Not Too Queer

23/02/2023

I'm excited to let you know Not Too Q***r Episode 2 is in the works, due out next month.

Episode 2 will focus on communal mental health amongst q***r folks. I have spent the last weeks deep in research, and I am excited to share it with you.

Futher, Not Too Q***r will enter Episode 2 into the NPR Student Podcast Challenge. I look forward to sharing updates.

Lastly, Not Too Q***r wants to hear from you. If you have a story to tell, we would love to feature you. DM NTQ or send us an email at NotTooQ***[email protected]

15/02/2023

i am back to quickly share some thoughts over at Not Too Q***r

first, i am deeply grieved by the news out of Michigan State. the tragedy is devastating by itself, and the impact on mental health in the community only worsens the reality of living where we live

the news came as i was grieving the murder of Brianna G**y, a fellow trans women in the community over in England

if you are at all able to donate to her gofundme, here is the link

https://gofund.me/25376b57

i will continue to grieve the loss in both communities, and hope you can do so healthily as well

best wishes and much love,

Bug

03/02/2023

Episode 1: Coming Out is officially out! Visit NotTooQ***r.com to listen, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Farewell Gavin.

Welcome home Bug.

17/01/2023

TW // Su***de

My name is Gavin Rector-Brooks, and I run the podcast Not Too Q***r. I am in need of new artwork, a sound designer, a cassette deck, and funds in order to pay for these services.
I am a person defined by my q***rness and mental health struggles. Months ago, I found that my q***r community, locally and nationally, lacked a sense of connection that could only be filled with storytelling. That’s where Not Too Q***r comes in–a communal platform to tell q***r stories. The podcast launched in September 2022 with the overarching goal of discovering how community affects q***rness, and how q***rness affects community.
Since then, the podcast co-host has left the project, and requested all previous work be taken down. I also struggled with various mental health issues in the following months, leading to a su***de attempt on January 10th.
Following the attempt, I decided to relaunch the podcast. The first episode is my story, my coming out. The recording of the episode takes place from Saturday, January 14th to Saturday, January 21st, and post-production work–including all artwork and sound design–done by the following Wednesday, January 25th.
That’s where you come in. I am in need of a new logo for the podcast, if you are a q***r artist, or know of one, I would love to speak to you. The next episode will also need original sound design work. If you are a q***r sound designer or know of one, I would love to talk. For creative purposes, the episode will feature a cassette deck with recording capabilities, if you would like to donate one, please reach out. Lastly, I would love to pay any artists for their work. I will be spending all the money I have to make this concept come to fruition, but do not have enough money to as much as the artists deserve to be paid. If you would like to help cover the costs, let me know.
Thank you all so much for your continued support. See you soon in your podcast feed.

NotTooQ***[email protected]

17/09/2022

Thank you all so much for the support again. We blew past our initial goal of $500. Upon further budgeting, we realized we need more money to launch the podcast than initially thought. As such, we're raising our goal to $1,500. For full transparency, so you can decide whether to donate or not, here is our budget, including what we have bought and what we need to buy. Thank you all so much again!

17/09/2022

https://gofund.me/c0d5d653

Thank you all so much for the support again. We blew past our initial goal of $500. Upon further budgeting, we realized we need more money to launch the podcast than initially thought. As such, we're raising our goal to $1,500. For full transparency, so you can decide whether to donate or not, here is our budget, including what we have bought and what we need to buy. Thank you all so much again!

15/09/2022

https://gofund.me/7790579b

Our names are Myla Limbers and Gavin Rector-Brooks. A few months ago, an idea came to us. As q***r youth who lacked a community in an extremely conservative midwestern town, we realized we had to create a community for ourselves. We looked around us, and even as pride events were going on and alliance clubs were meeting, we felt extremely disconnected from the q***r community. We wondered why, and however much time we spent trying to come up with an answer, we always came back to one answer; we did not have any stories of q***r youth to connect to. Although q***r stories are already well-published, they mainly focused around those of older generations; those alive during such things as the stonewall riot, the AIDS epidemic, or the gay liberation movement. In contrast, stories surrounded by q***r youth are few and far between. The stories of what gen z q***r youth went through, for that matter even q***r millennials, are vastly different from those of older generations. As a result, q***r youth like us do not feel connected to the q***r community when consuming these stories.

We, along with others, do not feel connected to our community, a massive problem, all because we do not have q***r stories to connect to. The solution, however, is simple: tell the stories of q***r youth. What better way to share these stories than a podcast? That’s what Not Too Q***r sets out to do, connect those of us in the q***r community by providing a platform for q***r stories to be told. We accomplish this by answering our thesis statement: How does community affect q***rness, and how does q***rness affect community?

We need your help, however. Launching a podcast is expensive, we have to pay for everything from costly podcasting hosting websites, editing software, a laptop, and a microphone, along with so much more. We expect to have to pay over $2,000 for it all. Website and podcast hosting sites themselves cost $50 a month. We have low-paying jobs, and all of our money is going towards the podcast. However, it is still not enough. We would appreciate any money that you can give to help us launch, and hopefully expand the podcast as well. Have no doubt, we will spend any money we receive with the utmost respect and use it to vitally improve our podcast, and in turn, create a space where we can find a community we all connect to. We thank you extremely deeply for any money you donate.

15/09/2022

Episode one is OUT find it on spotify, apple podcast, or wherever you listen! Visit our website, nottooq***r.com for more info!

We are thrilled to announce that we also launched a gofundme (https://gofund.me/7790579b) to kick the podcast off the ground!! making this podcast will cost over $2,000, and we can’t do it without you! We appreciate anyone that can donate at any amount!

We really cannot tell you how excited we are about this, we are so pumped to finally share this with you!!

If you’d be interested in being on the show feel free to reach out we’re always looking for more voices to share!

DM us to claim one of the ten limited addition CDs and cassettes they will feature exclusive cover art and hand written notes!

We hope you enjoy!!

07/09/2022

Our first (mini) episode: Prologue, will be dropping soon. More news soon on when and where to find it!!

04/09/2022

We are so incredibly thrilled to announce our first major project, Not Too Q***r! It will bring light to the stories of q***r youth and strive to answer the question of what affects do the community and q***rness have on each other.

Our first episode will launch on Friday, September 16, along with a gofundme to help pay for audio equipment. Stay tuned for more information about the episode and the gofundme!!

We will be releasing this podcast on all streaming platforms (keep an eye out for more updates on where you can stream!) and it will also be available limited edition cassettes and CDs. There will be ten exclusive covers and bonuses of each, after that CDs will still be available to order but without the limited edition features.

Our logo was done by the incredible , make sure to follow and hype up this amazing artist :)) more information to come.

If you are interested in sharing your story (story’s can also be shared anonymously) please feel free to DM us, we are always looking for more storytellers!

04/09/2022