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This week, in our LGBT Australian Podcast Let's Be Perfectly Queer. We discuss JoJo Siwa and Fletcher. Are they rebranding or retreating?

As both artists make moves that spark conversation, changing names, scrubbing socials, and shifting their public image. We explore what it means to be visibly queer in the spotlight, especially during Pride Month. Is this a personal evolution, or a quiet fade-out at a time when visibility is more important than ever?

Then we rewind the clock with a quick crash course on the history of the word queer. Once used as a slur, queer has been reclaimed as a bold, inclusive identity by many—but not all. We explore its complex journey from insult to empowerment, and why it still sparks strong feelings within our community.

We get into:

• Jojo Siwa & Chris Hughes
• Fletcher's rebranding in Pride month
• Why some platforms flagged our podcast title
• The difference between reclaiming and erasing
• How queer creates space without forcing a label
• Why some still avoid the word—and why that matters

This one’s part pop culture, part personal, and all queer.

🎧 So grab your headphones, hit play and discuss with us... and until next time, stay perfectly queer!

Archie & Katie 🌈

Links we found useful:

https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/queer-history-a-history-of-queer/
https://www.cjr.org/language_corner/queer.php
https://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/articles/2023/opinion/the-history-of-the-word-queer
https://theconversation.com/reviled-reclaimed-and-respected-the-history-of-the-word-queer-197533
https://medium.com/@tamsinblaxter/perhaps-were-wrong-about-the-history-of-the-word-queer-938b4c394e16
https://www.cjr.org/language_corner/queer.php

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