EPISODE THREE – Jeremy Dutcher and 2 Spirited People of the 1st Nations

“The Indigenous Renaissance has begun.” 

In part one, Daniel speaks with warm and wonderful composer/musician Jeremy Dutcher from Jeremy’s home in Montreal a few weeks before the Pink Awards, Canada’s top LGBTQ+ Activist Award Ceremony. Jeremy talks about where his queer and Indigenous identities intersect, and how that opens up a conversation about middle people that the entire 2SLGBTQ+ community can participate in.  

Part two features a conversation with Keith McCrady and Denise McLeod of 2 Spirited People of the 1st Nations from their offices in Toronto.  They speak about the fluidness of 2-Spiritedness and their own journeys toward understanding its place in their lives and in their communities.  The episode features Jeremy at the Pink Awards LGBTQ+ event, performing People are Rising from his Polaris Prize winning album Motewolonuwok. 

Queer Joy is a seven part podcast celebrating the 2024 Pink Triangle Press Pink Awards.

The PTP Pink Awards are a national pay-it-forward celebration of queer excellence where community champions choose changemaking charities from the queer community to uplift and amplify.  In 2024 we celebrated champions writer/actor/producer Elliot Page, musician/composer Jeremy Dutcher, activist Latoya Nugent, athlete Marie-Philip Poulin, musician/composer Rufus Wainwright and our legacy award winner philanthropist Salah Bachir. Join host Daniel MacIvor where he shares unforgettable moments from the awards and interviews where he sits down for honest and insightful conversations with our Champions and their chosen charities.   Experience Queer Joy with Daniel MacIvor, some true queer Champions and our PTP Pink Awards with host Queen Priyanka

Pink Triangle Press formed in 1971 as a collective to publish The Body Politic – a monthly newspaper that is regarded today as a game-changer in the queer media landscape.   And in 1984 as an offshoot of The Body Politic PTP formed Xtra Magazine, more focused on social life and culture, lighter fare, available free in bars. And when The Body Politic closed its operation in 1987 Xtra took over as PTP’s main publication mixing arts and culture coverage with harder news stories. There were print editions published out of Toronto, Vancouver and Ottawa.  In 2015 Xtra moved entirely online where it continues the legacy of the original publication with award-winning journalism that strives to be – as its banner proudly states – queering the conversation.  Check them out at xtramagazine.com.  

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