Veer Queer sits down with The Catastrophic Theatre to talk about 'Bootycandy', a play that explores the complicated layers of growing up Black and queer. …
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Veer Queer Episode 21: New Year, New Look
Posted on January 31, 2019Veer Queer is now a Spectrum South podcast! Veer Queer kicks off this new season with a live episode featuring trans activist and model Jessica Zyrie.…
Photo Recap: Spectrum South’s Veer Queer Season 4 Kickoff
Posted on January 31, 2019Spectrum South and Veer Queer have officially joined forces to bring you more queer southern content each month! To celebrate, we hosted a live event to kick off the podcast’s brand-new season on January 24, 2019, at Sharespace Preston. Hosts Julien Gomez, Mai Ha, and Endesha Haynes sat down with special guest Jessica Zyrie for a conversation on her experience as a trans model, QTPOC activism, and southern roots.…
Episode 21: New Year, New Look
Posted on January 31, 2019Veer Queer is now a Spectrum South podcast! VQ kicks off its new season with trans activist and model Jessica Zyrie.…
Veer Queer: Seasons 1-3
Posted on January 24, 2019Veer Queer is a Houston-based podcast that focuses on centering the voices of queer and transgender people of color (QTPOC) across the South. Catch up with the Veer Queer crew on seasons 1-3 of the podcast!…
Episode 20: And That’s a Wrap!
Posted on December 30, 2018Veer Queer welcomes Koomah of the Houston Intersex Society to discuss and deconstruct misconceptions about the intersex community.…
Episode 19: There’s No Place Like Home
Posted on December 18, 2018Endesha shares how life has been since moving to Portland. Also, we make a special announcement!…
Episode 18: Coming Out Of My Cage & I’ve Been Doing Just Fine
Posted on October 25, 2018National Coming Out Day gives the Veer Queer team some feelings, so they dish it out with their very first Portland guest, Kris.…
Episode 17: Queer Wrestling, What Does It Meme?
Posted on October 18, 2018The team is back! In the first episode of season three, Veer Queer catches up on what Mai, Julien, and Endy have done over the break, and what's to come in this new season. The crew also sits down with their pal Belinda, who is one of the few members of Queer Wrestling HTX, about why it's important to have safe and affirming spaces.…
Bitter, Brown, and Femme: Meet the Founder of Popular Feminist Page Xicanisma
Posted on September 25, 2018Cassandra Alicia, the 29-year-old founder of the popular Chicana feminist social media page Xicanisma, isn’t afraid of making her 106,000 Instagram followers uncomfortable. In fact, her tagline is “dismantling oppressive isms through tears.” Her Instagram posts highlight an array of social justice issues through photos, art, memes, and screenshots. One post, for example, is in the popular bingo meme format that points out how violent anti-sex work rhetoric can be, especially in light of recent events where a border patrol…