The Queerly Blax Show With Ashley

By Ashley Harris

The Queerly Blax Show aims to normalize the everyday existence of black LGBTQIA individuals through an interview style series. Each week, a new guest shares their story and unique perspective on their... more

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The podcast currently has 101 episodes available.

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June 13, 2022 Inclusive Churches Matter WITH Pastor Valarie: Feeling Uncomfortable in a Traditional Baptist Church, Reconciling Religion & Sexuality, Meaning of an Inclusive Church
Inclusive Churches Matter WITH Pastor Valarie: Feeling Uncomfortable in a Traditional Baptist Church, Reconciling Religion & Sexuality, Meaning of an Inclusive Church
In this week’s episode of The Queerly Blax Show, I had a conversation with Pastor Val. We talked about her upbringing, growing up in the south as a LGBTQ woman, leaving her home Baptist church to start an inclusive church and so much more! Check it out!
01:16 – Pastor Val introduction
03:57 – Pastor Val recalls her first time liking a girl
06:10 – Coming out to mom
09:25 – Trying to date men and how it compared to friends
11:39 – First experienced adversity as a LGBTQ woman in church
13:08 – Starting her own church, First Liberty Church
18:45 – Her previous pastor voting on Marriage Equality officiating
24:30 – The beginning of her church and preaching even when no one showed up
27:19 – What it means to be an inclusive church
30:02 – The biblical interpretations of ‘homosexual quotes’
35:36 – Highlighting LGBT couples in love on Instagram
39:05 – Advice to a person having their own struggle
42:01 – Theme song for her life
Social Media
Queerly Blax IG: @queerlyblax
Queerly Blax Podcast: https://pod.link/1602328143
Queerly Blax Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbTFH1KU4zjauIBMlxhxHVQ/videos
Pastor Val IG: @pastor_valarie
Pastor Val Church, First Liberty Baptist: https://valarieoliver.wixsite.com/firstlibertychurch?fbclid=IwAR3Q55CBW5cWN4o2fXwJqxHoOe45mbS0K6IKV1dPgNKo1xTAD-Oh7Qrz3kY
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45min
June 12, 2022 Pushin P in the DM’s WITH Dee & Kendra: Having Boundaries with family, Date Nights in a Long Term LGBTQ Relationship, and Their Hawaii Engagement
In this week’s episode of The Queerly Blax Show, I had a conversation with Dee & Kendra Reynolds. We talked about how they met, getting engaged in Hawaii, managing difficult family dynamics, keeping the love alive in a long-term relationship and so much more! Check it out!

01:53 – How Dee & Kendra Met
07:49 – Their Process of Dating & Getting Married
08:15- Proposing in Hawaii
10:32 – Meeting each others family members
13:50 – Difficult family encounters and meetings
17:51- Protecting your person against challenging family dynamics
20:20 – Providing comfort to one another through hard family situations
23:45- Differences now vs the beginning of the relationship
28:10 – Sharing the date night responsibilities and showing each other love equally
31:19 – Family Boundaries and talking about limiting family help
37:05 – Relationship advice

Social Media
Queerly Blax IG: @queerlyblax
Dee & Kendra IG: @meetthereynolds
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42min
June 10, 2022 Unchained From Trauma WITH Sharie Lawrence: Growing up as a Tomboy, Healing Childhood Trauma, Challenging Family Dynamics, Meeting & Marrying Her Wife
In this week’s episode of The Queerly Blax Show, I had a conversation with Sharie Lawrence. We talked about her brand-new book called Love & Lies, the process of healing from childhood trauma, identifying with boyish things growing up, her healing journey to be the best partner for her wife and so much more! Check it out!
01:13 – Sharie Lawrence introduction
03:55 – First encounter with sexuality
07:10 – First girlfriend in the 8th grade
09:41- Mom finding letters under her bed to a girlfriend
10:44 – Process of writing her book “Love & Lies”
16:31 – Bridging the gap in childhood to adulthood
18:33 – Meeting her wife Carla
22:13 – Submitting to the healing process
26:31 – Labels and the confusion of it all
24:51 – Lawrence Life business endeavors
29:24 – Theme song for your life: Marvin Sapp, Never Would Have Made It
30:13 – Advice to young people
Social Media
Queerly Blax IG: @queerlyblax
Sharie IG: @lawrence_life521
Sharie Tiktok: @lawrence_life
Sharie New Book: Love & Lies, Damaged but Not Broken
https://www.amazon.com/Love-Lies-Damaged-But-Broken/dp/B09XF3K7R7/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=14D8AW6V9YC7B&keywords=love+and+lies+by+sharie+lawrence&qid=1652050275&sprefix=%2Caps%2C78&sr=8-1
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32min
June 08, 2022 A Pandemic Love Story WITH Ashlee & Jordan Hodge: Meeting & Marrying in the Pandemic , Coming Out Stories, Blending Family & Atlanta Dating Scene
In this week’s episode of The Queerly Blax Show, I had a conversation with Ashlee & Jordan Hodge. We talked about dating in the pandemic, coming out stories, being a blended family, Atlanta dating scene and so much more! Check it out!

01:03- Ashlee & Jordan Introduction
03:21- Coming out stories
06:59- Growing up in the Virgin Islands
08:49- Process of dating before marriage
14:39- Meeting & Marrying in the Pandemic
20:31- Gay scene in Atlanta
21:21- Conversations with their son about their relationship
26:26- Valentine’s Day celebration
27:49- Theme song for your life
29:02- Advice to someone on queer journey
29:30- Blending family and managing multiple parents
31:30- Expanding their family
33:51- First year anniversary trip
36:55- Theme song for your life
38:20-Advice to someone on their queer journey

Social Media
Ashlee & Jordan IG: @happilyeverhodge
Queerly Blax IG: @queerlyblax
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41min
June 06, 2022 Queer, Black & Educated WITH Jonathan Allen: Growing up as a Childhood Preacher, Battling Through Judgment, Navigating a DL Relationship & LGBTQ+ Advocacy
In this week’s episode of The Queerly Blax Show, I had a conversation with Jonathan Allen. We talked about his upbringing in the south as a childhood preacher, early recollections of queerness, battling through challenges of judgment, marrying his husband, Leadership Brainery and so much more! Check it out!

01:23- Jonathan Allen Introduction
03:43- First encounter with sexuality as a kid
05:10- being from the church and navigating the world
10:41- Fighting being gay from a young age
11:53- First sermon he ever preached & reflecting on his life mentor
19:53- How he met his husband
25:15- Navigating a DL relationship
32:38- First time he went public with his partner
37:21- Community response to coming out with his partner
42:36- Balancing sexuality, masculinity, and his professional career
48:00- Leadership Brainery
54:12- Reconciling being a black advocate & a queer advocate
59:38- Advice to young queer people

Social Media
QueerlyBlax IG: @queerlyblax
Jonathan IG: @johnathanforall
Leadership Brainery IG: @leadershipbrainery
Leadership Brainery Website: https://www.leadershipbrainery.org/
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1h 2min
June 05, 2022 Black Queer Parenting WITH Mia Cooley: Parenting as a Queer Mother, Creating Safe Space as a Black Parent, Importance of Black Maternal HealthCare & Parenting a Gay Son
In this week’s episode of The Queerly Blax Show, I had a conversation with Mia Cooley, Founder of ParentxHood. We talked about Mia’s coming out story, parenting as a black queer mother, biggest challenges in black maternal health, importance of safe spaces for black LGBTQ parents, as well as the upcoming ParentxHood and so much more! Check it out!

01:18 – Mia Cooley Introduction
02:51- Coming out story
06:31- The start of ParentxHood
11:20- Challenges with Black Maternal Healthcare
16:24- Parenting as a queer parent and answering difficult questions
19:26- Knowing that her son was gay
23:40- Co-parenting Challenges
27:07- Traveling as a queer family
29:59- Black Parent Pride Summit (June 25-26 Atlanta, GA)
33:06- Theme Song for your life
33:40- Advice to parent of a queer child

Social Media
Mia Cooley IG: thebigmommamia
ParentxHood IG: parentxhood
xHood on Facebook
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36min
June 02, 2022 Break Up to Make Up WITH Kim & Jade: Getting Married & Divorced While Still In Love, Rebuilding the Relationship, Childhood Trauma in Adulthood
In this week’s episode of The Queerly Blax Show, I had a conversation with Kim & Jade. We talked about getting married and divorced while still in love, rebuilding the relationship, childhood trauma in adulthood and so much more! Check it out!
02:10- Coming out stories
04:55- How they met
13:34- The work involved in marriage
24:18- Kim talks about releasing control in a relationship
29:49- When & why they got divorced
38:27- Jade talks about realizing that Kim was serious about divorce
45:48- The work involved in marriage
50:34- Jade talks about breakthrough in self work
55:28- Rebuilding their relationship after divorcing
01:03:28- Advice for couples going through divorce
Social Media
Kim IG: @kimd850
Jade IG: jadeisher
Queerly Blax IG: @queerlyblax
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1h 16min
June 01, 2022 Trap House Queen WITH Ian Haddock: Growing up as a Flamboyant Kid, Growing up in a Trap House Environment, Starting the Normal Anamoly Initative through Sex Work, and Changing the Narrative Around Queer People
In this week’s episode of The Queerly Blax Show, I had a conversation with Ian Haddock. We talked about his organization The Normal Anomaly Initiative, growing up in Texas as a gay man, sex and its impact on relationship, promiscuity and so much more! Check it out!
01:15- Ian Haddock Introduction
03:46- Talks about challenges growing up as a flamoyant kid
07:40- Story of “Being to gay” while driving with his brother
13:30- We break down the differences in being gay in Texas
18:19- Living in Houston and crazy experiences
20:11- The Normal Anomaly Initiative work
21:35- Talk to his aunt about impact of political decisions on LGBT people
25:42- Ian discusses The Normal Anomaly Initative start from him being a sex worker
36:44- Challenges with having a negative relationship with sex
41:33- story of waiting to have sex with a partner
47:25- Theme Song for his life
48:26- Advice for someone on their own queer journey
Social Media
Queerly Blax IG: @queerlyblax
Ian IG: @ianlhaddock
The Normal Anamoly Initiative IG: @thenormalanomaly
The Normal Anamoly Initiative website: https://www.normalanomaly.org/
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51min
May 29, 2022 Pray The Gay Away WITH Kevin Dwayne: Blackmailed into Pray The Gay Away Therapy, Parents Egos with Child’s Sexuality, Traumatic Childhood Experiences and the Journey to Joy
In this week’s episode of The Queerly Blax Show, I had a conversation with Kevin. We talked about being blackmailed into going to Pray the gay away school, growing up in a Christian school, traumatic childhood experiences, the journey to finding joy and so much more! Check it out!
01:13- Kevin Dwayne introduction
06:55- First encounter with sexuality in 1st grade
09:07- Traumatic story of when someone first called him gay
12:04- Going to Christian school and dating girls
16:00- Beginning of Coming out story and being blackmailed
17:10- Being Blackmailed into Praying the Gay Away
20:52- Talking to parents about sexuality
22:39- Niggas be Gay
27:34- Empathizing with the Oppressor
29:31- In-depth levels of queer language and terms
33:40- Self Reflecting during Covid
35:37- Learning to love himself
44:02- Advice for someone on queer journey
Social Media
Queerly Blax IG: @queerlyblax
Kevin Dwayne IG: @theworldofkevin
Website: www.kevindwayne.com
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47min
May 22, 2022 19 Year Old Virgin WITH Branden: Body Positivity as a Man, Bad Dating Experiences & Feminine Flamboyant Mannnerisms
In this week’s episode of The Queerly Blax Show, I had a conversation with Branden Lee. We talked about having feminine mannerisms, bad dating experiences, body positivity, his 1st book, and so much more! Check it out!
00:40- Branden Lee introduction
03:04- we talk about his First dating experience
07:49- Challenges of having feminine mannerisms
09:39- Body positivity and overcoming the bullying
14:36- The Virgin P*rn star book by Branden
19:55- First blog entry to the Virgin P*rn star
20:51- Craziest stories in his book
24:49- Experience dating online
26:50- Theme song for Brande
Links
Queerly Blax IG: @queerlyblax
Branden IG: https://www.instagram.com/brandenesss/?hl=en
Branden LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/Brandeness
Branden’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Virgin-Porn-Star-1/dp/B09TMYW6ZL
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31min

FAQs about The Queerly Blax Show With Ashley:

How many episodes does The Queerly Blax Show With Ashley have?

The podcast currently has 101 episodes available.