The Twinks vs. Dolls Olympics

About this episode

This episode discusses the Twinks vs. Dolls Olympics, a queer competition that has gained popularity since its inception in 2022.

Today’s episode is all about The Twinks vs. Dolls Olympics, a gnarly, nasty, and very queer competition that’s taken New York—and the world—by storm.  Twinks vs. Dolls was created in 2022 by the Brooklyn gay bar Singers; videos of the lube wrestling and cigarette smoking contests from that year went viral. Since then, it’s exploded in size and notoriety and similar queer physical contests have sprung up all across the country.  Today, we’re speaking with Twinks vs. Dolls co-creator Erik Escobar and 2025 champion Tasi Taimanglo to get the inside scoop.  This week’s Trans Joy features Madeline Clere, a Junior Vocal Instructor at the Seattle Voice Lab, which specializes in voice lessons for trans students looking to experiment with or change their voice.  Send your Trans Joy recommendations to translash_podcast @ translash [dot] org  Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on TikTok , Instagram , Threads , Bluesky , and Facebook . Follow Imara Jones on Instagram ( @Imara_jones_ ), Threads (@ imara_jones_ ), Bluesky (@ imarajones.bsky.social ), X ( @ImaraJones ) Follow Tasi Taimanglo on Instagram (@tasinyc / @tranmagazinenyc) Follow Erik Escobar on Instagram…

People in this episode

Host: Imara Jones

Guests: Erik Escobar, Tasi Taimanglo

Topics covered

• queer competition
• lube wrestling
• cigarette smoking contests
• Trans Joy
• voice lessons for trans students

Keywords

• Twinks vs. Dolls
• queer competition
• lube wrestling
• Tasi Taimanglo
• Erik Escobar
• Trans Joy
• voice lessons

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TransLash Media, Singers

Places: New York

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