Veer Queer welcomes Koomah of the Houston Intersex Society to discuss and deconstruct misconceptions about the intersex community.…
Episode 20: And That’s a Wrap!
Posted on December 30, 2018
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Episode 19: There’s No Place Like Home
Posted on December 18, 2018 Endesha shares how life has been since moving to Portland. Also, we make a special announcement!…
I AM LIFE: The T.R.U.T.H. Project Centers Female Voices for World AIDS Day
Posted on November 26, 2018
As a young artist, Kevin Anderson regularly poured out his soul in the spoken word scene. He soon realized, however, that the vulnerability and lived truth he was sharing with the artistic community was not being returned. When at the mic, poets would often code-switch, changing the pronouns of their same-sex lovers to that of the opposite sex—until one day, a colleague didn’t. Rather than offering support, the poet who followed the act used his platform to belittle this fellow…
Episode 18: Coming Out Of My Cage & I’ve Been Doing Just Fine
Posted on October 25, 2018 National Coming Out Day gives the Veer Queer team some feelings, so they dish it out with their very first Portland guest, Kris.…
Photo Recap: Spectrum South Night at Stages ‘Swimming While Drowning’
Posted on October 18, 2018
The Spectrum South Night performance of Emilio Rodriguez's Swimming While Drowning was held on October 17, 2018 at Stages Repertory Theatre.…
Episode 17: Queer Wrestling, What Does It Meme?
Posted on October 18, 2018 The 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.…
Painting Outside The Lines: Meet Queer Houston Artist Stephanie Gonzalez
Posted on September 28, 2018
From the moment you step into artist Stephanie Gonzalez’s Houston studio, your eyes are drawn in every direction: from her in-progress project made from thrown-away papers, to her latest sculpture, “The Scissor Sisters,” a statement on how men often view lesbian sex as exaggerated entertainment for their own pleasure.…
Trans Latinx Liberation: Ana Andrea Molina Headlines Gender Infinity Conference
Posted on September 27, 2018
Gender Infinity is a transgender- and gender-variant-focused conference that takes place annually in Houston, Texas. This year, it spans the weekend of October 5-6, with both days crammed full of programming that caters to the specific needs of the trans and gender-diverse population. Now in their eighth year, the conference offers workshops, discussions, community and health education, and keynote speakers on hot topics that are affecting the gender-diverse population, and specifically has included many spaces for the queer Black, indigenous, Latinx,…
Why This Femme of Color Won’t Watch The News
Posted on September 18, 2018
At least twice a week, I have the same conversation with several different people. It starts with them trying to talk to me about something they saw on the news, followed by me letting them know that I don’t follow the news. At this point, they try to react in a neutral manner but fail, letting just the slightest bit of judgement peek through, which puts me in the position to explain: “For self-care reasons, I don’t follow the news.”…
More Than His Size: Heavy Hitters Pride Empowers LGBTQ Urban Men of Size
Posted on July 18, 2018
The beauty of the LGBTQ community is that we are always able to carve out the spaces we crave to celebrate our identities. It is with grit, sweat, and much resilience that we create these spaces, but it is nonetheless exceptional to watch. From the trans folks of color who started the Stonewall Riots, to the emergence of gender-expansive icons like E.J. Johnson and Jaden Smith, to the reclamation of the word “queer,” we have excitedly watched as our community…
