Queer Collective Podcast

Is it okay to be bad at keeping in touch? It doesn’t feel okay. It feels shitty. Every time we forget to call someone it feels like a choice, like we've prioritized something else that's more importa…

Knowing how to deal with tough situations isn't easy. That's why Karbon and Emily have put together 3 tips to help you deal with any conflict you face in your life going forward. Losing your cool dur…

Choosing not to get married is often seen as protest against the misogyny of traditional marriage. So why did the queer community fight so hard for it? Join us this week as Karbon and Emily unravel t…

The wort pain of your life... and it's hilarious. This past week Karbon severely injured her back and was unable to walk for several days. If you've ever had a serious injury you know how painful, de…

Making friends is hard, & often maintaining those friendships can be even more challenging. In this weeks episode Karbon & Emily talk about their trip into the woods, the loss of a friend, and the re…

Let's get real. As a queer person, sometimes just being yourself can be scary, nerve-wracking and even downright dangerous. This week Emily and Karbon uncover their internalized homophobia and speak …

Queer identity is heard enough. Now to bring queer relationships into the mix can be confusing, thrilling, exciting and heartbreaking all at the same time. This week Emily and Karbon talk about their…

• TRIGGER WARNING - after feeling guilt, shame, invalidated and fear for years and years Emily felt called to share her experiences with sexual assault on this weeks episode. This was the absolute har…

As we were biking to work we noticed an excessive amount of police in the park. there were fences and horses and too many yellow vests. It's no secret that Toronto has a huge homelessness issue, but …

The reality is that every young girl with curvy features will most likely experience being ridiculed or spoken down to for clothes fitting her in a way that isn't overwhelmingly baggy and a "distract…

Happy Pride month, its that time of year again where corporations slap rainbows all over the logos and businesses. This goes by many different names, rainbow capitalism, rainbow baiting, or maybe pin…

Well...we have some life updates for you. There's rats living under our deck and Emily's bike got stolen...AGAIN. In this weeks episode Karbon & Emily play a game of two truths and a lie. After three…

As we grow older we start to think about responsibilities and work and stress and anxiety slowly begins to run our lives and in all that, we forget to play. When we're children we are our most curiou…

Have you ever been so close to finishing that you felt like giving up just before the end? Have you ever started something that you thought was going to be the thing you do for the rest of your life …