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 your face and also…it’s ok to take a moment to play!   QUEER•LY co-hosts: Mary Sebunya @marysebz Jenny Pham @jennwhyfer   We’d love to hear from you: Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Instagram @QueerlyQmunity Check out Mary’s t-shirt brand: www.wuvgear.com Shoutout to Tiff Perez (@tiffytomtom) for the soundtrack!

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 still learning here 😂. Thanks for y’all’s patience! QUEER•LY co-hosts: Mary Sebunya @marysebz Jenny Pham @jennwhyfer We’d love to hear from you: Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Instagram @QueerlyQmunity Check out Mary’s t-shirt brand: www.wuvgear.com Shoutout to Tiff Perez (@tiffytomtom) for the soundtrack and audio edits!

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’re still learning here haha. Thanks for y’all’s patience!   QUEER•LY co-hosts: Mary Sebunya @marysebz Jenny Pham @jennwhyfer   We’d love to hear from you: Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Instagram @QueerlyQmunity Check out Mary’s t-shirt brand: www.wuvgear.com Shoutout to Tiff Perez (@tiffytomtom) for the soundtrack and audio edits!

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 came across these incredible content creators who truly helped and guided us on our individual journeys. This episode is to show love to some of our faves! Podcasts: We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle, Lesbian Chronicles: Coming Out Later in Life, Bad Queers TikTok: @iamkimdaily YouTube: Jade Fox, Ezee x Natalie Instagram: @edenxjay, @jamieissuh, @queerasiansocialclub, @asianmentalhealthproject   QUEER•LY co-hosts: Mary Sebunya @marysebz Jenny Pham @jennwhyfer   We’d love to hear from you: Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Instagram @QueerlyQmunity Check out Mary’s t-shirt brand: www.wuvgear.com Shoutout to Tiff Perez (@tiffytomtom) for the soundtrack and audio edits!

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 way of communicating, without even speaking.” QUEER•LY co-hosts: Mary Sebunya @marysebz Jenny Pham @jennwhyfer   We’d love to hear from you: Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Instagram @QueerlyQmunity Check out Mary’s t-shirt brand: www.wuvgear.com Shoutout to Tiff Perez (@tiffytomtom) for the soundtrack and audio edits!

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.

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 we are to find something that fits." Listen in to our real-time learning of the asexual and aromantic spectrum.   QUEER•LY co-hosts: Mary Sebunya @marysebz Jenny Pham @jennwhyfer   We’d love to hear from you: Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Instagram @QueerlyQmunity Check out Mary’s t-shirt brand: www.wuvgear.com Shoutout to Tiff Perez (@tiffytomtom) for the soundtrack and audio edits!

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 Sebunya @marysebz Jenny Pham @jennwhyfer   We’d love to hear from you: Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Instagram @QueerlyQmunity Check out Mary’s t-shirt brand: www.wuvgear.com Shoutout to Tiff Perez (@tiffytomtom) for the soundtrack and audio edits!

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: Mary Sebunya @marysebz Jenny Pham @jennwhyfer   We’d love to hear from you: Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Instagram @QueerlyQmunity Check out Mary’s t-shirt brand: www.wuvgear.com Shoutout to Tiff Perez (@tiffytomtom) for the soundtrack and audio edits!

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 all and send you so much love wherever you may be. We’ll be taking a creative rest after this episode…and will be back in February 2023. Love y’all!   QUEER•LY co-hosts: Mary Sebunya @marysebz Jenny Pham @jennwhyfer   We’d love to hear from you: Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Instagram @QueerlyQmunity Check out Mary’s t-shirt brand: www.wuvgear.com Shoutout to Tiff Perez (@tiffytomtom) for the soundtrack and audio edits!