EPISODE · Aug 4, 2026 · 1H 3M
We Need Our Sexual Mistakes: Gregg Araki, Gen Z and; America’s Fear of Sex EP 781
from Talk About Gay Sex TAGSPODCAST · host Stephen V.Rodriguez
Why bad sex and bad relationships can still teach us something The difference between a regrettable experience and a harmful one Whether Gen Z is sexually repressed or simply more cautious How fear of judgment is changing flirting, dating and intimacy The mistakes gay men commonly make during breakups Why heartbreak can be valuable information What today’s queer cinema may have lost The freedom and danger of queer life in the 1990s America’s ongoing fear of sexual pleasure Why consent and sexual adventure are not opposites The central question: Can we protect ourselves from genuine harm without becoming so afraid of discomfort, rejection and regret that we stop allowing ourselves to be transformed? Hot Topic: Madonna and Kylie for Amsterdam World Pride! Hot Topic: Ariana Grande taking a step back after tour due to online criticism of her weight Hot Topic: Ptown or Palms Springs...an influencer gets into hot water choosing the latter... Hot Topic: Gays reveal how much they share on social media.... Hot Topic: Boy George pulls our of Jesus Christ Superstar amid releasing controversial new single... Advice: I hooked up with a guy at my Ex's funeral.... Follow Steve V's new Substack features weekly articles: https://substack.com/@thenakedtruthsteve Follow Stevie on IG: @iam_stevev Follow Lincoln on IG: @madlincoln Follow The Protein Bakery on IG: @proteinbakery Follow Kodi on IG: @mistahmaurice Rate and Review us! Wanna drop a weekly or one time tip to TAGSPODCAST - Show your love for the show and support TAGS! Visit our website: tagspodcast.com Needs some advice for a sex or relationship conundrum? Ask TAGS! DM US ON IG or https://www.talkaboutgaysex.com/contact Follow Of a Certain Age on IG: @ofacertainagepod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Inspired by Gregg Araki’s provocative new film, I Want Your Sex, Steve V. and his co-hosts explore whether we have become too afraid of getting sex, love and relationships wrong. Araki argues that bad dates, awkward sex, painful breakups and broken hearts are not simply experiences to avoid—they are often how we learn who we are, what we desire and what we will no longer accept. But in a culture where every flirtation can be screenshotted, every mistake publicly judged and every uncomfortable feeling labeled a red flag, are younger generations becoming too cautious to take genuine emotional and sexual risks? The hosts look back at their own questionable choices and necessary mistakes, from confusing chemistry with compatibility to chasing unavailable men, staying too long and discovering that what turns us on does not always nourish us. Plus, a larger conversation about the current state of queer cinema: Has LGBTQ+ representation become too polished, respectable and sexless? Where are the messy, dangerous and unapologetically horny queer stories that defined filmmakers like Araki in the 1990s? The episode also asks whether America is entering another puritanical era—a country saturated with sexual imagery while remaining deeply uncomfortable with actual pleasure, queer desire and people who refuse to apologize for their bodies.
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