Are We De-Gaying Ourselves? From Naked Men on the Wall to Folsom EP 796

On EP 796 of TAGSPODCAST, Steve V is joined by co-hosts Kodi and Lincoln for a provocative conversation about how much of our gay sexuality, eroticism and culture we proudly put on display — and how much we still edit for other people’s comfort.

Inspired by our recent conversation with homoerotic artist Brad Ouellette on EP 795, the guys get into the idea of “de-gaying” the home and whether growing older, settling down or becoming more mainstream sometimes means sanitizing the very things that make queer life distinctly queer.

Then we take on the viral debate involving a gay man, his straight brother and nude male artwork in the home: if young children are coming over, is asking someone to temporarily cover up erotic art a reasonable request — or is it another subtle way gay people are asked to tone themselves down?

Plus, Kodi is fresh back from his very first Folsom Street Fair, giving us the perfect opposite perspective: a space where leather, kink, BDSM, bodies and sexuality aren’t being hidden at all.