What’s On Queer BC Magazine
OUR CONTRIBUTORS //
Staff Writers
JUDE GOODWIN is a poet and a storyteller. Co-owner of Goodwin Creative Ltd., Jude spends much of her time designing websites, managing the company blogs, writing stories and singing. She lives with her wife, 2 of their 5 kids, 2 dogs and a cat in the suburbs of Greater Vancouver.
SOPHIA KELLY has been the out and proud editor of Lesbian Quarterly magazine since 2006, and an out and proud lesbian since 1990. Her writing has been published in anthologies, magazines and web zines. She runs Tailored Tech Web, Data and Project Consulting in Vancouver. She is currently working on a novel about time travelling lesbians and goats.
YVONNE HANSON has a BA in Political Science and a deep interest in plants, the environment, activism and her emergent photography business. She writes content for various magazines and blogs including What’s On Queer, Goodwin Creative Limited, Gifts for Card Players, and The Thorn. You can find Yvonne on instagram and you can view more of her beautiful photography on her website yhansonphotography.ca
TAYLOR NEAL is a Canadian writer, photographer, multi-disciplinary artist and women’s advocacy support worker based in so-called “Vancouver." They combine their background in film studies and communications, art history and feminist theory with their experience working in Vancouver’s DTES to strive toward deeper understandings of the endless complexity that is the human experience. Taylor offers their writing which centralizes on gender-diverse sexuality and wellness, as a means of creating safe and supportive queer community. taylorneal.ca
Daniel Itai is a freelance journalist and an African podcaster.
Ian Nguyen is a 20-something gaysian who is compiling stories of our lives. Say hi to him at heythereian.com or Twitter: @h3yian
Christine Kinori is a travel freelance writer. “I enjoy meeting new people and experiencing new culture. I believe in equality and I want my daughter to live in a better world.”
Guest Writers
Rylen Moore is a queer freelance writer, LGBTQ+ advocate, and Child & Youth Care graduate. An Albertan-turned-Vancouverite, they use their astrological studies as a framework to better understand and work with at-risk youth as well as run their own chart-reading business. You can find them on Facebook for Moon horoscopes, weekly astrological content, and personal services @ It's Just A Phase (facebook.com/readingsbyrylen) .
Emory Oakley is a gay/queer trans content writer, freelance copywriter, and trans model. from Vancouver, BC. He is passionate about poetry, and loves craft beer and spending time with his cat. emoryoakley.com
Peter Minkoff is a lifestyle writer for The Homo Culture and Queer Voices magazine. Follow Peter on Twitter for more tips.
Wren Handman is a novelist and screenwriter from Vancouver, Canada. She writes a wide range of stories, from science fiction (Wire Wings) to YA contemporary paranormal (In Restless Dreams). All of her stories are connected by one thing: the magical blended with the everyday…probably because she secretly wishes magic was real. Wren can be found on Facebook and Twitter, and one www.wrenhandman.com
Lindz Marsh is a casual freelance writer and queer Vancouver resident living on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. She is passionate about engaging with the queer community and about anti-racism work, and loves spending time outdoors photographing birds. She manages communications and program development at UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs and has a Master of Arts in Intercultural and International Communication.
Gina Battye Described as “The Best of Louise Hay and Ellen DeGeneres”, she is a passionate knowledgeable renowned LGBT coach and speaker, who delivers unique, powerful, heartfelt 121 coaching and corporate training worldwide, creating breakthroughs every day for the LGBT community, on a global scale. Find her at www.ginabattye.com and chat with her on Facebook and Instagram.
Elizabeth Gail is a fashion enthusiast with an overwhelming affinity to binge watch sitcoms. Raised in New York, you will regularly find her unsuccessfully trying out the latest outfits at fashion stores in Europe, or partaking in humanitarian endeavors in Africa.