EP04 – Desert Valley Squares
This week on GayPHX, we’re leaning into something we all need a little more of right now: shared joy and real connection.
You’ll hear a conversation with Desert Valley Squares, a Phoenix-based LGBTQ+ square dance club that’s been bringing people together for decades. Not as a performance. Not as nostalgia. But as a way to build chosen family, move your body, laugh a little, and walk into a room where you belong — exactly as you are.
In a time when a lot of people are feeling worn down, this episode is a reminder that joy doesn’t disappear when things feel heavy — it becomes essential. Sometimes it looks like dancing badly and laughing anyway. Sometimes it’s just showing up.
We also share a few ways to connect off the air:
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🎟️ We’re giving away passes to International Bear Convergence
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🎤 We’ve got tickets to see Alec Mapa in Arizona
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🌭 And we’re inviting you to First Friday, February 6, at Roro Dogs — where Amanda The Tax Person™ is buying you a hot dog to help bring the community together (yes, a real Roro Dog)
Thank you for listening.
Thank you for supporting locally owned, community-powered media.
And thank you for being part of GayPHX.
👉 Details, registration, and giveaways at GayPHX.com
🎧 We’ll see you next week — and every day on the stream.