& we’re back for season 2! Today I’m so delighted to share a conversation with somebody who showed me what rural queer community could look like in my own backyard: Elizabeth Snyder. Elizabeth has been helping to create spaces for rural queer p

#1.6: I’m glad you exist, with D(anielle K.L. Grégoire)

Apr 27th, 2020 57m 38s

In our 1st season finale, I talk to my friend D about starting a queer-positive arts venue in a small town, & keeping it alive on the internet while we’re all sheltering in place. We’ll be taking a month long hiatus after this episode, & will b

#1.5: A week in queerantine with Emmet & Merlin

Apr 13th, 2020 43m 50s

This episode is a little bit different. This week instead of interviewing somebody else, I decided to record an audio diary of my queer experience of aloneness, both during this pandemic & more generally.

#1.4: Stay the F Home & Help Your Neighbours with Tammy MacKenzie

Mar 30th, 2020 1h

I sat down with my poetry crewmate (& more recently, fellow local pandemic support group admin) Tammy MacKenzie — AKA dimorphic — to talk about some of the many things they care about, & why the community needs a bus driver to help us stay safe

#1.3: Talking Rainbow Union with Holly Brown

Mar 16th, 2020 55m 57s

This week Emmet talked to Holly Brown, who founded the group known as Rainbow Union Dundas & Grenville, & is looking to pass the torch. You can get in touch with Holly at hollybrown.rudg@gmail.com. This is also our very first episode as a membe

#1.2: Fish outta Ottawa (city punk tries village life)

Mar 2nd, 2020 37m 24s

My buddy Fish tells us about his experiences moving to a small town as a punk from the city. Are nosey neighbours a plus when you’re trying to make friends? How does Perth Pride compare to Capital Pride? What makes for a positive coming out exp

#1.1: b!WILDer (Rural Queer Poets, Volume I)

Feb 17th, 2020 49m 7s

Welcome to the very 1st episode of Gays in the Woods, in which I (Emmet, 33, they/them) explore rural queer life, starting from my own backyard. For Family Day, let’s meet my poetry aunt, b!WILDer, and hear about her experiences over 12 years w