As Black History Month wraps up, the Veer Queer crew sits down with Qweenie, a Houston-based Dominatrix, to talk about being Black in the Kink scene.…
Veer Queer Episode 23: Black and Kink
Posted on February 28, 2019
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Stories Untold: Five Black Queer Trailblazers Who Thrived in the South
Posted on February 28, 2019
Black History Month has always been about telling the stories that have gone untold—the triumphant stories of the societal impact and progress made by those who were not always accepted as members of society themselves. In school, we often learn of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., George Washington Carver, Malcolm X, and Madame CJ Walker. As the years go on, we hear these same stories over, and over, and over again. And while these stories are important to celebrate and…
Black and Queer-Owned Vegan Pop-Up Electric Kitchen Lights Up Dallas Community
Posted on February 20, 2019
Electric Kitchen, a plant-based pop-up and catering company in Dallas, offers a vegan twist on a classic Southern staple—biscuits and gravy. Fluffy, delicious pillows of goodness are loaded up with not just gravy but your choice of an array of toppings including: chickpea scramble, sweet potato hash, coconut bacon, non-dairy cheese, potato and cauliflower chorizo, sautéed mushrooms, avocado, tomato, or pickled onions. The result has been a hit with customers.…
OUTsider Fest to ‘Unlock the Cabinet of QUEERIOSITIES’ in Austin
Posted on February 15, 2019
Given the current state of our country, it is more important than ever that we embrace our queerness with ferocity. We must continue to challenge conformity and be as visible as possible. On February 20–24, OUTsider Fest, Austin’s annual queer transmedia festival, returns with this motive in mind. This year’s festival is appropriately themed “Unlock the Cabinet of QUEERIOSITIES,” and promises to be “a queer take on the cabinet of curiosities and its peculiar oddities.” Through this lens, OUTsider calls on…
Episode 22: Getting Sweet with Bootycandy
Posted on February 14, 2019
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. …
Growing Up Black and Queer: The Catastrophic Theatre Presents Robert O’Hara’s ‘Bootycandy’
Posted on February 5, 2019
Recent years have seen a rise in mainstream discussions centered on queer Black masculinity. Frank Ocean’s lyrics hinted at his queerness before the rapper opened up about the subject. Actress and writer Issa Rae’s Insecure questioned how women view Black men who have had sexual experiences with other men. Jaden Smith disrupted traditional notions of masculinity by playing with gender presentation before ultimately coming out as queer in 2018. And, perhaps the most landmark cultural production about the subject, director…
Veer Queer Episode 21: New Year, New Look
Posted on January 31, 2019
Veer 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, 2019
Spectrum 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, 2019 Veer Queer is now a Spectrum South podcast! VQ kicks off its new season with trans activist and model Jessica Zyrie.…
Figures in the Shadows: Finding Queer Representation in Film Noir with Artist Jade Yumang
Posted on January 24, 2019
Jade Yumang grew up as free a spirit as they come. Bouncing around his mother’s beauty salon in the Philippines while his father worked overseas, Yumang was allowed to be as openly himself as he wanted. The majority of his mother’s friends and salon coworkers were queer and, for a young boy and budding artist discovering himself, this environment was more than favorable for his personal growth.…
