Queergasm Podcast

Today on Queergasm, I am thrilled to present this special shelter-in-place episode, as we all navigate this global pandemic. If this episode has some tech glitches, I hope you’ll be forgiving, we’re all doing the best we can under the circumstances. The proliferation of online talent and education at this time is perfect for introduce you to co-founders Angelica Medina and Jahaira Fajardo, co-founders of In Lakech Dance Academy and the Queer Latin Dance Festival.

The mission of In Lak’ech Dance Academy is to co-create a community of queer and trans dancers to celebrate our resilience, nurture our collective strength and heal from oppression. Through our visibility and artistic expression we are redefining the Latin dance community as a safe and affirming space for all gender identities and sexualities.

Jahaira and Angelica share their love story with us, and discuss their trailblazing ways of revolutionizing the Latin dance scene in the Bay Area, and now available to you, anywhere--online. Welcome,  feel those Bachata rhythms -- and feel the Queergasm.

“Teresa Ellis” Pilates Barre and Jams

Today on Queergasm, get ready to laugh, have some fun and get stronger as we visit the Pilates studio of Teresa Ellis, the visionary trailblazer and owner of Pilates Barre and Jams, or PB & J, the destination for queer black and brown bodies of every size, shape and ability. Teresa’s pronouns are she/her and Badass, and her work is bringing the benefits of pilates and barre to queer communities of color in the Bay Area. 

Welcome to this special Pride Edition of Queergasm!  Today, I’m celebrating the work of Storm Miguel Florez, a talented musician, singer, film editor and filmmaker. He’s been a recurring performer at the Fresh Meat Festival, the San Francisco Queer Arts Festival, and the San Francisco Trans March.

Join us as we discuss trans POC access, Storm Miguel’s work with TGI Justice Project his work on the film MAJOR,  about black trans elder Miss Major, and his own soon-to be released film, a passion project and a labor of love, called The Whistle, a fascinating look at 70’s and 80’s dyke culture Alberquerque. Donate to The Whistle here: https://www.seedandspark.com/fund/thewhistle

Come and get your queer and trans Pride, darlings, and feel the Queergasm.

Today on Queergasm, it's Part 2 of my conversation with Guggenheim Fellow, two-time Obie Award winner, Pulitzer Prize nominee, and 2017 MacArthur Foundation Genius Fellow: Taylor Mac! I couldn’t even ATTEMPT to cut our conversation down to 30 or 40 minutes, so HURRAY!

Today on Queergasm, we’re talking to  Amber Field, creator of Free Your Voice, a 10 week class that teach us to sing, sound and speak our truth with confidence and freedom. Amber has studied music all over the world. They create healing sound energy using drums, digeridoo, voice and movement, in addition to theater arts performances that center race, gender and transnational adoption. Amber is the teacher, connector, and collaborator you’ve been seeking! Be here to: Feel the Queergasm.

Today on Queergasm, we’re jumping out of our seats over here! Because I’m talking to a playwright and performer who is a Guggenheim Fellow, a two-time Obie Award winner,  a Pulitzer Prize nominee, and a 2017 MacArthur Foundation Genius Fellow: Taylor Mac! You do not want to miss Taylor Mac on Queergasm.

Get ready, Queergasm fans! Queer Latina filmmaker, Candy Guinea, is here! After completing of QWOCMAP, the Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project in the Bay Area,  Candy fell hard for film, and started making award-winning films about queer, latinx, and butch/trans subjects. Now she’s been awarded the prestigious Princess Grace award for her documentary film Mariposa.

Candy and I discuss imposter syndrome, the barriers women of color face on their creative journeys, finding ways to conquer your fears, and the latest addition to her family.
Feel the Queergasm.

Dawn Rudd: On Queergasm, get ready to dive into the creative mind and colorful canvases of Abstract Expressionist artist, Dawn Rudd.

Dawn studied at UMASS/Amherst and Parsons The New School for Design in NYC before heading to the Bay Area. Sound, emotion, movement and ritual come together in work. She’s fierce, femme, and fabulous!

Dawn talks about Black Art, her own creative process, the inspiration she finds in current political movements, and her real-life butch-femme fairy tale romance. Be here to: Feel the Queergasm.

Biily Curtis: Today on Queergasm, I’ll be talking to the man who invites UC Berkeley and it’s students to embody gender equity, inclusive language and fabulosity, on a grand scale, Gender Equity Center Director, Billy Curtis.

For more than 14 years, Billy has been the reassuring queer and militant voice of Cal’s Gender Equity Center, challenging and loving hundreds of fresh-faced queer and POC students into creative, conscious activism. Billy has been selected as a Community Grand Marshal at San Francisco Pride 2018!

We’ll talk to Billy about the how apps may be hindering a sense of discovery in dating and sex, his fear and fascination with snakes, and the ways in which what he does every day is highly creative. Feel the Queergasm.

Hi, I'm Dawn Robinson, the host of Queergasm podcast. I'm a Bay Area based writer of fiction and personal essays and I'm the creator and producer of this show. Queergasm is a podcast devoted to queer curiosity queer creativity and queer connection. You’ll hear conversations with gifted creators about their work their processes and their passions. I know you’re hungry for content that centers our creativity in the narrative. We're creating a joyous place to explore publicize and celebrate the amazing art, social justice work, and extraordinary lives of queer transgender and other commonly marginalized individuals.