In this episode, queer Black musician Rechatter Brady sits down with the Veer Queer crew to talk local music and artistry, her involvement with the T.R.U.T.H. Project, and her New Orleans roots.…
Houston
‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Star Sara Ramirez, Activist Bamby Salcedo to Judge Miss & Mr. Trans OLTT Fundraiser
Posted on April 17, 2019Organización Latina de Trans en Texas, better known as OLTT, is a Houston-based non-profit organization that provides life-saving resources to the trans Latinx community. The organization was founded by Ana Andrea Molina, an undocumented trans Latina, who currently serves as the organization’s executive director. One of the main services OLTT provides is housing for Latina trans women at the organization’s shelter, Casa Anandrea. In 2018 alone, the organization was able to provide housing to 120 trans Latinas throughout the course…
Welcome to the ‘Gay Shame Parade’: An HTX Queer Comedy Show
Posted on April 12, 2019After the spotlight locks onto the mic and the door to the back room shuts, host Bob Morrissey steps to the front of the jet black room with a Lone Star in his hand and a relaxed grip on the microphone. The lone disco ball spins in the dark above his almost impressively unkempt hair. Within five minutes, Morrissey introduces the show with a story about how he managed to be more impressed with the Hitchcock film Strangers on a Train…
QTFriendsHTX: Find Your New Queer Bestie Using This Instagram Page
Posted on April 10, 2019In Houston, a city that over two million people call home, finding new friends can be quite the overwhelming task. And of course when you’re queer, it feels as if your odds of meeting that special platonic someone are even smaller. Marissa Ramos, a graduate student at the University of Houston, has made the search to find a local queer bestie a little bit easier with “Queer Friends Houston,” an Instagram page where queer people can meet new fellow queer friends…
HeART & Soul: 10 Years of Arts Merging and Hearts Emerging
Posted on March 28, 2019Imagine an artistic experience that instantly evokes a feeling of community. Imagine a stage on which no subject is too taboo, where no performer hides behind insecurities. Imagine an event that encourages true genuineness—free of shame, judgement, or expectation. Imagine a space where there are no demands to conform artistically, socially, or sexually; performers are fully allowed to own their individual truths. Yet, this space is not a figment of our imagination—it existed for 10 years as a monthly performance…
Veer Queer Episode 24: Catching Up With One Grand Marshal Nominee
Posted on March 14, 2019In this episode, catch up with the Veer Queer crew as they discuss co-host Julien Gomez's recent nomination for Non-Binary Grand Marshal of the Houston LGBTQ Pride Celebration. …
Episode 24: Houston LGBTQ Pride Non-Binary Grand Marshal Nominees
Posted on March 14, 2019Veer Queer discusses co-host Julien Gomez’s recent nomination for Non-Binary Grand Marshal of the Houston LGBTQ Pride Celebration. …
Episode 23: Black and Kink
Posted on February 28, 2019As Black History Month wraps up, the Veer Queer crew sits down with Qweenie, a local dominatrix, to talk about what it's like to be Black in the Kink scene.…
Transouthern Youth: Meet Mycah Angelou Taylor
Posted on February 25, 2019On the track, University of Houston freshman Mycah Angelou Taylor’s journey is clear—get from point A to point B as fast as possible. Their personal journey to finding and embracing their identity, however, has been much less linear.…
Episode 22: Getting Sweet with Bootycandy
Posted on February 14, 2019Veer Queer sits down with The Catastrophic Theatre to talk about 'Bootycandy', a play that explores the complicated layers of growing up Black and queer. …