Beyond Queer Stories

This week we talk with Jessie, a self-proclaimed bisexual disabled badass! Jessie tells us about her work in advocating for the rights of disabled people in a former workplace, founding the LGBTQ guard in Minneapolis, as well as navigating her own disabilities including sensory processing disorder and vaginismus. Also check out her group, Bisexual Queer Alliance Chicago.

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Podcast music by DC queer artist Be Steadwell. Check out her music at www.besteadwell.com

Join us as we discuss Season 2 of Beyond Queer Stories. Ashabi and Dawn will tell you a bit about upcoming episodes and collabs.

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Podcast music by DC queer artist Be Steadwell. Check out her music at www.besteadwell.com

Join us as we reflect on Season 1 and discuss some of our favorite moments with our incredible guests. We also talk about our vision for Season 2 and make a call for voices we haven't yet had on the podcast (e.g., poly, kink, intersex, and more POC voices to the front!). You also won't want to miss Ashabi's Baby Shark solo performance first heard here! We'll be back with new episodes Monday, August 5th. In the meantime stay connected on our social media accounts. We hope you all have a wonderful Pride season full of love, community, and acceptance! <3

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @beyondqueerstories and on Twitter @beyondqueerpod. Look for links on our profiles to submit to be featured on Beyond Queer Stories. You can also email us at [email protected].

Podcast music by DC queer artist Be Steadwell. Check out her music at www.besteadwell.com

This week we talk with Baphomet, a gay trans man who makes art and is getting ready to study to be a vet tech. We talk with him about the symbolism of tattoos and piercings and his experience of how mushrooms helped him come out and process his trauma that led him to hide his gender identity and sexuality.

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @beyondqueerstories and on Twitter @beyondqueerpod. Look for links on our profiles to submit to be featured on Beyond Queer Stories. You can also email us at [email protected].

Podcast music by DC queer artist Be Steadwell. Check out her music at www.besteadwell.com

This week we talked with Ditto, a 20-something, gender-fluid, pansexual human adult. Ditto has years of comedy training and performs in hyper-femme drag around town. Join us as we talk about her move from Kentucky to Chicago, why she chose Ditto as her name, and how she fell in love with UK comedian Joe Lycett.

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @beyondqueerstories and on Twitter @beyondqueerpod. Look for links on our profiles to submit to be featured on Beyond Queer Stories. You can also email us at [email protected].

Podcast music by DC queer artist Be Steadwell. Check out her music at www.besteadwell.com

This week we talk to Rae, a writer, storyteller, and therapist. We discuss their experiences living in Zimbabwe, their journey into their trans identity, and their work in mental health.

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @beyondqueerstories and on Twitter @beyondqueerpod. Look for links on our profiles to submit to be featured on Beyond Queer Stories. You can also email us at [email protected].

Podcast music by DC queer artist Be Steadwell. Check out her music at www.besteadwell.com

This week we talk with Aurora and hear about their musical activism as a nonbinary cellist. We also discuss the societal gendering of bodies and envision a future world that requires no labels. You can read their blog here: https://helpwordsarehard.wordpress.com/?fbclid=IwAR055IZt6QxDz9xaS84wG38a63l1x7CJpSj_67RL1-0OWU2THL4jiufgSqY

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @beyondqueerstories and on Twitter @beyondqueerpod. Look for links on our profiles to submit to be featured on Beyond Queer Stories. You can also email us at [email protected].

Podcast music by DC queer artist Be Steadwell. Check out her music at www.besteadwell.com

This week we talk with Jess who is bisexual, nonbinary, and a wonderful mother and wife. We discuss her journey raising a child while trying to not impose gendered expectations, what it's like to be shamed for not breastfeeding, and her experience with coming out as nonbinary to her husband. You can read her blog at https://indefinitelyjess.com/

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @beyondqueerstories and on Twitter @beyondqueerpod. Look for links on our profiles to submit to be featured on Beyond Queer Stories. You can also email us at [email protected]. Podcast music by DC queer artist Be Steadwell. Check out her music at www.besteadwell.com

This week we talk to Dr. Joel Filmore about his journey from sexual abuse through drug addiction to sex work, and how he rose to become a successful researcher and owner of a private practice. We also discuss what is deemed "professionalism" in academia and the importance of being your authentic self. Be sure to check out his podcast Mental Health is a Drag.

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @beyondqueerstories and on Twitter @beyondqueerpod. Look for links on our profiles to submit to be featured on Beyond Queer Stories. You can also email us at [email protected].

Podcast music by DC queer artist Be Steadwell. Check out her music at www.besteadwell.com

This week we talk with Randy whose major defining and life altering event was when the neighbor living below him started a 5 Alarm fire destroying Randy’s apartment. Randy moved back to his hometown for over 3 and a half years to help care for his Mom with Alzheimer's. He served as an Ambassador with the Illinois Alzheimer’s Association, lobbied legislators in Washington, DC for Alzheimer's research funding, and has recently become an Ambassador with Eastern Iowa Alzheimer’s Association.

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @beyondqueerstories and on Twitter @beyondqueerpod. Look for links on our profiles to submit to be featured on Beyond Queer Stories. You can also email us at [email protected].

Podcast music by DC queer artist Be Steadwell. Check out her music at www.besteadwell.com