This is a show about individual experience and personal identity.

There may be times when folks use identifying words or phrases that don't feel right to you.

That's part of what we're exploring here.

Please listen with an open heart, and as always I welcome your polite engaged feedback and I encourage you to continue the conversation in your own life and with your own community.

Welcome to Quarry. Hey Queeros, Cammy here, back very soon with new episodes. Oh, I literally just recorded one and it was so, so interesting.

So, don't worry, that's coming. But until that, how about one more best of 2023 this one with

Jordan Kertiola Terry J Benton Walker Emily Bialgus and Mara Herb Kursman. Well, hey, speaking of Emily and Mara, they own a bar here in Los Angeles called the Ruby Fruit.

It is a lesbian wine bar, and I've been there. It is very welcoming to all people.

Oh, and they have non-alcoholic drinks too. So come on.

It's for all of us. Now, why am I telling you about this? Because I have a show on January 23rd here in Los Angeles.

It's at the Allegiant Theater as part of my new monthly show series called Velvet Tuesdays.

And after party is at the Ruby Fruit.

So come on through on 730, not on 730, but at 730 on January 23rd, and then meet me afterwards at the Ruby Fruit.

Okay, enjoy the episode.

I've been feeling wrong, but I'm still holding on darling I know I know I know it's careless

boy I feel like many of us could benefit from adding gray to various.

It's nice.

I'm happy to, yeah, I'm happy to know about that.

It's why I like the word queer so much.

Yeah.

Because like,

before I had that specific collection of language,

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