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"Queer Mountaineers" shares the stories of queer people in the state of West Virginia. The guests on the show are students or faculty at WVU, residents of Morgantown, or residents in any other area of West Virginia.

Queer Mountaineers


    • Jun 18, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 25m AVG DURATION
    • 39 EPISODES


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    Julie Rae Powers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2021 31:53


    This week, I sat down with Julie Rae Powers, a photographer based out of Brooklyn NY who's lived in a bunch of different places in Appalachia. We had a great chat about LGBTQ+ representation in the media, as well as about their upbringing in Appalachia and her current photography work. Follow Julie Rae: Instagram and Twitter: @julieraepowers Julie Rae Powers' Website- http://www.julieraepowers.com/ Soft Lightning Studio- https://www.softlightningstudio.com/ Follow Queer Mountaineers Facebook- Queer Mountaineers Instagram- @queermountaineerspodcast Twitter- @QueerEersPod --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-pod/support

    Liz Pavlovic

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 19:22


    For this week’s episode I sat down with Liz Pavlovic, an artist best known for her illustrations of West Virginia cryptids. We chatted about her inspiration for her art and the sudden interest in cryptids in popular culture. ---- On the same day that George Floyd’s murderer Derek Chauvin was convicted, the Columbus Police shot and killed 16 year-old (Ma-kya) Ma’Khia Bryant after she called them for help. And a few days before Daunte Wright was killed during a traffic stop not too far from where Derek Chauvin’s trial was being held. While this guilty verdict is excellent news, one act of accountability is not enough to undo centuries of white supremacy that has been built into our law enforcement. Donate to George Floyd's family- https://www.gofundme.com/f/gianna-floyd-daughter-of-george-floyd-fund Donate to Daunte Wright's family- https://www.gofundme.com/f/dauntewright ---- Follow Liz- Instagram- @keepon_creepinon Facebook- Liz Pavlovic Design Twitter- @keeponcreepinon Etsy- https://www.etsy.com/shop/LizPavlovicDesign?ref=profile_header Threadless- https://keeponcreepinon.threadless.com/ ----- Follow Queer Mountaineers Facebook- Queer Mountaineers Instagram- @queermountaineerspodcast Twitter- @QueerEersPod --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-pod/support

    Liz Hamperion and Justin Michael from OutMOV

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 26:09


    In this episode, I sat down with Liz Hamperian and Justin Michael the president, and communications director of OutMOV, a queer nonprofit that serves the Middle Ohio Valley. We chatted about how the organization came together, and how it’s been since the start of the pandemic. Follow @OutMOV on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Donate- https://www.outmov.org/donate Follow Queer Mountaineers! IG- @queermountaineerspodcast Twitter- @QueerEersPod Facebook- @queereerspodcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    Rozzy Lauderback

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 24:18


    This week on "Queer Moutaineers," I sat down with Rozzy Lauderback, president of Morgantown Pride. Rozzy and I talked about how she got involved with Pride, how the organization has been handling the pandemic, and what’s in store for the future of Morgantown Pride. Follow Morgantown Pride on Instagram- @morgantownwvpride Follow the podcast Twitter- @QueerEersPod Instagram- @queermountaineerspodcast Facebook- @queereerspodcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    Sir Dallan G.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 32:08


    In the season 4 premiere of "Queer Mountaineers" musician Sir Dallan G. stepped into the virtual studio to talk about their new EP "Queer Vespers" out NOW wherever you get your music from! Follow Sir Dallan G. on Instagram and Twitter- @sirdallang Listen to "Queer Vespers"- https://open.spotify.com/artist/3qbsaYPGJAll3ZQ3R9duwv?si=aKsUSZUiSrOpmJDpOULe7A&nd=1 Follow Queer Mountaineers- Instagram- @queermountaineerspodcast Twitter- @QueerEersPod --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    Season 4 Intro

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 1:54


    Welcome to Season 4 of Queer Mountaineers! In this little blurb, I shared some new expectations for the upcoming season, which begins on March 5th! Follow Queer Mountaineers- Instagram- @queermountaineerspodcast Twitter- @QueerEersPod --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    Nikki Zinzuwadia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 21:42


    Queer Mountaineers returns with an interview with Nikki Zinzuwadia. Nikki did an internship with ACLU-WV and researched how COVID-19 has exposed problems in our criminal justice system, specifically in prisons. https://www.acluwv.org/en/news/covid-19-and-incarcerated-lgbtq-people --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    LaToya Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 23:34


    Welcome LaToya Jones back to the podcast! She is the business owner of As It Should Be, an eco-friendly skincare line, and more recently became the founder of Black Business NOW, a digital magazine created to celebrate and promote black-owned businesses in West Virginia and beyond. Check out Black Business Now!-https://www.blackbizznow.com/ LaToya's business- https://youraisb.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

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    RaJon Staunton

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2020 37:41


    RaJon Staunton is a queer black poet from Beckley, West Virginia, and is studying creative writing at Marshall University. We had a great conversation on finding community through literacy, as well as queer representation through a black lens, and he even read some of his poetry during the recording. Follow RaJon on Twitter- @restaunton Cashapp- $rstauntonn --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    LaToya Daneen

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 23:31


    LaToya is an ally and the entrepreneur of West Virginia based skincare company “As It Should Be.” She’s currently working with her manufacturer to produce bottles of hand sanitizer that will be donated to daycares in Monongalia County. I spoke with her about the work she’s doing during this pandemic, and why it’s important to her to have her company in West Virginia. https://youraisb.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

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    Robin Hearts-Love and Dimitria Blackwell

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 26:58


    Robin Hearts-Love and Dimitria Blackwell are two drag queens from Morgantown, West Virginia. To help out their community, they created their business, Mask4Mask, where they use their sewing skills to sell masks. For every mask purchased, another mask is donated to a local nonprofit.  Support Mask4Mask- http://dimitriablackwell.com/mask4mask.html?fbclid=IwAR1ZkEvCBvRQ5_9drr92ZXxLF9f1LSsNGushgaOJWgFR51BHtK_N6iuQWwE --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    Queer Mountaineers (Trailer)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 1:00


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    Vannah Lusk

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 29:45


    This is the Season 2 finale of Queer Mountaineers. But Season 3 is coming soon!Vannah is studying medicine at WVU, and wants to use her education to help people in rural areas of West Virginia. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    Alana Anton

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 37:28


    Alana Anton is a sociologist and activist from Georgia. We talked about the idea of assimilation vs liberation, as well as her abortion activism. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    Andre Magalhaes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 43:51


    This week I spoke with Andre Magalhaes, a WVU composition student. He wrote a musical based on The Picture of Dorian Gray. We discussed the process that made Dorian, as well as the upcoming Oscars, and media representation. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    Alex Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2020 29:13


    Happy New Year! In this first episode for 2020, I sat down with Alex Miller, the secretary for Morgantown Pride. We discussed the power of anger, the importance of Pride in West Virginia, and growing up as a queer woman. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    Nico Hartley

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2019 28:40


    I sat down this week with Nico Hartley, a junior at WVU. We talked about trans issues in the news and his personal experience of navigating the world as a trans man.BUY MERCH- https://www.redbubble.com/people/queereerspod?asc=u --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    Billy Wolfe

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2019 33:31


    Billy Wolfe is the communications and development director for the ACLU of West Virginia. We talked about his upbringing in the Mountain State as well as why he chose to stay in his home state while so many others have left. Shop at the Queer Mountainee... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    Delegate Danielle Walker

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 35:50


    I sat down with Delegate Danielle Walker, a representative for the 51st District. She has been a vocal ally for the LGBTQ+ community during her term so far as a delegate. In this episode, she shares her truth, why she chose to run for office and her... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    Season 2 Intro

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2019 6:26


    Here's a brief overview of the last year of Queer Mountaineers, and what to expect for Season 2. Transcript:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XzkpdwChtDn4NgqeaxaKxKMc3hw8D5nVcrkms25EpBs/edit?usp=sharingBuy some Queer Mountaineers... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    Parkersburg Pride with Jeanne Peters and Kim Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2019 33:57


    It was an honor to be able to talk with Jeanne Peters and Kim Williams. They are some of the founding members of Parkersburg Pride, and have been together for about 20 years. They're doing some great work for their community, and they have a great story... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    Emily Harger

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2019 29:43


    This week’s episode and Part One of the season finale is with Emily Harger, a documentary filmmaker originally from Monongahela, Pennsylvania, a 2 and a half hour drive from Parkersburg. Emily made the trip from her new home in Oakland, California to... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    Mamone from Queer Appalachia.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2019 34:07


    I got to chat with Mamone about their project Queer Appalachia. Queer Appalachia is a community of queer people from all over the Appalachian region who help shatter stereotypes of being queer in Appalachia and showcasing the diversity of the region... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    Morgantown Pride with Ash Bray

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2019 16:37


    I spoke with Ash Bray again. Since the last time we talked, they have been extremely busy with putting together Morgantown's first official Pride event. We had a great discussion on what to expect from the upcoming festivities, as well as why it's... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    Jodi Hollingshead

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2019 27:40


    I sat down with Jodi Hollingshead. She’s one of the founding members of the Morgantown chapter of Boss Babes, a photographer for As You Are Boudoir, and a podcast host and producer of the upcoming sex positivity podcast “Dirty, Dry, Wet.”We talked about... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    Krizia Berg

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2019 24:50


    I met with Krizia Berg, who's a member of the LGBTQ+ Center's Speaker's Bureau. We discussed the importance of LGBTQ+ education, as well as the differences of being queer in different states. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    Jessica Durann

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2019 26:01


    I sat down with Jessica Durann, a member of WVU's chapter of Planned Parenthood Generation Action. She identifies as pansexual, and we discussed what that means, as well as the importance of education when it comes to LGBTQ+ identities and sexual and... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    Barry Wendell

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2019 21:56


    This week, I sat down again with Barry Wendell, an openly gay Morgantown  city council member. He and I spoke about his reelection campaign, as well as his experience as being a city councilor and some of the recent news in West Virginia politics. Barry... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    Chris Mullett

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2019 29:18


    I sat down with Chris Mullett, the president of PFLAG Morgantown. We talked about the importance of PFLAG in West Virginia, as well as allyship and what the group hopes to accomplish. More information on PFLAG- https://pflag.org/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    Catch Up Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2019 19:53


    First episode of 2019! Thank you for your patience and support. This isn't going to be an episode with my typical Q & A format, because there is simply too much to talk about that's happened recently with LGBTQ+ rights in West Virginia. The... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    Barry Wendell

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2018 29:57


    For this episode, I met with Barry Wendell, an openly gay city councilor for Morgantown. He spoke about his personal history and how he got to Morgantown. He shared a variety of personal experiences about being gay during the AIDS crisis and his own... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    Brian Kotson

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2018 30:13


    I spoke with Brian Kotson, a WVU student who identifies as asexual. He is super passionate about ace representation and education, and we had a great conversation on an orientation that isn’t often talked about.Here's more information on asexuality-... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    Special Episode- Amendment 1 and Planned Parenthood

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2018 27:21


    This episode focuses on Amendment 1, an important issue on the ballot for the West Virginia election, as well as Planned Parenthood and the many services it offers. Thank you so much Emily Thompson from Planned Parenthood South Atlantic for sharing... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    Mike Hamrick

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2018 26:57


    I sat down with Mike Hamrick, an openly gay and genderqueer senator in WVU's student government. We spoke about representation in student organizations on campus, as well as why it's important to speak up and tell your story. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    Julie Jenkins

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2018 27:35


    I talked with Julie Jenkins, a WVU student and cosplayer. We talked about their experiences in cosplay, as well as the queer community within cosplay and advice for getting started. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    Ash Bray

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2018 24:32


    For this episode, I talked to Ash Bray, a nonbinary Morgantown resident. They are also a meteorologist and a passionate advocate for queer representation, especially in the STEM field. We discussed growing up queer in West Virginia, as well as queer vis... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    Erica Kushner

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2018 31:23


    Erica Kushner is a student at West Virginia University who started a student group last year for people of different gender identities called Genderwhat. We discussed pronouns, as well as representation of marginalized groups in popular media. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    Cris Mayo

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2018 27:06


    Cris Mayo is the director of the LGBTQ+ Center at West Virginia University, as well as a professor of Women's and Gender Studies. We discussed what the center has to offer, as well as LGBTQ+ issues on a state level. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

    Introduction to the show

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2018 3:57


    Hi everyone! Thank you so much for tuning in. I'm Kayla Gagnon, the producer and host of "Queer Mountaineers." Here's a mini- episode about what to expect from this podcast as well as why I'm doing this. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queer-mountaineers-podcast/support

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