Welcome back to season 2, episode 6 of Little Town Big Queeries!

Join your queer co-host, Billie A, and our sixth special guests of season 2, Emer and Elly, Founders of the Belfast Dykesketball Basketball team. Dykesketball is an unofficial LGBTQ+ & FLINTA inclusive Basketball from Belfast that organises weekly sessions and meet-ups for active queer communities.

Join in on the conversation as we discuss how Emer and Elly first came up with the idea of a sapphic/LGBTQ+ Basketball team, why they named it "Dykesketball", learning their team manifesto, how to care for non-binary and Trans players and keep them safe, their friendly tournament in Dublin, their thoughts on queer representation in sports, how can straight team mates support LGBTQ+ team mates, gossiping about the Supreme Court, if total. beginners can join, their project DYKEWEAR, their music video collab with Strange New Places, how to people join Dyksketball, and where they see themselves in 5 years time!

Chapters:

00:00:00 : INTRO

00:01:31 : HOW DID YOU GET DYKESKETBALL STARTED

00:09:57 : PRE-GAME RITUALS / MANIFESTO

00:14:21 : SHAMROCK SIOGA DUBLIN TOURNAMENT

00:21:35 : QUEER REPRESENTATION IN SPORTS

00:24:03 : STRAIGHT TEAM MATE SUPPORT

00:27:51 : STEPS TO KEEP NON-BINARY & TRANS PLAYERS SAFE

00:29:48 : BAD JUDGEMENT FROM THE SUPREME COURT

00:34:23 : SKILLS TO GAIN FROM DYKESKETBALL

00:40:27 : CAN BEGINNERS JOIN?

00:47:59 : DYKEWEAR

00:54:43 : STRANGE NEW PLACES MUSIC VIDEO

00:56:46 : CHANGES FOR BASKETBALL CULTURE FOR QUEER ATHLETES

00:58:44 : HOW TO JOIN!

01:02:15 : WHERE IS DYKESKETBALL IN 5 YEARS TIME?

01:08:47 : QUESTIONS FOR THE POD

01:12:54 : OUTRO

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Welcome back to season 2, episode 5 of Little Town Big Queeries!

Join your queer co-hosts, Referee and Billie A, and our fifth special guest of season 2, Saint Omen. A local Drag Queen artist from Clogher who has also made a name of herself by performing in small town Enniskillen as well as the big city of Belfast!

Join in on the conversation as we discuss how Saint first got started in drag, her different styles and personas, the differences between performing in small towns vs big cities, her challenges and proudest moments of drag, her experiences coming out in her tiny village, the importances of expressing yourself, her support from her mother and younger brother, her time in South West College, her advice for younger local queers and experiences using Grindr.

Chapters:

00:00:00 : INTRO

00:03:08 : HOW SAINT OMEN GOT STARTED INTO DRAG

00:06:51 : HER FAVOURITE STYLES AND PERSONAS

00:08:20 : DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SMALL TOWN AND BIG CITY PERFORMANCES

00:10:37 : TONING DOWN PERFORMANCES

00:12:16 : HER CHALLENGES AND PROUDEST MOMENT PERFORMING DRAG

00:14:29 : TRANSFORMING INTO DRAG

00:15:14 : WHERE AND WHEN DID SHE LEARN MAKEUP SKILLS

00:16:39 : THE MISCONCEPTIONS OF DRAG

00:17:55 : IMPORTANCE OF EXPRESSING DRAG

00:21:32 : COMING OUT IN A SMALL IRISH VILLAGE

00:27:15 : SAINT OMENS WEE BROTHER

00:28:09 : LIVING IN BELFAST

00:30:00 : SWC EXPERIENCES

00:32:25 : SAINT OMEN IN 5 YEARS TIME

00:38:03 : SAINT OMENS UPCOMING SHOWS

00:41:26 : HER ADVICE FOR YOUNGER QUEERS

00:44:11 : QUESTIONS FOR THE POD

00:49:59 : GRINDR EXPERIENCES

00:54:10 : OUTRO

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Welcome back to season 2, episode 4 of Little Town Big Queeries!

Join your queer co-host, Billie A, and our fourth special guest of season 2, singer and songwriter, science communicator and comedian, Emer Maguire!

Join in on the conversation as we discuss how Emer got her sense of humour, interest in science and her musical talent! And how being from small town Strabane influenced her into becoming Irelands trailblazer comedian who represents autistic, neurodivergent and queer audiences!

Chapters:

00:00:00 : INTRO

00:02:25 : HOW EMER GOT INTERESTED IN MUSIC & COMEDY

00:06:13 : HOW COMEDY, SCIENCE AND MUSIC CAN COEXIST

00:08:56 : SMALL TOWN STRABANE INFLUENCES

00:22:01 : MASTERS IN CLINICAL ANATOMY00:28:47 : SCIENCE AND STUFF WITH EMER

00:32:31 : SNOW PATROL APPROVED

00:37:56 : HOW HAS EMERS COMEDY SHOWS EVOLVED

00:45:11 : THE ESSENTIAL THREAD

00:50:03 : IS THE COMEDY INDUSTRY MORE NEURODIVERGENT AWARE

00:55:32 : EMER'S PLATFORM IS RESHAPING THE REPRESENTATION OF NORTH OF IRELAND PERFORMANCE CULTURE

01:03:18 : IRISH AUDIENCES VS AMERICAN AUDIENCES

01:09:09 : EMER MAGUIRE'S LEGACY

01:12:19 : EMER IS TRUE TO HER WORD

01:16:38 : OUTRO

Content Warning:

This video includes strong language. Recommended for viewers 16 and up. Viewer discretion is advised. The content is intended for 16+ audiences and may not be suitable for all viewers. Everything discussed in this episode is purely our own opinion from our own experiences. We like to make light of dark situations but if anything has affected you in this episode, Here are some services that can help:

LIFELINE:

Call: 0808 808 8000

Textphone: 18001 0808 808 8000

WOMENS AID:

NI: 0808 802 1414

ENGLAND & WALES: 0808 2000 247

SCOTLAND: 0800 027 1234

CARA - FRIEND: 028 9089 0202

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