In this episode of COL Drag Race ‘T-Time’, Gary and Damon find out which queens are lucky! As the top 4 head into the final lap, they are given a classic Drag Race challenge. Which queens dance, rap, sing and give us drag excellence to make into the finale?
In this episode of COL Drag Race ‘T-Time’, Gary and Damon reach into their hot pockets as the queens live their sci-fi fantasy in an acting challenge. The guys share their tiny thoughts and give pocketfuls of shade and tea. Which queens make it to the final lap as the top 4?
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COLDR S11E03: Diva Worship
Michael Ewing: “If I were on Rajah’s team, I would choose Cher because of Chad Michaels, Madonna or Lady Gaga” & “RuPaul should’ve made them apologize to Mariah Carey for that performance”
In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, the cubs present another chapter of our “What Is…” series. The guys are joined by COL Resident Sex Therapist Edward Angelini-Cooke to unravel authenticity. As many folks had time on their hands in 2020 to be introspective, the idea of being authentic to themselves and what that means rang true. But, what does this mean and what steps can one take to find authenticity?
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Our ‘What is…’ series – focusing on Authenticity. We survived 2020 which tried us in so many ways. Some took the opportunity to look inward and reflect on self-improvement.
Authenticity is a process, that involves progress and context
“The Good Place” – We can’t just forget our progress
Phones don’t allow us to do that….every video can be interpreted as a present moment in time
YouTube creators deleting content reduces authenticity similar to ripping up pages in a diary so you are only seeing “the good stuff”
Similar to “Burn” in Hamilton
Brené Brown is a social worker and researcher with the University of Houston’s Graduate School of Social Work. She has spent the past two decades studying courage, shame, empathy, and vulnerability.
Basically, in order for us to practice authenticity, we need courage, compassion, and connection.
Fear keeps us distant from courage where vulnerability gets us closer
Sympathy keeps us distant from compassion where empathy gets us closer
Shame keeps us distant from connection where vulnerability, empathy, power, and freedom get us closer.
“The Compass” analogy
Values = North, West, South, East
Action = Points on the map
Ten Questions to explore authenticity
What is my greatest strength? What is my greatest weakness?
What is my proudest achievement? What is my biggest failure?
What am I worried about? (Think about a room where all your worries live…what is in there?)
What do I believe in? What are my values?
What am I interested in that I haven’t tried?
How are my relationships?
What do I like and dislike about my job?
What does my inner critic tell me?
Is your inner monologue more critical than not?
I know when I am stressed when I ____.
Think of a recent experience with a partner, friend, family member, or co-worker where you wanted to be authentic but weren’t. Imagine pausing at the height of this interaction and asking yourself the following questions:
What am I afraid would happen if I shared my experience right now with this person?
How will I feel if I don’t share what I’m thinking and feeling?
If I weren’t afraid, what would I most want to say to this person right now?
How can I share this with even more vulnerability?
In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, the guys are joined again by Edward Angelini-Cooke of EAC Therapy and COL’s resident sex therapist. For this episode, the cubs acknowledge their thirst due to many states’ social distancing regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of this, we bring in the good doc to discuss the sexual needs during this crisis. We all have needs and need to find ways to address them safely.
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COVID-19 isn’t going away. And now more than ever we’re facing challenges with having our sexual needs met. What’s a person to do?
This is an extended traumatic experience….which means that people are going to have traumatic reactions to this. Here are some common traumatic reactions and ways to address them sexually:
IMPORTANT: Our reactions to this may be different therefore we may have different sexual libidos during this time (that is normal).
In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, the cubs are joined by special guest, TB, for an interview. TB is our trans bear listener whose feedback we discussed in recent episodes. We invite him on to discuss more about his coming out as trans, his life as a a gay transperson and his interactions with the bear community. Listen in as TB gives us a fun and introspective look into his life.
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Trans Bear Interview! – We invited our feedback audience member to join the co-hosts to talk about their experiences as a Trans man.
What was discovering you’re Trans like?
What has your experience been so far with self-image, coming out to family, friends, co-workers?
Are there memorable encounters for you with the LGBTQ communities?
How has the Bear community responded to you in general/specifically?
In this episode of COL Drag Race ‘T-Time’, Gary and Damon find out which queens are lucky! As the top 4 head into the final lap, they are given a classic Drag Race challenge. Which queens dance, rap, sing and give us drag excellence to make into the finale?
