In this bonus episode, Siena Popiel and Sarah Jones-Popiel from the Queer Kid, Straight Mom podcast join us to talk politics. Hosted by Samuel Smalls Jr. and Trudy Poux, this episode covers our upcoming presidential election in the United States, how political views are shaped by our identity, and feelings that can come up around voting.

CONTENT AND WARNINGS:

⚠️Please expect to hear “queer” used as an identity term throughout this episode & series. ⚠️🇺🇸Additionally, expect to hear discussions of current events (including the U.S’s 2024 presidential election) and brief mentions of racism, xenophobia, transphobia, sexism, abortion rights, immigrant rights, and climate change, throughout this segment.

00:00 Meet today’s hosts: Sam (he/they/she) & Trudy (they/them)

00:37 Meet Siena (they/them) and Sarah (she/her) from the Queer Kid, Straight Mom podcast

01:40-03:27 ⚠️Discussions of parental grief & other responses to coming out.

03:34 Has your relationship changed at all through hosting a podcast together?

07:11 Experiences of past presidential elections

11:00 Has identity affected how you view politics? Has it become more personal for you both?

13:45 Is there anything that you feel young or undecided voters should have in mind?

14:15-18:05 ⚠️Mentions of genocide perpetrated against Palestine.

18:33 Is there anything you’d like to say to straight parents/caregivers?

20:37 Get your voice heard - register to vote!

21:35 Credits

21:56 Remembering Julie Novak

RESOURCES:

• Like what you heard today? Learn more about Siena, Sarah, and the Queer Kid, Straight Mom podcast at queerkidstraightmom.com,or give them a listen wherever you podcast
• Get your voice heard! Register to vote in the United States of America by heading to vote.gov. Check usa.gov/who-can-vote for information on your eligibility.
• Season two of I’m Feeling Queer Today is coming soon! Follow us on your favorite podcast streaming services, or on our social media for updates.
• After Julie’s passing, some of her coworkers at Radio Kingston, as well as her friends, and loved ones gathered to record a tribute to Julie. You can listen to it at radiokingston.org/en/broadcast/no-one-like/episodes/no-one-like-julie-the-julie-novak-tribute-show

CREDITS:

I’m Feeling Queer Today is produced by The Future Perfect Project with support from Radio Kingston, WKNY, Kingston, NY.This bonus episode of I’m Feeling Queer Today was hosted by Sam Smalls and Trudy Poux.

Special thanks to executive producers and mentors, Celeste Lecesne, and Future Perfect Project team members Ryan Amador, Kiko Wan, and Aliya Jamil.

The I’m Feeling Queer Today theme was performed and composed by Alex Masse & produced by Emma Jayne Seslowsky. Episode mixing and mastering by Emma Jayne Seslowsky.

🩷 We are remembering our executive producer and mentor, Julie Novak, who passed away on the last day of August, 2024, after a two-and-a-half year battle with cancer. Julie, we miss you so much. Your legacy will live on in all of us in every episode of this podcast. We’re feeling extra queer today and every day, because of you. We love you.

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In this episode, special guest and LGBTQIA+ rights activist, Desmond Napoles, joins producer Sam Smalls to compare their experiences growing up on opposite ends of the east coast.

Content and Content Warnings:

00:00:05: Episode Teaser

00:00:20: Theme Song

00:00:43: Welcome from Samuel Smalls, Jr.

00:02:29: Interview with Sam and Desmond Napoles

00:06:05-00:10:07: Mentions of people using anti-trans/anti-queer rhetoric

00:17:04: Sam post-interview update

00:17:31: Outro/Credits

Resources:

Learn more about Desmond Napoles: ​​https://www.desmondisamazing.com/

What is Drag? Checkout this Drag 101:

https://antiracismdaily.com/2023/06/20/drag-101-unpacking-drag-shows-and-the-performers/

Transgender Day of Visibility:

https://glaad.org/tdov/

Mentions:

The House of Hades, from the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_of_Hades

RuPaul and RuPaul’s Drag Race:

https://rupaul.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RuPaul%27s_Drag_Race

Magnus Hirschfeld, German-Jewish Sexologist and Queer Rights Activist:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_Hirschfeld

Marsha P. Johnson, one of the most prominent figures of the gay rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s in New York City:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsha_P._Johnson

Harvey Milk, an American politician and the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Milk

Billy Porter, queer American actor and singer:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Porter

Crystal LaBeija, an American drag queen and trans woman who co-founded the House of LaBeija in 1968:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_LaBeija

Credits

Credits…

I’m Feeling Queer Today! is produced by The Future Perfect Project with support from Radio Kingston, WKNY AM1490, FM1079, Kingston, NY.

Episode 10 of I’m Feeling Queer Today was produced by Samuel Smalls, Jr. and features Desmond Napoles

Executive Producers: Julie Novak and Celeste Lecesne

The I’m Feeling Queer Today! theme was composed and performed by Alex Masse & produced by Emma Jayne Seslowsky. Additional music was composed by Alex Masse, Frankie Gunn, and Epidemic Sound.

Mixing & mastering by Julie Novak, with assistance from Emma Jayne Seslowsky.

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How do youth celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride? In this episode, special guest Jazz Jennings, American YouTube personality, spokesmodel, television personality, and LGBT rights activist, talks about the importance of Queer Pride and visibility, while playing One-Minute Trivia with Trudy and Claire. Listeners will also get a chance to hear from Paras, a student activist from Iowa and how the IFQT crew celebrates their queerness.

CONTENT AND CONTENT WARNINGS:

00:00:05: Trudy: What I hope people get from this podcast

00:00:56: Theme Song

01:01:03: Welcome from Lily and Trudy

00:02:10: Lily and Trudy talk trivia and working with Jazz Jennings

00:05:57 One-Minute Trivia Part 1: Queer Celebration with Jazz and Claire

00:13:57: Queer Youth Animated: Paras’ Story

00:18:39: One-Minute Trivia Part 2: Queer Celebration with Jazz and Claire

00:23:27: How we celebrate queerness

00:26:58: How can we celebrate pride safely?

00:28:23: Coming up next

00:28:51: Outro/Credits

RESOURCES:

Read about the full history of Pride and view footage the first Pride March in NYC, Christopher Street Liberation Day 1970. From the Lilli Vincenz Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress:

https://www.loc.gov/ghe/cascade/index.html?appid=90dcc35abb714a24914c68c9654adb67

Learn more about Gilbert Baker and the original pride flag:

https://gilbertbaker.com/

Information about Iowa’s Anti-Trans Legislation:

https://oneiowaaction.org/lgbtqbills2024/

Check out Harvey Milk’s Gay Freedom Day Speech from June 25, 1978:

https://daily.jstor.org/harvey-milks-gay-freedom-day-speech-annotated/

Some tips on how to stay safe for Pride:

https://avp.org/2023/06/06/tips-to-stay-safe-during-pride/

Discreet Pride Celebration Ideas:

https://www.reddit.com/r/lgbt/comments/noz889/discreet_pride_celebration_ideas/

Youth Pride Association Support Programs:

​​https://www.ypapride.org/programs/virtual-support-group

Watch episodes of Queer Youth Animated Season 2 (including Paras’ story):

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPsMVyhTV_R99GNRfijt-qVRmM1Znf_iu

Learn more about Paras Bassuk:

https://wsspaper.com/69111/feature/2021s-last-story-paras-bassuk-21/

CREDITS:

Executive producers: Julie Novak and Celeste Lecesne and The Future Perfect Project

Audio Mixing and Mastering: Julie Novak and Emma Jayne Seslowksky

Theme Song by Alex Masse, produced by Emma Jayne Seslowsky

Paras segment:

Score and Sound Design: Evan Linsey

Dialogue Mixing: Bryn Bliska

Sound Mixing: Emma Nicoletti

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