CW : sexual and gender-based violence, suicide, oppression Ruth lives outside of Montreal without internet, but she was able to come into the studio to share her perspectives and experiences. She talks about her involvement with Gayline, Children’s Aid and Gay & Grey. Ruth was placing children in foster care just as the organization was beginning to allow gay people to foster children. Her worked helped pave the way for some of the rights and freedoms we enjoy today. This episode was recorded at the Sud-Ouest Recording Service, and produced and edited by That Nikki You Know. The Gay & ..read more

CW : sexual and gender-based violence, suicide, oppression Ruth lives outside of Montreal without internet, but she was able to come into the studio to share her perspectives and experiences. She talks about her involvement with Gayline, Children's Aid and Gay & Grey. Ruth was placing children in foster care just as the organization was beginning to allow gay people to foster children. Her worked helped pave the way for some of the rights and freedoms we enjoy today. This episode was recorded at the Sud-Ouest Recording Service, and produced and edited by That Nikki You Know. The Gay & ..read more

Gay et Grey Montréal a le plaisir d'annoncer à ses fans qu'une nouvelle série intitulée "Queer Elders Sharing" sera lancée le 22 février 2023. Découvrez-les sur https://anchor.fm/blchtproject . À voir plus tard ce mois-ci ..read more

Gay and Grey is pleased to let our fans know that a new series called "Queer Elders Sharing" will premiere on February 22, 2023. Check them out at https://anchor.fm/blchtproject . Check it out later this month ..read more

Co-founder of Gay & Grey, Bruce Cameron, shares his experiences of coming out, working as a gay man and the love of his life. This episode was recorded in the summer during a heat wave. The Gay & Grey Podcast is hosted and edited by That Nikki You Know (https://www.thatnikkiyouknow.com) in collaboration with the Sud-ouest Recording Service. To learn more about Gay & Grey Montreal, check out their website (https://gayandgreymontreal.com/) or find them on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. The music in this episode is an excerpt from Montreal-based singer/songwriter, Letchi. If you woul ..read more

CW : sexual trauma, some cursing Co-founder of Gay & Grey Montreal, Miranda Potts, took some time out of her VERY busy schedule to talk about her fascinating life with a gay activist mother, responses to trauma and how she came to fill such an important role in our community. She highlights the many intersections of oppression she has experienced (racism, homophobia, poverty), while recounting life stories like how she landed the lead role in one of Montreal's first gay theater productions and how she met Dr Bernice King, Dr Martin Luther King Jr's daughter.  We ended up needing to do ..read more

One of our newer members, Miriam (co-director of Studio 303), talks about her 30-year history of organizing queer events and shares her experience at the infamous Sex Garage raid in Montreal and the Voodoo club in Toronto in the 80s. We also talked about changes in media consumption, de-institutionalization and coping with the pandemic. The Gay & Grey Montreal Podcast is a proud new member of the Upford Network of podcasts! This network was an obvious choice for us knowing how committed they are to providing queer-friendly programming and supporting the community. To learn more about Gay ..read more

On June 10th, 2021 (NEXT WEEK) we will be hosting our 3rd InterGen LGBTQ+ Connect Zoom event for our rainbow community to get to know each other. Samantha Lauzon is our guest speaker for that event, so we had a conversation together about her life as a trans woman. We talk about bathrooms, healing, alcoholism and PORN. Samantha has been a guest speaker at Ryerson University for the past 15 years and you can find a recording of one of her talks here.  Our event on June 10th will start with a Q&A with Samantha and then we'll have smaller age-balanced conversations in breakout rooms afte ..read more

Campbell is one of the light-hearted jokesters in our group. Born and raised in Scotland, he came to Canada as a young married man. For most of his life, he kept his homosexual encounters a secret. He is now happily out and proud. The Gay & Grey Podcast is hosted and edited by That Nikki You Know (https://www.thatnikkiyouknow.com) in collaboration with the Sud-ouest Recording Service. To learn more about Gay & Grey Montreal, check out their website (https://gayandgreymontreal.com/) or find them on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. The music in this episode is an excerpt from Montreal-bas ..read more

In this world of isolation many of us feel a lot of anxiety around social situations. Bobby has struggled with this most of his life. In this episode, we talk about struggling to find the right words and the pressure to always have something interesting to say. He talks about his youth in America, exploring his sexuality in Montreal and traveling to eastern Canada. Acceptance comes in many forms and we are happy to have Bobby in our community. This episode was recorded on Zoom and edited by That Nikki You Know (https://www.thatnikkiyouknow.com/). To learn more about Gay & Grey Montreal, ch ..read more