Podcasts by LGBT YouthLine

As the 3 Chaotic Queers mini-series wraps up, the hosts hope to leave the listeners with some resources and wisdom to help them on their continual journeys of growth. Tune in for their final episode as Rabia, Sydney & Nicole answer some of your deepest questions. Topics will range from flirting to racial identity (and more)!

The hosts want to give a big ‘thank you’ to all of the queer youth who participated in making this episode by sending in so many important questions over the past few weeks via the podcast’s anonymous Vent & Validate form.

*CWs*

This episode features in-depth discussions about Eurocentric beauty standards (which perpetuate colourism & racism, fatphobia, ableism/healthism & saneism, etc.), as well as internalized prejudices, negative self-imagery, and self-harming. This podcast will also feature conversations about consent, academic pressures, barriers to accommodation, disordered eating, suicidal ideations, and specific harm reduction strategies.

The hosts will also make brief references to sex work, crisis ‘interventions’, and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). This material is presented in a manner that is explicitly pro-choice; emphasizing the need for trauma-informed and harm reduction focused approaches to providing care.

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This podcast is supported by LGBT YouthLine as part of the #BuildBetter stream of the Provincial Youth Ambassador Program’s (PYAP). Listeners can access free PDF transcripts for this episode through Linktr.ee/LGBTYouthLine or by visiting YouthLine.ca - Transcripts for all four episodes are now available!

In the 3rd episode of the season, Nourishing Our Roots hosts Ashiana (@ashiana9) & Grace (@iigraceeyi)i welcome Yami as they take us through the nuances of wellness, radical care and truth-telling. Yamikani Msosa is an anti-violence  educator, support worker and movement-based facilitator currently living within traditional territories of the Wendat, Haudenosaunee, Anishnabeg, and the Mississaugas of the Credit.

Listen in as Yami shares their journey as a young arrivant from Malawi and how they traversed this colonial world to better understand their wellness and their ancestral lineage through embodied practices by digging deep into their roots and finding liberation through kemetic yoga.

In the final segment join Yami as they guide us through an embodied practice of connecting with your breath, body, spirit & heart. Learn to invite in a guide or ancestor through this practice and comprehend at a deep level that you know your body, and thus your spirit, best.

Ready for round three? Buckle in, queer kin and chaos lovers, because this one is gonna be riveting!

On this episode of the 3 Chaotic Queers, the hosts are joined by Destiny Pitters (she/her) to discuss grassroots responses to the ongoing violence experienced by marginalized communities - violence which is rooted within Ontario’s carceral and institutionalized care systems.

Follow along as these modern-day queer musketeers explore ways to create safe(r) communities - that are free (or at least protected) from such systematic brutalities. Discover why Rabia, Nicole, Sydney, and Destiny believe that prioritizing community-led harm reduction and safety programming is needed to #BuildBetter futures for Ontario’s 2STLGBQIA+ youth.

HEADS UP! The next episode, the “Vent & Validate: Q&A Session”, will be the fourth and final episode of the season. While the anonymous submission form is now closed, you can still take part in the fun by tuning in (on April 15th) for the 3 Chaotic Queers’ last soiree!

CWs/TWs: 

This episode features in-depth discussions about carceral & institutional violence, racism & colonialism, ableism/sanism, forced isolation & solitary confinement, medical neglect, and drug use. Hosts will also make brief references to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) as well COVID-19 and overdose/drug poisoning fatalities.

This material is presented in a manner that is explicitly pro-choice; emphasizing the need for trauma-informed and harm reduction focused approaches to providing care.

In this episode of Nourishing Our Roots, Grace and Ashiana converse with their guest Jam Bridgett (@yikesjamaica) about various artistic & creative practices that enable you to self-affirm and self-love. Jam is a Black queer visual artist and writer with publications in 1919 Magazine, Subvrt Mag, ENBY Magazine and Rose Quartz Magazine.

Listen in as they talk about how they use creative practices to connect with themselves and their communities and discuss how practicing wellness itself is a creative practice. They share about their chosen family, trans journey and freedom-dreams. As a bonus, Jam gives us a transcendental reading of an excerpt from their poem “The Fish, The Dream, and the Ocean” from the QTBIPOC Dream Anthology titled  “Behind Shut Eyes”!

In the final segment Jam talks us through some inner child work and takes everyone through the practice of sketching our inner child! You can see the art created during this podcast by everyone involved on our Instagram @lgbtyouthline - make sure to post yours as well! :)

In this first episode of the season of Nourishing Our Roots, our hosts Ashiana and Grace explore the theme of decolonizing wellness through Spirituality with guest speaker Gabriel Marie Bacani. Also known as GM, Gabriel Marie is a queer Filipinx person who overcame deep depression from suppressing their queer identity by connecting back with their ancestral & pre-colonial Phillipine culture and moving away from decolonized views. In the episode, they discuss their journey & how community and spiritual practices like tarot reading, spellwork and moon rituals helped them navigate through their previous life into their current one of acceptance and self-love. In the final segment, Gabriel gives our listeners tips on how to create your own ancestral altar or “Dumbana” that will help you tune into yourself and connect with your ancestors.

Credits:

• LGBT YouthLine - Production
• Ashiana Ismail, Grace Guillame - Creators & Hosts
• Gabriel Marie Bacani - Guest
• Grace Guillame - Music
• Tahmina Giasi - Logo art
• kumari giles - Consultation
• Umang Antariksh Sagar - Audio editing

What does it mean to have a wellness practice? How do you know what is the right practice that connects with your inner self? And how do these efforts connect to decolonization and affirmation for the 2SLGBTQ+ community? These questions represent only a few that Nourishing Our Roots sets out to answer. Nourishing Our Roots is a podcast that explores wellness practices in an effort to promote healing for racialized and Indigenous 2SLGBTQ+ folks. With a holistic approach, hosts Grace and Ashiana speak with guests about four pillars of wellness through a decolonial lens. This season features discussion and activities around themes of spirituality, art, embodied practices, and sexual health.

As part of the Provincial Youth Ambassador Program, this project is a response to YouthLine’s Do Better report, featuring 7 recommendations by 2SLGBTQ+ youth in Ontario for more inclusive and effective ways to service their community. Nourishing Our Roots is grounded by the belief that 2SQTBIPOC deserve wellness services and tools that are anchored in decolonization, cultural relevance and gender and sexual affirmation.

Credits:

LGBT YouthLine - Production
Ashiana Ismail, Grace Guillame - Creators & Hosts
Grace Guillame - Music
Tahmina Giasi - Logo art
kumari giles - consultation
Umang Antariksh Sagar - Audio editor

Ever wondered what it’s like living through COVID-19 and the downfall of late-stage capitalism as an ‘openly’ queer & trans young person?

Well then, you’ve come to the right place - Welcome to the “Three Chaotic Queers” podcast mini-series hosted by Rabia (she/them), Nicole (she/them) and Sydney (they/her)!

For their first-ever episode, the trio discusses their experiences as newly-minted “adults” trying to survive uncertain times. Hear their tips on battling the isolating effects of capitalism and academia by embracing a bit of chaos, committing to radical acts of self-care, as well as leaning into their found families and peer support networks.

Plus, find out how LGBT YouthLine is helping 2SLGBTQ+ youth in Ontario to #BuildBetter and brighter futures!

Content note: Discussions on ableism/sanism, capitalism, mental burnout, etc. will occur throughout this episode. Content may also include brief references to queer and trans experiences of housing insecurity, suicidality, gender and/or sexual-based violence (G/SBV), and other acts of intolerance or discrimination.

Do you ever find yourself mulling over the longterm impacts of living through COVID-19 (and the downfall of late-stage capitalism) as a young and ‘openly’ queer/trans person?  If it sounds like a lot to unpack, it’s because it is… So let’s unpack it together. 

Introducing our new upcoming podcast series, 3 Chaotic Queers! 🌈  Join Rabia (she/them), Nicole (she/them), & Sydney (they/her) as they discuss what it means to be queer in today’s society and why they’re ready to burn this capitalistic sh*tshow to the ground…  Catch the first episode of this 4-part series on Friday Feb. 25th wherever you listen to your podcasts. Until then, make sure to give our quirky co-hosts a quick follow to find extra episode teasers and some super special bonus clips!! 🙀  

Nicole - @Nicole.KayM

Rabia - @MisguidedSoul + @RabiaCho

Sydney - @Sydney_JC

This podcast series is supported by LGBT Youthline as part of our Provincial Youth Ambassador Program (PYAP).  

*CWs* Please note this content is intended for audiences 16+ and may contain mature discussions that are not suitable for younger individuals. Mentions of suicidality, drug use, acts of intolerance/violence targeted at 2SLGBTQIA+ youth, and more will occur throughout.