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Our bestie Greego joins us in diving into the ongoing journey of queer identity development—where continuous self-assessment, healing, and unlearning are part of the process. We reflect on what it means to question the parts of ourselves shaped by societal constructs, and how we begin to tell the difference between who we are and who we were taught to be. We talk about challenging ourselves and sh...

In this special flashback episode, Mary sits down with Savannah for an open and honest conversation about identity, exploring sexuality beyond the binary, and the journey of reconciling it with her faith. Savannah shares her path to self-discovery, the challenges she faced, and how she navigated the intersection of faith and identity. Tune in for a spicy, light, and heartfelt discussion on embraci...

Today, we welcome a special guest, Tri Huynh—one of Mary’s close friends! In this episode, we dive into Tri’s journey of self-discovery and identity, exploring the meaning of finding meaningful friendships as adults, and building a strong sense of community. Tune in for an insightful and heartfelt conversation!   QUEER•LY co-hosts: Mary Sebunya @marysebz Jenny Pham @jennwhyfer   Dope soul guest: T...

In this episode, we’re joined by a sunshine of a humxn, Sera, who is an occupational therapist exploring the intersection of queer identity, community, and care. Sera talks about the importance of her research project about the therapeutic benefits of cooking and shared meals within the LGBTQIA+ community. Join us for an insightful conversation on building spaces that truly support and uplift all....

Play, people, growth, gratitude…what brings YOU joy? Today, we really wanted to celebrate black joy and asian joy, so this episode is all about what makes us happy, fulfilled, excited, and just downright joyful. When was the last time you had a belly laugh? Felt awe in exploring something new? Or had deep gratitude for beauty in the simple things? Take time to acknowledge what brings a smile to yo...

For this episode, we dive into what happening around us in the LGBTQ communities, nationally and globally. A lot of this is being driven by politics. We talk about some of the bans being passed in various states in the US as well as in some countries in Africa including Uganda’s AHB23. We also celebrate some wins! Follow along as we share.  P.S. Apologies for the audio recording reverb, we’re stil...

On March 31st every year, we honor Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) to raise awareness about transgender and non-binary people. We shine light on some trans historical figures, the significance + history of TDOV, and give shout outs to a few folx we follow and are learning from. Let’s continue to protect our trans youth and celebrate trans joy! P.S. Apologies for the audio recording reverb, we...

We are so grateful for content creators, especially during the pandemic when we were coming into our identities. Since the world was sheltering in place, it was difficult to meet and connect with queer folx to fully explore our newly-discovered selves. We didn’t even have each other to lean on because we didn’t know this part about each other. We both turned to the internet for our exploration and...

Much as a stereotype may have truth to it, it’s not the whole story. We dive into an article written by Camryn Mahnken, titled “A History of Queer Fashion: How the LGBTQ+ Community Uses Fashion as a Signal '' and talk about our own individual styles as we were stepping into our identities. Whether you agree with stereotypes or not, a takeaway we agreed with from the article is that, “fashion is a...

We never intended to record this episode, but Mary was super fired up after listening in on a twitter space that was discussing homosexuality in Uganda. In the past couple of months, there has been a lot of misinformation and disinformation by the religious leaders and political leaders about the queer community fueled heavily by the media. In this episode, we reflect on what transpired in that tw...

As we were researching the difference between sexual and romantic attraction, we stumbled upon “squish” and “zucchini” as terms of endearment for queerplatonic relationships. Our favorite quote that we resonated with from our very limited research was “language will never suffice to describe the human experience because it's much too vast, but the more words we have to choose from, the more likely...

The journey that it took us to get this episode recorded was emotionally challenging, but this topic truly means a lot to us. Our conversation navigates the relationship we each have with grief, touches on the difference between grief and grieving, and weaves through the 8 different types of grief. Please be gentle with us as we process through this deep vulnerability.   QUEER•LY co-hosts: Mary Se...

Hello Dope Souls, weeeee’re baaaaack! Whether it’s seasons of the year or seasons in your life, change is a constant. In our first episode of 2023, we talk about different types of seasons (birthday, weather, astrological, life) and new years (Lunar New Year). And we spend time reflecting on highlights and learnings from the past season and our intention for this next season.   QUEER•LY co-hosts:...

A few days to the end of 2022 and here we are–reflecting on what a season it has been. In this episode, we share our joys: Britney Griner’s release, the Respect for Marriage Act, and Mauna Loa’s powerful eruption. Amidst the full moon in Gemini, we also dive a little bit into mundane astrology and how we are moving into a new era as a collective. As we wind down the year, we are grateful for you a...

When we decided to learn more about rest, we didn’t realize there was a whole range of different kinds of rest. In this episode, we talk about the different kinds and how these can be built into our every day to day life. Mary also pays homage to Tricia Hersey who has written a book - Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto. QUEER•LY co-hosts: Mary Sebunya @marysebz Jenny Pham @jennwhyfer We’d love to hea...

In this episode, we explore the current atmosphere in the world regarding LGBTQ affairs. We add a spin of our feelings and opinions to some of the news pieces we explore like Britney Griner’s 9 year sentence. It’s not all doom and gloom, we also highlight some groundbreaking good news. QUEER•LY co-hosts: Mary Sebunya @marysebz Jenny Pham @jennwhyfer We’d love to hear from you: Email us at hi.queer...

We get on a deeper level as we learn more about our family upbringings. For us, revisiting our childhood and the memories that may have caused trauma is a path to having more fulfilling relationships and experiences through healing. Love on yourself hard, give grace to your family, and have healthy boundaries to heal your inner child.   QUEER•LY co-hosts: Mary Sebunya @marysebz Jenny Pham @jennwhy...

Wow, we made it to 10 episodes! For this episode, we check in with each other about how it’s going, the feedback we’ve received, and what we’ve learned so far on our podcast journey. Thank you all for continuing on this journey with us and for those who have listened, given us feedback, and supported us–we have so much fun doing this! Love y’all!   QUEER•LY co-hosts: Mary Sebunya @marysebz Jenny P...

A continuation from the previous episode, we talk movies and docu-series–not just any movies, but those with queer representation, what we like about them, and the themes that speak to us through the characters. Listen in and share some of your top queer movies with us.   QUEER•LY co-hosts: Mary Sebunya @marysebz Jenny Pham @jennwhyfer   We’d love to hear from you: Email us at hi.queerly@gmail.com...

For this episode, we explore some of the TV shows and movies that were instrumental in our journey to self discovery. We also touch on the joy of seeing queer representation in the media. Join us as we reminisce through the TV world. PS: We have questions about The L Word.   QUEER•LY co-hosts: Mary Sebunya @marysebz Jenny Pham @jennwhyfer   We’d love to hear from you: Email us at hi.queerly@gmail....

In this episode, we explore the origin of the word “queer” and how it came to be what it represents today. We dive a little bit into the history of the word and how it has evolved in today’s usage. Join us as we learn about Queer Nation who spearheaded the movement and beyond! QUEER•LY co-hosts: Mary Sebunya @marysebz Jenny Pham @jennwhyfer   We’d love to hear from you: Email us at hi.queerly@gmai...

Coming into one’s identity can be a process for some and for others it is instantaneous. As ‘baby gays’ or in this case ‘baby queers’ we had so many questions and it wasn’t always easy to ask them or even to find the answers. How do you let them know you are interested? Am I gay for real? Do I really need to come out? Join us as we reflect on that part of our journey. (PS. we get really candid in...

With Part 2, Mary gets real about how it was difficult to reconcile her christian faith with her sexual orientation. The frustration that comes with internalized homophobia and how therapy was key in processing her intersectionality. QUEER•LY co-hosts: Mary Sebunya @marysebz Jenny Pham @jennwhyfer   We’d love to hear from you: Email us at hi.queerly@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @QueerlyQmunity...

We bring intersectionality to the table as QPOC in this episode. We explore how intersectionality as a term evolved and where we see ourselves in the world. Jenny shares about navigating the world as a child of immigrants and gets real about the anti-Blackness in the Asian community.   QUEER•LY co-hosts: Mary Sebunya @marysebz Jenny Pham @jennwhyfer   We’d love to hear from you: Email us at hi.que...

In this episode we get real about how we navigate the world. Which labels are ours and which ones are not? We talk through the various identities we have to navigate especially as Queer Women of Color. Also – what the heck is the alphabet mafia? Listen in and let us know what you think of identity... and labels. We still love you!   QUEER•LY co-hosts: Mary Sebunya @marysebz Jenny Pham @jennwhyfer...