Episode 273: Moe Ari Brown, Hinge's Love and Connection Expert!

Coming Out Pod

Health & Fitness, Sexuality, Comedy, Mental Health

4.9 • 584 Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2023

⏱️ 81 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Over the next two months, Hinge's NFAQ (Not-so Frequently Asked Questions) will be highlighting the experiences of bisexual daters, and so we're having a bi-extravaganza this week on the pod with Hinge's new Love and Connection Expert, Moe Ari Brown! But Lauren didn't want to dive into these waters all by her (gay) lonesome, and so she's also joined by guest co-host Kyrsta Morehouse, whose debut collection of (very bisexual) poetry has just been released! Besides being a GODDAMNED DELIGHT, Moe (they/he) is a Black non-binary transgender person from the South Side of Chicago, whose very first coming out was as bisexual. As such, they have the unique experience of having openly identified as both a bisexual woman *and* a bisexual man! We have an absolutely fascinating conversation about alllllllll of the challenges that bisexual people face when dating, including misconceptions across the gender spectrum, and the insidiousness of bi imposter syndrome. Plus, Moe shares their personal coming out journey, and how it led them to their current work!

Check out Hinge's Not-so Frequently Asked Questions (and submit some yourself!) at hinge.nfaq.co, and follow Moe on Instagram and TikTok at @loveoutproud! Also, go to theemoeari.com for all things Moe, and listen to the Be Your Own Love Goals Podcast that Moe co-hosts with their wife! Finally, follow Kyrsta on Instagram at @kyrstashae, and hit up poetrybykyrsta.com to find out where you can buy "As Long As This Heart Beats," her BEAUTIFUL debut collection!

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hey, everybody, welcome to Coming Out Pod.
0:10.0	Y'all, I've been waiting to do this queer root shout out for a while.
0:15.0	This week, we are going to be talking specifically about bisexuality.
0:20.0	So in that vein, shout out to you
0:22.8	if your queer root is the Fox in Disney's animated Robin Hood movie. If you don't already know this,
0:32.0	the Robin Hood Fox is regarded as a bisexual icon. He was very formative for many children. He is, in fact,
0:40.7	a fox, but he's a cartoon fox. So, you know, we go with it. But he is a dashing and charismatic
0:46.2	figure. Shout out to you, if that is your queer root. So I'm very excited. I haven't had a guest co-host in a while. As I just mentioned, this episode has a heavy focus on bisexuality. So guess what? I thought it would be beneficial to have on somebody bisexual, because while I have dated many bisexual people, I certainly do not have the lived experience of having to date as a bisexual
1:12.9	person, but you know who does? Kirsta Moorehouse. Hello, Kirsta. Thank you so much for joining me.
1:21.0	Kirsta was a guest on episode 217 during last year's By Visibility Month. So it's all coming full circle. And I thought
1:30.7	she was an even more perfect co-host because she recently had her first book of poetry released.
1:36.3	It is called As Long as This Heartbeat. And there are many, many poems having to do with bisexuality.
1:43.6	The cover art of the book, which was done by a frequent guest, Mandala Rose, is bisexual.
1:51.3	It's a heart with bisexual coloring.
1:54.1	We will talk more at the end of the episode about where you can find Kirsta's amazing book of
2:00.1	poetry.
2:02.8	But yeah, so Kirsta is my guest co-host and my guest, I'm absolutely thrilled to have on. If you're a long-time
2:09.0	listener, you may remember Nicole and I did some ads for Hinges, NFAQ's. And today, our guest is Mo Ari Brown. Hi, Mo. Thank you so much for having me.
2:23.8	Hey, Lauren. Hey, Kirsta. Thank you for being odd. So, Mo is a licensed marriage and family
2:30.4	therapist and a love and connection expert at Hinge. And so the NFAQs, all this fall,
2:39.0	are focusing specifically on the experience of bisexual daters. There's got to be a better word
2:46.1	than bisexual daters. The folks who are bisexual and are dating. We have touched on this in many episodes,
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Coming Out Pod, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Coming Out Pod and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.