Ep 43: Cait: You're the one that gets the milkshake

02/10/20 • 55 min

This week we talk with Cait DiCicco and dive into conversation about her previous life in Australia and how she got banned from the continent! We also discuss her experience of discrimination months after she came out and the environment of toxic masculinity that permeated the girls' camp where she worked at the time.

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @beyondqueerstories and on Twitter @beyondqueerpod. Look for links on our profiles to submit to be featured on Beyond Queer Stories. You can also email us at [email protected]. Podcast music by DC queer artist Be Steadwell. Check out her music at www.besteadwell.com Beyond Queer Stories is produced and edited by Dawn Brown and is recorded in the Cards Against Humanity podcast studio in Chicago, IL. Check out their products at https://cardsagainsthumanity.com/

Previous Episode

Ep 42: Ada: Dear white woman

This week we have the pleasure of talking with Ada Cheng. Ada is a professor-turned-storyteller, solo performer, and storytelling show producer. She is the producer and the host of four storytelling shows in Chicago, including Pour One Out, Am I Man Enough?, Talk Stories: An Asian American/Asian Diaspora Storytelling Show, and Speaking Truths Series. Listen in as we talk with Ada about the challenges in finding queer space where others share the same intersecting identities. We also discuss the challenges in creating institutional change and the differences between diversity and equity and inclusion. Check out Ada's work and upcoming shows at her website http://www.renegadeadacheng.com/

Next Episode

Ep 44: Devin: When something invisible becomes visible

This week we talk with Devin West, a genderfluid, queer, settler artist-scholar from north-central Canada. Take a listen as we talk about the ability of art to hold space for us and its role in Devin's gender journey. We also discuss their appreciation of our queer ancestor, Audre Lorde, and the underground queer community in Canada during the 90s. Check out Devin's art at devinwest.com.

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @beyondqueerstories and on Twitter @beyondqueerpod. Also check out the links on our profiles to submit to be featured on Beyond Queer Stories, or also email us at [email protected]. Podcast music created by queer artist Be Steadwell. Check out her music at www.besteadwell.com Beyond Queer Stories is produced and edited by Dawn Brown and is recorded in the Cards Against Humanity podcast studio in Chicago, IL. Check out their products at https://cardsagainsthumanity.com/