Hella Gay
Trans and queer activist Miles McKenna and their guests take to the streets to actively explore topics of vital interest to the LGBTQ+ community like coming out online, coping with disapproving friends and family, and embracing your identity.
Seasons
1. Drag Queens
Air Date: 2017-02-02
As a gay youth, Miles dreamed of going drag. Well, the time has come. Drag queen Laganja Estranja makes those dreams a reality by turning Miles into their dream persona as they discuss the drag culture.
2. Gay Circus
Air Date: 2017-02-02
Miles almost joined the circus in an attempt to escape her parents' disapproval of their sexuality. Miles and author Dannielle Owens-Reid give their circus skills a try as they discuss ways to cope with disapproving family and friends.
3. Coming Out Online
Air Date: 2017-02-02
Coming out online is common, but it’s different than coming out IRL. When you come out online, it's out of your control...just like rolling around in a hamster ball, which Miles demonstrates while talking to social media star Shannon Beveridge.
4. Hate
Air Date: 2017-02-02
Where does hate come from? Miles meets up with LGBTQ+ activist Nathan Phelps to discuss hatred within the LGBTQ+ community. As they tour West Hollywood, a safe but controversial space, they’ll spread love in the streets of We-Ho.
5. Sports
Air Date: 2017-02-02
Comedian, writer, and basketball enthusiast Brittani Nichols chats with Miles about growing up “butch” and how sports played a major role in her sexuality and finding her place. Miles then challenges Brittani to an LGBTQ+ version of Horse.
6. Gay Church
Air Date: 2017-02-02
Can Christian faith and the LGTBQ+ community coexist? Miles meets up with gay pastor Kevin Downer and talks about God and the Gays. Miles finds out what God really thinks of them, and then they give their first sermon.
7. Breaking the Binary
Air Date: 2017-02-02
What you wear and how you look doesn't define you. Model Rain Dove and Miles play dress-up in gender-bending ways while discussing this topic and then hit the streets to see how the world perceives them.
8. Sex Ed
Air Date: 2017-02-02
Director Tani Akeda, who co-founded a program dedicated to revolutionizing sex education for girls through filmmaking, is Miles' guest. As they create art together, they talk about why sex education in this country is so one-sided.
9. Sexualities
Air Date: 2017-02-02
What's the difference among all these sexualities? Find out as Miles and web series creator Gaby Dunn get tattoos representing their gender identity as a symbol of self-ownership and permanency in the LGBTQ+ world.
10. Outlets
Air Date: 2017-02-02
Art can save lives. Miles has their videos as their outlet. Artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, creator of the Stop Telling Women to Smile campaign, has street art. They talk self-expression and the importance of outlets while painting on the Venice art walls.
11. Gender Identity
Air Date: 2017-02-02
Cutting your hair means so much in the realm of gender identity. Watch as Miles, social media influencer Nick Camryn, and guest talk about that monumental decision. The guest cuts her hair for the first time, and Miles and Nick get a wacky do too.
12. Coming Out is Scary...but Fun!
Air Date: 2017-02-02
Coming out is scary. Tarantulas are also scary! Watch as Miles and Alexis G. Zall talk about coming out in real life while doing something scarier—having this conversation while tarantulas crawl on them.
1. Gender Therapy
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Surrounded by adorable, therapeutic puppies, Miles chats with Aydin Olson-Kennedy, executive director of the Los Angeles Gender Center, about gender therapy. It can seem scary, but not when you're surrounded by cute puppies!
2. Drag Kings
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Miles heads back to Hamburger Mary’s to meet with drag kings Ivory Onyx and Havok Von Doom. While turning Miles into a king, they dive into the world of drag.
3. Pulse Nightclub
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Miles meets up with community leader Terry DeCarlo in Orlando. They discuss the Pulse nightclub shooting and how this tragedy affected the LGBTQ+ community, Orlando, and the world. Miles and Terry plant 49 flowers in honor of the victims.
4. Faith & Sexuality
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Miles meets social activist Taylor Amari Little to discuss what it's like being a Muslim and gay person today. And since many want to build walls between marginalized groups, Miles and Taylor build a rainbow-colored ladder to bridge the gap.
5. LGBTQ+ Rapper
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Famed gay rapper Cakes Da Killa talks to Miles about what it's like being a gay man in the rap world. Then Miles shares a rap song they wrote with Cakes, and the two of them make a music video together.
6. Mid West Trans* Twins
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Miles travels to Michigan and meets trans twins MK & Ash Kelly. They chat about what it’s like growing up feeling different and then eventually coming out as trans in a small town. Miles also tries out for the twins’ band, Nonbinary.
7. Married, Gay and Happy
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Seeing a married gay couple living life and being happy…that’s what this is all about! The Next Family vloggers tell Miles how they met, what day-to-day life is like, and how they're just a normal family. Then everybody cooks dinner together.
8. Gender Inclusivity
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Miles is introduced to roller derby and meets Rachel Johnston of the Angel City Derby Girls to talk about the roller derby community, the sport's progressive rules, and how derby is paving the way for gender inclusivity.
9. Conversion Therapy
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Conversion therapy survivor and nuclear physicist Sam Brinton talks about what it's like to work in D.C. and what they are doing for policy reform. Plus, Sam teaches Miles nuclear physics in 60 seconds.
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Rating
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Release Date
2017-02-02
Episodes
21 (2 seasons)
Status
Ended
