))
RAINBOW REMOVAL : QUEER BODY SNATCHERS
Manage episode 331604427 series 3361924
Content provided by Moon Fang. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Moon Fang or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Welcome back QDS friends and fam!
Meet Petra & Krystina!
Two of Portland, Oregon's coolest queers, changing the way people are treated after they die. You might not realize how potentially harmful the after death environment can be, and really why should you if you haven't worked for funeral services for years like these two have?
As queer and biopoc folks know, these systems we are told to trust, are often toxic, and detrimental to our communities. And like they share with me in this conversation, conventional companies for profit do not always prioritize the rights of queer and trans bodies, much less the employees that do the "grunt work" for them, that are often treated without regard for their feelings or safety. I was really surprised to learn of this FABULOUS project because in all of my research and conversations I had not yet met death workers who actively cared bodies that weren't funeral guides or death doulas. But it makes sense to need advocacy in this liminal space, before the body is released to the family or funeral home. After all, we have to question who is protecting the integrity of your loved ones? Also in very sensitive situations it is beyond critical to have people that are supportive and non judgmental. I love that they call themselves "Queer Body Snatchers" because the implausibility of these strange circumstances we find ourselves in in this "death work" requires a serious sense of humor! I really enjoyed talking with them both, and hope that if you're in the Portland area you'll support them and their amazing business!
HECK even if you aren't please make a donation to their go fund me so we can help them make this dream come true!
Here's the link!
Please find them on IG and tell them Moon sent ya!
27 episodes
Share
