Homoground is dedicated to supporting

the creative and collaborative growth

of the LGBTQIA+ community.

SAME GROUND. DIFFERENT SOUND.

Homoground began as sound particles traveling over air waves carrying music and stories of queer people’s lives and experiences. As the sound traveled far and wide, many people resonated with these tales. Thus a community of queer musicians, artists, podcasters and creators of all kind flocked to Homoground to listen, co-create and share.

No matter physical separation or geological barriers, we will find ways to connect with each other. The Internet gives us access to a space that we can shift/transform and access from wherever we are in our lives. Because of community, we can nourish and support our individual and collective growth. We can uplift each other along the way.

Homoground Projects include:

– Homoground Podcast: an audio podcast that features music from the queer underground and along with interviews with musicians and creators about their projects and process.

– Queer Coworking: A virtual cafe where Homoground Members can pop in and out throughout the week to connect with each other and build community while getting things done!

– Queer deClutter Club: a virtual declutter party that happens once a month!

– Homogrounding Rest + Reset Retreats: An intentional space for rest, reset and a refocus on personal growth and wellness surrounded by a supportive and affirming community.

– We also host a virtual meetups, speaker events, webinars, panels and additional programming outside of our core projects including the Focus/Time Speaker Series, HomoTime, Queer Podcasters Meetup, How COVID-19 is Impacting Queer Musicians.

Homoground Podcast

Homoground’s queer music podcast focuses on bands, events and organizations that often get overlooked by mainstream publications and platforms.

The podcast’s first episode aired in January 2011 and has over 250 episodes featuring hundreds of independent queer bands in it’s catalog.

Billed with the tagline “Same Sound, Different Ground,” the queer music podcast has become a formative incubator for queer talent.

By being accessible online, Homoground is able to reach people all over the globe, providing a way for people living in remote areas to feel connected.

Lynn Casper was inspired to start the podcast while living in North Carolina as an outlet for their evolving identities and as a way to connect with others who felt the same. They used the podcast to talk about music they’d discovered, and to draw attention to bands that were touring in the area – always making sure to focus on artists who didn’t have easy access to a broad range of exposure otherwise.