A local initiative brings the history of the Okanagan LGBT2Q+ community to life by having people relay their stories.
Okanagan QueerStory is a community-led, limited run podcast series about Okanagan LGBTQ2SIA+ history, produced by Donna Langille, Taysha Jarrett, and James Sieben. The mission of the podcast series is to gather stories from queer people who live or have lived in the Okanagan and to uncover the queer history of the Okanagan Valley.
To date, only one podcast episode has been posted but there are many more to come, including stories from Wilbur Turner.
The first episode episode features an interview between Donna Langille (host and co-producer) and Taysha Jarrett (co-producer). Taysha reveals her inspiration for creating the podcast and her hopes for what it will accomplish for the Kelowna 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
In addition to being the founder of the Okanagan QueerStory podcast, Taysha is also the founder of Kelowna Rainbow Women Group, Managing Editor for Kelowna.LGBT, Community Engagement Advisor for Rebellious Unicorns, and an author of LGBTQ+ romantic fiction (see Leigh Jarrett).
Okanagan QueerStory Podcast is available to listen to on iTunes, Google, and Spotify. Thank you to Nikki Love for transcribing this episode. The transcript is available at this link: https://tinyurl.com/okqueerstoryep1
