Who Taught Us Not to Be Ashamed? EP 774

Talk About Gay Sex TAGSPODCAST · Jul 9, 2026 · 59m

• Robin Byrd as a sex-positive pioneer and ally

• Late-night cable as a form of queer visibility

• Safe sex conversations during the AIDS crisis

• Madonna, Confessions II, and gay liberation through music

• The dance floor as a place of healing, sexuality, and freedom

• How TAGSPODCAST has evolved over 8+ years

• What gay men are still afraid to confess

• Sex, shame, aging, kink, intimacy, and honesty

• The people and places that taught us we were not alone

At its heart, this episode is about permission — permission to talk, to desire, to confess, to laugh, to learn, and to stop apologizing…