
In Queer Urban Dictionary:
Breadcrumbing — when someone gives just enough attention to keep you around, but never actually shows up.
Fusion — lesbian relationships where you blink and suddenly share a bank account.
It’s giving honest, tired, slightly messy - but we’re trying.
Episode Notes (for the preview):
1:00 - Queer Urban Dictionary
3:33 - Opening introduction to Heart Life
6:05 - Dating & Catching Up
11:48 - Therapy recaps
16:36 - Friends & Desire
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We've got company! This week we’re joined by Brandon Kyle Goodman — writer, actor, and the mind behind Heaux Church, Tell Me Something Messy, and Big Mouth’s own Walter the Lovebug!
We talk queer sex education, non-monogamy, writing, love, and what it means to find freedom in your “mess.” Brandon shares how being Black, queer, and nonbinary has shaped their relationship with intimacy and joy — and delivers one of the funniest Bad Queer Opinions yet.
Stay tuned for Queer Urban Dictionary (Frot + Bull Queer) and shoutouts to some incredible queer creators and spaces.
Shoutouts:
Kris: For Everyone Collective - is a formerly incarcerated worker-owned brand combining design with community organizing. Follow and support on IG @foreveryone.collective
Shana: Thique Party - An event series celebrating plus size queer and trans bodies. Curated by DJ Mangumami - Follow so you can hit up the next party: @djmangumami and @thique.party
Brandon: Everywhere is queer - A worldwide map of 19,000+ LGBTQ+ organizations and job board - Follow on @everywhereisqueer
Episode Notes:
0:59 - Queer Urban Dictionary
2:45 - Guest Intro: Brandon Kyle Goodman
3:41 - Guest Interview with Brandon Kyle Goodman
56:08 - Bad Queer Opinion
1:10:30 - Shoutouts
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We’ve got company!! This week on Bad Queers, we get a little steamy and a lot educational with The Vagina Based Collective, lead by Feignix and Papi, known as “The Sinners” behind a movement that’s redefining shameless living, especially in the bedroom.
We talk queer sex education, how intimacy evolves in long-term relationships, and what it really means to unlearn shame while exploring kink, toys, and identity.
Plus, Kris teaches us about albutophilia (yes, bath time counts) and Shana breaks down trixic identity for our Queer Urban Dictionary. Stay for Bad Queer Opinions — where we talk flirting, fascism, and the myth of the gold star lesbian.
Shoutouts:
Kris: Blaque/Out Magazine - Blaque/OUT Magazine, founded by Tamara Leigh, is a digital publication celebrating Black & Brown Queer and Trans culture while amplifying intersectional voices. Follow on IG @blaqueoutmagazine
Shana: BABE Wine Bar: Your queer wine bar within a bar. Based in Brooklyn, BABE is an intentional queer space, full of queer, mostly BIPOC wine drinkers. There’s expert queer sommeliers, good music and great vibes. Follow and join their next event @babewinebar
The VBC:
Feignix - 100% Switch - Stephanie Wong, Ms. D - We have a lot going on and coming out collaboration, keep an eye out!
Papi - All of our Clitizens who share the message for Shame is Man Made. Messages and kind words keep us going!
Episode Notes:
0:59 - Queer Urban Dictionary
3:28 - Intro: Vagina Based Collective
3:59 - Vagina Based Collective Interview
50:43 - Bad Queer Opinion
1:01:59 - Shoutouts
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This week in Queer Urban Dictionary, Kris explains the gender-inclusive pronoun per, while Shana celebrates the “ace of hearts.” Then we’re joined by comedian, host, producer, and professional catfish Tribble (Ellis Ever After, Ask Tribble Inc.)
We get into the wild world of queer relationships, accountability panels, and why women need to chill when it comes to “dabbling in the dark arts" (aka straight women in queer experiences). Plus, Tribble gives us the tea on what’s missing (and what’s overdone) in podcasting, their approach to dating, and the myth that only studs and white women get to be the “cool lesbians.”
Of course, we wrap up with Bad Queer Opinions and shoutouts — from a NatGeo docuseries on Hurricane Katrina to safe queer spaces like As You Are DC, and parties by Queer Aunties + Club Cleo.
Shoutouts:
Kris: Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time - NatGeo docuseries series looks back at the lessons learned from the storm, and why we can't forget the tragic aspects that were man-made ahead of its 20th anniversary. The five part series is directed by Traci A. Curry and executive produced by Ryan Coogler. You can watch it on Hulu. The first episode is available on National Geographic’s YT
Shana: As You Are: A safe and celebratory space for the LGBTQIA+ Community. Café by day, bar and dance lounge by night - Follow @asyouaredc on IG
Tribble: Queer Aunties - They do dope 30+ parties, started in LA and travel to other cities. @queerauntiesla
Club Cleo - Dope Black lesbians who are on the pulse socially, and host great events @clubcleola
Episode Notes:
1:00 - Queer Urban Dictionary
3:35 - Guest Introduction with Tribble
3:55 - Guest Interview
53:03 - Bad Queer Opinion
1:09:17 - Shoutouts
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This week on Bad Queers, we've got company! Welcome Autumn Breon, multidisciplinary artist, abolitionist, and all-around visionary. Autumn uses performance, sculpture, and installation to explore Black queer feminist liberation, Diasporic memory, and the systems we’re ready to leave behind.
In this episode we discuss:
- Autumn’s journey from studying aeronautics at Stanford to becoming a queer Black feminist artist
- How Diasporic memory, history, and imagination shape her creative process
- Her performance piece Dignity Denied and what it means to use the body as an altar
- Why queerness is not a hall pass for misogyny (and other Bad Queer Opinions)
Plus: guilty pleasure crushes, Beyoncé queers being the best queers, and the rituals that fuel Autumn's art.
Shoutouts:
Kris: LaDarrion Williams is a Los Angeles based-playwright, filmmaker, author, and screenwriter and author of Blood at the Root and Bones at the Crossroads. This book series follows a Black teenager, Malik, who gets accepted into a magical HBCU and he goes there to learn about his ancestral magic and uncover dark secrets surrounding his mother’s mysterious disappearance. The books are available to purchase now, you can follow LaDarrion on IG @itsladarrion
Shana: Bliss Sundays - Global ecosystem for queer women 25+ based out of Houston. They host a range of events from mixers that center queer women from all different spectrums. Recess events to parties and networking. Follow and support @blissxsundays
Autumn: Repro Uncensored: A group at the intersection of art and technology who are fighting censorship. Follow @reprouncensored
Episode Notes:
1:00 - Queer Urban Dictionary
3:20 - Autumn Breon Introduction
4:30 - Autumn Breon Interview
51:23 - Bad Queer Opinions
1:03:56 - Shoutouts
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This week on Bad Queers, Kris teaches us “H&H” (high and horny) while Shana breaks down “homo fomo.” Then we’re joined by storyteller, filmmaker, and writer Amber J. Phillips known as Amber Abundance — aka your fave fat Black queer femme auntie from the Midwest.
We catch up with Amber on everything from launching her Substack Toxic Femininity (yes, it’s giving Black femme scripture) to building Ample World. We get into Black queer femmes choosing desire instead of waiting to be chosen, why “straight-passing” is a trash term, and what it takes to silence the fed in your head.
Plus: breakup dates are not closure, successful u-haulers are the exception not the rule, studs deserve a little more shade, and Amber has one very real Bad Queer Opinion about Ellie blocking our view of the tall WNBA girlies.
As always, we close with shoutouts — including Tracee Ellis Ross’ new travel show, the Youth Trans Emergency Project, and love to everyone at Black Star Film Fest.
Shoutouts:
Kris: Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross - Tracee’s new travel show on Roku Channel. She invites audiences to join her solo trips to Morocco, Mexico, and Spain. Just renewed for a second season, go check out season 1 on the roku channel Follow Tracee on IG: @traceeellisross
Shana: Youth Trans Emergency Project: They help families of trans youth through the maze of accessing healthcare after a clinic closure. They can find care providers, provide grants, and have a network of care. Check out their website: www.transyouthemergencyproject.org
Amber: Everyone who went to Black Star Film Fest. Friend Kia Lou who won a pitch competition around Black queer lesbians in standup comedy. Shoutout to Black Storytellers
Follow Amber @amberabundance and on substack @ToxicFemininity
Episode Notes:
1:00 - Queer Urban Dictionary
2:33 - Amber Abundance Introduction
3:24 - Interview with Amber Abundance
55:10 - Bad Queer Opinions
1:10:17 - Shoutouts
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We got company! This week we’re joined by astrophysicist and content creator K Wilson, aka Astro Stud. She shares her journey through science, building community, and bringing unapologetic representation to her field—plus why she thinks astrology is a little… lazy.
Shoutouts:
Shana: Black Trans Masc Collective - Rooted in resilience and building meaningful community, built for a wide variety of Black masc presenting people to come together to learn, love and be held. They’ve had pool parties, picnics and float trips. Check them out @blacktransmasccollective on IG
Kris: Garbage Humans - queer owned jewelry and accessory brand. You can follow and support them on IG @garbage_humans
Kihana: Made it through the struggle (MITTS): Clothing brand by a stud from Southside Chicago. They sell hats, hoodies, sweat sets and more. Follow and support @mitts217 on IG
Support Kihana below
IG: @the_astro_stud
Tiktok: the_astro_stud
Episode notes:
1:00 - Queer Urban Dictionary
2:20 - Kihana intro
7:05 - Queer awakening, masc journey
16:29 - Unapologetic representation in science– durags & space
23:56 - The Astro Stud origin story
37:25 - Love of cosmology
45:13- Dating life
46:46 - Bad Queer Opinions
59:09- Shoutouts
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AJ Blount and Britney Thompson from Netflix’s The Ultimatum: Queer Love Season 2 join us for an unfiltered conversation about their time on the hit reality series. They reveal what was left on the cutting room floor, what scenes were over-edited, and how they feel about their on-screen portrayal.
Whether you’ve rewatched every episode or just tuned in for the finale, this episode is your backstage pass — and yes, they brought some bold Bad Queer Opinions to share too.
Shoutouts
Kris: Valqueeries - Bringing queers who are GS Valkyries fans together for fun and community. Follow them on IG @valqueeries
Shana: Herby Revolus - Host of Homegworl Hangout a weekly pop culture commentary show for the girls and the gworls. Expect videos on celebrity culture, gworl chat and the occasional political roast. Follow on YouTube @homegworlhangout
AJ & Britney: Bad Queers Podcast for the chat and talking good and bad queers and everything in between.
Support and follow AJ & Britney below
AJ IG - @ajalways_jammin
Britney IG- @britneythmpsn
VitaLuxx IV Lounge & Med Spa | Orlando
Website: https://www.vitaluxxmedspa.com/
IG: @vitaluxxmedspa
Episode Notes
1:00 - Queer Urban Dictionary
3:16 - AJ & Britney intro
6:00 - Relationship origin story
20:29 - What the show got right and wrong
29:36 - Experience being the only Black couple
33:30 - Support from the Black queer community
40:41 - Masc insecurities around breadwinning
50:52 - Thoughts on Joanna as host, BTS
59:33 - Bad Queer Opinions
1:09:49 - Shoutouts
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This week in Queer Urban Dictionary, Kris breaks down the definition of “+” in LGBTQ+ , and Shana teaches us about the Jack and Jill Party (not today's Jack and Jill party).
Then we dive into Gloria Gaynor donating to Republicans (girl, really?), Snoop being “scared” of a gay kiss in Lightyear, and the most recent update on Lil Nas X.
We have a long standing update on Women's Sports. The WNBA is headed for a lockout, Satou Sabally is sick of being run into the ground, Bay FC set a record for women’s sports attendance, and Candace Parker got her jersey retired with a side of Queen Latifah at the New York Liberty Game.
In Am I A Bad Queer?, we talk about baby gays coming out later in life, the politics of being attracted to white people, and why dating apps in small towns ain’t it. Plus, Bad Queer Opinions that include studs needing to throw ass, and older generations needing to use Google more often.
Shoutouts:
Kris: André Leon Talley: Style Is Forever,” a new exhibition from (SCAD) Savannah College of Art and Design Museum of Art in Savannah and SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film in Atlanta. The exhibition will feature nearly 70 looks from the beloved editor, titan, and SCAD mentor. Follow them on IG @scaddotedu
Shana: Khalid for announcing his first album since being outed as gay, he told fans that he’s reclaiming his “power back”. Excited to hear it when it is released on October 10th - Follow on IG at @thegr8khalid
Episode Notes:
1:00 - Queer Urban Dictionary
5:31 - Category is: I Will Survive? Gloria Gaynor donates $22k to Republicans
9:27 - Category is: Snoop ‘Scared to Go to the Movies’ Over a Gay Kiss in Lightyear
20:51 - Category is: Lil Nas X Update
22:52 - Category is: Women's Sports Update
48:41 - Am I a Bad Queer?
1:02:20 - Bad Queer Opinion
107:58 - Shoutouts
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This week Kris breaks down fictosexuality (yes, being attracted to fictional characters is a whole identity), while Shana takes us back to the 80s with the iconic lesbian gesture known as vulva hands - because we continue to try and find a signal to show we are queer.
In Category Is, we’re talking about Trump’s new “Safe Roads” stunt that’s really just an excuse to erase rainbow crosswalks - including the one honoring lives lost at Pulse Nightclub. We also unpack the sapphic chaos of Tessa Thompson’s new film Hedda (love triangles and betrayal, that's all you need), and share updates on Lil Nas X’s hospitalization.
Then it’s time for Am I A Bad Queer? where we get into:
Plus, our bad queer opinions, ally callouts, and shoutouts to Syd’s latest single and Preston Mitchum’s must-read work.
Shoutouts:
Kris: Syd - Dropped a new single last month “Die for This”. Purchase or stream her new single, you can follow Syd on IG @syd
Shana: Preston Mitchum for his recent article in Essence titled “We Built The Culture, But Where’s The Investment? The State of Black Reality TV” and “Trump’s National Guard Deployment is A Direct Attack on Black DC” - Much needed reads. Follow Preston @preston.mitchum on IG
Episode Notes:
0:16 - Queer Urban Dictionary
8:19 - Category is: Rainbow crosswalks are being ordered for removal by the Trump Admin
11:53 - Category is: Tessa Thompson in Lesbian Love Triangle…Film
18:03 - Category is: Lil Nas X Hospitalized
18:54 - Am I a Bad Queer?
32:20 - Bad Queer Opinion
44:32 - Shoutouts
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