Queer And?

Kaya! Wanjoo! Hello and welcome to the Youth Pride Network's new podcast "Queer And?". A podcast for the community, by the community.  Being queer isn’t a full stop. Our queerness intersects with other parts of our identity in unique, exciting, and challenging ways. Join members of the Youth Pride Network as they sit down with LGBTIQA+ people from the community in WA to talk about their experience of being queer through intergenerational and intersectional conversations and storytelling.The Youth Pride Network is an LGBTIQA+ youth advocacy organization working to make Western Australia a better place for queer young people through education, advocacy, and community building. Subscribe now! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @youthpridenetworkFor more info, check out our website youthpridenetwork.net/queerandpodcastGot a story or an idea for an episode? Hit us up at ypn@yacwa.org.au  This podcast was recorded on Whadjuk Noongar Boodjar and we wish to acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as traditional custodians of this land, its waters, and its communities. We acknowledge and pay respect to Elders past, present, and future as sovereign leaders. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.  

“Intersectional conversations are so important because they acknowledge the totality of who someone is and allow people to bring the entirety of themselves to a discussion and not have to leave part of themselves at home.”  On today’s episode, we sat down for a conversation with Charlotte Glance (she/they), one of the Youth Pride Network’s founders to discuss the origins of the organization, their perspective on the state of things for queer people in WA, what intersectionality means, and what their hopes are for the organization and the podcast. For more info on the Youth Pride Network and Charlotte: youthpridenetwork.net/queerandpodcast Got an idea or story you want to share for a future episode? Hit us up at ypn@yacwa.org.au This podcast was recorded on Whadjuk Noongar Boodjar and we wish to acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as traditional custodians of this land, its waters, and its communities. We acknowledge and pay respect to Elders past, present, and future as sovereign leaders. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land. 

“Each day I have a renewed understanding of my gender and it kind of builds upon itself over time.” On today’s episode Hannah (they/them) and Allie (she/they) from the YPN had a yarn with twelve different people that identify as trans including Samson Spee (he/him), Andy Lowes (he/him), Lena Van Hale (she/her) and 7 young people that attend the Transfolk of WA's weekly youth space to hear their stories, their advice, and their hopes for the future for generations of trans people.For more info on our guests: youthpridenetwork.net/queerandpodcast Got a story or an idea for an episode? Hit us up at ypn@yacwa.org.au  This podcast was recorded on Whadjuk Noongar Boodjar and we wish to acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as traditional custodians of this land, its waters, and its communities. We acknowledge and pay respect to Elders past, present, and future as sovereign leaders. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.

“I wear my queerness as proudly as I wear my cultural identity. They’re both very important parts of who I am.” On today’s episode, we hear from seven fierce advocates from the community that are queer people of colour. Dulasi, Chey, Meghana, and Dylan (aka drag performer “Maven”) from the YPN have a yarn with Ngatokotoru Tomokino (AKA the drag queen “Moesha”), Kim Thatcher, and Emily Branson (AKA performer/DJ “Jamilla”) in a powerful and enlightening discussion about cultural identity and queerness. For more info on our guests: youthpridenetwork.net/queerandpodcast Got a story or an idea for an episode? Hit us up at ypn@yacwa.org.au  This podcast was recorded on Whadjuk Noongar Boodjar and we wish to acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as traditional custodians of this land, its waters, and its communities. We acknowledge and pay respect to Elders past, present, and future as sovereign leaders. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.  

“I think being disabled let me be queer in an easier way. I wasn't scared of being different, I wasn't scared of not fitting in because I didn't fit in. I'm so thankful to my disability for that experience.” On today’s episode, we hear from five fierce advocates from the queer and disabled community. Hannah, Jack, and Georgia from the YPN sit down with Anneka Bodt, Crystal Nguyen, and Grace King in a powerful and enlightening discussion about disabled culture and queerness. For more info on our guests: youthpridenetwork.net/queerandpodcast Got a story or an idea for an episode? Hit us up at ypn@yacwa.org.au  This podcast was recorded on Whadjuk Noongar Boodjar and we wish to acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as traditional custodians of this land, its waters, and its communities. We acknowledge and pay respect to Elders past, present, and future as sovereign leaders. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.  

“My queerness is safe now."For the final episode of season 1, we hear from five powerful queer elders. Hannah, Chey, and Shania from the YPN interview Jim Morrison and his partner Keith, David Gibson, Carl Freedman, and Gillie Anderson for a powerful, intergenerational discussion about queerness.For more info on our guests: youthpridenetwork.net/queerandpodcast Got a story or an idea for an episode? Hit us up at ypn@yacwa.org.au  This podcast was recorded on Whadjuk Noongar Boodjar and we wish to acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as traditional custodians of this land, its waters, and its communities. We acknowledge and pay respect to Elders past, present, and future as sovereign leaders. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.