Rebel Without A Closet

Three years ago today, we started the Rebel without a Closet Journey. I was adorable once, young and full of hope….so It's with a bittersweet mix of emotions that we come together today to bid farewell to this incarnation of our Queer and Queer Adjacent journey.Over the course of this series, we've explored the vibrant collections of queer cinema, dived deep into our personal stories, and created a safe haven for open and honest discussions. From Frenchies to Conference tables made of Solid Oak, each episode has been a testament to the resilience, strength, and beauty of LGBTQ+ stories. So, turn your little self around on those Robert Clergerie Knockoffs with our hearts full of gratitude, and get ready for the final episode.   From Port aux Basques to the Moon Kingdom, grab your goblet of red wine and celebrate the moments, community, and friendships that have made this podcast an unforgettable adventure, right here, on Rebel without a Closet. Support the showThank you all for an incredible 5 Seasons!Our entire library is now available on all streaming platforms. Share and Enjoy! Follow the Rebels: Stefan: @sjmaroni Bear SailorMoon: @bearsailormooon Carlotta Carlisle: @carlottacarlisle Chad: @cski01 / @dressedasaChad (IG/Tiktok) Julia: @julialynched PJ: @xndra_design Stu: @janikon_ Facebook: /groups/rwacpod Instagram @RWACpodFind us at linktr.ee/RWAC

Rebels! You know I would never bother you when you're getting a piece of wood, but this is muy importante. I have decided with a  mix of bittersweet emotions, that we will be ending this incarnation of our Queer and Queer Adjacent journey. From Frenchies to Conferences tables of Solid Oak, each episode has been a testament to the resilience, strength, and beauty of LGBTQ+ stories. So in this penultimate episode, Chad and I sit down together to go over the Questions that you, our rebel camp have for us, on the series, the future, and what's to come. Enjoy this Q&A, and be bck next week, when the rebel crew sits down for the series finale.Support the showThank you all for an incredible 5 Seasons!Our entire library is now available on all streaming platforms. Share and Enjoy! Follow the Rebels: Stefan: @sjmaroni Bear SailorMoon: @bearsailormooon Carlotta Carlisle: @carlottacarlisle Chad: @cski01 / @dressedasaChad (IG/Tiktok) Julia: @julialynched PJ: @xndra_design Stu: @janikon_ Facebook: /groups/rwacpod Instagram @RWACpodFind us at linktr.ee/RWAC

Rebels! Welcome to the Pride Rewind! Continuing our Pride Month film reviews, Chad, Stuart and I take a step back with our deep gratitude, to have a heavy and intimate conversation with Gary Woodroffe, an elder gay man with real lived experiences before, and during the AIDS Epidemic.  Gary recants the story of living in the Maritimes, finding a gay tribe, his first party experience, and his first eye-opening experience with AIDS.This is a very important story that needs to be told and we can't thank Gary enough for sharing it with us.  *Trigger Warning in Effect*The Normal Heart (2014)  Written by Larry Kramer rd and directed by Ryan Murphy, starring Mark Ruffalo, Matt Boomer, and Julia Roberts. A gay activist attempts to raise H.I.V. and A.I.D.S. awareness during the early 1980s.Support the showThank you all for an incredible 5 Seasons!Our entire library is now available on all streaming platforms. Share and Enjoy! Follow the Rebels: Stefan: @sjmaroni Bear SailorMoon: @bearsailormooon Carlotta Carlisle: @carlottacarlisle Chad: @cski01 / @dressedasaChad (IG/Tiktok) Julia: @julialynched PJ: @xndra_design Stu: @janikon_ Facebook: /groups/rwacpod Instagram @RWACpodFind us at linktr.ee/RWAC

Rebels! Throughout the pod we've had extra time and conversations that ended up as Cutting room Floors, well, those Patreon Exclusive contents are available NOW on the main feed!Those Patreon Exclusive Cutting Room Floors are now bonus content, which we're calling "Monday Rebel Rewinds"In this Rebel Rewind, Jono and I discuss the experience of the TIFF World Wide Premier of Call Me by Your Name. Thankfully, no peaches were thrown at the actors on stage.Support the showThank you all for an incredible 5 Seasons!Our entire library is now available on all streaming platforms. Share and Enjoy! Follow the Rebels: Stefan: @sjmaroni Bear SailorMoon: @bearsailormooon Carlotta Carlisle: @carlottacarlisle Chad: @cski01 / @dressedasaChad (IG/Tiktok) Julia: @julialynched PJ: @xndra_design Stu: @janikon_ Facebook: /groups/rwacpod Instagram @RWACpodFind us at linktr.ee/RWAC

Rebels! Welcome to the Pride Rewind! Nothing makes more sense than to revisit the one degree of separation between the rebel camp, and Charlie David, than a movie so terrible, it changed the way we recorded. Ten Minutes in, over 30 notes, 5 voice messages, and an IMDb spiral, I couldn't bring myself to press play. So we took a breath, gave it some time, and came back to it, for our first-ever live reaction Audience Watch Along!Mulligans (2008) Written by and Starring Charlie David.  Charlie David spends 92 minutes trying to convince the audience that he's a closeted teen blissfully ignorant to destroying the family of his best friend by sleeping with the father who's only 8 years older than him. Shoehorn some Golf references to justify the title and bam. Gay Cinema.Support the showThank you all for an incredible 5 Seasons!Our entire library is now available on all streaming platforms. Share and Enjoy! Follow the Rebels: Stefan: @sjmaroni Bear SailorMoon: @bearsailormooon Carlotta Carlisle: @carlottacarlisle Chad: @cski01 / @dressedasaChad (IG/Tiktok) Julia: @julialynched PJ: @xndra_design Stu: @janikon_ Facebook: /groups/rwacpod Instagram @RWACpodFind us at linktr.ee/RWAC

Rebels! Throughout the pod we've had extra time and conversations that ended up as Cutting room Floors, well, those Patreon Exclusive contents are available NOW on the main feed!Those Patreon Exclusive Cutting Room Floors are now bonus content, which we're calling "Monday Rebel Rewinds"In this Rebel Rewind, we talk about the history of conversion therapy. This is a heavy episode but if you can sit through it, I've included a clip at the end of Joey reading Stuart, so that's fun!Support the showThank you all for an incredible 5 Seasons!Our entire library is now available on all streaming platforms. Share and Enjoy! Follow the Rebels: Stefan: @sjmaroni Bear SailorMoon: @bearsailormooon Carlotta Carlisle: @carlottacarlisle Chad: @cski01 / @dressedasaChad (IG/Tiktok) Julia: @julialynched PJ: @xndra_design Stu: @janikon_ Facebook: /groups/rwacpod Instagram @RWACpodFind us at linktr.ee/RWAC

Rebels! Throughout the pod we've had extra time and conversations that ended up as Cutting room Floors, well, those Patreon Exclusive contents are available NOW on the main feed!Those Patreon Exclusive Cutting Room Floors are now bonus content, which we're calling "Monday Rebel Rewinds"In this Rebel Rewind, Stuart raises an important question about how movies like Latter Days may have influenced how we looked at ourselves.Support the showThank you all for an incredible 5 Seasons!Our entire library is now available on all streaming platforms. Share and Enjoy! Follow the Rebels: Stefan: @sjmaroni Bear SailorMoon: @bearsailormooon Carlotta Carlisle: @carlottacarlisle Chad: @cski01 / @dressedasaChad (IG/Tiktok) Julia: @julialynched PJ: @xndra_design Stu: @janikon_ Facebook: /groups/rwacpod Instagram @RWACpodFind us at linktr.ee/RWAC

Rebels! Pride month is mere moments away and what a great way to start than a brand new episode with original Canadian-grown queer content!Phantom Pregnancies, Imaginary Drag Queens, and small-town Canada with big City dreams, I chat with writer and co-creator Mark Keller to discuss their brand new show Womb Envy (2023).Womb Envy (2023) Created by Champagna, and written by Champagna and Mark Keller. Starring Daniel F.K. Fernandes and Storm Steenson .  When a gay party boy's estranged small-town best friend shows up expecting him to play baby daddy, even a lover with low-vision and an imaginary drag queen can't stop the womb envy.Support the showThank you all for an incredible 5 Seasons!Our entire library is now available on all streaming platforms. Share and Enjoy! Follow the Rebels: Stefan: @sjmaroni Bear SailorMoon: @bearsailormooon Carlotta Carlisle: @carlottacarlisle Chad: @cski01 / @dressedasaChad (IG/Tiktok) Julia: @julialynched PJ: @xndra_design Stu: @janikon_ Facebook: /groups/rwacpod Instagram @RWACpodFind us at linktr.ee/RWAC

Rebels! Throughout the pod we've had extra time and conversations that ended up as Cutting room Floors, well, those Patreon Exclusive contents are available NOW on the main feed!Those Patreon Exclusive Cutting Room Floors are now bonus content, which we're calling "Monday Rebel Rewinds"In this Rebel Rewind, we discuss Dollys Costumes and Songs from the Film!!Support the showThank you all for an incredible 5 Seasons!Our entire library is now available on all streaming platforms. Share and Enjoy! Follow the Rebels: Stefan: @sjmaroni Bear SailorMoon: @bearsailormooon Carlotta Carlisle: @carlottacarlisle Chad: @cski01 / @dressedasaChad (IG/Tiktok) Julia: @julialynched PJ: @xndra_design Stu: @janikon_ Facebook: /groups/rwacpod Instagram @RWACpodFind us at linktr.ee/RWAC

Welcome back to Musical May! We are taking a break right now, but we have some extra special episodes coming your way from the Rebel Rewind!  I may be sus of just a Lil' Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place, but if Dolly says there's nothing Dirty going on, Who am I to say otherwise! Carlotta, Chad and I watched The Best Little Whore House in Texas (1982) and for a movie about a WhoreHouse in Texas, there's a lot for the Gays to enjoy too!Best Little Whorehouse In Texas (1982)  Directed by Colin Higgins, starring Dolly Parton, Burt Reynolds, and Dom DeLuise. A town's Sheriff and regular patron of a historical whorehouse fights to keep it running when a television reporter targets it as the Devil's Playhouse.Support the showThank you all for an incredible 5 Seasons!Our entire library is now available on all streaming platforms. Share and Enjoy! Follow the Rebels: Stefan: @sjmaroni Bear SailorMoon: @bearsailormooon Carlotta Carlisle: @carlottacarlisle Chad: @cski01 / @dressedasaChad (IG/Tiktok) Julia: @julialynched PJ: @xndra_design Stu: @janikon_ Facebook: /groups/rwacpod Instagram @RWACpodFind us at linktr.ee/RWAC

Rebels! Throughout the pod we've had extra time and conversations that ended up as Cutting room Floors, well, those Patreon Exclusive contents are available NOW on the main feed!Those Patreon Exclusive Cutting Room Floors are now bonus content, which we're calling "Monday Rebel Rewinds"In this Rebel Rewind, we discuss Michelle Peh-Fei-Fur, Zac Effron's new face, and Stefans Connections with Mr. Pinkys Hefty Hideaway.Support the showThank you all for an incredible 5 Seasons!Our entire library is now available on all streaming platforms. Share and Enjoy! Follow the Rebels: Stefan: @sjmaroni Bear SailorMoon: @bearsailormooon Carlotta Carlisle: @carlottacarlisle Chad: @cski01 / @dressedasaChad (IG/Tiktok) Julia: @julialynched PJ: @xndra_design Stu: @janikon_ Facebook: /groups/rwacpod Instagram @RWACpodFind us at linktr.ee/RWAC

Welcome back to Musical May! We are taking a break right now, but we have some extra special episodes coming your way from the Rebel Rewind!  "You can't stop to breathe!" It's Musical May, and nothing says "Big, Blonde, and Beautiful" like Carlotta, Bear Sailor Moon, and I losing our absolute minds like the musical adaptation of Hairspray (2007) Is It Brains? Is it Brawns? No! It's Michelle God Damned Pha-Fei-Fur!Hairspray (2007) Written by John Waters and Leslie Dixon (Screenplay), and Directed by Adam Shankman. Starring Nikki Blonsky, Michelle Pfeiffer and Queen Latifah. This is the film version of the Tony Award-winning musical about Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaching 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.Support the showThank you all for an incredible 5 Seasons!Our entire library is now available on all streaming platforms. Share and Enjoy! Follow the Rebels: Stefan: @sjmaroni Bear SailorMoon: @bearsailormooon Carlotta Carlisle: @carlottacarlisle Chad: @cski01 / @dressedasaChad (IG/Tiktok) Julia: @julialynched PJ: @xndra_design Stu: @janikon_ Facebook: /groups/rwacpod Instagram @RWACpodFind us at linktr.ee/RWAC

Welcome back to Musical May! We are taking a break right now, but we have some extra special episodes coming your way from the Rebel Rewind!  We have two words for this review. James. Corden. Stuart, Chad, Carlotta, and I are joined by an extra special Guest and friend of the pod Todd aka Gay Fat Friend, and discuss The Prom (2020) now available on Netflix. SHOULD you watch it? Why don't you listen and find out.The Prom (2020)  Written by Bob Martin and directed by Ryan Murphy, starring Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, and James Corden. A troupe of self-obsessed theater stars swarms into a small conservative Indiana town in support of a high school girl who wants to take her girlfriend to the prom.Special thanks to @GayFatFriend (IG and TikTok) For Joining us!Support the showThank you all for an incredible 5 Seasons!Our entire library is now available on all streaming platforms. Share and Enjoy! Follow the Rebels: Stefan: @sjmaroni Bear SailorMoon: @bearsailormooon Carlotta Carlisle: @carlottacarlisle Chad: @cski01 / @dressedasaChad (IG/Tiktok) Julia: @julialynched PJ: @xndra_design Stu: @janikon_ Facebook: /groups/rwacpod Instagram @RWACpodFind us at linktr.ee/RWAC

Rebels! Throughout the pod we've had extra time and conversations that ended up as Cutting room Floors, well, those Patreon Exclusive contents are available NOW on the main feed!Those Patreon Exclusive Cutting Room Floors are now bonus content, which we're calling "Monday Rebel Rewinds"But! Starting Monday, May 15th, these will be Subscriber-only Bonus Content. So be sure to join our Subscription service to listen!In this Rebel Rewind,  we discuss the Brokeback Mountain, The Boyfriend Experience, and why sometimes you have to play Alexa REAL loud.Support the showThank you all for an incredible 5 Seasons!Our entire library is now available on all streaming platforms. Share and Enjoy! Follow the Rebels: Stefan: @sjmaroni Bear SailorMoon: @bearsailormooon Carlotta Carlisle: @carlottacarlisle Chad: @cski01 / @dressedasaChad (IG/Tiktok) Julia: @julialynched PJ: @xndra_design Stu: @janikon_ Facebook: /groups/rwacpod Instagram @RWACpodFind us at linktr.ee/RWAC

Rebels! Throughout the pod we've had extra time and conversations that ended up as Cutting room Floors, well, those Patreon Exclusive contents are available NOW on the main feed!Those Patreon Exclusive Cutting Room Floors are now bonus content, which we're calling "Monday Rebel Rewinds"But! Starting Monday, May 15th, these will be Subscriber-only Bonus Content. So be sure to join our Subscription service to listen!In this Rebel Rewind,  we discuss who we would recast if The Birdcage was recreated in 2020, and Drag Queen visibility to our preteen eyes.Support the showThank you all for an incredible 5 Seasons!Our entire library is now available on all streaming platforms. Share and Enjoy! Follow the Rebels: Stefan: @sjmaroni Bear SailorMoon: @bearsailormooon Carlotta Carlisle: @carlottacarlisle Chad: @cski01 / @dressedasaChad (IG/Tiktok) Julia: @julialynched PJ: @xndra_design Stu: @janikon_ Facebook: /groups/rwacpod Instagram @RWACpodFind us at linktr.ee/RWAC

Rebels! Bear Sailor Moon, PJ and I are back for this week's Cutting Room Floor; listen as we dig deep into our love for all things Film! What are our top films? IF you knew, you may not take us seriously...A lot of hours go into a recording session. Sometimes, things don't make it into the main episode but are too good to leave out so welcome to Rebel without a Closet: The Cutting Room Floor!Support the showThank you all for an incredible 5 Seasons!Our entire library is now available on all streaming platforms. Share and Enjoy! Follow the Rebels: Stefan: @sjmaroni Bear SailorMoon: @bearsailormooon Carlotta Carlisle: @carlottacarlisle Chad: @cski01 / @dressedasaChad (IG/Tiktok) Julia: @julialynched PJ: @xndra_design Stu: @janikon_ Facebook: /groups/rwacpod Instagram @RWACpodFind us at linktr.ee/RWAC

Rebels! Throughout the pod we've had extra time and conversations that ended up as Cutting room Floors, well, those Patreon Exclusive contents are available NOW on the main feed! Those Patreon Exclusive Cutting Room Floors are now bonus content, which we're calling "Monday Rebel Rewinds" But! Starting Monday, May 15th, these will be Subscriber-only Bonus Content. So be sure to join our Subscription service to listen!In this Rebel Rewind,  we discuss which character we most identify with, camisole tops, and listening to Chad serenade the audience while trying to record his outro.Support the showThank you all for an incredible 5 Seasons!Our entire library is now available on all streaming platforms. Share and Enjoy! Follow the Rebels: Stefan: @sjmaroni Bear SailorMoon: @bearsailormooon Carlotta Carlisle: @carlottacarlisle Chad: @cski01 / @dressedasaChad (IG/Tiktok) Julia: @julialynched PJ: @xndra_design Stu: @janikon_ Facebook: /groups/rwacpod Instagram @RWACpodFind us at linktr.ee/RWAC

Support the showThank you all for an incredible 5 Seasons!Our entire library is now available on all streaming platforms. Share and Enjoy! Follow the Rebels: Stefan: @sjmaroni Bear SailorMoon: @bearsailormooon Carlotta Carlisle: @carlottacarlisle Chad: @cski01 / @dressedasaChad (IG/Tiktok) Julia: @julialynched PJ: @xndra_design Stu: @janikon_ Facebook: /groups/rwacpod Instagram @RWACpodFind us at linktr.ee/RWAC

Rebels! You may have noticed from our social media that we are celebrating in the camp! I am so happy and proud to announce that last week marked THE 150TH EPISODE of Rebel without a Closet! Episodes, interviews, cutting room floors, minisodes, watch parties. None of this could have been done without the AMAZING rebel Co-Hosts and special guests, and each and every one of our Rebel listeners across the globe for sticking with us and being the camp that keeps us going! Thank you! As a special treat, this week I am pulling from our Patreon archive.  Take a Listen to this compilation of The Cutting Room Floor for Alex Strangelove and Boy Meets Girl with Resident Rebels Chad, PJ, Stuart, and very Special Guest Jacklynne Hyde. Listeners' discretion; Patreon exclusives were a little more personal and a lot more adult.A lot of hours go into a recording session. Sometimes, things don't make it into the main episode but are too good to leave out so welcome to Rebel without a Closet: The Cutting Room Floor!Support the showThank you all for an incredible 5 Seasons!Our entire library is now available on all streaming platforms. Share and Enjoy! Follow the Rebels: Stefan: @sjmaroni Bear SailorMoon: @bearsailormooon Carlotta Carlisle: @carlottacarlisle Chad: @cski01 / @dressedasaChad (IG/Tiktok) Julia: @julialynched PJ: @xndra_design Stu: @janikon_ Facebook: /groups/rwacpod Instagram @RWACpodFind us at linktr.ee/RWAC

Rebels! We're living our literature fantasy this week, as PJ and I sat down with Lambda Literary Award winner and New York Times bestselling author Christopher Rice (A Density of Souls; Bone Music, Blood Echo, and Blood Victory) to discuss the newest installment in the Sapphire Cove series; The Sapphire Storm.The Sapphire Storm. Written by C. Travis Rice (Christopher Rice) A gorgeous young fitness celebrity seeking revenge finds himself embroiled in a sinister plot. When his target becomes his ally, it ignites a fiery and forbidden attraction that might just consume them in flames.Support the showThank you all for an incredible 5 Seasons!Our entire library is now available on all streaming platforms. Share and Enjoy! Follow the Rebels: Stefan: @sjmaroni Bear SailorMoon: @bearsailormooon Carlotta Carlisle: @carlottacarlisle Chad: @cski01 / @dressedasaChad (IG/Tiktok) Julia: @julialynched PJ: @xndra_design Stu: @janikon_ Facebook: /groups/rwacpod Instagram @RWACpodFind us at linktr.ee/RWAC