A Gay And A Nongay

Is it rude to ditch your friends when the time hits ‘Dick O’Clock’? Or should gays ‘have an hour off’? Queer Icon Jake Shears joins us at our next live show. Join us at Just For Laughs Festival London on Sunday 5th March 2023! Book now babes https://london.hahaha.com/events/a-gay-and-a-nongay-podcast/ xoxo Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We reveal the most officially non-gay part of the UK. It's the non-gayest of them all (N.O.T.A). Plus is saying the word 'triggering' triggering?  Come and join us live at Just For Laughs Festival London this March! We're announcing our huge a-list guest VERY soon. Book tickets fast at www.gaynongay.com. Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is our community so divided? Why is there such disparity between gay men and lesbians? What can gay men do to be better allies to lesbians? Do we have anything in common at all? Today James and Dan welcome author, activist and icon Helen Scott to explore why gay men and lesbians don't get along better. Pre-order Helen’s book at https://www.livelaughlesbian.com/ See us LIVE in London this March at the world famous Just For Laughs Festival, tickets are just £15! *Shania Voice* Let's go girls, https://london.hahaha.com/events/a-gay-and-a-nongay-podcast/. Follow @gaynongay on TikTok, Insta and Twitter. Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy New Year! It's been a while but we're here again... James is newly single and in need of hole pics. Once he's got over bumping into his ex at the sexual health clinic. Join us LIVE in London this March at Just For Laughs Festival! We can't wait to see you at our biggest show yet, featuring one of our biggest a-list guests ever! Tickets are just £15 and available now, https://london.hahaha.com/events/a-gay-and-a-nongay-podcast/ Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2022 we had the privilege of speaking to some amazing people on the podcast. Hear from the second person to be cured of HIV Adam The London Patient, Club Q Survivor Barrett Hudson, legendary human rights activist Peter Tatchell, Love Island’s Sharon Gaffka, rising comedian (and Dan’s stand-up teacher) Sikisa, the first gay FA referee Ryan Atkin, film-maker Sebastian Meise, and trans couple Jake and Hannah Graf. Plus our listener Matt comes out to his mum for our 300th episode. See you in 2023! Get £15 tickets to see us live this March at Just For Laughs Festival London - https://london.hahaha.com/events/a-gay-and-a-nongay-podcast/ Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On November 19th, an armed gunman opened fire on Club Q, an LGBTQ+ venue in Colorado Springs during a drag show, killing 5 people and leaving over 25 people with gunshot wounds. Today we catch up with survivor Barrett Hudson, who tells us his story. Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James and Dan reflect on the horrific attack on our community in Colorado Springs and discuss the England team's decision not to wear the 'One Love' armband in Qatar, when it was the ONE thing they said they would do. Join us live in London at Just For Laughs Festival, we can't wait to see you at our biggest show yet https://london.hahaha.com/events/a-gay-and-a-nongay-podcast/ Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did a shopping mall Santa murder eight people before he was stopped? And what can the LGBTQ+ community learn from this case about how we treat each other? Dan and James are joined by journalist Mobeen Azhar to discuss his new BBC series Santa Claus: The Serial Killer. This episode contains numerous references to murder and sexual assault. Watch Santa Claus: The Serial Killer in the UK on BBC iPlayer - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0d8nlj2 Come and see A Gay and A NonGay LIVE at Just For Laughs Festival London next March - get tickets here https://london.hahaha.com/events/a-gay-and-a-nongay-podcast/ Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The boys finally rock up in the home of metal and canals for a live show in front of a home crowd (for Dan) They are joined on stage by Eva Echo, Director of Innovation at Birmingham Pride and trans activist - and Dan Tiernan, former dinner lady and winner of the BBC New Comedy Award 2022. Plus a special game of Anal or Canal - is it a sex position or a UK waterway? Trigger warning: This episode contains brief mentions of suicide and eating disorders. For more on Eva Echo - https://linktr.ee/evaecho For more on Dan Tiernan - https://www.instagram.com/tiernancomedian/?hl=en In memory of A Gay And A Nongay's biggest fan - Dan's mum. Recorded live at the Mockingbird Cinema in Digbeth as part of the Birmingham Comedy Festival.  Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is monogamy worth it or should we all just be open? If you're in an open relationship, does sleeping with other people make it more likely you’ll leave them? Dan thinks it’s way too much admin. We'd love to know what you think? Send us a message or voice note on our instagram or tiktok, follow @gaynongay. Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a ride of an episode, James is shocked to hear that Dan thinks he could have easily been radicalised as an incel. Plus, is there a ‘gay code’ that would stop gay men from cheating? Oh and Dan really needs to do some research on Jeffrey Dahmer. Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are nipples the clitoris of the boob? We're joined by TikTok icons Ki And Dee (Chiara Hunter and Diana Vickers) to find out. Plus James and Dan finally meet Adam, 'The London Patient' in real life. Adam is the second person in the world to be considered ‘cured’ of HIV - listen as he enraptures the crowd with his story. Get tested for HIV, visit https://doitlondon.org/ Find out more information about PrEp and Monkeypox at https://prepster.info/. Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our final and funniest show of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2022

We're live in Edinburgh with LA Comedian Jeena Bloom and 'radical feminist, queer, football lad' Chloe Petts. Plus, 'Things Dan Cannot Say' returns with a question about gay bin men? Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"They locked me in a room and called me from the other side, they didn't know what to do. Every time I asked someone 'What is gonna happen now?' They said, 'I don't know'. I think that's the scariest bit". Today we welcome comedian and host of the essential new podcast 'What The Pox?', Martin Joseph. Martin bravely shuts down his shame, sharing his story and answering questions about monkeypox. Where has it come from? How is it transmitted? Can you catch it twice? Is this outbreak part of a much bigger picture? And - from Dan - why do the gays love a virus? You can find out more information and resources on monkeypox, and listen to 'What The Pox? at https://www.wearequeeraf.com/whatthepox/ Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s official! Soon you’ll be able to book Dan as a Jamie Dornan lookalike. Plus find out why James won't be winning an award for Best Poster at the Edinburgh Fringe 2022. A Gay And A NonGay is taking a break in August, we’ll be back in September! Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Gay And A NonGay is 300 episodes old... or thereabouts

We've extended Pride Month for a special chat with The FA's first ever openly gay referee Ryan Atkin ⚽️

Pride is a protest! LGBTQIA+ people face challenges and obstacles that heterosexual people don’t and today we proudly join podcasts all over the world by marching in Acast's Audio Pride Parade. James chats about growing up gay in his home town, and Dan tells us how how he celebrates pride as an 'ally'. Happy Pride babies. Next up in Acast's Audio Pride Parade: Homosapiens! Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices