CanQueer

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The podcast currently has 124 episodes available.

CanQueer episodes:

September 28, 2017 Episode 37: Drag Culture
Luke and Sebastien discuss whether or not Canada's drag culture is under threat from Ru Paul's Drag Race. They also discuss Bill 895 in Quebec to allow Trans migrants to change their gender identity on provincial documents.
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1h
September 20, 2017 Queer Tech!
Unfortunately tech companies aren't as diverse as they should be, and Queer Tech Montreal is working to combat that through advocacy, and awareness raising both within the tech industry and the community.
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1h
September 06, 2017 Episode 35: 31 Chechens
It recently emerged that Canada has brought in 31 gay men fleeing Chechnya with the help of Rainbow Railroad. We discuss this big news before moving on to discuss some of the impact that's been felt by the Australian referendum on equal marriage.
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56min
August 30, 2017 Episode 34: Protest at Pride
With Trudeau attending security was extra tight and that came to a head when protesters (wrongly labelled BLM protesters) came to protest pride. With a list of 20 'demands' the parade was held up for 20 minutes. The discusses those twenty demands and the events of the parade.
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59min
August 23, 2017 Episode 33: Canada's Role in Global LGBT Rights
CanQueer's Luke was able to attend and record the session on the role that Canada can play in the advancement of human rights of LGBTI people globally.
Carlos Idibouo moderated the session, he is an activist with many organizations in Cote d’Ivoire, Montréal and Toronto. Kim Vance is executive director of ARC International. Maurice Tomlinson is with the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and works to support the advancement of LGBT equality in the Caribbean region. Mark Allen is the Executive Director – Human Rights & Indigenous Affairs, for the Office of Human Rights, Freedoms and Inclusion. Meghan Watkinson is Deputy Director – Governance, at Global Affairs Canada.
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59min
August 23, 2017 Episode 32: Misogyny in Tech
Luke and Sebastien are joined by Robyn to discuss misogyny in the tech industry. Across Canada's high tech firm the impact of the 'Google' memo are being felt as tech firms grapple with diversity in the limelight.
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59min
August 23, 2017 Episode 33: Canada’s Role in Global LGBT Rights
CanQueer's Luke was able to attend and record the session on the role that Canada can play in the advancement of human rights of LGBTI people globally.

Carlos Idibouo moderated the session, he is an activist with many organizations in Cote d’Ivoire, Montréal and Toronto. Kim Vance is executive director of ARC International. Maurice Tomlinson is with the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and works to support the advancement of LGBT equality in the Caribbean region. Mark Allen is the Executive Director – Human Rights & Indigenous Affairs, for the Office of Human Rights, Freedoms and Inclusion. Meghan Watkinson is Deputy Director – Governance, at Global Affairs Canada.
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59min
August 09, 2017 Episode 31: The Latest LGBT News
Luke and Sebastien discuss some of the biggest news starting with Vancouver Pride all the way to what's happening in Chechnya
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1h
August 02, 2017 Episode 30: Men and Feminism
Have you ever thought about needing to practice talking? Well, that's one idea in this week's show. We discuss with Matt Schaff of OCTEVAW and Deb Conners of Men & Feminisms the what role men play in feminism, and what role feminism plays with men.
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1h
July 26, 2017 Episode 29: Queer Indie Music
With Sebastien at the helm, Jake and Seb discuss Queer music, and specifically Indie music. They discuss the challenges in discoverability for Indie Canadian Queer musicians.
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59min

FAQs about CanQueer:

How many episodes does CanQueer have?

The podcast currently has 124 episodes available.