We're joined this week by special guest and REAL gay person, Hank!

Are there meaningful differences between MM books written by real gay men vs women/AFAB folks? Why do gay men like outside sex so much? How does body positivity differ in the gay male community?

Trigger/Content warnings: cursing, sexual content, homophobia, lack of realism around safety, explicit language, consensual sexual degradation, bondage and domination.

Who might feel repped? Gays (men), fats, sluts, (the tri fecta)

Tropes: GAY, vow of celibacy, body positivity, career vs personal fulfillment, strangers to lovers, the lure of the wilderness, deception from omission

Master Kim’s Corner:

• Why aren’t more gay male bestsellers written by gay men? (And does it matter?) - Taylor Henderson

Popular gay slang inspired by the animal kingdom explained - Pride Editor

*SARAH WOULD NOT BE A PIG!!!!*

Should Cis Women be writing MM romance? Does our digital footprint even mean anything anymore? What's the relationship between sex work as WORK and people who do it for the love of it (or...for the fans)?

Trigger/Content Warnings: mention of childhood sexual assault (not detailed on page), mention of sensitive religious topics, detailed trauma recovery & healing, mention of death & grief, death of a parent (off-page), homophobia (mild), filming of sexual acts for money (online sex work), negligent parents, divorce (mentioned), sexual explicit content

Tropes: enemies to lovers, hate to love, grumpy x sunshine, stepbrothers, forbidden romance, secret romance, sports romance

Who might feel repped? College kids in the closet, football players, blended families, sex workers, step brothers

Master Kim’s Corner:

• Why is step-incest so sexy right now? We asked actual step siblings to find out? - Abby Amoakuh (Screenshot)

  • The Disturbing Underbelly of the ‘step’ porn trend - Anna Iovine (Mashable)

We're joined by the one and only Producer Livia this week to discuss the book behind the latest season of Bridgerton!

What are the differences between and book and the show, and why? Does Benedict care about Sophie at all? How does the show continue to challenge the white utopia that the book series created?

Trigger/Content Warnings: child abuse, emotional abuse, sexual assault, sexual harassment, death of parent (off-page), attempted rape, fatphobia, pregnancy, classism, bullying, abandonment, slavery, grief, sexual explicit content

Tropes: cinderella retelling, upstairs/downstairs, forbidden romance, secret identity, insta-love, love at first sight?
Who might feel repped? Orphans, rich whites, poor people, the working class, children born out of wedlockMaster Kim's Corner:

Empty this week :(