Queer in Alberta

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Queer in Alberta explores the untold stories of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Hosted by Kels Valenzuela Delamarter, the series celebrates queer life through heartfelt conversations with drag artists, musicians, creatives, and change-makers. Blending humour, resilience, and belonging, Queer in Alberta offers a seat at the table for anyone who’s ever wondered what it means to be seen, heard, and celebrated. *views expressed in Queer in Alberta are representative of the host/guests, not the entire 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

  1. 07/18/2025

    Queer Professionalism, Critical Thinking, and Pinto MacBean ft. Kurt Schlachter (YQL/Bow Island)

    THANK YOU STRINGAM LLP This episode of Queer in Alberta was brought to you with the support of Stringam LLP. Stringam Law is a regional law firm serving clients through professional, tailored legal services. As a full-service law firm in Western Canada, Stringam strives to always challenge the status quo – providing uncompromising solutions through innovative methods no matter how complex the case is. ------------------------------------------------------------------- SUPPORT QUEER IN ALBERTA HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ☕️💖⁠⁠⁠🌈🌈 USE CODE QINAB15 FOR 15% OFF @ DEVON+LANG Welcome Kurt Schlachter, CEO of Stringam LLP and the first lawyer on the show. In addition to supporting three additional episodes of Queer in Alberta, Kurt co-founded the first ever scholastic endowment fund for 2SLGBTQIA+ students at the University of Lethbridge with his partner, Jason. In the interview, we talk about Kurt's hometown of Bow Island, Alberta, the impact of representation, and Kurt's personal perspective on queerness and professionalism. Stick around until the end of the episode- we take some audience q's and also discuss the recent book bans as flagged by Alberta's UCP government. ------------------------------------------------------------------- FOLLOW KELS/QUEER IN ALBERTA: IG:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠@kels.valendela⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TIKTOK:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠@kels.valendela⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ VIDEO/EDITING:⁠ Shivani Mullerpatan SOUND:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠CKATSOUND⁠

    59 min

  2. 05/20/2025

    Angels in America and French Immersion made me Gay ft. Melinda Verga (YEG)

    LINKS TO SUPPORT VANCOUVER'S FILIPINO COMMUNITY AFTER THE LAPU LAPU FESTIVAL TRAGEDY: ⁠⁠⁠https://vanfilemergency.my.canva.site/⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠GoFundMe's ⁠⁠⁠ ------------------------------------------------------------------- ⁠⁠SUPPORT QUEER IN ALBERTA HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠ ☕️💖⁠⁠⁠🌈🌈 With gratitude, welcome Mama Melinda Verga to the show! Joining from Edmonton, Alberta, Melinda Verga made herstory as the first Queen to represent Edmonton on Season 4 of Canada's Drag Race. Fresh off her iconic run on the Traitors Canada, Melinda joins Lethbridge podcaster Kels to dish the behind-the-scenes of reality TV and speaks to the joys of creating Filipino queer spaces in Alberta today. ------------------------------------------------------------------- FOLLOW MELINDA: IG: @melindaverga FOLLOW KELS/QUEER IN ALBERTA: IG:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@kels.valendela⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TIKTOK:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@kels.valendela⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ VIDEO/EDITING:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@gablopez⁠⁠⁠⁠ SOUND:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠CKATSOUND⁠

    58 min

  3. 05/13/2025

    What's the Queerest thing about Bonnyville, Alberta? ft. Robert Adam (YYC) produced with the support of Telus Storyhive

    LINKS TO SUPPORT VANCOUVER'S FILIPINO COMMUNITY AFTER THE LAPU LAPU FESTIVAL TRAGEDY: ⁠⁠https://vanfilemergency.my.canva.site/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠GoFundMe's ⁠⁠ ------------------------------------------------------------------- ⁠SUPPORT QUEER IN ALBERTA HERE⁠⁠⁠ ☕️💖⁠⁠⁠🌈🌈 Buckle up divas, Calgary's Dream Angel Cowboy has arrived! After placing Top 3 in Sirius XM's Top of the Country Talent Competition, Robert Adam tells Kels all about queering up the Canadian country music scene. But before Rob was hitting the stage and long before Kels started podcasting, did you know that these two grew up together in Bonnyville, Alberta? Tune in as Rob and Kels reconnect after more than a decade to spill some serious tea about old crushes and to talk all things growing up queer in small town Alberta. ------------------------------------------------------------------- FOLLOW ROB: IG: @robertadammusic FOLLOW KELS/QUEER IN ALBERTA: IG:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@kels.valendela⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TIKTOK:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@kels.valendela⁠⁠⁠⁠ VIDEO/EDITING:⁠ ⁠⁠@gablopez⁠⁠⁠ SOUND:⁠ ⁠⁠CKATSOUND

    45 min

  4. 05/06/2025

    A Phair Shake: 2SLGBTQIA+ History ft. Michael Phair (YEG) produced with the support of Telus Storyhive

    LINKS TO SUPPORT VANCOUVER'S FILIPINO COMMUNITY AFTER THE LAPU LAPU FESTIVAL TRAGEDY: ⁠⁠https://vanfilemergency.my.canva.site/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠GoFundMe's ⁠⁠ ------------------------------------------------------------------- ⁠SUPPORT QUEER IN ALBERTA HERE⁠⁠⁠ ☕️💖⁠⁠⁠🌈🌈 In 1992, Michael Phair made national news as the first openly gay elected politician in Alberta's history. Michael joins Kels and reflects on his firsthand experience with a few queer history moments including the Pisces Bathhouse Raid and HIV/AIDS crisis that changed the course of 2SLGBTQIA+ visibility, acceptance, and equality in Alberta. -------------------------------------------------------------------GO ON A QUEER HISTORY WALKING TOUR WITH MICHAEL: https://www.edmontonqueerhistoryproject.ca/news-events FOLLOW KELS/QUEER IN ALBERTA: IG:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@kels.valendela⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TIKTOK:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@kels.valendela⁠⁠⁠⁠ VIDEO/EDITING:⁠ @classicjanvier SOUND:⁠ ⁠⁠CKATSOUND⁠

    1h 1m

  5. 05/06/2025

    Gay Camp, Vanessa Hudgens, and Tumblr Made us Queer ft. BaklaBayan (YYC) produced with the support of Telus Storyhive

    LINKS TO SUPPORT VANCOUVER'S FILIPINO COMMUNITY AFTER THE LAPU LAPU FESTIVAL TRAGEDY: ⁠https://vanfilemergency.my.canva.site/⁠ ⁠GoFundMe's ⁠ ------------------------------------------------------------------- SUPPORT QUEER IN ALBERTA HERE⁠⁠ ☕️💖⁠⁠⁠🌈🌈 In Tagalog, the word "bakla" was a historical slur for gay and queer people in the Philippines. "Balikbayan" is a word that refers to both diasporic Filipinos and the iconic large boxes filled with goodies that we mail back home to loved ones in the Philippines. Younger generations have begun to reclaim the term "bakla," including this week's guests from Calgary, Alberta. Meet Lanny and SallieMae, the two queer Filipinx Canadians who have co-founded BaklaBayan, a variety show and artistic collective that showcases 2SLGBTQIA+ Filipino/a/x talent in Calgary. Joining Kels in the Lethbridge studio, the group talks about growing up as Filipino Albertans and redefining cultural and queer identities on their own terms. -------------------------------------------------------------------FOLLOW BAKLABAYA, LANNY, AND SALLIE: IG: @baklabayan.yyc LANNY SALLIE FOLLOW KELS/QUEER IN ALBERTA: IG:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@kels.valendela⁠⁠⁠⁠ TIKTOK:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@kels.valendela⁠⁠⁠ VIDEO/EDITING:⁠ ⁠@gablopez⁠⁠ SOUND:⁠ ⁠CKATSOUND

    59 min

  6. 05/02/2025

    Episode Delay - Lapu Lapu Festival

    LINKS TO SUPPORT VANCOUVER'S FILIPINO COMMUNITY: https://vanfilemergency.my.canva.site/ GoFundMe's Thank you for your patience and understanding as we grieve. Ingat ka.

    4 min

  7. 04/22/2025

    Pride's Grungy Younger Sister ft. Brent Saccucci (YQL) produced with the support of Telus Storyhive

    SUPPORT QUEER IN ALBERTA HERE⁠ ☕️💖⁠⁠⁠🌈🌈 What would the world look like if we prioritized compassion over comprehension? Ask Brent Saccucci, a EdD candidate in Lethbridge, Alberta, who advocates for compassion at the root of all learning. Joining Kels in the studio, Brent shares their expertise and introduces listeners to Queer 101, queer and trans inclusivity workshops they offer in Lethbridge. Tune in as Brent shares why Lethbridge is the queerest city they've ever lived and get an inside look at Queer 101's focus on developing skills and attitudes for navigating an increasingly gender-diverse world. -------------------------------------------------------------------FOLLOW BRENT: https://www.learningwithbrent.com/ FOLLOW KELS/QUEER IN ALBERTA: IG:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @kels.valendela⁠⁠⁠ TIKTOK:⁠⁠⁠ @kels.valendela⁠⁠ VIDEO/EDITING:⁠ @gablopez⁠ SOUND:⁠ CKATSOUND

    59 min

  8. 04/15/2025

    Oops, I Came Out on Live TV ft. Ash Thomson (YQL) produced with the support of Telus Storyhive

    SUPPORT QUEER IN ALBERTA HERE⁠ ☕️💖⁠⁠🌈🌈 Thanks to shows like RuPaul's Drag Race, Drag has fully hit the mainstream. But as Drag Queens take centre stage, where are the Kings? Enter Lethbridge's Dick Goblin, the first ever Drag King to join us on Queer in Alberta. Your favourite Lethbian King and the quintessential man of mystery… he’ll make you laugh, he’ll make you cry, he’ll make out with your mom ;) Kels interviews Dick out of Drag as Ash Thomson. During the episode, Ash adopts Kels as her new Drag Father and talks King representation in the southern Alberta drag scene. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ------------------------------------------------------------------- FOLLOW DICK: IG: ⁠⁠⁠@dickgoblin_thefirst FOLLOW KELS/QUEER IN ALBERTA: IG:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@kels.valendela⁠⁠ TIKTOK:⁠⁠@kels.valendela⁠ VIDEO/EDITING: @gablopez SOUND: CKATSOUND

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Queer in Alberta explores the untold stories of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Hosted by Kels Valenzuela Delamarter, the series celebrates queer life through heartfelt conversations with drag artists, musicians, creatives, and change-makers. Blending humour, resilience, and belonging, Queer in Alberta offers a seat at the table for anyone who’s ever wondered what it means to be seen, heard, and celebrated. *views expressed in Queer in Alberta are representative of the host/guests, not the entire 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

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  • Creator
    Kels
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    42
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Kels
  • Show Website
    Queer in Alberta