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Explore podcast episodes about queer travel, identity abroad, and LGBTQIA+ experiences while living abroad and traveling long-term. Hear stories of building community, finding belonging, and navigating cross-cultural travel as a queer traveler.

Travel can open new possibilities for identity, belonging, and community across cultures. This collection from The Maverick Show highlights queer travel stories from LGBTQIA+ travelers living abroad, traveling long-term, and building lives between cultures. Guests share experiences of coming out abroad, meeting life partners on the road, and celebrating Pride events around the world. Queer digital nomads reflect on how global mobility intersects with identity abroad, and they share tips and resources for finding safe spaces, building community, and discovering belonging while traveling internationally. Together, these conversations offer powerful perspectives on cross-cultural travel, identity, and belonging

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190: Messy Roots, Queer Identity, The Beauty of Wuhan, and Writing a Graphic Memoir While Traveling the World with Laura Gao

Laura Gao takes us on her journey growing up in Wuhan, China, immigrating to the U.S. as a kid, and winding up in a small conservative town in Texas. She opens up about…

147: The Power of Storytelling, Centering BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ Travel Narratives, and Producing Fly Brother with Ernest White II

Ernest White II talks about his parents’ experience growing up in the Jim Crow American South, and then reflects on his upbringing in Jacksonville, Florida, and his desire to travel the world even…

274: The World’s Largest Pride Parade, Shaving Your Head in India, and Riding a Motorcycle Across Vietnam with Dianni Hall

Dianni joins Matt for an afternoon wine sesh. They start talking about the immigrant experience of Dianni’s parents, and Dianni then reflects on her journey embracing her Guatemalan and Puerto Rican heritage, as…

275: Queer Travel Tips and Resources, Palestine Solidarity, and Hosting the “While She’s Away” Podcast with Dianni Hall

This is Part 2 of Matt and Dianni’s afternoon wine sesh. Dianni shares travel tips and resources for Queer digital nomads. She also talks about Queer dating in the digital nomad lifestyle. Next,…

237: LGBTQIA+ Digital Nomad Tips, Empowering 27,000 People to Become Remote Freelancers, and Creating a More Equitable Future of Work with Hannah Dixon

Hanna Dixon takes us on her journey growing up in the UK, traveling the world for 5 years working local jobs like dog mushing in Austria, then becoming a remote freelancer and eventually…

332: Rainbow Remote, Building Community, and How to Become a Location-Independent Freelancer in 5 Days with Hannah Dixon

Learn how to use the skills you already have to become a fully-remote freelancer in 5 days so you can travel the world. Hannah Dixon joins Matt from Guanajuato, Mexico and starts off…

379: Queer Travel & Jewish Anti-Zionism: Cara Laban on Identity, Community & Collective Liberation

Learn how Cara came out as queer while living abroad and built community, belonging, and solidarity with Palestine. In Part 2 of this conversation, Cara Laban reflects on the intersections of queer identity,…

389: Culture-First Travel: Marissa Strang on Egypt, Cuba and Centering Women’s Stories in India

Hear how immersive travel experiences challenged stereotypes and deepened Marissa’s commitment to community-led tourism. Travel creator Marissa Strang shares how immersive travel experiences across Cuba, Egypt, Jordan, Iceland and India shaped her approach…

280: How to Live Free in a Dangerous World and Write a Decolonial Memoir with Shayla Lawson

Learn about black community building across geography & language, challenging the gender binary & decolonizing ourselves. Shayla Lawson joins Matt for a wine night and starts off talking about growing up in Kentucky,…

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