Queer Tech Montreal in the Media

A growing list of our activities featured by third-party publications.

Jason Behrmann, PhD
QueerTech
5 min readJul 30, 2017

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Fourth interview with the Vice-President of Queer Tech MTL on Passion, radio CJAD 800 AM about the sex tech industry and how technology impacts sexuality. Topics covered include legal issues concerning AI-enabled fake porn videos and AI-powered identification of LGBTQ people.

CTV News interviews the Vice-President of Queer Tech MTL about the risks of AI technologies used to make fake digital videos and audio clips. Interview begins at time point 30:01

Radio Canada — Toronto interviews the President of Queer Tech Montreal about promoting diversity in the tech sector and our contributions to the Venture Out conference.

Tourisme Montreal reports on Queer Tech Montreal, showcasing diversity initiatives in the city’s tech sector. Hey digital nomads: come join us when you are in town!

Third interview with the Vice-President of Queer Tech MTL on Passion, radio CJAD 800 AM about the sex tech industry and how technology impacts sexuality. Topics covered include big data, privacy, brain implants, AI, AR and more.

Queer Tech Montreal recognized in 2017 as leading diversity and inclusion initiative in Montreal’s tech sector.

Second interview with the Vice-President of Queer Tech MTL on Passion, radio CJAD 800 AM about public policy and the LGBTQ community, with guests from ACCM and Lesbihonest.

Interview with the Vice-President of Queer Tech MTL on Passion, radio CJAD 800 AM about the sex tech industry and how technology impacts sexuality.

TVA reports on Montreal’s Canada Pride Parade, providing great video coverage of the Queer Tech MTL team in the march.

Le Journal de Montréal highlights Queer Tech MTL’s costumes for the Canada Pride parade (see photo).

Le Journal de Québec highlights Queer Tech MTL’s costumes for the Canada Pride parade (see photo).

Montreal In Technology reports on our Pride Hacks event, with quotes from the President of Queer Tech MTL.

CBC Radio Montreal, Home Run, interviews our Vice-President on our upcoming Pride Hacks event.

LGBT In The City reports in French and English on our upcoming civic engagement and tech empowerment initiative for LGBTQ non-profits and charities: Pride Hacks.

Podcast interview with Vice-President of Queer Tech Montreal on Out Entrepreneur. Topics covered include: what does Queer Tech Montreal do, why we advocate for a more inclusive tech sector, and why we believe that LGBTQ people offer unique perspectives in the world of business.

Interview with the Vice-President of Queer Tech Montreal about the lack of diversity in tech; article written for an audience of students and early-career professionals.

President of Queer Tech Montreal participates in panel discussion at the Venture Out conference for LGBTQ tech entrepreneurs in Toronto.

French-daily newspaper, Métro, covers our group’s diversity and inclusion initiatives in Montreal’s tech sector.

LGBT In The City interviews the organizers of Queer Tech MTL on our event concerning how diversity spurs innovation.

Student journalist reports in the University paper, The Concordian, on her observations from attending our third event.

Business and events blog, DCMTL, covers our event in French and English, Being Your Authentic Self at Work.

Host of our third event, Keatext, publishes company blog article on welcoming Queer Tech MTL members to their office.

Major Montreal tech blog, MTL in Tech, reports on our mandate to promote the hiring of more diverse teams in the tech sector.

CUTV interviews our members following our first speaker event.

Tech reporter from BetaKit reports on our debut speaker event with guest Pholysa Mantryvong.

Tech reporter from BetaKit reports on Queer Tech Montreal’s inauguration and mandate to promote LGBTQ diversity and inclusion in the tech sector.

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Jason Behrmann, PhD
QueerTech

Marketing, communications and ethics specialist in AI & technology. SexTech commentator and radio personality on Passion CJAD800. Serious green thumb and chef.