Queery on Kootenay Co-op Radio

08/03/2021

So excited for tomorrow's show to air! We interviewed director and co-curator of the Bent On Art Q***r and Trans Art Festival, Samonte Cruz and two thirds of The Dancing Legs drag troupe, Lev and Alex. Tune in at 6pm on Monday, March 8th or noon Sunday the 14th to hear from these three local artists and performers

14/01/2021

dear community, we missed you!
Our latest episode where we talk about surviving 2020 is up on anchor.fm and wherever you listen to podcasts!

Steph and Axel reflect on 2020 from the perspective of time being weird and cyclical. They discuss their favourite q***r media picks after diving deep into what it's like to live through the apocalypse. No big deal.

16/11/2020

Alok is one of the people we rave about on tomorrow night's show. I love their eloquent way of holding complexity!

Harry Styles is the first non-woman to appear solo on the cover of American Vogue...let alone wearing a dress! In one of the pics he is outfitted by gender fluid designer !

A lot of people have been asking me what I think about it and I’ll say this: I am holding simultaneity and choosing abundance over scarcity.

Am I happy to see Harry be celebrated for openly flouting gendered fashion norms? Yes. Do trans femmes of color receive praise for doing the same thing every day? No.

Do I think this is a sign of progress of society’s evolution away from binary gender? Yes. Do I think that white men should be upheld as the face of gender neutral fashion? No.

It’s a curious thing this: holding space for joy, while also insisting on a more expansive form of freedom.

We can both acknowledge this unprecedented moment while also remembering that it could only happen because of the resistance of trans femmes of color. We who for decades were imprisoned by cross-dressing legislation.

Make no mistake: trans femmes of color started this and continue to face the backlash from it. Our aesthetics make it to the mainstream, but not our bodies. We are still dismissed as “too much” and “too q***r” because we aren’t palatable enough for whiteness and heteronormativity.

Is that Harry’s fault? No. It’s the fault of systems of transmisogyny and racism.

I want a world where everyone — regardless of their gender — can wear whatever they want. He is exercising that and giving permission for other people to do the same — that makes me so happy!! I can both celebrate this and be cautious about the politics of representation.

I truly hope that more trans femmes of color will be given roses, covers, recognition. I hope that people will remember that what is manifest in a magazine does not necessarily materialize on a moving train: when it’s you against transphobia with no one to defend you. I hope I can work with Harry and all people of all genders to and create a more beautiful world beyond the gender binary.

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06/09/2020

Happy Pride, friends! Tonight's show will be a Q***ry Pride dance party: 93.5fm at 9pm!

31/05/2020

hey folks, tonight on Q***ry we're having an imperfect conversation in response to anti-black violence about what to do instead of calling the cops and why we need to build strong communities without the police. lots of black q***r music to bring pause to hard convos. tune in on www.kootenaycoopradio.com or 93.5/101.5/107.5 fm on sinixt territory!

CW: anti-Black violence, death, police, transphobia You’re probably anti-Black. Take a moment to breathe through that. To let it sink in. To let the fear and defensiveness subside. Now, read on. We live in a world (yes, all of us, everywhere) designed to continuously harm Black folks; to perpetuat...

18/05/2020

No plans tonight??! Listen to Shazad and Stacy talk about life, things, podcasts, and learning what it is like to become a counselor.

17/04/2020

Q***ry is moving up! Starting this Sunday, April 19th, we'll be on the air at 9pm!

06/04/2020

Tune in online or at 93.5fm in Nelson tonight at 10pm for a conversation with Axel and special guest Indigo on disability justice in the time of COVID-19!

Kootenay Co-op Radio serves communities throughout the West Kootenays – a member owned and operated, non-profit community radio station. On air since 1999.

09/03/2020

Tune in now as we talk about q***r religion!
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Kootenay Co-op Radio serves communities throughout the West Kootenays – a member owned and operated, non-profit community radio station. On air since 1999.

24/02/2020

Back at it nous trois.

17/02/2020

Tonight on Q***ry, Axel is joined by Rachel, one of their sisters, to chat about their early experiences discovering q***rness, intersections of asexuality, polyamoury, and long distance relationships. Tune in at 10pm to 93.5 fm in Nelson or listen online at www.kootenaycoopradio.com to hear the q***r sister goodness!

26/01/2020

So excited for tonight's show! We are starting to venture out on our own and this is Shaz's first solo excursion. Tune in tonight 10-11 on kootenaycoopradio.com to listen to Shazad and guest Lindsay Ann Wheatley talk about Death Doula, MAID and what brought us to our work. And check out https://www.current-wisdom.com/ if you would like more information on the guest this eve.

Current Wisdom: Counselling and End-of-Life Serivces provides alternative options and approaches to traditional Couneslling and End of Life Care.

20/01/2020

For tonight’s episode we interviewed evolutionary astrologer Lila Rasa! Listen in at 10pm on 93.5 fm in Nelson or online at kootenaycoopradio.com to find out about why (many) of us q***rs love astrology, and what we have to learn from it!

(R)evolutionary Astrology      

15/01/2020

What's your alphabet?
https://youtu.be/KQ0D5W5Htc0

Six letters will never be enough. For this year’s Pride, we collaborated with The LGBT Community Center, NYC’s home and hub for the LGBTQA co...

10/01/2020

Our first Fan Art!!!!

09/01/2020

See you all next Thursday! https://www.facebook.com/groups/2477876911/permalink/10157839526121912/