Queer Magic Podcast

Join me for this special episode on consent! I am joined by one of the editors of the new book Unsafe Words: Queering Consent in the #MeToo Era.

In this episode we talk about the importance of centering Queer voices and Sex workers when having discussions around consent.

About my guest:

Trevor Hoppe is associate professor of sociology at UNC Greensboro. He is the author of the Lambda Literary-award winning book, "Punishing Disease: HIV and the Criminalization of Sickness," and co-editor of the books, "The War on Sex," and "Unsafe Words: Queering Consent in the #MeToo Era."

The discount code is: RFLR19

To use at: https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/unsafe-words/9781978825406

Here's our Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/unsafewordsbook

Join me and my guest Dr. Hortencia Jimenez as we talk about diet culture, share our personal stories about our relationship with our bodies, and talk about the impact diet culture has on Queer Bodies.

About My Guest:

Dr. Hortencia Jimenez is a queer Mexicana inmigrante from huichol ancestry. She was born in the Sierra Madre in the state of Nayarit, Mexico, and immigrated to the United States as a child. She holds a BA, MA, and Ph.D. in Sociology and is also a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. Dr. Jimenez is a Sociology professor and the author of the book Challenging Inequalities: Readings in Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration and has a forthcoming co-edited undergraduate textbook on Latinxs with SAGE Publishing. Her research writing has appeared in academic publications and has numerous awards and recognitions for her work in the Latinx community. She has been featured in Theluzmedia, Belatina news, two leading Latina digital platforms, as well as Hispanic Kitchen, and has been interviewed by radio stations and numerous podcasts throughout the United States. Dr. Jimenez's work centers on dismantling diet culture from a social and racial justice framework and helping Latinxs heal their relationship with food and body image.

You can follow her on Instagram and tiktok @drhortenciajimenez and listen to her podcast Dismantling Diet Culture: F*ck Beig Calladita. For more information, you can check her website Website: www.hortenciajimenez.com

Join me as I speak with my guest Michael Lemus about Bisexuality, bi-erasure, and the stigma associated with bisexuality.

About My Guest

Michael Lemus is the Founder and CEO of Reclaiming Your Happiness with Lemus LLC, an inclusive platform and business dedicated to helping people find their voice, reclaim their happiness, and align themselves with their life goals. Michael identifies as a first generation college graduate/professional. He is also a bisexual latino content creator, life coach, strategic brand consultant, and speaker. Additionally, Michael is the Founder of Scholars of Color, which is a platform where scholars of color are purposefully celebrated and showcased.

You can find Michael on his instagram @arisewithlemus and website https://www.reclaimingyourhappinesswithlemus.com/

Join me and my special guest Grace (Pastor Gigi) as we talk about inner child healing work. We dive deep into what it means to do inner child work and also talk about Grace's book, Once Parented Twice Shy (available now)!

About My Guest

Grace is 29 year old former social worker and QMPH she has both her bachelors and masters of social work and has had a variety of experiences working with people on the individual and systemic level. From in-home counseling to growing organic fruits and veggies for corner stores in food deserts Grace’s work has always been about holistic healing. She has taken what she has learned as both a current client and former clinician and now is a community organizer teaching inter-generationally what it’s like to heal and reconnect with self and community. An advocate for change Grace believes change happens at the individual level first, “we first must develop wholeness, compassion, love, accountability, acceptance, and grace within ourselves so that systems are built of all those things because systems are built of us”

You can buy the book on Amazon

You can also follow Grace on TikTok or Instagram

Join me for a very special episode with my guest Clawdeena! During this episode she talks about the loss of her father, a big break up, and how dolls helped them in their healing process.

Clawdeena also talks about their 3 part documentary which she describes as "a story about grief, disguised by the glamour and aesthetics of escapism". In her documentary, she discusses grief- between her father passing away in 2021 and then experiencing a rough breakup in 2022. It explores how this emotional time affected the influencer events she was attending. She speaks about a dissociative episode she has during an event with Mattel and the Monster High Movie Premiere. The 3 part documentary comes is out now and in it she dives deeper into how she gets through that, how she processes those emotions and how she's finding her way through grief.

Doll enthusiast and social media sensation Clawdeena is best known for her incredible make-up transformations and her YouTube videos where she shares her extensive knowledge on many different types of dolls. She first rose to fame with her stop motion skills, and then continued her growth as she completed fabulous makeup transformations on her mother! As a young queer person in the public eye, Clawdeena has recently shifted focus to mental health and advocacy. She became a certified crisis counselor and has already started helping many young people with their self love and self discovery journeys.

Listen in as I speak with Dr. Michael Martinez on the healing power of self-expression. We dive into our own stories and evolution as Queer mental health practitioners in the field. Finding joy and healing in self-expression can be extremely powerful for our mental health.

Dr. Michael Martinez is a non binary, indigenous, queer, father and husband. earned their Doctor of Clinical Psychology degree with a focus on Community Psychology at the University of La Verne.  More recently, Michael has started to practice psychology in a way that encourages clients to reconnect with themselves even though we live in a society that traditionally encourages disconnection.

Not everyone comes out in their teens or 20s. Many folx in the Queer community come out later in life. This episode is dedicated to all those folx out there who are exploring their Queer identity as late bloomers! Listen in as we share our stories and talk about some of the challenges as well as joys of being a Late Bloomer Queer.

For this episode, I had a very special guest Aviel Zayas, LCSW (they/xe) a social worker and the founder of BIPOC Restorative Therapy, specializing in working with QTBIPOC folx in New York and New Jersey.

Many folx in the Queer community grow up experiencing some type of bullying. We know bullying is detrimental to our mental health and can affect our self-esteem. Bullying often comes from people who don't understand or are not accepting of the Queer community, but what happens when it comes directly from other folx in the Queer community. Listen in as my guest Jesse Escalante, a social worker & dancer, and I talk about our personal experiences with unwelcoming folx in the Queer community.

We specifically speak about the Gay community and discuss how patriarchal, heteronormative, and toxic masculinity still has a strong grasp in many gay men's lives. This leads to exclusion and rejection of those who do not fit into the "archetype" many gay men worship.

Welcome loves and thank you for giving my podcast a listen. This is the intro episode 0 where I share with you the reason why I created this podcast and what is to come! I also share about myself, background, and identity.

About me:

Luis (He, Him, They) is a natural entertainer who enjoys making others laugh and feel inspired. As a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Luis works tirelessly to support the LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities. Luis is also the founder ofPsychoSocial Media, a mental health platform providing mental health articles and resources. Most recently, Luis became the co-owner of PsychoSocial Therapy, a private practice specializing in LGBTQ+ and BIPOC mental health.

Luis is also an Indigiqueer model who has a deep passion for fashion, visibility, and self-expression. Luis has collaborated with local and international (Mexico) designers. Luis is currently scheduled to walk for a fashion haus located in San Francisco in celebration of PRIDE month 2022.

Luis is a firm believer that the media plays a massive role in the way mental health is understood, and wants to use his knowledge to increase awareness. As a testament to his work, Luis has been featured on Telemundo, a large Spanish Network, on a monthly basis. In past appearances on Telemundo, Luis has talked about anxiety, depression, LGBTQ+ issues, and other mental health topics in Spanish.

You can learn more by following Luis on instagram @luis_thee_lmft or visiting his website www.luis-cornejo.com

Welcome to the Queer Magic Podcast! Thank you so much for being here and giving my podcast a listen. This was not originally the episode I wanted to release, but something happened while I was in the creative process. I started to feel angry and couldn't quite pinpoint why. As I sat down, paid attention to my body, and reflected I quickly realized that I had been holding on to a lot of resentment towards men. As a Queer person who exists in a world where patriarchy and toxic masculinity run amok, I've had my share of challenges for not fitting into the socially defined role of being "male."

These experiences have followed me since middle school where I was constantly bullied by men because of the way I walked, talked, or expressed myself. Fast forward to my 30's and it sometimes feels like things haven't changed. I still struggle with connecting to cis gendered heterosexual men. This also includes gay men who often uphold heteronormative values as a way to fit in or connect with masculinity. Even doing this work and meeting men who are "dismantling or challenging" toxic masculinity I find that they still hold a lot of internalized beliefs and biases. This makes it difficult to have conversations and openly talk about men's role in dismantling toxic narratives and hate towards non cis het men. This is a brief intro into my new podcast and a taste of what's to come. I have been organizing and getting ready to set up interviews with some wonderful guests. So get ready! Here we go!!

About me:

Luis (He, Him, They) is a natural entertainer who enjoys making others laugh and feel inspired. As a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Luis works tirelessly to support the LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities. Luis is also the founder ofPsychoSocial Media, a mental health platform providing mental health articles and resources. Most recently, Luis became the co-owner of PsychoSocial Therapy, a private practice specializing in LGBTQ+ and BIPOC mental health.

Luis is also an Indigiqueer model who has a deep passion for fashion, visibility, and self-expression. Luis has collaborated with local and international (Mexico) designers. Luis is currently scheduled to walk for a fashion haus located in San Francisco in celebration of PRIDE month 2022.

Luis is a firm believer that the media plays a massive role in the way mental health is understood, and wants to use his knowledge to increase awareness. As a testament to his work, Luis has been featured on Telemundo, a large Spanish Network, on a monthly basis. In past appearances on Telemundo, Luis has talked about anxiety, depression, LGBTQ+ issues, and other mental health topics in Spanish.

You can learn more about Luis by following him on instagram @luis_thee_lmft or by visiting his website www.luis-cornejo.com