Chosen Family, Ex-Lovers and Party Friends: Who Actually Stays? EP 762

About this episode

The episode discusses the concept of chosen family among gay men and the dynamics of these relationships over time.

On a new TAGSPODCAST aka Talk About Gay Sex podcast Host Steve V and Co-hosts Kodi Maurice Doggette and Sebastian LaCause are together in studio with a new discussion on our 'Chosen Family' as gay men. Today we’re talking about chosen family… and whether it actually lasts forever. Because for queer people — especially gay men — chosen family can become everything. Sometimes they know us better than our real families. They were there during breakups… hookups… coming out… sex awakenings… bad apartments… lost jobs… grief… Pride weekends… dance floors… recovery… marriages. Some of our deepest friendships started because we were all just trying to survive loneliness together. But then life changes.

People in this episode

Host: Steve V. Rodriguez

Guests: Kodi Maurice Doggette, Sebastian LaCause

Topics covered

• chosen family
• gay men
• friendship
• relationships
• loneliness
• queer identity

Keywords

• chosen family
• gay relationships
• friendship
• queer community
• loneliness
• breakups
• support

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