23 APR 2024 · On February 8th, 2024, a 16-year-old non-binary teenager named Nex Benedict died after a fight broke out in the school bathroom. These types of tragedies deeply affect members of the LGBTQ+ community. In this episode, Matt, Pat, & Jackie review the results of a recent survey that explores how members of the LGBTQ+ community were impacted by Nex Benedict's death.  0:00 Intros 6:00 Context 7:02 The Regression of Public Attitudes Against the LGBTQ+ Community 9:13 Details on our Survey 10:31 How the Media Deals with LGBTQ+ Tragedies 17:09 How our Justice Systems Work (or not) for the LGBTQ+ Community 20:38 Are Schools Doing Enough for LGBTQ+ People? 26:33 Should the Students Be Held Accountable? 30:56 Should LibsOfTikTok (Chaya Raichik) Be Held Accountable? 37:34 Is the Biden Administration Doing Enough for LGBTQ+ People? 41:36 How the LGBTQ+ Community is Impacted by Tragedy Go to our website to subscribe to our content, receive notifications, read our blog, and join our survey panel. https://www.whatdothegaysthink.com/ This linktree has links to all our content and socials, including Threads, Instagram, and TikTok! https://linktr.ee/pridempire Intro and Outro Music: "Funky Chunk" Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

10 APR 2024 · It's been a while again! Life has kept us busy, but we wanted to get an episode out to y'all! In this episode, Jackie disappears so Matt and Pat revert to their old duo-style and chat about everything that's been happening recently (but mostly Netflix's Avatar the Last Airbender Live Action adaptation). We also delve into the Quiet on Set documentary, recent 2024 election updates, and (of course) gay humpback whales! 0:00 Intros 7:50 Netflix's Avatar the Last Airbender Live Action 25:55 The Quiet on Set Documentary 33:06 Love Lies Bleeding 35:16 Three Body Problem 37:55 Baltimore Bridge Collapse 43:15 The Joe Biden vs Trump Rematch 45:35 Candance Owens Fired from the Daily Wire 50:33 Gay Humpback Whales 52:24 Wouldya Couldya Shouldya Go to our website to subscribe to our content, receive notifications, read our blog, and join our survey panel. https://www.whatdothegaysthink.com/ This linktree has links to all our content and socials, including Threads, Instagram, and TikTok! https://linktr.ee/pridempire Intro and Outro Music: "Funky Chunk" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

27 FEB 2024 · Under Queer Review is back! And this time, we review Netflix's new take on the Scott Pilgrim series - Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, an 8 episode show that flips the script on the original graphic novel and movie. Not to mention there's more queer content to be had that just BEGS reviewing. Join Matt, Pat, and Jackie for this titillating review! 0:00 Intros 5:55 Context for Scott Pilgrim 13:33 Overall impressions of the show 16:51 Highlights and Lowlights 24:34 Why does Scott Pilgrim deserve to live? 26:09 Scott's dating a high schooler?? 30:00 Our favorite queer characters & casual queer representation 33:59 The cast 39:15 Whodunnit? 42:42 Comparing the show to the movie / graphic novel 47:03 Our favorite exes 48:52 Is Ramona's choice a cop-out? 54:51 The Queer Review This linktree has links to all our content and socials, including Threads, Instagram, and TikTok! https://linktr.ee/pridempire

13 FEB 2024 · SIGN UP TO JOIN OUR SURVEY PANEL - https://forms.gle/zoVJm9GfskZHxReK8 That's right, it's survey time! We polled 100 gay and 100 straight people, asking them their opinions on a variety of intriguing topics. Who likes pineapple on pizza more? Who likes sports? Who believes America is a great country? And more controversially, who supports the Republican party?? Jump in for today's episode of "What Do The Gays Think?" as we explore the results in the format of a lighthearted game show, pitting Pat and Jackie against each to other to figure out who understands the gay community more 👀 0:00 Intros 8:50 Pat Goes to a Korean Spa 15:23 Mean Girls 18:09 Lil Nas' J Christ 23:33 The Game Show Begins! 26:57 "I Identify as Neurodivergent" 31:14 "In a Romantic Partner, I Prefer Someone Taller Than Me" 35:45 "I Like Sports" 38:28 "I Am Religious" 45:47 "I Like Pineapple on Pizza" 49:15 "The Republican Party Fights for my Rights" 52:26 "America is a Great Country" 56:10 The Most Surprising Results This linktree has links to all our content and socials, including Threads, Instagram, and TikTok! https://linktr.ee/pridempire Intro and Outro Music: "Funky Chunk" Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

30 JAN 2024 · It's time to get down to business for 2024. The Gays return to 2023 and review their previous goals and predictions. Then we share our goals and predictions for 2024, from politics to LGBTQ music and representation! 0:00 Intros 6:46 Did We Keep Our 2023 Resolutions? 16:38 Our 2024 Goals and Resolutions 32:51 Did Our 2023 Predictions Come True? 43:15 Our 2024 Predictions This linktree has links to all our content and socials, including Threads, Instagram, and TikTok! https://linktr.ee/pridempire Intro and Outro Music: "Funky Chunk" Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

16 JAN 2024 · Join the gays this week as we dive into 2023's TV, music, films, and video games from the LGBTQ+ perspective. We discuss the hits and misses of the year's entertainment offerings. Get ready for an honest and fun review that everyone can enjoy! 0:00 Intros 6:26 Music & Podcast Review 11:12 Podcasts We Listened To 14:13 TV & Movies 39:00 Video Games 1:01:00 Our Favorites for the Year This linktree has links to all our content and socials, including Threads, Instagram, and TikTok! https://linktr.ee/pridempire Intro and Outro Music: "Funky Chunk" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

2 JAN 2024 · Matt, Pat, and Jackie pull out their data analysis hats and dive into new survey results from a sample of Gay & Bisexual individuals and compare their thoughts on social, cultural, and political topics against Straight individuals. Matt presents the results in the form of a game show, pitting Pat and Jackie against each other to see who knows the Queer community the best. This is different content from what we normally produce, but if our audience finds this interesting we may take a stab at creating more of these in the future! 0:00 Intros 7:10 Jump Festa & One Piece Reboot 13:44 The Senate Twink 18:04 George Santos' Ziwe Interview 19:42 GAME SHOW & SURVEY RESULTS BEGINS 22:28 "My family supports me unconditionally" 25:34 "I want to have kids" 27:34 "I believe in God" 29:09 "Abortion should be legal in all or most cases" 32:08 "The Democratic Party fights for my rights" 36:19 "I believe in Palestinian liberation" 40:10 The winner is... 42:49 The most surprising results Check out the links below for access to the aggregate report and the raw dataset is publicly available for download Report - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ANTTjLmcxx6DVb2W9sItfFDFyoQfksRnebupr5jq1Ho/edit?usp=sharing Raw dataset - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1k_IBckOR7rwG8fk7KhX9lB_8kd-67bck?usp=sharing This linktree has links to all our content and socials, including Threads, Instagram, and TikTok! https://linktr.ee/pridempire Intro and Outro Music: "Funky Chunk" Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

20 DEC 2023 · IT'S BEEN A WHILE AGAIN! We are getting ready to return to our biweekly schedule of podcast releases. And Jackie officially joins Matt and Pat as a co-host of What Do The Gays Think! Join us in this episode as we discuss the latest and greatest in recent pop culture, politics, and all things "queer" topics. 0:00 Intros 6:10 JACKIES JOINS THE PODCAST! 12:20 Pat's Volleyball VICTORIES 16:44 Secret Santas 21:02 Avatar the Last Airbender Netflix Trailer 25:42 Saltburn 28:35 The Boy and the Heron 29:41 The Marvels 35:45 George Santos is GONE and Henry Kissinger is DEAD 44:09 Billie Eilish is Queer and Annoyed 47:37 Timothee Chalamet as Troye Sivan & Willy Wonka 55:34 The Hunger Games Resurgence 1:05:25 Wouldya Couldya Shouldya This linktree has links to all our content and socials, including Threads, Instagram, and TikTok! https://linktr.ee/pridempire Intro and Outro Music: "Funky Chunk" Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

10 DEC 2023 · Things are changing a little bit and we wanted to share with you our updates. Thanks for hanging in their with us! Use this link for all things PridEmpire right now :) https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHRYUUZ3WW5lbmpjSVdfNWpmb1RxNmRkUmoyUXxBQ3Jtc0trNjhoQnh4QlJZNFh1eDZEZ3V2WTlaaUYyNGZ2Rjl2NG9LOTNVMXVuWmlubTBobVVqUzVuSWxGT2tnNDhnNk5PcHhISHg0LUV4SFFnOU1ycDVMV2MyZEszZDBwb3lDMzl6bjlQWVlwMFNVODQ1RUl5VQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Fpridempire&v=OL753JRaWLw

15 NOV 2023 · WE'RE BACK YALL! And omg... what the absolute HELL has happened? We took a little bit of a break and the world decided to turn into a dumpster fire while we were away. But let's chat... there's lots to talk about. 0:00 WE'RE BACK 8:44 Attack on Titan's Anime Ended 17:10 Avatar the Last Airbender Cast 22:55 Diablo's Expansion and Overwatch's New Hero (Mauga) 25:25 Project 2025 29:55 Israel / Palestine 39:04 Left Infighting on Voting for Biden 41:00 The Alabama Mayor's Secret Life 42:30 Queerness within Israel / Palestine 47:42 Troye Sivan in Drag? 52:24 Pat saw Reneé Rapp 55:17 Wouldya Couldya Shouldya This linktree has links to all our content and socials, including Twitter, Twitch, Mastodon, and Discord! https://linktr.ee/pridempire Check out our other podcast, Under Queer Review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-queer-review/id1664534589 Logo Credit: Jackie Vandewater | vandewater.studio | @jakquillime | https://twitch.tv/jackie_the_bananas Intro and Outro Music: "Funky Chunk" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/