Here & Queer

Here & Queer
Genre	Talk show, LGBTQ
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
Original release
Network	CBC Gem
Release	2022 (2022)

Here & Queer is a Canadian web series, which premiered in 2022 on CBC Gem. ^[1] Hosted by Peter Knegt, the series is a talk show about LGBTQ arts and entertainment, with each episode centred around a conversation with one or two guests associated with a recent LGBTQ-related book, television, film or activism project.

The series won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Web Program or Series, Non-Fiction at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024. ^[2]

Episodes

1. Billy Eichner on Bros
2. Tegan and Sara on High School
3. Luis De Filippis on Something You Said Last Night
4. Bilal Baig and Grace Lynn Kung on Sort Of
5. George Krissa on The Holiday Sitter
6. Matt Rogers on Have You Heard of Christmas?
7. Elegance Bratton on The Inspection
8. Chase Joynt on Framing Agnes
9. Pat Mills and Ayo Tsalithaba on their Heritage Minute about the life of Jackie Shane
10. Lido Pimienta on Lido TV
11. Sasha Velour on The Big Reveal: An Illustrated Manifesto of Drag
12. Kristen Lovell on The Stroll
13. Elliot Page on Pageboy
14. Jordan Gavaris on The Lake
15. Ally Pankiw on I Used to Be Funny
16. Devery Jacobs on Reservation Dogs and This Place
17. Steve J. Adams and Sean Horlor on Satan Wants You
18. Vuk Lungulov-Klotz on Mutt
19. Joseph Amenta on Soft
20. Bruce LaBruce on Saint-Narcisse
21. Stephen Winter on Chocolate Babies
22. Félix Maritaud and Théodore Pellerin on Solo
23. Vivek Shraya on How to Fail as a Popstar
24. Fenton Bailey on ScreenAge: How TV Shaped Our Reality, From Tammy Faye to RuPaul's Drag Race
25. Paul B. Preciado on Orlando, My Political Biography
26. Connor Jessup on Queer Was Always Here
27. Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme on The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show
28. Amanda Cordner on Sort Of
29. Bruce Cohen on Rustin
30. Luke Gilford on National Anthem
31. Mark Clennon and M. H. Murray on I Don't Know Who You Are
32. Devery Jacobs and D. W. Waterson on Backspot
33. Deepa Mehta and Sirat Taneja on I Am Sirat
34. Vera Drew on The People's Joker
35. Vivek Shraya and Christopher Sherman on Sex Is Sex
36. Robby Hoffman on First Theatre Tour
37. Fay Slift and Fluffy Soufflé on The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy
38. Joel Kim Booster on Loot and Industry
39. Jordan Tannahill on The Listeners
40. Joshua Oppenheimer on The End
41. Rachel Morrison on The Fire Inside
42. Fabian Stumm on Sad Jokes
43. Sook-Yin Lee on Paying For It
44. J Stevens on Really Happy Someday

References

1. Richard Burnett, "The boundary-breaking journalist". Concordia University, November 6, 2023.
2. Connie Thiessen, "Canadian Screen Awards winners: News, Entertainment & Sports". Broadcast Dialogue, May 28, 2024.

External links

• Here & Queer at IMDb