• What does it actually mean to “de-gay” your home?
• Would you remove homoerotic artwork when family comes over?
• Is nude male art treated differently than female nudity?
• Where is the line between art, erotica and porn?
• Being considerate of guests vs. censoring yourself
• Kodi’s first impressions of Folsom Street Fair
• What surprised him most about leather and BDSM culture
• Kink as sexual expression, identity and community
• Why queer spaces still matter
• Have gay men become more concerned with being “respectable”?
• And how do you know when privacy becomes shame?

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• Why open doesn’t mean “anything goes”
• The difference between rules, agreements and boundaries
• Asking permission vs. simply giving your partner a heads-up
• Whether jealousy automatically means something is wrong
• Sexual intimacy vs. emotional intimacy
• When a repeat hookup starts becoming something more
• Whether “don’t catch feelings” is even a realistic rule
• What responsibility open couples have to the people they hook up with
• Steve and Teddy play Ransom’s “Would This Count?” relationship stress test
• And the big question: What actually makes non-monogamy ethical?

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Topics explored include:

• Dr. Kevin Charles's journey as a gay physician and storyteller
• Masculinity, emotional vulnerability, and the masks men wear
• The relationship between self-acceptance, confidence, and intimacy
• Race, representation, and the importance of being fully seen
• Shame, trust, and the challenges of honest conversations about sexuality
• The intersection of medicine, human connection, and personal identity
• His debut novel, The Color of Blood, and its themes of love, addiction, identity, and redemption

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