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Download my FREE 'Dick Magnet Subliminal Affirmations' at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://georgelizos.com/dickmagnet⁠⁠⁠In this exciting episode, we sit down with the Nomadic Boys, the dynamic duo behind the ultimate guide to LGBTQ+ travel. They share how their journey as travel bloggers began and how their relationship has flourished on the road. We explore their favorite destinations, including cities and countries that hold a special place in their hearts, and discuss what makes LGBTQ+ travel so unique. Discover their insights into the gay community, what they've learned about themselves through their adventures, and the destinations that surprised them the most. From the sexiest spots to the most underrated and overrated places, they don't hold back! Plus, they spill the tea on where they had the best intimate moments during their travels.ABOUT THE NOMADIC BOYSNomadic Boys has grown to become one of the premier online gay travel resources and has been featured in prominent LGBTQ media around the world including Gay Times, Attitude, Gaycities as well as other non-gay-specific publications like Lonely Planet, The New York Times, The Guardian, and The Huffington Post.Out In The World book: https://a.co/d/ecfIlto Website: https://nomadicboys.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomadicboys/CONNECT WITH ME Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/georgelizos/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://georgelizos.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@iamgeorgelizos⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Group: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.yourspiritualtoolkit.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MY BOOKS Be The Guru: ⁠⁠⁠https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1TtCjLightworkers Gotta Work: ⁠⁠⁠https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1TmKfProtect Your Light: ⁠⁠⁠https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1TmJdSecrets of Greek Mysticism: ⁠⁠⁠https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1uPvrAncient Manifestation Secrets: https://2ly.link/1zCVg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An award winning independent music artist, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist, music producer and videographer, this London based creative grew up in Nottingham UK. Self taught on piano and guitar, he was to discover a love for fully crafting his own material from conception to production and everything in between. Solidifying his skills at Paul McCartney's Performing Arts Institute LIPA in Liverpool, saw him write two musicals and record his first solo album before arriving in London to pursue long held musical dreams. As an ever evolving queer artist with inspirational pop icons surcharging his self expression, the big city in the early naughties proved a resistant force in his honest lyrics and themes gaining any commercial appeal. And so, shunning the corporate cats with a firm belief that art comes from a place of truth, he did it his way, retaining creative control by launching his own record label - Young Lust Records, learning the music biz from the ground up. Having carved a niche with his own brand of queer themed rock music and videos, exciting collaborations and projects soon followed, along with a strong online audience and international fan base garnering millions of YouTube views and viral videos, capturing the supportive eye of much loved English actor, broadcaster, writer, comedian and director Stephen Fry. Combining elements of rock, punk, alternative, pop and visual storytelling with a theatrical flair, his songs are candid in dealing with the joys, pains and experiences of gay identity. As an LGBTQ+ advocate and activist his expressions are unashamedly positive and celebratory with humorous yet acerbic commentary on institutional homophobia within the entertainment industry. Quirky, heart-warming and political. Fifteen years and four studio albums deep, his work has involved an international roster of film directors, illustrators and visual artists to bring his stories to life with an award winning debut album Not Thinking Straight and follow up Cover Boy co-produced with Mark Crew of Bastille and Rag n Bone Man credits, and has had his work featured in Gay Times, Attitude and Out Magazines. Alongside further nods from actor Tom Hiddleston, LGBtQ+ activist Peter Tatchell & legendary songwriter and producer Jim Steinman. With his latest album Tales of Queer Suburbia set for release in early 2025, this is someone making waves in the wonderful world of queer.

Today on the show, we recognise love as "Universal, regardless of identity and sexuality." Valérie Jardin's ONE LOVE is a new black-and-white photography project in America celebrating the LGBTQ+ community, aiming to inspire greater understanding and acceptance, sharing stories of love in its most authentic form.  Lydia Robinson's 'Queer Love' started as a passion project based around queer relationships and documenting couples in the UK. Through this series, Lydia aimed to show a more intimate and personal insight into LGBTQ+ relationships and how they are no different than cisgender heteronormative partnerships. She is recognised as an emerging talent by many publications, including Gay Times. Also, from the mailbag J. Reed Gidez is living my dream on Route 66, Shiraz Chanawala has started making 30,000 step walks finding the therapeutic process of photography both mentally and physically, our man in Finland, Pekka introduces us to Harry Potter-like wizardry to rescue lost digital files and a NEW assignment courtesy of the photojournalist Peter Dench lays in wait for you as we're now in December. Links to all guests and features will be on the showpage, my sincere thanks to MPB who sponsor this show and the Extra Milers without whom we wouldn't be walking each week. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available here.

Tag Warner, a Forbes 30 under 30 honouree, is a proven game changer in the industry. After becoming CEO of GAY TIMES at the age of 24, Tag has overseen some impressive changes within the company and overcome some ‘healthy scepticism' at the start of his tenure. His considered and forward-thinking approach to elevating the brand, and collaborations with LGBTQ+ people that he continues to listen to and learn from, has made GAY TIMES one of the most trusted and recognised queer media companies in the world. A self-described introvert, Tag's diary is usually flooded with meetings, travelling, press events and so on, which Tag admits keeps him in a steady state of 'performance mode'. In this episode we discuss what makes Tag so highly motivated, how essential alone time is to reset, and whether people even recognise you when you're not in that mode they expect of you. 

“I thought Dave Davies of the Kinks was a girl. When I discovered he was a boy, that's when I got interested.” Jon's an old friend of the podcast and the author of some highly regarded and influential books about pop and its repercussions, ‘England's Dreaming' and ‘1966: the Year The Decade Exploded' among them. His latest is ‘The Secret Public: How LGBTQ Performers Shaped Popular Culture 1955-1979' which looks at five particular moments and the pivotal people in the mix at the time. We couldn't recommend it more highly and cover seven decades in this conversation, stopping off at … … how “homosexuality was a career-killer” until Bowie's spectacular Melody Maker interview in 1972. … new male identities - Valentino, Nureyev, Sinatra and the “subversive” stage act of Johnnie Ray. … does pop drive change or reflect it? … Andrew Loog Oldham, Kit Lambert, Simon Napier-Bell and the supposed “gay managers mafia” and how Oldham used camp as a weapon. … Dusty Springfield and the Gateway Club. … how Brian Epstein invented a new type of manager. ... Andy Warhol at the Factory, pop art, the launch of the Velvet Underground and his jukebox time-capsule of ‘60s gay pop taste. … was Tom Robinson the first out gay British pop star? … Mary Whitehouse v the Gay Times. … the Clash (“hurt, vulnerable boys”), Siouxsie, Poly Styrene, the Slits, Vic Godard and punk's other new stage identities. Order ‘the Secret Public' here …https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Public-Resistance-Popular-1955-1979/dp/0571358373 … and Jon's 2-CD soundtrack here …https://www.roughtrade.com/en-gb/product/various/jon-savages-the-secret-public-how-the-lgbtq-aesthetic-shaped-pop-culture-1955-1979?channable=409d9269640032313931333434ec&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwvIWzBhAlEiwAHHWgvQetjeRXO03PVnpFYq75PMG_pmDd42hKBO8VytbDerJqZw3ycIY7pxoCFxIQAvD_BwE#cd-x2Find out more about how you can help us to keep the conversation going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“I thought Dave Davies of the Kinks was a girl. When I discovered he was a boy, that's when I got interested.” Jon's an old friend of the podcast and the author of some highly regarded and influential books about pop and its repercussions, ‘England's Dreaming' and ‘1966: the Year The Decade Exploded' among them. His latest is ‘The Secret Public: How LGBTQ Performers Shaped Popular Culture 1955-1979' which looks at five particular moments and the pivotal people in the mix at the time. We couldn't recommend it more highly and cover seven decades in this conversation, stopping off at … … how “homosexuality was a career-killer” until Bowie's spectacular Melody Maker interview in 1972. … new male identities - Valentino, Nureyev, Sinatra and the “subversive” stage act of Johnnie Ray. … does pop drive change or reflect it? … Andrew Loog Oldham, Kit Lambert, Simon Napier-Bell and the supposed “gay managers mafia” and how Oldham used camp as a weapon. … Dusty Springfield and the Gateway Club. … how Brian Epstein invented a new type of manager. ... Andy Warhol at the Factory, pop art, the launch of the Velvet Underground and his jukebox time-capsule of ‘60s gay pop taste. … was Tom Robinson the first out gay British pop star? … Mary Whitehouse v the Gay Times. … the Clash (“hurt, vulnerable boys”), Siouxsie, Poly Styrene, the Slits, Vic Godard and punk's other new stage identities. Order ‘the Secret Public' here …https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Public-Resistance-Popular-1955-1979/dp/0571358373 … and Jon's 2-CD soundtrack here …https://www.roughtrade.com/en-gb/product/various/jon-savages-the-secret-public-how-the-lgbtq-aesthetic-shaped-pop-culture-1955-1979?channable=409d9269640032313931333434ec&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwvIWzBhAlEiwAHHWgvQetjeRXO03PVnpFYq75PMG_pmDd42hKBO8VytbDerJqZw3ycIY7pxoCFxIQAvD_BwE#cd-x2Find out more about how you can help us to keep the conversation going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“I thought Dave Davies of the Kinks was a girl. When I discovered he was a boy, that's when I got interested.” Jon's an old friend of the podcast and the author of some highly regarded and influential books about pop and its repercussions, ‘England's Dreaming' and ‘1966: the Year The Decade Exploded' among them. His latest is ‘The Secret Public: How LGBTQ Performers Shaped Popular Culture 1955-1979' which looks at five particular moments and the pivotal people in the mix at the time. We couldn't recommend it more highly and cover seven decades in this conversation, stopping off at … … how “homosexuality was a career-killer” until Bowie's spectacular Melody Maker interview in 1972. … new male identities - Valentino, Nureyev, Sinatra and the “subversive” stage act of Johnnie Ray. … does pop drive change or reflect it? … Andrew Loog Oldham, Kit Lambert, Simon Napier-Bell and the supposed “gay managers mafia” and how Oldham used camp as a weapon. … Dusty Springfield and the Gateway Club. … how Brian Epstein invented a new type of manager. ... Andy Warhol at the Factory, pop art, the launch of the Velvet Underground and his jukebox time-capsule of ‘60s gay pop taste. … was Tom Robinson the first out gay British pop star? … Mary Whitehouse v the Gay Times. … the Clash (“hurt, vulnerable boys”), Siouxsie, Poly Styrene, the Slits, Vic Godard and punk's other new stage identities. Order ‘the Secret Public' here …https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Public-Resistance-Popular-1955-1979/dp/0571358373 … and Jon's 2-CD soundtrack here …https://www.roughtrade.com/en-gb/product/various/jon-savages-the-secret-public-how-the-lgbtq-aesthetic-shaped-pop-culture-1955-1979?channable=409d9269640032313931333434ec&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwvIWzBhAlEiwAHHWgvQetjeRXO03PVnpFYq75PMG_pmDd42hKBO8VytbDerJqZw3ycIY7pxoCFxIQAvD_BwE#cd-x2Find out more about how you can help us to keep the conversation going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A stroppy brat, a chocolate log and the cover of the Gay Times. I'm sorry BUT, it's Jack Rooke! This week Kathy is joined by author and writer of Big Boys, Jack Rooke.  To get the best discount off your NordVPN plan - go to https://nordvpn.com/wheretheresawill Want the episodes ad free AND extra content from Kathy? 6 Feet Under steps away from fantasy and rifles through your real funeral tales. Head to wheretheresawilltheresawake.com to subscribe. AND If you've got a story for us, send it over to kathy@deathpodcast.com. A Sony Music Entertainment production.   Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts  To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stuart Linden Rhodes is the photographer behind the @linden_archives, a fascinating record of queer nightlife in the UK's north.   During the pandemic, I start finding photos in my Instagram feed showing legends like Lily Savage, Su Pollard, and a pre-Spice Mel B, alongside a host of gay clubbers and allies dancing on sticky floors and tearing up the night. Like many others, it felt like I had a window into an era I completely understood, but hadn't directly taken part in myself.Stuart was a school teacher by day and a photographer by night, commissioned by publications like Gay Times to document queer nocturnal activity across the North and Midlands of England. The negatives gathered dust in storage until the pandemic, when the world finally found them. We discuss music by Candi Staton, Bette Midler, and the Pet Shop Boys. You can purchase Stuart's first book, Out & About with Linden, right here.  Listen to all previous guest choices in one handy Spotify playlist, Selections from Tracks of Our Queers and follow the pod on Instagram.Support the showHelp keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.

On November 9th, The Telegraph published an opinion piece by writer Brendan O'Neill titled, 'Queers for Palestine must have a death wish'. In today's episode, Ell and Mary answer: no we don't. Palestinian liberation is a queer issue. Here's why. Support alQaws for for Sexual & Gender Diversity in Palestinian Society: http://alqaws.org/support-us OXSID interview with Dr Sa'ed Atshan: https://soundcloud.com/oxsidorg/a-discussion-of-queer-palestine-and-the-empire-of-critique-with-dr-saed-atshan GAY TIMES interview with Dr Atshan: https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/why-the-lgbtq-community-should-care-about-palestine/ Buy Mary's Queer Xmas cards: https://www.lifeofbi.co.uk/xmas-cardshttps://www.lifeofbi.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

T. Kyle and Bradley give a shout out to ‘American Idol' alum Kimberley Locke and discuss the very LO-coded Mighty Hoopla lineup, including Rita Ora, Countess Luann and about a million other favorites, @the_petshopboy's Housewives as NYC Gay Bars thread, Bebe Rexha covering Britney and reading ‘The Woman in Me,' Madonna's producers all gathering at “Celebration Tour,” High Fashion Editorial! featuring Mariah Carey's Christmas concert launch and impromptu “Mop Song,” her new Holiday Barbie with Mattel, Slayyyter for ‘Gay Times,' Hunter Schafer eating the ‘Hunger Games' carpets, Cassie for Ford Models (and more about her lawsuit in the After Show), TikTok Talk featuring Corporate Erin and JadenWilliamsGaming, Lady Gaga's “Heavy Metal Lover” is trending, new music from T. Kyle, BOY2K, Kaskade, Pinkpantheress, Shygirl and Tate McRae. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

T. Kyle and Bradley discuss the latest breaking Rih-ports of a Rihanna comeback (allegedly), Madonna kicking off the ‘Celebration Tour,' High Fashion Editorial! featuring Julia Fox for ‘Gay Times' and on stage with Madonna and Drew Barrymore, Christina Aguilera on Jimmy Kimmel, questions about Britney's memoir, Kylie Minogue in collaboration with Jean Paul Gaultier and Jimmy Choo, Lady Gaga's rock chick looks and Rolling Stones concert cameo and Gaga En Español for Bad Bunny on ‘SNL,' TikTok Talk featuring the Rat Subway Tracker, Luann meeting gays in the park bumming cigarettes, store-bought pesto, Trisha Paytas as Ice Spice, new music from Charli XCX and Sam Smith, Snakehips remixing Britney, Jazzy, Slayyyter and Taylor Swift. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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It's another week of celebrating Pride month as H. Alan Scott/Sadie Pines and Kerri Doherty continue breaking down the most iconic queer moments and episodes of The Golden Girls! This week they're watching "Strange Bedfellows," where they discuss the treatment of a trans character, the unfortunate sex-shaming of Blanche, and what a newspaper might look like if Rose Nylund were Editor in Chief. Watch Bea Arthur's British interview with Gay Times: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsXb-dwLaIY&t=117s&ab_channel=FromCulttillCamp Be the first to learn about tickets for our upcoming live show! https://www.outonthelanai.com/live For more Golden Girls greatness, visit OutOnTheLanai.com and follow us at... instagram.com/OutOnTheLanaiOfficial facebook.com/GoldenGirlsPodcast twitter.com/GoldenGirlsPod FOLLOW H. ALAN SCOTT/SADIE PINES... instagram.com/SadiePines instagram.com/HAlanScott linktr.ee/HAlanScott FOLLOW KERRI DOHERTY... instagram.com/squidsy twitter.com/SquidEatSquid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we're joined by professional hairstylist James Catalano to learn more about the pathway to getting into hairstyling, his journey navigating the industry, the value of having an agency, and what he's learned along the way.Follow James on Instagram: @jamescatalanohair[About this week's guest]James Catalano is a professional hairstylist with over a decade of experience in the industry. James works with all hair types and textures across Advertising/Commercial, Editorial, and Beauty. His work has been featured globally in press such as  ELLE, Vanity Fair, Vogue Russia, GQ, ES, Hunger, Gay Times, Black Beauty, Clam, and Volt. Experienced with celebrity clientele including Celeste, Jodie Turner-Smith, Snoh Alegra, Olivia Palermo and Jourdan Dunn. Commercial Clients include: Nike, Gucci, Adidas, Dove, American Express, Bacardi, Captain Morgan, John Hardy, JD Sports,Tinder, Bumble, Alizeé, Lee Cooper,  Curlformers, Denham, and Sleek.Follow on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok @coilscashcultureSign up to our mailing list at www.coilscashculture.com

To coincide with Eurovision season, we bring you a special episode, in which we compare and contrast six Eurovision runners-up from six decades, exactly ten years apart. Who will tickle your fancy? Will it be the Swiss chanson, the worldwide hit from Spain, Israel's singer before she got "world music" credibility, the United Kingdom's game showbiz hoofer, Belgium's dark horse "tone poem", or Azerbaijan's perspex box? In DJ Trev's absence, Eurovision expert (and former Eurovision correspondent for Gay Times and Attitude) Chris Higgins joins Mike Atkinson and Nick Parkhouse to take a detailed deep dive into six decades of the world's biggest music show.(Please note that Chris was battling significant audio problems during this recording, so despite painstaking post-production repairs, his contributions aren't as sonically HQ as we would have liked.)YouTube playlist // Spotify playlist // extra tracks & bonus bitsTo join in with the voting, please submit your 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites, plus your "most bad and hated" selection, to:Patreon // Twitter: @whichdecadetops // Facebook // whichdecadeistops@gmail.comThe voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Wednesday 17th May 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Réveillez vous, cette semaine on parle d'une justicière qui a des rêves plein la tête : Nia Nal alias Dreamer de Supergirl et DC Comics. Une vraie lueur d'espoir, Nia a toujours rêvé d'être reporter et a toujours rêvé de justice. Ce qu'elle avait pas prévu par contre c'était d'hériter de narcolepsie et des pouvoirs familiaux de rêves prémonitoires dont elle a jamais voulu. On revient sur son histoire, sur comment elle est devenue une super-héroïne et comment elle est toujours en train d'apprendre à en être une. Sur sa confiance en qui elle est versus sa confiance en ses capacités. Sur son statut de première super-héroïne trans dans son histoire et dans notre monde à nous. Et on se pose aussi des questions sur est-ce que le déjà vu c'est un rêve prémonitoire ? Est-ce qu'on a déjà vu le futur ? Et comment c'est possible qu'on ait fait le même rêve pendant des années sans le savoir ? Merci à Jayhan (@JayhanOfficial) pour les super intro et outro ! Tu peux nous suivre sur tous les réseaux : @codexespod et aussi nous laisser une note et un commentaire sympa si tu veux. Force et amour. Ressources : - "30 years later, DC Comics' first transgender superhero is still the genre's best" article (en anglais) sur Kate Godwin/Coagula, la première super-héroïne trans de DC Comics, de Jessica Crets pour Polygon. 2022 https://www.polygon.com/23269050/dc-comics-trans-supehero-doom-patrol-rachel-pollack-coagula-kate-godwin - "Supergirl star Nicole Maines is the real-life trans hero the world needs" interview (en anglais) de Nicole Maines par Daniel Megarry pour Gay Times. https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/amplify/supergirl-star-nicole-maines-is-the-real-life-trans-hero-the-world-needs/ - "Supergirl's Nia Nal Is the Trans Superhero I Need" article (en anglais) de Drew Burnett Gregory pour Autostraddle. 2018 https://www.autostraddle.com/supergirls-nia-nal-is-the-trans-superhero-i-need-436902/ - Supergirl Everywhere / Meet Nia de Blake Neely et Daniel James Chan, morceau de la BO de Supergirl joué à la fin de l'épisode. - It's Gonna Be Me de NSYNC joué à la fin de l'épisode.

On episode 56, Greg is joined by actor, singer, and Drag Race UK Season 3 Star ELLA VADAY!!!Ella Vaday aka Nick Collier, Is an English Drag Queen, film, TV and theatre actor. The self-proclaimed “drag beast from the East” made history on the TV global franchise becoming the only queen to win four challenges and never place in the bottom!Ella Vaday has become renowned as a strong voice of expression for many young individuals within the LGBTQ+ community. Nick & Ella Vaday have become a strong advocate encouraging their followers to lead with their individuality.Ella Vaday is well known in the press appearing in, The sun, Gay Times, The Mirror, The Daily Mail, Hello Magazine, Independent mag, Metro and much more.CONNECT WITH ELLA VADAYWebsite - Instagram - Twitter - FacebookSUPPORT THIS SHOW

With a rise in homophobia in football, talkSPORT has partnered with EE and the @Gay_Times to host a round table to discuss the problems in the game and how we all have a role to play to help stamp it out.Former England striker Lianne Sanderson is joined by Premier League winner Joe Cole, England's most capped player Fara Williams, Carl Fearn from the Gay Gooners and Chris Paouros from the Proud Lillywhites.The team are also joined by Adelaide United FC defender Josh Cavallo, who came out as gay in October 2021. He shares his experiences after becoming the first openly gay male footballer playing professional top-flight football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I am joined by international man of queer mystery and CEO of Gay Times, Tag Warner. Gay Times has become a vital mouthpiece for LGBTQ+ life and culture since Tag took over. We talk about his role as the new LGBTQ+ Miranda Priestley, Tag's previous career at the British Airways check-in desk and why LGBTQ+ people love aviation so much. Plus, is Tag running for office?? Press play to find out x

This week I am joined by international man of queer mystery and CEO of Gay Times, Tag Warner. Gay Times has become a vital mouthpiece for LGBTQ+ life and culture since Tag took over. We talk about his role as the new LGBTQ+ Miranda Priestley, Tag's previous career at the British Airways check-in desk and why LGBTQ+ people love aviation so much. Plus, is Tag running for office?? Press play to find out x

We're dedicating this installment of AYA to YA/Middle-Grade author Ellen Wittlinger, who passed in away in November 2022. In this episode, Kate Pritchard will offer some memories of her mom and give us a timeline of LGBTQIA+ books for young people. We'll are share our picks for Queer YA books, as well as mentioning what we've been consuming lately and what we're looking forward to next. (With a slight detour to discuss how we feel about reading sequels.) Titles, Authors, and Other Related Info From This Episode: “LGBTQ Children's Books,” a timeline by the Ohio University Libraries: https://libguides.library.ohio.edu/LGBTQchildbks/timeline. Smith, Richard. “Behind the Story - Section 28.” Gay Times, February 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20150204120913/http://www.gaytimes.co.uk/Magazine/InThisIssue.aspx?articleid=3489§ionid=650. “Jenny Lives With Eric and Martin - February 2021.” Special Collections (blog), Newcastle University, 22 February 2021. https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/speccoll/2021/02/22/jenny-lives-with-eric-and-martin-february-2021/. Gershon, Livia. “Queer YA: The Early Decades.” JSTOR Daily, 17 December 2021. https://daily.jstor.org/queer-ya-the-early-decades/. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/90990-obituary-ellen-wittlinger.html https://www.bookpage.com/interviews/8577-john-green-david-levithan-ya/ https://www.ala.org/rt/rrt/award/stonewall/honored https://glbtrt.ala.org/rainbowbooks/ https://lambdaliterary.org/awards/lammys-directory-1988-present/ “Boys Run the Riot” by Keito Gaku, volume 1 at Parnassus Books. https://www.nagoyaisnotboring.com/geisha-nagoya-meigiren/ https://www.tokyoweekender.com/art_and_culture/japanese-culture/no-women-kabuki-theater-japan/ Princess Knight by Osamu Tezuka at Parnassus Books. Thorn, Rachel (Matt). “Girls And Women Getting Out Of Hand: The Pleasure And Politics Of Japan's Amateur Comics Community”. Online at Academia. ‘American Born Chinese' Stages ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once' Reunion, by Meaghan Darwish.https://www.tvinsider.com/1077101/american-born-chinese-premiere-date-photos-michelle-yeoh-ke-huy-quan/ Tales of a Seventh Grade Lizard Boy by Jonathan Hill Camp by L.C. Rosen Where Darkness Blooms by Andrea Hannah

In this episode of Dem Bois Podcast, I sit down with poet, filmmaker, community builder, and coach, Cairo Nevitt. We have an amazing conversation about how he navigated his transition journey, the importance of a strong support system, advice for parenting children who are trans, and so much more.We talk:How the name Cairo chose him - 4:30The film project that introduced him to different trans stories - 9:56How he came out to his mom and family - 15:52The work Cairo does for trans youth - 20:20Advice to parents of trans youth - 27:06The global climate for trans folks - 35:26Click here for transcript!Read more about Cairo in his bio below:Cairo was the Britains first Openly Transgender man to be featured in a mainstream Fitness Magazine in 2018 (Muscle & Fitness UK). He was featured in the Channel 4 The Making Of Documentary series (2018). He has been the face of multiple international campaigns as the face of Absolut Vodka - ( Equal Love) & Starbucks (What's your name campaign) + Libresse (period insomnia campaign.)  He has been featured in many magazines over the years including Gay Times, and walked for London Queer Fashion Show. Outside of His creative work, he is a personal trainer and lifestyle coach. Currently the Head Coach of the transgender charity NOT A PHASE - delivering their most successful program to date: MISFITS., promoting fitness & wellness classes for trans adults to have access to exercise. Cairo has been a guest speaker and participated in the NIKE training app - championing trans & non-binary fitness.  IG: @cairo_leon Episode References:Cairo was a recipient of Point of Pride's Annual Trans Surgery Fund Cairo's GoFundMe here - Get Cairo a trans athlete to the stageResources:Trans Lifeline Hotline (peer support phone service run by trans people for trans and questioning peers) Trans Lifeline is a grassroots hotline offering direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis. For the trans community, by the trans community.Call 877-565-8860CAN (877) 330-6366Visit: https://translifeline.org/hotline/The Trevor Project (provides 24/7 crisis support services to LGBTQ young people) If you are thinking about harming yourself get immediate support. Connect to a crisis counselor 24/7, 365 days a year, from anywhere in the U.S. It is 100% confidential, and 100% freeCall 866-488-7386 or text 678678Chat online: http://www.thetrevorproject.org/section/get-helpIG @trevorproject SAGE LGBTQ+ Elder Hotline (connects LGBTQ+ older people who want to talk with friendly responders who are ready to listen)Call 877-360-LGBT (5428)Visit: htAre you enjoying the Dem Bois Podcast? Donate today to help support the cost of production and the honorarium we pay our guests for their time. All donations are tax-deductible. Click here!Donate to Dem Bois via Amazon Smile here! Donate to support our 2023 Gender Affirming Surgery Grant Fund here!

Meg Talks with good friend BAFTA award winner Aiwan Obinyan @aiwanobinyan Peeps, we have a well seasoned podcast player on the couch this week. Go check out Ai Ai Studio @aiai.studios. Through film, music,  theatre and sound engineering Aiwan has built up a solid  respectable wrap sheet  as a creative. Having worked with Vice, Gay Times, UK Black Pride, Gal Dem, BBC and Amazon Prime. It is always a conversational turn up when podcasters link up. I promise you peeps, your going to love this one: - Faith, Queerness & Podcasting - Cancel Culture vs Free Speech - Building a media production company - Podcasting at UK Black Pride IG @megtalksonline

Today's guest is an award-winning writer, activist, Ted Talk speaker, cultural commentator, model, and author of In Their Shoes. Talk about a multi-hyphenate! They have written for The Independent, Gay Times, British GQ, and Cosmopolitan, and were named as one of London's most influential people in the storytelling category. Within their activist work they have campaigned for non-binary and trans rights within the UK government, and appeared on BBC London, Sky News and ITV discussing topical news surrounding the trans and non binary community in a tireless effort to forward the discourse and championing LGBTQ+ rights. Jamie Windust, it is a true privilege and pleasure to have you on the podcast! Watch Jamie's Tedtalk here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-feXLvBscc And buy 'In Their Shoes' here - https://gayprideshop.co.uk/products/in-their-shoes-navigating-non-binary-life-book?variant=32820130709558&gclid=Cj0KCQjw1vSZBhDuARIsAKZlijQC5S7QNt2Qc4AbrOiQgX4ZD5rRhgwl-_geoiBAOGBwRiF0AGD6WnEaAukiEALw_wcB #nonbinary #transactivist #activism #intheirshoes

Today on Blended we have a really special story to share - one of resilience, displacement through war, love and powerful solo parenting. You might know Ellie Prohan as the Queen of all things Hip Hop. She's a hugely popular club DJ and regular collaborator with both Apple Music and Gay Times. Joining Ellie today is her amazing Mum Sonia - who as you'll hear - with her girls, had to flee war in the Middle East and seek asylum in England. Ellie and Sonia have supported each other through so much and it's a powerful message of strength, resilience, love and also acceptance! Blended family, Blended sexuality, Blended cultures! To become a part of the Blended community follow @Blended on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When it comes to representation in media, we all have various actors, musicians and artists we point to for when we first felt seen and represented. When it comes to publishing, it's vital that various voices are heard and reflected, especially LGBTQ+ experiences.LGBTQ+ publication Gay Times has been around since 1974 shaping various LGBTQ+ narratives and shedding light on many issues and concerns many LGBTQ+ people faced in the UK and around the world. Now, the publication is here to remind people that pop culture and fashion is not all that their audience cares about, but also politics and other topics that are happening within the community and around them.On this episode of Young Influentials, Gay Times' CEO Tag Warner joins Adweek digital editor and host Colin Daniels to discuss the history of Gay Times, its agency GT Group and how LGBTQ+ publishing is changing.Share your thoughts with me at @colmeetsworld.Subscribe to Young Influentials on your favorite podcast platform!You can listen and subscribe to all of Adweek's podcasts by visiting adweek.com/podcasts.Stay updated on all things Adweek Podcast Network by following us on Twitter: @adweekpodcasts.And if you have a question or suggestions for the show, send us an email at podcast@adweek.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does gay still have a place? Are our queer spaces safe? What does the future look like for queer spaces? Join us for a special conversation with Gay Bar author Jeremy Atherton on the state of the gay bar. San Francisco is a safe haven for queer identifying folk but this is not the same for spaces outside our bubble. Let's find out what's going on within our nation and internationally as well. About the Speaker: About Jeremy Atherton: An Asian-American essayist based in Los Angeles and East Sussex, England. Jeremy studied playwriting at UCLA then held an editing position in San Francisco but preferred to self-publish blogs and zines of indiscreet observations. He later settled in the UK where he completed the Writing MA at the Royal College of Art. Jeremy has contributed to the Times Literary Supplement, the Guardian, The White Review, ArtReview, The Face, Index, GQ, W, Literary Hub, Elephant, Little Joe, Fantastic Man, Tinted Window, Artforum and the Yale Review, for which he was named a finalist for the National Magazine Award in Essays and Criticism. Jeremy's debut book Gay Bar (2021) is a personal response to the demise of LGBT venues and was partly inspired by the Frank Ocean lyric: “Here's to the gay bar you took me to. Here's when I realized you talk so much more than I do.” The book went on to be selected as a Book of the Year by critics at the New York Times, NPR, Artforum, Gay Times and Vogue. It received the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography. About Gay Bar: Strobing lights and dark rooms, drag queens on counters, first kisses, last call; the gay bar has long been a place of solidarity and sexual expression. Now they are closing, a cultural demolition that has Jeremy Atherton Lin wondering: Could this spell the end of gay identity as we know it? In prose as exuberant as a hit of poppers and dazzling as a disco ball, the author embarks on a transatlantic tour of the hangouts that marked his life, with each club, pub and dive revealing itself to be a palimpsest of queer history. Gay Bar time-travels from Hollywood nights in the 1970's to a warren of cruising tunnels built beneath London in the 1770's; from chichi bars in the wake of AIDS to today's fluid queer spaces; through glory holes, into Crisco-slicked dungeons and down San Francisco alleys. Jeremy charts police raids and riots, posing and passing out—and a chance encounter one restless night that would change his life forever. The journey that emerges is a stylish and nuanced inquiry into the link between place and identity, inviting us to go beyond Stonewall and enter the underground. Elegiac, randy and sparkling with wry wit, Gay Bar is at once a serious critical inquiry, a love story and an epic night out to remember.

Darkwah Kyei-Darkwah is a Non-Binary Multi-Disciplinary Artist, Content Creator and Presenter. Darkwah has also worked with Gay Times where they were Fashion Editor, as well as FGUK, Noctis Magazine, The Perfect and has been featured in Hunger Magazine, AZ Magazine & Attitude. Their word of the day is THRIVING. CONNECT WITH DARKWAH: I: @hausofdarkwah #AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fox Fisher is an award winning content creator, whose art has billions of views around the world. Fox writes and illustrates their own books, runs a media company, My Genderation, and creates illustrations for media platforms such as the Guardian, Metro, iNews and Gay Times. Their word of the day is THEY. CONNECT WITH FOX: T: @theFoxFisher I: @thefoxfisher #AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The LGBTQ+ publication has carved out 4m social media followers, catering to audiences who have been historically let down by the press. But being online also makes them a target of abuse and trolling

In the latest episode of Life in Food, I speak to The Fake-Up author Justin Myers about Food and Dating. For the best part of a decade, Justin was an anonymous blogger who went under the pseudonym of The Guyliner, writing about his experiences of dating. After five years writing for the Gay Times, he now has a weekly column for GQ and has written articles on everything from dick pics and dating green flags to a handy guide to whether you're giving your partner the ick. In 2017, he outed himself as Justin Myers in order to publish his first novel, The Last Romeo, before going on to write two more novels and being dubbed 'the master of the modern romcom'. Our discussion covers everything from the best and worst foods to eat on a first date to the gentrification of working class foods and the issues with food and class.About Justin Myers: Perhaps best known for his Guardian Blind Date reviews, Justin is a freelance journalist who writes about love, dating and other topics under the name The Guyliner. He is the author of three novels including The Last Romeo, The Magnificent Sons and The Fake-Up, and he was also a script consultant for the BBC adaptation of Adam Kay's non-fiction book This Is Going to Hurt. Justin grew up in Shipley, West Yorkshire, and now lives in London. Buy Justin's latest novel The Fake-Up.Follow Justin on Twitter @theguyliner.Follow Justin on Instagram @theguyliner.Visit Justin's website.About the host: Laura Price is a multilingual journalist who travels the world writing about restaurants. A proud Yorkshire lass at heart, she spent several years in Latin America before settling in London with her two cats. Her first novel, Single Bald Female, is inspired by her experience of being diagnosed with breast cancer at 29. A novelist by day and a food writer by night, Laura combines her two passions into this podcast, bringing out powerful stories of survival and healing in a language that everyone understands – food.Pre-order Single Bald Female.Visit Laura's website.Follow Laura on Instagram @laurapricewrites.Follow Laura on Twitter @laurapricewrite.Life in Food is hosted, produced and edited by Laura Price. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Darren Scott is editor of SFX, the world's most successful sci-fi, fantasy and horror magazine. Approaching three decades of success, it is the market leader - and takes in films and comics, as well as games. Darren previously wrote for The Guardian and The Independent; and spent 10 years as editor of Gay Times, the largest, longest-running and most-recognised LGBTQ+ media brand. In this in-depth interview, Darren explains how there was no such thing as a typical week for him before the pandemic - and shares his pleasure at different aspects of his role as editor slowly returning to their in-person forms; takes us behind the scenes - walking us through a complete timeline of bringing an issue from initial ideas to print; and discusses how they retain their “old school fanbase” that have supported them for nearly 30 years through keeping the physical magazine copy, whilst also developing their presence online and on social media.

Non-binary drag artist, writer, director and ‘femme vers top' ShayShay joins Leo as special cabaret guest with expert input from academic Jacob Bloomfield, honorary research fellow at the University of Kent.The artefact of the episode is a page of personal ads from the Gay Times in 1984, sparking fascinating chats about trends in self-labelling, the challenges of online dating and a show-stopping performance by ShayShay inspired by poems on grindr.Leo Skilbeck is a writer/director/creator for stage and screen and the artistic director of Milk Presents. Their work spans a decade of queer performance making, and they are co-creator of TRANS FILTH AND JOY, a large scale cabaret made with Trans Creative. For theatre their work includes cabaret Chekhov THE BEAR/ THE PROPOSAL (Young Vic), drag king play JOAN (winner of Off West End Award, Fringe First Award), and Associate Director on FUN HOME (Young Vic).ShayShay (they/them) is a Japanese/Irish non-binary writer, director, performer and co-founder of ‘The Bitten Peach,' a gender-diverse Pan-Asian artist collective. ShayShay's work spans across theatre, queer cabaret and shows for children and families with a mission to represent and empower queer audiences, specifically trans folk & queer Asians.Jacob Bloomfield is a Zukunftskolleg Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Konstanz and an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Kent. Jacob is currently in the process of completing his first book, Drag. A British History, and is also working on a separate book project about the career and legacy of musician Little Richard.Links She Wants a Dog Milk Presents Museum of Transology Bishopsgate Institute ShayShay Royal Vauxhall Tavern

GAY TIMES' iconic award show is BACK, celebrating queer trailblazers in full force for the first time since 2019 after last year's virtual event.Headliners Rina Sawayama and The Blessed Madonna will take the stage at SKITTLES® GAY TIMES Honours delivered by Gorillas THIS FRIDAY 19TH NOVEMBER in the biggest celebration of LGBTQ+ culture and community!Tickets are available NOW via DICE:https://link.dice.fm/1UgEClwJvkb See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On the debut episode of Queer Me Out: Chasing Tales, host Harriet Rose sits down with DJ, producer and live artist in the spotlight of international electronic music, ABSOLUTE. about all things music, culture, life and travel. ABSOLUTE. takes us on a journey to Ibiza and beyond in this first of its kind podcast series.Queer Me Out: Chasing Tales is a collaboration between GAY TIMES and W Hotels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WIth an unfortunate lack of WAP, Dani & Izzie wrap-up season 1B/1 of the podcast. On this episode, Dani & Izzie are disappointed with the romantic aspects of their respective #hotpersonsummer and rank the wonderful books and relationships they've read this pride month. Dani demands an apology from Izzie and talks about her upcoming move. Izzie, of course, needs to leave the listeners with one more #stool status. Follow "Are You There, Love? It's Us, Dani and Izzie" on Instagram @daniandizzie, TikTok @daniandizzie, or send us an email at daniandizzie@gmail.com. Thank you so much for listening to this season dedicated entirely to queer reads! We've listened resources down below to continue the support of the LGBTQIA+ community. GLAAD GLSEN ACLU - LGBTQ Rights Specific page The Trevor Project Lambda Literary (Champions of LGBTQ books and authors) Gay Times - "10 Best LGBTQ+ Books of 2021 (so far)" Oprah Daily - "45 Best LGBTQ Books That Will Heat Up the Literary Landscape This Fall" PRIDE - "26 New LGBTQ+ YA Books to Add to Your 2021 Reading List"

Tom Aspaul is an independent singer/songwriter and producer from Wolverhampton. After writing songs for Celeste, Kylie Minogue and AlunaGeorge, in 2020, Tom released his debut album, 'Black Country Disco' - lauded as 'queer disco album of the year' by Gay Times, 'utterly luscious' by GQ, and featured in several end-of-year lists, including both The Guardian and Albumism. In less than a year, 'Black Country Disco' has been streamed nearly 3 million times as well as selling close to 1,500 physical copies - this was followed by 'Black Country Discothèque', a remix album including collaborations with Grammy-nominated superstar MNEK and 80s legend Kim Wilde, as well as several other up and coming queer artists. Tom embarks on his first-ever UK tour, 'The Revenge Body Tour' in July 2021 - with tickets selling out in under 15 minutes. Tom was awarded the PPL Momentum Prize last year to help fund his second studio album, the first single arrives later this year. Our host Maya Kally (she/they) is a genre-free singer-songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist with jazz, indie and experimental influence. Maya's music includes, 'Fantastic new talent!' - Amazing Radio {Another Time}, ‘Divine Single' - BBC Radio 6 Music {Chose To Stay}, 'Incredible. Deep and intellectual soul-jazz music for modern day's issues.' - Esquire Thailand {We're Waiting}. Twitter - @MayakallyMusic Instagram - @mayakally Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mayakallymusic/ Podcast Host, Project Manager, and Editor - Maya Kally // Podcast Assistant - Conor Giblin // Artwork by Alysha Takoushian // In association with Come Play With Me Connected Sounds is made thanks to the invaluable support of the Social Enterprise Support Fund, distributed by Unltd, and the government's Culture Recovery Fund. Thanks also to National Lottery players for making this possible.

Tom Rasmussen (they/them) is a Lancaster born, London based writer and singer. When out of drag, they are contributing editor at Dazed Beauty, LOVE Magazine and Refinery29, and a regular contributor to the Independent and i-D. Their work has also been featured in Vice, Broadly, Tank and the Gay Times. In 2018 they were named an LGBT trailblazer by The Dots and one of the voices of now for i-D. Tom also forms half of the radical queer punk band ACM. Their first book, Diary of a Drag Queen, was longlisted for the Polari First Book Prize 2020.This month sees the release of their second book: “First Comes Love: On Marriage and Other Ways of Being Together”. It's a witty and incisive exploration of what marriage means along the whole spectrum of sexuality and class. They look at why people get married - for security, romance, or celebration, and why others see taking part in this deeply binary, normative system problematic in itself, examining what the future looks like for this historic and universal institution.Follow Tom: @tomglitterBuy their book: https://bit.ly/3xuAIhXFind me @VenetiaLaManna and follow the show @ATSTpodcast.This podcast was edited and produced by Venetia La Manna. The artwork was designed by Alex Sedano and the music was composed by William Haxworth. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alim Kheraj is a freelance writer and editor from London, whose work has focused on the intersection of queerness and popular culture. His writing has appeared in The Guardian, GQ, the i, The Observer, i-D, Vice, Gay Times, and Time Out. His first book, Queer London, is a guide to LGBTQ+ London past and present is available now. His word of the day is EUPHORIA. CONNECT WITH ALIM: I: @alimkheraj T: @alimkheraj #AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with producers Bea Duncan, Jaja Muhammad and production assistant Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West.

In the second episode of this GAY TIMES original podcast series, host Shahmir Sanni (@shahmiruk) sits down with founder and host of Busy Being Black, and Head of Communications for UK Black Pride, Josh Rivers (@_joshrivers) to discuss 'cancel culture'. Discussing Josh's own experiences with being 'canceled', this episode addresses December 1990's MediaWatch article handling footballer Justin Fashanu's coming out story in The Sun. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Britain, and across the world, there is a crisis. A crisis of misinformation, disinformation and politics - where opinions are weaponised and hailed as fact, and science is the enemy.'The Press': where so much of our pain is disseminated to the public, and more often than not met with unkindness, hostility and distain. Every fortnight on MediaWatch, we invite a guest who, within their field, is seeking to correct this imbalance and recenter the truth. Not through unfounded opinion, but with facts and objectivity.As well as challenging, interrogating and highlighting the lies and bigotry, we are also celebrating and shining a light on our successes, our wins, and our moments of triumph as a community - both within the mainstream media, and our own. Welcome to MediaWatch with Shahmir Sanni.In the first episode of this GAY TIMES original podcast series, host Shahmir Sanni (@shahmiruk) sits down with author, model and GAY TIMES Contributing Editor Jamie Windust (@jamie_windust) to discuss The Telegraph's recent report with the headline 'Conversion Therapy ban would criminalise Christian parents stopping children seeking transgender treatment' unpacking the story and discussing more generally the way the mainstream media is currently reporting on transgender issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

**************SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS********************* Welcome to 3188! Discovery Season 3 is a wild ride and we are HERE. FOR. IT. This ...month? Becca and Ryan discuss the beautiful emotional journey of Michael Burnham, with stops along the way to talk Tilly, thirst for Book, send our love to the baby enbys, and salute Georgiou. There are spoilers in this! Oh, and P.S. get your vaccine as soon as you're eligible.      What we're into right now:   The Hold Up: friend-of-the-pod Molly Sanchez and co-host Sam DiSalvo revisit pop culture from our youth and ask the very important question, "does it hold up?" (podcast)   WandaVision: MCU's answer to classic sitcoms, with sci-fi shenanigans! Who could ask for more? (TV show)   The Lady Astronaut series by Mary Robinette Kowal: Travel to alternate-history 1952 and follow Dr. Elma York as she battles sexism in order to go to space. (book series)   Wage Stagnation is a shit deal    For most U.S. workers, real wages have barely budged in decades by Drew Desilver via Pew Research Center   State of Working America Wages 2019 by Elise Gould via Economic Policy Institute   Who has to wait to be Captain?   Star Trek: Why Burnham (& Sisko) Took 3 Seasons To Become Captain by John Orquiola   Emotions are Integral   Why emotional intelligence is important in leadership by Lauren Landry via Harvard Business School   People Who Cry Often Are Not Weak, But Mentally Stronger by Madeline Neufeld via Lifehack   How Stigmatizing Male Emotional Vulnerability Has Created a Crisis for Us All by Kali Holloway via the body is not an apology   Can Clinton's Emotions Get the Best of Her? by Emily Friedman via ABC News   Oh, to be Trill and Trans/Non-binary ♥   A History of Star Trek's Gender Non-Conformity by Marlowe Mitchell via startrek.com   Star Trek: Discovery set to introduce its first non-binary and trans characters by Matt Moore via Gay Times   How Transgender Star Trek Fans Came to View Jadzia Dax as Their Own by Lauren Coates via The Mary Sue      

Welcome to another episode of The Scouts Podcast, with your hosts, Maya Egbo and Gabriel Dedji. This episode focuses on the question, ‘How can we stand up for LGBTQ+ rights?' and to answer it is the incredible Reeta Loi: Music Artist and Forbes 100 Founder & CEO of Gaysians, Contributing Editor at Gay Times and Documentary Reporter at VICE. Reeta talks about what LGBTQ+ actually means, how she found strength and support in the LGBTQ+ community after being rejected by her Indian family for being a lesbian, and how to fight for your rights and the rights of others. She also touches on how to avoid ‘performativism' when being an LGBTQ+ ally, and how to stay connected to your culture even when you lose important links – like friends and family – to it. If this episode makes you want to learn more about LGBT History Month or the fight for LGBTQ+ rights, Scouts held a panel event over Zoom on 23rd February 7pm with guests including Professor Sue Sanders, the Co-Founder of LGBT+ History Month UK, Professor of Harvey Milk Institute and an LGBT+ Youth Campaigner for over 40 years, and Persia West, trans rights activist and international consultant, author, and peace campaigner. You can watch the panel by going to scouts.org.uk/LGBTpanel. You can also read about the history of LGBT History Month, and why it's so important that we as Scouts celebrate it, by going to scouts.org.uk/LGBTHistoryBlog. If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues discussed in the podcast, there are lots of places you can find support: Gaysians: Gaysians is the umbrella brand for the South Asian LGBTQIA+ community. They bring together all resources, networks and organisations related to being queer South Asians. Switchboard LGBT+: Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline is a confidential helpline open to the LGBTQ+ communities and beyond, for anyone who wants to talk about gender identity, sexuality, sexual health and emotional wellbeing. They operate a telephone line, instant messaging and email service from 10am to 10pm, 365 days a year. Call 0300 330 0630 Or email chris@switchboard.lgbt. Stonewall: Stonewall campaigns for the equality of lesbian, gay, bi and trans people across Britain. They also provide information and support for LGBT communities and their allies. Contact Stonewall's Information Service on 0800 0502020. Lines are open 9.30am–4.30pm, Monday to Friday. Mermaids: Mermaids has been supporting transgender, nonbinary and gender-diverse children, young people, and their families since 1995. Talk to them on 0808 801 0400 (helpline open Monday to Friday, 9am to 9pm) or by emailing info@mermaidsuk.org.uk. Views expressed in the podcast are the views of the hosts and guest, not necessarily those of the Scouts. The Scouts Podcast theme tune is by our very own Gabriel Dedji.

Tom has been performing and singing in drag since 2010. Their first solo show ‘Crystal Rasmussen presents the Bible 2' was among the 20 best reviewed shows across the whole 2019 Fringe. Tom is also a writer, and after they spent five years dining out on stories of the drag and queer scenes in publications like the Guardian, Gay Times, Dazed & Confused, i-D and the Independent, Tom published their first book Diary of a Drag Queen (Penguin UK/FSG USA), which is now being developed for screen. Tom's second book, First Comes Love, is set for release with Bloomsbury in April 2021. They are currently working on their first novel, due for publication in 2022. In 2019, Tom was named one of the top 100 most influential young global voices in fashion by the British Fashion Council.In this episode we discuss internalised classism, the philosophy of science, the reality of marriage, banging in the back of ASDA vans, banging in Berghain, and middle class families spending their Sundays watching dogs banging in public. You can find Tom being all things iconic on: Instagram @tomglitter Twitter @TomGlitterSupport the podcast with a one off donation on https://ko-fi.com/helenduff or to get access to all sorts of extra audio / video content become a regular subscriber on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HelenDuffIntro / Outro music by Luisa Gerstein of Deep Throat Choir; musical interludes written and performed by Helen Duff, arranged by Touch & Compass; edited by Daisy Grant; produced by Helen Duff, Lorna Treen and Daisy Grant. Follow the podcast on Instagram: Instagram: @comeasyouarepod Twitter: @ComeAsYouArePo2 Facebook: @ComeAsYouArePodFind Helen Duff www.helenduff.comInstagram: @DuffMarvelTwitter: @DuffMarvelFacebook: @helenduffcomedyThis podcast would not have been possible without the support and advice of Sam Sapin, Ben Target, Alice Freedman, Hayley Stirling, Catherine Brinkworth and Kate Watson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Snatched! is a GAY TIMES Original Podcast. This week, Sam Damshenas (Associate Editor) and Umar Sarwar (Fashion Editor) discuss the fifth episode of RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 2, which saw the eight remaining queens sashay away due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, and not return until seven - we repeat, seven - months later. Veronica Green, who failed to make a comeback after being diagnosed with COVID, speaks with GAY TIMES about her shock exit and open invitation for season three. We also speak with the latest eliminated queen, Joe Black (again!), about that instantly iconic H&M "shitstorm" with RuPaul. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Snatched! is a GAY TIMES Original Podcast. For our first ever episode, Sam Damshenas (Associate Editor of GAY TIMES) dissects the drama and conflama of the fierce RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 2 premiere with Umar Sarwar (Fashion Editor). Sam also catches up with Joe Black, who spills all the T on her controversial elimination and losing to the “wonderful” Bimini Bon Boulash, as well as her plans for the show's staple challenge, Snatch Game. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hello and welcome to the Cheer Up Luv Podcast, hosted by Eliza Hatch! Today I am speaking to the one and only Jamie Windust. Jamie is an award winning LGBTQIA+ editor of Fruitcake Magazine, writer, speaker and model. They have written for numerous publications like Cosmopolitan UK, Gay Times and The Independent, and have just written their debut novel, “In Their Shoes,” which gives nuanced insight into life as a non-binary person. In this episode we talk about gender expression, transphobia, intersectionality, sensationalisation in the media, and towards the end of the episode we discuss an experience of street harassment. To support Jamie's work visit: https://www.jamiewindust.co.uk/ Petitions: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/318175 http://genderedintelligence.co.uk/ *Trigger Warning* We will be discussing an experience of sexual harassment towards the end of the episode. If you would like to send in your story, please feel free to DM @cheerupluv or submit via the website: http://www.cheerupluv.com Music composed by Alex Gruz --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eliza-hatch/support

Matt Olshefski , the Shirtless Violinist, has been playing the violin since he was three years old .  He and his film maker partner, Paul Castle, have molded that talent, his health physical fitness commitment and video storytelling into 17 music videos with a total of 1.6 million views.  Their creative work has been written about in Cosmopolitan, Daily Mail, Pop Sugar, Gay Times, Instinct Magazine, DNA, Advocate and others.  The videos are at once musical masterpieces, both romantic and mildly homoerotic, but their visual excellence is most remarkable due to an astounding factor. Their creator, film maker Castle, is nearly blind…due to a rare disease called Retinitis Pigmentosa, he currently only has 15% of his physical vision. We talk to this remarkable talent duo tonight.  Along with panel regular Brody Levesque, we welcome journalist Christopher Kane!  

The magazine Gay Times has sacked its new editor over comments he made on social media in the past. Josh Rivers was appointed last month. The first non white editor in Gay Times history. But an investigation by Buzzfeed News found several tweets posted by Josh Rivers between 2010 and 2015 which it said would shock many people. Although he tweeted a statement which described his messages as "horrible", "hateful" and "abhorrent" and expressed sorrow at causing any offence, the Gay Times sacked him. He told Eddie Mair that the texts came from a place of "deep self-loathing that I've worked hard to overcome". He also said "this isn't about me it's about, beautiful, sensitive, valuable people who have been hurt by this and they need to heal - if I can help them do that, I'd love to but until then they have to do what they have to do to get through this." (Photo: Josh Rivers Credit: Gay Times)