I'm Feeling Queer Today!

In this episode, special guest and LGBTQIA+ rights activist, Desmond Napoles, joins producer Sam Smalls to compare their experiences growing up on opposite ends of the east coast. Content and Content Warnings: 00:00:05: Episode Teaser 00:00:20: Theme Song 00:00:43: Welcome from Samuel Smalls, Jr. 00:02:29: Interview with Sam and Desmond Napoles 00:06:05-00:10:07: Mentions of people using anti-tran...

How do youth celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride? In this episode, special guest Jazz Jennings, American YouTube personality, spokesmodel, television personality, and LGBT rights activist, talks about the importance of Queer Pride and visibility, while playing One-Minute Trivia with Trudy and Claire. Listeners will also get a chance to hear from Paras, a student activist from Iowa and how the IFQT crew celebra...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Sonyamia chats with LGBTQ student activist and mental health advocate, Maddux Eckerling as well as the work of Bring Change 2 Mind, a non-profit organization that aims to destigmatize mental health among young people. Content and Content Warnings: This episode discusses issues about mental health 00:00:05: Episode Teaser 00:00:23: Theme Song 01:01:03:...

Periodically, the crew at I'm Feeling Queer Today will share episodes from like-minded podcasts that they love. Alex Masse presents our very first feed swap, and we are honored to be sharing a special edition episode from the Queer News, an intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. This episode is called  Change the P...

Hosts Frankie and Zorian share about their trans experience, exploring the spectrum of feelings from shame and resistance to beauty and liberation all in the effort to be their full, true selves. Contents & Content Warnings… Please expect to hear “queer” used as an identity term throughout this episode & series.  00:00 - Introduction from Zorian - What makes you feel most like yoursel...

How do queer youth deal with mental health struggles and how do they practice self-care? This episode explores the tools of therapy, finding at least one supportive adult to advocate for you and how, despite the current attacks on their community, LGBTQ+ remain hopeful and resilient. Contents & Content Warnings… Please expect to hear “queer” used as an identity term throughout this episode &am...

Hosts Eric and Lily explore the lack of representation of queer characters in mainstream media, and how the LGBTQ+ community has had to rely on creating our own media to accurately tell our diverse array of stories. Contents & Content Warnings… Please expect to hear “queer” used as an identity term throughout this episode & series.  00:00 - Frankie & Ari: What Was Your Favorite Qu...

In this episode, 18-year-old Sam and 16-year-old Wallace explore the topic of intersectionality within the spectrum of the LGBTQ+ community, and their own perspectives as Black and mixed-race teenagers, respectively. Contents & Content Warnings… Please expect to hear “queer” used as an identity term throughout this episode & series.  00:00 - Introduction from Samuel Smalls Jr./What’s...

Alex and Lily unpack the roles that labels play within queer identities and how they serve (or don’t serve) queer young people as they explore who they are, who they love, and who they hope to become. Contents & Content Warnings… 00:00 - Introduction from Eric Eubank/What’s your hope for this podcast? 1:35 - Episode intro with Lily & Alex, All About Labels 3:21 - Labels with Eric Eubank &a...

In this episode, Alex discovers the labels that work best in describing who they are. Frankie tells the story of their first queer crush, Claire interviews queer elders at New York City Pride 2023, and members of the podcast production team tell us what pride means to them. Contents & Content Warnings… Please expect to hear “queer” used as an identity term throughout this episode & series....

Join us on an exploration of the 21st-century queer experience through the voices of queer youth. The team at The Future Perfect Project hands the mic to LGBTQ+ youth ages 13-24 with I’m Feeling Queer Today ( IFQT ), a podcast that explores current themes and issues through a queer youth lens. Produced and hosted by a team of 11 young adults from all across North America, IFQT is a combination of...