CW : sexual and gender-based violence, suicide, oppression

Ruth lives outside of Montreal without internet, but she was able to come into the studio to share her perspectives and experiences. She talks about her involvement with Gayline, Children's Aid and Gay & Grey. Ruth was placing children in foster care just as the organization was beginning to allow gay people to foster children. Her worked helped pave the way for some of the rights and freedoms we enjoy today.

This episode was recorded at the Sud-Ouest Recording Service, and produced and edited by That Nikki You Know.

The Gay & Grey Montreal Podcast is a proud new member of the Upford Network of podcasts! This network was an obvious choice for us knowing how committed they are to providing queer-friendly programming and supporting the community.

Gay et Grey Montréal a le plaisir d'annoncer à ses fans qu'une nouvelle série intitulée "Queer Elders Sharing" sera lancée le 22 février 2023. Découvrez-les sur https://anchor.fm/blchtproject . À voir plus tard ce mois-ci !

Gay and Grey is pleased to let our fans know that a new series called "Queer Elders Sharing" will premiere on February 22, 2023. Check them out at https://anchor.fm/blchtproject . Check it out later this month!

Look for our 6 part series in January 2023

Co-founder of Gay & Grey, Bruce Cameron, shares his experiences of coming out, working as a gay man and the love of his life. This episode was recorded in the summer during a heat wave.

The Gay & Grey Podcast is hosted and edited by That Nikki You Know (https://www.thatnikkiyouknow.com) in collaboration with the Sud-ouest Recording Service.

To learn more about Gay & Grey Montreal, check out their website (https://gayandgreymontreal.com/) or find them on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

The music in this episode is an excerpt from Montreal-based singer/songwriter, Letchi. If you would like to donate music to this podcast project, please email us at [email protected] .

CW : sexual trauma, some cursing

Co-founder of Gay & Grey Montreal, Miranda Potts, took some time out of her VERY busy schedule to talk about her fascinating life with a gay activist mother, responses to trauma and how she came to fill such an important role in our community. She highlights the many intersections of oppression she has experienced (racism, homophobia, poverty), while recounting life stories like how she landed the lead role in one of Montreal's first gay theater productions and how she met Dr Bernice King, Dr Martin Luther King Jr's daughter. 

We ended up needing to do two sessions, one of which was via Zoom and the other was in studio (at the Sud-Ouest Recording Service). Recording quality varies.

This episode was recorded and edited by That Nikki You Know.

The Gay & Grey Montreal Podcast is a proud new member of the Upford Network of podcasts! This network was an obvious choice for us knowing how committed they are to providing queer-friendly programming and supporting the community.  

To learn more about Gay & Grey Montreal, check out their website (https://gayandgreymontreal.com/) or find them on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

The music in this episode was donated by Montreal musician, Steven Lee Rachel.

One of our newer members, Miriam (co-director of Studio 303), talks about her 30-year history of organizing queer events and shares her experience at the infamous Sex Garage raid in Montreal and the Voodoo club in Toronto in the 80s. We also talked about changes in media consumption, de-institutionalization and coping with the pandemic.

The Gay & Grey Montreal Podcast is a proud new member of the Upford Network of podcasts! This network was an obvious choice for us knowing how committed they are to providing queer-friendly programming and supporting the community.

On June 10th, 2021 (NEXT WEEK) we will be hosting our 3rd InterGen LGBTQ+ Connect Zoom event for our rainbow community to get to know each other. Samantha Lauzon is our guest speaker for that event, so we had a conversation together about her life as a trans woman. We talk about bathrooms, healing, alcoholism and PORN. Samantha has been a guest speaker at Ryerson University for the past 15 years and you can find a recording of one of her talks here. 

Our event on June 10th will start with a Q&A with Samantha and then we'll have smaller age-balanced conversations in breakout rooms after a short break. You can register for that event on our Eventbrite. Click here for the registration page.

To learn more about Gay & Grey Montreal, check out their website (https://gayandgreymontreal.com/) or find them on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

The music in this episode is created by That Nikki You Know.

Campbell is one of the light-hearted jokesters in our group. Born and raised in Scotland, he came to Canada as a young married man. For most of his life, he kept his homosexual encounters a secret. He is now happily out and proud.

The Gay & Grey Podcast is hosted and edited by That Nikki You Know (https://www.thatnikkiyouknow.com) in collaboration with the Sud-ouest Recording Service.

To learn more about Gay & Grey Montreal, check out their website (https://gayandgreymontreal.com/) or find them on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

The music in this episode is an excerpt from Montreal-based singer/songwriter, Erik Fines. If you would like to donate music to this podcast project, please email us at [email protected] .