Dear Queer,
A Podcast for your queer stories, questions & advice you wish your younger self had or you need right now. Hosted by Alena Papayanis and Produced by Lauren Hogarth
Episodes
We're back! Weddings and Pride and what to wear on this episode of dear Queer with Alena and Lauren
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Show some queer Orginizations some love this month if you can:
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Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic
Alena talks about their later-in-life Autism diagnosis and what it's like to be queer and neurodiverse.
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READ Unmasking Autism
Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
LINK
Great resource for newly diagnosed people:
https://awnnetwork.org/resource-library/
WATCH
5 TEDx Talks from Women with Autism
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Alena and Lauren talk about fear-mongering, moral panic, gender-affirming care, and how you can show up in these times.
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If you need support, check out these organizations:
Trans lifeline https://translifeline.org/
The 519 https://www.the519.org/
Rainbow Railroad https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/
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Ontario Provincial Elections are today! It is February 27th and it's time to Vote. Head on over to www.elections.on.ca for all the info you could ever need. It's so simple, just grab a piece of ID and look up your voting location. You got this Queers and Allies!
See you in two weeks!
Be our Valentine! Today we talk about Valentine's Day as a concept, explore how basically we both feel about it, and give some ideas for what to do if you're single this Valentine's Day.
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Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic
We are back for part 2 of listener questions with Nick Rovers and Alena shares a Tom Sandoval dream!
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Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic
We have Nick Rovers Back on the podcast to answer listener questions. We talk about flirting, coming out in your 40s, and reciprocity with friends.
Shout out to https://www.the519.org/
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Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic
Welcome to Dear Queer, today we are talking about resolutions, are we making them? Do we have them? Do we hate them? We are here for all your resolutions, intentions, and goal-setting needs for 2025.
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Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic
We are looking back at the first year of Dear Queer with an early episode we did on Loneliness. We talk about going home for the holidays, the difference between being alone and lonely as well as some tips to help get you through this holiday season.
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Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic
...Robin Lacambra is back on the Podcast to talk about dolphins, Jessica Alba and forgetting that they were bi in their 20s, navigating queer spaces, being bi and poly, and honouring their queerness from within relationships.
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Check out Robin at GOODBODYFEEL
https://www.goodbodyfeel.com/blog/robin-lacambra
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Join Alena as Lauren as they escape from reality by getting into reality TV and talking all about their favourite housewives.. mostly Beverly Hills.
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Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic
In the wake of yesterday’s election results, we know there are a lot of folks hurting today. We see you we love you we will keep fighting alongside you. But also take rest, get in those beautiful bodies, and hopefully find some good practices from the oh-so-smart Robin Lacambra on today’s episode.
Robin is a thinker, feeler, speaker, creator and the founder of GOODBODYFEEL Movement S...
On this week's episode of Dear Queer, Alena and Lauren talk about dating, grocery store meetups, and meeting new queers in your neighbourhood.
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Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic
On this weeks Episode of Dear Queer we are talking about Boundaries.
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A BIG THANK YOU to Calan Brekon and Sam Valentine who helped us get started. Your calls and guidance have been invaluable! Please go check out our friends and biggest supporters
Calan Brekon from The Business Gay Podcast CalanBrekon.com
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Bisexual people make up about half of the 2SLGBTQIA population, yet are less likely to be out than others in the queer community, often facing stigma and biphobia, even from people within the queer community. We wanted to get some insight into the bi experience and contribute to some bi visibility, and we're doing so today with dear friend of the pod, Dr. Mandy Wintink. Welcome, Mandy.
...Today on Dear Queer we have our first episode of our gender series. Join us for some highlights from our conversations with past guests about gender and what it means to them. Featuring relational psychotherapist, Dillon Katrycz and resident neuroscientist, Dr. Mandy, Wintink
Enjoy!
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Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic
Thank YOU!
...Today on Dear Queer, we're talking to Tiq Milan, writer and speaker and beautiful soul. Today he's going to tell us more about his experience in coming out as both queer and trans to his mother.
Enjoy!
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Watch Ms. Mary - Tiq's Moth Story
https://www.instagram.com/themrmilan/reel/C3RDFZ4vnga/
Instagram - themrmilan
Tik Tok - tiqmilan
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Today on the podcast we have Mychelle Williams (they/she) who is an EMDR trained therapist, the founder of Therapy To A Tea Co., and a psychedelic assisted therapist. Mychelle specializes in radical trauma informed care practices for those who are radically diverse, neurodiverse, and gender expansive. In this episode, we dive into ADHD, speaking with intention, and Mychelle gives us tips...
It's replay Thursday and we are bringing you one of our favourite episodes with our dear pal Nick Rovers.
It's the Break up episode!
Valentine's day was yesterday but instead of talking about love (again) we're tackling breakups today with guest host Nick Rovers!
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If you like our podcast, please consider sharing with a pal!
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This week on Dear Queer, we get into the science of happiness and explore the big and little things that make us happy
Enjoy!
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Check out the VIA Institute's Character Strengths Survey https://www.viacharacter.org
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FYI we are moving Bi-Weekly episodes for Dear Queer.
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Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic
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