Unpacking Live (On Tape): Are Road Trips Gay?

Road trips are the ultimate American pastime—gas station coffee, mixed CDs, endless interstate. For many of us, they’re also something else: a queer bonding ritual. In this episode of Unpacking Live on Tape, I sit down with Joseph Federico, the Marketing Maven, to trade stories and unpack why the open road feels so… fabulously gay.

We cover Myrtle Beach memories, Dallas drives, and leaf-peeping in Maine—plus the pre-Google-Maps era of AAA TripTiks and paper atlases. There’s honest talk about being a “passenger princess,” dozing off while our partners drive, and the eternal snack debate: Doritos dust or trail mix forever?

Are Road Trips Gay?

And because queer cinema basically perfected the road-trip glow-up, we revisit two classics that set the tone: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar. Costumes, soundtrack, small-town encounters—the whole glittery pilgrimage.

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• What’s your go-to road trip snack?
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