121! The Coming-Out Gauntlet and Thick Conversations
What are the dangers when coming out becomes outdated? And what is the role of nuance in an increasingly media-/sound-bite-oriented culture? [30:32]
This week, Aaron, Joey, and Jess talk about Colton Underwood, the business and real work of coming out, gauntlet types, Tressie McMillan Cottom, "tell me more," and nuance as poetry. They don’t talk about Lance Bass.
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Good Morning America: Former 'Bachelor' Colton Underwood speaks his truth and comes out as gay
CNN: ‘GMA’ anchor Robin Roberts publicly acknowledges she’s gay
Michael Sam, first openly gay player drafted by the NFL, retires for mental health reasons
Variety: Lil Nas X’s Sexed-Up ‘Montero’ Video Has Changed Everything for Queer Music Artists
New York Magazine's Vulture: The Story Behind Caitlyn Jenner’s Masterful Press Strategy
Rolling Stone: Former Congressman Aaron Schock Comes Out as Gay, Surprising No One
Ex-‘Bachelorette’ Rachel Lindsay tells the franchise to figure out its racial issues
The Ezra Klein Show: Tressie McMillan Cottom on the Moral Panics of Our Moment
Tressie McMillan Cottom's Thick: And Other Essays
Open Culture: The (Urban) Legend of Ernest Hemingway’s Six-Word Story