2012’s For a Good Time Call (dir. Jamie Travis) is a semi-autobiographical story about two women running a phone sex line out of their Gramercy Park apartment and they absolutely do not fall in love with each other even a little bit. Join Autumn, Hal, Z, and Maddy has they discuss basic storytelling structure, the nature of female friendships, sex positivity, and homophobic caricatures on this week’s episode of Okay, But Is It Gay?.   We’d like to thank EnoffMusic for our theme song. Alternative titles for this episode include: “This is Just Like Twilight”, “We Could’ve Just Watched Jupi ..read more

Chicken Little (2005) is a movie about disability. It is a movie about baseball. It a movie about space aliens. But mostly, it is a movie about how you have to talk to your dad. Join Z and Hal as they discuss this movie's troubled production (all my homies hate Mike Eisner), the nature of parenting as seen from a child's perspective, and the intersection of nuerodiversity, disability, and queerness in this week's episode of Okay, But Is It Gay?. Thanks to EnoffMusic for our theme song. Alternate titles for this episode include, "That Chicken is Also Autistic", "You Can't List Your Homies' Po ..read more

Sky High (2005), dir. Mike Mitchell, is the story of a young boy navigating the ways in which he seems to be inherently different than his peers. Until he isn’t. Join Hal and Autumn as they discuss worldbuilding questions, the nature of allegory, and their eternal of for Ron Wilson, bus driver on this week’s episode of Okay, But Is It Gay?.   Thanks to EnoffMusic for our theme song.   Alternate titles for this episode include, “We Could’ve Had It Aaaaall!”, “Justice for Layla”, and “It’s Good and Interesting Until He Gets the Superpowers”.   TW: This episode contains discussion ..read more

Sample Favor (2018), dir. Paul Feig, is the story of a stay-at-home mom developing a fraught relationship with a working mom in her community, only to be forced into launching her own investigation when her new friend goes missing and no one seems to want to find her. Join Hal, Autumn, and new guest host Kayleigh as they discuss how that description doesn't cover even half of the bonkers stuff that happens in this movie in this week's episode of Okay, But Is It Gay? Thanks to EnoffMusic for out theme song. Alternate titles for this episode include, "Blake Lively as a Beautiful, Sexy Monster ..read more

Jennifer's Body (2009) dir. Karyn Kasuma is the story of two best friends growing apart after one of them is ineffectively sacrificed in a Satanic ritual. Join Autumn, Hal, and brand-new guest host Heath as they discuss the follies of teenage girldom, platonic homoeroticism, and the lengths anyone should be able to go to save their bestie from themselves on this week's episode of Okay But Is It Gay?. Thanks to EnoffMusic for our theme song. Alternate Titles for this episode include: "Teen Choice Award Winner Megan Fox", "Lesbionic Bonds", "I Kissed a Girl But It Turned Out She was ..read more

The Lost Boys (1987), dir. Joel Schumacher, is the story of two brothers moving to the Murder Capital of the World(tm) and trying not to fall victim to the Scourge of the Undead(tm). Join Autumn, Hal, and new guest host Phoebe as they discuss 80s genre tropes, the rules of vampirism, the most intense passions we've ever had, and the two kinds of women that can exist. Thanks to EnoffMusic for our theme song. Alternate titles for this episode include, "Proposing on the First Date", "Justice for Star, Justice for the Frog Brothers", and "LGBTQ+ Ally Kiefer Sutherland".  TW: this episode c ..read more

We're switching it up this week and talking about 3 episodes of Seinfeld (1989-1998): "The Boyfriend" (1992) and "The Outing" (1993). "The Boyfriend" parts 1 & 2 are about deconstructing the tropes fiction uses to telegraph romantic relationships vs. platonic ones and "The Outing" is the story of two best buds getting mistaken for a gay couple in the 90's. Join Hal, Autumn, and returning guest host Z as they discuss queer representation in the 90's, the correct way to make a Gay Joke(tm), and Keith Hernandez's mustache. Thank you to EnoffMusic on Instagram for our theme song. Alternate t ..read more

Broadway musical Company, written by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth, premiered in 1970. The 2006 revival stars Raúl Esparza as Bobby, a man in his mid-30's trying to decide if he wants to be married like all of his friends. Join Hal, Autumn, and guest host (and fellow theater kid!) Sofie as they discuss reading Bobby as aromantic or polyamorous, the symbolism of the revival's use of musical instruments, and whether or not you actually have to listen to the songs in a musical in order to enjoy it. Alternate titles for this episode include: "Raúl Esparza Just Needs to Go Outside", "Justice f ..read more

This season we're putting a queer twist on movies that aren't gay on purpose, such as seminal childhood classic Shrek (2001), dir. Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson. Join Hal, Autumn, and returning guest Kenley as they talk about queer coding, The Hegemony(tm), and Jack Halberstam's The Queer Art of Failure on this week's episode of Okay, But Is It Gay?. Alternate titles for this episode include: More Things Should be Motivated by Spite and If You Can Be Scared, Then You're a Person. TW: This episode contains discussions of hetero- and cisnormativity, pogroms and racial cleansing, the policing ..read more

Have you ever watched a decidedly un-queer piece of media and then sat back and thought to yourself... "Okay, But That Was Gay"? We sure have! And so have lots of our friends. Let us tell you about this season on Okay, But Is It Gay ..read more