Hi everyone, so glad to be back on the podcast!

I know I said we would have Ben Mattson as a co-host this time, but he needed to postpone so he'll be on one of these days. Today we're going to have someone I had the pleasure of meeting in an online group for non-monogamous BIPOC, their stage name is DeVery Bess. Devery Bess is a drag performer, podcast host, and one of the co-founders of the production company Ctrl Alt Drag. DeVery Bess has come a long way, with 9 years of performance experience and 15 years of dance experience. Born and raised in Montreal, they are now based in Calgary, Alberta.

DeVery is based in Mohkinstsis which is the name for Calgary in Blackfoot. Based in Treaty 7 territory which is the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy, including the Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, Tsuut'ina, Nakoda, and the Metis nation.

This international performer was awarded the title of Miss Twisted 2016 and has performed at over 20 Pride festivals all over the world. Their podcast is called "Singular They, Plural You" and can be found on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/show/4t6rQjelAzAn23vybk4ngc

Websites: You can find more about their work at Facebook.com/DeVeryBessDragKing & Instagram.com/DeVeryBessDragKing. 

This episode, we hear about DeVery's amazing story about growing up queer and their ideas about unity and community. Enjoy this episode :)