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TRANS JOY BOISE🎙️ Idaho's Not Cute—We're Critical: Trans Power, Disruption & Showing Up Anyway 💥🏳️⚧️ World & Canyon County Pride, Human Rights Conference & ICE Raids - Oh My My!Send us a textWe are pretty cute though 👅😉From sneaking into national conferences to fighting for trans liberation in rural Idaho, Bonnie Violet and Pacey break down what it means to resist, speak truth, and survive when your existence is political. This episode isn’t cute—it’s critical.What happens when national LGBTQ2SIA+ leaders underestimate rural resistance? When World Pride gets shut down by police but queers keep dancing in the streets? When you're told your life isn’t under threat, even as laws strip your rights away?In this raw an...
2025-06-1243 min
TRANS JOY BOISEConfidence Shaken, But Still Standing: Trans Voices in Hostile PlacesSend us a textIn this raw and real episode of the Trans Joy Podcast, hosts Bonnie Violet (trans femme, genderqueer spiritual drag artist & digital chaplain) and Pacey (trans masc, non-binary mental health and recovery advocate) return after a much-needed break to unpack the emotional toll of showing up, speaking out, and staying visible in hostile environments.From navigating Capitol Hill as a trans advocate during AIDS Watch to re-grounding in Boise’s local trans community, Bonnie and Pacey reflect on the realities of burnout, safety, joy, and activism under attack in red st...
2025-04-2539 min
TRANS JOY BOISE🏳️⚧️ Trans Self-Defense & Activism: The Pink Pistols & Fighting for Our Rights in 2025 | Trans Joy Boise 🎙️Send us a textIn this powerful episode of Trans Joy Boise, Bonnie Violet (trans femme, genderqueer, spiritual drag artist, and digital chaplain) and Pacey (transmasc, nonbinary, mental health & recovery advocate) sit down with Elliot, a local activist and chair of the Idaho chapter of Pink Pistols—a queer-centric, ally-friendly gun club focused on firearm safety, self-defense, and community protection.We dive into the history of LGBTQ2SIA+ activism in Idaho, the importance of showing up for legislative hearings, and the growing need for self-defense education in today’s political climate. Elliot shares his experiences with...
2025-03-2757 min
TRANS JOY BOISETrans Joy & Comedy: Finding Laughter in Tough Times w/ Krystal MooreSend us a textLaughter is resistance, and comedy is survival! 🎭✨ In this episode of TransJoy Boise, hosts Bonnie Violet (trans femme, genderqueer, spiritual drag artist & digital chaplain) and Pacey (trans masc, non-binary mental health & recovery advocate) welcome stand-up comedian and comedy producer Krystal Moore! 🎤Together, they dive into the power of humor in navigating trans joy, mental health, and activism—especially in challenging times. How can comedy break down barriers, foster resilience, and even reach those who might not listen otherwise? 🤔 Plus, we talk dark humor, the vulnerability of laughter, and why comedy is the...
2025-03-071h 00
TRANS JOY BOISESocial Media, Safety, and Building a New Queer Community 🌈💻Send us a textTrans Joy Boise with Pacey & Bonnie VioletA Trans & Nonbinary Podcast based out of Boise IdahoIn this episode of the Trans Joy Boise Podcast, we’re diving into how social media is changing—and not necessarily for the better. For many of us in the queer community, these platforms are starting to feel less like safe spaces and more like battlegrounds. We discuss what this means for us, the challenges we’re facing, and why it’s more important than ever to find spaces where we can truly thrive.
2025-01-2433 min
TRANS JOY BOISEChurch: An unlikely allySend us a textIn this episode, Pacey and Bonnie Violet discuss the overwhelming feelings of the relentless news cycle. Sometimes, the best antidote to feeling overwhelmed is by being in community, which is why Trans Joy Boise will be hosting a café on the 25th of January at the Boise Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Yes, you read that right. The café will be at a church. Before you make your mind up, hear us out! Pacey and Bonnie Violet go into great detail about past and present feelings with religion and "church". We want to ass...
2025-01-1734 min
TRANS JOY BOISECollaborating for Joy: Trans-Led Community Goals for 2025Send us a textIn this inspiring episode, Bonnie Violet and Pacey dive deep into the heart of what makes trans-led spaces so powerful. They reflect on the importance of creating communities that not only support but also center the experiences and voices of trans and non-binary individuals. As they look toward the year 2025, they share their exciting plans and goals for growing and strengthening these spaces in Boise and beyond. From creating opportunities for collaboration to fostering authentic allyship, Bonnie Violet and Pacey explore how we can collectively move beyond mere tolerance and build a culture...
2025-01-0940 min
TRANS JOY BOISESurviving the Holidays: Tips for Trans, Gender Nonconforming, and Queer FolksSend us a textThe holidays can be a time of joy, but they also come with challenges, especially for trans, gender nonconforming, and queer individuals. In this episode, Pacey and Bonnie Violet get real about navigating holiday gatherings, dealing with misgendering and family tensions, and finding affirming spaces during the season.With personal stories, practical advice, and messages of hope, they share how to embrace your identity, protect your peace, and make this holiday season meaningful on your own terms. Whether you’re spending it with family, chosen family, or solo, this episode is he...
2024-12-2042 min
TRANS JOY BOISETrans Joy Boise Café? Boise State Silently Closed DEI Centers, Trans + Nonbinary Patients displaced in Pocatello + Bonnie Violet loses access to HRT & HIV Health Care, Paperwork Party & AllyshipSend us a textBoise State Silently Closed DEI Centers, Trans + Nonbinary Patients displaced in Pocatello & Bonnie Violet loses access to HRT & HIV Health Care>>>@transjoyboise Instagram PostBig changes are happening at Idaho’s universities, and not for the better. Boise State, Idaho State, and soon the University of Idaho are closing their DEI centers—spaces that have supported women, LGBTQ+ students, and marginalized groups for years.These centers have been lifelines for so many, helping students navigate trauma, identity struggles, and discrimination. With these closures, many students are left wond...
2024-12-1335 min
TRANS JOY BOISEWho are We? Trans Joy Boise with Pacey & Bonnie VioletSend us a text🎙️Pacey (they/him)Preston Pace is a mental health and recovery advocate. From experience in public speaking on recovery, mental health awareness, and suicide prevention to helping organize Boise’s first Trans Pride March, they believe in supporting and advocating for their community and all those who are marginalized. As an example, they have composed programs for secular recovery to aid those who suffer from religious trauma and addiction. These passions extend to their education as they have a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, and to their persona...
2024-12-0134 min
a queer chaplainInterview with Religions News Service for Drag Worship: Where Queer Faith and Performance Collide with Kathryn PostSend us a textThis is an unedited audio recording of my conversation with Kathryn Post at Religions News Service - I was on a call with her via speaker and I recorded on my computer, she was aware of this and actually instructed me on how to do it, as you will hear in the beginning. Please enjoyHere is the link to the final article https://religionnews.com/2024/06/20/drag-worship-where-queer-faith-and-performance-collideBIG Thank you to my Patreon members who contribute on a monthly basis to support the work of this...
2024-06-211h 16
a queer chaplainAuthentic Selves Book Brunch Panel Discussion at Boise Unitarian Universalist FellowshipSend us a textHere is the link to the full program.https://youtu.be/4vhIQ2v3q7E?si=9J1oE4CafoaKWonaPANEL DISCUSSIONJoey Morelli, author of Authentic SelvesLiliana RauerBonnie VioletBIG Thank you to my Patreon members who contribute on a monthly basis to support the work of this podcast and the overall work of a queer chaplain.To learn more about how to contribute go to patreon.com/bonnieviolet and start you monthly donation today. For One Time contribution...
2024-03-0635 min
a queer chaplainOne Memory That Really got me Thinking (Alex) an exert from "transmission" a spiritual autobiographySend us a text"You see of late I have been really challenged with feeling loved, supported and cared for by my family and I think in feel so deeply like this in this moment and time, a moment and time that I feel like I need them more than I have ever needed them, it paints over all the ways my family has shown up for me of the years. It doesn’t allow me to experience these things again, still, to let these moments of my past be with me now in order to he...
2024-01-2814 min
a queer chaplainIntro to My Book - Journal Entry #3Send us a textI have been contemplating it for years and now is the time. I started writing my book last night, here is a bit of the intro from my soon to be book titled "transmission" a spiritual autobiography. xoxoBIG Thank you to my Patreon members who contribute on a monthly basis to support the work of this podcast and the overall work of a queer chaplain.To learn more about how to contribute go to patreon.com/bonnieviolet and start you monthly donation today.
2024-01-2112 min
a queer chaplainEmbracing the Dark - Journal Entry #2Send us a textTW: SA, METH, RECOVERYReflecting a bit on the role of darkness in life and what to do with it. Wrestle it, embrace it, learn from it, extinguish it, or ...I didn't initially think I would be discussing my experience with meth but it was one of the first times I allowed myself to live in the darkness that I had been trying so hard to avoid. BIG Thank you to my Patreon members who contribute on a monthly basis to support the work of this podcast a...
2024-01-0726 min
a queer chaplainLife in Glitter - Journal Entry #1Send us a text"When I stopped chasing the glitter and spent some time in the dark." - Bonnie VioletAudio Journal entry for January 5, 2024, reflection on glitter ie light, sparkle, passion, purpose, femininity, soft strength & the dark ie fear, scarcity, depression, unworthy, death, isolation, lonelinessWould love to hear what you think about this entry? Do you like it? wanna hear more?xoxoBIG Thank you to my Patreon members who contribute on a monthly basis to support the work of this podcast and the overall work of...
2024-01-0635 min
Drag & SpiritualityDrag & Spirituality Summit - Executive Team Meeting #1 July 5, 2023attendees - Bonnie Violet, King Lotus Boy, John Brett, & Kero
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2023-10-1950 min
a queer chaplainAs the Deer Panteth - Desire of Your Heart - A Transgender StorySend us a textI was invited to offer a reflection, this is what happened.🦋🙏🏻🕯 May we open our mind to build new strength, receive knowledge in our hearts and wisdom in our body - Help me to set aside my anxieties and allow me to be a channel Allow me to speak what you would have me speak for the greater good📜 Psalms 42 1-3 ESV1 tAs a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. 2 My...
2023-09-0327 min
Drag & Spirituality#56 Kween Bee Velvet - Idaho Drag Queen the grew up in the LDS church👑 Drag & Spirituality
a conversation about Drag & Spirituality with hostess a queer chaplain, B0NNi33 Vi0L3T sponsored by DR&SS - Drag & Spirituality Summit 2023.
👑 Kween Bee Velvet (she/her)
📍Pocatello, Idaho
🔆 LIVESTREAM Wednesday August 23, 2023 @ 630PM MST on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/joN0Bj8zJ2s?feature=share
👑 Hello My Name is Kween Bee Velvet, from Pocatello idaho. I grew up in the LDS church but i quickly grew to create my own spirituality
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🌐 https://www.aqueerchaplain.org/projects/kween-bee-velvet
🎬 Hosted by B0NNi33 Vi0L3T (Bonnie Violet) @aqueerchaplain
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2023-08-2644 min
a queer chaplainDrag Sanctuary - Welcome & Intro by Rev Sara LaWall with Sermon by B0NNi33 Vi0L3TSend us a texta multi-faith "drag sanctuary" - praise and worship service in collaboration with @aqueerchaplain & @boiseuufellowship August 20th, 2023at 10am located at 6200 N Garrett St Boise, ID 83714FULL SERVICE • "Drag Sanctuary" - Drag Queens Sermon • "Drag Sanctuary" - Drag Queens & DragKing Lead Church SermonBonnie Violet is a trans femme genderqueer spiritual drag artist and digital chaplain. YouTuber & Host of a queer chaplain podcast with such series as @dragandspirituality, @transpirit & Faith Leaders. Co-host of @splinteredgrace with her conservative christian aunt & At the CCC recovery podcast (@castrocountryclub) Creator & Fou...
2023-08-2023 mina queer chaplainAre You A Christian? 🎤 Say Something SundaysSend us a text🎙 Say Something with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplainJoin me LiVE or Watch on YouTube later @aqueerchaplainor Listen wherever you listen to podcasts also @aqueerchaplain❣️❣️❣️Join me each week as I attempt to say something. These somethings will be a time for story telling, a time for experience share and whatever comes out of my mouth. I will commit to go LIVE each week at 333pm MST for 33 minutes or less to SAY SOMETHING. WATCH live each week on YouTube or LISTEN afterwords wherever you li...
2023-07-0332 min
Drag & Spirituality🦋Queer Grace | Father's Day Pride Sermon | Bethany United Methodist Church of San Francisco** pulled from facebook - my apologies for quality of video & sound
#pride #dragqueen #grace
Bonnie Violet is a trans femme genderqueer spiritual drag artist and digital chaplain. YouTuber & Host of a queer chaplain podcast with such series as Drag & Spirituality, TranSpirit & Faith Leaders. Co-host of Splintered Grace with her conservative christian aunt & At the CCC recovery podcast. Creator & Founder of Allies Linked for the Prevention of HIV & AIDS (a.l.p.ha.) & the annual Drag & Spirituality Summit.
Bonnie Violet shares her experience strength and hope with HIV for 24 years, recovering from drugs, alcohol, and sexual assault among other things...
2023-07-0228 mina queer chaplain🦋 Queer Grace | Pride Sermon | Father's Day Bethany United Methodist Church of San FranciscoSend us a text** pulled from facebook - my apologies for quality of video & sound#pride #dragqueen #grace Bonnie Violet is a trans femme genderqueer spiritual drag artist and digital chaplain. YouTuber & Host of a queer chaplain podcast with such series as Drag & Spirituality, TranSpirit & Faith Leaders. Co-host of Splintered Grace with her conservative christian aunt & At the CCC recovery podcast. Creator & Founder of Allies Linked for the Prevention of HIV & AIDS (a.l.p.ha.) & the annual Drag & Spirituality Summit. Bonnie Violet shares her experience strength and hope with HIV for 24 ye...
2023-07-0231 mina queer chaplainGrace is as Grace does 🏳️🌈 Pride Edition 🎤 Say Something Sundays with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplainSend us a text 🎙 Say Something with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplain🎤 Say Something Sundays at 333pm MSTSeason 2 - Episode 9 - Grace is as Grace Does 🏳️🌈 Pride EditionJune 11, 2023 @ 333pm MST on LiVESTREAMForrest Gump replied “Stupid is as stupid does”, meaning that a person should be judged by their actions, not their appearance. So what about Grace? can you just insert Grace where ignorance resides.I felt really changed on this day to speak to the topic, I contemplated not publishing it but figured I would anyway, trust that maybe it c...
2023-06-1222 mina queer chaplainWhy Visibility Matters 🏳️🌈 Pride Edition 🎤 Say Something Sundays with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplainSend us a text🎤 Say Something Sundays at 333pm MSTSeason 2 - Episode 8 - Why Visibility Matters : Pride EditionJune 4, 2023 @ 333pm MST on LiVESTREAM"I don't have a problem with LGBTQIA+ people just stop shoving it down my throat. I can't even drink a Bud Light, go to Target or watch the Little Mermaid without you interrupting it with your woke agenda." Statements like the above illustrate the power of representation and how it may feel to not see yourself reflected in the world around you. Marginalized folks have had this exp...
2023-06-0542 mina queer chaplain💚 Healing Through Grief & Loss 🎤 Say Something Sundays with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplainSend us a text🎤 Say Something Sundays at 333pm MSTSeason 2 - Episode 7 - Healing Through Grief & Loss"I define grief as the natural normal response to something being taken from you without your permission." - Kaylee Kron🎙 https://www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/podcast/63-healing-through-grief-lossMy Spiritual Recovery Story thru draghttps://youtu.be/f9-PGmWyuJUMy Transition - Boy Girlhttps://youtu.be/PAnA0Hn_ATc❣️❣️❣️Join me each week as I attempt to say something. These somethings will be a time for story telling, a t...
2023-05-2939 mina queer chaplainThis Is Where I Belong 🎤 Say Something Sundays with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplainSend us a text🎤 Say Something Sundays at 333pm MSTSeason 2 - Episode 6 - This Is Where I Belong“You are only free when you realize you belong no place—you belong every place—no place at all. The price is high. The reward is great,” Maya Angelou❣️❣️❣️Join me each week as I attempt to say something. These somethings will be a time for story telling, a time for experience share and whatever comes out of my mouth. I will commit to go LIVE each week at 333pm MST for 33 minutes o...
2023-05-2237 mina queer chaplainSpiritual Threading Exercise Collaborating with the Universe Workshop (Clip) with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplainSend us a textA queer-led, trauma-informed workshop on how to collaborate with the Universe/Spirit/Divine.Many of us grew up with unhelpful or problematic ideas about "God" that took away our agency or left us feeling unworthy. Prayer was like an algorithm we were supposed to perfect.And outside of religious institutions, if you're looking for spiritual direction, it can be difficult to know where to start or what will work for you.This workshop is all about what it means to be a co-collaborator instead of a passive participant...
2023-05-1712 mina queer chaplain🔻 Recovery from Addiction 🎤 Say Something Sundays with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplainSend us a text💭🦋👑 Thoughts of a Transgender Drag Queen🎤 Say Something Sundays at 333pm MSTSeason 2 - Episode 5 - Recovery from AddictionThe opposite of addiction is connection. Hear my experience, strength and hope from addiction as I celebrate 2 recovery milestones. (May 5, 2018 - May 10, 2008)To be human is to be an addict? Where is our current consumption levels?Recovery Resources 🏳️🌈 At The CCC 🏳️⚧️ A Queer Recovery Podcast 🎙@castrocountryclub9324 Is this Podcast For Me? Playlist • At The CCC Podcas... Eureka O’Hara: Drag Race Drama, Drugs, and Her Detran...
2023-05-0839 mina queer chaplainAn Attempt to Not Be Alone 🎤 Say Something Sundays with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplainSend us a text💭🦋👑 Thoughts of a Transgender Drag Queen🎤 Say Something Sundays at 333pm MSTSeason 2 - Episode 4❣️❣️❣️Join me each week as I attempt to say something. These somethings will be a time for story telling, a time for experience share and whatever comes out of my mouth. I will commit to go LIVE each week at 333pm MST for 33 minutes or less to SAY SOMETHING. WATCH live each week on YouTube or LISTEN afterwords wherever you listen to podcasts @aqueerchaplain. 🛎 CLICK the BELL to get NOTIFICATIONS
2023-04-2433 mina queer chaplain💊💊 2 Years of Hormones 🎤 Say Something Sundays with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplainSend us a text💭🦋👑 Thoughts of a Transgender Drag Queen🎤 Say Something Sundays at 333pm MSTSeason 2 - Episode 3 💊💊 2 Years of Hormones I reflect and share my experience with hormones over the past two years. The physical. The mental. The Spiritual. So grateful to have had access to my medication much of the last couple of years ❣️❣️❣️Join me each week as I attempt to say something. These somethings will be a time for story telling, a time for experience share and whatever comes out of my mouth. I will commit to go LIVE each w...
2023-04-1736 mina queer chaplain💭 In the Comments 🎤 Say Something Sundays with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplainSend us a text🎤 Say Something Sundays at 333pm MSTSeason 2 - Episode 2💭 In the Comments I have been impacted a bit more than usual by what is being left or said "in the comments" across all my social platforms. I do my best to try to "pay these no mind" and I am very curious as to the why behind the comments and the perceived seeking to comment. A conversation about the current culture wars in politics, on the streets, in the churches, and in the comments. Join me each week a...
2023-04-1040 min
Drag & Spirituality#55 ⚪️ Idaho Drag Is Divine with Lavender Beauchamp and what it means to be human. 🌸👩🎤⚪️ Lavender Beauchamp (she/her) Buhl, Idaho
🔆 LIVESTREAM Thursday April 6th @ 6PM MST on YouTube @dragandspirituality
⚪️ My name is Lavender Beauchamp and I am from Buhl, Idaho. I have been doing drag since October 2017, only a year after I came out. I was raised as an agnostic/atheist/Chinese philosophy/anti-religion household. My mother is a history buff/"conspiracy theorist", and raised me with the belief to look beyond what we have been told in history, government, and religion. To question, wonder, and explore for myself what the force and reason is that drives all of us, and what it means to be...
2023-04-0744 min
a queer chaplain🦋 Trans Day of Visibility 2023 - In Summary 🎤 Say Something Sunday - with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplainSend us a textJoin me each week as I attempt to say something. These somethings will be a time for story telling, a time for experience share and whatever comes out of my mouth. 📺 Watch Podcast on YouTubeVideos Referenced in Episode👉🏻 👉🏻 Touch - Take Two 👈🏻 👈🏻 Gender Transition & TouchSplintered Grace - Trans Day of Visibility Why Trans Visibility Matters - IG LiVE with Pathlight (Mood & Anxiety Center), & Eric Dorsa at Eating Recovery Center #54 ⚪️ Idaho Drag Is Divine with Amelia Blayke Cloaked in Rhinestones & Shadows. 💎🕯Previous Topi...
2023-04-0336 min
Drag & Spirituality#54 ⚪️ Idaho Drag Is Divine with Amelia Blayke Cloaked in Rhinestones & Shadows. 💎🕯 ⚪️ iDAHO DRAG iS DiViNE ⚪️⚪️ Amelia Blayke (she/her) Twin Falls, Idaho
🔆 LIVESTREAM Wednesday March 29th @ 730PM MST on YouTube @dragandspirituality
⚪️ "I am an enigma wrapped in a mystery cloaked in rhinestones and shadows. A being of energy and intention that thrives in the expressive arts after what felt like a lifetime of being stifled and suppressed. I grew up Mormon with a family that still to this day would prefer that I hide myself from the world or not exist at all." - Amelia Blayke
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2023-03-3046 min
a queer chaplain👉🏻 👉🏻 Touch - Take Two 👈🏻 👈🏻 Gender Transition & Touch with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplainSend us a text💭🦋👑 Thoughts of a Transgender Drag QueenI will be sharing with you a writing from the Story Story Night on Boise from February 28th, 2023. This was my 44th Birthday and the Story was on Touch, part 1 was of the story was focused on how childhood trauma impacted my sense of Touch, Part Two which is what I will share here via a reading for focused on how my Transition has impacted my sense of Touch and part 3 which I will include focus a bit more on my anticipated future sense of...
2023-03-2913 min
Drag & Spirituality#53 👑 ✡️ Layah Louder is your favorite Kinky Jewish American Godex!✡️ Layah Louder (she/her) Chicago, Illinois, USA
🔆 LIVESTREAM Friday March 17 @ 6PM CST on YouTube @dragandspirituality
✡️ Layah Louder is your favorite Kinky Jewish American Godex! She's ready to pray to the gay to stay with our beautiful trans god and slay the runway by night! With the mix of traditional Jewish garb such as a yamaka, tallis, tzit tizit, and leather work, rope and knot work, Layah is infused with cultural ties (pun intended) to how religion and kink work together. Layah wants to build reclamation of suxual autonomy and spiritual submission into power and look damn hot while doing it.
"I wan...
2023-03-1847 min
Drag & Spirituality#52 ⚪️ Idaho Drag Is Divine with Annie Depressant a Bubble Gum Princess Pill 👑💊👠⚪️ Annie Depressant (she/her) Seattle, Washington
🔆 LIVESTREAM Saturday March 11 @ 530PM PST on YouTube @dragandspirituality
⚪️ Annie Depressant (she her) is one of the co winners of BNDS season 2, and was the first afab contestant and winner. She’s also a former Miss Boise Pride. And she is now performing in Seattle! She’s always used her platform to uplift others and bring joy to many! She’s a bubble gum princess pill everyone’s dying to swallow! Annie grew up going to catholic school and while she never felt free to be herself until later in life because of the c...
2023-03-1248 min
Drag & Spirituality#51 ⚪️ Idaho Drag Is Divine with Buck D’Licious - Boise’s favorite pint-size pixie boy! 🧚♂️⚪️ BUCK D'LICIOUS (They/Them) - Boise, Idaho
🔆 LIVESTREAM Mar 8 @730PM MST on YouTube @dragandspirituality
Buck D’Licious is Boise’s favorite pint-size pixie boy! He is the runner up for Boise’s Next Drag Superstar Kings Season 2, the assistant director for the Gendertainers, a drag king with the LezBe Kings, and a member of Haus Delicious Pussay. You can find him onstage at Pengilly’s for Make ‘Em Blush on March 12, and at The Balcony Club for Treefort on March 22! "I am really excited to share my story with you and the community. I think it’s important for u...
2023-03-0948 min
Drag & Spirituality#50 ⚪️ Idaho Drag Is Divine with Chico Mia A Brazilian Born and Boise Based Drag ThingCHICO MIA (he/they) - Boise, Idaho
LIVESTREAM Feb 25 @430PM MST on YouTube @dragandspirituality
Chico Mia is a Drag Thing born in Brazil and based in Boise, ID. Chico is inspired by his home country's Samba heroes, 70’s androgynous aesthetics, rockabilly, and Club Kidz. Chico was elected Mx. Congeniality of BNDS All Stars and Mr. Congeniality of BNDSKE. They are part of the permanent cast of Tropicana Nights at the Balcony and the Gendertainers troupe. Chico is excited to discuss how doing drag and being part of the drag community has helped them in their spiri...
2023-02-2646 min
Drag & Spirituality#48 ⚪️ Idaho Drag Is Divine - Jazmyn J Addressing Misconceptions ✊🏼👑 #ProtectDrag⚪️ JAZMYN J (she/they) Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
🔆 LIVEstream Feb 19 @ 6pm PST on YouTube @dragandspirituality
I am Jazmyn J (she/they), originally from the Philippines and moved to Los Angeles in 2000 and been living in Coeur d’Alene since 2019. I started performing in drag in December 2019 after watching an amateur Halloween drag show in Spokane, WA. I was so inspired by this group of talented and creative drag performers. When then Covid pandemic happened, it didn’t stop me from improving my craft and skills, especially makeup. I became more active on Social Media (TikTok, IG, FB, etc) to reach a wider...
2023-02-2051 min
Drag & Spirituality#46 ⚪️ Idaho Drag Thing Faeryl Sweet Raised Mormon in Small, Christian Town 🧚🏻♂️🤓#ProtectDragInIdaho⚪️ FAERYL SWEET (they/fae) Boise, Idaho
🔆 LIVESTREAM Sunday FEBRUARY 12 @ 5PM MST on YouTube @dragandspirituality
Faeryl Sweet as a performer is a mixed bag of fever dream manic pixie dream thing, and nerd culture. Raised in the Mormon church in a small, primarily Christian town in Treasure Valley. They've experienced a myriad of flavors when it comes to prejudice and misconceptions, as well as a compulsory-heterosexual marriage, coming out to themself (and others), divorce and many other things on their journey to where they sit now spiritually: features of gnosticism and agnosticism alike, a dash of that Christi...
2023-02-1347 min
a queer chaplain🔆 a queer chaplain update : january twenty eighth, two thousand twenty threeSend us a text🎬 Produced & hosted by Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplain🌐 https://www.aqueerchaplain.org💛 https://www.patreon.com/bonnieviolet💠 Splintered Grace Podcast - Bonnie Violet and her conservative christian Aunt Tina🌐 https://linktr.ee/aqueerchaplain🎙 https://splinteredgrace.buzzsprout.com📺 https://www.youtube.com/@splinteredgrace🦋 tranSpirit - bonnie violets spiritual trans journey and interview with other trans folx about their spiritual experience🎙 https://transpirit.buzzsprout.com📺 https://www.youtube.com/@transpirit👑 Drag & Spirituality + Drag & Spirituality Summit🎙📺 https://anchor.f...
2023-01-2805 min
a queer chaplainWhat if.... (Transgender Awareness Week)Send us a textTW: SA, Suicide, Addiction, Transphobia, Homophobia, Spiritual TraumaWhat ifWhat if my father painted my fingernails when I was 4 ......When you protect trans youth you embrace the full image of GodWhen you protect trans youth you talk about a black trans woman, trans person from Ethiopia or a little boy who loved to wear “a princess dress” both of which were powerful messengers of God, for God.When...
2022-11-1907 min
Drag & Spirituality🌐 Embodiment Panel at Drag & Spirituality Summit 2022Saturday Oct 8 at 130pm-230pm CST at Broadway United Methodist
What is the concept of embodiment? “Embodiment or incarnation is defined as the giving of human form to a spirit – to make manifest or comprehensible an idea or concept, through a physical presentation”, “a tangible or visible form of an idea, quality, or feeling”, and “the representation or expression of something in a tangible or visible form.” Our panelist will share about their experience with their body and others bodies in relation to but not limited to Drag & Spirituality.
🌐 PANELIST : Eric Dorsa they/them/theirs
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a queer chaplain👑 Drag & Spirituality - Gender Diverse The Spirit, The Body, The Artist.Send us a texta conversation about all things gender, all things drag & all things spiritual.👑 Ashlé Blow. 🔗 https://www.instagram.com/ashle_blow"As a non-binary performer who is transitioning later in life. I find this experience to be incredibly spiritual and enlightening. My gender identity presented itself back in 2015, and after fighting against it due to social norms and societal pressure, I surrendered and it changed my life."👑 Dragon King 🔗 https://linktr.ee/thedragonking"I've been a trans enby drag king for almost three years now. I sometimes do talks at high schoolBIG...
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a queer chaplainSomething Happened ....... Bells-PalsySend us a textSomething Happened ....... Bells-PalsyBIG Thank you to my Patreon members who contribute on a monthly basis to support the work of this podcast and the overall work of a queer chaplain.To learn more about how to contribute go to patreon.com/bonnieviolet and start you monthly donation today. For One Time contribution you can contribute via
2022-06-0710 min
a queer chaplainIt Matters Not?Send us a textAre these identities even helping? I’ve come a long way from this line of thinking. #5yearsago #value #worth #mattering #queer #addict #beardedlady #uneducated #alcoholic #identityBIG Thank you to my Patreon members who contribute on a monthly basis to support the work of this podcast and the overall work of a queer chaplain.To learn more about how to contribute go to patreon.com/bonnieviolet and start you monthly donation today. For One Time contribution you can contribute via
2022-04-2806 mina queer chaplainWhat do I call you now? She saw I was trans!?! I saw I was trans and I had been all along!Send us a text(Sorry if sound is kind of low, you may need to turn up the volume)I recorded this about a year ago prior to starting hormones after a life affirming conversation with my beautiful cousin, Asia. I share that conversation and reflect on my history and fears of drag and being trans in my 20's to now. #transphobia #transdrag #transgenderShe saw I was trans!?! I saw I was trans and I had been all along!BIG Thank you to my Patreon members who contribute o...
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a queer chaplainwalk and talk - NYC - 1 year on hormonesSend us a textNEW WEBSITE www.aqueerchaplain.orgBIG Thank you to my Patreon members who contribute on a monthly basis to support the work of this podcast and the overall work of a queer chaplain.To learn more about how to contribute go to patreon.com/bonnieviolet and start you monthly donation today. For One Time contribution you can contribute via
2022-04-1620 mina queer chaplainWalk and Talk : It’s been a minute … Hello 2022Send us a textWalk and Talk : It’s been a minute … Hello 2022 Thats a wrap, Bonnie Violet goes live n downtown Boise on the 1st Day of January 2020. Share a bit about being home for the holidays, "accepting love in all it's forms in 2021 and focusing on herself by expressing what and who she needs in order to live her best life. xoxo#walkandtalk #downtownboise #chaplain #trans #neonhair #love #2022goals #2021recap #freckles #family BIG Thank you to my Patreon members who contribute on a monthly basis to support the wor...
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a queer chaplainSay Something : My InheritanceSend us a textJoin me each week as I attempt to say something. These somethings will be a time for story telling, a time for experience share and whatever comes out of my mouth. Topics will include - 1. Desire for God, No Longer Desperate https://youtu.be/qk4kZnAEyWg 2. Our Need to Know, Desire to Understand 3. F#$* the Golden Rule I want more 4. Forgive Them for They Know Not What They Do 5. Transmitting more Healing Less Hurting 6. The Makings of Bonnie Violet - Inheritance to Legacy https://youtu.be/DrwefX3Jm...
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a queer chaplainSay Something : The Delusion/Illusion of Brokenness & SeparatenessSend us a textJoin me each week as I attempt to say something. These somethings will be a time for story telling, a time for experience share and whatever comes out of my mouth. Topics will include - 1. Desire for God, No Longer Desperate https://youtu.be/qk4kZnAEyWg 2. Our Need to Know, Desire to Understand 3. F#$* the Golden Rule I want more 4. Forgive Them for They Know Not What They Do, 5. Transmitting more Healing Less Hurting 6. The Makings of Bonnie Violet - Inheritance to Legacy 7. Combatting Co-Dependency wit...
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a queer chaplainSay Something : Desire for "GOD" No Longer DesperateSend us a textI share the why and how I went from desperation to desire of "GOD"Join me each week as I attempt to say something. These somethings will be a time for story telling, a time for experience share and whatever comes out of my mouth. Topics will include - 1. The Delusion/Illusion of Brokenness and Separateness, 2. Our Need to Know, Desire to Understand 3. F#$* the Golden Rule I want more 4. Forgive Them for They Know Not What They Do, 5. Transmitting more Healing Less Hurting 6. The...
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a queer chaplain👑 Queen & Sober : Courage and GraceSend us a textFor many of us in the queer community, we experience the fear and rejection of faith communities. We hide in the closets, afraid to talk about the pain and isolation we feel when coming to terms with who our authentic selves are. When we finally open the closet door and take those brave steps out of the shadows, we are too often not met with open spiritual or religious arms. In this very candid Queen & Sober, join Fonda K @fkdrag and Bonnie Violet @aqueerchaplain as they share how they are finding a spiritual...
2021-09-3045 min
a queer chaplainTranspirituality and Recovery with A Queer Chaplain Bonnie Violet pulled from Queer DevotionsSend us a textIn one our most favourite interviews to date, Queer Devotions hosts Bonnie Violet, known as "A Queer Chaplain" on her vibrant YouTube page and Facebook group, two resources which are now included in our resource portal (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCchdYtGelcYRgrUA1KFcogA). In this moving episode, Bonnie speaks about growing up in rural Idaho, her HIV/AIDS diagnosis in her early 20s, and coming into recovery and her transness in a free relationship with spirituality. Stream on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/2uz6...
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a queer chaplain👑 GOD in Drag - an interview with a queer chaplain - Bonnie VioletSend us a textFor me, I have always had the sense that the transgender soul and the art of drag naturally open us up to the highest levels of Spirituality.Ram Dass once famously said, "Treat everyone like GOD in drag." This speaks to me as to how we are all living as slight representations of who we truly are. What could we be if we weren't afraid to be authentic and open to modalities that "polite society" frowns upon. On today's show Pete interviews Bonnie Violet who runs the "A Q...
2021-08-0330 min
a queer chaplain👑 Drag & Spirituality : A Multi-Faith ConversationSend us a text‘Drag & Spirituality’ part deux!! Join a multi-faith international conversation featuring Mango Lassi, Coco Sho-Nell, LoUis CYfer, and hostess, B0NNi33 Vi0L3T. Tune in live @aqueerchaplain on YouTube, Facebook or Twitch!Humza A. Mian aka Mango Lassi is a queer Canadian-Pakistani who currently resides in the GTA. He is a Registered Veterinary Technician who works in the downtown core, and a drag queen who got his start on social media. The focus of his drag is to bring awareness to the existence of queer Desi folk and breaking the chains of t...
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a queer chaplainTranSpirit with Hollywood TexasSend us a textHollywood TexasThe Last Mojosexual - a curator of sacred space, an ancestral story teller, and chosen healer of the First Gender: indigenous intersex, intergender, and interspirit ancestors of the Human Being. They are called on to serve spirit through all that they touch by restoring the long lost language of life itself, known as authentic movement. As an illustrator, drag performer, go-go dancer, sacred intimate and sexual revolutionary, they are determined to dismantle the oppressive structure of the stationary, binary obsessed settler-colonizer illness of the individual ego and return our...
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a queer chaplain👑 Drag & Spirituality with LOTUS BOYSend us a textLOTUS BOY is a trans, fluid, Chinese-American drag king based in Occupied Muwekma Ohlone Land (aka San Jose, CA). He is a former Vacation Bible School enthusiast who was raised Christian, but currently identifies as Spiritual and non-denominational (for now). Through their drag, she seeks to channel messages from their ancestors and their Highest Self around healing, hope, and intersectional justice. CONNECT YouTube @dragkingthing IG @kinglotusboy Facebook @Drag King ThingSUPPORT at ...
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a queer chaplain👑 Drag & Spirituality + TranSpirit with Polly Amber Ross & Peter PansexualSend us a textPolly Amber Ross (she/they) is an undead housewife living her best afterlife dissecting the patriarchy one slaughter at a time, and Peter Pansexual (he/they) is a zombie manchild working to unlearn toxic masculinity while falling apart at the seams. Both are alteregos of Trans Nonbinary Queer performance artist Chris Steele (they/them) that have been haunting queer spaces with politically subversive, thematically irreverent, and physically explosive explorations of drag-as-theater.CONNECTYouTube @ PollyAmber RossIG @PollyandPeterFacebook @Chris SteeleSUPPORT at Patreon.com/pollyamberross
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a queer chaplain👑 Thoughts of a Drag QueenSend us a textA response to a viewers question. "...my sole mission in life is finding spiritual truths. Not beliefs, not feelings, not experiences, but rock solid spiritual truths of who God is and just what exactly is the divine plan for the creation of humanity and this earth. I want to know the will of God for our lives. I want to know the character of God. I want to know exactly what God is s like and how God wants me to be. Where can I find rock solid answers that I c...
2021-05-0416 min
a queer chaplain👑 Drag & Spirituality : Flamy GrantSend us a textFlamy Grant is a San Diego-based drag performer, and yes, that name is an homage to the queen of Christian pop herself, Amy Grant. Flamy sings, writes, and hosts a podcast about spiritual deconstruction called Heathen. When she's not blessing TikTok with her signature 60-second sermons, this polygender preacher is taking on toxic religion by turning looks and tearing down shame.(I grew up extremely conservative, fundamentalist Bible-belt evangelical. Nowadays I champion spirituality that focuses on inner work/intuition/divine self. Probably best described as universalist.)Drag & Spirituality w...
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Drag & Spirituality#24 Flamy GrantFlamy Grant is a San Diego-based drag performer, and yes, that name is an homage to the queen of Christian pop herself, Amy Grant. Flamy sings, writes, and hosts a podcast about spiritual deconstruction called Heathen. When she's not blessing TikTok with her signature 60-second sermons, this polygender preacher is taking on toxic religion by turning looks and tearing down shame.
(I grew up extremely conservative, fundamentalist Bible-belt evangelical. Nowadays I champion spirituality that focuses on inner work/intuition/divine self. Probably best described as universalist.)
Drag & Spirituality w/Flamy Grant
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a queer chaplain👑 Drag & Spirituality : Ms Penny CostSend us a textIsaac Simmons (He/Him/His) is a 23 year old Drag Queen named Ms. Penny Cost (She/Her/Hers) based in Bloomington, IL.Isaac is a United Methodist Certified Candidate for Ordination and serves as the Director of Operations at Hope United Methodist Church.Through his Drag as Ms. Penny Cost, Isaac seeks to reclaim the power of religious language while simultaneously braking down the perceived mutual exclusivity of Queerness and Faith.Recently, Ms. Penny Cost's work has been published at Progressive Christianity, Hacking Christianity, and the Reconciling...
2021-03-2558 min
a queer chaplainwalk and talk : whiteness part four : the policeSend us a texteach day on my way to work, I will be sharing my experience with whiteness from childhood until now on Facebook LIVE. todays mask by Megan Spain in Portland#blacklivesmatter #whitefragility #transisbeautiful #socialrecovery #aqueerchaplain #bestillandknow #allwhoarethirsty #silenceequalsdeath #sfdrag #chaplain #queer #whiteness #silenceisviolence #queerspirituality #blacktranslivesmatterBIG Thank you to my Patreon members who contribute on a monthly basis to support the work of this podcast and the overall work of a queer chaplain.To learn more about how to contribute go to patreon.com/bonnieviolet and start you monthly donation t...
2021-03-1823 min
a queer chaplainwalk and talk : whiteness part threeSend us a texteach day on my way to work, I will be sharing my experience with whiteness from childhood until now on Facebook LIVE.. (interactive session ask ?'s and comment)todays mask by @olivermakesthings in Chicago#blacklivesmatter #whitefragility #transisbeautiful #socialrecovery #aqueerchaplain #bestillandknow #allwhoarethirsty #silenceequalsdeath #sfdrag #chaplain #queer #whiteness #silenceisviolence #queerspirituality #blacktranslivesmatterBIG Thank you to my Patreon members who contribute on a monthly basis to support the work of this podcast and the overall work of a queer chaplain.To learn more about how to contribute go to patreon...
2021-03-1128 min
a queer chaplainwalk and talk : whiteness part twoSend us a texteach day on my way to work, I will be sharing my experience with whiteness from childhood until now.todays mask by IG @olivermakesthings in Chicago#blacklivesmatter #whitefragility #transisbeautiful #socialrecovery #aqueerchaplain #bestillandknow #allwhoarethirsty #silenceequalsdeath #sfdrag #chaplain #queerBIG Thank you to my Patreon members who contribute on a monthly basis to support the work of this podcast and the overall work of a queer chaplain.To learn more about how to contribute go to patreon.com/bonnieviolet and start you monthly donation today. For One Time contrib...
2021-03-0428 min
a queer chaplainwalk and talk : whiteness part oneSend us a texteach day on my way to work, I will be sharing my experience with whiteness from childhood until now.todays mask by Megan Spain in PortlandJuly 2020#blacklivesmatter #whitefragility #transisbeautiful #socialrecovery #aqueerchaplain #bestillandknow #allwhoarethirsty #silenceequalsdeath #sfdrag #chaplain #queerBIG Thank you to my Patreon members who contribute on a monthly basis to support the work of this podcast and the overall work of a queer chaplain.To learn more about how to contribute go to patreon.com/bonnieviolet and start you monthly donation today. For O...
2021-02-2523 min
a queer chaplain👑 Drag & Spirituality : Named & Known with Fonda Koxx (Chicago)Send us a textEpisode 4 : Fonda KoxxI am a National LGBTQIA Mental Health Advocate. I currently host Queen & Sober, a Facebook live series that covers all things LGBTQ and mental health. I am also an actor and comedian in Chicago.Series DescriptionDrag & Spirituality : Named & Known, a conversation about Drag & Spirituality with hostess B0NNi33 Vi0L3T, a queer chaplain sponsored by Urban Village Church Chicago with Saya Naomi, Mick Douch, Stargirl, Fonda Koxx, Willa Vawisp & Milani. Capped off with a spiritual drag brunch, with co-host Cleo Pockalipps.
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Drag & Spirituality#20 Fonda Koxx"I am a National LGBTQIA Mental Health Advocate. I currently host Queen & Sober, a Facebook live series that covers all things LGBTQ and mental health. I am also an actor and comedian in Chicago." - Fonda Koxx
Series Description
Drag & Spirituality : Named & Known, a conversation about Drag & Spirituality with hostess B0NNi33 Vi0L3T, a queer chaplain sponsored by Urban Village Church Chicago with Saya Naomi, Mick Douch, Stargirl, Fonda Koxx, Willa Vawisp & Milani. Capped off with a spiritual drag brunch, with co-host Cleo Pockalipps.
All events will air LIVE at Urban...
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Drag & Spirituality#17 Saya NaomiI’m a kind and a spiritual person that loves passion and the arts. My star sign is a Gemini and I’m every bit of it. My motto is to stay humble and always help others in need. - Saya Naomi
IG @QueenSayaNaomi
YTube @ Saya Naomi
Venmo-@Gilbert-Terry
Cashapp- $GilbertTerry11
Series Description
Drag & Spirituality : Named & Known, a conversation about Drag & Spirituality with hostess B0NNi33 Vi0L3T, a queer chaplain sponsored by Urban Village Church Chicago with Saya Naomi, Mick Douch, Stargirl, Fonda Koxx, Willa Vawisp & Milani. Capped off w...
2021-01-1459 min
a queer chaplain👑 Drag & Spirituality Named & Known - Juan Pablo interviews a queer chaplainSend us a textAnnouncement of new Drag & Spirituality Series and words from a queer chaplain on why and how she does her ministry. Juan Pablo from Urban Village Church interviews, Bonnie Violet on the details of the upcoming series and get a little more background on a queer chaplain, why it began, what is it trying to achieve and how did B0NNi33 Vi0L3T pick her drag name. *Interview on Instagram LIVE, unedited audio. Apologies for the echo. This series of 6 interviews take place a week apart and is recorded an...
2021-01-1328 min
a queer chaplain👑 A Drag Queens Testimony : B0NNi33 Vi0L3T, Urban Village Church ChicagoSend us a textxoxo Bonnie Violet 💋a queer chaplainhttps://taplink.cc/aqueerchaplainBIG Thank you to my Patreon members who contribute on a monthly basis to support the work of this podcast and the overall work of a queer chaplain.To learn more about how to contribute go to patreon.com/bonnieviolet and start you monthly donation today. For One Time contribution you can contribute via
2021-01-1308 min
a queer chaplainFaith Leaders 2020 - James PowellSend us a textJames is a coach, advocate and activist for the queer community. James’ mission moving forward is to build community that advocates for self-love, inclusion, mental health and spiritual health for all people. James believes in the power of healing when we own and share our stories. He is currently building community through his podcast This Little Light Of Mine where he shares his story of spiritual abuse, religious trauma, sexual abuse & addiction. By sharing his personal story, James hopes to bring to light the hidden psychological, spiritual, emotional and mental abuse that continues to...
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a queer chaplainFaith Leaders 2020 - Rev Dr. Megan RohrerSend us a textThe Rev. Dr. Megan Rohrer is the first openly transgender pastor ordained in the Lutheran church. The pastor of Grace Lutheran Church and the Community Chaplain Coordinator for the San Francisco Police Department, Megan served for over a decade as a chaplain for the homeless and hungry in San Francisco. Megan was a finalist for the Lambda Literary award, received an honorable mention as an Unsung Hero of Compassion by Wisdom in Action, with His Holiness the Dali Lama and was featured on Season 5 of Netflix's Queer Eye.BIG Thank you...
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a queer chaplainBONUS: Perfect Detours with host, Bob Kiser at WGHC 98.3FM with a queer chaplainSend us a text"PERFECT DETOURS" on WGHC 98.3FM! with Bob KiserChat with A Queer Chaplain aka Bonnie Violet about spiritual detours that lead us to discovering our authentic selves. You don't want to miss this one! Heaven help us as we discuss our spiritual detours.Perfect DetoursIn Chicago, listen live at 98.3 FM or at www.wghcradio.org by clicking the "listen LIVE" button. And of course you can always watch us via Facebook Live at the WGHC 98.3FM page.BIG Thank you to my...
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a queer chaplainFaith Leaders 2020 - Trey HallSend us a textTrey Hall is the Director of Evangelism and Growth for the Methodist Church in Britain. He’s a radically inclusive minister, church planter, American expat, marathon runner, recovering alcoholic, and failed improv comedy student. At forty-five, he’s expecting his next mid-life crisis any day now. He lives in far north London with Jonathan, his husband of thirteen years (and he definitely married up)Trey Hall https://www.instagram.com/treyinlondonhttps://www.facebook.com/thetreyhallhttps://taplink.cc/aqueerchaplainBIG Thank you to my Patr...
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a queer chaplainFaith Leaders 2020 - Juan Pablo HerreraSend us a textJuan Pablo Herrera is a second generation immigrant who was born and raised inChicago. A life-long community organizer he has championed around the issues of education, gentrification, and immigration. As Acting City Director for DOOR Network, Juan Pablo invited young adults to see Chicago through the lens of those who God uses here to help those living in the margins. Currently he is earning a Masters in Public Ministry at Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary and is the pastor of Cosmopolitan United Church in Melrose Park and is exploring the possibility of p...
2020-12-1058 min
a queer chaplain👑 Rev Megan Rohrer talks with a queer chaplainSend us a textI was asked to perform at an event called Advent Drag. Their Pastor Rev Megan Rohrer invited me to talk with them about drag & spirituality and the work of a queer chaplain on an Instagram. I thought I'd share this with you. (pulled from IG)Rev. Megan Rohrer (they): First trans pastor ordained in the Lutheran church, writer, advocate and SFPD chaplain. Featured in Cosmo and Queer Eye. Thoughts are my own.https://www.revrohrer.comBIG Thank you to my Patreon members who contribute on a...
2020-12-0528 min
a queer chaplainFaith Leaders 2020 : Cameron & Jonah OvertonSend us a textRev. Jonah P. Overton is a community organizer and the lead pastor of Zao MKE Church. As a young, queer, trans (genderqueer) clergy person, Jonah has been called into ministry to build the church as queer space and organize communities and churches towards justice and liberation. Jonah believes that church can and should be queer AF, artistically inspiring, boldly committed to the liberation of all people, and visible in the streets. Cameron Overton is a social worker and the worship pastor of Zao MKE Church. As a young, black, queer and t...
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a queer chaplainFaith Leaders 2020 - Pastor Rebecca AndersonSend us a textRebecca Anderson is a pastor at two churches in Chicago, one of which she started from scratch with a friend and colleague. Her biscuits are unparalleled, and she knows the best places to pick juneberries. She is the head honcho of Earshot (EarshotStories.com), running storytelling workshops across the country. You can find Rebecca on Sunday mornings at Bethany, a progressive-traditional church in Ravenswood, and Sunday evenings at Gilead, a queer storytelling bar church on Chicago's north side. She makes fires, plants gardens, and almost certainly wants to have coffee with you.
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a queer chaplainFaith Leaders 2020 - Pastor Nicole CadeSend us a textI am an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church currently serving a church in Duluth, MN. I love coffee, seeking justice, and playing board games. My favorite spiritual practice is going for long hikes in the woods. Click for morehttps://taplink.cc/aqueerchaplainBIG Thank you to my Patreon members who contribute on a monthly basis to support the work of this podcast and the overall work of a queer chaplain.To learn more about how to contribute go to patreon.com/bonnieviolet and...
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Drag & Spirituality#16 Sister Merry PeterSister Merry Peter, SPI, is an activist nun raising joyful resistance who found her vocation through the Radical Faeries in 1987 and served as a missionary in Toronto before moving to San Francisco in 1999. Her life-long activism focuses on HIV-AIDS, queer youth, civil rights and social justice. As a divinity student, she co-founded the first LGBT Student Union at the University of Toronto and led a successful national campaign against conversion therapy in Canada. Her efforts include partnerships to provide street-level health services to sex workers, legal aid for LGBTQIA+ refugees and resistance to police violence. She is a poet...
2020-08-151h 01
Drag & Spirituality#15 SyzygySyzygy’s drag is a balancing of the feminine and the masculine, an alignment of celestial bodies, a union of opposites. Their current spiritual practice takes the form of a ritual sunset tea party drag show. In the liminal time of golden hour, a non-binary time between day and night, we can use transformation, music, and movement to open windows into a liberated queer future.
* the interview refers to a performance piece you can watch by clicking this, Syzygy - Everywhere
a conversation about Drag & Spirituality with hostess a queer chaplain, B0NNi33 Vi0L3T...
2020-08-1259 min
Drag & Spirituality#14 Sister Tilda NexTimeI use my face as a canvas and make-up as the tool to become my own piece of art. I want to empower people through art and fabulousness, inspiring them to become their own masterpiece.You see the beauty in others because you have a divine beauty inside of you. When you share this beauty with the world, you celebrate your uniqueness, and you don't allow others to sculpt you into something you're not. You are the artist and muse of your own life. - Sister Tilda NexTime
* the interview refers to a performance piece you can...
2020-08-1049 min
Drag & Spirituality#13 Lexus SextusLexus Sextus AKA CPIII is an international Performing Artist, Songwriter, and Empowerment Coach. His mission in life is to help you awaken to the love, light, and brilliance that already exists within you. CPIII recently released a Pop/Soul EP, and plans to release a Neo Folk Soul EP later this year. His music, artistry, and spirituality continues to evolve as he continues to grow. You can follow his journey on his website: www.cpiiimusic.com.
* the interview refers to a performance piece you can watch by clicking this, Lexus Sextus - She
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2020-08-0857 min
Drag & Spirituality#12 Pollo Del MarPollo Del Mar is an award-winning entertainer, journalist, community advocate and activist. A celebrated personality in the Bay Area drag scene since 2006, she was voted “San Francisco’s Most Notable Drag Queen” in 2015 and the 53rd Empress Of San Francisco in 2018. She feels drag provides an opportunity to utilize God-given personal strengths while fostering interpersonal connection and a sense of belonging for others, which she considers the basis of spirituality.
* the interview refers to a performance piece you can watch by clicking this, Pollo Del Mar
a conversation about Drag & Spirituality with hostess a queer chapla...
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a queer chaplain👑 Peaches Christ : Drag & SpiritualitySend us a textPeaches Christ is a filmmaker and cult leader living in San Francisco. Her infamous movie events are self-produced at the Castro Theatre and regularly draw over 1,000 attendees to each new production before they tour. Events have featured special guest stars John Waters, Cloris Leachman, Bruce Campbell, Barry Bostwick, Pam Grier, Elvira, and more. Peaches is the alter- ego of Joshua Grannell, the writer and director of the feature film All About Evil. The award-winning dark comedy gore film stars Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Dekker, Cassandra Peterson, Mink Stole, and Peaches Christ herself. Peaches Christ...
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Drag & Spirituality#11 Peaches ChristPeaches Christ is a filmmaker and cult leader living in San Francisco. Her infamous movie events are self-produced at the Castro Theatre and regularly draw over 1,000 attendees to each new production before they tour. Events have featured special guest stars John Waters, Cloris Leachman, Bruce Campbell, Barry Bostwick, Pam Grier, Elvira, and more. Peaches is the alter- ego of Joshua Grannell, the writer and director of the feature film All About Evil. The award-winning dark comedy gore film stars Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Dekker, Cassandra Peterson, Mink Stole, and Peaches Christ herself. Peaches Christ has been featured in the films...
2020-08-0359 min
Drag & Spirituality#10 Hennessy WilliamsHennessy Williams is a genderqueer drag performer who loves all things vintage, goth, western, and genderfuck. They love to use drag to pay homage to their culture and also to question and challenge one's perceptions of what it means to be queer, Asian, American, and all of the above. Drag is how they express themselves artistically and also a form of healing in which they engage with their past, trauma, and identities - everything from being an abuse survivor to a former religious kid.
* the interview refers to a performance piece you can watch by clicking this...
2020-08-0148 min
Drag & Spirituality#9 Tyson Check-InTyson Check-In AKA Sgt. Die Wies Bio:
• From Vallejo CA Loves in Oakland/ SF
• is the front woman of the band ICE PICK TO THE FACE
• producer of WomanopolySF
• 2017 Queen if burlesque Heavy Rebel Wiggle Room
• produces a show on Wednesday on IG,FB and Twitch called House Arrest Burlesque
• Has performed in Spain, France, England, Ireland, Germany and Scotland.
* the interview refers to a performance piece you can watch by clicking this, Tyson Check-In
a conversation about Drag & Spirituality with hostess a queer chaplain, B0NNi33 Vi0L3T (AKA Duane...
2020-07-2953 min
Drag & Spirituality#8 Herman WishesHerman Wishes is a trans male, drag king based in San Francisco. He enjoys making people laugh, and creating numbers that make people think about the world around them and current issues as well as think “what made him think this was a good idea!” :). At 18 years old Herman is still figuring out this crazy thing we call life. He’s not sure he understands it all but hey, does anyone?
* the interview refers to a performance piece you can watch by clicking this, Herman Wishes - Turbo Pageant
a conversation about Drag & Spirituality with hostes...
2020-07-2744 min
Drag & Spirituality#7 Linda SummersBorn and raised in California, Angel is first generation-Guatemalan. Being young, gay, and a person of color, he had to overcome his fear of being rejected or not being good enough if he chose to embrace all parts of himself, good and bad, and it sure didn’t help when he became a born-again Christian in 2016. Since then, he has reclaimed his identity, and has worked hard to accept that God loves him the way he is, and that it takes faith to overcome any obstacles— faith that he found in the recovery community. Along with faith, he discovered his...
2020-07-2551 min
Drag & Spirituality#6 Menorah Manischevitz* the interview refers to a performance piece you can watch by clicking this, Menorah Manischevitz - I am Nothing
"I'm originally from Garden Grove, CA (near Anaheim) and first moved to San Francisco in 2004. My spirituality stems from my Jewish upbringing and principles I've learned about in recovery.
I found it interesting to speak about spirituality especially as a liberal queer Jew in recovery. It's refreshing to see that the concept of God and powers beyond are not exclusive to the likes of the Grahams, GOP, and Hobby Lobby. There is a lot I've learned...
2020-07-2248 min
Drag & Spirituality#5 Asta Mao - Drag Artist of Identity Politics & Social JusticeAsta Mao was birthed three years ago after their previous alter ego, Qrystal Reyna, sacrificed herself to the fire of creation. Asta Mao is a performance drag artist, focusing her performances in identity politics and social justice. She's also done stupid stuff in drag involving Nutella and a giant dildo. Asta's path to spirituality was found in the rooms of recovery. Her other alter ego, James, extends this spirituality by becoming a Glide member and has sung in the internationally renowned Glide Ensemble.
* the interview refers to a film and a performance piece you...
2020-07-2048 min
a queer chaplainCleo Pockalipps & Penny Tration 4 - Drag & SpiritualitySend us a textoriginally created for video uploaded as audio for podcast a raw unedited portion of a series hosted by a queer chaplain, Duane Quintana with guests Cleo Pockalipps and Penny Tration from the Chicago drag scene. This series is designed to lace drag queens, kings and other royal beings' narrative with a spiritual thread to integrate understanding of self with spirit and to cast a wider lens for folks outside of drag culture to gain a deeper understanding of the individuals who make up these communities.shot in D...
2020-07-1814 min