Take Me to the Queers: LGBTQ+ Narratives

Take Me to the Queers: LGBTQ+ Narratives

Explore OTV's rich, intersectional content through these programs that center LGBTQ+ experiences.

Take Me to the Queers: LGBTQ+ Narratives
  • Easy Abby (S2, E13) - Cold Leftovers

    Detective Lydia Banks has to deal with a dysfunctional lesbian couple as they wait in a therapist lobby.

    Featuring Guest Cast: Guinevere Turner, Haviland Stillwell, and Anna Margarita Albelo.

  • Easy Abby (S2, E14) - So Much All the Time

    Abby goes to an ecstasy-fueled party and starts to feel like her old self again. Then Danielle shows up unexpectedly.

    Featuring Guest Cast: Dalila Ali Rajah, Lianna Carrera, Julia Pels, Sapna Kumar, and Amy Dellagiarino.

  • Easy Abby (S2, E15) - Wheels Up

    Eileen’s vintage RV allows for a long-awaited reunion between Abby and Danielle, but will the star-crossed lovers know what to do next?

    Featuring Guest Cast: Mouzam Makkar

  • Roy Kinsey: Mama Said

    Official Video for Roy Kinsey's Juke Skywalker Vol. 1 - Mama Said directed by Connor Weitz.

  • Andrew In Anotherland

    A sprawling cinematic experience that utilizes many Chicago artists and filmmakers spanning generations and styles as an audience ventures through Sa’s subconscious in an unearthly adventure.

  • Melody Set Me Free - Seasons 1-3

    Set in a record label ran by dame diva KK Queen (played by Linzy), Patience O'brien (also played by Linzy) continues her journey of being in love and singing. However, she soon realizes it is not the dream she dreamt.

    Written, directed, edited, produced, and all voices by Kalup Linzy
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  • Two Queens in a Kitchen (Official Trailer)

    Two Queens in a Kitchen is a turn-to-relevance cooking show featuring Chicago’s queens and queers of color discussing family, home, politics, culture, and art while making a healthy snack.

    // FEATURED GUESTS //

    AJ Christian & Elijah McKinnon
    Cqqchifruit & Darling Shear
    Ricardo Gamboa & James ...

  • Two Queens in a Kitchen (S1, E1)

    Elijah McKinnon and Aymar Jean Christian chat about the conception of Open TV and the future of artistic incubation in the digital age while making a frittata and boogie savory toast.

  • Two Queens In a Kitchen (S1, E2)

    Cqqchifruit & Darling Shear chat about the power of a home-cooked meal and the flow of capitalism while making a tostones de Cqqchifruit and Caprese Lox.

  • Two Queens In a Kitchen (S1, E2.2)

    Cqqchifruit & Darling Shear chat about mindfulness and how to combat ‘perfection’ while making a tostones de Cqqchifruit and Caprese​ lox.

  • Two Queens In a Kitchen: (S1, E3)

    Ricardo & James chat about the intersection between art and activism while making melon brochettes and a spicy shrimp cocktail.

  • Two Queens In a Kitchen (S1, E3.2)

    Ricardo & James chat about the movement for Black lives and the media's impact on social activism while making brochettes and a shrimp cocktail.

  • Two Queens In a Kitchen (S1, E4)

    Sam & Kiam chat about the lack of representation in mass media and the power of independently produced content while making a boogie savory toast and a spiced yogurt parfait.

  • Two Queens In a Kitchen: (S1, E4.2)

    Sam & Kiam chat about their hunger for diverse content and how friends become family while making a boogie savory toast and a spiced yogurt parfait.

  • Two Queens In a Kitchen: (S1, E5)

    Roy & MSMRJR chat about political demonstrations vs. protests and creating access to the resources that people need while making a shaved asparagus salad and guacamole. #2QiK

  • Two Queens In a Kitchen: (S1, E5.2)

    Roy & MSMRJR chat about side hustles and the power of releasing oneself from obstacles while making a shaved asparagus salad and guacamole.

  • Two Queens in a Kitchen (S2) - Official Trailer

    Two Queens in a Kitchen (#2QIK), a turn-to-relevance cooking show featuring Chicago’s queens and queers discussing family, home, politics, culture, and art while making a healthy snack. Season Two explores topics like the power of intersectional feminism, how to seek moments of pleasure in hostil...

  • Two Queens in a Kitchen (S2, E1)

    Open TV founder and head of development Aymar Jean Christian and head of marketing Elijah McKinnon chat about the conception of Open TV, claiming space and the future of artistic incubation in the digital age while making a fresh avocado salad and witchy libations.

  • Two Queens In a Kitchen (S2, E4)

    Oli Rodriguez and Felicia Holman chat about how to develop transferable skills, the power of the young mind, and how queer economies impact art and culture while making a Miami salad a fresh berry and shaved coconut salad.

  • Two Queens In a Kitchen (S2, E3)

    Rashaad Hall and Nathaniel Tenenbaum chat about the keeping it real, respecting your self-worth and the importance of diversity within the arts while making overnight oats and strawberry bruschetta.

  • Two Queens In a Kitchen (S2, E2)

    Kristen Kaza and Coriama Couture chat about the power of pleasure and the importance of building a femme future while making banana oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and tossed chicken salad.

  • Two Queens in a Kitchen: Southern Style

    Two Queens in a Kitchen: Southern Style originally was filmed and broadcasted LIVE on Facebook on June 30, 2018.

    Southern Style examines Southern food, borne of the Great Migration, along with the importance of black women and queer people in maintaining these traditions — all hosted E. Patrick...

  • In Real Life: Trailer

    Four millennial best friends stumble their way into adulthood amidst shifting identities, relationships, and questions of what it means to be there for your friends and community.

  • In Real Life: Pilot (S1, E1)

    Four millennial best friends stumble their way into adulthood amidst shifting identities, relationships, and questions of what it means to be there for your friends and community.

    // Cast //
    Liza Summers// Charlie
    William Marquez// Oscar
    Theo Germaine // Cleo
    Marybeth Kram // Erin
    Mimi Rei...