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Hella Gay

All Episodes 2017
TV-14

  • Ended
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  • 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z
  • 42m
  • 1h 36m (12 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Comedy, Documentary, Reality
Trans and queer activist Miles McKenna and their guests take to the streets to actively explore topics of vital interest to the LGBTQ+ community like coming out online, coping with disapproving friends and family, and embracing your identity.

21 episodes

Series Premiere

2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

1x01 Drag Queens

Series Premiere

1x01 Drag Queens

  • 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z8m

As a gay youth, Miles dreamed of going drag. Well, the time has come. Drag queen Laganja Estranja makes those dreams a reality by turning Miles into their dream persona as they discuss the drag culture.

2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

1x02 Gay Circus

1x02 Gay Circus

  • 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z8m

Miles almost joined the circus in an attempt to escape her parents' disapproval of their sexuality. Miles and author Dannielle Owens-Reid give their circus skills a try as they discuss ways to cope with disapproving family and friends.

2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

1x03 Coming Out Online

1x03 Coming Out Online

  • 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z8m

Coming out online is common, but it’s different than coming out IRL. When you come out online, it's out of your control...just like rolling around in a hamster ball, which Miles demonstrates while talking to social media star Shannon Beveridge.

2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

1x04 Hate

1x04 Hate

  • 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z8m

Where does hate come from? Miles meets up with LGBTQ+ activist Nathan Phelps to discuss hatred within the LGBTQ+ community. As they tour West Hollywood, a safe but controversial space, they’ll spread love in the streets of We-Ho.

2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

1x05 Sports

1x05 Sports

  • 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z8m

Comedian, writer, and basketball enthusiast Brittani Nichols chats with Miles about growing up “butch” and how sports played a major role in her sexuality and finding her place. Miles then challenges Brittani to an LGBTQ+ version of Horse.

2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

1x06 Gay Church

1x06 Gay Church

  • 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z8m

Can Christian faith and the LGTBQ+ community coexist? Miles meets up with gay pastor Kevin Downer and talks about God and the Gays. Miles finds out what God really thinks of them, and then they give their first sermon.

2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

1x07 Breaking the Binary

1x07 Breaking the Binary

  • 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z8m

What you wear and how you look doesn't define you. Model Rain Dove and Miles play dress-up in gender-bending ways while discussing this topic and then hit the streets to see how the world perceives them.

2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

1x08 Sex Ed

1x08 Sex Ed

  • 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z8m

Director Tani Akeda, who co-founded a program dedicated to revolutionizing sex education for girls through filmmaking, is Miles' guest. As they create art together, they talk about why sex education in this country is so one-sided.

2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

1x09 Sexualities

1x09 Sexualities

  • 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z8m

What's the difference among all these sexualities? Find out as Miles and web series creator Gaby Dunn get tattoos representing their gender identity as a symbol of self-ownership and permanency in the LGBTQ+ world.

2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

1x10 Outlets

1x10 Outlets

  • 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z8m

Art can save lives. Miles has their videos as their outlet. Artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, creator of the Stop Telling Women to Smile campaign, has street art. They talk self-expression and the importance of outlets while painting on the Venice art walls.

2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

1x11 Gender Identity

1x11 Gender Identity

  • 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z8m

Cutting your hair means so much in the realm of gender identity. Watch as Miles, social media influencer Nick Camryn, and guest talk about that monumental decision. The guest cuts her hair for the first time, and Miles and Nick get a wacky do too.

Coming out is scary. Tarantulas are also scary! Watch as Miles and Alexis G. Zall talk about coming out in real life while doing something scarier—having this conversation while tarantulas crawl on them.

Season Premiere

2x01 Gender Therapy

Season Premiere

2x01 Gender Therapy

  • no air date8m

Surrounded by adorable, therapeutic puppies, Miles chats with Aydin Olson-Kennedy, executive director of the Los Angeles Gender Center, about gender therapy. It can seem scary, but not when you're surrounded by cute puppies!

2x02 Drag Kings

  • no air date8m

Miles heads back to Hamburger Mary’s to meet with drag kings Ivory Onyx and Havok Von Doom. While turning Miles into a king, they dive into the world of drag.

2x03 Pulse Nightclub

  • no air date8m

Miles meets up with community leader Terry DeCarlo in Orlando. They discuss the Pulse nightclub shooting and how this tragedy affected the LGBTQ+ community, Orlando, and the world. Miles and Terry plant 49 flowers in honor of the victims.

2x04 Faith & Sexuality

  • no air date8m

Miles meets social activist Taylor Amari Little to discuss what it's like being a Muslim and gay person today. And since many want to build walls between marginalized groups, Miles and Taylor build a rainbow-colored ladder to bridge the gap.

2x05 LGBTQ+ Rapper

  • no air date8m

Famed gay rapper Cakes Da Killa talks to Miles about what it's like being a gay man in the rap world. Then Miles shares a rap song they wrote with Cakes, and the two of them make a music video together.

Miles travels to Michigan and meets trans twins MK & Ash Kelly. They chat about what it’s like growing up feeling different and then eventually coming out as trans in a small town. Miles also tries out for the twins’ band, Nonbinary.

Seeing a married gay couple living life and being happy…that’s what this is all about! The Next Family vloggers tell Miles how they met, what day-to-day life is like, and how they're just a normal family. Then everybody cooks dinner together.

2x08 Gender Inclusivity

  • no air date8m

Miles is introduced to roller derby and meets Rachel Johnston of the Angel City Derby Girls to talk about the roller derby community, the sport's progressive rules, and how derby is paving the way for gender inclusivity.

2x09 Conversion Therapy

  • no air date8m

Conversion therapy survivor and nuclear physicist Sam Brinton talks about what it's like to work in D.C. and what they are doing for policy reform. Plus, Sam teaches Miles nuclear physics in 60 seconds.

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