HAPPY PRIDE MONTH, OH MY DAYS! Today I am talking about a small part of what can constitute pride (month) as a queer person: nightclubs, alcohol and all that jazz. Of course pride is more than that; it's about resistance, education, learning about those who came before us and trying our best to make the world a better place for those coming after us. However, a big part of our community within and next to those elements is celebration and being together, which often times comes with drinks that are flowing. How can alcohol be queered?

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Works cited in this episode:

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Hunt, G., Antin, T., Sanders, E. and Sisneros, M. (2019). 'Queer youth, intoxication and queer drinking spaces', Journal of Youth Studies, 22(3), pp. 380-400. DOI: 10.1080/13676261.2018.1508826 (Accessed: 13 June 2023). 

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McNair, R., Pennay, A., Hughes, T., Brown, R. Leonard, W. and Lubman, D. I. (2016). ‘A model for lesbian, bisexual and queer-related influences on alcohol consumption and implications for policy and practice’, Culture, Health & Sexuality, 18(4), pp. 405-421, DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2015.1089602 (Accessed: 13 June 2023). 

“Queers Read This.” Leaflet published anonymously and distributed by queers at the Pride March in New York in June 1990.

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