Talk About Gay Sex TAGSPODCAST

• Robin Byrd as a sex-positive pioneer and ally • Late-night cable as a form of queer visibility • Safe sex conversations during the AIDS crisis • Madonna, Confessions II, and gay liberation through music • The dance floor as a place of healing, sexuality, and freedom • How TAGSPODCAST has evolved over 8+ years • What gay men are still afraid to confess • Sex, shame, aging, kink, intimacy, and hon...

GOOSE and the promise of a “better” gay app Allegations around AI-generated or inauthentic promotional accounts Why fake intimacy feels especially insulting in queer spaces The difference between marketing, fantasy, and manipulation Dating app fatigue and the hunger for real-life gay community Invite-only culture, social status, and who gets to belong Why hookup culture is not the enemy Meetup gro...

Topics include: Public persona vs. private truth When outrage becomes a brand Why “nice in person” does not erase public harm The roles gay men learn to play for safety and acceptance Performing masculinity, confidence, and sexual experience Bedroom roles, fantasy, and authenticity When sexual labels feel freeing — and when they become limiting Why honesty is essential to queer storytelling The di...

Steve V. and Kodi are back in studio for a fun, sexy Pride Week follow-up conversation. Steve and Kodi continue the Pride Week conversation by asking: What happens when sex stops feeling shameful and starts feeling like yours? The hosts talk about entering their shameless era — becoming more confident, more direct, and more honest about what turns them on. The hosts talk about the founder of Nasty...

It’s Pride Week, and we’re talking about belonging — not just to a community, but to ourselves as gay men. We ask: When did sex stop feeling shameful and start feeling freeing? Steve, Kodi, and Sebastian explore how gay bars, Pride, hookups, leather spaces, chosen family, and queer community helped shape their confidence. The hosts get honest about sexual shame, body image, desire, kink, aging, an...

Milo’s experience being detained and banned from entering the U.S. The stigma surrounding adult performers and sex work How queer sexuality is still policed, judged, and misunderstood What privacy means in an age of phones, travel screenings, and public personas The difference between shame and accountability How adult entertainers build careers, relationships, and community The emotional toll of...

Hot Topic: Andy Cohen and Keke Palmer met their new beaus by putting themselves out there... Hot Topic: Adult Performer Drake Von is accused of strangling his girlfriend after saying it was a publicity stunt Hot Topic: Gay men sharing horror stories with their doctors and the hosts talk about their doctor stories... Hot Topic: Laverne Cox on losing work with this administration  Advice: Life Check...

Poet, Director and Artist Thee Rose talk about his short film "Artifice" about where the inspiration came from post pandemic and how he uses his poetry to narrate the film. "Artifice" is based on identity and labels that the artist has dealt with... Attending Newfest helped Thee realize he had a voice and a story to tell How poetry and spoken word are the forefront for them Discussion on where we...

Why Pride is so complicated for some with big business showing their support one day a year... Pride is more than just one day and Host Steve V shares what it means to him and how he'll be celebrating... Gov. from Tennessee denounces Pride plus names it Nuclear Family Month... We share our list of Top 10 films to watch this Pride season Hot Topic: Adult Star Drake Von is arrested for assault but w...

Kodi and Teddy break down what Pride means to them Teddy recounts the history of Pride and how it is reflected in today's society The hosts discuss how they feel the community interacts in Pride celebrations Allies and how they fit into the Pride equation Hot Topic: A History of Dykes on Bikes Hot Topic: California moves to reinstate a lifeline for LGBTQ+ youth removed by Trump Hot Topic: Patagoni...

The Hosts recall their experiences with Casual Sex and "Friends With Benefits" What does the "Casual" in Casual Sex Really Mean? Shame around wanting more from the Casual? Are you Actually "Catching Feelings"? The difference between connection and Casual Hot Topic: Taylor Brown, Trans Director of NYC LGBTQ+ Office, Responds to Killing of Eryka Caldwell Hot Topic: Wilson Cruz & Johnny Sibilly have...

Viral studies/statistics about gay men having hundreds or thousands of partners have circulated for years Many are based on older convenience samples, bathhouse culture eras, or niche populations—not necessarily representative of all gay men Yet the stereotype persists because it taps into cultural fascination and fear around gay sexuality Why are people SO fascinated by gay male sexuality? Why do...

When did you realize your friends became your REAL family? Did nightlife help create your chosen family? The hosts share how hookups became friends and discuss if this is a 'gay thing'... The hosts share if that have slept together before.... Friendships that have ended over the years Have we aged differently than our friends have - what's important to us could be different than our F “Which is me...

What experience changed the way you approached sex? The hosts discuss What made you realize chemistry and compatibility aren’t always the same? The hosts discuss Host Steve V shares how the BDSM culture influenced him and how it shape him sexually... Rupaul and Pedro Amoldovar have very opposing views. Rupaul philosophy is survive, protect your peace, avoid getting consumed by outrage, focus on jo...

The hosts share how f*ck buddies are easy to cultivate... The conversation switches to FWB and what are the traits that can lead to cultivating a good one... Host Steve V shares how his husband started out as a FWB but turned into a boyfriend and now husband... Host Kodi shares why he's looking for a FWB... Host Steve V shares a recent threesome with his husband and his former f*ck buddy Hot Topic...

Michael Furfari of Gay Smut Club and Gay Smut Studio explains his love of 'smut' photography Michael shares why he loves polaroids What makes a good model Why the bartenders, go go boys, staff make some of the best models What was it like working with our very own Kodi A new project that involves MOMA... Michael weighs in on why so many gay guys are fed up with gay dating apps and shares a recent...

The hosts share how A.I. is useful and if they use chatbots or not... If you could would you want a 'perfect' partner that said everything you want and mirror you? The dangers of our A.I. future discussed... Are we numbing loneliness instead of solving it? Has sex become a distraction from deeper needs? Hot Topic: We review "Devil Wears Prada 2" Hot Topic: Archer, the gay app is shut down amid Sni...

Part 2.5 of Gays and Travel whether we feel more adventurous sexually or not this time focusing in on Sex Tourism What is sex tourism and did an article get it wrong? Is sex tourism taking advantage of a less empowered culture? What about sliding into people's DM's when on vacation for a future hookup... Would you take a sex focused ship cruise? We talk about the launch of RU5H: https://www.ru5h.c...

There’s the version of us we talk about… and then there’s the version of us that comes out at night, on vacation, or when we think no one’s watching. Confessions = a recurring space where we say the things we usually don’t say out loud. They hosts share whether they feel more social and confident when they're on vacation The hosts share a spicy hookup story each from a past vacation... Hot Topic:...

There’s a new study saying gay men feel hotter on vacation … and honestly… we didn’t need science to tell us that. But now we’ve got data—and it’s kind of fascinating why. And with Madonna’s ‘I Feel So Free’ —this idea of shedding identity, becoming someone new—it kind of lines up perfectly with this idea of vacation energy… Being in a new place = you’re “new” on the grid You’re not trapped in you...

The hosts breakdown a recent raid at a private sex space in Dallas that had the cops instilling fear tactics and making a few arrests...what really was behind this raid... What is a 'safe space' actually and how much trust do we as gay men put into these spaces? Do younger gays actually know what a raid actually looks like as opposed to our gay ancestors? The hosts share spaces they've been to whe...

Have you ever been emotionally off… but still physically on Do you lean into sex when you're off… or avoid it? The hosts discus types of sex we have: Validation Sex, Escape Sex, Connection Sex and Chaos Sex... Dating while healing... can you date while you're working on yourself or healing? Fun Lightening Rod the hosts play about sex while working on yourself Hot Topic: Boomer Banks says that scro...

We talk a lot about confidence, sex, connection… but what about the days we don’t feel okay? What if growth isn’t about arriving… but about showing up anyway ? Can we be a little messy… and still be worthy of love, sex, and connection? When do you realize you're not okay mentally or emotionally? The hosts discuss... Gay culture tells us to show up perfect—hot, confident, ready for sex. But what ha...

The hosts share how their sex lives have changed or evolved over time using a backdrop of actor Rupert Everett who started having sex in his teens in the 1970's The hosts share their early years of what sex looked like post AIDS epidemic The hosts share what positions they liked when they were younger vs what they enjoy today The hosts share what's important and to them in sex today and what actua...

When your phone shows you old photos… what’s your first reaction? Do we romanticize our past selves more than they deserve? Youth obsession in gay culture (twinks → invisibility fear) Is sex tied too tightly to youth in our community? The hosts share what reinvention looks like to them... The hosts share what makes them feel sexy now... The hosts share a fun lightening rod of what would you do......