Fellow Travelers, The Sexy and secretly gay Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey - Bisexual Reacts

[@PSPguy2]

Gald you're doing this one! Probably my favorite series, I've seen all the reactions. Just so you know, most of the reactions have been showing a lot more of the intimate scenes with no problem.

[@Courtney-Jai]

Unfortunately I won't being doing the rest on youtube just patreon the views dropped off and the time to edit whilst also copyright has made it lose/lose situation

[@user-maxorlov5]

It's going better, overwhelming and heartbreaking as the show goes on. Most important gay tv series of all times. Tears will run

[@Courtney-Jai]

Just getting the second episode edited for this week

[@PokhrajRoy.]

The first episode is a movie in itself. It had me in a chokehold.

[@Courtney-Jai]

It's is abit of roller coaster of emotions

[@Courtney-Jai]

I don't mention it but while i was editing i realized that the illness that is mentioned is probably the HIV epidemic which will be a very hard thing to see itself i can imagine this show gets very heavy as the episodes go on.

[@mahmoudsoltane8278]

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[@cazb5777]

I've just paused this part way to thank you. You are one of the few reviewers of this wonderful show that has mentioned the fact that in some parts of the world today queer people still have to hide & are still persecuted & prosecuted. Thank you so much for highlighting that. I'm from England too & I am so glad that my friends here & the US have the freedom now that so many didn't have just a short while ago. My thoughts & love go out to all the queer people in the world who still have to hide who they are. If I had one wish it would be for consenting adults to be allowed to love who they love without fear of persecution. I am also so thankful for the people from the past who fought for the freedoms that so many today can afford to take for granted. I really hope that many many young people watch this series> I'm on episode 7 & my tears have flowed every time I watch an episode. This show just gets better and better

[@Courtney-Jai]

I think everyone queer should have it highlighted to them how much we have gained in such a short space of time , but also what so many people still don't have thats why we have pride thats why I have my channel to give hope and acceptance to anyone who needs it

[@bluefriend62]

Thank you for this comment. You are absolutely right, we can't forget about our queer brothers and sisters in other places who still have no rights at all. And yes, we stand on the shoulders of those who fought for our rights decades ago when it was very dangerous to do so. We also need to be aware that there are those who are actively working to take us backwards and we need to fight against those forces. The struggle for LGBTQ rights, much like the fight for racial equality and justice, is never done--it is ongoing.

[@tallactordude]

The show is indeed quite accurate about the situation of LGBTQ+ people in the early 50s, as well as the history of that time, especially the political situation with the rise of McCarthyism. 1952 was still four years before I was born, but even for someone like me, homosexuality was still considered a psychiatric disorder until I was a junior in high school, and it was still considered morally objectionable by the vast majority of people in the US for quite a while after that. In fact, there were still laws against sodomy in some states all the way up until 2003, only 20 years ago. So it really hasn’t been that long that being gay has been acceptable to a majority of Americans. Because of all that I think it’s a really good thing that you’re reacting to this series, and I look forward to seeing your reactions to further episodes.

[@Super_Mario128]

In 1997 the state of Tasmania in Australia became the last to decriminalise homosexuality.

[@Courtney-Jai]

It's crazy that's it was still like that all the way into when I was a child , it's show how much has really changed but how much is still needed to be done

[@_mermaidguts]

You might have to look up the names of these politicians and what their views were to keep up with all the politics going on. Hawk and Tim are such complex characters with interesting layers. Their on screen chemistry is impressive. Looking forward to the other reactions! I cried around twenty times watching all the episodes 🥲

[@Courtney-Jai]

I definitely will somebody told me in the comment that one of them was actually gay , which is mad I guess the best way for him to hind who he was to cause as much damage as he could.

[@poppy5487]

I love this show, even though it’s a hard watch and breaks your heart over and over . It’s an important piece of work and is so well written and acted . ❤️

[@cazb5777]

I'm so glad that Jackie recommended this show to you. I love his channel & his reviews of Fellow Travelers are great!

[@Courtney-Jai]

Yeah I'm happy he did seems great from what I've seen so far.

[@bluefriend62]

Yes, Jackie's reactions to this have been great!

[@sobelou]

My dear, I really hope that you continue reacting to this series. Last night I watched episode 7, only one to go for next Sunday. It is really historically accurate and as you saw, it takes place between the early fifties and the eighties, but the doomed and yet strong connection between Hawk and Tim carries the whole story. Yes, it was terribly difficult to be queer back then, and I am so impressed that you're interested in queer history and that you realize that progress can't be taken for granted. Don't miss the rest!

[@Courtney-Jai]

I think sometimes it's easy to forget what has happened and what had to happen for us to fight back and have the rights we have today

[@bluefriend62]

@@Courtney-Jai And keep in mind that those rights we have today can be taken away if we take them for granted.

[@oldemanA]

yes, since being gay was VERY illegal, cruising public parks & "cottaging" was rampant... the park police would be looking for suspected "fairies" to arrest & blackmail

[@Courtney-Jai]

Would have been incredibly dangerous times , especially what people would have been willing to do if they were caught

[@TheLauren800]

no matter how many times Ive watched this Hawk telling Tim his middle name I find so cute!

[@Courtney-Jai]

I guess it's where their relationship starts to become something more than just lust, but actual connection.

[@gomezleo]

18:00 I can't with your reactions, I love it!!! 😂🦶🏻

[@3r7s]

you know.. you watching the foot scene was the funniest bit in your videos ever.. 🙈😅😅😅

[@Courtney-Jai]

The patreon edition goes on longer haha

[@craigharvey-gurr337]

I don’t know if you heard, but last year during San Francisco Pride, people ran away because there was a sighting of a potential shooter. Luckily it turned out to be nothing, but the damage was already done. This year we weren’t even allowed to bring in bags because people were scared that they were carrying guns in bags. And last year when the shooting at Club Q at Colorado Springs happened I saw these comments on a KZbin video about it saying things like ‘stop grooming kids’, ‘Pulse 2.0 Lol’, even one commented ‘they had it coming’. Those things they said really got to me. I’ve had people say homophobic things to me before, but that… . It just made me more afraid to be myself out in public when I’m not around my family. Hell, now I’m afraid of going to a queer party. Even though things have improved over the decades, we’re still seen as lesser people. Even though it’s 2023, we’re still labeled as child groomers and pedophiles. Even I feel less of a person, and I’m sick and tired of it.

[@cazb5777]

Bigots want us to feel “less-than”. I know how hard it is to be labelled as something you’re not. Hold your head up high & don’t allow haters to affect the way you see yourself. Sending love from London ✨

[@edabillano106]

I'm glad you're reacting to Fellow Travelers. You'll learn a lot about being gay in US. As you said, if you don't know your history, you're bound to repeat it. Right now in the US, even though we had the gay liberation movement in NY that began with the drag queens, the drag community is being targeted by certain right groups and politicians. As you said, other countries are not as advanced and it's dangerous to be openly gay. A lot of work still has to been done.

[@Courtney-Jai]

And yet, we still have people asking why we still need pride sad really

[@mandipandi303]

I look forward to seeing your reactions to this season. You should really read the book. I enjoyed it a lot. The series has already gotten nominated for a ton of awards here in the US. Hawk reminds me of Brian Kinney from the US Queer as Folk quite a bit. The Lavender Scare is a really interesting time is US politics. The societal expectations then ruined the lives of queer and cishet people alike. Cops used to comb parks every night for men cruising, cottaging, etc in order to find men to arrest for being queer. But, of course, if men were even seen together, police would arrest them for "seeming" queer. All to meet a messed up quota of arrests of gay men the police precincts had to meet.

[@Courtney-Jai]

I can imagine alot of people were threatened just because there was no conclusive way to prove it dark times indeed

[@DancerDude]

@25:45, THANK YOU for acknowledging that this is STILL happening to most of the queer community throughout the world, unlike other queer reactors to the show who speak as if this is all behind us now. Some of us are living this exact nightmare scenario day-in and day-out.. Statistically, given how most of the world's population is concentrated in continental Africa and Asia, it very much is still most of us who are going through this and it is honestly getting worse with every passing day. We are used as political and religious scapegoats, live in constant fear of being prosecuted and having to face severe punishment under the law. This show is highlighting that trauma (and in some cases, not even to the fullest extent depending on where you live) through a first-person point-of-view, so I'm thankful that it exists and is able to provide some perspective to queer people who live in a more progressive society under more fortunate circumstances.

[@Courtney-Jai]

I think a lot of people get stuck in their own bubbles and forget about the world outside . Equality doesn't exist universally, but we can make that change by standing against those who believe otherwise.

[@DancerDude]

I know there's nothing much that people from the outside can do (cross-border activism), but I sincerely appreciate you making us feel seen and our struggles acknowledge, it gives us some strength in wanting to actually take charge of our own fight. I hope you enjoy the rest of the show, the last episode left me in a sobbing mess; eyes red and puffy. Haven't experienced a show where I could relate so much and had such a fond emotional attachment to the characters.

[@dontdiesweetheart7926]

In the 1950s being gay was not legal it was looked down on and if you were accused for being gay you could be put on trial for it lose your job and all that

[@Courtney-Jai]

It is a very scary realisation on how far we've come in 70 years, but how much more still has to be done

[@tonyandrich]

The Red Scare and the Lavender Scare happened in the early 1950s, instigated by Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin and the Committee on UnAmerican Activities. McCarthy was determined to eliminate all communists AND gay people from the US government’s workforce . He also wanted to remove the above folks from the motion picture industry. He was a loon of the worst kind…

[@lisettegarcia7013]

You're right on that! In the UK back then if you were caught being queer, you would be arrested and sent to an insane asylum.

[@jesswise1863]

I would move somewhere where it was legal at the time, or keep it discreet until I can move, it’s a tough situation for sure

[@jesswise1863]

@@Courtney-Jaiabsolutely agreed, it’s illegal to be gay in over 60 countries to this day and in some of them they kill people who are accused of being gay, some people don’t understand why pride is still important in 2023 but for that reason that’s why it’s still important to embrace who you are and to be your authentic self

[@Courtney-Jai]

What are your thoughts on the first episode and the two leading characters

[@june1935]

i can't wait for the next one.

[@Courtney-Jai]

Me neither really enjoyed this

[@june1935]

@@Courtney-Jai may i suggest a very British sex scandal 2007. its a tv film/documentary. abut gays in 1950's britain. i watched it last night. it was an eye opener really.

[@appletinitwoappletinis7249]

The milk-guy is the guy from Bridgerton!

[@jesswise1863]

Love your reaction videos ❤

[@Courtney-Jai]

Well I love that you love them

[@VicRez135]

27:20 - This is why seeing stories like Heartstopper is equal parts lovely and devastating.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Stonewall Inn was an underground party scene.

[@Super_Mario128]

Hi Courtney, hope April and yourself are going well❤❤.

[@Courtney-Jai]

Me and april are doing great

[@wuxiansuibian7070]

Hawk is very much a chameleon and does what he needs to, to survive in the social/political times he is in. He compartmentalizes his emotions.

[@Courtney-Jai]

Yeah, I noticed its dog eats dog world, and he always needs to be on top and in control

[@ruthweiss2406]

Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey will fill your heart.

[@christopherkraft1327]

It really makes you think about how hard it was for queer people back then, how far the world has come & how far we have to go!!! 🙂

[@abushenob]

"Fellow travelers" was a term one heard all the time in the 50s and 60s; it referred to people who were not Communists themselves, but who supported or enabled those who were. It is now used on occasion to refer to those who agree with or enable other causes being discussed.

[@sinceslicedbread7422]

Brace yourself. This show is phenomenal. 😊

[@Courtney-Jai]

I can imagine it's going to get very emotional

[@sinceslicedbread7422]

@@Courtney-Jai Like you wouldn't believe.

[@siddigfan]

No, Matt doesn't look old. In fact he looks like hes barely aged at all. I keep thinking he has a Dorian Gray-like portrait in his attic! ❤

[@Courtney-Jai]

Wouldn't surprise me lol

[@kaitlynf4511]

Best show ever

[@Courtney-Jai]

I need to get through a few more episodes before I can throw that label on it haha

[@acttony]

Did you notice that your moon thing, below the sand clock, is upside down

[@Courtney-Jai]

I actually didn't very observant of you to notice

[@Carol-wv9fs]

I would like to recommend a very good film for you to watch, the name is "The Normal Heart". I don't know if you've seen it but this film is exciting and very interesting. It talks about the lives of queer people in the 80s in NY at the beginning of the AIDS crisis and talks a little more about this discovery and the struggle of these people to be seen by the government that at the time ignored the emergency situation

[@Courtney-Jai]

Might be so thing I react to on my patreon movies take a long time to edit for youtube so I have to make sure they will hit a certain view count where as on patreon I don't have to edit at all so I'll happily react to anything.

[@diadiasara]

I thought about "The Normal Heart" too while watching Fellow travellers. Especially as Matt Bomer plays on of the main roles as well, but it's a bit of reversed situation.

[@diadiasara]

I watched the whole show recently and as it's is important as a piece on important part of LGBTQ+ history, it's also quite contemporary. I come from Russia and with recent laws that declared all queer people "extremists" it will be another hunt on queer people as they just try to live their lives. And I can only imagine hard day to day choices they have to make.

[@eprohoda]

Courtney-jai-Omg! how well ~ 📢

[@WiseGuy19]

I had heard of McCarthy and Cohn but I wasn’t aware of the extent of the government investigation and dismissal of lgbt+ people from government employment in the 50s. It really wasn’t that long ago and we’ve come a long way but it seems like we’re moving backwards in some respects too which is a shame.

[@corvus1374]

Cohn was gay and died of AIDS. He was also a Trump mentor

[@Courtney-Jai]

That's crazy isn't sometimes the people who inflict the most damage are the ones who have the most to hide

[@Courtney-Jai]

It's why we still have to keep raiding those flags and standing up for what's rights if things have changed this much in 70 years , it could change a whole lot more in another 70.

[@tonyandrich]

And Roy Cohn was gay himself. Self loathing much!

[@corvus1374]

@@tonyandrich Yep

[@oldemanA]

Since being LGBT was illegal, being one, working in government, allowed you to be susceptible to blackmail

[@Courtney-Jai]

I can imagine even not being queer from what I've gathered, people could have easily been threatened, and the government would have bent a lot of rules just to get prosecutions.

[@abushenob]

That was the premise on which was based the Executive Order Tim tells Hawk about; this is why the public was told that gays in government positions were dangerous.

[@MorningAngel]

I'm glad you're reacting to this. I found the show really good and interesting even though it is quite sad and infuriating in many points. People talk about the epic romance between Hawk and Tim, but for me, how Hawk treats Tim was hard at times to watch. Without wanting to spoil anything, their relationship does evolve and deepen, but Hawk makes some pretty unforgivable choices and is very careless/dismissive in how he treats Tim at times. However, I think the series really conveys how Hawk is broken in many ways and is just trying to survive. Plus, Hawk suffers for many life choices he felt he has to make. I also meant to add that when you talk about older gay folks, I think what the series also conveys very clearly is how AIDS devastated the gay community in the 80s. A lot of LGBTQ people didn't survive this era so there are some missing older generations.

[@Courtney-Jai]

Yeah one thing that I've noticed in episode 1 and 2 is hawk , tries to disconnect from his feelings as much as he can. It's truly tragic the aid crisis and how the community was demonised when they were victims aswell.

[@kaitlynf4511]

OMG I LOVE THIS

[@Courtney-Jai]

I'm glad you liked it

[@dramaturge231]

I don’t think we have three seats in the front nowadays. Maybe that was a special car then.

[@Courtney-Jai]

Think it was the design of cadillac

[@dramaturge231]

@@Courtney-Jai Interesting

[@abushenob]

All cars had bench seats (no center console) both back and front seats in the 1950s and early 60s. When the first consoles came out in the 60s, I remember knowing "cool guys" with bench-seat cars actually cruising around leaning to the left as if they were resting an arm on a center console.

[@salemoh9759]

I love the sex scenes 🙈 but also the romantic scene, how hard it was at this time, i can not believe gay is a crime, i mean in Germany too

[@Courtney-Jai]

Yeah its amazing how much change has really happened in a short amount of time

[@stephenmcglone3878]

Why did you never finish reacting to Heartstopper? I've been waiting over 3 weeks to see your reaction to episode 8 It is my favourite episode of any show ever

[@Courtney-Jai]

It's the next video I'm putting up , I had an accident last week and fell down my stairs, and I got really sick infact I was off ill today.

[@nicolawhitham6964]

​@@Courtney-Jaibless you. Feel better soon xxx

[@_mermaidguts]

​@@Courtney-JaiYou went through all that AND hit your head on your washing machine AND you still found time to record, edit and upload?? Damn dude, hope you have a full recovery!

[@Courtney-Jai]

@_mermaidguts sometimes it's difficult but I try my best to get content out as fast as I can for all of yous

[@robertrawley1115]

Jan 14 viewing: *Yes, we've come a long way but they're still miles to go.* Rising right wing governments in Poland, Hungary, Russia, and Ukraine, among others still clamp down on LGBTQ+ people currently. In 33 US States, it is still legal to use the "gay panic defense" in cases involving assaulting or murdering a gay person. In 2022, over 230 anti-transgender bills were introduced in state legislatures in a coordinated national campaign to target transgender rights, and over 350 in 2023. Many of these bills became law. 25 US states and the District of Columbia have statutes that protect against sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination in employment. 25 States do not have protections. Since 2024 is an election year in the US there is an opportunity to move a step or two forward on some of these fronts. We could also move two steps back if people don't use their platforms or their votes for people who will not discriminate against our community. Fellow Travelers Is a needed reminder that those who do not know their history are doomed to repeat it. My apologies if any of this comes off as preachy, not the intention...

[@Courtney-Jai]

Nope not preachy at all infact I've even quoted about history and how we are doomed to repeat what we don't learn from myself , part of me being a queer youtuber is constantly fighting for change.

[@RichardSteuland]

It was illegal and remains illegal but who can see what happens in private. Hotels use to have a posting on the door that stated things illegal . Acts against nature was the term used.

[@markwood6056]

McCarthy actually does make a point that is accurate (though not for the way he intends it). Being queer and acting on it, was a legitimate security risk in government. That is actually true. The Soviet Union did send agents here to exploit people. And since being queer was such a taboo and stigma, if they discovered that and about you, it gave them a hold on you that they would exploit. Now of course the only reason it's a security risk is that the public considered it such a taboo. If it was normalized where you didn't have to keep it secret, there would be nothing to exploit. It's only the fact that it must remain secret that makes it something that can be exploited. That's societies fault not the queer person.

[@Courtney-Jai]

Sad reality that so many would have have to suffer for it

[@elizabethhair9017]

With certain series (Immortal Instruments), the only storylines that interest me are the gay relationships (MAlec), when I've seen whole episodes I've become very bored by the bits in between.

[@Courtney-Jai]

I'm not sure if you're saying that you find this series to be boring or compelling. I find it interesting as it reflects a history that I'm happy that I never had to see. To know this what people had to endure, just wisper the word queer is incredible.

[@Larry.cupcaks]

You are still on the way my dear. Prepare yourself because you are going to get emotional, cry, get angry...

[@Courtney-Jai]

Strapping myself in for it

[@bakugokatsuki4386]

I didnt think you will make a video of this 😅 Cause you prefer women, I mean mostly straight bi or straightish bi. And this show has too much sexy scenes.Next You can review jacob elordi's saltburn too..

[@Courtney-Jai]

I'm engaged to my partner April, but doesn't mean i'm any less bisexual or have any less interest in seeing an excellent story of what queer people have endured so i can have the privilege to come out and help other come out.

[@bakugokatsuki4386]

@@Courtney-Jai Oh dear! I didn't say less bisexual. Every bisexual person has preference (man or woman). Its not 50 50.

[@Courtney-Jai]

@bakugokatsuki4386 Even though some people have a preference, I don't think you nor I , can say if someone can or cannot be 50/50 I've always been just as attracted to men as I have women. It's about an individual after that the way they make me feel not their gender. My fiance, april, has always shown compassion, love, and respect and has always supported what I do on youtube, and that's why I love her. I am just speaking for myself as I can't speak for others because I'm not them. That's more to the point I'm making.

[@bakugokatsuki4386]

@@Courtney-Jai Ok. Got it. Love u ❤️

[@dramaturge231]

@@Courtney-JaiVery calm, measured response, brother. 🩵

[@Artur-Itas]

DEAR COUR HOW IS BRIDGERTON UNIVERSITY???? CHEERS. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Courtney-Jai]

Can't tell you how bridgerton university is but Warwick university is quite nice 😉

[@natexpress5555]

​@@Courtney-Jai you should do reactions to new films.. Like My Policeman