Coming Out Pod: Episode 294: Elliott Maya

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🗓️ 5 August 2024

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

It may be hot outside, but our feed drops are hotter ;P. As our hiatus nears its end (we'll be back in just 2 weeks!), we are excited to share a hilarious episode from our friend Lauren Flans over at Coming Out Pod (@comingoutpod). We have been big fans of Coming Out Pod from the very beginning and can't wait to hear what you think after listening to the episode. If you love it (and we're sure you will), don't forget to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! ----- Writer Elliott Maya (they/them, and "a sprinkle of he/him in, like, a fruity Victorian dandy boy way") has a real way with words, in case you couldn't tell from that parenthetical. Raised in the *extremely* strict Jehovah's Witnesses religion, Lio and their brother were also the only Black kids at their school. As if this weren't enough, Lio started going through puberty quite early, which coincided with them realizing that they were "not like the other girls, in many ways." Lio knew that college was their only chance of escape, so they started working at the age of twelve. Along the way, they attempted to hide their queerness in high school by becoming a gay bully...but in an ironic twist, they ended up becoming "horrifically" attracted to their (also queer) victim. Besides being an absolutely HILARIOUS storyteller, Lio also has Long Covid, and started the group Covid Cautious Queers. We spend the latter half of the episode talking about the ways in which Lio's illness has changed their life, and the (easy!) ways you can help not only them, but everyone in your community. First thing's first: follow Lio on Instagram at @bougiebasquiat, and please please please see their bio for links to their GoFundMe, their Health Hub, and their Ko-fi! You can also follow them on TikTok at @transnaruto, and check out their *gorgeous* website at elliottmaya.com. Last but not least, follow @covidcautiousqueers on Instagram, especially if you're in Southern California. It's Pride Month, y'all - let's be there for Lio!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, Les Hangout listeners, this next feed drop on our hiatus is from Coming Out Pod.
0:05.4	We have been fans of Coming Out Pod and Friends of the Pod for many, many years, pretty much since the first year of Les Hang Out.
0:12.8	We have loved Lauren and Nicole.
0:14.9	Now, Nicole has left the podcast, but we still love you, Nicole.
0:18.1	So Lauren is holding down the fort.
0:20.8	Every single episode of
0:21.6	Coming Out Pod features a different person's coming out story. This particular one features
0:26.8	writer Elliot Maya, who talked about when they were younger, basically trying to hide their
0:32.5	crooness by bullying other gay people. And then, of course, in the gayest way possible,
0:37.8	falling in love with their gay people. And then, of course, in the gayest way possible, falling in love with their gay victim.
0:41.2	Sounds like a movie I would want to watch.
0:44.9	If you want to hear more about Elliot's coming out journey, this episode's for you.
0:53.7	Hey, everybody, welcome back to coming out pod. Pride is winding down, but I would not let you,
1:03.9	I would not send you off into the world without doing a wrap-up Pride Month episode. So that's what this is. But first, as always,
1:14.5	a queer root shout-out. This was suggested also by a listener, but I've sort of, I've tweaked it a little.
1:22.3	Shout out to you, if your queer root in any way, is the movie Terminator 2.
1:30.5	Now, this was suggested, as you may have guessed, specifically Linda Hamilton and Terminator 2,
1:36.7	who, first of all, her arms are, like, well known.
1:39.8	The whole movie is, like, her in a tank top, like shooting guns, like smoking a cigarette, wearing
1:45.4	sunglasses. Very sexy. Very queer-coded. But also, I was obsessed with Edward Furlong
1:53.4	in Terminator 2, little androgynous teenage boy. I wrote him fan letters in middle school,
2:00.8	so I feel like he's a good queer
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