Ep 157 – Who Bears Wins

Ep 157 – Who Bears Wins

Author: JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities February 2, 2024 Duration: 47:56

Jon and extra special guest Craig are joined by our newst bear title holder, Joenas – Mr Vicbears 2024. Joenas shares with us why he wanted to step up and put his best paw forward to represent his bear community, and what it means to share brotherly love amongts bears.

Special shout out to Scott, Nick, Cam, Morgan, and Mr Congeniality Justin for an incredible comp and doing their community proud. And stepping down, but not forgotten  – our outgoing Mr Vicbears 2023 Jonny who joined us last year for the episodes Ep 117 – Bear In ThereEp 130 – Bear With Us

If you missed it, our episode Ep 142 – Kink Looks Better In Colour unpacks more about racism and people of colour in our kink and fetish community

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Victoria: Vicbears facebook.com/VicBearsInc instagram instagram.com/vicbearsinc and web at vicbears.org.au
South Australia: Bear Men of Adelaide
WA: Bears Perth
NSW: Harbour City Bears – and the Bear Essentials events 18 Feb – 3 March
QLD: BrisBears and QLD Camping Bears

 

 

This episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.

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