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Here & Queer

Here & Queer is a Canadian web series, which premiered in 2022 on CBC Gem. Hosted by Peter Knegt, the series is a talk show about LGBTQ arts and entertainment, with each episode centred around a conversation with one or two guests associated with a recent LGBTQ-related book, television, film or activism project.

Last revised
Jul 21, 2026
Read time
≈ 2 min
Length
573 w
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Here & Queer
GenreTalk show, LGBTQ
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
Original release
NetworkCBC Gem
Release2022 (2022)

Here & Queer is a Canadian web series, which premiered in 2022 on CBC Gem.1 Hosted by Peter Knegt, the series is a talk show about LGBTQ arts and entertainment, with each episode centred around a conversation with one or two guests associated with a recent LGBTQ-related book, television, film or activism project.

The series won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Web Program or Series, Non-Fiction at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024.2 It won again in the same category at the 13th Canadian Screen Awards, as well as being nominated for Best Host, Web Program or Series for Knegt. 3

Episodes

  1. Billy Eichner on Bros
  2. Tegan and Sara on High School
  3. Luis De Filippis on Something You Said Last Night
  4. Bilal Baig and Grace Lynn Kung on Sort Of
  5. George Krissa on The Holiday Sitter
  6. Matt Rogers on Have You Heard of Christmas?
  7. Elegance Bratton on The Inspection
  8. Chase Joynt on Framing Agnes
  9. Pat Mills and Ayo Tsalithaba on their Heritage Minute about the life of Jackie Shane
  10. Lido Pimienta on Lido TV
  11. Sasha Velour on The Big Reveal: An Illustrated Manifesto of Drag
  12. Kristen Lovell on The Stroll
  13. Elliot Page on Pageboy
  14. Jordan Gavaris on The Lake
  15. Ally Pankiw on I Used to Be Funny
  16. Devery Jacobs on Reservation Dogs and This Place
  17. Steve J. Adams and Sean Horlor on Satan Wants You
  18. Vuk Lungulov-Klotz on Mutt
  19. Joseph Amenta on Soft
  20. Bruce LaBruce on Saint-Narcisse
  21. Stephen Winter on Chocolate Babies
  22. Félix Maritaud and Théodore Pellerin on Solo
  23. Vivek Shraya on How to Fail as a Popstar
  24. Fenton Bailey on ScreenAge: How TV Shaped Our Reality, From Tammy Faye to RuPaul's Drag Race
  25. Paul B. Preciado on Orlando, My Political Biography
  26. Connor Jessup on Queer Was Always Here
  27. Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme on The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show
  28. Amanda Cordner on Sort Of
  29. Bruce Cohen on Rustin
  30. Luke Gilford on National Anthem
  31. Mark Clennon and M. H. Murray on I Don't Know Who You Are
  32. Devery Jacobs and D. W. Waterson on Backspot
  33. Deepa Mehta and Sirat Taneja on I Am Sirat
  34. Vera Drew on The People's Joker
  35. Vivek Shraya and Christopher Sherman on Sex Is Sex
  36. Robby Hoffman on First Theatre Tour
  37. Fay Slift and Fluffy Soufflé on The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy
  38. Joel Kim Booster on Loot and Industry
  39. Jordan Tannahill on The Listeners
  40. Joshua Oppenheimer on The End
  41. Rachel Morrison on The Fire Inside
  42. Fabian Stumm on Sad Jokes
  43. Sook-Yin Lee on Paying For It
  44. J Stevens on Really Happy Someday
  45. Mae Martin on Wayward
  46. Jeremy O. Harris and Pete Ohs on Erupcja
  47. Alison Duke on Michelle Ross: Unknown Icon
  48. Priyanka on Devastatia and We're Here
  49. Brennan Clost on Loathe Thy Neighbor
  50. Zackary Drucker on Transparent
  51. Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke on A Useful Ghost
  52. Harrison Browne on Pink Light and Heated Rivalry
  53. Eugene Hernandez on the Sundance Film Festival
  54. Michel Ghanem on TV Scholar
  55. Bretten Hannam on At the Place of Ghosts
  56. Andrea Werhun and Nicole Bazuin on Modern Whore
  57. Michelle Mama on Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions
  58. Gay Jesus
  59. John Early on Maddie's Secret
References

References

  1. Richard Burnett, "The boundary-breaking journalist". Concordia University, November 6, 2023.
  2. Connie Thiessen, "Canadian Screen Awards winners: News, Entertainment & Sports". Broadcast Dialogue, May 28, 2024.
  3. Connie Thiessen, "2025 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees". 2025 Canadian Screen Award Nominees, March 26, 2025.
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