Isn't It Queer

Jan 29 2025 445 ep. 57 mins 21
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A weekly LGBT talk show on community radio station WDBX 91.1 covering news and topics of interest to Southern Illinois LGBTQ communities.

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2025-01-29 - Making (Bad!) Excuses

Jan 29 2025 58 mins  
Jonny and Heather check in with each other after a rough first week of Trump Administration 2.0. They then explore how right wing pundits and trolls make really convoluted excuses to support their president, pairing the controversy over Elon Musk's "Roman" gesture and outrage over Bishop Budde's blessing at the Washington Cathedral. In the back half of the show, they discuss the co

2025-01-22 - Miss Thing's Decrees

Jan 22 2025 58 mins  
Jonny and Heather take a look at some of the anticipated executive orders of the incoming Trump administration, especially those targetting trans people. They contrast this with some of Biden's initial executive orders and other efforts of his administration to support LGBTQ folks. They then look at evidence in Congress and elsewhere that Trump's base is showing some serious cracks

2025-01-15 Queer Climates, Hot & Cold

Jan 15 2025 58 mins  
Jonny and Craig dig out from under snow and ice to share some contemplatioms on cultural, political, and environmental climates. In the front half of the show, they unpack their experience of the recent great ice storm that paralyzed Southern Illinois. They follow this with the hot times, politicially and environmentally, in LA right now. They turn to the death of Anita Bryant and

2025-01-01 - IIQ's 2024 in Review

Jan 01 2025 58 mins  
Jonny compiles a montage show of interviews, stories, and topics from 2024, painting a picture of what the year lin LGBTQ concerns, particularly in Southern Illinois, sounded like.It is a sampling, incomplete to be sure, but illustrative of 2024 nonetheless.

2024-12-25 - Mary Queer Christmas!!!

Dec 25 2024 59 mins  
Jonny and Heather put together a surprise Christmas show thanks to changes in their holiday travel plans. They put aside the news and politics, and current events in favor of some contemplation of Christmas for queer folks, including some shows and some music to enjoy. It's (mostly) holiday themed queer popular culture to enjoy on this day of joy. Find the joy where you can, friend

2024-12-18 - To EVERYBODY'S Health!

Dec 18 2024 58 mins  
Jonny and Heather start off the show by listening to a public statement made by local Carbondale City Councilwoman, Clare Killman, who has a proposal for Illinois to defend itself from federal assaults on bodily autonomy. They then compare the clarity and firmness of her response to Congressional Democrats who seem to lack a spine and are throwing LGB but particularly T under the b

2024-12-11 - One Thing Affects Another

Dec 11 2024 58 mins  
Jonny and Hearher check in about their busy queer weekend . Less fun, the check in on how that Skrmetti case went in the Supreme Court last week. From that they pull a theme they explore in the back half of the show--how actions are connected and the world is a web of interconnections. While this can be daunting when phobias spread across those strands, it can also be hopeful when

2024-12-04 - HIV/AIDS Reflections

Dec 04 2024 58 mins  
Jonny and Heather discuss World AIDS Day, reflecting on their own histories and lessons learned from the disease, including lessons we might take into the future. They discuss new breakthrough medications for the syndrome that approach the level of vaccination. In the back half of the show, they discuss the pending Supreme Court case challenging Tennessee's ban on gender affirming

2024-11-27 - Remember Evidence-Based Policy? Those Were the Days!

Nov 27 2024 58 mins  
Jonny and Heather dive into the ludicrous new House Rule segregating bathrooms based on transphobic fears...or maybe its just toxic politicking? They turn to the already building evidence of assaults on trans rights as states submit bills for consideration in 2025 and President Trump advertises his first intended Executive Orders. They also look at what detention camps for queer an

2024-11-20 - TDOR

Nov 20 2024 58 mins  
Jonny and Heather pause to recognize the Trans Day of Remembrance with information about services in Carbondale while also taking a moment to hear the names of the trans folks who have died in the last year in the US. They lean into why times are so rough right now for queer and trans folks with a general discussion of resources avaialble to get through the coming rough(er) times.