Queer as Duck

Happy National Coming Out Day!Happy Stonewall 50th Anniversary (3.5 months ago)!!Happy First Anniversary of Queer as Duck!!!Remember: time is an illusion, be kind to each other, check on your friends (even our Buddies in pet shelters), and buy someone in your life an equality coffee today.

This week the Cheyenne, Megan, and Grey delve into an analysis of pride, who tends to participate, pride limitations, and plenty of side conversations.  

Megan returns!  In celebration of the grand reunion of all three ducks in one room, we let Megan talk about whatever she wanted.  Naturally, she chose Harvey Milk. 

Tune in for a quick vent session on the current and former seasons of Ru Paul's Drag Race as well as the glorious return of everyone's favorite bossy mommy- Megan!

Here's a quick little update from Chey and Grey- new full episode will be released on Tuesday.

This week’s episode features Em Robillard- famed QAD theme song co-creator, comic artist, and all around wonderful person. Find Em on Instagram @rage_olsen and support their art!Venmo/CashApp- @comicsbyrobillard $9 with your contact info to pre-order Space TimesEpisode notes:Blackbird Doughnuts- @blackbirddoughnutsUnderstanding Comics/Scott McCloud- scottmccloud.comGeneration X/Chris Bachalo- http://www.chrisbachalo.net/Love and Rockets/Jaime Hernandez- http://www.fantagraphics.com/artists/jaime-hernandez/Blankets/Habibi/Craig Thompson-  http://www.dootdootgarden.com/Concrete/Paul Chadwick- http://www.paulchadwick.net/Box Office Poison/Alex Robinson- http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog/box-office-poison/2Jason- https://www.lambiek.net/artists/j/jason.htmOsamu Tezuka- http://tezukainenglish.com/wp/King City- (QAD suggests you buy this used- do not directly support this artist)- https://www.comixology.com/King-City/comics-series/13723SuperMutant Magic Academy/Jillian Tamaki- http://mutantmagic.com/This One Summer/Jillian Tamaki + Mariko Tamaki- https://comicsalliance.com/jillian-tamaki-and-markiko-tamaki-this-one-summer-interview/The Wrenchies/Farel Dalrymple- https://fareldalrymple.com/people-of-the-earth-the-wrenchies-are-here/Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind/Hayao Miyazaki-   http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/manga/nausicaa.html Simon Hanselmann- Instagram @simon.hanselmannLiz Suburbia- www.lizsuburbia.comKatie Skelly- http://www.katieskellycomics.com/Rebecca Kirby- http://www.outofsteparts.com/collective/kirby 

This week get a glimpse behind the curtain with Ryen and Grey as they discuss coming out, religion, and future goals while cooking up some dinner. Pasta ASMR, anyone? 

Join us this week as we discuss LGBTQ immigration in the US, emergency furby repair, and flying cats.

How do you balance your identities with your professional life? This week Cheyenne, Megan, and Grey discuss the complexities of outing yourself with or without glittery rainbow Doc Martens. 

This week on QAD Cheyenne, Megan, and Grey talk about how mental health affects all of us, complete with a few spontaneous songs and several cat interruptions. 

This week on QAD, we catch up on the dumpster fire that is current political events including 2020 presidential candidate announcements and the trans military ban.

This week on QAD we discuss the Kevin Hart controversy, our favorite Shonda Rhimes show, Canadian food, group projects, and intuitive eating. Notes from this week:Intuitive Eatinghttps://christyharrison.com/foodpsych/4/how-to-cultivate-radical-body-love-with-sonya-renee-taylorThe Anatomy of an Apology- Dream Hamptonhttps://twitter.com/dreamhampton/status/166547419188826112?lang=en

2018 is over! Listen in as Cheyenne, Grey, and Megan reminisce on this dumpster fire of a year and give a glimpse at what's ahead for 2019.

Queer as Duck is moving to Mondays! 

Happy Holigays from QAD! This week Cheyenne, Grey, and Megan discuss their family holiday traditions, share some coping skills for surviving the holidays as queer people, and reveal the results of their Love Language quiz.Discover your 5 Love Languages: https://www.5lovelanguages.com/

On QAD's 10th episode, Cheyenne, Grey, and Megan discuss the recent downfall of Tumblr and Facebook, FOSTA/SESTA legislation, and the decline of western civilization as we know it. Oh, and happy birthday, Cheyenne!https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/3/18123752/tumblr-adult-content-porn-ban-date-explicit-changes-why-safe-modehttps://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/qvxeyq/trump-signed-fosta-sesta-into-law-sex-workhttps://m.facebook.com/communitystandards/sexual_solicitation

This week Cheyenne, Megan, and Grey discuss World AIDS Day, the ongoing stigma of HIV/AIDS, and RENT because we just couldn't help ourselves.Co-Star App- @costarastrologyNadine Jane Astrology- nadinejane_astrologyRise Indigenous- @riseindigenousThe AIDS Memorial- @theaidsmemorialAVERT- https://www.avert.org/professionals/history-hiv-aids/originThe Normal Heart- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1684226/We Were Here- http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/we-were-here/Ruth Coker Burks- https://www.out.com/positive-voices/2016/12/01/woman-who-cared-hundreds-abandoned-gay-men-dying-aids#media-gallery-media-0The AIDS Quilt- http://www.aidsquilt.org/Rent- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rent_(musical)

In this episode Cheyenne, Grey, and Megan discuss the idea of queer bodies, unfair societal expectations on body image, correlations of body types and gender, and the importance of supporting each other and celebrate all bodies. Or as it is demonstrated in this fascinating exchange:“Stereotyping and generalizations with a mix of socialization and patriarchy is how you come about the complexity of these identities. That is the equation”- Cheyenne“Yaaaaaa...”- Megan

On this episode Cheyenne, Grey, and Megan learn all the things they don't know as they wade through the topic of "Queer Media/Queer Mentors". Spoiler alert- The L Word comes up a lot.

This week Cheyenne, Grey, and Megan discuss toxic masculinity and how it affects everyone. Cheyenne talks about yoga, Grey talks about bell hooks, and Megan talks about politics- is anyone surprised?Jacobellis v. Ohio:https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/378/184/Cheyenne's article on gender affirmation among trans men who have sex with cis men:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15532739.2018.1463584Imperialist capitalist white supremacist patriarchy- bell hookshttp://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Will-to-Change/bell-hooks/9780743456081