For this episode, I met with Barry Wendell, an openly gay city councilor for Morgantown. He spoke about his personal history and how he got to Morgantown. He shared a variety of personal experiences about being gay during the AIDS crisis and his own...

I spoke with Brian Kotson, a WVU student who identifies as asexual. He is super passionate about ace representation and education, and we had a great conversation on an orientation that isn’t often talked about.Here's more information on asexuality-...

This episode focuses on Amendment 1, an important issue on the ballot for the West Virginia election, as well as Planned Parenthood and the many services it offers. Thank you so much Emily Thompson from Planned Parenthood South Atlantic for sharing...

I sat down with Mike Hamrick, an openly gay and genderqueer senator in WVU's student government. We spoke about representation in student organizations on campus, as well as why it's important to speak up and tell your story.

I talked with Julie Jenkins, a WVU student and cosplayer. We talked about their experiences in cosplay, as well as the queer community within cosplay and advice for getting started.

For this episode, I talked to Ash Bray, a nonbinary Morgantown resident. They are also a meteorologist and a passionate advocate for queer representation, especially in the STEM field. We discussed growing up queer in West Virginia, as well as queer vis...

Erica Kushner is a student at West Virginia University who started a student group last year for people of different gender identities called Genderwhat. We discussed pronouns, as well as representation of marginalized groups in popular media.

Cris Mayo is the director of the LGBTQ+ Center at West Virginia University, as well as a professor of Women's and Gender Studies. We discussed what the center has to offer, as well as LGBTQ+ issues on a state level.

Hi everyone! Thank you so much for tuning in. I'm Kayla Gagnon, the producer and host of "Queer Mountaineers." Here's a mini- episode about what to expect from this podcast as well as why I'm doing this.