The Gays Code Podcast

Introducing: PLAY MOVIE - Monica here, from the Gays Code Podcast. If you enjoyed the Gays Code - I truly think you'll enjoy our new show, Play Movie, a podcast where we play silly cinema style games with our silly cinephile friends. Every episode there is a new game and a new movie. In this episode, it's all about Freakier Friday - where we try to guess movies that have had their own freaky mishap, merged titles!Follow Us!Spotify | Play MovieApple | Play MoviePlay Movie is fun, silly, different every episode, and all about movies. Follow along for the shenanigans, and thank you for being a wonderful human being.Love, Monica

Monica and Maria discuss how queer folks have been represented throughout the history of the Oscars. We dive into queer people who have won competitive awards, movies with queer themes that took home best picture, and the long list of LGBT characters in film and the not so LGBT actors who won best actor or actress for playing those roles.YouTubeInstagramTikTok

Monica and Lizzy talk about the French historical sapphic heartbreaker of a film that tells the story of an affair between an aristocrat and a painter commissioned to paint her portrait. This film is bursting at the seams with lesbian sexual tension and we're living for it. We go into the making of this film, the symbolism behind it, and the way it made us feel in our hearts (and other places too.)YouTubeInstagramTikTok

Monica tests Lizzy and Maria on their knowledge of obscure and low budget queer films. Do these movies really exist out there in the world or did Monica make them up? In this episode we discuss horse girls, gay ghost stories, and gay zombie musical mashups. YouTube Instagram TikTok Patreon 

Monica and Lizzy dive into the 2020 holiday romantic-comedy "Happiest Season" starring Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Aubrey Plaza, and Dan Levy. We discuss the idea of coming out on Christmas, how kidney failure could up the stakes of the film, and our love for Aubrey Plaza.  Instagram TikTok YouTube Patreon

Monica and her guest Maria delve into the portrayal of gay characters on American television from the 70's, 80's, and 90's. We discuss MASH, Frasier, The Golden Girls, Ellen, and how real world hot button issues affected what was displayed on our TV screens. Instagram TikTok YouTube Patreon

Monica tests her guests, Maria and Lizzy, on their knowledge of iconic queer films with the help of not so iconic sound bites. We discuss the proper way to eat cake, the morality of candy corn, and Rachel Weisz's love of kissing ladies.  Youtube Instagram TikTok

Monica and Lizzy discuss the origin and interpretations of the gender-queer rock musical "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" TikTok YouTube Instagram