How To Be Queer

How To Be Queer

By Chris, Kellum, & SamEducationHow To
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How To Be Queer episodes

  • Episode 46: we love lesbians! feat. Melanie!

    Happy Lesbian Visibility Week, HTBQers!

    Tomorrow is Lesbian Visibility Day, this week is Lesbian Visibility Week, and so in honour of this we reunited with one of our fave lady lovers: MELANIE (she/they)!!!! Since each of us relates in our own way to the word, we discuss how each of us relates to the word lesbian and get into the nitty-gritty of labels and words and how we have come to use the ones we use (or don't use). We are so excited to share this episode with you beautiful humans!

    We hope you enjoy the episode! Happy Lesbian Visibility Week! We see you lesbians, and WE LOVE YOU, LESBIAN LISTENERS!!! THIS ONE IS A LOVE LETTER FOR YOU!! Let us know what you think: drop us a line on our Insta, or email us at 

    We are back to a semi-biweekly-ish schedule, so stay tuned for our next episode coming to your earbuds on May 9th!

    We appreciate you so much <3

    XOXO

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    1 hr 29 min
  • Episode 45: HTBQ: After Dark 🔥 Queer Love...and Friendship

    So you caught feels for your bestie, maybe they did too? Are sparks flying between ya'll but you don't want to ruin your friendship. We've all been there, and we do mean all of us, falling for a friend is, at this point a rite of passage, but unlike a lot of our hetero-counterparts, it doesn't have to end friendships and it doesn't have to end up as a relationship either.



    Join Sam and Kellum in the second episode in our How To Be Queer: After Dark series, our semi-monthly spicy🔥series, where Sam and Kellum will be discussing some spicy topics of How To Be Queer!!
    Stay tuned next month for a juicy one 🧃

    This episode is rated 🌶️ 🌶️ / 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️


    We hope you enjoy the episode! Let us know what you think: drop us a line on our Insta, or email us at 

    We love you, thank you so much for listening, and we hope you enjoy episode 10 of this beautiful season!!
    We are back in the swing of things with biweekly episodes, which means that you will hear from us again on February 28, because gd it is a leap year!
    So glad you are here on this journey, with us and we have so much to share with you this season. We appreciate you so much <3

    XOXO

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    Chris

    Kellum

    Sam

    1 hr 2 min
  • Episode 44 - HTBQ: After Dark 🔥 Queer Love

    This week, Sam and Kellum dive into Queer love, the L word and the Last of Us. We begin the episode by discussing queer love, referencing an article, Kellum found on Queer Relationships and why queer love feels so much more real than other loves we’ve had. 

    This is also our first episode in our semi-monthly spicy🔥series, How To Be Queer: After Dark, where Sam and Kellum will be discussing the spicy parts of HTBQ!!

    Stay tuned next month for a juicy one 🧃

    This episode is rated 🌶️ / 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

    We hope you enjoy the episode! Let us know what you think: drop us a line on our Insta, or email us at 

    We love you, thank you so much for listening, and we hope you enjoy episode 10 of this beautiful season!!

    We are back in the swing of things with biweekly episodes, which means that you will hear from us again on February 28, because gd it is a leap year!
    So glad you are here on this journey, with us and we have so much to share with you this season. We appreciate you so much <3

    XOXO

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    Chris

    Kellum

    Sam


    1 hr 13 min
  • episode 43 - a lively chat with young, queer artist echo!

    Hey y'all!

    This week we have an extra special guest episode: this time with the one and only ECHO!! Echo (they/them) is a nonbinary, queer student who is navigating the world as a young Gen Z and trying their best to be their self and get through high school. But we wanted to hear all about that journey, and about what makes them tick!

    We met Echo through the Arts Jam program that safeword (you remember Brandon from episode 40?) put on in summer of 2022. While we were there, we met Echo and thought it would be so cool to talk to them about their experience and their art and what they have to say and share. And here we finally are! Long time in the making, a queer convo with Echo!!!

    We hope you enjoy the episode! Let us know what you think: drop us a line on our Insta, or email us at

    We love you, thank you so much for listening, and we hope you enjoy episode 9 of this beautiful season!! We are back in the swing of things with biweekly episodes. So, our next episode will air on February 14th (do you smell that love in the air? I think it's how much HTBQ loves u)! We have so much in store for you and cannot WAIT to share it! So glad you are here on this journey, with us. We appreciate you so much <3

    XOXO

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    Chris

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    Sam

    safeword

    41 min
  • episode 42 - happy new queer!

    WE'RE BAAAAAAAAACK!

    A panel of three, and it's all your fave hosts!! Today we are talking to each other about our holiday experiences, and also about our new queer resolutions/vibe checks.

    WATCH OUT 2023! HTBQ is coming to getcha!

    We hope you enjoy the episode! Let us know what you think: drop us a line on our Insta, or email us at

    We love you, thank you so much for listening, and we hope you enjoy episode 8 of this beautiful season!! This is the first episode of 2023, coming back at you with biweekly episodes. So, our next episode will air on January 31st and we will be discussing our vision for 2023 for HTBQl! We have so much in store for you and cannot WAIT to share it! So glad you are here on this journey, with us. We appreciate you so much <3

    XOXO

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    Chris

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    Sam


    21 min
  • episode 41 - home for the holigays!

    Hey y'all, welcome back for the mid-season finale of season 4!

    A panel of three, and it's all your fave hosts!! We have come together for one last podcast episode of 2022 to send you off into the holigays with some gorgeous tips on how to get through and thrive!! :)

    For our last episode, Sam, Chris, and Kellum decided they wanted to discuss what they are doing for the holigays, what the season looks like for them, and how they survive the difficult times. Queerness and holidays don't always mix, and some of us at HTBQ know that better than others. But regardless, it is a time to celebrate you and your family, whatever family looks like to you. So whether you are with birthed or adoptive or foster family, or with chosen or circumstantial family, celebrate and know that we are with you every step of the way! We love you so much!!

    We hope you enjoy the episode! Let us know what you think: drop us a line on our Insta, or email us at

    We love you, thank you so much for listening, and we hope you enjoy episode 7 of this beautiful season!! This is the last episode of 2022, our mid-season finale, if you will. We will be taking a quick hiatus, and will be returning to your feeds bigger and better than ever on January 17th!! We have so much in store for you and cannot WAIT to share it! So glad you are here on this journey, with us. We appreciate you so much <3

    XOXO

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    Chris

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    Sam


    49 min
  • episode 40 - art is queer with brandon crone!
    Hey y'all, welcome back for episode six of season 4, a very special guest episode!!
    This week we have a guest star that kellum and chris interview and get the dish on queerness and art, from the director of safeword, Brandon Crone (they/them)!!
    We start out by talking about how Brandon got into the work that they are doing, then move into the intersection of queerness and art, and discuss representation of queer people and its importance to our community. Stay tuned for a bunch of beautiful thoughts from this beautiful human!!
    Wanna find out more about the work they are doing? Check out safeword!
    online: safeword.ca
    insta: @safeword.arts
    facebook: safeword.arts
    tiktok: @whatsyoursafeword
    We hope you enjoy the episode! Let us know what you think: drop us a line on our Insta, or email us at
    XOXO
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    1 hr 11 min
  • episode 39 - through the looking glass: reflections on families and coming out!

    Hey y'all, welcome back for episode five of season 4!

    This week we have a panel of two because of food poisoning. But it's totally alright!! Because now you get to experience the joys of listening to the incredible amazing voices of Kellum and Sam!! You still get an episode because we still have hosts in the event of illness :)

    Recently, while Sam was just minding her own business, she heard someone say "if my child is queer, I will need some time as a parent" and she was like I KNOW HTBQ NEEDS TO DISCUSS!!! So she brought it to the table this week! Kellum and Sam dive in and discuss the thoughts behind what it means to come out to given family, and the grace or grieving that some talk about needing. They also look at how they represent their queerness in daily life, and compare it with their past, look at how many times and how they have come out, and also look at how their queer journey has evolved and continues to evolve to this very day!

    We hope you enjoy the episode! Let us know what you think: drop us a line on our Insta, or email us at

    We love you, thank you so much for listening, and we hope you enjoy episode 5 of this beautiful season!! So glad you are here on this journey, with us. We appreciate you so much <3

    XOXO

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    Chris

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    47 min
  • episode 38 - queer horror with max!

    Hey y'all, welcome back for episode four of season 4 - Halloweeeeeeeen edition!!

    This week we have a panel of four - Sam, Chris, Kellum, and our special guest, Old Hollywood Correspondent, Max Mosher!

    We get into some sp00ky territory this week, discussing all things horror! We ask Max some important questions, like 'why is horror queer?' and 'why do we love it so much?' and 'what's ur fave movies?'. We also talk about camp (no, not the outdoors kind, the gay kind) and its place in the horror genre. You are in for a treat with this one y'all. It's simply sp00ktacular!!

    We hope you enjoy the episode! Let us know what you think: drop us a line on our Insta, or email us at

    We love you, thank you so much for listening, and thanks for tuning in on an irregular day!! We wanted to treat you this week, no tricks!! An early episode to get you some queer content for ur ears this Halloween day 2022. Hope it gives you a fright!!

    XOXO

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    Next episode: November 15, 2022

    1 hr 2 min
  • episode 37 - pronoun journeys with kellum and chris!

    Oopsie sorry about that y'all! We uploaded a version with no sound for about 20 minutes. But this is the right one! Alright, back to regularly scheduled programming.........

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    Hey y'all, welcome back for episode three of season 4!

    This week we have a panel of two because of scheduling conflicts, but this may happen with three of us. But it's totally alright!! Because if it does, you still get an episode because we still have hosts :)

    Tomorrow (October 19th) is Pronoun Day, a day to celebrate the fact that people are in charge of their own pronouns. Pronouns are part of gender expression and tell the world how you feel you fit into the giant human social construct that is gender. Pronouns rock because they allow us to feel seen, especially when people use the pronouns that fit our truth. And that's what Kellum and Chris talk about today - how did they come to understand their pronouns, what is their relationship to pronoun usage, and some tips for everyone. Also, some other random gender stuff is discussed.

    We hope you enjoy the episode! Let us know what you think: drop us a line on our Insta, or email us at

    We love you, thank you so much for listening, and we hope you enjoy episode 3 of this beautiful season!! So glad you are here on this journey, with us. We appreciate you so much <3

    XOXO

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    Chris

    Kellum

    Sam

    44 min

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Did that gender-neutral barista put your head in a tailspin because they had a rainbow pin and another purple and yellow one you didn't recognize strategically placed upon the lapel or their forest green apron? Do you not even know what the G in 2SLGBTQPNIA+ stands for? Does this acronym literally make you bury your head in the sand or scream out loud?