Everything In Conversation: Is Being Straight Great Actually?

From Everything Is Content by Beth, Ruchira & Oenone

June 10, 2026 · 29 min

About this episode

The hosts discuss a controversial op-ed from the NYT about the merits of being straight during Pride month.

Hello EIChihuahuas, happy Pride month! The NYT chose violence this Pride with an op-ed on why being straight is great, actually. They quickly changed the title to "There's Nothing Wrong With Wanting Men" – a possible response to rising criticism. Naturally, we (and you) had a few thoughts on the topic... Thank you for your amazing thoughts and for listening to us <3 love O, R, B xxx ------ There’s Nothing Wrong With Wanting Men Chanté's TikTok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Beth, Ruchira, Oenone

Topics covered

Pride month
sexual orientation
LGBTQ+ rights
media criticism
gender norms

Keywords

Pride month
NYT op-ed
being straight
LGBTQ+
media response

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NYT