ID: digital collage of zoom backgrounds and performers at Club Quarantine
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Episode 2 features musician, DJ and co-founder of Club Quarantine, Ceréna Sierra. Club Q is an online queer dance party that began in Toronto in Spring 2020. I learned how it came about and what it takes to sustain it. We discussed Ceréna's personal experience of transitioning during the pandemic, voting reform and her musical influences.
TRIGGER WARNING - gender dysphoria and depression are discussed in this episode. There is also some strong language.
Here's a transcript, definitions guide and links to further information, including health advice.
Transcript and definitions guide
Ceréna's top 5 causes you can sign and donate to
Feeling curious?
Check out these links and articles to find out more.
Kiki Ballroom
Atlantic photo essay on the NYC kiki ballroom scene (2019)
Online queer spaces inspiring wider social change
Glitch Feminism, by Legacy Russell (2013) - this is an amazing text, give it a go!
Queer theory - a brief introduction
What is queer theory? - a helpful introduction by the University of Illinois (March 2020)
Judith Butler's Gender Trouble (1990) - great summary on wiki here or you can read the real thing for free here
José Esteban Muñoz's Disidentifications: Queers of Colour and the Performance of Politics (1999) - neat summary and a link to purchase a copy here
An expanded reading list can be found here
Money and Politics
Health information for trans folx and allies
Advice and support from Transequality (March 2020)
Brief BBC new article on covid's impact on trans folx (April 2020)
Gender dysphoria advice for UK listeners