Tales from the Closet – Season 1

Locker Rooms

Teresa Lee, Ryan Barton, and Grant O’Brien join Ally for kissing countdowns and compartmentalizing.

Makeovers

DarylJim Diaz, Jessica Ross, Emily Fightmaster, and Ally recall sexy sleepovers and stunt bisexuals.

Straight Acting

Jordan Firstman, Kimia Behpoornia, Grant O’Brien and Ally get real about HIV/AIDS and the male gaze.

Tankini

Oscar Montoya, Anna Rajo, Sara Ghaleb, and Ally search for adult tomboys and asexual representation.

Beard

Gaby Dunn, Yazmin Monet Watkins, Jared Goldstein, and Ally talk gay bullies and tied-up Josh Brolin.

Prom

John Early, Sophia Cleary, Simone Thompson and Ally talk PDA, desire, and “suspended gaydolescence”.

Just a Phase

Kera Armendariz, Morthyn Roc, and Grant chat with Ally about passing privilege and switching labels.

Public Bathrooms

Joan Ford, Adrien Young, Sylvan Oswald, and Ally discuss “dude” and how cis allies can help.

Traditional Values

Binary

Emily Fightmaster, Ryan Parseghian, and Travis Coles join Ally for passing privilege and “hey girl”.

Pray the Gay Away

Ella Baker, Ashley Holston, Jiavani Linayao and Ally talk about religion and coming out to family.

Flamboyant

John Milhiser, Oscar Montoya, and Christine Medrano join guest host Grant to talk drag and “types”.

Conversion Therapy

Annie Paradis, Liza Stegall, & David Craig join Ally for church camp, a queer circus, & NB hotness.

I’m Trains

Reed Brice, Holland MacFallister, and Jess join Ally for lesbian sex ed and gay square dancing.

Gold Star

Miya Folick, Lauren Early, and Marian Li-Pino join Ally for competitive queerness and Tomb Raider.

Sibling Intuition

Brad Beardsley, Jasmin Brown, and Ken Brown join Ally for late night RuPaul & other 90s queer icons.

Late Bloomer

Bully Fae Collins, Sammi Cohen, and Rhys Ernst join Ally for volleyball shorts and the trans Urkel.

Gay Bars

Alia Shawkat, Roberta Colindrez, and Paul Robalino join Ally for Xena fangirling and ceramics class.

Sex: Scary or Fun?

Jovan, Chill Kottkamp, & Casey Jane Ellison join Ally to talk internalized homophobia & gay spaces.