Join Dara MacKay and Austin Deck as they discuss the impact of the 2SLGBTQ+ on the municipal level of politics during the 2025 Calgary Election. In this episode our guest who bridges beyond the binary perspective is the voice of Calgarians! Where Dara and Austin discuss the election and its impact prior to the vote and then reflect based on what Calgarians said at the ballot box.

Join Austin Deck and Dara MacKay in this episode of Beyond the Binary to discuss the intersection between Politics at the Provincial level (with a focus on Alberta, Canada), Pride, and the 2SLGBTQ+ community.

Listen to the experiences of Dara and Austin as they discuss their perceptions and perspectives before they are joined by a very special guest, Alberta's First Two-Spirit Elected Member of The Legislative Assembly, MLA Brooks Arcand- Paul, elected in 2023 to the represent Edmonton - West Henday. MLA Brooks Arcand-Paul shines a light on the experiences of Indigenous Two Spirit culture and provides his experience to help bridge the conversation and move Beyond the Binary.

In this inaugural episode of Beyond the Binary, your hosts Austin and Dara sit down with Emprex 49 Hank E. Code and Empress 49 Nikki Valentino from the Imperial Sovereign Court of the Chinook Arch, The House of Love, Understanding and Whips to talk about how protest shows up during Pride Month and then every other day of the year.