Happy one-year anniversary to the Succession series finale. Please consider supporting GayV Club on ⁠Patreon⁠:https://www.patreon.com/gayvclub Follow us on ⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠Instagram, Letterboxd⁠ and ⁠Tumblr⁠ for updates:https://twitter.com/gayv_clubhttps://www.instagram.com/gayv_club/https://gayvclubpodcast.tumblr.com/https://letterboxd.com/gayvclub/ E…

At last, our final wrap-up of LGBT films we watched in 2023 is done. Sorry for taking so long. In addition to this we've also started doing weekly re-caps of Interview with the Vampire Season 2 on our Patreon! Order the anthologies Merryana is published in, here: 'This All Come Back Now' ⁠https://www.uqp.com.au/books/this-all-come-back-now⁠ 'Unlimi…

Wishing you a very late and happy new year! As is our new year tradition, here's our end-of-year wrap-up going over all the LGBT media we managed to catch in 2023. As there was a LOT of queer television in 2023, we've once again decided to split our wrap-up into 2 parts. This one is for television, and our next episode on film shall be out shortly!…

In this episode we talk about gay subtext in our favourite show, Succession. Order the anthologies Merryana is published in, here: 'This All Come Back Now' https://www.uqp.com.au/books/this-all-come-back-now 'Unlimited Futures' https://fremantlepress.com.au/books/unlimited-futures-speculative-visionary-blakblack-fiction/ Please consider supporting …

In this episode we talk about Fire Island, a modern-day Gaysian adaptation of Pride and Prejudice by Joel Kim Booster, as well as other queer readinds and adaptations of the Jane Austen novel.Order the anthologies Merryana is published in, here:'This All Come Back Now' https://www.uqp.com.au/books/this-all-come-back-now'Unlimited Futures' https://f…

As is our January tradition, here's our end-of-year wrap-up going over all the LGBT media we managed to catch in 2022. This one is focusing on film, but to listen to our thoughts on TV, check out our previous episode! Order the anthologies Merryana is published in, here: 'This All Come Back Now' https://www.uqp.com.au/books/this-all-come-back-now '…

As is our January tradition, here's our end-of-year wrap-up going over all the LGBT media we managed to catch in 2022. As there was a LOT of queer television in 2022, we've decided to split our wrap-up into 2 parts. This one is for television, and our next episode on film shall be out shortly! Order the anthologies Merryana is published in, here: '…

We're back at long last, with "Is This Allowed????", an episode looking at the significance of sex scenes in LGBT cinema where we talk about how things such as the male gaze, queer objectification, plot relevancy, and intimacy co-ordination shape how we view sexuality in film. Order the anthologies Merryana is published in, here: 'This All Come Bac…

Happy New Year! Here's our review of all the LGBT film and television we managed to watch in 2021. We were able to see most of these through streaming services, on demand, at film festivals both online and offline, and also just general cinema releases. Some may not be readily available for access now, but we hope you can look out for them in futur…

Does having a bigger budget make a movie better? More importantly, does having a bigger budget make a movie gayer? In this episode, Deah and Merryana make a list of LGBT films with multi-million dollar budgets and investigate the hypothesis once posed by the great Freckle from 'The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo' - that sometimes things that …

New episode of GayV Club discussing We Are Lady Parts, Nida Manzoor's new comedy series about an all-woman Muslim punk band. The show is available on Peacock, Stan, Channel 4 on Demand, and Neon. Please consider supporting GayV Club on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gayvclub Follow us on Twitter and Instagram for updates: https://twitter.com/gayv…

It's been a while! Welcome back to a new volume of GayV Club with our first episode discussing Barry Jenkin's 2016 masterpiece Moonlight, written by Jenkins and Tarell Alvim McCraney, and the history of LGBT cinema at the Academy Awards. Please consider supporting GayV Club on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gayvclub Follow us on Twitter and Insta…

Happy New Year! In our last episode of 2020 we review all the LGBT film and television we've managed to catch over the last 12 months. We were able to see most of these through streaming services, on demand, at film festivals both online and offline, and also just general cinema releases. Some may not be readily available for access now, but we hop…

Join us as we list and categorise our favourite queer-coded and LGBT villains! Please consider supporting GayV Club on Patreon or Paypal. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram for updates. Episodes with closed captions can be found on our YouTube. Texts mentioned: The Lion King, Hercules, Kim Possible, The Little Mermaid, Sinbad Legend of the Seven Se…

FINALLY we dive in to discuss our favourite show, The Bisexual (2018) by Desiree Akhavan, in comparison to Fleabag (2016) by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, in addition to Michaela Coel's Chewing Gum (2015) and I May Destroy You (2020). Join us as we look at the way these shows handle sex and sexuality and The Precarious Girl Trope, tackling the question of …

Happy Halloween! For this spooky occasion we will be discussing cinematic masterpiece Jennifer's Body (2009) dir. Karyn Kusama and lesbian sexuality in horror. Please consider supporting GayV Club on Patreon or Paypal. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram for updates. Episodes with closed captions can be found on our YouTube. This episode does contai…

Welcome back to GayV Club's fifth volume. We return with a new episode about gender-bending in Sherlock Holmes adaptations: Elementary and Miss Sherlock. Join us as we make Arthur Conan Doyle turn in his grave! Please consider supporting GayV Club on Patreon or Paypal. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram for updates. Episodes with closed captions ca…

Welcome back to a very special episode of GayV Club co-presented with the National Young Writers Festival 2020. We are joined by Panda Wong to debateone of the most difficult questions of the 21st century: which streaming service has the best B-grade content? Tune in to find out. Special thanks to Isobel Marmion for producing. Please consider suppo…

It's TIME for Deah and Merry to discuss Céline Sciamma's 2019 film, Portrait of A Lady on Fire! And they have much to say about it, discussing the portrayal of hidden LGBT histories, solidarity between women, love languages, and more! Please consider supporting GayV Club on Patreon or Paypal. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram for updates. Episodes…

In volume 3 episode 5, Deah and Merry look at various LGBT films with themes of religious repression and oppression; Christian and Islamic. Content warning for discussions of homophobia, transphobia, racism, and conversion therapy. Please consider supporting GayV Club on Patreon or Paypal. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram for updates. Episodes wi…

After a brief Black lives matter PSA, Dee and Merry are talking all things Hollywood this episode! Discussing representations of marginalisation and privilege in new Netflix series, Hollywood, as well as Bojack Horesman, and best selling novel, the Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. SPOILER WARNING for all three. The episode discusses representations o…

Happy Pride month! In volume 3 episode 3 of GayV Club, we recommend various LGBT media to help get through this quarantine. Closed captions are available on our Youtube, and you can follow us for updates on our Twitter or Instagram. Please consider supporting us on Patreon or Paypal. We hope everyone is safe!…

In volume 3 episode 2 of GayV Club, we review Alice Wu's new lesbian coming-of-age film The Half of It, starring Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, and Alexxis Lemire, Make sure to check this movie out on Netflix and then join us as we discuss gaysian representation, food as a love language, and Steve Harrington's ideal boyfriend. Closed captions are avail…

In episode 13 of GayV Club, Merryana & Deah discuss Doctor Who and the 13th reincarnation of its protagonist, the Doctor, and how showrunner Chris Chibnall handles their new gender, white feminism, and misogyny in this iconic science fiction series. Close captions can be found on our Youtube. Let us know what you think of the episode on Twitter or …

Should we be sad? In volume 2's final episode Deah and Merryana discuss the history, perceptions, and evolution of LGBT folk being sad in film and literature. Why do we like it? When do we not? Who knows? It might be very important that we don't ignore our sadness. Let us know what you think on Twitter and/or Instagram. GayV Club is now on Paypal: …

In volume 2's fifth episode, Merry and Deah explore queer subtext and compulsory heterosexuality in various adaptations of Shakespeare's comedy 'Much Ado About Nothing'. This episode is to be the first of our "Shakesqueer" miniseries, where we hope to discuss LGBT subtext throughout the playwright's work. Adaptations focused on in this episode are …

Tune in for the Vol 1 finale of GayV club as Deah & Merryana recap, reminisce, roast and cringe at the best and worst LGBt tv and film released 2010-2019! We will be discussing issues of homophobia, so please be safe and listen at your discretion. Written, recorded, and edited by Merryana Salem and Durr-e-'Adan Haque.…

Join GayV Club in our fifth episode where we discuss The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt and its unfortunate 2019 film adaptation. Listen to us review the film, explain where it went wrong, and pitch our own miniseries adaptation. We will be discussing issues of homophobia, drug/alcohol abuse, child abuse, and suicide so please be safe and listen at your …

Join GayV Club in our fourth episode where we discuss LGBT biopics and why they often suck. Listen to us in Part 2 where we cover films like The Danish Girl, Colette, Frida, and the favourite, as well as the series Gentleman Jack and Dickinson. We will be discussing and criticising homophobia, transphobia and related themes, so please listen at you…

Join GayV Club in our third episode where we discuss LGBT biopics and why they often suck. Listen to us in Part 1 where we cover films like Bohemian Rhapsody, Green Book, Rocketman, and The Imitation Game. We will be discussing and criticising homophobia and related themes, so please listen at your discretion. Written, recorded, and edited by Merry…

Join GayV Club in our second episode where we discuss our favourite LGBT filmmakers! Listen to us ramble about Desiree Akhavan, Xavier Dolan, Gregg Araki and more, going through their best works so anyone interested in watching more LGBT cinema know where to start! We will be discussing and criticising homophobia and related themes, so please liste…

"As if Armageddon were a cinematographic show you wished to sell in as many countries as possible." Welcome to GayV Club! Join us (Merry and Deah) in our first episode where we discuss the 2019 Amazon series Good Omens and its use of gay subtext and queer-baiting. We will be discussing and criticising homophobia and related themes, so please listen…