The Queerly Blax Show With Ashley

The Queerly Blax Show With Ashley

by Ashley Harris
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Season 1

I Kissed A Girl And I Liked It WITH Rebecca & Chrisetta: Finding Love Later In Life and After Divorce

In this week’s episode of The Queerly Blax Show, I had a conversation with Rebecca & Chrisetta. A couple who discovered their love for each other later in life. We talked about discovering true love, divorcing, blending families, their love adventure, and so much more. Check it out! 01:16- Rebecca & Chrisetta introductions 03:13 – How they met 13:44 – The process of discovering their sexuality 19:02- How they became a couple 20:20 – Their first kiss 22:15- Chrisetta’s mindset in the beginning of the relationship 25:10- Rebecca’s mindset as Chrisetta was going transitioning out of her marriage 32:01- Difference in communication with a man vs a woman 34:50- All of the thoughts and transition struggles of the divorce 35:50- Being out by best friend 40:16- Talking to the kids about their relationship 45:59- Sharing there love on social media 47:07- don’t nobody just turn gay 50:17- Advice to other LGBTQ+ people Social Media Rebecca & Chrisetta IG: @babygirlandbear Queerly Blax IG: @ queerlyblax Queerly Blax Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbTFH1KU4zjauIBMlxhxHVQ/videos Queerly Blax Podcast:
S1 · E11
Mar 13, 2022
54:03

Millennial Lesbians WITH Royalty: Growing Up as a Tomboy and the Challenges of Being a Masculine Woman

In this week’s episode of The Queerly Blax Show, I had a conversation with Royalty of Royalty’s World. We talked about growing up as a tomboy, the transition into becoming a Youtuber, building a LGBT life with your partner on a public platform, and so much more. Check it out! 00:30- Queerly Blax Introduction 01:01- Royalty Intro (Pronouns & Labels) 02:19- We discuss the controversary around labels and why we should just be people 05:20- Royalty’s experience with liking women 06:36- We talked about the ugly LGBT phase 08:33- Fighting the decision to come out 10:37- Living in the south being gay 11:51- Coming out conversation and transition into trying to find where you fit 15:14- Getting on Youtube 18:05- Deciding to put lesbian relationship on Youtube 21:09- Being comfortable in a relationship with a woman who’d been with a man and has two children 24:03- Being a parent to stepchildren and boundaries 28:40- The process of being a stud having children 34:40- Royalty’s advice to young lesbians going through they own journey Social Media IG: @queerlyblax Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbTFH1KU4zjauIBMlxhxHVQ/videos IG: https://www.instagram.com/royaltysworld/?hl=en Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ROYALTYSWORLD Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/royaltysworldceo
S1 · E10
Mar 6, 2022
37:25

Gay Independence Day WITH Dawon: Interracial Dating, Generational Differences in the LGBTQ world and Independence before Coming Out

In this week’s episode of The Queerly Blax Show, I had a conversation with Dawon Hawkins of the Minoritea Report. We talked about interracial dating within the LGBT community, gaining independence before coming out, generational differences in the queer world and so much more. Check it out! 01:07 – Dawon Hawkins Introduction 02:23 – Dawon explains identifying more with the queer identity than gay 04:34- Coming out story 10:27- Chosing to be independent before coming out to family 19:18- Challenges of being out as an LGBT person born in the 80s 23:09- Difference of opinion in the queer community, Dave Chappelle transgender joke 32:21- The evolution of LGBTQ acceptance 37:20- Balancing masculinity and feminine expression 42:00- Being in an interracial relationship as a black and queer person 54:19- Discussing the Minoritea Reports 58:01- The time Dawon was high on the podcast 1:00:44- Advice for a young person IG Minoritea Report: https://www.instagram.com/minoriteareport/?hl=en IG Dawon: https://www.instagram.com/dailydawon/?hl=en https://twitter.com/MTeaReport?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Minoritea Report: https://www.youtube.com/c/minoriteareport Queerly Blax IG: https://www.instagram.com/queerlyblax/ Queerly Blax Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbTFH1KU4zjauIBMlxhxHVQ/videos
S1 · E9
Feb 27, 2022
1:02:21

The Girl Dad WITH Tracy: Troubles Coming Out, Dating a Woman with a Child, Playing Basketball Internationally as a Lesbian

In this week’s episode of The Queerly Blax Show, I had a conversation with Tracy Parsons of Nikki & Tray. We talked about her coming out story, life as a lesbian international basketball player, building a life with a woman who has a child and some much more. Check it out! 00:49- Queerly Blax Introduction 01:38- Playing house as a kid let Tracy know she was gay 04:20- Parents ignored the signs that Tray was gay 06:03- Tracy talks about coming out 07:01- Tracy mom found clues that she might be gay in her room 08:43- Feeling relieved that she was finally out 10:15- Dating as an LGBT basketball player 14:02- Being a lesbian woman playing basketball in another country 15:28- Tracy talks about being in a relationship with a woman who has a child already 19:18- Tracy discusses transitioning into a more masculine presenting woman 21:45- Tracy talks about living in the south as a LGBT woman 24:25- Advice to young queer kids going through their own journey Guest contact info: IG: https://www.instagram.com/nikkiandtray/?hl=en Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NikkiTray Queerly Blax Info IG: @queerlyblax Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbTFH1KU4zjauIBMlxhxHVQ/videos
S1 · E8
Feb 20, 2022
25:43

A Queer Tiktok Love Story WITH Che & Cherice: Gender Roles in Lesbian Relationships, Exclusive Coming Out Story and True LGBTQ Love Story

In this week’s episode of The Queerly Blax Show, I had a conversation with Che & Cherice. We talked about their one-of-a-kind LGBTQ love story, Che exclusively shared her coming out story, gender roles in a lesbian relationship and so much more. Check it out! 1:10- Queerly Blax Introduction 2:56- Cherice coming out story 7:26- Che coming out story (Exclusive) 16:30- Dating experiences before they got together 20:10-Cherice describes her experiences after her last breakup before getting with Che 23:45-Che describes her prior relationships before meeting Cherice 26:48- Che & Cherice discuss the importance of self-love and inner work before entering a new relationship 31:20- Cherice comes to Houston from Ohio on a one way ticket and never went back 34:40- Cherice discusses adjusting to being in a relationship with an Alpha Female 40:51- Che describes balancing masculinity and feminity 44:12- We talk about communication in a new relationship while operating a business 50:10- Getting on Youtube and starting a business together 54:41- Che talks about the clothing brand 56:32- Cherice talks about plus sizes in their brand 01:01:30- Advice to young people going through a queer journey IG: queerlyblax Che & Cherice clothing brand- https://cheandcherice.com/ IG: @cheandcherice Youtube- https://youtube.com/c/Che%E2%80%99Cherice
S1 · E7
Feb 13, 2022
1:02:44

A Pansexual Perspective WITH Jah'Zuri: Homophobia within the African American community, Acceptance in the LGBTQ world and Black Lives Matter vs Gay Lives Matter

In this week’s episode of The Queerly Blax Show, I had a conversation with Jah’Zuri, we talked about her experience with homophobia within African American centered spaces, her coming out story and her journey to acceptance in the LGBT world. Check it out! 0:11- Queerly Blax Introduction 1:01- Jah’Zuri Guest introduction 2:06- First memories of queerness 3:10- Came out to brother while watching apollo 4:10- Got outed by brother in front of whole family 6:36- Older cousin came out to her & Jah’s process for forming language for her sexuality 8:18- Pansexual described 14:05- National coming out day announcement 15:20- Finding social acceptance being out and active in LGBT organizations 17:58- Resistance in process of openly apart of the LGBT community and other organizations 19:01- Subculture of homophobia within African American culture 30:09- Journey through Gender expression 34:45- Kids perspective on queerness 37:16- Giving advice to parents with queer children Social Media Instagram: @queerlyblax YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbTFH1KU4zjauIBMlxhxHVQ/videos Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-queerly-blax-show-with-ashley/id1602328143 Linktree https://linktr.ee/queerlyblax
S1 · E6
Feb 6, 2022
39:30

Baby, I Was Born This Way WITH Ben Carlton: Life as a Gay Pastor, DL Culture and Resiliency of Gay People

In this week’s episode of The Queerly Blax Show, I had a conversation with Ben Carlton, we talked about his coming out story, DL culture, the resiliency of queer people, his work in the LGBT community and so much more. Check it out! 0:00 – Queerly Blax Intro 0:46- Ben Carlton introduction 3:56- Ben’s first experiences in facing his sexuality 8:28- Ben talks about the feeling of isolation at a young age due to rejection of who he naturally was. 11:45- Queer people are resilient 12:32- Ben narrates his first relationship with a man 16:06- Ben talks about DL culture and why people are on the DL 22:10- Ben talks about his experience as a gay man at FAMU, an HBCU. 24:06- His fear of pursing Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity 26:02- We talk about Ben’s conversations with his sister leading up to coming out. 31:15- Coming out to your family at thanksgiving dinner 40:50- Ben talks about his process to coming out in the TheRoot.com 46:50- Family’s accept all kind of things but not homosexuality 54:50- Advice to people struggling to come out SOCIAL MEDIA IG: queerlyblax BEN CARLTON IG: @ibencarlton
S1 · E5
Jan 30, 2022
57:12

The Alphabet Mafia WITH Dia: Life as a Lesbian Teacher and Being in a Divine 9 Organization

In this week’s episode of The Queerly Blax Show, I had a conversation with Dia, we talked about her coming out story, life as a lesbian in a divine 9 organization, her journey as a LGBT teacher and so much more. Check it out! 00:32- Introduction 01:13- What is the Alphabet Mafia? 02:08- Coming out story 04:59- Howard experience as a member of the LGBT community 07:49- Acceptance of LGBT individuals in other countries 10:39- Experience in Divine 9 organization 14:46- Conversations with parents about sexuality 22:34- Journey as an LGBT teacher 26:56- Dove campaign experience 29:47- Dating as a lesbian 33:03- Advice to others in their LGBT journey
S1 · E4
Jan 23, 2022
35:41

Modern Gay Men WITH Jordan & Tony: Dating as a Gay Man, Not Being Accepted By Family and Coming Out

In this week’s episode of The Queerly Blax Show, I had a conversation with Jordan and Tony of the Surface Level podcast about living as a modern gay man. We talked about everything from coming out stories, stuggles with family, dating as a gay man and so much more. Check it out! 0:10 – Introductions by Jordan & Tony 1:52- Tony & Jordan’s coming out stories 8:49 – Parents and families as allies when you are gay 12:03- Helping parents accept LGBT children 13:56- The black LGBT burden 19:46- Talking about the Surface Level Podcast 24:10- Fat phobia in the gay community 26:36- Dating in a transient city (New York and LA) 31:10- Non monogamy in modern black LGBT dating 32:30- The process of self-reflection after a relationship ends 38:30- Are they gold star gay? 39:11- Tony’s experience with an engaged man 41:06- Black gay culture at Howard 48:40- Jordan and Tony’s advice to black gay people struggling with their queerness Social Media Queerly Blax @queerlybalx Surface Level Podcast @surfacelevelpodcast
S1 · E3
Jan 16, 2022
52:18

Faith, Society & Sexuality WITH Jamila: Life as a Pastors Daughter, Understanding Sexuality, Having Children with a Man

In this week’s episode of The Queerly Blax Show, I had a conversation with Jamila about her journey to understanding her sexuality, having children from a previous relationship, new engagement, and being a pastor’s daughter and coming into your sexuality with the whole church watching. Check it out! 1:20- Process of understanding her sexuality 5:08- Rumors in church that she was gay 8:25- First family member to help her come out 20:44- When she finally came out and why 24:54- The difference between bi-sexuality and demi-sexuality 40:06- Process of dating with children as a demisexual woman 50:04- Making her fiancé comfortable with her sexuality 56:39- Her stance on sexuality and faith 1:04:24- Advice to people struggling to come out
S1 · E2
Jan 9, 2022
1:08:32
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