If It's Gay, We Play

This week, we have a little to say about games and a lot to analyze regarding our shared (and fundamentally differently experienced!) identities of white and nonbinary/genderqueer/genderfluid. We begin the process of breaking down how white nonbinary people benefit from their/our whiteness, and how we express that whiteness in differently gendered ways, such as “white women’s tears” or “white male aggression.” We still have a long way to go and a lot to learn, but we hope you want to come on that journey with us! ----------------------------------------- Email us @ ifitsgayweplay@protonmail.com Follow us on Twitter! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ifitsgayweplay/support

This week, we have some very special guests to talk about the connection between Vampire: The Masquerade and fascism! Producer's Note: Please enjoy this very special episode, and note that due to some technical difficulties, the sound quality is different from our usual, and switches back and forth a few times! It is worth it for some fascinating discussions and some wonderful guests. Best Producer Aaron ----------------------------------------- Email us @ ifitsgayweplay@protonmail.com Follow us on Twitter! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ifitsgayweplay/support

This week, Hannah has thoughts on the end of Horizon: Zero Dawn, and we’re talking games as propaganda and propaganda in games! ----------------------------------------- Email us @ ifitsgayweplay@protonmail.com Follow us on Twitter! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ifitsgayweplay/support

This week, Kai is back on Animal Crossing, Hannah has more thoughts about H:ZD, and we’re counting down our top 5 favorite dystopias and post-apocalyptic worlds from video games! ----------------------------------------- Email us @ ifitsgayweplay@protonmail.com Follow us on Twitter! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ifitsgayweplay/support

Listen, titles are hard. This week we’re talking Horizon, Duck Season, There Is No Game, and exploitative trans services (and how they’re bad). ----------------------------------------- Email us @ ifitsgayweplay@protonmail.com Follow us on Twitter! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ifitsgayweplay/support

This week, we talk about poop slightly more than usual. Additionally, RIP SOPHIE, and some impassioned talk about disability justice. ----------------------------------------- Email us @ ifitsgayweplay@protonmail.com Follow us on Twitter! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ifitsgayweplay/support

We forgot to play video games this week, so we hope you enjoy some wholesome homosexual talk, plus an extra special Mutual Aid Corner! ----------------------------------------- Email us @ ifitsgayweplay@protonmail.com Follow us on Twitter! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ifitsgayweplay/support

There are so many video games in the world, yet somehow no games about what really matters (to lesbians): The L Word. We’re here to fix that! It’s the way that we live, and game. ----------------------------------------- Email us @ ifitsgayweplay@protonmail.com Follow us on Twitter! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ifitsgayweplay/support

This week, we’re reflecting on our gaming resolutions from last year and making new ones! Other topics include Divinity: Original Sin II and a revisit of Breath of the Wild! ----------------------------------------- Email us @ ifitsgayweplay@protonmail.com Follow us on Twitter! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ifitsgayweplay/support

This week we and our special guest Addie are talkin' Hades! Topics include: queering narratives, the queer art of failure, and Zagreus: God of Bisexuality. Producer's Note: Hey everyone! Sorry for the late episode, but I had to make a temporary move cross country to keep my family finances afloat. As such I couldn't get the episode out any sooner than late Wednesday night! I hope you can forgive me, and that you have an incredible new year! All the love, Producer Aaron ----------------------------------------- Email us @ ifitsgayweplay@protonmail.com Follow us on Twitter! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ifitsgayweplay/support

This week, we’re talking our favorite games we’ve played this year! The games that have gotten us through quarantine! Did the games come out this year? Don’t worry about it! ----------------------------------------- Email us @ ifitsgayweplay@protonmail.com Follow us on Twitter! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ifitsgayweplay/support

Raise your hand if you’ve been personally victimized by CD Projekt Red. That’s all of you? Us too! This week we’re talking the unforgivable travesty that Cyberpunk 2077 turned out to be. We also talk about Rune Factory 4! Ps. You can pick up the indie game alternative to Cyberpunk on itch.io by searching for Be A Better Cyberpunk! ----------------------------------------- Email us @ ifitsgayweplay@protonmail.com Follow us on Twitter! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ifitsgayweplay/support

Are we original? Yeah. Are we the only one? Yeah. Are we sexual? Yeah... We are everything you need, and we are back on that pod grind! This week we’re catching up on what we’re playing while we remember how to podcast! ----------------------------------------- Email us @ ifitsgayweplay@protonmail.com Follow us on Twitter! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ifitsgayweplay/support

(CW: Disordered Eating) It’s a continuation of last week! If you haven’t listened to that one, go do it first! Our sexisode Q&A continues! Follow us on Instagram! Or Facebook! How about Twitter? Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

it’s a sexy Q&A fam! We brought in local sexpert Danielle (Instagram @thelittlestpickle) to weigh in on some juicy topics. We had so much fun we had to break it apart, so stay tuned for more! Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

This week, the gang is feeling ROWDY as we strive to tackle the question plaguing America: just exactly how much Overwatch porn IS there? Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

In this one we’re digging DEEP into GWP lore to talk (Shadow of the) Tomb Raider! Of course, we also take a sojourn to the tropical Animal Crossing paradise that is Kaisland. Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

Welcome to the cutthroat world of competitive Animal Crossing. Do you have what it takes to be the best? This week, Hannah needs a sugar mommi, Kai has a Kaigraine™️, Aaron is a beverage gremlin, and everybody grows as people! Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

This week, the gang sets out to prove theatre education worthwhile with an accidental but nevertheless genuinely engaging discussion about Sarah Kane and the queer art of failure. There’s a game or two too! Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

Kai’s been on quarantine for a whole month! It’s about as fun as it sounds. At least ze has Animal Crossing: New Horizons to keep hir occupied. We’re talking AC:NH, we’re talking Borderlands 3 for some reason, we’re talking ‘Rona. It’s a time! Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

Hi everybody! We’re in quarantine! Almost everything is terrible but you know what isn’t? Video games. Specifically, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which is like a ray of sunshine shining through a cloud in the form of a video game. This week we’re discussing that, among other things! Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

Polyamory: it sure is mysterious, right? WRONG! It’s just a little (lot) underrepresented and a little (lot) oppressed. Topics this week include: Hannah’s gay cousins, new roommate updates, the fact that Fallout 4 is apparently the pinnacle of polyamorous representation? CW: Brief discussion of Rape and Sexual Assault Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

Aaron’s in town! This week, we get an update from him and some smart thoughts about rambunctious brains. Topics include: Tetris Effect, video game addiction, ADHD. Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

Hi! We were too gay and sad to podcast, but we’re back to be gay and sad with all of you! Topics include: What the fuck we’ve been doing, highly anticipated games, and how goddamn much we’ve learned about FromSoftware games while we’ve been gone. Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

This week, Hannah’s straight friend Becca is in town, and we’re taking advantage of that to ask her some questions about Straight Culture and Hannah in high school. Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

This week, Hannah and Kai go on a deep dive through their history with the gaming community, gatekeeping, and coming to the place where video games are allowed to just be... fun! Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

This week, we’ve got our dear Julia in the living room studio to talk game unions, barriers to the games industry, and all-around game development, while Hannah and Kai reveal varying degrees of shocking secrets about their histories. Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

This week, Hannah’s back into Pokémon go, Kai plays the possibly problematic Greedfall, and everyone has a migraine and/or is high. Kai doesn’t speak French, Aaron’s gonna fight us, and Hannah wants you to get back on Pokémon Go. Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

We’re gonna be real with you fam, we recorded this one on a rough mental health day, and we straight up don’t remember what it’s about. Is it about cats? Is it about politics? Is it about Sayonara Wild Hearts and Control? Probably, but let’s all find out together. Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

CW: Mental Health Conversation and ArguingThis year, for #nationalmentalhealthday, we’re accidentally giving you a look into our deepest inner workings. Which is to say that this specialsode is about us, about our brains and our struggles therewith, about medication, and fighting with love. This is a weird one folx, and thanks for trusting us with it, as always. Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

Where did Hannah go? Maybe under the couch? In the cupboard? In Texas? In the closet? Certainly not the last two!Kai and Aaron get #real about Gen-Z, Borderlands 3, Control, and emotions: especially anger! Enjoy this Specialsode while we wait for Mommy to come back from where ever she snuck off to! Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

We’re back! And for real this time! We’ve returned from Scotland better people, with new queer theatre and a lot of food and drink under our belt. This week! We’re talking Control, we’re talking Phoenix Wright, we’re talking AC: Odyssey as always. We love you and thanks for listening! Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

Hi everyone! It's us! We've been having a hell of a summer, and we're sorry we've been gone. How have you been? We have a swimming pool now! This week we're checking in and talking Cats the musical, cats the concept, Crash Team Racing, and pool hijinks. We'll see y'all again regularly real soon! Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

Hi! We remembered we had a podcast! Which is to say we finally had a free hour where neither of our mental illnesses were too bad to record. This week we’re talking E3, and how it was... not that good? Maybe Sony just, like, forgot? Forgot E3 was that weekend? There are a couple of games we have feelings about thought, and topics include Breath of the Wild 2: Still Breathin’, Pokémon Sword and Shield, Cyberpunk 2077, and how all of Sony’s moms were getting married at the same time that week and they all had to go to San Antonio and they couldn’t be at E3. Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

Surprise! We recorded a whole ass live episode for real! This week we’ve got an extra special treat in the form of recording our Gender, Fucked live show. Not only do you get us, but you get many other talented gender fucking people! It’s the literal raddest! We’re so stoked!” Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

This is a late one fam! We had a super busy weekend! This week we’re talking healing old relationships, befriending your exes, Wandersong, and Drunken Bar Fight. Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

Happy spring, Gaymerz! This week, Kai did hir homework and has been playing Baba is You. Hannah forgot the assignment and has been playing this tiny little indie game called Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, but at least she’s encountered a lot of gay stuff. Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

This week, we’ve got a real emotional roller coaster for ya, starting with some loud and rowdy jokes and ending in some very intense discussion about trans identity. Topics include: pussy weed, finishing the Banner Saga, and interpersonal violence due to transness. Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

It’s finally here! We managed to wrangle our dear friend Dylan for a extra special guest episode, discussing Kingdom Hearts III! He likes it, and we try to provide fair and balanced perspectives on this podcast. Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

This week, we’ve got a hell of a gender-sode for you. We’re talking gender coming out, gender experience, and all things genderfucky. Got a gender? We want to hear about it! After you listen, email ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com with questions, comments, stories. We love you and your gender! Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

Svona samstarfsaðilar! Google translate says that’s “howdy partners” in Icelandic! We’ve braved the frozen north of the indie game tundra to wrangle some indie game yaks or whatever, cause we’re talking about the Banner saga and some other Viking ass shit! We hope you like country trap, ancient runes, and laughing straight men out of bars, cause we’ve got plenty of that for you this week! Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

This week, we’re all hot and bothered about gaming news! We’re discussing Bethesda’s preemptive E3 letdowns, Bioware’s workplace scandal, and, as always, Kingdom Hearts III and its plethora of nonsense. Get mad with us! We love you! Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

It’s our one year podcast-aversary! We have so many fond memories to reminisce on, like funny bits, losing audio, and other gay stuff! We’re also talking about (how much) Kingdom Hearts III (sucks), and video games that made us cry! Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

This week we have a VERY special guest in the form of Kai’s cousin Jocelyn, who works in the video game industry! She’s here to tell us about sexism in the industry, diversity in hiring, and her journey as a queer person becoming a professional in video games. As an added bonus, we get to hear some embarrassing stories about child Kai. Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

The indie fields are bountiful this week! We’re talking one of the best in the biz: Supergiant Games and their masterful Transistor, which Hannah’s finally dug out of her backlogs. Kai’s playing Mages of Mystralia as well! And Aaron is yelling about the upcoming Sekiro. We’re real excited about these bad boys! Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

Hey folx, it’s big queer topic discussion week! This month, we’re talking about the difference between “gay” and “queer,” what those things mean to us, and who gets to decide what they mean. Stay tuned for lots of generative identity discussion, as well as a few goofs, and a lot of interruptions by a hairless cat! Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

This week, Kai, Hannah, and sometimes Aaron, analyze all 70 characters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate to decide once and for all the most important question about any video game: who is the queerest one of all? Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

Welcome to this month’s indie game roundup! We’ve ridden out into the indie game pastures to bring the indies home to roost. This month, we’ve roped A Ghost of a Tale, To the Top, and Beat Saber! Come hang out and hear about that good good play, the companies that made them, and some good old fashioned jokes. Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

This week, come sit at our big queer interview table as we chat with the lovely folx from Tabletop Potluck about identity and video games. Talking points include: video game characters we want to smooch, Bowser the Bear, and how everyone wants to be Commander Shepard. Find out more about our friends at Tabletop Potluck: On Facebook On Instagram Or on their website!Once you're done with that: Follow us on Instagram! Or Facebook! How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

This week, we discover the true cruelty of a crashing computer program that threw a whole episode in the garbage. Instead, here’s a brief but tasty little morsel about the games we’re playing (Moss, Banner Saga, Beat Saber, etc.) and the gay stuff we’re doing (sadness, death, dates, baked goods). All the love, half the time! Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!

Have you heard the news?? The L Word is coming back! This week, we talk a bunch about our L Word sequel theories. Video game wise, we’re deep in the VR paint, and we want you to know how FREAKING COOL VR IS. Seriously y’all, there are some v cool things happening right now. Follow us on Instagram!Or Facebook!How about Twitter?Or shoot us an email at ifitsgayweplay@gmail.com!