![]() ![]() Why did you start Black Queer Love podcast?Įlyse: Black Queer Love came about as a result of my departure from religious community and leadership within that space, and out of my longing to continue to offer spaces of nourishment and connectivity with my communities of accountability. Read on to find out more of what Elyse, Jé, and storäe have to say about the Black Queer Love podcast and their other projects. Though the future of the podcast is unknown, one thing is certain: Elyse, Jé, and storäe aren’t done making the world better for Black queer people. However, several smaller projects have spun out from the podcast, including the Black Queer Futures Fund. We’re interested in wholeness and speaking to the wholeness of what it is to be human and Black queer (from our areas of knowledge) and raising deep questions and shallow ones and sitting in the discomfort of not knowing some answers and the empowerment of exploring a new idea and laughing a little while doing it all.” In storäe’s words: “questioning expands and allows our audience to think critically about how these topics play out in their own lives. “īlack Queer Love is a limited series podcast that ran for five episodes, though it may return again. As Elyse says, “There’s so much that makes a life, and none of it is in its own vacuum. ![]() In fact, intersectionality in its broadest definition plays a big role in how the team behind Black Queer Love views relationships and love. From discussions of polyamory to talking to listeners directly about their experiences with love, the podcast puts forward a collective vision of what it means to love and be loved as Black queer people.Įlyse Ambrose, Jé Exodus Hooper, and storäe michele, hosts of Black Queer Love, are also in a polyamorous relationship and have used the podcast as a way to explore their own relationships while sharing the wisdom they’ve gained over the years from their creative, academic, faith-based, and artistic work. The Black Queer Love podcast explores what it means to be Black, queer, and in relationship with other people. Today, we talk to the team behind Black Queer Love podcast about their powerful and empowering podcast. So, to help keep you connected, educated, and reminded of how great queer people are, we’re launching a new column called Hear, Queers where we talk to the folks behind some of our favorite podcasts about their projects and why they do them. The folks who host our podcasts feel like-and are-some of our best friends and when we get caught up on all the episodes of a podcast, it hurts just as much as when we finish a favorite book. Queer podcasts, which have long been a source of education and connection, have become even more imperative as we’ve spent less time together in person. ![]()
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