Okanagan QueerStory Podcast

This is another very special episode of the Okanagan QueerStory podcast because we are recording live for a Pride event called "Our Past, Present, and Future: Celebrating and Making 2SLGBTQIA+ History". This event is sponsored by UBC Okanagan Library, Kelowna Museums and Archives, and the UBC Community Engagement Partnership and Recognition Fund. I am joined by two guests: Ella Lamoureux and Shann...

Donna Langille interviews Isaiah Bell and Sean Guist. In February 2023, Isaiah Bell and Sean Guist will bring The Book of my Shames back to Opera Kelowna. The Book of my Shames is a one-man, cabaret-style opera performed with a small chamber ensemble. It premiered at Tapestry Opera in Toronto 2019 and has been developed with the support of Opera Kelowna, Pacific Opera Victoria and Intrepid Theatre...

Whose history is represented in your local museum and archive? Whose stories are considered important, valuable, and worth preserving for future generations? To honour and celebrate 2SLGBTQIA+ History month, join Donna Langille and special guests Susan Armstrong, Madeline Terbasket and Dawn Tucker at the Vernon Museum & Archives (MAV) to discuss how the lived experiences of the historically underr...

Wilbur Turner (he/him) grew up during the 60s and 70s in rural Alberta “in a time when gay wasn't a word you heard.” His upbringing in a conservative Christian cult made it impossible for him to recognize his sexuality, and was eventually ostracized by some of his own family and the church when he finally came out after 18 years of marriage. His coming out experience led him to volunteer work in t...

Donna Langille interviews James Sieben. James (he/they) is a twenty year old trans man from Kelowna, BC. He is the former Director of Transgender Community Development for Kelowna Pride Society, current President of the Okanagan Juniors Ultimate Club, and current Secretary for the Kelowna Ultimate Players Society. He is studying Emergency and Security Management at the Justice Institute of British...

Donna Langille, host of Okanagan QueerStory podcast, interviews her co-producer, Taysha Jarrett. Taysha is the founder of the Kelowna Rainbow Women group, Community Engagement Advisor for Rebellious Unicorns, Copy Editor for Kelowna. LGBT, and an author of LGBTQ romantic fiction. Taysha reveals her inspiration for creating the podcast and her hopes for what it will accomplish for the Kelowna 2SLGB...