This week, we are continuing our series we are calling, We're Here Now. We sit down with the folks who were on HBO's We're Here and talk with them about their experience and how the show changed their lives! This week we are joined by drag star Lady Shug to discuss their experience with We're Here, but also discuss queer indigenous culture. Make sure you check out #shugchallenge!
You can follow Lady Shug on
Instagram: @ladyshugdrag
Tiktok: dragladyshug
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Sources for this episode:
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-pop-culture/national-coming-day-15-celebrities-came-2022-far-rcna51467
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-726321
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amir_Ohana
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/drag-story-hour-protest-nyc-caps-year-anti-drag-attacks-rcna63737

AmeriQueer hopes you had a lovely holiday weekend! This week, Cale and Ryan are joined by Actor, Writer, Creator, and Master Puppeteer, Brett Crandall. We apologize for the sound differences, we had some issues with Cale's mic! Stay tuned for some exciting "We're Here" content coming soon!
Follow Brett at their website and Instagram:
Instagram: brett_crandall_studios
Website: brettcrandallstudios.com
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Sources for this episode:
https://www.foxnews.com/media/libs-tiktok-founder-done-hiding-account-want-help-people-fight-agenda
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/lorencecil1/ron-desantis-liberals-of-tik-tok-invite
https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rcna63369
https://pridesource.com/article/5-headlines-that-dominated-lgbtq-news-in-2022/

Welcome to the start of our new series called "We're Here Now". We are joined by Amy Rambow of Season 2 Episode 6 of HBO's "We're Here" centered in Watertown, South Dakota. Amy is the mother of a beautiful trans son, Alex, the founder of the first LGBTQIA+ group in Watertown called Watertown Love, and recently came out as pan sexual as well! Amy is such a delight.
You can follow her on Instagram: @amy_glitter_queen
Tiktok: @Rambow_loves
You can support Watertown Love HERE!
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Sources:
https://www.them.us/story/yeshiva-university-must-recognize-lgbtq-club
https://www.advocate.com/religion/2022/12/20/boston-church-wants-be-home-lgbtq-folks-during-holidays
https://www.yahoo.com/now/texas-creates-chilling-registry-16-181000674.html
https://www.texastribune.org/2022/12/14/ken-paxton-transgender-texas-data/
https://truthout.org/articles/texas-ag-ken-paxton-asked-agency-to-compile-list-of-trans-residents-in-the-state/
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/nyc-councilman-says-building-was-vandalized-drag-reading-rcna62511
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/protesters-swarm-nyc-library-hosting-drag-story-hour-kids-rcna62390
https://twitter.com/martigcummings/status/1603058308927348742
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-americas-real-problems-ignored
https://headtopics.com/us/drag-artist-marti-g-cummings-hit-back-after-tucker-carlson-accused-them-of-being-interested-in-chi-32875421

This week on AmeriQueer, we are joined by Broadway actress, Bex Ayers, and educator Laurie Kindred Brown to chat queer activism in the early 90's in small town Missouri. We also bring you up to date news on queer rights around the world.
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Sources:
​​https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2022/12/06/sex-outside-marriage-illegal-indonesian-parliament/10843010002/
https://alturi.org/news_items/will-indonesias-new-no-sex-before-marriage-laws-target-lgbt-couples/
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/12/us/brittney-griner-us-arrival-monday/index.html
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-seattle-area-bar-had-its-window-shot-ahead-of-a-drag-queen-story-hour/ar-AA156gSn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respect_for_Marriage_Act
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-pop-culture/make-yuletide-gay-making-years-lgbtq-holiday-movies-rcna60839
https://nowthisnews.com/news/watch-10-transgender-lawyers-admitted-to-supreme-court-bar

On this week's episode, we are joined by actor, intuitive tarot reader, and Tiktok star, Jewell Wilson Bridges! We talk about Jewell's life growing up queer in Kentucky, the LA acting market, and of course do some tarot card readings. We also bring you multiple developing news stories from around the world.
Follow Jewell Wilson Bridges on Instagram and Tiktok: jewellwilsonbridges
You can also have your own session with Jewell on www.jewelltarot.com.
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Sources for this episode:
https://abc11.com/power-grid-outage-attacks-energy/12536262/
https://abc11.com/lgbtq-moore-county-power-outage-electric-grid/12535172/
https://www.wral.com/authorities-investigate-social-posts-claiming-knowledge-of-moore-county-blackout/20612783/
https://heavy.com/news/moore-county-power-outage-substation-attack/
https://www.npr.org/2022/09/17/1123508069/religion-christianity-muslim-atheist-agnostic-church-lds-pew
https://www.npr.org/2022/09/15/1123289466/americas-christian-majority-is-shrinking-and-could-dip-below-50-by-2070#:~:text=Transcript-,The%20U.S.'s%20Christian%20majority%20has%20been%20shrinking%20for%20decades,%2C%20that%20number%20was%2090%25.
https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2022/september/christian-decline-inexorable-nones-rise-pew-study.html
https://www.them.us/story/lgbtq-ukraine-refugees-in-berlin-resettling-war-with-russia
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/-sex-households-us-surpass-1-million-first-time-data-shows-rcna59355
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2022/5/29/lgbtq-ukrainians-and-russians-find-solidarity-in-berlin

The drag and queer communities are continuously under attack, and we will not be quiet about it. We are joined by Naomi Dix, the face behind the drag show in Southern Pines, North Carolina, where the power is now out for around 40,000 people, including hospitals, as the power source was attacked by hate groups in an effort to intimidate, attack, and scare the queer community. We need the facts, and they are here. 
Follow Naomi on Instagram and Facebook: @NaomiDix_h.o.c

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This week, Ryan is doing a solo interview with the creators of "We're Here" on HBO MAX, Johnnie Ingram and Stephen Warren. We are excited with this close relationship with the show and can't wait for you all to watch it! Episodes streaming on Friday!
We want to recognize that this has been a very hard week for everyone, especially the queer community. Our hearts are with you all and we will continue to stand with you and fight for all of us.

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Daniel Aston (he/him)

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Ashley Paugh (she/ her)

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Hi Gay! We're AmeriQueer. A new queer podcast where we interview queer people in and from small town America. We aim to amplify queer voices in areas where they have been silenced, while also bringing you topical queer news and ending every episode with something positive in the queer community! This episode, we chat with Collin McDowell, from rural Minnesota, to discuss the pressure to get married at a young age.
Do you want to be apart of our exciting podcast? Do you want your voice and story elevated? We want to hear from you!
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Sources for this episode:
https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/arson-attack-tulsa-donut-shop-hosting-drag-event-follows-right-wing-media-campaign-fear
Jerusalem Post

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-716282?twclid=24e0ru2z7pqm8h6od2q0v0wtgr&fbclid=IwAR0lN2PaC_UfmfuBJzD1vvLU5l8Z90fNlbE2bioQy1nf2rn4oI5NjnBZeP4

EVIE MAGAZINE

https://www.eviemagazine.com/post/iranian-parliament-votes-execute-15-000-protestors-participated-protests-womens-rights

CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/26/politics/us-iran-sanctions-protests

LA BLADE

https://www.losangelesblade.com/2022/11/08/world-cup-ambassador-calls-homosexuality-damage-in-the-mind/

DW

https://www.dw.com/en/trans-survival-in-iran/audio-62770011

RADIO FREE EUROPE RADIO LIBERTY

https://www.rferl.org/a/un-expert-raises-alarm-over-reports-of-lgbt-child-torture-in-iran/31104181.html

USA TODAY

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/11/09/lgbtq-midterm-2022-candidates-history-wins-firsts/8313445001/

Hi Gay! We're AmeriQueer! Ameriqueer interviews queer people in rural spaces. We amplify queer voices and speak with people on the frontlines of the culture wars to get a better understanding of the struggles and joys of guests from and in queer small town America.  

The hosts grew up in small town America and hope to engage an audience that hasn’t been catered to- providing access, education, amplification and visibility.  AmeriQueer is here!

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