Dear Queer, https://dearqueer.ca/podcasts/dear-queer/ Advise Podcast for all your Queer Questions, answered by your tomboy Carrie Bradshaw and later-in-life queer, Alena and her pals! Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:49:00 +0000 en-CA © 2023 Advise Podcast for all your Queer Questions, answered by your tomboy Carrie Bradshaw and later-in-life queer, Alena and her pals! Alena Papayanis episodic Advise Podcast for all your Queer Questions, answered by your tomboy Carrie Bradshaw and later-in-life queer, Alena and her pals! Lauren Hogarth ask@dearqueer.ca false https://dearqueer.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Dear-Queer-Logo.png Dear Queer, https://dearqueer.ca/podcasts/dear-queer/ ask@dearqueer.ca Advise Podcast for all your Queer Questions, answered by your tomboy Carrie Bradshaw and later-in-life queer, Alena and her pals! No yes 4c8ebb1a-3e0f-5a15-8f0f-bdd2f15695cd https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Peter Knegt from Queer Cinema Club in Toronto drops by Dear Queer, https://dearqueer.ca/podcast/peter-knegt-from-queer-cinema-club-in-toronto-drops-by-dear-queer/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:49:00 +0000 dc4d0d4b-30fd-5b1c-85dd-034a73de4b0b
  • What makes something “queer cinema”? 
  • Why queer films are important
  • Why Birdcage is a Queer film landmark
  • Casting heteros in Queer roles
  • Is a movie a good first date?

    • Go see Peter at Queer Cinema’s home, the Paradise Theater on Bloor St.

    @queer.cinema.club

    @peterknegt

    Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic

    Transcript:

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  • What makes something “queer cinema”? 
  • Why queer films are important
  • Why Birdcage is a Queer film landmark
  • Casting heteros in Queer roles
  • Is a movie a good first date?

    • Go see Peter at Queer Cinema’s home, the Paradise Theater on Bloor St.

    @queer.cinema.club

    @peterknegt

    Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic

    Transcript:

    ]]>     false no 00:26:33 No no     KB Brookins on Writing, Identity, and Becoming https://dearqueer.ca/podcast/kb-brookins-on-writing-identity-and-becoming/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:05:00 +0000 5a99b964-70ef-5d12-9c74-85d150c4d6e6 Trans Writer KB Brookins joins us to talk about:

    • Their memoir, Pretty
    • The importance of finding your people
    • Having mentors
    • Writing things down when it's hard to say the thing out loud
    • Refined rage
    • Not excusing behaviours but giving them context
    • Trans news that doesn’t suck

    Links:

    https://bookshop.org/p/books/pretty-a-memoir-kb-brookins/46b2a7822f45f3a6

    https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTqNmhvEfdi

    https://transnews.substack.com

    Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic

    ]]>     Trans Writer KB Brookins joins us to talk about:

    • Their memoir, Pretty
    • The importance of finding your people
    • Having mentors
    • Writing things down when it's hard to say the thing out loud
    • Refined rage
    • Not excusing behaviours but giving them context
    • Trans news that doesn’t suck

    Links:

    https://bookshop.org/p/books/pretty-a-memoir-kb-brookins/46b2a7822f45f3a6

    https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTqNmhvEfdi

    https://transnews.substack.com

    Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic

    ]]>     false no 00:29:01 No no     Dear Queer Does Heated Rivalry https://dearqueer.ca/podcast/dear-queer-does-heated-rivalry/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:16:00 +0000 7f5e923e-0cde-5962-8539-feb008b81c0a And yes, the lesbians are watching!

    Tune in for our takes on:

    • The characters, the quiet negotiations
    • Why we are NOT here for the critiques
    • But are here for straight people celebrating a queer romance
    • Why are we all crying in episode 5
    • Cottage Cottage and more Cottage
    • Is Heated Rivalry the new Pink Shirt Test?

    This and a whole lot more on this week's Heated Rivalry Episode! Thank you, Jacob Tierney, Connor Storrie & Hudson Williams!

    SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS!

    Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic

    ]]>     full 54 And yes, the lesbians are watching!

    Tune in for our takes on:

    • The characters, the quiet negotiations
    • Why we are NOT here for the critiques
    • But are here for straight people celebrating a queer romance
    • Why are we all crying in episode 5
    • Cottage Cottage and more Cottage
    • Is Heated Rivalry the new Pink Shirt Test?

    This and a whole lot more on this week's Heated Rivalry Episode! Thank you, Jacob Tierney, Connor Storrie & Hudson Williams!

    SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS!

    Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic

    ]]>     false no 00:19:20 No no     Happy Holigays: Listener question edition https://dearqueer.ca/podcast/happy-holigays-listener-question-edition/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:02:00 +0000 4aca0673-b334-5082-8769-98dd608d0414 On this week's episode, we give the gift of dating advice

    • What are we thinking about going into the holidays
    • How to DTR a non-traditional relationship, and what is a QPR?
    • Dating and kids: Is it a deal breaker?
    • Green flags when dating a parent
    • What to do if you are the only queer in your family over the holidays

    SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS!

    Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic

    ]]>     On this week's episode, we give the gift of dating advice

    • What are we thinking about going into the holidays
    • How to DTR a non-traditional relationship, and what is a QPR?
    • Dating and kids: Is it a deal breaker?
    • Green flags when dating a parent
    • What to do if you are the only queer in your family over the holidays

    SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS!

    Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic

    ]]>     false no 00:23:54 No no     Understanding Anger with Robin Lacambra https://dearqueer.ca/podcast/what-about-anger-with-robin-lacambra/ Thu, 27 Nov 2025 11:22:00 +0000 310f7d55-1dc6-5505-8dc6-e731bbb0aee5 On this week's episode, we learn all about our anger.

    • What is it?
    • What's going on in our bodies when we're experiencing anger?
    • What can we do to get in touch with our anger before it gets out of hand?
    • What are some physical/somatic things we can do for ourselves to expel or manage anger?

    Robin Lacambra (she/they) is a queer Filipinx creative, speaker, and facilitator. Drawing from somatic relational psychotherapy, mindful movement, and conflict mediation, Robin’s work aims to demonstrate how interconnected we are, highlighting our shared responsibility to co-create a just and liberated world.

    Alongside their roles as the creator of GOODBODYFEEL Movement & Therapy, the director of the Safer Spaces Project, and a counsellor at SACHA (Sexual Assault Center of Hamilton Area), Robin works with individuals, groups, and organizations to foster self-awareness, resilience, and healthier relationships.

    LINKS

    https://www.goodbodyfeel.com

    https://www.instagram.com/saferspacesproject/?hl=en

    SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS!

    Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic

    ]]>     full 52 2 On this week's episode, we learn all about our anger.

    • What is it?
    • What's going on in our bodies when we're experiencing anger?
    • What can we do to get in touch with our anger before it gets out of hand?
    • What are some physical/somatic things we can do for ourselves to expel or manage anger?

    Robin Lacambra (she/they) is a queer Filipinx creative, speaker, and facilitator. Drawing from somatic relational psychotherapy, mindful movement, and conflict mediation, Robin’s work aims to demonstrate how interconnected we are, highlighting our shared responsibility to co-create a just and liberated world.

    Alongside their roles as the creator of GOODBODYFEEL Movement & Therapy, the director of the Safer Spaces Project, and a counsellor at SACHA (Sexual Assault Center of Hamilton Area), Robin works with individuals, groups, and organizations to foster self-awareness, resilience, and healthier relationships.

    LINKS

    https://www.goodbodyfeel.com

    https://www.instagram.com/saferspacesproject/?hl=en

    SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS!

    Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic

    ]]>     false no 00:23:25 No no     Sorry, Not sorry? Robin Lacambra on How to Truly Apologize https://dearqueer.ca/podcast/sorry-not-sorry-robin-lacambra-on-how-to-truly-apologize/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:05:00 +0000 a6c858fd-a875-5cb9-88f7-0897ba1120d0 Welcome to season two of Dear Queer. We will have episodes coming out every other Thursday.

    Please enjoy this episode with our favourite apologizer and relational psychotherapist, Robin Lacambra.

    This weeks Topics include:

    • Why is it hard to apologize
    • How do we apologize
    • How to best set yourself up to get the apology you're hoping for

    Robin Lacambra (she/they) is a queer Filipinx creative, speaker, and facilitator. Drawing from somatic relational psychotherapy, mindful movement, and conflict mediation, Robin’s work aims to demonstrate how interconnected we are, highlighting our shared responsibility to co-create a just and liberated world.

    Alongside their roles as the creator of GOODBODYFEEL Movement & Therapy, the director of the Safer Spaces Project, and a counsellor at SACHA (Sexual Assault Center of Hamilton Area), Robin works with individuals, groups, and organizations to foster self-awareness, resilience, and healthier relationships.

    LINKS

    https://www.goodbodyfeel.com

    https://www.instagram.com/saferspacesproject/?hl=en

    SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS!

    Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic

    ]]>     full 51 2 Welcome to season two of Dear Queer. We will have episodes coming out every other Thursday.

    Please enjoy this episode with our favourite apologizer and relational psychotherapist, Robin Lacambra.

    This weeks Topics include:

    • Why is it hard to apologize
    • How do we apologize
    • How to best set yourself up to get the apology you're hoping for

    Robin Lacambra (she/they) is a queer Filipinx creative, speaker, and facilitator. Drawing from somatic relational psychotherapy, mindful movement, and conflict mediation, Robin’s work aims to demonstrate how interconnected we are, highlighting our shared responsibility to co-create a just and liberated world.

    Alongside their roles as the creator of GOODBODYFEEL Movement & Therapy, the director of the Safer Spaces Project, and a counsellor at SACHA (Sexual Assault Center of Hamilton Area), Robin works with individuals, groups, and organizations to foster self-awareness, resilience, and healthier relationships.

    LINKS

    https://www.goodbodyfeel.com

    https://www.instagram.com/saferspacesproject/?hl=en

    SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS!

    Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic

    ]]>     false no 00:29:00 No no     Season 2 Home Opener: Is baseball queer culture? One Blue Jays fan tries to convince us that it is https://dearqueer.ca/podcast/season-2-home-opener-is-baseball-queer-culture-one-blue-jays-fan-tries-to-convince-us-that-it-is/ Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:30:00 +0000 86d0426d-d9c9-5eb9-8d85-76f833988c25 Welcome to season two of Dear Queer. We are coming to you on a Monday for a very special opening-season episode because, well, the Blue Jays are in the World Series, and apparently that's a big deal. This week, Marco, tries to convince us that yes, the Blue Jays are in fact queer culture and we do need to pay attention.

    We're excited for a really fun season. We will have episodes coming out every other Thursday for the next three months, and we can't wait to be coming to your ears.

    SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS!

    Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic

    ]]>     50 Welcome to season two of Dear Queer. We are coming to you on a Monday for a very special opening-season episode because, well, the Blue Jays are in the World Series, and apparently that's a big deal. This week, Marco, tries to convince us that yes, the Blue Jays are in fact queer culture and we do need to pay attention.

    We're excited for a really fun season. We will have episodes coming out every other Thursday for the next three months, and we can't wait to be coming to your ears.

    SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS!

    Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic

    ]]>     https://dearqueer.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Pink-Logo-w-Fill_.png Season 2 Home Opener: Is baseball queer culture? One Blue Jays fan tries to convince us that it is false no 00:32:18 No no     Queer Ultimatum: Our Recap and Spoilers https://dearqueer.ca/podcast/queer-ultimatum-our-recap-and-spoilers/ Thu, 17 Jul 2025 09:14:00 +0000 https://dearqueer.ca/?post_type=podcast&p=325 Dev Matthews and Hailey Froese are back to talk reality TV with Alena and Lauren, and this time it's all about the Queer Ultimatum Season 2 with all our hot and cold takes! They give their definitive answers on what sex is, so if you are our parents.. "Go Away!"

    SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS!

    Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic

    ]]>     Dev Matthews and Hailey Froese are back to talk reality TV with Alena and Lauren, and this time it's all about the Queer Ultimatum Season 2 with all our hot and cold takes! They give their definitive answers on what sex is, so if you are our parents.. "Go Away!"

    SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS!

    Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic

    ]]>     false no 00:34:01 No no     Gay and Dating https://dearqueer.ca/podcast/gay-and-dating/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 12:55:00 +0000 https://dearqueer.ca/?post_type=podcast&p=323 Our unsolicited advice about your dating life with Alena and Lauren, Happy Pride!

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    SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS!

    Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic

    ]]>     Our unsolicited advice about your dating life with Alena and Lauren, Happy Pride!

    _ _ _

    SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS!

    Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic

    ]]>     false no 00:12:35 No no     Pride and Wedding Season https://dearqueer.ca/podcast/pride-and-wedding-season/ Thu, 05 Jun 2025 10:47:00 +0000 https://dearqueer.ca/?post_type=podcast&p=321 We're back! Weddings and Pride and what to wear on this episode of dear Queer with Alena and Lauren

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    Show some queer Orginizations some love this month if you can:

    Rainbow Railroad

    The 519

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    SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS!

    Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic

    ]]>     We're back! Weddings and Pride and what to wear on this episode of dear Queer with Alena and Lauren

    _ _ _

    Show some queer Orginizations some love this month if you can:

    Rainbow Railroad

    The 519

    _ _ _

    SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS!

    Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic

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