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Hurricane Harvey

Holidays in the Aftermath of Harvey

A photo of gay Houstonian Ian L. Haddock after Hurricane Harvey.

Six days into Hurricane Harvey, things hit me. I was living in a motel room provided by FEMA with only a few sets of clothes, the photos I could grab, and my laptop. The space was decent and clean, but my heart was cluttered with the fear of the unknown. Don’t get me wrong, I’m resilient. Like thousands of other queer-identified people, I have been homeless before, couchsurfed many times, and learned to do whatever it takes to survive. It is…

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Episode 2: Shiver Me (Why Does) Tinder (Suck)

A photo of Veer Queer with chef Adán Medrano.

Julien, Endy, and Mai sit down with trans porn starlet Valetina Mia, who dives into her dating woes and deconstructs the stigma surrounding sex work. Plus, in the wake of Hurricane Harvey's devastating aftermath, the Veer Queer crew attends a fundraiser for Avenue CDC, an organization on a mission to build affordable housing, as well as to serve the neighborhoods affected by the disaster. …

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