We celebrate two years of Queer Up by once again dipping our toes into the "all mermaids are gay and trans" well. This time, we take a look at Ron Howard's Splash, a film that is both better than it should be, but also not all that great. It is, however, trans as hell. Obviously.

Thank you all so much for sticking around for our second year, and please continue to listen, share, and contact us. We love and adore you all.

CW: Discussions of misogyny, transphobia, forced outing

Music by Goshdarn Rabbit: https://goshdarnrabbit.bandcamp.com/

Donate to Melody's bottom surgery fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-robin-get-gender-reassignment-surgery

Buy Melody's poetry collection: https://melodyhaze.itch.io/human-heart-explosion

References:

• Tom Hanks Wants The New 'Splash' To Have A Gay Twist

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This time around, we're very excited to be joined by Hamish Steele, creator of the comics Deadendia and Go-man!, as well as the Netflix animated series Dead End: Paranormal Park. Hamish has brought us the cult classic comedy horror musical Little Shop of Horrors (1986), a film that's practically oozing with queer and trans vibes. We discuss how the film manages to be both goofy and sincere, Rick Moranis' inherent t-boy swag, and how a mean green mother' from outer space can represent both capitalism and toxic masculinity.

CW: Discussions of domestic abuse, transphobia, sadism, misogyny, death, murder, racism, AIDS

Check out Hamish's stuff: https://hamishsteele.co.uk/

Music by Goshdarn Rabbit: https://goshdarnrabbit.bandcamp.com/

Donate to Melody's bottom surgery fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-robin-get-gender-reassignment-surgery

Buy Melody's poetry collection: https://melodyhaze.itch.io/human-heart-explosion

References:

• No One Makes It Out Alive by Casey Plett and Morgan M Page
• The Guy Sure Looks Like Plant Food To Me by Santana Knox

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In this episode we do a fit check for our napalm era, as Holly Amareta joins us to discuss the barely-subtextual queerness of KPop Demon Hunters. Is KPop Demon Hunters a trans allegory? Is Jinu transfem or transmasc? Are all trans people demons? And which HUNTR/X members are Lily, Melody, and Holly respectively? It's our longest episode yet, and this is what it sounds like.

CW: Discussions of transphobia, gender dysphoria, forced outing, conversion therapy, intolerant parental figures, depression, misogyny

Find Holly on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/onmehols/) and Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/onmehols.bsky.social)

Music by Goshdarn Rabbit: https://goshdarnrabbit.bandcamp.com/

Donate to Melody's bottom surgery fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-robin-get-gender-reassignment-surgery

Buy Melody's poetry collection: https://melodyhaze.itch.io/human-heart-explosion

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It's time for our only-slightly-delayed Queer in Review! As we did last year, we run down some of the queer media we enjoyed and discovered in 2025.

Music by Goshdarn Rabbit: https://goshdarnrabbit.bandcamp.com/

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Theatre:

• "4000 Days" by Peter Quilter, directed by Charly Sommers
• "No Apologies" by Emma Frankland

Films:

• The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
• Claire of the Moon (1992)
• The People's Joker (2022)

Books:

• "This Is How You Lose The Time War" by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
• "It's Not Unusual by A History of Lesbian and Gay Britain in the Twentieth Centure" by Alkarim Jivani
• "The Sisters of Dorley" series by Alyson Greaves
• "Good Trans News" by Jen Ives
• "Mercedes/Jennifer" by Nicole Lewitt

Games:

• "Highway Blossoms" by Studio Élan
• "A Nightmare's Trip" by Cafe Empty
• "Dungeons and Lesbians" by Noeybodys
• "Old Skies" by Wadjet Eye
• "Proximate" by Cain Maddox

Manga:

• "Love Thy Neighbour" by Willow
• "Show Me Your Bust" by Team Gaji
• "Herb Shop Unnie" by Pobae
• "With a Letter of Resignation in my Pocket" by Yuni
• "Asumi-chan is Interested in Lesbian Brothels" by Itsuki Kuro

Music:

• Blondshell - If You Ask For A Picture
• Jeangu Macrooy - Young, Awkward, and Lonely
• Lambrini Girls - Who Let The Dogs Out
• Die Spitz - Something to Consume
• Babe Haven - Nuisance
• Morbid Cunt - Life is Pain
• Ezra Furman - Goodbye Small Head
• CMAT - Euro-country
• Underscores - Wallsocket
• Aleksiah - Punch Drunk Love
• Garbage - Self Titled

You can listen to the complete Queer in Review playlist here:

• Tidal
• Youtube

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We're back! Kinda! To celebrate that we're once again able to record, we had a quick talk about some episodes we decided not to make, and why.

CW: Discussions of transphobia, homophobia, ableism, racism

Music by Goshdarn Rabbit: https://goshdarnrabbit.bandcamp.com/

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The heavens over Berlin is beautiful, but they could definitely stand to contain more gays. This time, we discuss Wim Wenders' classic Wings of Desire (as well as its sequel and American remake), why its themes still resonate today, and why it's kinda weird that it's so very straight. It's set in Berlin, for crying out loud!

CW: Discussions of suicide, depression, child death, fascism, substance abuse, homophobia

Music by Goshdarn Rabbit: https://goshdarnrabbit.bandcamp.com/

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In this episode, we discuss the ableist dystopia of Gattaca, where perfection is everything and the scope of what counts as acceptable human variation is narrowing. What place does such a world have for queerness?

CW: Discussions of ableism, suicide, homophobia, transphobia, misogyny

Music by Goshdarn Rabbit: https://goshdarnrabbit.bandcamp.com/

References:

• Masculinity, Masquerade, and Genetic Impersonation: Gattaca's Queer Visions by Jacqueline Stacey
• The Disablist Nature of Desiring Perfection in Gattaca by Dom Evans
• The Adversity in “Gattaca”: Vincent Freeman’s Struggle and Triumph Over Genetic Determinism by John Jimenez

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Your Name is a film about the first ever cis T4T relationship, and we are joined once again by Raptor to talk about it. It's an incredible film that touches on gender, grief, human connections, and the value of fighting for your happiness. We also talk about body swap stories in general and the value of kissing your bros. Oh, and we also have a new theme song!

CW: Discussions of death, natural disasters, gender dysphoria

Music by Goshdarn Rabbit: https://goshdarnrabbit.bandcamp.com/

References:

• 5 Centimeters Per Your Name by Raptor
• Trans Allegories in Film: 'Your Name' (2016) by Atreyo Palit
• Your Name | Kimi no Na wa: Interpreting Progress in Gender and Rule-breaking by ATMA & Funomena
• Your Name And The Message Of Hope It Gives Transgender People by Jade King
• I’ll Remember Your Name—Will You? by Tsunderin

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