Eddie and Justin talk about Queer Labels. The Queer Network sees Queer as umbrella term used to include everyone within the LGBTQ community as well as honouring it's original definition of people who are different, strange, and even weird.

Queer is for everyone. It is openness, unconditional love, freedom, acceptance, pride in who you are, standing up for equality, and belief that love is love is love is love.

The queer community thrives because of it’s diversity, and because of this we thought it could be helpful to talk about some of the old and new labels we are using in the 21st century to accurately express ourselves.

It’s a list that continues to evolve because we are constantly working towards using language that people agree upon, enjoy using, and that they feel represents them. This video is our first attempt at uncovering and understanding the diversity of the labels used within the queer community.

For a comprehensive list of labels, visit the website below:

http://itspronouncedmetrosexual.com/2013/01/a-comprehensive-list-of-lgbtq-term-definitions/

https://lgbtrc.usc.edu/education/terminology/

What does it take to start a clothing company?

This weeks episode features the owner and founder of online clothing companies Jed North and JJ Malibu. Jed discusses what it took to get these two companies off the ground, and how it's become a social platform for him to share his story as a successful gay male entrepreneur in a business still very dominated by white straight men.

Jed North is a functional athletic and leisure clothing line made for men and women, while JJ Malibu is where Jed and his creative team go all out. It features crazy prints, new crop cuts, mesh everything, funky underwear and shorts, and splashy tank tops. Its your one stop shop for everything fabulous and fun!

Visit JJ Malibu and Jed North and use our Queer Network 20% off Discount Code: Queer20

www.jjmalibu.com

www.jednorth.com

Follow JJ Malibu online:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jjmalibu

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR8eUn8G7Mckfjy5hz6UB7Q

Follow Jed North online:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jed_north

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2pbeeZ4nk0gQeBczbVw75g

Justin sits down with Reverend Brent Hawkes, former Senior Pastor of MCC church in Toronto, and globally known LGBTQ activist, to talk more about an exciting and powerful project he’s working on called The Rainbow Faith and Freedom Movement whose soul purpose is to confront religious based homophobia.

Email the follow address to learn more and join the movement: [email protected]

We will be checking in with Brent throughout the process of setting up this organization, so stayed tuned for more ways to help get involved.

Newly appointed pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto, Jeff Rock, sits down to talk about building a new kind of church, one that is inclusive, creates community, acceptance, and is a place to find support and connection.

Find out more about MCC, and if there is a congregation near you

MCC:

https://www.mccchurch.org/

MCC Toronto:

https://www.mcctoronto.com/

Find a Queer Affirming Church near you at:

www.gaychurch.org

A group of gay men share their insights about everything from safe sex, dating, hooking up, PrEP, open relationships, and how they continue to deal with people who don’t understand or accept them in 2019. All this and more in our full episode of Gay Men Queer Talk on The Queer Network Podcasts

Follow the Cast!

Twysted: @mrmapleleaf

Gregory: @gregory.Eadie

Max: @maxclaude

Ed: @sharingfrom

Brandon: @brandie_heart

Justin: @JustinGerhard

THADDEUS is American Eagles 1st Queer, Black, Plus size model, and he is breaking down all of the stereotypes, one by one.

Check out his website

https://www.hippypotter.com/halotop

Follow THADDEUS

@hippypotter

We sat down with resident NYC drag queen extraordinaire, Marti Gould Cummings to talk about his recent political agenda, and how he over turned the oldest Democrat Club in NYC, then becoming president of the newly formed Hells Kitchen Democrats.

Follow Marti Gould Cummings

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/martigcummings

Hells Kitchen Democrats Info:

http://www.hkems.org

More Articles on Marti:

- https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/09/15/nyregion/mcmanus-midtown-democratic-club.html

- http://www.newnownext.com/11-drag-queen-who-are-making-the-world-a-better-place/08/2017/

Have you watched Vertical Lines on The Queer Network yet? This very special Queer from the Couch episode is a follow up to the challenging subject matter of suicide that is the focus of the film, co-written and co-staring Nick Neon and Kyle Reaume. Both creators sat down to sift through the comments shared, to shed more light on how this project came about, and how it’s being used as a conversation starter to discuss the difficult subject of suicide.

Watch Vertical Lines (2019) | LGBTQ Gay Short Film Kyle Reaume Nick Neon

https://youtu.be/j0toaMuQO6c

Follow Kyle and Nicks Journey online:

IG https://www.instagram.com/nickyneon

IG https://www.instagram.com/k.reaume

Watch more of Nick & Kyles work:

ECSTASY (2016) | LGBTQ Gay Short Film by Kyle Reaume

https://youtu.be/ET48VKYClsI

What About Shelley (2017) | LGBTQ Gay Short Film by Kyle Reaume

https://youtu.be/RL0XxJPxyT8

Zero One by Nick Neon

https://www.nickyneon.com/zero-one

QUEER NETWORK PAGES

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queernetwork

Twitter: https://twitter.com/queernetwork

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thequeernetwork

Follow Justin:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JustinGerhard

Directed & Edited by Ed Fritz

Part 2

Vertical Lines is a short film that deals with the difficult subject of Suicide, and it’s writers told a story that is based upon their own life experience. The comments we received we so powerful we wanted to do a follow up video in which Kyle and Nick sifted through the comments, answering questions, and clarify choices made while making the short film. During that interview we also captured them both talking about their own personal journey with suicide. Thank you for being so vulnerable and sharing such intimate details about your journey in hopes it will help others with their own struggle.

Watch Vertical Lines (2019) | LGBTQ Gay Short Film Kyle Reaume Nick Neon

https://youtu.be/j0toaMuQO6c

Follow Kyle and Nicks Journey online:

IG https://www.instagram.com/nickyneon

IG https://www.instagram.com/k.reaume

Watch more of Nick & Kyles work:

ECSTASY (2016) | LGBTQ Gay Short Film by Kyle Reaume

https://youtu.be/ET48VKYClsI

What About Shelley (2017) | LGBTQ Gay Short Film by Kyle Reaume

https://youtu.be/RL0XxJPxyT8

Watch Ultra Bleu by Nick Neon

https://www.nickyneon.com/ultra-bleu

QUEER NETWORK PAGES

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queernetwork

Twitter: https://twitter.com/queernetwork

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thequeernetwork

Vertical Lines is a short film that deals with the difficult subject of Suicide, and it’s writers told a story that is based upon their own life experience. The comments we received we so powerful we wanted to do a follow up video in which Kyle and Nick sifted through the comments, answering questions, and clarify choices made while making the short film. During that interview we also captured them both talking about their own personal journey with suicide. Thank you for being so vulnerable and sharing such intimate details about your journey in hopes it will help others with their own struggle.

Watch Vertical Lines (2019) | LGBTQ Gay Short Film Kyle Reaume Nick Neon

https://youtu.be/j0toaMuQO6c

Follow Kyle and Nicks Journey online:

IG https://www.instagram.com/nickyneon

IG https://www.instagram.com/k.reaume

Watch more of Nick & Kyles work:

ECSTASY (2016) | LGBTQ Gay Short Film by Kyle Reaume

https://youtu.be/ET48VKYClsI

What About Shelley (2017) | LGBTQ Gay Short Film by Kyle Reaume

https://youtu.be/RL0XxJPxyT8

Watch Ultra Bleu by Nick Neon

https://www.nickyneon.com/ultra-bleu

QUEER NETWORK PAGES

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queernetwork

Twitter: https://twitter.com/queernetwork

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thequeernetwork

Noam Ash is the creator and star of My Gay Roommate on Youtube, and it’s about to get a face lift right onto TV. Noam is in talks with several streaming services that want to adapt his web series into a full sit-com. Justin sat down with Noam to discuss how it all started and what lies ahead for My Gay Roommate.

Follow Noam!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrnoamash

Watch My Gay Roommate on Youtube!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Vr9v-PUA3bOKLtqhax0wQ