A Gay And A Nongay

A special episode for us to talk about how we feel about AIDS and HIV. December 1 marks the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day. Launched in 1988, the annual observance highlights worldwide efforts to combat HIV/AIDS and is also an occasion to show support for those living with HIV and to remember those who have died from the infection. Join Dan & James as they meet our listener Christian who got in touch after PrEPisode to tell us what it's like to live in London as a HIV+ man in 2018. They then travel to London's Noël Coward Theatre to meet with actor John Benjamin Hickey who is currently starring in the essential must watch play The Inheritance - that explores the generation after the peak of the AIDS crisis, plus journalist Matt Cain joins us to talk about the stigma of life on PrEP and his trip to Russia to investigate how homophobia fuels Russia's HIV epidemic.   Please don't take anything said in this episode as medical advice or absolute fact. For more information about HIV/AIDS please talk to your d

A special episode for us to talk about how we feel about AIDS and HIV. December 1 marks the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day. Launched in 1988, the annual observance highlights worldwide efforts to combat HIV/AIDS and is also an occasion to show support for those living with HIV and to remember those who have died from the infection. Join Dan & James as they meet our listener Christian who got in touch after PrEPisode to tell us what it's like to live in London as a HIV+ man in 2018. They then travel to London's Noël Coward Theatre to meet with actor John Benjamin Hickey who is currently starring in the essential must watch play The Inheritance - that explores the generation after the peak of the AIDS crisis, plus journalist Matt Cain joins us to talk about the stigma of life on PrEP and his trip to Russia to investigate how homophobia fuels Russia's HIV epidemic.   Please don't take anything said in this episode as medical advice or absolute fact. For more information about HIV/AIDS please talk to your d

It's a tale of two nights out involving semi-clothed men when James & Dan have both have a very triggering experience in each other’s worlds. Is WWE and hitting people for 'entertainment' just another display of toxic masculinity? And is all male BOYLESQUE basically just porn? And if you want to impress Dan, don’t get your dick out. Order pizza. 25 of them. Support the boys in this weekend's 10K #RedRun in aid of Positive East on Worlds Aids Day. If you're in London, get tickets for Briefs Close Encounters at Christmas. -- A Gay & A NonGay is an independent podcast from James Barr (he/him - @imjamesbarr) and Dan Hudson (he/him - @danhudson). Email us@gaynongay.com or stay in touch via twitter, facebook or insta @gaynongay. Exec produced by @talia (she/her) Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How easy is it keeping your friends if you talk about them on your podcast, never mind any new love interest? TLDR - James is no longer dating. Podcasters anonymous - tell us your woes: us@gaynongay.com -- A Gay & A NonGay is an independent podcast from James Barr (he/him - @imjamesbarr) and Dan Hudson (he/him - @danhudson). Email us@gaynongay.com or stay in touch via twitter, facebook or insta @gaynongay. Exec produced by @talia (she/her) Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James shares some upsetting but unsurprising news from Stonewall on LGBT mental health in the UK but Dan’s friend seems a bit bored of us discussing James’ depression on the pod. There's also some admin and both A Gay and A NonGay clearly know absolutely nothing about vaginas. Read the full LGBT in Health Report online. - A Gay & A NonGay is an independent podcast from James Barr (he/him - @imjamesbarr) and Dan Hudson (he/him - @danhudson). Email us@gaynongay.com or stay in touch via twitter, facebook or insta @gaynongay. Exec produced by @talia (she/her) Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We dive deep on the perils of Instagram and find that Dan doesn't even recognise his own humble brags. #Blessed - A Gay & A NonGay is an independent podcast from James Barr (he/him - @imjamesbarr) and Dan Hudson (he/him - @danhudson). Email us@gaynongay.com or stay in touch via twitter, facebook or insta @gaynongay. Exec produced by @talia (she/her) Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James wants you to know he is ok and discusses the stigma surrounding anti-depressants. We also talk ghosting, because it's Halloween and we love a tenuous link. How long can you be 'mugged off' before you've been ghosted and is ghosting the right thing to do if someone you don't fancy keeps getting in touch? Top tip : don't have a nap if someone is waiting on a reply. Plus love and solidarity with all our LGBTQ+ Brazilian family. --- This episode is supported by Emerald Life, the UK's award-winning inclusive insurance provider - emeraldlife.co.uk A Gay & A NonGay is an independent podcast from James Barr (he/him - @imjamesbarr) and Dan Hudson (he/him - @danhudson). Email us@gaynongay.com or stay in touch via twitter, facebook or insta @gaynongay. Exec produced by @talia (she/her) Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trigger warning : this episode contains discussion of depression and suicide. James is having a difficult time and Dan knows a weird amount of Meat Loaf lyrics . Plus how do you know when it’s time to go exclusive in a gay relationship. --- This episode is supported by Emerald Life, the UK's award-winning inclusive insurance provider - emeraldlife.co.uk A Gay & A NonGay is an independent podcast from James Barr (he/him - @imjamesbarr) and Dan Hudson (he/him - @danhudson). Email us@gaynongay.com or stay in touch via twitter, facebook or insta @gaynongay. Exec produced by @talia (she/her) Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James tells Dan about his first boyfriend and everything takes a turn for a conversation we thought was confined to Gay & NonGay fanfic. A Gay & A NonGay is an independent podcast from James Barr (he/him - @imjamesbarr) and Dan Hudson (he/him - @danhudson). Email us@gaynongay.com or stay in touch via twitter, facebook or insta @gaynongay. Exec produced by @talia (she/her) Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's getting cold but Dan is here with 10 fantastic reasons why you should wear shorts all year round, plus memories of the Solihull Library and Arts Complex in 2003. What more could you want? A Gay & A NonGay is an independent podcast from James Barr (he/him - @imjamesbarr) and Dan Hudson (he/him - @danhudson). Email us@gaynongay.com or stay in touch via twitter, facebook or insta @gaynongay. Exec produced by @talia (she/her) Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan reviews his queen of rock Avril Lavigne's new single at HIGH VOLUME, and there's a startling realisation about Dan & James similarity to Bert & Ernie. Plus some important information on the Gender Reform Act - please find out more and submit to the consultation here: https://www.stonewall.org.uk/gender-recognition-act A Gay & A NonGay is an independent podcast from James Barr (he/him - @imjamesbarr) and Dan Hudson (he/him - @danhudson). Email us@gaynongay.com or stay in touch via twitter, facebook or insta @gaynongay. Exec produced by @talia (she/her) Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the end of Pride season in the UK and James has some upsetting thoughts. Plus Dan has a beard - does he need to keep it oiled? A Gay & A NonGay is an independent podcast from James Barr (he/him - @imjamesbarr) and Dan Hudson (he/him - @danhudson). Email us@gaynongay.com or stay in touch via twitter, facebook or insta @gaynongay. Exec produced by @talia (she/her) Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy 101st! It's business as usual as James propositions Dan for some male bonding.  A Gay & A NonGay is an independent podcast from James Barr (he/him - @imjamesbarr) and Dan Hudson (he/him - @danhudson). Email us@gaynongay.com or stay in touch via twitter, facebook or insta @gaynongay. Exec produced by @talia (she/her) Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's episode 100 of A Gay & A Nongay! Can you believe? It's a long way from 'Hello' and NonHat wearers. Listen to our centenary episode recorded live at the London Podcast Festival on Sat 8 September. Please support our special little friendship at gaynongay.com/donate  A Gay & A NonGay is an independent podcast from James Barr (he/him - @imjamesbarr) and Dan Hudson (he/him - @danhudson). Email us@gaynongay.com or stay in touch via twitter, facebook or insta @gaynongay. Exec produced by @talia (she/her) Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a short one this week as Dan and James get ready for their celebratory 100th episode! Rule No. 1: Don't sexualise a banana

Dan gets chatted up on the train and won't stop bringing up YMCA while James can't stop laughing at Dan's recent foray into the world of lip-sync. Come see us at our next live show - our 100th episode at the London Podcast Festival on Sat 8 September. Please support our special little friendship at gaynongay.com/donate  A Gay & A NonGay is an independent podcast from James Barr (he/him - @imjamesbarr) and Dan Hudson (he/him - @danhudson). Email us@gaynongay.com or stay in touch via twitter, facebook or insta @gaynongay. Exec produced by @talia (she/her) Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s official. Dan is ‘gay for pay’. Plus the boys are back from sell out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe festival where they discussed NonGay Jack Whitehall getting cast as Disney’s first openly gay character. Featuring a chat with out LA actor, star of brilliant ‘Tilda Swinton Answers an ad on Craigslist’ (see it in Edinburgh until August 26th) Tom Lenk (aka Andrew from Buffy)  --- Come see us at our next live show - our 100th episode at the London Podcast Festival on Sat 8 September. Please support our special little friendship at gaynongay.com/donate  A Gay & A NonGay is an independent podcast from James Barr (he/him - @imjamesbarr) and Dan Hudson (he/him - @danhudson). Email us@gaynongay.com or stay in touch via twitter, facebook or insta @gaynongay. Exec produced by @talia (she/her) Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss James' recent DJ set at... 10 Downing Street. What should you do when politicians with questionable histories invite you round for tea? Read the UK LGBT Action Plan here. --- Come see us at our next live show - our 100th episode at the London Podcast Festival on Sat 8 September. Please support our special little friendship at gaynongay.com/donate  A Gay & A NonGay is an independent podcast from James Barr (he/him - @imjamesbarr) and Dan Hudson (he/him - @danhudson). Email us@gaynongay.com or stay in touch via twitter, facebook or insta @gaynongay. Exec produced by @talia (she/her) Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nothing makes James laugh harder than Dan's teenage band, and Dan has finally caught up with Queer Eye. --- Come see us at our next live show at the Edinburgh Fringe on 16/17 August 2018 or our 100th episode at the London Podcast Festival on Sat 8 September. Please support our special little friendship at gaynongay.com/donate  A Gay & A NonGay is an independent podcast from James Barr (he/him - @imjamesbarr) and Dan Hudson (he/him - @danhudson). Email us@gaynongay.com or stay in touch via twitter, facebook or insta @gaynongay. Exec produced by @talia (she/her) Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan wants water, and knows an alarming amount about birds. Say hey to him if you see him at Brighton Pride this weekend, but James won't be there. Plus an announcement about our forthcoming 100th episode! Please support our special little friendship at gaynongay.com/donate  A Gay & A NonGay is an independent podcast from James Barr (he/him - @imjamesbarr) and Dan Hudson (he/him - @danhudson). Email us@gaynongay.com or stay in touch via twitter, facebook or insta @gaynongay. Exec produced by @talia (she/her) Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices