The Queer Vision Podcast

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Welcome to The Queer Vision Podcast, the dynamic new podcast by Queerolina! Building on the spirit of The Queer Vision magazine, this show amplifies the voices of queer creatives through candid conversations, exclusive interviews, and deep dives into queer culture, art, activism, and lived experiences. From rising LGBTQ+ icons and boundary-pushing drag artists to grassroots activists and visionary storytellers, The Queer Vision Podcast is your go-to space for authentic, unapologetic storytelling that celebrates the beauty and resilience of queer life in the South.

  1. 6h ago

    What Happens When You're "One of the Good Ones"? | Chany Blaze | The Queer Vision Ep. 72

    ★WHERE YOU CAN FIND CHANY BLAZE★ Instagram/TikTok (personal) - @cdot.blaze Instagram/SoundCloud (DJ platform) - Chany Blaze Booking - email available in bio links ★WHERE YOU CAN FIND US★ Website - www.queerolina.org Facebook - Queerolina Instagram - @queerolinaorg BlueSky - queerolinaorg.bsky.social ★Summary★ Becca sits down solo this week with Chantel Reed — known behind the decks as Chany Blaze — a fintech professional by day and DJ, event curator, and host by night. They talk about what it means to build queer nightlife spaces that actually feel like home, how Chany channels stage anxiety into a full-body performance switch, and the difference between conversation and entertaining a crowd. From there the conversation goes deep: navigating a Black and Filipino identity that's never felt "enough" for either side, the complicated privilege of being femme-presenting and queer in a world that reads race before anything else, and the gut-punch of watching family members reveal who they really are once politics gets personal. Chany closes it out with one simple piece of advice for living well: mind your business, and let your business be the best version of you. ★Keywords★ Queer Vision Podcast, Queerolina, Chany Blaze, Chantel Reed, DJ, event curator, queer nightlife, Black queer woman, Filipino American, biracial identity, femme presenting, LGBTQ podcast, queer people of color, bodily autonomy, boundaries, found family, fintech, stage fright, imposter syndrome

  2. Aug 9

    Ep. 71- Is It Ever Too Late to Come Out? Transitioning at 70 with Robin Elise Hamilton

    ★WHERE YOU CAN FIND ROBIN★ Out on the Edge Radio Show - WCOM LP Chapel Hill Carrboro, 103.5 FM, Mondays 3-4pm Stream live at wcomfm.org Email to be a guest - outontheedgeradio@gmail.com ★WHERE YOU CAN FIND US★ Website - www.queerolina.org Facebook - Queerolina Instagram - @queerolinaorg BlueSky - queerolinaorg.bsky.social ★Summary★ This week Becca sits down with Robin Elise Hamilton (she/her), who came out and  began transitioning three years ago, right before her 70th birthday. Robin walks  us through a lifetime of not quite fitting the mold — failing to meet the rigid  1970s medical gatekeeping around transition, channeling decades of suppressed  identity into an 80-hour-a-week theater design career, and finally coming out  during COVID lockdown when the "closet" of constant work disappeared. We talk  about the moment that cracked things open (her trans best friend no longer  feeling safe alone in a men's room), telling her wife of nearly 40 years, and  the very specific advantages and challenges of transitioning later in life. Robin  also gets sharp about the psychology of transphobia, the sprint to legally update  her documents before the 2025 inauguration, and why she believes it's never too  late to become who you are. Funny, wise, and unflinchingly honest. ★Keywords★ transgender elder, transitioning later in life, trans woman, queer elder,  coming out at 70, gender identity, LGBTQ North Carolina, trans healthcare,  Out on the Edge, queer aging, trans rights, gender affirming care

    Ep. 71- Is It Ever Too Late to Come Out? Transitioning at 70 with Robin Elise Hamilton

  3. Aug 3

    Ep. 70 - What Happens When Your Partner Comes Out Trans 13 Years In? 40 Years of Queer Love with Judy McCord

    ★WHERE YOU CAN FIND JUDY★ Out on the Edge Radio Show - WCOM LP Chapel Hill Carrboro, 103.5 FM, Mondays 3-4pm Stream live at wcomfm.org Archived episodes at orangecountync.gov/OOTE Email to be a guest - ontheedgeradio@gmail.com ★WHERE YOU CAN FIND US★ Website - www.queerolina.org Facebook - Queerolina Instagram - @queerolinaorg BlueSky - queerolinaorg.bsky.social ★Summary★ This week Becca sits down with Judy McCord (she/her), 79-year-old queer elder, longtime LGBTQ+ advocate, and co-host of the radio show Out on the Edge. Judy shares her story of spending 20 years married to a man before finding her person — a relationship that, 13 years in, took an unexpected turn when her partner came out as trans. Now 40 years together, Judy talks about what it actually looks like to rebuild a relationship's shape without losing what made it work, why she calls herself "Mac-sexual" instead of picking a label, and how she's spent decades doing safe schools work through PFLAG and LGBTQ+ senior advocacy through the Orange County Department on Aging. We also get into the current political climate for trans youth in North Carolina, why queer elders need to be visible for the next generation, and why representation in local government (school boards, town councils) matters more than people think. This one is funny, wise, and deeply grounding. ★Keywords★ queer elders, trans partner, LGBTQ marriage, coming out later in life, PFLAG, queer aging, North Carolina LGBTQ, trans healthcare, relationship communication, queer history, safe schools, senior advocacy

    Ep. 70 - What Happens When Your Partner Comes Out Trans 13 Years In? 40 Years of Queer Love with Judy McCord

  4. Jul 23

    Ep. 69 - Can You Be Queer and Serve? Trans Identity in the Marine Corps with Link Nevermore

    ★WHERE YOU CAN FIND LINK★ Instagram/TikTok - @linknevermore_drag_author (or search "Link Nevermore") ★WHERE YOU CAN FIND US★ Website - www.queerolina.org Facebook - Queerolina Instagram - @queerolinaorg BlueSky - queerolinaorg.bsky.social ★Summary★ This week Becca sits down with Link Nevermore (aka Link McIntosh, he/they) —  drag king, writer, and Marine Corps veteran. Link walks us through joining the  military at nineteen after losing his mother, coming out as trans mid-service  during the first Trump administration, and what it actually took to navigate  paperwork, chain of command, and a system that wasn't built with him in mind.  We get into the good (surprising pockets of support), the bad (the VA, TRICARE,  and getting kicked out under the trans military ban), and the how-drag-actually- started story (it involves a beanie hat and a TikTok chest-taping video). This  episode is funny, real, and genuinely educational — whether you know a veteran,  are one yourself, or just want to understand what service looks like from the  inside as a queer person. ★Keywords★ trans military, Marine Corps, drag king, veteran, LGBTQ military, transgender  healthcare, VA benefits, TRICARE, coming out, North Carolina drag, queer  service members, gender identity

    Ep. 69 - Can You Be Queer and Serve? Trans Identity in the Marine Corps with Link Nevermore

  5. Jul 19

    Ep. 68 - Are We Doing Enough? A Conversation on Race, Nuance & Accountability with Mother Inc. & Kaiology

    ★WHERE YOU CAN FIND MOTHER INC.★ Instagram/TikTok/Twitter - @damotherinc ★WHERE YOU CAN FIND KAIOLOGY★ Instagram/TikTok - @_kaiology Podcast - The Problematic Truth (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio) ★WHERE YOU CAN FIND US★ Website - www.queerolina.org Facebook - Queerolina Instagram - @queerolinaorg BlueSky - queerolinaorg.bsky.social ★Summary★ In this episode, Ko and Becca sit down with two people they trust to tell it  like it is — Mother Inc. and Kaiology. What starts as a debrief of the ABCs  of Community Readiness event and the mixed feedback it received opens into a  much bigger conversation: race and representation in queer nightlife, the  difference between accountability and just airing grievances, what it means  to critique a space without giving people tools to fix it, and why community  infighting hurts the very people it claims to protect. Mother and Kai bring  their lived experiences as Black and brown queer performers to a conversation  that most people in the scene are having in dressing rooms... and nowhere else. This is the episode that needed to happen. Content note: This episode discusses racial discrimination, anti-trans violence, and community conflict. ★Keywords★ race, nuance, accountability, drag community, nightlife, BIPOC, representation, queer community, North Carolina, community organizing, constructive criticism, colonization, reciprocal booking, queer nightlife

    Ep. 68 - Are We Doing Enough? A Conversation on Race, Nuance & Accountability with Mother Inc. & Kaiology

  6. Jul 14

    Ep. 67 - What Happens When You Don't Fit Fully Into Either World? Culture & Identity with Jason Caceres

    ★WHERE YOU CAN FIND JASON★ Instagram - @jasonscaceres Watch: Boyculture: Generation X & Open to It (Out TV) ★WHERE YOU CAN FIND US★ Website - www.queerolina.org Facebook - Queerolina Instagram - @queerolinaorg BlueSky - queerolinaorg.bsky.social ★Summary★ Becca sits down solo this week with actor Jason Caceres — first-generation Cuban American, Miami-raised, LA-based for 13 years chasing the acting dream. Jason gets into growing up bicultural (Spanish and salsa at home, pizza and Britney Spears at school), how a theater teacher and a Broadway 8-year-old set him on his path, and what it's like to be "not Latino enough" for American casting and "not American enough" back home. They also dig into his current projects — Boyculture: Generation X, a modern reboot of the Q. Allan Brocka cult classic, and Open to It, a queer comedy about polyamory that refuses to end in tragedy. This one is funny, warm, and a little unhinged in the best way.  ★Keywords★ Cuban American, bicultural identity, LGBTQ representation, acting, Los Angeles, queer comedy, polyamory, Boy Culture, queer media, code switching, Miami, queer joy, entertainment industry

    Ep. 67 - What Happens When You Don't Fit Fully Into Either World? Culture & Identity with Jason Caceres

  7. Jul 2

    Ep. 66 - What Can a Queer Elder Teach Us About Fighting For Our Rights? Part 1 with Dr. Susan Sherman

    ★WHERE YOU CAN FIND US★ Website - www.queerolina.org Facebook - Queerolina Instagram - @queerolinaorg BlueSky - queerolinaorg.bsky.social ★Summary★ In this conversation, Ko & Becca sits down with Dr. Susan Sherman — queer elder, retired professor, licensed professional counselor, PhD at 50, and one of the most  interesting people we have ever had the privilege of sitting down with. Susan came out in 1976 and has spent the last 50 years living loudly, loving fiercely, and  doing the work. In part one, she walks us through a life that includes marching for  the ERA, attending the ADA signing, getting married in a courthouse only to be told by a governor that she wasn't — and then becoming married again. She talks about building a career as one of the first women directors in the state of Georgia,  adopting her daughter Sarah when two moms on a birth certificate wasn't legal, and what she wants young queer people to understand about rights we take for granted.  This is history. This is community. And this is part one. ★Keywords★ queer elder, LGBTQ history, queer rights, marriage equality, ADA, disability rights, North Carolina, coming out, queer joy, resilience, community, intergenerational, rehabilitation counseling, activism

    Ep. 66 - What Can a Queer Elder Teach Us About Fighting For Our Rights? Part 1 with Dr. Susan Sherman

  8. Jun 25

    Ep. 65 - What Does It Actually Take to Support a New Parent? Maternal Mental Health with Mercedes McLaughlin

    Content note: This episode contains discussions of birth trauma, NICU experiences,  infant health complications, and medical negligence.     ★WHERE YOU CAN FIND MERCEDES★ Website - http://moonstoneballasttherapyandwhol... Instagram -   / moonstoneballast       ★WHERE YOU CAN FIND US★ Website - http://www.queerolina.org Facebook - Queerolina Instagram - @queerolinaorg BlueSky - http://queerolinaorg.bsky.social     ★Summary★ In this conversation, Becca sits down with Mercedes McLaughlin, licensed clinical social worker and founder of Moonstone Ballast Therapy and Wholeness, for a raw, real conversation about maternal mental health. They cover everything from postpartum  mood disorders and the #1 risk factor nobody talks about enough, to what it actually looks like to show up for a new parent (hint: it's not JUST holding the baby while they clean). Mercedes also opens up about her own 147-day NICU journey — a story about community, advocacy, defying odds, and what happens when the system fails the very people who know their bodies best. This episode is intense, educational, and deeply  human. Whether you're a birthing person, a partner, a friend, or just someone who wants to show up better... this one is for you.     ★Resources★ Postpartum Support International - http://postpartum.net   ★Keywords★ maternal mental health, postpartum, NICU, birth trauma, community, support systems, therapy, PMAD, advocacy, healthcare, LGBTQIA, BIPOC, parental leave, spoons theory

    Ep. 65 - What Does It Actually Take to Support a New Parent? Maternal Mental Health with Mercedes McLaughlin
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Welcome to The Queer Vision Podcast, the dynamic new podcast by Queerolina! Building on the spirit of The Queer Vision magazine, this show amplifies the voices of queer creatives through candid conversations, exclusive interviews, and deep dives into queer culture, art, activism, and lived experiences. From rising LGBTQ+ icons and boundary-pushing drag artists to grassroots activists and visionary storytellers, The Queer Vision Podcast is your go-to space for authentic, unapologetic storytelling that celebrates the beauty and resilience of queer life in the South.

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  • Creator
    Queerolina
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    69
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Queerolina
  • Show Website
    The Queer Vision Podcast