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://fremantlepress.com.au/books/unlimited-futures-speculative-visionary-blakblack-fiction/ Please consider supporting GayV Club on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gayvclub Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr for updates: https://twitter.com/gay ..read more

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 'Unlimited Futures' https://fremantlepress.com.au/books/unlimited-futures-speculative-visionary-blakblack-fiction/ To view Deah's poem in the 2021 Australian Poetry Anthology, subscribe here: https://www.australianpoetry.org/australian-poetry-publicat ..read more

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 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/ To view Deah's poem in the 2021 Australian Poetry Anthology, subscribe here ..read more

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 Instagram. GayV Club is now on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/gayvclub All support is appreciated. Thank you, and stay safe! Written, recorded, and edited by Merryana Salem and Durr-e-'Adan Haque ..read more

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 are expensive are worse. Pre-order 'This All Come Back Now',  the anthology Merryana is published in, here: https://www.uqp.com.au/books/this-all-come-back-now Please consider supporting GayV Club on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gayvclub Fo ..read more

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_club https://www.instagram.com/gayv_club/ Episodes with closed captions can be found on our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/gayvclub ..read more

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 Instagram for updates: https://twitter.com/gayv_club https://www.instagram.com/gayv_club/ Episodes with closed captions can be found on our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/gayvclub ..read more

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 hope you can look out for them in future! 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: Birds of Prey, The Half of I ..read more

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 Seas, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Paddington, Harley Quinn, The Wicked + The Divine, Mr. Robot, Black Sails, Utopia, Skyfall, Pose, The Umbrella Academy, Halt and Catch Fire, Merlin, The Dark Knight, Star Wars, The Magnus Archives, American Gods, The M ..read more

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 who get to be relatable on TV. 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: Fleabag, The Bisexual, Chewing Gum ..read more