Growing up in a small California town in the late 90s, Drew didn’t have any exposure to queer people or culture except for the brief mentions on broadcast sitcoms. NBC’s “Must See TV” was a particularly rich source of information. A secret relationship with another guy in his high school confirmed Drew’s budding sexuality but it wasn’t until college at UC Santa Barbara that he had his first legit boyfriend. Years later, a shocking discovery made him question their relationship but it also provided Drew an opportunity to forgive and move on instead of focusing on anger and regret.

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Ari grew up in Milwaukee until age 10 when his family moved to Tucson, AZ. The new environment brought him out of his shell in spite of being raised in a religious family. Raised as a girl, Ari had the most difficulty with his mom when it came to his family’s acceptance of his identity first as a lesbian, then as a trans man. Ultimately, Ari had to prioritize his own mental health and happiness over his mom’s objections about his “lifestyle.”

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Raised by feminists who had strong opinions about women’s rights, pro-choice advocacy and lesbian visibility, Justin knew early on his sexuality wasn’t pre-determined. But even in liberal college-town Providence, RI he was a target of less-evolved classmates. When presented with his first opportunity for sex experimentation, he chose the D and hasn’t looked back.

But ambivalence about masculine tropes and romantic love kept him from finding community with other gay men. It wasn’t until he discovered the Hole In The Wall bar in San Francisco that Justin found his tribe and made lasting friendships including his partner of 20 years.

Justin has finally given in to his family’s tradition of higher education after years as an independent queer comics artist and a brief stint as an adult film performer. He recently finished work as a producer of NO STRAIGHT LINES, an award winning feature documentary about the rich history of queer comic creators. You can check out the trailer HERE.

Welcome to Season 4 of FRUITBOWL! Rebecca M. Davis is the new season 4 voice of Fruitbowl. Dave Pezzner is the Assistant Editor & Mixer for this episode. Story editing by Dave Quantic. Post-Production funding for this episode provided by our Patreon community. Find out more about supporting FRUITBOWL HERE.

I’m excited to announce our new call for submissions from listeners. Send in your comments to dave@fruitbowlpodcast.com via your phone’s voice memo app or just write an email or tweet at @fruitbowlpod. If you need a prompt for an idea, tell me about a memorable hook up with a unique person or in a surprising location!

Word of mouth is our most powerful promotional tool right now, so tell your friends about FRUITBOWL and rate & review us on Apple podcasts and Spotify.

Find out more about Rebecca M. Davis at https://www.instagram.com/stayuplateshow/

Fruitbowl’s fruit artwork was created by Patrick Stephenson of Bearpad!https://bearpad.storenvy.com/

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Raised by feminists who had strong opinions about women’s rights, pro-choice advocacy and lesbian visibility, Justin knew early on his sexuality wasn’t pre-determined. But even in liberal college-town Providence, RI he was a target of less-evolved classmates. When presented with his first opportunity for sex experimentation, he chose the D and hasn’t looked back.

But ambivalence about masculine tropes and romantic love kept him from finding community with other gay men. It wasn’t until he discovered the Hole In The Wall bar in San Francisco that Justin found his tribe and made lasting friendships including his partner of 20 years.

Justin has finally given in to his family’s tradition of higher education after years as an independent queer comics artist and a brief stint as an adult film performer. He recently finished work as a producer of NO STRAIGHT LINES, an award winning feature documentary about the rich history of queer comic creators. You can check out the trailer HERE.

Welcome to Season 4 of FRUITBOWL! Rebecca M. Davis is the new season 4 voice of Fruitbowl. Dave Pezzner is the Assistant Editor & Mixer for this episode. Story editing by Dave Quantic. Post-Production funding for this episode provided by our Patreon community. Find out more about supporting FRUITBOWL HERE.

I’m excited to announce our new call for submissions from listeners. Send in your comments to dave@fruitbowlpodcast.com via your phone’s voice memo app or just write an email or tweet at @fruitbowlpod. If you need a prompt for an idea, tell me about a memorable hook up with a unique person or in a surprising location!

Word of mouth is our most powerful promotional tool right now, so tell your friends about FRUITBOWL and rate & review us on Apple podcasts and Spotify.

Find out more about Rebecca M. Davis at https://www.instagram.com/stayuplateshow/

Fruitbowl’s fruit artwork was created by Patrick Stephenson of Bearpad!https://bearpad.storenvy.com/

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