Podcast appearances and mentions of shane diamond

What do you do when everything you've built, your identity, your career, your marriage starts to unravel at once? Shane Diamond, a celebrated speaker, writer, and advocate, joins us to talk about surviving chaos, coming out as trans, and finding recovery in the most unexpected ways. From figure skating in hockey skates to waking up at 4 a.m. after partying in Portland, Shane's story is anything but linear and exactly the kind you won't forget.This isn't a story about the fall. It's about the decision to rise on your own terms. Hit play. You'll be hooked in the first five minutes.__________________Watch/Listen/Subscribe to the Show: ↳ YouTube↳ Apple Podcast↳ Spotify↳ Instagram↳ Tiktok↳ Facebook__________________Patrick Custer - Host↳ Instagram: @thepatrickcuster↳ TikTok: @thepatrickcuster↳ YouTube: @thepatrickcuster↳ Facebook: @thepatrickcuster↳ Website: linktr.ee/patrickcusterShane Diamond - Guest↳ Insta: @pantsdiamond↳ Website: www.shanezdiamond.com↳ Tiktok: @pantsdiamond⁠↳ X: @pantsdiamond__________________Promises Behavioral Health – Treatment for addiction, mental health/trauma:↳ Admissions: (888) 648-4098↳ Insta: ⁠@promises_bh↳ URL: ⁠www.promisesbehavioralhealth.com⁠ Mental Health America:↳ URL: www.mhanational.orgAbout Shane Diamond:Shane Diamond is a human rights advocate, media and communications expert, and proud transgender man. As the Principal of Very Good Consulting, LLC, Shane leads honest conversations that challenge biases and expand our collective capacity for change by working with the power of empathy to build connections and break barriers. Shane's work focuses on transgender inclusion, supporting trans youth, and empowering communities to create safer and more affirming spaces for LGBTQ+ people. Learn more about working with Shane here. Shane's work with Speak About It, EqualityMaine, and the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) resulted in his expertise in nonprofit communications and storytelling. His real-life experience as a trans man has led to a passion for practicing and teaching empathy-building to reduce bias, and supporting organizations in developing tangible action steps to create lasting change through inclusive policies and workplace culture, all fused with humor and vulnerability.

Shane Diamond, GLAAD consultant on transgender advocacy, joined Danielle for a timely conversation about the state of LGBTQ+ rights and advocacy in 2024.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're talking trans kids, gender, and sports! Lindz sits down with TWO incredible guests; Anne Lieberman from Athlete Ally, and Shane Diamond from the Changing The Game Documentary team to talk about what exactly is going on with trans kids and sports, how it affects early childhood, and why shifting gender dynamics in youth sports should be everyone's problem. Don't forget to share this episode with your friends and leave a review! Athlete Ally: https://www.athleteally.org/ Changing The Game Doc: https://www.changinggamedoc.com/  Watch Changing The Game: https://www.hulu.com/movie/changing-the-game-71bcd7f5-63b4-485c-b4ee-ed41517484d1  Frameline's Youth In Motion Program: https://www.frameline.org/discover/youth-in-motion  Further Reading: "Fair Play: The Importance of Sports Participation for Transgender Youth"  Guests Anne Lieberman (they/them) is the Director of Policy and Programs for Athlete Ally, a nonprofit organization working to dismantle the structures of oppression that isolate, exclude and endanger LGBTQI+ people in sport. Anne has over a decade of experience in advancing LGBTQI+ rights and gender equity globally, including leading grantmaking and advocacy efforts in South and Southeast Asia for American Jewish World Service (AJWS) and two years in Thailand on a Fulbright Fellowship conducting research on gender in Muay Thai. Previously, Anne worked as a researcher for the Bronx African American History Project (BAAHP) and was awarded a Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Fellowship. Anne holds an M.A. from Columbia University in Human Rights and a B.A. in African and African American Studies and Women's Studies from Fordham University. Anne is a 3x national champion Muay Thai Fighter and coach and heads USA Muaythai's Gender Equality Commission. Shane Diamond is an educator, transgender advocate, communications professional, and former collegiate women's ice hockey player. A proud New Mexican, he serves as the Impact Campaign Producer for Changing the Game, developing educational materials, building coalitions for inclusion, and engaging communities through outreach and event opportunities, bringing the lifesaving power of storytelling and sport to people across the country, one screening and one conversation at a time. Shane has led local, statewide, and national communications efforts at the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF), EqualityMaine, and Speak About It, Inc. where he was the founder and Executive Director for eight years. For his work, Shane has been featured as one of Maine Magazine's 50 Mainers Balancing Heritage and Progress and most recently shared his own story of survival through sports with the Condé Nast LGBTQ vertical them. Shane lives in Brooklyn with his partner and their dog where you can also find him writing and performing stand up comedy. Find Us Online - Queer Kid Stuff Website: https://www.queerkidstuff.com  - Weekly Newsletter Signup: https://bit.ly/qksnewslettersignup - Patreon: patreon.com/queerkidstuff - Instagram: instagram.com/queerkidstuff - Twitter: twitter.com/queerkidstuff - Email: business@queerkidstuff.com Production - Host & Creator: Lindz Amer - Producer: Multitude - Editor: Mischa Stanton - Theme Music: Amanda D'Archangelis - Artwork: Abe Tensia About The Show Welcome to Rainbow Parenting, a queer- and gender-affirming parenting podcast. Every week, queer educator Lindz Amer starts conversations about the intimidating first steps on how to affirm queer, trans, and nonbinary kids. They talk to experts who explain how to approach age-relevant early childhood sex ed, queer kid lit, gender reveal parties, and much more. And this isn't just for parents; educators, caregivers, librarians, and anyone who knows, loves, and works with kids can start the process of raising a whole generation! Season One begins May 30th, with new episodes dropping every Monday. Produced in partnership with Multitude.

Guest number one and fellow jock Shane Diamond joins Maya and Liz to further discuss trans representation and inclusion in golf. He also provides the first *nice take* yet so…that's different… Shane plays golf without a score, famously built a clubhouse and fights for LGBTQ+ . Changing the Game https://www.hulu.com/movie/changing-the-game-71bcd7f5-63b4-485c-b4ee-ed41517484d1 Burnout https://bookshop.org/books/burnout-the-secret-to-unlocking-the-stress-cycle/9781984818324?gclid=Cj0KCQiA09eQBhCxARIsAAYRiykvWViAVkQH3-1IZAjvuIiCGnLwddcH0T5UdQ0Y3d5ZVJkJwedRKQgaAmxbEALw_wcB Tomorrow Will Be Different https://www.amazon.com/Tomorrow-Will-Be-Different-Equality/dp/1524761478 Taos Country Club https://www.taoscountryclub.com/ //Loose Impediments in produced by MindYourMedia// --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/groupgolftherapy/message

Tuesday, April 18 was National Transgender HIV Testing Day (NTHTD). National trans testing day was created to recognize the importance of routine HIV testing, status awareness and continued focus on HIV prevention and treatment efforts among transgender people. This awareness day began in 2016 and continues to be organized by the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health. On the podcast we have two transgender stars of the LGBTQ+ community here in Maine. The Executive Director of the Maine Transnet Quinn Gormley (she/her), and the former communications director for Equality Maine, and founder, and former executive director of Speak About It, Shane Diamond (he/him). Join us as we discuss LGBTQ+ healthcare woes, statewide policy victories, the power and pitfalls of the new trans visibility, the importance of recognizing non-binary and other gender diverse people, and how to better include trans folks in HIV prevention and care messaging. Ren Morrill (he/him) - Ren is the host of the Three Letters Podcast. He is a Maine native with a life long passion for HIV. He works for Frannie Peabody Center as a prevention outreach, testing and education specialist. He also serves as the co-chair of Pride Portland’s HIV Advisory Board.Guests:Quinn Gormley (she/they) currently serves as the Executive Director of the Maine Transgender Network (MTN). Her work with MTN ranges from community building initiatives, expanding health equity and access across the state, suicide prevention, policy advocacy, and violence prevention. Before MTN, Quinn worked in a variety of community organizing settings, including at the Health Equity Alliance managing a rural HIV testing program and building rural LGBTQ+ communities, and with the Maine People’s Alliance working on economic and health justice issues. Throughout her work, Quinn believes in centering the wellness of marginalized communities, and that the root of power and liberation can be found in communities that embrace their diversity and interdependence. She lives with her husband Ezra and a small menagerie of pets in Mid Coast Maine.Shane Diamond (he/him/his) is the former Communications Director for EqualityMaine and the founder and former Executive Director of Speak About It. He is an out and proud trans-identified man living in Portland with his partner and his dog, Harvey Chocolate Milk, riding out the Covid quarantine with a sourdough starter, a home yoga practice, and a Netflix queue that is equal parts true crime drama, standup, and drag. Episode Resources: Grunt - http://www.grunt.org.au/ My Generation on Youtube - https://youtu.be/J-sceHHpzPoPrEP4 Trans - https://youtu.be/xqpynKdzJeITrans friendly sexual health resources in Maine: Mabel Wadsworth Center, Planned Parenthood, Maine Family Planning

Shane Diamond, founder of Speak About it sits down with me to talk about how he started an organization that through theatrical plays, has presented to over 300,000 high school juniors, seniors, and college freshmen across the country and around the world about sexual assault prevention and consent. He shares with us wisdom from starting something new, launching an organization, the language around consent, growing in leadership, asking for help, self care, and soo much more.

Shane Diamond, founder of Speak About it sits down with me to talk about how he started an organization that through theatrical plays, has presented to over 300,000 high school juniors, seniors, and college freshmen across the country and around the world about sexual assault prevention and consent. He shares with us wisdom from starting something new, launching an organization, the language around consent, growing in leadership, asking for help, self care, and soo much more.

Welcome to the Ocean of Organizing podcast. Here is a short teaser of what you can expect to hear on future episodes as we explore different ways of building community and creating change. Interviews with progressive organizers, activists and experts in the field of social movements, and political engagement. In this teaser you will hear snippets from Molly Griffard, a current NYU Law student who has worked on LGBTQ campaigns all across the country; Shane Diamond the founder of ‘Speak About It’ a non-profit doing sexual assault prevention work through educational theater for High school juniors and seniors and college freshmen; Samaa Abdurraqib who is currently doing resiliency work with communities of color; JeanMarie Gossard who has worked on LGBTQ campaigns in multiple states, and Quinn Gormley, the Executive Director of Maine Transgender Network which is the largest peer to peer support network for trans folks in the United States. Enjoy. :-)

Shane Diamond is the executive director of Speak About It, a Portland–based performance nonprofit promoting consent education and sexual assault awareness at high schools and universities around the world. He has overseen the performance and cast since graduating from Bowdoin College in 2010, where he spent four years playing varsity ice hockey and talking about sex. Under his leadership, Speak About It has performed for over 175,000 students at more than high schools and universities across the country and around the world, sparking dialogues about consent education and sexual assault prevention. Diamond lives in Portland, ME with his wife and their pup, Harvey, and can be found drinking fancy coffee, modeling bowties, and writing bad jokes. https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/shane-diamond-speak/