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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Rainbow Capitalism

June is Pride Month, where folks all around the world celebrate the Stonewall riots and the birth of the modern gay rights movement with parades, parties, dollar well drinks, and lots and lots of plastic rainbow striped merchandise.

Today we’re take a look at how we learned to stop worrying and love rainbow capitalism- the insatiable need to sell us LGBTQ themed merchandise even when it comes from businesses who typically fights against LGBTQ Equality.

Posted in: Culture & Style, Podcast 3 years ago 1

FOF #2904 – Kareem McJagger’s Tales from the Cock

Happy Halloween! Did you vote or are you prepared to have an orange, rotten pumpkin haunt you again for the rest of your life?

As the Season of the Witch wraps up, our guest today is NYC drag queen Kareem McJagger, well known for her scandalous underwear parties at The Cock bar, yes, it’s a bar that serves you know… drinks.

Today, the House of Davenport is in the house! Listen as Kareem McJagger talks about her star studded collaborations and how drag queens in Chicago, New York and Philly are putting pressure on gay bars to fight racism.

Posted in: Drag Queens & Kings, Interviews, Podcast 4 years ago 0

FOF #2400 – Lemme See What’s On Your Phone

When we last chatted with photographer Derrick Woods Morrow, he was getting ready for a summer artist residency at the gay vacation destination of Fire Island, New York.

Today, Derrick Woods-Morrow returns to share with us his exciting stories about having sex for art and why Fire Island’s Meat Hanger cruising spot ain’t what it used to be.

Posted in: Artists/Designers, Interviews, Podcast 8 years ago 0

FOF #2356 – Into the Woods

Photographer Derrick Woods-Morrow likes to play a game while creating his art: he uses a stopwatch to figure out how long it takes him to approach an unknown man in public and get them to pose nude for his camera.

Today, Derrick Woods-Morrow, whose photography and sculpture draws upon his experiences as a queer black man, joins us to tell us what happened after he convinced complete strangers to get photographed naked.

Posted in: Artists, Interviews, Podcast 9 years ago 7

FOF #1627 – The Burning Embers of Fire Island

Do gay beach vacation spots have the same allure they once had now that sex is so easy to get on your mobile device?

Comic musician Manny Capozzi joins us to share with us some of his new hilarious parody songs and to take a look at the changing face of gay retreats.

Posted in: Podcast 13 years ago 6