Queer Art, Vampires & Creative Process ft. Hail

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Join in the conversation! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2400021/fan_mail/new] Welcome back to another episode of the Hella Chisme Podcast. In this episode of Hella Chisme, Dana sits down with artist Hail, also known as icametosin, for a conversation about queer art, body positivity, vampire aesthetics, creative process, and what it means to build a visual world rooted in representation. Kicking off during Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, this episode opens with a reflection on women shaping culture, community, and sustainable change before moving into a rich artist spotlight conversation centered on creativity, identity, and artistic evolution. Hail shares how his journey as an artist began, from early creative influences and band merch design to building his signature style through digital illustration, dark aesthetics, queer representation, and bara-inspired artwork. Together, Dana and Hell talk about vampires, Anne Rice, Interview with the Vampire, queer desire in horror, body positivity, and the importance of showing Black and brown bodies, bigger bodies, and different forms of beauty in art. The conversation also dives into artistic process, commissions, entrepreneurship, social media burnout, algorithm struggles, and the reality of being an independent creative trying to grow a brand while still making meaningful work. Hell also shares more about preparing for his first Artist Alley at C2E2 and why getting his work in front of new audiences matters. This episode is for anyone who loves queer art, dark fantasy, vampires, artist interviews, creative entrepreneurship, and conversations about representation, identity, and building a creative life on your own terms. Follow Hail: https://www.instagram.com/icametosin/ https://www.instagram.com/hailsvoid/ Support Hail: https://gofund.me/4f91591a1 Topics include: queer art, body positivity, vampires, dark art, bara art, digital illustration, Black and brown representation, artist process, creative entrepreneurship, social media for artists, C2E2, and independent queer creatives. LINK: https://linktr.ee/hellachismepodcast [https://linktr.ee/hellachismepodcast] Support the show [https://www.youtube.com/@Hellachismepodcast] Follow Hella Chisme for more culture, conversation, and creative storytelling. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube, and keep up with us on Instagram, Threads, and TikTok at @hellachismepod. Join the chisme, share the episode, and leave a review or comment to support the show.

Queer Pride Parade - Community Care, Trans Advocacy & What Real Allyship Looks Like ft. Ben Greene

Join in the conversation! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2400021/fan_mail/new] Welcome back to another episode of the Hella Chisme Podcast. Happy Pride Month, Cheese Mates. This one is for the community, all of it. This week, host Dana sits down with internationally recognized transgender advocate, educator, and storyteller Ben Greene for a deep, honest, and joy-filled conversation about what it really means to show up for one another, especially right now. We talk about community care beyond the buzzword. We talk about the very real divide happening inside the LGBTQIA+ community between the gay community and the trans community and why that conversation is long overdue. We talk about advocacy fatigue, what it feels like to be the only person speaking up in a room, and how queer people keep finding ways to heal collectively even when the world keeps making it harder. We play "Who's In Your Chosen Family?" a love letter to all the roles queer people play for each other. We built the Official Queer Survival Kit for 2026. And we close with a community check-in that asks the questions we need to sit with after the parades are over. Ben Greene is the author of My Child is Trans, Now What? A Joy-Centered Approach to Support, creator of the Substack Good Queer News, a GLAAD Media Award nominee, and a relentless voice for trans youth and their families at the Missouri State Capitol and beyond. Pride is not just visibility. It's protection. It's my responsibility. It's love that refuses to disappear. San Diego Pride is July 17th — let's celebrate all the way there. 📸 Instagram: @HellaChismePod 🎵 TikTok: @HellaChisme ▶️ YouTube: Hella Chisme Podcast 📚 Find Ben Greene: Good Queer News on Substack [https://www.goodqueernews.com/]| My Child is Trans, Now What? [https://www.amazon.com/Child-Trans-Now-What-Joy-Centered/dp/1538186454] 📩 Guest inquiries: chismehellapod@gmail.com [chismehellapod@gmail.com] LINK: https://linktr.ee/hellachismepodcast [https://linktr.ee/hellachismepodcast] Topics to include: LGBTQ+ Pride Month 2026, Pride Month podcast, transgender advocacy, trans rights 2026, community care queer community, Ben Greene transgender educator, My Child is Trans Now What, Good Queer News Substack, GLAAD Media Award nominee, trans allyship, queer chosen family, LGBTQIA+ division, trans community support, advocacy burnout, queer healing, queer joy as resistance, Stonewall history, Pride Month history, San Diego Pride 2026, LGBTQ+ mental health, queer survival, Black queer community, trans youth advocacy, mutual aid LGBTQ, chosen family podcast, intersectionality LGBTQ, queer community care, trans inclusion, real allyship, queer podcast interview, Pride special episode, Hella Chisme Podcast, Dana podcast host, San Diego podcast Support the show [https://www.youtube.com/@Hellachismepodcast] Follow Hella Chisme for more culture, conversation, and creative storytelling. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube, and keep up with us on Instagram, Threads, and TikTok at @hellachismepod. Join the chisme, share the episode, and leave a review or comment to support the show.

12. juni 20261 h 45 min

Queer Art, Vampires & Creative Process ft. Hail

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