What does it mean to be queer — in a Muslim household, in the music industry, in a soccer club, or while on the run? Which stories go too untold? And which voices must finally be louder?
Answers to these questions come from the podcast “Queer Voices,” which launches its second season on November 3, 2025 — featuring none other than Kerosin95. The Vienna-based rapper is currently on tour with his new album “Coming Out,” alongside Osive. In the premiere episode, he talks about politicization, the pitfalls of the music industry, transgender identity, and rainbow-washing.
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Make queer diversity audible — beyond the mainstream
Host Élie Chevillet brings guests to the microphone in every episode who are often overlooked within the queer community: Flinta*s, BIPoCs, neurodiverse people, queer parents, religious queers, people with disabilities or older LGBTIQ*. The podcast dives deep into lived realities, while staying approachable, political and above all empowering.
Like a conversation in your favorite café, the guests share their personal experiences with queerness. It’s about identity, visibility, and making the diversity of queer life experiences audible.
Looking back: Highlights of the first season
Even the first season of “Queer Voices” set important impulses. Among the highlights are conversations with:
● The Hamburg-based rapper Finna — about rap, anger, solidarity and her path as a “fat trans-lesbian mother” who consistently questions patriarchal norms.
● Marwa Khabbaz, a lesbian Muslim and author of the contribution Hidden Identity, published in 2025 in the anthology “Liebe ist halal” (Querverlag). She recounts vividly experiences of rejection, flight, and how today as an activist she makes queer-Muslim perspectives visible.
● Alice Drouin, project lead of Germany’s first Pride House. Together with Élie she discusses queer visibility in sports, Flinta*-teams and her work with #kickout, an initiative for queer people in football.
● The lesbian, Mexican artist María Moctezuma, who talks about decolonial sounds and queer healing through music.
All episodes are available at queer-voices.de, Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Co.
