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From community activist to politician, Carlos Guillermo Smith (he/him/el) made history with his election in November 2016 becoming Florida's first openly LGBTQ Latinx state lawmaker just 5 months after the tragedy at Pulse nightclub. He currently serves House District 49 in the Florida House of Representatives. In this week's episode, we unpack the importance of representation, the privilege of coming out, queer music icons, chosen families, our mutual obsession with Orlando Bloom, and reflecting on the five-year anniversary of Pulse. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A queer Black, Afro-Jamaican femme, Onnissia is a provocative visual artist boldly using sexuality and intimacy as an art form. On this week's episode, we go in on the queerness of fan fiction, first crushes, problematic favorites, imposter syndrome, and how being radically vulnerable was a means for survival. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Cee Williams is a Black, trans, vegan chef, and host of the youtube channel, CeeWillTheTrill. On this week's episode, we go in on hookups, heartbreaks, explore the reason behind why many of our childhood crushes were white, the sexual awakening that is South of Nowhere, obsessing over Hannah Montana, and how Cee’s experience as being the “different” kid led to discovering their true self. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A former cheerleader turned crossfitter, Dr. Byron Green is a Black, pansexual, educator currently serving as the Associate Director of Housing and Residence Education at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg. Join us as we discuss life as a latch key kid, family dynamics, Black boy joy, Kelly Rowland’s legs, double popped collars, college traditions, and how cheerleading saved his life. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

("English: "I Leave You Madrid") Andrés Acosta is a queer, first-generation Colombian-American immigrant, US Navy veteran, and current coordinator of the HIV Planning Council in Central Florida. On this week’s episode we delve into the journey of overcoming insecurities and embracing gender expression and lovingly-offensive childhood nicknames. Join us as we get into Jonny Quest v. Johnny Bravo, life in the Navy, the parallels of Andres’ life with Shakira, and how an uncomfortable conversation between Andres and his Mom at TJ Maxx lead to a cathartic breakthrough toward acceptance. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A self-proclaimed “blerd” (which stands for Black nerd), Braylon Junior is a queer, Black doctoral student, tech lover, and works as an assessment coordinator for Vanderbilt University. Join us as we unpack queerness in the Black community, internalized hate, thicc werewolves, Mariah Carey's whistle tones, confronting generational trauma, and how understanding the difference between permission and agency helped Braylon on his journey to healing, love, and self-acceptance. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A bold and beautiful, Black and Boriqua bear living in Greater Philadelphia, Christian Williams is an educator, aspiring performer, and queer advocate. On this episode we reflect on navigating the biracial experience, LGBTQIA+ lingo, bus rides around Miami, a mother’s intuition, being well fed culturally and spiritually, how watching the show Zoom as a kid might mean you’re queer now, why straight dudes love cargo shorts, and Christian’s reaction to being named one of Advocate Magazine’s 2020 Champions of Pride. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Yasmin is an Israeli, Argentinian, Jewish, Pansexual community leader and co-founder of Peer Support Space, Inc. Join us as we unpack complicated childhood accents, the meaning of chosen family, mental health, overcoming imposter syndrome, and how dance helped Yasmin discover and embrace her queer identity. Recorded June 17, 2020. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Shakivla Todd is a Black, queer, self-proclaimed southern belle valley girl and social media manager for the startup IFundWomen. In this episode, reflect with us on the lessons from first crushes, the process of acquiring girlfriends, waiting until college, discovering how to self-love while confronting old body image issues and Shakivla’s journey to acceptance with her mother. Recorded June 6, 2020. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Ángela Loca is a bi, femme, Latinx activist and host of the podcast With Love and Rage. Join us as we reminisce about the importance of Glee’s Santana Lopez, Christianity being problematic AF, discovering Tumbler gifs, dealing with anxiety, and Ángela’s childhood obsession with her Joe Jonas poster. Recorded April 25, 2020. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app