This week, I sat down with Julie Rae Powers, a photographer based out of Brooklyn NY who’s lived in a bunch of different places in Appalachia. We had a great chat about LGBTQ+ representation in the media, as well as about their upbringing in Appalachia and her current photography work. Follow Julie Rae: Instagram and Twitter: @julieraepowers Julie Rae Powers' Website- http://www.julieraepowers.com/ Soft Lightning Studio- https://www.softlightningstudio.com/ Follow Queer Mountaineers Facebook- Queer Mountaineers Instagram- @queermountaineerspodcast Twitter- @QueerEersPod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/queer-mountaineers-pod/support

For this week’s episode I sat down with Liz Pavlovic, an artist best known for her illustrations of West Virginia cryptids. We chatted about her inspiration for her art and the sudden interest in cryptids in popular culture. ---- On the same day that George Floyd’s murderer Derek Chauvin was convicted, the Columbus Police shot and killed 16 year-old (Ma-kya) Ma’Khia Bryant after she called them for help. And a few days before Daunte Wright was killed during a traffic stop not too far from where Derek Chauvin’s trial was being held. While this guilty verdict is excellent news, one act of accountability is not enough to undo centuries of white supremacy that has been built into our law enforcement. Donate to George Floyd's family- https://www.gofundme.com/f/gianna-floyd-daughter-of-george-floyd-fund Donate to Daunte Wright's family- https://www.gofundme.com/f/dauntewright ---- Follow Liz-  Instagram- @keepon_creepinon Facebook- Liz Pavlovic Design Twitter- @keeponcreepinon Etsy- https://www.etsy.com/shop/LizPavlovicDesign?ref=profile_header Threadless- https://keeponcreepinon.threadless.com/ ----- Follow Queer Mountaineers Facebook- Queer Mountaineers Instagram- @queermountaineerspodcast Twitter- @QueerEersPod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/queer-mountaineers-pod/support

In this episode, I sat down with Liz Hamperian and Justin Michael the president, and communications director of OutMOV, a queer nonprofit that serves the Middle Ohio Valley. We chatted about how the organization came together, and how it’s been since the start of the pandemic. Follow @OutMOV on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Donate- https://www.outmov.org/donate Follow Queer Mountaineers! IG- @queermountaineerspodcast Twitter- @QueerEersPod Facebook- @queereerspodcast --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/queer-mountaineers-pod/support

This week on "Queer Moutaineers," I sat down with Rozzy Lauderback, president of Morgantown Pride.  Rozzy and I talked about how she got involved with Pride, how the organization has been handling the pandemic, and what’s in store for the future of Morgantown Pride. Follow Morgantown Pride on Instagram- @morgantownwvpride Follow the podcast Twitter- @QueerEersPod Instagram- @queermountaineerspodcast Facebook- @queereerspodcast --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/queer-mountaineers-pod/support

In the season 4 premiere of "Queer Mountaineers" musician Sir Dallan G. stepped into the virtual studio to talk about their new EP "Queer Vespers" out NOW wherever you get your music from!  Follow Sir Dallan G. on Instagram and Twitter- @sirdallang Listen to "Queer Vespers"- https://open.spotify.com/artist/3qbsaYPGJAll3ZQ3R9duwv?si=aKsUSZUiSrOpmJDpOULe7A&nd=1 Follow Queer Mountaineers-  Instagram- @queermountaineerspodcast Twitter- @QueerEersPod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/queer-mountaineers-pod/support

Welcome to Season 4 of Queer Mountaineers! In this little blurb, I shared some new expectations for the upcoming season, which begins on March 5th! Follow Queer Mountaineers- Instagram- @queermountaineerspodcast Twitter- @QueerEersPod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/queer-mountaineers-pod/support

Queer Mountaineers returns with an interview with Nikki Zinzuwadia. Nikki did an internship with ACLU-WV and researched how COVID-19 has exposed problems in our criminal justice system, specifically in prisons. https://www.acluwv.org/en/news/covid-19-and-incarcerated-lgbtq-people --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/queer-mountaineers-pod/support

Welcome LaToya Jones back to the podcast! She is the business owner of As It Should Be, an eco-friendly skincare line, and more recently became the founder of Black Business NOW, a digital magazine created to celebrate and promote black-owned businesses in West Virginia and beyond. Check out Black Business Now!-https://www.blackbizznow.com/ LaToya's business- https://youraisb.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/queer-mountaineers-pod/support

RaJon Staunton is a queer black poet from Beckley, West Virginia, and is studying creative writing at Marshall University. We had a great conversation on finding community through literacy, as well as queer representation through a black lens, and he even read some of his poetry during the recording. Follow RaJon on Twitter- @restaunton Cashapp- $rstauntonn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/queer-mountaineers-pod/support

LaToya is an ally and the entrepreneur of West Virginia based skincare company “As It Should Be.” She’s currently working with her manufacturer to produce bottles of hand sanitizer that will be donated to daycares in Monongalia County. I spoke with her about the work she’s doing during this pandemic, and why it’s important to her to have her company in West Virginia. https://youraisb.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/queer-mountaineers-pod/support