Episode 03: Blair Which on Drag, Gender, and Listening to Your Body

Episode 06: Melissa Faliveno on Wisconsin, Gender, and Writing

Queerful is a podcast about the power of stories and the creativity of the LGBTQ+ community. Hosted by Benjamin Rose (they/them), each episode features ordinary humans who are changing the world in the most queerful ways. In this episode, Benjamin Rose interviews Melissa Faliveno (she/her/they) about writing practices, Wisconsin, and gender. Melissa Faliveno is the author of the debut essay collection TOMBOYLAND, named by NPR, New York Public Library, Oprah Magazine, and Electric Literature as a Best Book of 2020. Her essays and interviews have appeared in Esquire, Paris Review, Bitch, Ms. Magazine, and the Brooklyn Rail, among many others, and received a notable selection in Best American Essays. Born and raised in small-town Wisconsin, she is the 2020-21 Kenan Visiting Writer at UNC–Chapel Hill and lives in Brooklyn, New York. For episode notes, go to http://mxbenjaminrose.com/podcast/queerful-episode-6/ [http://mxbenjaminrose.com/podcast/queerful-episode-6/] Website: www.melissafaliveno.com [https://www.melissafaliveno.com/] Instagram: @mlfaliveno [http://instagram.com/mlfaliveno] Twitter: @melissafaliveno [https://twitter.com/melissafaliveno] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]

Episode 05: Enrique Cintrón on Faith, Healing, and Creating Space for Queer & Trans People of Color

Queerful is a podcast about the power of stories and the creativity of the LGBTQ+ community. Hosted by Benjamin Rose (they/them), each episode features ordinary humans who are changing the world in the most queerful ways. In this episode, Benjamin Rose interviews Enrique Cintrón (they/them/thiers) about their podcast Fruits of the Spirit and their journey as a queer person of faith. Enrique Cintrón is a queer, Puerto Rican, nonbinary writer, podcaster and self-described "them-ologian", that is, they theologize from a nonbinary perspective at the intersection of race, queerness, and faith. Enrique is the host of Fruits of the Spirit, a podcast sharing and celebrating the faith journeys of queer and trans people of color. They read, write, dream and laugh in two languages, English and Spanish, and hope to someday become a polyglot. Enrique is also a spiritual director in training and is discerning a call to ordained ministry. In their spare time, Enrique enjoys watercolor painting, cooking, playing video games, and buying books they may likely never read. For episode notes, go to http://mxbenjaminrose.com/podcast/queerful-episode-5/ [http://mxbenjaminrose.com/podcast/queerful-episode-5/] Instagram: @themologian [http://instagram.com/themologian] Twitter: @themologian [https://twitter.com/themologian] Fruits of the Spirit: website [https://www.fotspodcast.com/] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]

Episode 04: Linn Jennings on At-Home Recording and Telling Queer Stories

Queerful is a podcast about the power of stories and the creativity of the LGBTQ+ community. Hosted by Benjamin Rose (they/them), each episode features ordinary humans who are changing the world in the most queerful ways. In this episode, Benjamin Rose interviews Linn Jennings (she/her/hers) about her music, finding queer role models, and at-home recording. Linn Jennings is a queer acoustic singer-songwriter who recently moved to Austin, TX from Madison, WI. She writes lyric driven music that pulls the listener into her stories. She released her first full length album in February 2020, and she's continued to write and release music during the pandemic. For episode notes, go to mxbenjaminrose.com/podcast/queerful-episode-4/ [//mxbenjaminrose.com/podcast/queerful-episode-4/] Instagram: @linn.jennings [http://instagram.com/linn.jennings] Facebook:@LinnJenningsMusic [https://www.facebook.com/Linnjenningsmusic/] Spotify: Linn Jennings [https://open.spotify.com/artist/4jtLxhY34ONuJEVT0yMyIA] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]

Episode 03: Blair Which on Drag, Gender, and Listening to Your Body

Queerful is a podcast about the power of stories and the creativity of the LGBTQ+ community. Hosted by Benjamin Rose (they/them), each episode features ordinary humans who are changing the world in the most queerful ways. In this episode, Benjamin Rose interviews Blair Which (they/them/theirs) about their journey as a Drag Thing, their experience with gender expression in the queer community, and what they've learned about themselves during the pandemic. Blair Which describes themselves as a "Bipolar Gender Mess; you never know Which you're going to get." For episode notes, go to mxbenjaminrose.com/podcast/queerful-episode-3/ [http://mxbenjaminrose.com/podcast/queerful-episode-3/] Instagram: @Blair_WhichOfficial [https://www.instagram.com/blair_whichofficial/] TikTok:@BlairWhich [https://www.tiktok.com/@blairwhich?lang=en] Twitch: BlairWhichOfficial [https://www.twitch.tv/blairwhichofficial] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]

Episode 02: Hafiza Ameera Khan on Queer Islamic History and Building Community

Queerful is a podcast about the power of stories and the creativity of the LGBTQ+ community. Hosted by Benjamin Rose (they/them), each episode features ordinary humans who are changing the world in the most queerful ways. In this episode, Benjamin Rose interviews Ameera (she/her/hers) about her coming out journey, queerness within Islam, and building community. Ameera Khan is a Bengali-American Muslim whose Islam is informed from a myriad of sources, including theological training in the completion of her Hifz, or memorization of the Quran, and both traditional and progressive Muslim perspectives. She is informed by Sunni, Sufi, anti-patriarchal, and liberation theology-oriented traditions within Shari'a, Quran, Hadith, and Islamic History. This includes properly interpreting dominant narratives around commonly cited Islamic excuses for homophobia and transphobia, including the story of the people of Lot. Ameera joined the Muslim Youth Leadership Council as a Youth activist in 2018 to learn how empowered queer and transgender Muslims are reclaiming their narrative across the country. She has held numerous workshops surrounding the topic of reclaiming Queer Islamic History, broadening the narratives of who is considered a Muslim or a Vessel of Divinity and Wisdom. She has also organized conferences, most recently the Muslim Youth Leadership Council's 1st Virtual Conference on May 2nd and 3rd, 2020, which drew virtual attendees from across the globe. In her professional life, she typically works as DevOps Engineer. Facebook: @bengalbrony [http://facebook.com/bengalbrony/] Instagram: @bengalbrony [http://instagram.com/bengalbrony/] LinkedIn:Ameera Khan --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]