Family, queerness, religion, and the holidays—this episode goes deep. Alix and Kayla open up about navigating strained family relationships, missed weddings, religious rejection, reconciliation, and what it really takes to protect your peace as a queer couple during the holidays.

From engagement fallout and parents not showing up, to rebuilding trust, setting boundaries, and creating chosen family traditions in Nicaragua—this is an honest, emotional, and deeply relatable conversation for anyone who’s ever felt unseen by their family.

00:00 – Intro: married, not related, definitely codependent
02:30 – Highs, lows & weirds of the week
05:20 – Dreaming up a queer camp & chosen family
07:00 – Family estrangement, phone anxiety & emotional triggers
11:15 – Holidays, big families & complicated dynamics
13:30 – Engagement fallout & family refusing to attend the wedding
18:30 – Feeling invisible as a queer couple
23:00 – Acceptance vs. avoidance in family systems
29:00 – Therapy, boundaries & rebuilding relationships
32:45 – Healing moments, unexpected growth & hope
38:30 – Redefining holidays & creating new traditions
43:00 – Religion, queerness & family rupture
51:00 – Confrontation, truth, grief & clarity
01:02:30 – Choosing peace, boundaries & moving forward

#QueerPodcast #LGBTQPodcast #ChosenFamily #QueerMarriage #HolidayBoundaries #ReligiousTrauma #FamilyEstrangement #LesbianPodcast #HealingJourneys #QueerStories #WivesNotSisters

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In this juicy, long-form episode, Alix and Kayla go deep into Caitlyn Jenner’s childhood, gender dysphoria, Olympic fame, marriages, parenting issues, transition timeline, political contradictions, and why the public remains so divided. Honest, funny, compassionate, and unfiltered.

00:00 – Intro, reviews & coming-out stories
01:20 – Why listeners say the show helped them come out
04:40 – Caitlyn Jenner: pronouns & how she refers to her past
06:30 – Childhood, dyslexia & early gender dysphoria
08:20 – Athletics, college injury & the decathlon path
11:50 – Olympic fame & America’s “golden couple” narrative
13:10 – Marriages, kids & early controversies
18:25 – Gender dysphoria during marriage & first transition attempt
22:30 – Meeting Kris Jenner & the rise of the Kardashian empire
34:20 – Parenting patterns & strained family relationships
48:00 – Transition timeline, Diane Sawyer interview & media frenzy
56:40 – Missteps, public criticism & political contradictions
01:02:50 – Why the queer community is divided on Caitlyn Jenner

#Podcast #LGBTQPodcast #QueerStories #CaitlynJenner #TransHistory #PopCultureDeepDive #Kardashians #LGBTQCommunity #QueerMarriage #IdentityJourney

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This week on Wives Not Sisters, Alix & Kayla dive into your juiciest queer write-in questions—identity shifts, relationship changes, generational LGBTQ+ tensions, age-gap love, and what really counts as “queer representation.” It’s honest, hilarious, vulnerable, and very, very gay. 🌈

We also play Underrated or Overrated (spoiler: baths don’t stand a chance), confront who’s the problem this week, and unpack the Sydney Sweeney “good jeans” chaos.

00:00 – Intro: Married, codependent, and chaotic
00:50 – Write-ins & why reviews matter
02:00 – Naming the listeners: “Sister Wives”?
02:33 – Underrated/Overrated (baths, therapy, matcha, astrology memes + more)
06:21 – Queer Rants: Anonymous #1 – Identity shifts in a transitioning relationship
10:15 – Lesbian identity vs. partner transition
20:05 – Opening the relationship? Boundaries & self-trust
25:56 – Queer Rant #2 – Older gays, younger gays & language policing
30:25 – LGBTQ+ history, AIDS crisis & generational tension
36:37 – Queer Rant #3 – Should only queer actors play queer roles?
41:35 – Queer Rant #4 – Age-gap relationships & community judgment
47:09 – Who’s the Problem? Hair-washing edition
50:28 – Sydney Sweeney “good genes/jeans” debate
54:50 – Outro & call to action

#QueerPodcast #LGBTQPodcast #WivesNotSisters #QueerStories #LesbianPodcast #TransSupport #QueerCommunity #LGBTQHistory #AgeGapRelationship #QueerRepresentation #RelationshipAdvice #PodcastersOfYouTube #BuzzsproutPodcasts

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