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Boldy You: A Guide to Making 2024 Your Most Empowered Year Yet! empowerment habits Jan 04, 2024

Have you ever had the feeling at the start of another year that things just feel the same? That nothing has really changed? Whether you had a great NYE or a lousy one, things just feel normal the next day. (Be proud, put your hand up if you had a lousy NYE! Truly, there are so many expectations...

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Completion: How to Make Peace with Your Year empowerment habits Dec 22, 2023

My mission is to empower LGBTQIA+ people to feel good in the body by exploring gender, sexuality and performance so that we can be 100% at home in our own skin. But left to my own devices, you'll find me pottering around the house finding new ways to organise and store things. I am my own Marie...

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The Power of Grief: Malaika Mfalme’s debut album, Yasmin lgbtqia+ music queer trans Dec 16, 2023

What are acceptable expressions of grieving? Who gets to say? Where can grief get most powerfully expressed?

These questions, posed like a gentle inquiring friend, are woven into the tapestry of Malaika Mfalme’s stunning debut album, Yasmin. This beautiful container for Malaika’s...

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Reclaim Your Sexuality: Are You an Introvert or Extrovert? queer tantra Dec 08, 2023

Working closely with over 100 first-time Drag Kings as the King Coach has given me a rich and deeper understanding of gender, sexuality and performance. Most recently, I’ve come across an interesting discovery about human sexuality.

Emma* knew there was something to discover about...

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The Power of Gathering: 4 Reasons It's Essential for Your Best Life kings of joy Dec 06, 2023

As I open the front door, laden with a picnic blanket, rice paper rolls and Luna the dog, I’m still in the thick of anxiety about the state of the house. Having spent the weekend launching our 7-year-old daughter’s new slime business, there’s a trail of glue bottles, sticker...

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Navigating Diversity in Love: Polyamory and Monogamy in LGBTQIA+ Relationships queer tantra Dec 01, 2023

When I look back at my life, I have centered myself in and around relationship. Intimate relationships have been where I’ve learned some of life’s hardest lessons and grown with velocity. 

Truth bomb: I’ve been in relationship either with one partner or multiple partners in...

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Kings Rise: Celebrating 3 Years of Queer Joy with a Spectacular Debut Performance! kings of joy Nov 28, 2023

[L to R: Ben D. Dick, Terra Cockta, Rex Coochie, in throne: Brad Arm Pitt.]

This week, Queers of Joy celebrates their 3rd birthday. What started out as a new performance night showcasing trans and gender-diverse artists has developed into a gathering of community and a celebration of trans and...

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Redefining Royalty: The Journey of The King Coach, Danica Lani kings of joy Nov 23, 2023

Chris aka Chase Cocks
I think it might be time to hear from The King Coach, Daddy Joy, my wife, Danica Lani. Dario, where are you?

Danica Lani  0:16  
My darling, my love. Where have you been in my life? **kiss** Give it up for Chase Cocks, everyone. Lives up to his name, that's all...

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Joyful Resistance: How Action Can Make a Tangible Difference block 13 kings of joy making a difference Nov 14, 2023

[Dandy Rawhole. Photo credit: Sarah Malone]

In times of humanitarian crisis and in the face of war, one can feel utterly helpless. It’s easy to spiral down. 

Having been an activist for the majority of my life (close to 40 years), starting with reading David Suzuki at age 8 and being...

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Kings of Joy Podcast interview with Jim Junkie: Vision Boards, Dolphins & Performative Masculinity kings of joy podcast Nov 07, 2023

Jim Junkie  0:00  
Alright, listen up legends!

Danica Lani  0:04  
Jim is in the house. Jim is in the Bandstand.

Jim Junkie  0:10  
Ready to work out.

Danica Lani  0:12  
Hello and welcome to the Kings of Joy Podcast Show Live at the...

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Mindful Intimacy: Meditative Practices for Queer Couples queer tantra Nov 04, 2023

In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it's easy for us to find ourselves feeling disconnected, especially when navigating challenges like lesbian bed death. But what if I told you that there's a way to foster a deeper connection without the pressure of traditional sexual expectations? That's...

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Kings of Joy Podcast interview with Po Trancey - Balancing Masculine and Feminine Energy kings of joy podcast Oct 31, 2023

 

Danica Lani  0:01  
Hello and welcome. My name is Danica Lani. And we are here Live at the Bandstand by Qtopia, Sydney. For our very first, live Kings of Joe - Kings of Joe, we've got no Kings of Joe! I've heard of him. Kings of Joe. For our very first Kings of Joy, podcast...

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