The early aughts tangents were stronger than us this week. This week features a proposed federal rule with sweeping implications for transgender people and other protected communities, New York City Hall’s first-ever Pride Ball celebrating ballroom culture, and highlights from this year’s Tony Awards.

In Am I A Bad Queer?, we’re talking dating outside your age range, when sleeping with your best friend gets complicated, and whether wanting another serious relationship after a long-term breakup is really moving too fast. Plus, Bad Queer Opinions on arguing with bots and where to spend your Pride dollars.

Shoutouts:

Kris: Beverly Mahone - aka Auntie Bev Vocabulary Builder, is veteran journalist and educator famous for her viral vocabulary-building videos on ⁠TikTok and ⁠Instagram. Follow on IG @beverlymahone 

Shana: Trans Mentor Projects - US - Nationwide mentoring community designed to fuel trans and nonbinary belonging, resilience and well-being. The project matches transgender, nonbinary, intersex, gender non-conforming or are questioning youth with mentors for weekly 1:1 virtual meetups. You can follow and get involved @transmentorproject on IG

Episode notes:

1:08 - Queer Urban Dictionary
4:40 - Category is: “Fascism” New Federal Rule Would Require Federal Funding Recipients to Deny Trans People Exist
10:48 - Category is: Ballroom Culture Shines at New York City Hall Pride Celebration
16:30 - Category is: The Tony Awards
28:24 - Am I A Bad Queer?
43:44 - Bad Queer Opinions 
48:30 - Shoutouts

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This week, Category Is is packed: a major court ruling on transgender troops, new polling shows declining support for same-sex marriage, Karamo Brown breaks his silence on the Queer Eye drama, and Cara Delevingne shares how she realized she’s a lesbian.

In Am I A Bad Queer?, we’re talking dating someone with a homophobic past and whether there’s such a thing as a “straight” definition of lesbian sex. Plus, Bad Queer Opinions on masc-to-femme content creators and straight men’s obsession with proving they’re not gay.

Shoutouts:

Kris: Us! Bad Queers Podcast - help us continue creating independent Black queer media, you can join our Patreon for as little as $1 a month, send a one-time gift via PayPal at badqueers or Venmo at @badqueerspod, or pick up some merch at badqueers.com/shop. We're grateful for every single way you show up for us. 

Shana: The Actual Lounge - An exclusive Black Queer Listening Lounge. Hosted every 3rd Thursday in LA - You can follow and join the event @actuallounge on IG 

Episode notes:

1:07 - Queer Urban Dictionary
4:30 - Category is: Transgender troops can remain in US military, but enlistment can be blocked, court rules
7:06 - Category is: New US poll shows downtick in support for same-sex marriage and trans people
10:55 - Category is: Karamo Brown Breaks His Silence on Queer Eye’s 'Toxic' Drama and What Really 'Broke' the Fab Five
16:35 - Category is: Cara Delevingne Says Sleeping With Her 'Straight' Friends Helped Her Realize She's A Lesbian
20:25 - Am I A Bad Queer?
30:34 - Bad Queer Opinions 
40:48 - Shoutouts

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Happy Pride y’all!

This week, Pornhub launches a sapphic site for queer women and nonbinary viewers, Queen Latifah and Colman Domingo share their coming out stories, and we get into the latest WNBA updates.

In Am I A Bad Queer?, we’re talking lying about your body count, whether you’ve made your therapist hate your partner, and being jealous that all your friends are in relationships for the summer. Plus, Bad Queer Opinions on Queen Latifah’s “come out without coming out” blueprint and Young M.A’s comments about only dating (DL) straight women.

Shoutouts:

Kris: PrideBrary: Video library with pride created by Jess, an Emmy-nominated producer with a degree in Media Studies, exploring LGBTQ+, race, and gender representation in media and pop culture. Subscriber on Youtube @PrideBrary

Shana: National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network: Connecting QTPOC Folks to therapists and healing justice resources. Follow on IG @nqttcn

Episode notes:

1:07 - Queer Urban Dictionary
5:02- Category is: Pornhub Sapphic? Pornhub launches new site for queer women
9:05 - Category is: Queen Latifah + Colman Domingo talk coming out
14:27- Category is: WNBA updates
28:17- Am I A Bad Queer?
39:10 - Bad Queer Opinions 
47:30 - Shoutouts

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This week, South Carolina signs an anti-trans bathroom law that could isolate students in porta-potties, a Wisconsin school board bans a Black gay composer’s Marsha P. Johnson tribute, and Kehlani announces a world tour just as we get news of a women’s basketball rom-com.

In Am I A Bad Queer?, we’re talking being bad at flirting with women, whether longer hair changes how people read your masc identity, and figuring out the difference between genuine attraction and what you were taught to want. Plus, Bad Queer Opinions on straight celebs hosting Pride parties and how we’re choosing to show up this Pride season.

*** For our video watchers, you da visuals this week due to technical difficulties. No video for the main pod but check our our pre-show video for this week on our Patreon here.

Shoutouts:

Kris: The Comic Shop - Under the regular threat of eviction and the looming competition of a big box store, a quirky group of friends strive to keep their comic shop afloat by any ridiculous means necessary. Created by Black Queer Showrunner, Cheyenne Ewulu, you can watch on YT @AwkwardVirgoTV and Follow on IG @thecomicshopseries 

Shana: Shoutout to our Bad Queers Fam - Hope Giselle on her new documentary ‘Not Your Average Girl’. The documentary was shot over 5 years and follows her meteoric rise as an LGBTQ advocate, influencer and sought-after speaker from humble beginnings in Miami Fl. Follow and support @hopegiselle

Episode notes:

0:20 - Queer Urban Dictionary
3:39- Category is: South Carolina Signs Anti-Trans Bathroom Law Allowing Schools to Isolate Students in Porta-Potties
10:15 - Category is: Black Gay Composer Leads Students in Performance After School Board Bans His Marsha P. Johnson Tribute
15:58- Category is: What are we watching? / Bonus Kehlani is going on tour and we are getting a Basketball Rom Com
42:32- Am I A Bad Queer?
1:02:11 - Bad Queer Discussion 
1:06:21 - Shoutouts

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This week, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art opens the first and largest exhibition of LGBTQ+ African art, Isaiah Rashad opens up about accepting his bisexuality, and WNBA opening weekend reactions and overreactions. 

In Am I A Bad Queer?, we’re talking staying close with your toxic ex’s family, catfishing your friend’s new partner to test their loyalty, and whether it’s ever okay to date your friend’s ex. Plus, Bad Queer Opinions on the bisexual discourse that has been having a very busy week. 

Shoutouts:

Kris: Isaiah Rashad - released his third studio album It’s Been Awful. Great, honest album- worth the listen. Follow on IG: @isaiahrashad

Shana: The book Ill Erotics - Black Jamaican Women and Self-Making in Times of HIV/Aids - Jallicia Jolly - states that this books is rooted in years of listening, learning and witnessing Black Jamaican women’s intimate, political and collective labor in the face of illness, reproductive violence and inequality. A story of communal care, resistance and possibilities of living and loving otherwise, of justice and joy, even in the most constrained conditions. - Follow on IG @iamjallicia 

Episode notes:

0:17 - Queer Urban Dictionary 
5:31- Category is: The Smithsonian National Museum of African Art Opens First & Largest Exhibition of LGBTQ+ African Art
10:19 - Category is: Isaiah Rashad opens up about accepting his bisexuality: ‘There’s no manual’
15:47- Category is: WNBA Opening Weekend
38:51 - Am I A Bad Queer?
59:05 - Bad Queer Discussion 
1:13:32 - Shoutouts

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This week, we discuss the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act ruling, Natasha Cloud’s next move, and the 2026 Met Gala.

In Am I A Bad Queer?, we talk petty dating app behavior, queer friendship dynamics, and screenshotting relationship arguments. Plus, a Bad Queer Opinions discussion on Dominique Morgan and accountability.

Shoutouts:

Kris: Queer Love in History - Queer Love in History curates and researches archival stories, images, and moments that remind us queer love has always existed.
IG: @queerloveinhistory 

Shana: New book out now - Hip Hop Studies and Queer Black Feminism - Includes essays from emerging and established scholars on hip hop culture through feminist, queer and Black lenses - placing Queer Black Feminism at the center of the conversation on liberation, politics, history and education. Add it to your shelf!

Episode notes:
1:16 - Queer Urban Dictionary 
5:57- Category is: Supreme Court paves the way for largest-ever drop in Black representation in Congress
16:28 - Category is: Cloud to the Sky!! 
27:53- Category is: 2026 Met Gala mini-recap
41:20 - Am I A Bad Queer?
53:10 - Bad Queer Discussion 
1:07:37 - Shoutouts

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This week, the Supreme Court is weighing whether faith-based preschools receiving public funding can exclude children with same-sex parents, Meg Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson’s breakup shakes the internet, and Paige Bueckers tells everybody to mind their business when it comes to her and Azzi Fudd.

In Am I A Bad Queer?, we’re talking using your ex’s gym membership and wondering if you were someone’s queer trial run. Plus, a very important community note from Bad Queers alum, Amber Abundance, Natasha Cloud and who we need to be going up for.

Shoutouts:

Kris: Queer Aunties - we’ve shouted out Bri and Shay before but I finally got to attend a Queer Aunties party and it was definitely worth the babysitter. They have more events in cities throughout the states this year so go follow and support them @queerauntiesla on IG. 

Shana: Radical Movement Durham - Black Queer Women Owned - A fitness community for change. Their mission is to give back to their community by creating an intersectional, inclusive space for all bodies to build strength, flexibility and mobility - with a focus on pain-free health and longevity. Follow on IG @radicalmovementdurham

Community note courtesy of @amberabundance on IG. 

Episode notes:
0:20 - Queer Urban Dictionary 
9:49 - Category is: Supreme Court to Weigh Whether Faith Based Preschools Can Exclude Children With Same Sex Parents
17:35 - Category is: Klay & Meg Thee Stallion
32:18- Category is: Paige Bueckers tells yall to mind your business
40:10 - Am I A Bad Queer?
56:41 - Bad Queer Opinions 
1:04:40 - Shoutouts

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This week, the fake Christians are trying to whoop KevOnStage into submission (again), Dave Chappelle plays in our faces (again), and Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe's breakup (fake) rocks the lesbian community just in time for Lesbian Visibility week (happy belated!).

In Am I A Bad Queer?, we’re talking future moves with a girlfriend, coming out when everyone reads you as straight, and whether needing more emotional conversation in a relationship makes you “too much.” Plus, Bad Queer Opinions on Dave Chappelle and why we are not handing out straight savior crowns.

Shoutouts:

Kris: Nasty Work: Resist Systems, Explore Desire, and Liberate Yourself - is the new book from award-winning sexuality educator, writer, and activist Ericka Hart. Nasty Work examines society’s conservative views on sex and pleasure throughout history and offers an accessible, candid, and intersectional guide to how we can, and should, reclaim our pleasure. Follow and support Ericka on IG @ihartericka 

Shana: DMV Dyke Camp - Hosted by Queer Talk DC - DMV Dyke Camp is an intentional, multi-day summer retreat for queer, trans, Black, Indigenous, and people of color (QTBIPOC) and dykes in the Maryland/DC/Virginia area. Scheduled for May 7-10, 2026, at Camp Tockwogh in Worton, MD, it offers a curated, safe space focused on community care, healing, and joy. Follow on IG @dmvdyk3camp 

Episode notes:

0:17 - Queer Urban Dictionary 
9:24 - Category is: KevOnStage an Accomplice
17:56 - Category is: Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe Breakup
27:31- Category is: Dave Chappelle Is Outraged That Trans People Were Right About His Jokes
36:29 - Am I A Bad Queer?
55:47 - Bad Queer Opinions 
1:03:58 - Shoutouts

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This week on Bad Queers, we break down Tennessee’s anti-trans healthcare bill, celebrate some very queer Hall of Fame wins, and get into the biggest WNBA Draft moments. Plus, we answer your Am I a Bad Queer? questions on staying for the rent, needy friend dynamics, and catching feelings for a bi-curious friend, and we have a few words for Caitlyn Jenner.

Shoutouts:

Kris: Natalie J. Harris - Director, BQ alum - check out ep 113. Natalie’s short film Pure is officially being developed into her debut feature film, Pure. The feature expands the HBO Max-acquired short into a queer coming-of-age story set in Black cotillion culture in suburban Maryland, with Imani Lewis and Laya DeLeon Hayes attached to star. Congrats to Natalie and you can follow and support her @nataliejasmineharris on IG

Shana: R&B Singer/Songwriter Remi - Arkansas born, whose music explores love, loss, healing and self-discovery with an emotional honesty listeners not only hear, but feel. New single Let’s Talk was released last week. Follow and support @itsremi on IG

Episode notes:

0:18 - Queer Urban Dictionary 
7:04 - Category is: Tennessee Houses Passes Bill Requiring Public Reporting of Trans Data, Sparking Outrage
12:57 - Category is: Queer Hall of Famers
16:00 - Category is: WNBA Draft
44:42 - Am I A Bad Queer?
58:49 - Bad Queer Opinions 
1:03:55 - Shoutouts

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It’s our 300th episode, and we’re celebrating with the iconic Crissle West as we talk podcasting, therapy, dating, her favorite Beyoncé album and songs, and one very necessary Bad Queer Opinion on the overuse of “partner.”

Shoutouts:

Kris: Trans Masc Studies: is a research project by Ellis Jackson Kroese that looks into the history of trans masculine and trans masculine-adjacent identities and presentations across history. Follow and support them @transmascstudies

Shana: The Here Project: Pride and Belonging in African Art - Nearly 60 works by LGBTQ+ artists from across Africa and the Diaspora, the largest exhibition of its kind, is currently at the Smithsonian National Museum in Washington D.C. If you can’t visit in person, check out the book The Here Project which has the entire project in a book for you to have at home.

Crissle: BlaqueOut.Com - They have a magazine and talk about everyday issues for Black Queer folks. They blog and cover issues pertaining to our community

Episode notes:

2:24 - Queer Urban Dictionary
4:34 - Guest Intro
7:22 - Origin Story
11:43 - Dating in NYC
18:04 - When The Read took off
22:58- Crissle's Couch
47:11 - Fav Beyoncé album and song
48:38 - Bad Queer Opinions
1:04:16 - Shoutouts 

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This week, we break down the IOC’s transphobic new testing policy, the Supreme Court ruling against Colorado’s conversion therapy ban, and more MNBA mess. Plus, the WNBA’s newest romance, our NCAA tourney picks, your dating dilemmas, and a Bad Queer Opinion on Black celebs coming out the MAGA closet.

Shoutouts:

Kris: Saphlicks Film Collective - Saphlicks is a dynamic sapphic film collective based in New York City, designed to foster a supportive and creative community for queer filmmakers. Through its bi-monthly events, Saphlicks is building a network of like-minded creators, professionals, and enthusiasts who are passionate about film, diversity, and queer culture. Follow and support on IG @saphlicks

Shana: Amiellevia: The Global Lesbian and Queer Women’s App where you can find events, communities, friends and dating all in one place. Black, Queer, Women owned app - follow @amiellevia on IG

Episode notes:

0:18 - Queer Urban Dictionary 
4:14 - Category is: International Olympic Committee - Female Athletes must undergo sex test in order to compete in women’s categories
7:40 - Category is: Supreme Court rules against conversion therapy ban in 8-1 decision
11:12- Category is: MNBA mess
17:48 - Category is: Love & Basketball
41:12 - Am I A Bad Queer?
51:10 - Bad Queer Opinions 
1:05:58 - Shoutouts

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