on this page: recommendations for interactive fiction, podcasts, YouTube channels, music videos...
Connor's Interactive Fiction Recs
Bell Park, Youth Detective by Brendan Patrick Hennessy
BIRDLAND by Brendan Patrick Hennessy
A Witch's Word by RainbowStarbird
With Those We Love Alive by Porpentine
Queers in Love at the End of the World by Anna Anthropy: time limits! queer intimacy! (tw: sexual content)
Connor's Podcast Recs
My Brother, My Brother, and Me with Griffin, Travis, & Justin McElroy
The Adventure Zone: Balance/Amnesty/Ethersea/Steeplechase with Griffin, Travis, Justin, & Clint McElroy
Welcome to Night Vale
YES I'm aware this list is sad and short. I have no free time I'm sorry ;-; (too busy reading webcomics)
Connor's YouTube Recs
ASMR
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[Esc] reality: spiritualism, ritual, affirmations, goth vibes
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Ephemeral Rift: things get WEIRD
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Goodnight Moon: incredible fantasy role-plays with hugely impressive props + backgrounds!!
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ALB in Whisperland: wholesome wife stuff in baby pink <3
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ASMR Darling: classic, wholesome girl-next-door-best-friend ASMR
Humor
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Brian Jordan Alvarez: creator of The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo and Grandmother's Gold, among others
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ProZD: voice actor, hilarious skits and commentary on video games + anime
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Brian David Gilbert: internet funnyman, host of Polygon's Unraveled
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Chris Fleming: creator of Gayle as well as various bizarre skits
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Daniel Howell: I'm dating myself with this one, aren't I.
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See also: AmazingPhil, DanAndPhilGAMES, danisnotinteresting, etc.
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MacDoesIt: supreme gay content
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MilesChronicles: supremely trans content
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Seth Everman: musical humor, incredible content
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Stef Sanjati: no longer on YouTube, but a rad trans creator
Informational
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Dollightful: doll modification!
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Stevie: sex ed, relationship advice, et al.
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PhilosophyTube: philosophical concepts in a delightful leftist British wrapper
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Jenny Nicholson: Funny and insightful analysis
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Defunctland: Incredible video essays
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Mountain Rug Cleaning:
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Manes by Mell
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CJ the X
Music
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Abbey Glover: music for girls who like girls
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cavetown: music for boys who like bugs
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chloe moriondo: music for girls who like bugs
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Doddleoddle: music for girls who like flowers
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Paint: yeah, I'm dating myself again... (x) (x)
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also paintchips and PaintPrime. hey, remember when people had side channels?
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SUPERFRUIT: Mitch + Scott from Pentatonix
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Louie Zong: ghost choir!! mbmbamimatics!! idk, other stuff!!
Gachapon Linkz!!! (aka: roll the dice, you get what you get)
also:
Maybe Never (But I'm Counting the Days)
Drag Academy
Connor's Music Video Recs
BEATRICE ELI
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Girls: simple but masterful use of the "zoom out" for sapphic purposes (nsfw lyrics)
CAR ASTOR
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Potions: warm + vibey sapphic intimacy (nsfwish?)
DOJA CAT
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Go To Town: Seth Everman in a cage and also turquoise hair. (nsfw)
DORIAN ELECTRA
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Man to Man: fighting based gender euphoria
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Flamboyant: extravagance based gender euphoria
HARRY STYLES
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Watermelon Sugar: polyamorous bisexual revelations
HAYLEY KIYOKO
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Girls Like Girls: the one that started it all! (tw: violence, homophobia)
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Sleepover: soft unrequited sapphic love vibes (nsfwish)
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What I Need: two icons! one video! (tw: homophobia)
HUMBLE THE POET
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H.A.I.R.: cool! fuckin! women!
JANELLE MONAE
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Q.U.E.E.N.: it's hard to stop rebels who time-travel!
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Make Me Feel: if you like Prince, watch this video
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Django Jane: literal queen
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PYNK: the SYMBOLISM the CAMARADERIE the GIRL POWER the TRANS CELEBRATION
JOEY GRACEFFA
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Don't Wait: ah, high fantasy gays! my weakness
KING PRINCESS
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1950: lesbianism based gender euphoriaaa
MARY LAMBERT
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She Keeps Me Warm: this one's just cute. sapphic!
MIIKE SNOW
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Genghis Khan: Cold War gay spy movie supervillain excellence...
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE
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I'm Not Okay: masterpiece of high school
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Ghost of You: I unironically think this is MCR's best video besides maybe Na Na Na. Look out for the transition.
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Welcome to the Black Parade: eh, it's a classic
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Na Na Na: the Other best MCR video. for obvious reasons.
PANIC! AT THE DISCO
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The Ballad of Mona Lisa: so you have a thing for funerals...
SHURA
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What's It Gonna Be: 80s gays!!
SUPERFRUIT
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Guy.EXE: Gay mad scientist... bisexual lighting...
TEGAN & SARA
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Closer: gay parties pt. i
TROYE SIVAN
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YOUTH: gay parties with bisexual lighting
TWRP
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Starlight Brigade: an animated sci-fi masterpiece
Gachapon Linkz!!! (aka: roll the dice, you get what you get)