#11 | Queerness and MORE

PODCAST EPISODE 11  WITH HOST KAREN YATES

Queer once meant gay, but does it still?

Sarah Sloane talks gay vs. queer, and how a once-maligned word has taken on expansive new meaning. Matt Griffo sings a spooky-sexy song. Aiden Nicholson discusses the joys and importance of regular STI testing and getting comfy talking to partners about sexual health. Karen Yates shares a sexy poem for the autumn shift.

EPISODE CHAPTERS

• WHAT’S UP WITH THAT: Sarah Sloane discuss the terms “gay,” “queer,” and beyond
• PERFORMANCE: Matt Griffo sings “Monster Party in My Pants”
• INTERVIEW: Aiden Nicholson about learning to talk comfortably with partners about STI status
• SERMON ON THE PUBIC MOUND^® : Karen Yates shares Louise Glück’s poem “The Encounter”

Episode Guests

Episode Subjects

EPISODE LINKS

• #open
• Howard Brown Health in Chicago
• Poet Louise Glück
• Matt Griffo’s “Songs for Monsters”