38 episodes

Welcome to Word of The Gay, a weekly podcast dissecting common words in the queer lexicon. Hosts Brendy and Leni will tackle a new word every week, taking a deep dive into its origin, contemporary usage, how it’s used in pop culture and how its perceived by different members of our community.
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Word of the Gay Lipp Media

    • Society & Culture
    • 5.0 • 3 Ratings

Welcome to Word of The Gay, a weekly podcast dissecting common words in the queer lexicon. Hosts Brendy and Leni will tackle a new word every week, taking a deep dive into its origin, contemporary usage, how it’s used in pop culture and how its perceived by different members of our community.
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    Sex Slurs

    Sex Slurs

    This week we’re looking at sex slurs for queer women, from muff diver to pussy puncher to bean flicker. Leni and Brendy discuss the implications these terms have on queer sex, how the terms get power from societies patriarchal structures and segue into a discussion about queer sex education in schools.
    Word of the Gay records fortnightly at Castaway Studios in Melbourne, Australia. Subscribe (for free!), rate and review Word of the Gay on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts.
    Follow Word of the Gay on Twitter at @wordofthegaypod, Facebook at Word of the Gay & Instagram @wordofthegaypod.
    Send word suggestions and other correspondence to hello@lippmedia.com. 
    Word of the Gay is a Lipp Media production.

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    • 29 min
    Gaydar

    Gaydar

    Gaydar, a mash-up of 'gay' and 'radar', is said to the ability to accurately pick someone's sexuality based only on observation or intuition. Leni & Brendy talk about the stereotypical traits used to assess someone using gaydar, the act of being visibly queer, and how right and wrong they've been with their own gaydar.
    Word of the Gay records fortnightly at Castaway Studios in Melbourne, Australia. Subscribe (for free!), rate and review Word of the Gay on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts.
    Follow Word of the Gay on Twitter at @wordofthegaypod, Facebook at Word of the Gay & Instagram @wordofthegaypod.
    Send word suggestions and other correspondence to hello@lippmedia.com. 
    Word of the Gay is a Lipp Media production.

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    • 24 min
    Mary & The Girls

    Mary & The Girls

    The use of she/her pronouns by cis gay men - words like "girl" or “ honey” - is an increasingly visible trend, not to mention calling one another by traditionally female names. Leni and Brendy discuss the practice of switching gender pronouns as a way of embracing femininity and creating a shared culture around names like Mary, Nancy and Nellie, to name only a few.
    Word of the Gay records fortnightly at Castaway Studios in Melbourne, Australia. Subscribe (for free!), rate and review Word of the Gay on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts.
    Follow Word of the Gay on Twitter at @wordofthegaypod, Facebook at Word of the Gay & Instagram @wordofthegaypod.
    Send word suggestions and other correspondence to hello@lippmedia.com. 
    Word of the Gay is a Lipp Media production.

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    • 27 min
    Gay Best Friend

    Gay Best Friend

    If there’s a woman on TV having relationship problems, you better believe there's a sassy gay stereotype giving her wise and insightful advice. In the early naughties, the gay best friend almost became a sign of status for the cultured, inner-city lady. Leni and Brendy break down how the GBF stereotype has changed from an accessory to the staring role and the importance of the gay male & straight female friendship when "coming out”.
    Word of the Gay records fortnightly at Castaway Studios in Melbourne, Australia. Subscribe (for free!), rate and review Word of the Gay on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts.
    Follow Word of the Gay on Twitter at @wordofthegaypod, Facebook at Word of the Gay & Instagram @wordofthegaypod.
    Send word suggestions and other correspondence to hello@lippmedia.com. 
    Word of the Gay is a Lipp Media production.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 31 min
    Daddy

    Daddy

    We’re so excited to be joined by Mary and Morgan from the Oh Dear podcast to discuss ‘daddy, a slang term referring to a typically older man that's sexually involved in a relationship or wanting sex with a younger person.
    Word of the Gay records fortnightly at Castaway Studios in Melbourne, Australia. Subscribe (for free!), rate and review Word of the Gay on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts.
    Follow Word of the Gay on Twitter at @wordofthegaypod, Facebook at Word of the Gay & Instagram @wordofthegaypod.
    Send word suggestions and other correspondence to hello@lippmedia.com. 
    Word of the Gay is a Lipp Media production.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 36 min
    Lesbian Bed Death

    Lesbian Bed Death

    Lesbian Bed Death refers to the so-called phenomena that happens in lesbian relationships where sex declines and then ceases to exist completely. Leni and Brendy discuss reasons sex in long-term relationships may stop, how the theory frames lesbian sex and how it differs from sex with men.
    Word of the Gay records fortnightly at Castaway Studios in Melbourne, Australia. Subscribe (for free!), rate and review Word of the Gay on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts.
    Follow Word of the Gay on Twitter at @wordofthegaypod, Facebook at Word of the Gay & Instagram @wordofthegaypod.
    Send word suggestions and other correspondence to hello@lippmedia.com. 
    Word of the Gay is a Lipp Media production.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 26 min

Customer Reviews

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Gay Words from Down Under

So I was looking for some new podcasts to listen to, preferably concerning either LGBT issues or linguistics/words, and lo and behold I found Word of the Gay. I binged most of their previous episodes and now that I'm caught up, I have to tell you, not only is the theme song stuck in my head (not in an annoying way), but I've learned so much about Aussie LGBT culture, as well as getting a decent education about areas of LGBT life I've not experienced before. Be sure to catch their Drag Vocabulary episode. Brindy and Lenny are always a hoot!

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