Q:LV

Dr. Ashleigh Strange sits down with Brittany Keal of the Lehigh Valley Chamber to talk about how businesses can create a more welcoming environment for LGBTQ+ patrons and employees.

Dr. Ashleigh Strange welcomes Justan Parker Jefferson Fields to hand off the hosting torch and discuss the idea of pride as both an idea and an event to celebrate in the LGBTQ+ community.

As the holidays approach, Justan Parker Fields welcomes Chloe Cole-Wilson from Project Silk Lehigh Valley and Emily Conners from Valley Youth House for a conversation about taking care of one's mental health, seeking assistance when necessary, and available resources.

Justan Parker Fields welcomes William Sanders, Managing Artistic Director of the Civic Theatre of Allentown for a conversation about local theater and its impact on the community.

Justan Parker Fields welcomes Eric Yoak from the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center and Ariel Torres from Lehigh University’s Pride Center to talk about all things Lehigh Valley Pride.

Justan Parker Fields welcomes Corinne Goodwin, President of the Eastern PA Trans Equity Project back to WDIY to discuss PA Senate Bill 1191, which aims to prevent transgender students from participating in school sports alongside their peers.

Justan Parker Fields brings PRIDE Month to WDIY by talking with Jerry Schmidt, manager of the former Stonewall nightclub in Allentown, and previews Bradbury-Sullivan's Drag Brunch with Eric Yoak (hosting as Christina Vixen).

New Q:LV Host Justan Parker Fields speaks with Corinne Goodwin from the Eastern PA Trans Equity Project and Chloe Cole-Wilson from Project Silk about the importance of equity and inclusion for transgender people, as well as the harmful barriers posed by legislation being proposed or passed in Pennsylvania and across the country.

For Black History Month, Adrian Shanker welcomes Black Lives Matter Lehigh Valley founder Justan Parker Fields to the WDIY studios for a conversation about the intersections of movements for equity and liberation for marginalized communities with shared struggles for inclusion and access.

On the debut episode of Q:LV, Adrian Shanker welcomes the authors of two highly anticipated new queer young adult novels; Brian Zepka (he/him), author of The Temperature of Me and You and Robin Gow (they/ze/he), author of A Million Quiet Revolutions.