Best Brigitte PawliwFry We Podcasts (2024)

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What Counts as Work for Queer and Trans People? Spiritual Reclamations with Comic Artist and Illustrator Syan Rose 33:29

3y ago33:29

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What gets to count as work for queer and trans people? This is a question illustrator and comic artist Syan Rose's remarkable collection, Our Work is Everywhere: An Illustrated Oral History of Queer and Trans Resistance, explores through illustrations of her interviews with activists. Published this year, Rose provides an energetic source of connec…

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Transpirituality and Recovery with A Queer Chaplain Bonnie Violet 58:32

3y ago58:32

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Bonnie Violet, a trans, gender queer drag queen, has many stories to tell. Growing up in Idaho, Bonnie Violet first found a fulfilling community in church and felt a calling within her to be of service to others. But her queerness and transness didn’t feel compatible, at first, with the church, and she left it for a decade. But that calling still l…

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The Queerituality Road Trip with Queer Chaplain Mandi Rice 27:59

3y ago27:59

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In 2013, the queer chaplain Mandi Rice embarked on the ‘Queerituality’ road trip, speaking with nearly 100 people across 17 American cities, asking one very big question: “What is life like for you at the intersection of queerness & spirituality?” On our Queer Devotions podcast, Rice described the incredible organic momentum of the project and its …

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Conversion Therapy is Still Prevalent in Canada, So How Do We Finally End the Practice? With Dr. Travis Salway 30:36

3y ago30:36

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In June of this year, our guest, Dr. Travis Salway, published an astonishing report with co-authors about the continued prevalence of conversion therapy in Canada, which you can read in full here: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0252539. Among the many important findings, the report shows that 67% of conversion the…

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Why Are Queer and Trans Youth Such a Disproportionate Part of the Houseless Population in Canada? With Dr. Alex Abramovich 25:23

3y ago25:23

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Dr. Alex Abramovich, our guest today, is an expert on 2SLGBTQ+ youth houselessness - and has been addressing the issue for the past 10 years. Internationally recognized for his work, Dr. Abramovich is one of few Canadian researchers studying the phenomenon of queer and trans youth homelessness. In our conversation today, I ask about why queer and t…

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Mapping the Landscape of Faith-Based Heterosexism and Transphobia in Canada 51:38

3y ago51:38

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Today's episode is a bit different. Today, Queer Devotions features an audio production of RFF's report, "Mapping the Landscape of Faith-Based Heterosexism and Transphobia in Canada," which compiles research to ask: which sectors of society are most influenced by religious bias on the basis of sexual or gender minority status? If you'd like to read…

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“From Prisons to Dyke Bars:" The Music and Politics of Singer-Songwriter Faith Nolan 37:31

3y ago37:31

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Accomplished activist and musician Faith Nolan is a global-minded lesbian who takes her music from prisons to dyke bars. In our last official episode of the series, Faith talks about her deep roots in queer, women’s and anti-poverty activism. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Faith is the founder and director of three different choirs in Toronto, and a…

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The Queer Evangelist with Rev. Dr. Cheri DiNovo 44:27

3y ago44:27

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Today’s guest needs no introduction - Rev. Dr. Cheri DiNovo gives new meaning to the word icon. With the Order of Canada, a seat in Ontario parliament for twelve years, and as the only woman to sign Canada's first gay liberation manifesto "We Demand" in 1971, Cheri has done it all. This April, Cheri put out a new book called, "The Queer Evangelist,…

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As Grassroots As It Gets: Pushing for Same-Sex Equality in the 90s with Cait Glasson 36:52

3y ago36:52

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Cait Glasson is singular - a polyglot, linguist and translator - who also moonlights as a gamer YouTuber. In 1994, Cait formed a core part of a key battle for queer rights in Ontario, pushing then Premier Bob Rae and his ilk to include same-sex equality rights in the omnibus bill. It ultimately failed - by nine votes - and showed the continued powe…

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The Impact of the AIDS Epidemic Decades On with Anthony Mohamed 1:09:37

3y ago1:09:37

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Today on Resisting the Script: 25+ Years of Queer Activism, we will be talking with Anthony Mohamed. Anthony is an award-winning community activist, and has worked to bring equity to healthcare, across Ontario and in Toronto. In this episode, Anthony shares his eyewitness accounts of the gay liberation movement and watching the AIDS epidemic unfold…

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The Poetics of Queer Resistance: An Hour with Nicole Tanguay 55:27

3+ y ago55:27

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In our first official episode of the series, Resisting the Script: 25+ Years of Queer Activism, the poet and activist Nicole Tanguay joins to talk about their forty plus years of attending demos, raising hell and the experiences of queerness later in life. We say the biggest thank you to Nicole! If you'd like to learn more about Nicole's work, here…

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Bonus Episode: 'Fighting the Good Fight 45 Years Later' with LeZlie Lee Kam 13:16

3+ y ago13:16

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Today in our first unofficial episode of the series, LeZlie Lee Kam, community organizer and founder of Out of the Closet Lecture Series, joined to speak about why this project matters, how queer seniors' experiences are marginalized within 2SLGBTQ+ conversations and the invisibilized impacts of COVID-19 on the community. Want to learn more about L…

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Resisting the Script: 25+ Years of Queer Activism Series Trailer 2:48

3+ y ago2:48

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Queer elders’ stories matter! Announcing, Resisting the Script: 25+ Years of Queer Activism, a special series in partnership with Out of the Closet Lecture Series and New Horizons for 2SLGBTQ Older Adults. Through this podcast we hope to introduce you to unwritten histories of queer organizing in Ontario, the people who are central to these histori…

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Pillar Episode: Queering the Talk with Hannah Maitland 34:53

3+ y ago34:53

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How do we hold conversations about what it means to be both LGBTQ2S+ and religious or spiritual? How do we learn to frame discussions of gender, sexuality and faith in effective ways? Brigitte interviews Hannah Maitland, a PhD student at York University, who has led a successful series on queer pedagogies with her colleagues, identifying key tools …

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Pillar Episode: Catholics in Recovery with Elders leZlie lee kam and Lila Pine 55:34

3+ y ago55:34

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This is a very special episode that we are rereleasing this week! In the fall, Brigitte spoke with facilitator and storyteller, leZlie lee kam, and academic and artist, Lila Pine, two elders and dear friends who came to know each other through a performance in the Youth Elders Project at Buddies in Bad Times in Toronto. Describing their shared expe…

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Pillar Episode: Decolonizing Gender with Anthropologist Hazim Ismail 39:54

3+ y ago39:54

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This is such a favourite episode that we are releasing it with a new intro! Queer, nonbinary and Muslim anthropologist Hazim Ismail brings to Queer Devotions a wealth of knowledge on the long history of gender fluidity and colonialism’s role in imposing strict and violent definitions. In a deeply informative conversation, Brigitte speaks with Hazim…

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From the Bathhouse Raids to Black Lives Matter: 40 Years Since Brent Hawkes' Hunger Strike 36:36

3+ y ago36:36

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Today is a special bonus episode to commemorate and contextualize the 40 years since Brent Hawkes' went on a 25-day hunger strike in protest of the Bathhouse Raids, which was the second largest mass arrest in Canadian history. On February 5th, 1981, police arrested hundreds of men at gay bathhouses in the city, brutalizing them and causing thousand…

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Putting Queer Seniors to the Front and Fighting Ford's Sanction of Religious-Based Homophobia with MPP Jill Andrew 26:52

3+ y ago26:52

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Today, on the podcast we have the great honour of hearing from Dr. Jill Andrew, the MPP from Toronto-St Paul’s, and in this episode she describes her fight against the profit model in long term care homes, the issues facing queer seniors, and opposing the homophobia and transphobia that so housed within the Ford government. We spoke about the Ontar…

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Season Two Trailer: Queer Histories and Futures 1:44

3+ y ago1:44

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Queer Devotions is back for Season Two. I’m Brigitte Pawliw-Fry, your host and a Rainbow Faith and Freedom researcher focused on where faith-based homophobia and transphobia manifest in Canada. Queer Devotions seeks to uncover those stories in new ways, help us conceptualize queerness and spirituality as places of transformative justice and point t…

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Reconnecting Communities of Faith Land Acknowledgement 1:44

3+ y ago1:44

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For each day of programming of Faith in Crisis, we seek to acknowledge the first peoples who have inhabited and cared for the land we now call Canada, and the ongoing existence and struggle for reconciliation and justice. These acknowledgements are limited in their ability to address even a small part of centuries long history of genocide, land the…

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Coming Out as Trans in Orthodox Judaism and Advocating for Queer Seniors with Shoshana Pellman 42:00

3+ y ago42:00

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Warning for listeners: this podcast contains descriptions of anti-Semitism, transphobia and the Holocaust. Fierce advocate Shoshana Pellman joins Queer Devotions to discuss her experiences with being a Jewish trans woman, and her process of becoming the advocate she is today. A member of the Senior Pride Network, she works on issues facing queer se…

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Mental Health Day Land Acknowledgement with Josie Spalla 4:18

3+ y ago4:18

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This petition can be signed to help bring attention to the lack of rights given to Mi’kmaw fisheries in Nova Scotia: https://www.change.org/p/justin-trudeau-help-nova-scotia-natives-keep-their-right-to-fish For more information on the conflict in Nova Scotia: https://globalnews.ca/news/7403001/nova-scotia-lobster-explained/ This website outlines al…

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Drag Healing: Coming Out and Coming Into Authentic Performance with Brian Cope 35:35

3+ y ago35:35

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Brigitte speaks with performer, Brian Cope, who began his career as a cast member in the Youth Elders Project and currently stars in Drag Heals. Performing in burlesque shows and a wide variety of theatre projects, Brian’s work explores intergenerational connection, authenticity, and the resilient human spirit. In their conversation, Brian describe…

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Multi-Faith Launch Day Land Acknowledgement 2:22

3+ y ago2:22

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For our call to action today, I want to draw our attention to Resource Movement in terms of the reparations we can be committed to. Those of us who are here as white settlers have stolen wealth, and it is our duty to make reparations for that wealth. How are you supporting mutual aid funds for Indigenous communities? How are you using your wealth -…

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Decolonizing Gender with Hazim Ismail 39:25

3+ y ago39:25

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Queer, nonbinary and Muslim anthropologist Hazim Ismail brings to Queer Devotions a wealth of knowledge on the long history of gender fluidity and colonialism’s role in imposing strict and violent definitions. In a deeply informative conversation, Brigitte speaks with Hazim about how misconceptions of the incompatibility with queerness and religion…

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Seniors Day Land Acknowledgement with leZlie lee kam 1:26

3+ y ago1:26

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On our Seniors Day land acknowledgement, leZlie lee kam speaks to the land that is now to referred to as Toronto and Ontario. "I am a world majority, brown, trini, Carib, Indo, Chinese, callaloo, differently-abled, queer DYKE elder/senior...67 years young.. I live my life from an anti-oppression, anti-racism, anti-colonial, intersectional and inter…

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Catholics in Recovery with leZlie lee kam and Lila Pine 56:49

3+ y ago56:49

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In this episode, Brigitte speaks with facilitator and storyteller, leZlie lee kam, and academic and artist, Lila Pine, two elders and dear friends who came to know each other through a performance in the Youth Elders Project at Buddies in Bad Times in Toronto. Describing their shared experiences of being schooled in Catholic institutions and the vi…

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Youth Day Land Acknowledgement with Diana Probivaniets 5:44

3+ y ago5:44

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Warning to listeners: this podcast includes description of suicide and racism. On our Youth Day land acknowledgement, Diana Pobivanets, an RFF Researcher, speaks to the land that is now to referred to as Alberta and Saskatchewan. 1. Article - https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/07/04/news/walk-pile-bones 2. Saskatchewan Aboriginal Women's Circle …

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Queering the Talk: Queer Pedagogies with Hannah Maitland 31:33

3+ y ago31:33

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How do we hold conversations about what it means to be both LGBTQ2S+ and religious or spiritual? How do we learn to frame discussions of gender, sexuality and faith in effective ways? Brigitte interviews Hannah Maitland, a PhD student at York University, who has led a successful series on queer pedagogies with her colleagues, identifying key tools …

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Launch Day Land Acknowledgement with Hazim Ismail 4:26

3+ y ago4:26

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Facebook Group with Call to Action Video: https://www.facebook.com/wetsuwetenstrong/ System Fail: Landback Video https://www.facebook.com/199700056830375/videos/270046671073633/ Wet'suwet'en Supporter Toolkit https://unistoten.camp/supportertoolkit2020/ Film Screening by Settlers Taking Action, of 'Invasion': https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/invasion-on…

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Reclaiming the Role of Two-Spirit People in Society with Chevi Rabbit 27:29

3+ y ago27:29

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Note to listeners: this podcast includes description of sexual assault, racism and gender based violence. Queer Devotions host, Brigitte Pawliw-Fry, speaks with advocate Chevi Rabbit, an activist known for leading anti-transphobia efforts in Edmonton and the wider province of Alberta. In the course of the conversation, Chevi reflects on her earlier…

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Becoming an Elder in the Trans Community with Activist Susan Gapka 45:37

3+ y ago45:37

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Today, I get to speak with the legendary Susan Gapka, who has fought long and hard for trans rights in Canada. With her characteristic wit and humour, Susan discusses her upbringing, early refusal of organized religion and the status quo, and her process of coming out and coming to trans politics in Toronto. Susan will join us for launch week on Th…

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How Can Faith Communities Affirm and Validate Trans Identities? With Susan Gapka 1:18

3+ y ago1:18

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Legendary activist Susan Gapka joins Queer Devotions on Friday, November 20th. In this exclusive clip, listen to how Susan describes faith communities can actively welcome and make space for trans folks. This includes focusing on a core part of what an organization can offer: ceremonies and memorials that commemorate people as they are. --- Send in…

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Faith in Crisis: The Future of Fighting Faith-Based LGBTQ2S+ Discrimination with Dr. Brent Hawkes 30:13

3+ y ago30:13

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Why is now the time to centralize the fight against faith based LGBTQ2S+ discrimination? In this conversation, Dr. Brent Hawkes lays out his vision for the future and the impetus for founding Rainbow Faith and Freedom. Dr. Brent Hawkes - founder and executive director of Rainbow Faith and Freedom, was a pastor at the Metropolitan Community Church o…

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Teaser: Decolonizing Gender with Hazim Ismail 1:39

3+ y ago1:39

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Hazim Ismail came to Canada to study psychology at the University of Winnipeg and ended up in the middle of international media storm when they were outed by tabloids in their home country – not only as gay but as an Atheist. Hazim’s story captivated the LGBTQ2S+ community in Canada as they fought for refugee status, which was eventually granted. W…

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A Pastor in the Fight for LBGTQ2S+ Justice: Who is Dr. Brent Hawkes? 36:30

3+ y ago36:30

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Meet Dr. Brent Hawkes - founder and executive director of Rainbow Faith and Freedom, who was a pastor at the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto for 40 years. Brent has been at the forefront of ministry to the LGBTI community. On January 14, 2001, he officiated at the first legal same sex marriage in the world. He received the Order of Canada,…

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Teaser: What Inspired Rainbow Faith and Freedom? With Dr. Brent Hawkes 1:38

3+ y ago1:38

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Rainbow Faith and Freedom Executive Director and founder, Rev. Dr. Brent Hawkes, talks about the origins and goals of the organization. These goals have led to the development of our “Faith In Crisis” resource portal which will be introduced during our Launch Week program starting on November 24th. Register now for our virtual Launch Week programmi…

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