Welcome to Yestergays, the podcast where we break down historic pop culture moments that excited the queers of yester years.

Things that got us riled up during dial-up, the makeouts that should have been breakouts, and the drops that were

cemented in pop, and give them the gay love they deserve.

We are your host, Justin Sylvester, and Blakely Thorne, and shit's about to get real.

So hide your kids, because this will be the last shit you'll hear.

Class is in session.

The episode is brought to you by B. But we are going to bleep that out because the check has yet too clear. Oh my God, you guys. Welcome to the yestergays. I'm so happy to be here. You know, me too. The straight white man in back air is so excited too. He's an ally. he gave me coffee this morning he really did should we

talk about what we're going to be doing on this podcast yes we should so on each episode we're

going to be scouring the internet and breaking down moments that occurred this week in pop

culture history that had us gagged before gag was even a term because we were alone in our homes

um i'm taking moments from tv film tech, and fashion that deserved our gay

ass attention.

The fact that the two of us are sitting in a room right now on an open mic, the girls are

going to gag.

This is therapy.

This is the therapy I have been needing.

We've been going back and forth. I'm like we gotta save it.

We got to save it. But I thought I realized there's an endless well. There's an endless well. There's an endless well of black queer culture that we have experienced in our collective 25 years of life. Thank you. We're forever young. Thank you. No, it's so crazy. But you know, it's so weird because I think my fans are going to know about you and your fans are going to know about me. Thank you. No, it's so crazy. But, you know, it's so weird because I think my fans are going to want to know about you

and your fans are going to know about me. So before we get started, yes. Tell me a little bit about yourself. Ooh. The hero's journey, the long and short of it is. And pretend like you didn't go viral yet. What had happened was, yes, I was a small little negro child born in dallas texas um to two

ibn consultant parents who get who named me after neiman marcus my name is blakely neiman thornton

is that why you're so expensive i my mom said you will either be a bridgeton character a billionaire

or a complete failure um and you know played competitive tennis and football growing up, went to Penn for college,

...