Real conversations. Meaningful connections. Join me, David Begor, as I sit down with a friend to explore love, identity, and growth, from a queer point of view. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.aqueerpov.com?utm_medium=podcast">www.aqueerpov.com</a>
Friends, Loves, & Life
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Real conversations. Meaningful connections. Join me, David Begor, as I sit down with a friend to explore love, identity, and growth, from a queer point of view. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.aqueerpov.com?utm_medium=podcast">www.aqueerpov.com</a>
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Recent Episodes
May 1, 2026
Shadow Banned for Existing: How Meta Made It Okay to Call Us "Mentally Ill"
<p>In this solo episode of A Queer POV, David Begor takes apart what Meta has done to the queer community, with receipts.</p><p>It starts with a thought experiment. A friend who notices everything you do, knows everything you watch, and one day leans in and whispers that if you keep posting about being queer, they'll make you invisible. That friend is the Instagram algorithm.</p><p>David walks through what's actually happened: Instagram quietly blocking #gay, #lesbian, and #trans for teens for months in 2024. More than 50 LGBTQ+ organizations shadow banned or shut down across the globe in 2025. Mark Zuckerberg's January 2025 announcement that gutted hate speech protections, written in plain English, that now allows users to call us mentally ill, abnormal, and "it." A $1 million donation to Trump's inaugural fund. The end of Meta's DEI team three days later.</p><p>He covers the free speech lie, the legal precedent that says private companies are not the First Amendment, and the data the Trevor Project has been begging us to look at: anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation among LGBTQ+ youth all climbing. The Los Angeles jury that just found Meta liable for $4.2 million in damages. The 2,000 more lawsuits waiting.</p><p>This one names names, cites sources, and ends where every solo episode ends. With a choice.</p><p>All links and full source list are in the episode's blog post at <a target="_blank" href="http://davidbegor.substack.com">davidbegor.substack.com</a>.</p><p>#AQueerPOV #FriendsLovesAndLife #QueerPodcast #LivingOutLoud #ShadowBanned #MetaCensorship #LGBTQYouth #TrevorProject #DeleteMeta #QueerCommunity</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://davidbegor.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">davidbegor.substack.com</a>
April 21, 2026
Still Here: Kenny Patrick on HIV, Sobriety, and Living Out Loud
<p>Kenny Patrick and David go way back to 1983. Life separated them, but reconnecting a few years ago gave David a front-row seat to someone living with extraordinary depth, honesty, and humor.</p><p>In this conversation, Kenny opens up about living with HIV since the age of 21, nearly 28 years of sobriety, a relapse in 2025, and getting sober again. They talk about identifying as non-binary after more than five decades, what community actually means and what it cost to lose it, and the surprising places where grace shows up, like a lesbian named Cosmic Carla who didn't let Kenny keep the lie, and a former Marine named Jer in a halter top and a huge smile.</p><p>This one covers a lot of ground: the AIDS crisis as a 21-year-old, a doctor who said four months, trauma and the two paths survivors tend to take, forgiveness that has nothing to do with the other person, and a God who looks like a Black woman in a Chanel suit saying "welcome home" to a man no one else would touch.</p><p>It's one of the most honest conversations David has had on this show.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://davidbegor.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">davidbegor.substack.com</a>
April 6, 2026
After 60: Mark Tammaro on Divorce, HIV, and Building a Life That's Finally His
<p>Mark Tammaro didn't plan to start over at 62. After a 16-year marriage, a career he set aside to support his husband, and an HIV diagnosis that's followed him for 35 years, Mark found himself single, starting fresh, and, for the first time in a long time, building a life that's entirely his own.</p><p>In this episode, Mark talks about what it means to reinvent yourself after 60. He shares the story of losing his first partner to AIDS in 1992, surviving a diagnosis that was supposed to be a death sentence, and the slow realization that the comfortable life he'd built wasn't making him happy. He opens up about going back to school to become a certified personal trainer, the freedom and fear of being on his own, what dating looks like at this age, and why he's more excited about the future than he's ever been.</p><p>This is a conversation about loss, resilience, faith, and the stubborn refusal to stop growing.</p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><p>Reinventing yourself after divorce at 60</p><p>Living with HIV for 35 years and what survival really looks like</p><p>Losing a partner to AIDS in 1992</p><p>Going back to school and becoming a certified personal trainer at 62</p><p>What dating, intimacy, and relationships look like as a single older gay man</p><p>The courage to give up safety and comfort for something real</p><p>Faith, gratitude, and why humor matters</p><p><strong>Connect with A Queer POV:</strong> Substack: <a target="_blank" href="http://davidbegor.substack.com">davidbegor.substack.com</a> YouTube | BlueSky | All @davidbegor</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://davidbegor.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">davidbegor.substack.com</a>
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