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The Space Kiddettes Talk Their Space City Takeover, New Single, and Embracing Their Inner Nerd

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There’s just something about a bold geometric windbreaker that attracts the eye of Trent Lira, one half of Houston’s New Wave duo the Space Kiddettes. Devin Will, the equally eclectic other half, is like a Marie Fredriksson dream circa Roxette 1992. The pair just celebrated the release of “Process Ü,” the first single since their freshman EP Livingspace // Headspace dropped last year.…

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Episode 5: Hey Now, You’re A Gold Star, Graham Maio!

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Mai, Endy, and Julien sit down with special guest Graham Maio to discuss queer representation in the media, and the lack thereof. Graham also talks about his play, The Man Who Failed America, which is based on the Michael Johnson case, and how he is using the work to advance the conversation around HIV/AIDS in the Black gay community.…

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What A ‘Nancy’: Hosts Tobin Low and Kathy Tu Talk Queer Podcast

A photo of Kathy Tu and Tobin Low, hosts of the queer podcast Nancy.

As 20-something Dominique Crisden speaks, his voice carries a tone of youthful optimism. Across from him sits David Gable, his face and voice hardened with age, wisdom, and experience. Though generations apart, both are gay men. Both are HIV-positive. The elder looks into the younger’s eyes before asking the question that has brought them together: “Did we go through a plague for nothing? Did we learn anything?” This is the caliber of storytelling presented on Nancy, a new radically-inclusive, surprisingly deep…

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Episode 3: UnDACAmented & Unafraid

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The recent DACA announcement and temporary block on SB4 will greatly impact the nearly 1.5 undocumented people living in Texas. This week, Yunuen Alvarado with the University Leadership Initiative joins Veer Queer to discuss what this all means, and what's to come.…

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