WHAT IS QUEER Parker Sargent

There's no shortage of coverage about the "bans on drag" on television, podcasts, and online articles...but as queer people, we need to ensure that our voices are part of those conversations. In this episode we will look at what these legal battles mean and how it can truly effect our entire LGBTQIA+ community.

Hosted by: Parker Sargent
Produced by: koitz
Contributors: Chris Hampton and David Gilleo
Guests: Esther Newton and Mariyea Jackson

As we all struggle to understand what the drag bans mean, Parker turns to famed queer Anthropolgist Esther Newton, to discuss the history of drag and how far we have (and haven’t) come since her documentation in the 1960s.

Then Mariyea Jackson, who is a young performer living in Brooklyn, joins us to chat about her worries working as a queen who is also a trans woman.

We'll also talk to show contributors Chris Hampton about the new Drag Defense Fund from the ACLU, and David Gilleo about his experience with drag-bias in the workplace.

SNAP- Year of a Queen by Parker Sargent

Mariyea Jackson's website

Esther Newton's Books: Mother Camp, The History of Cherry Grove, My Butch Career

Esther Newton made Me Gay by Jean Carlomusto

ACLU Drag Defense Fund

Equality Federation

Mapping Attacks on LGBTQ Rights in U.S. State Legislatures

John Cameron Mitchell joins us to discuss that-time-of-the-year where queer pearls are being clutched for what celebrities are wearing to the awards shows and who is (and isn't) winning...and no event is bigger than the Academy Awards.

Hosted by: Parker Sargent
Produced by: koitz
Contributors: David Gilleo
Guests: John Cameron Mitchell

Parker chats with John Cameron Mitchell about her lack of enthusiasm for the Oscars and gets his thoughts on the proposition of genderless categories at awards shows, as well as dissecting the current gender-fear that seems to be sweeping the nation. Our producer koitz shares his experiences covering the Oscars in previous years...and then everything takes a hard turn when Miss Davida Jones lures Parker into hosting an Oscars viewing Party, determined to turn our host into an Oscar-loving convert.

Sharing our queer history is vital to knowing where we stand today as a community and understanding how to continue our struggle for equality. We explore the roots of queerness in Greenwich Village, the center of gay life in NYC, with the author of "Women's House of Detention".

Hosted by: Parker Sargent
Produced by: koitz
Contributors: Chris Hampton, Nia Nottage and David Gilleo
Guests: Hugh Ryan

Parker chats with show contributors Nia Nottage and Chris Hampton to share their thoughts on the importance of learning our LGBTQIA+ history, then author Hugh Ryan joins us to discuss how the "House of D" turned the Village into one of the most queer places in the world. More than simply the story of a prison, Hugh's work uncovers the lives of queer women and trans people held there and it examines the policing of queerness and radical politics in the twentieth century.

"Women's House of Detention" by Hugh Ryan

"When Brooklyn Was Queer" by Hugh Ryan

Gay Fire Island by Koitz: http://www.gaypinkbook.com

"Safehaven: Gay Life in 1950s Cherry Grove" Exhibition

"Sex in the Archive" Documentary

For many in the LGBTQIA+ community the United States Healthcare system has had its pitfalls. What can we do to help get the best care we can as queer people in the straight world of healthcare providers?

Hosted by: Parker Sargent
Produced by: koitz
Contributors: Chris Hampton and Alex Borsa
Guests: Dr. Toni G. Cesta and Nicholas Galiardi CPhT

Parker invites a few of her friends working in the medical field to discuss queer experiences in the healthcare industry. Sociologist and WiQ show contributor Alex Borsa explains the importance of being out to your doctors and seeking mental healthcare. Then we chat with Dr. Toni G. Cesta about queers being highly closeted when in care environments in the 1980-90's and why that can be problematic for a patient. Nicolas Galiardi explains the state of healthcare for many queers, how to get the best service and why some doctors don't want to process patients' PrEP treatment. Parker talks to activist and WIQ show contributor Chris Hampton to wrap-up with thoughts on some of the politics of queer healthcare.

Mapping Attacks on LGBTQ Rights in U.S. State Legislatures

In this "Queer Cult Classics: Bonus Episode" our show contributors discuss their favorite flicks and LGBTQIA+ representation in cinema.

Hosted by: Parker Sargent
Produced by: koitz
Contributors: Chris Hampton, Nia Nottage, David Gilleo, Alex Borsa

There are movies that exist within the queer zeitgeist that are renowned as staples to the LGBTQIA+ experience, ranging from campy films with old Hollywood starlets to gritty and honest portrayals of queer lives. Through cinema we can find our identities and voices, even in movies that aren't directly about our community.

Hosted by: Parker Sargent
Produced by: koitz
Contributors: Chris Hampton, Nia Nottage, David Gilleo
Guests: Peaches Christ

Parker pulls up to the cauldron with the Mother of Midnight Mass Peaches Christ to conjure up a conversation about flicks that queers adore, to ponder the role of the iconic screen femmes in gay identity and why Jinkx Monsoon is becoming a cult classic in her own right.