This QPOC Life

Carlos, Jonathan, and Jo Lee celebrate the first anniversary of This QPOC Life! Pedro joins us on the mic, just like Episode 1 . Carlos gets a check-up, Jo Lee is on a journey, Pedro’s role-playing and Johnathan re-invents the narrative. We also debut This QPOC Theme-song!

Next week, we’re going to share some of our favorite moments from our first year as a podcast. We want to know what YOUR favorite moments have been. Tweet us . Facebook us . Email Us . Get at us!

Wednesday, October 17 was the first International Pronouns Day, spearheaded by @PronounsDay . Visit pronounsday.org for more information. Jo Lee shares their insight into why pronouns are important and why asking for someone’s pronouns is always a good idea.

Since 2010, GLAAD has led the movement for an annual event called Spirit Day. In a nod to the purple stripe on the pride flag, purple is worn to show support for LGBTQ youth, who endure bullying and violence at disproportionate rates.

So what happens when you stick a giant nude statue in the middle of Ancient Greece? The gaymer community wasted zero time answering that question in Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey. Check out Johnathan’s write up (and screencaps) on the blog .

When someone tells you they have perfect pitch… can you really believe them? Johnathan digs up our Bloop of the Week and Carlos gets REAL music nerdy.

Can you believe it’s been a year already? It’s been a crazy and wild ride and we thank all of you for joining us. Don’t forget to share your favorite memories of This QPOC Life. Get at us any way you can.

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Johnathan: @blasianFMA
Carlos: @tresfabuleux
Jo Lee: @callmejolee
Zach: @zacharyares
Pedro: @gingerlyobscene

In Episode 32, the Core Four welcome Xorje Olivares (@XorjeO & @HeyXorje) of Affirmative Reaction on SiriusXM Progress, Channel 127. Carlos becomes an assassin in their spare time, Zach's out of pills, Jo Lee is on #ThisFentyLife, and Johnathan sends Zach late-night messages.

Grow the Community

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Johnathan: @blasianFMA
Carlos: @tresfabuleux
Jo Lee: @callmejolee
Zach: @zacharyares

Before Harvey Milk

Harvey Milk is certainly the most famous queer political figure at the beginning of the LGBT rights movement. But, he wasn't the first! That honor belongs to José Sarria aka The Grand Mere, aka Mama Jose, aka Absolute Empress I de San Francisco, aka the Widow Norton.

Hey Xorje!

We are so happy to welcome Xorje to our show, who hosted Carlos, Johnathan, and Jo Lee on his show. Xorje shares his story as a Mexican-American growing up in a Texas border town, his coming out story, and how he intentionally owns his latinidad.

Columbus Day is Cancelled... OFFICIALLY

In more recent years, Columbus Day has been rebranded as Indigenous People's Day. We talk about the origins of Columbus Day and Jo Lee faking a headache to get out of marching in a neighborhood parade.

Have you ever faked an illness to get out of an uncomfortable or problematic situation? Let us know!

Bloop of the Week: Robert Ortiz

If you check out our blog, you'll have read Johnathan's write up about a viral video of Robert Oritz, an openly gay Latino, ranting in the back seat of a cab. Ortiz, who proclaims that he supports Trump, calls the driver "racist against gays". The driver, Shaun Pepas, is black.

#ComingOutQPOC

Please continue to share your coming stories and thoughts using the hashtag #ComingOutQPOC.

We share tweets from @MyStoryOutLoud, @atthepodcast (At The Intersection, a fellow QPOC podcast!), and @kc_caffiene.

In Episode 31, the Core Four chop it up about what to do when you realize your friends and favs might be problematic. We discuss Honey Davenport's exit at The Monster, authentic self-care, emotional labor, and Bette Midler wins Bloop of the Week.

In celebration of LGBTQ History Month, we honor the memory of Ms. Colombia, who passed away on October 3, 2018. She was found in the waters off Riis Park in Queens. At the moment, NYPD doesn’t suspect foul play.

Jo Lee shares their memory of the beloved queer icon. To learn more about why Ms. Colombia was so special, you catch watch this docu-series No Your City.

It’s definitely a Drag Con weekend for the history books. Captured in a video that went viral, Honey Davenport calls out racists comments made by the general manager of The Monster, a mainstay gay bar on Christopher St. The owner, Charles Rice, release his own statements in response. You can read the full story on New Now Next.

In what feels like should have been a moment for New York’s queer community to band together against racism, attitudes defending the Monster came to light. The Core Four get into it about dealing with the people in your friend circles who reveal problematic behavior and beliefs.

“Women are the n-word of the world.”

Bette Midler included this lyric (which was problematic when it was written in the 70s) in a recent tweet, now deleted. Careful what you Tweet folks, the Wayback Machine exists.

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Johnathan: @blasianFMA
Carlos: @tresfabuleux
Jo Lee: @callmejolee
Zach: @zacharyares

In episode 29 we talk about Spider-Man, The Kiki Scene, Ballroom, TW Trans Murders/Homicides, and the Anti Violence Project with Raffy Regulus.

To learn more about the Anti-Violence Project and get involved, visit: www.avp.org. If you have experienced or witness violence, you can call their hotline: 212-714-1141.

Catch Raffy’s first episode of Self-Care and Steven Universe.

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Johnathan: @blasianFMA

In Episode 28, we begin Season 2 of This QPOC Life!

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Cassondra: @Kellamity

Marymartha: @ClapbackGame

Johnathan: @blasianFMA

In Episode 27 we sit with Cassondra James Kellam and Solomon Dorsey to talk about life, music, broadway, the church (of course) and Once on this Island, the Tony Award-winning musical revival.

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Cassondra: @Kellamity

Marymartha: @ClapbackGame

Johnathan: @blasianFMA

In Episode 26, we talk about #ChurchHurt, the controversy surrounding Leandria Johnson and the hypocrisy of the church; The children being separated from their families at the border, white people calling the police on black people for just existing, and Janet Mock’s written and directed episode of Pose on FX.

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Marymartha: @ClapbackGame

Johnathan: @blasianFMA

In Episode 25, we’ve been on vacation but really we’re all working hard. June was Pride month, and we take this hour to reflect on that. It’s just Marymartha and Johnathan in the drivers seats, but we are yet here!

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Marymartha: @ClapbackGame

Johnathan: @blasianFMA