In this Pride Month x Juneteenth crossover of Tell Me Something Messy, Brandon Kyle Goodman sits down with Emmy-nominated TV personality Justin Sylvester of The Yestergays for a conversation that is hilarious, nostalgic, and deeply healing. They unpack the “Fairy Gayfather” effect: the gay mentors who introduce us to queer culture, chosen family, nightlife, language, safety, and self-permission. Brandon and Justin also get into why gossip can feel like protection, how Black sitcoms and movies shaped their imaginations, and still live rent-free in all our identities. Plus: the viral video of a gay teen standing up for himself. And in Messy Mail, they dig into queer second adolescence, PrEP, desire, and what happens when you finally feel wanted after years of feeling unseen.

Listen to Yestergays wherever you get your podcasts!

🏝️ Join us on YouTube for a Love Island Recap LIVE on Thursdays after the show!

📩 Got something messy you want Brandon to weigh in on? Tell us anonymously a SomethingMessy.com. Substack: brandonkylegoodman.substack.com

In this Pride Month x Juneteenth crossover of Tell Me Something Messy, Brandon Kyle Goodman sits down with Emmy-nominated TV personality Justin Sylvester of&nbsp;The Yestergays for a conversation that is hilarious, nostalgic, and deeply healing. They unpack the &ldquo;Fairy Gayfather&rdquo; effect: the gay mentors who introduce us to queer culture, chosen family, nightlife, language, safety, and self-permission. Brandon and Justin also get into why gossip can feel like protection, how Black sitcoms and movies shaped their imaginations, and still live rent-free in all our identities. Plus: the viral video of a gay teen standing up for himself. And in Messy Mail, they dig into queer second adolescence, PrEP, desire, and what happens when you finally feel wanted after years of feeling unseen.
Listen to <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yestergays-with-justin-sylvester-and-blakely-thornton/id1816248756">Yestergays</a> wherever you get your podcasts!
🏝️ Join us on <a href="youtube.com/brandonkgood">YouTube </a>for a Love Island Recap LIVE on Thursdays after the show!
📩&nbsp;Got something messy you want Brandon to weigh in on? Tell us anonymously a SomethingMessy.com.&nbsp;Substack:&nbsp;brandonkylegoodman.substack.com

Tell Me Something Messy is your unfiltered companion for relationships, adulting, and defeating shame! Each week, writer and comedian Brandon Kyle Goodman invites listeners (aka Messy Mob) to leave perfectionism at the door and wade into the wonderfully unhinged world of dating, personal growth, and getting comfortable with disappointing your mom! (Seriously, it’s okay!) With candid guests and plenty of messy giggles, BKG spills the kind of piping hot tea that compassionately emboldens listeners to say the quiet things out loud and embrace their messiest truths!

Don’t be shy baby, tell us something messy! SomethingMessy.com 

WATCH HERE!

Tell Me Something Messy is your unfiltered companion for relationships, adulting, and defeating shame! Each week, writer and comedian Brandon Kyle Goodman invites listeners (aka Messy Mob) to leave perfectionism at the door and wade into the wonderfully unhinged world of dating, personal growth, and getting comfortable with disappointing your mom! (Seriously, it&rsquo;s okay!) With candid guests and plenty of messy giggles, BKG spills the kind of piping hot tea that compassionately emboldens listeners to say the quiet things out loud and embrace their messiest truths!
Don&rsquo;t be shy baby, tell us something messy! <a href="http://somethingmessy.com/">SomethingMessy.com&nbsp;</a>
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Tell Me Something Messy with Brandon Kyle Goodman

Tell Me Something Messy: Relationships, Mental Health & Personal Growth

Brandon Kyle Goodman and Justin Sylvester celebrate Pride Month and Juneteenth with a hilarious, tender crossover about chosen family, gay mentors — aka Fairy Gayfathers — gossip as survival, Black sitcom nostalgia, growing up Black and gay in the South, and the messy beauty of queer second adolescence.

"Gay Men Are Like Vampires": Second Adolescence, Desirability Abroad and Juneteenth w/ Justin Sylvester

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