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About Homoground’s Virtual Queer Coworking & Creative Cafe.
đ Homoground’s Virtual Cafe đ is a virtual space for queer people to pop in throughout the day for project support and coworking/collaborating.
- Do you freelance or work from home and need some social interaction?
- Are you a creative who needs accountability to dedicate time to your practice?
- Are you starting a business (or already have one) and need motivation to get through the hard tasks?
- Are you a student who needs some study time?
Join us in the Homoground Cafe! We’ve got the queerest playlist featuring bands/musicians that have been on the Homoground podcast! The background scene changes frequently so some days we’ll definitely have coffee shop/cafe vibes while others we’ll be chillen out in some nature scenes. Everyone has their own personal todo lists so you can check things off when you’ve completed them!
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Become a Member
The cafe is open to Patreon supporters at $5/$10/$15/month (cheaper than going to a coffee shop everyday!) Once you’re a member, you can access our virtual coworking spaces plus our community Slack where we post updates on special events that happen in the cafe, as well as other fun discussions!
Sign up for an Info Session Date:
The best way to know how it all works is to experience it for yourself! Attend an upcoming info-session for a free demo of how Homoground’s virtual coworking and creative spaces work. You’ll get a chance to check out the space and learn how to use cool features like a personal todo list, music player, timers, and more! Plus, you’ll get to meet potential future coworkers!
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 – 8pm East Coast, USA Time (UTC/GMT -5 hours)
Join our Patreon (for free) to be notified when new dates are added.
Every morning we jump into the virtual cafe to set our intentions and make our todo list for the day. At 9:30am ET, we meet in the #Meds+Motivation room for our daily check-in. We go about our day, doing our little tasks, popping in and out of the chat when we need to take breaks or need a little boost. Some people have been showing up for 3+ years now, across various continents and industries.
BECOME A MEMBERÂ to get access to the virtual cafe and other digital spaces, like our members-only Slack group, Meds & Motivation Check-ins and Queer Declutter Club events.
COWORK & COLLABORATE with other queers from ANYWHERE
Testimonials from our members!
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Homophonix Artist Interviews with Rainbow Riots, Mandy Rich, Kristian Kaspersen, Jessie Lloyd and Zan. [Episode #260]
This episode features snippets from interviews with musicians from the HOMOPHONIX podcast.
The aim of the HOMOPHONIX podcast is to introduce songwriters and the stories behind some of their songs. These brave independent music makers identify as part of the LGBTIQ+ community. The interviews centre around their music, not their gender or sexuality. There are some amazing stories to be told, from some incredible talent, through some beautiful tracks. Each artistâs episode contains 3 tracks and some chat in under 30 minutes.
The choice to do this podcast is not to further segregate the queer from the straight community, but rather to help normalise the human experience that is reflected in song. To share our thoughts as creative LGBTIQ people to each other, and others. Music has the power to heal, to inspire, to bring people together. There are still places in the world where being of a different sexuality is not accepted, is feared, is frowned upon, or is illegal. LGBTIQ youth face a much greater risk of depression, substance use, and suicide, due to the bullying and isolation they experience from their peers, their families, or society at large. Things are changing, and for the better – if any of these artists and their music can help make someoneâs life more hopeful and positive, then that makes creating this network and podcast worth it.
Most of the people you will hear, you may not have heard, or even heard of. People who are not âhouseholdâ names, who are not backed by large labels with huge promotional powers. In fact, itâs their independence that makes them powerful. These writers are diligently producing their own music stemming from a deep desire and instinct to share their experiences and thoughts.
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If you enjoyed this episode, please consider contributing to our Patreon to support this free podcast.
http://patreon.com/join/homogroundBelow are the artists featured in this episode in order of appearance. Their artist name, location and song featured is listed beneath their photo. Please click on their photo or name to find out more information and access their full interview on Homophonix.com
RAINBOW RIOTS – Stockholm, Sweden
Song featured: “Freedom”MANDY RICH – Stockholm, Sweden
Song featured: “RegnbĂ„garnas Stad ( City of Rainbows )”KRISTIAN KASPERSEN – Stockholm, Sweden
Song featured: “Queer at Heart”JESSIE LLOYD – Melbourne, Australia
Song featured: “Other Side of the Room”ZAN – Melbourne, Australia
Song featured: “Salafi Secrets”EPISODE SPONSOR
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CREDITS
This episode was produced by Vinn Pitcher of Homophonix.com
Editing assistance from Kim Andersson
Executive production and intro/outro by Lynn Casper
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Trumpet Wom – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [Episode #268]
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Trumpet Wom is a Philadelphia-based musician who combines trumpet, keys, & singing into original and badass music.
In this episode, Trumpet Wom speaks with musician and Homoground Producer Maia Macdonald about music process, inspiration, living in a capitalist regime, our responsibility to understand and heal our ancestral trauma, and of course… trumpet!
Songs featured in this episode: Smooches, Your Fool, TY FY, Protons and Electrons
Support Trumpet Wom on Patreon, Bandcamp or get updates on her official website.
If you enjoyed this episode, please consider contributing to our Patreon to support this free podcast.
http://patreon.com/join/homogroundWe do not have a transcription of this episode available. To help us create a transcription of this episode, please donate to our Patreon to support our transcription efforts.
CREDITS
This interview was recorded and produced by Maia Macdonald
Executive Producer: Lynn Casper
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In addition to our Slack group, we host a monthly discussion series called âThinking Out Loud.â On the first Wednesday of every month we dive deep into a topic, creating a space where we can share our stories and learn from each other. On May 7th weâre exploring the feeling of not being queer enoughâwhether you donât have an undercut, got married and had kids, donât know the latest label or trending phrase, canât name a celebrity to save your life, or have to day-in and day-out confront the continued erasure of bisexuality from queer culture.Join us, a group of LGBTQ+ women, trans, and gender-nonconforming folk, to hear stories, get ideas, and remind yourself youâre not alone. Go to https://pbandqs.ck.page/join to learn more.Country Queers is an ongoing multimedia oral history project documenting the diverse experiences of rural, small town, and country LGBTQIA+ folks in the U.S. â across intersecting layers of identity such as race, class, age, ability, gender identity, and religion.
