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"I'm One Bullet Away From Being A Hashtag" - #BlackLivesMatter Activist Bisi Alimi: Bisi Alimi joins us this month to reflect on racism in the LGBT community, his new #BlackLivesMatter tattoo and PrEP. He also lets slip a tease on a new project that he 'can thank Caitlyn Jenner for' by QueerAF | Inspiring LGBTQIA+ stories told by emerging queer creatives

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Live Event Special: Evan Davis Guest Hosts To Interview Olly Alexander: Recorded live at National Student Pride 2017 at the University of Westminster on 25th of February - BBC Newsnight host Evan Davis takes over from usual hosts Charlie and Jamie to interview Olly Alexander. They talk after the Sex and Relationships Educa... by QueerAF | Inspiring LGBTQIA+ stories told by emerging queer creatives

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We spoke to a LGBT+ life coach about how you can feel happy about your body and confident about your age: In an extra episode for your journey to National Student Pride this weekend... Kris Verle is the LGBT+ life coach who spoke to Max, our volunteer running this weekend's loving how you look open mic session at National Student Pride. Recorded at Ga... by QueerAF | Inspiring LGBTQIA+ stories told by emerging queer creatives

27 min listen

Why does Disney still hide it's gay characters?: This week, producer Dan Freeman is sparked to make an episode by High School Musical. Love it or hate it, it's a perfect example of Disney's long history of hiding gay characters in plain site? With so many queer fans - is it time for Disney ... by QueerAF | Inspiring LGBTQIA+ stories told by emerging queer creatives

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What is life like as a queer Muslim sex worker?: New season, new style of storytelling. This year National Student Pride's podcast returns as #QueerAF. In our first episode of the season, we sit down with documentary maker Amy Ashenden. She made the Queer Muslim Sex Worker documentary. We find o... by QueerAF | Inspiring LGBTQIA+ stories told by emerging queer creatives

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Time Is Your Best Friend When Coming Out - YouTubers Shosh and Mer: This month we were joined by two guests - Married couple Youtubers, Shosh and Mer. We spoke about Biphobia, getting involved in the LGBT+ community and whether you can be LGBT and religious. This podcast is supported by Gay Star News.www.gaystarnews.co... by QueerAF | Inspiring LGBTQIA+ stories told by emerging queer creatives

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How to be gay and happy - breaking the 'Straight Jacket' - Matthew Todd Former Attitude Magazine Editor: We speak to the author of new book 'Straight Jacket' Matthew Todd, as he discusses how to be gay and happy, his 8-year tenure as editor of Attitude magazine and why media ownership is having an effect on activism. by QueerAF | Inspiring LGBTQIA+ stories told by emerging queer creatives

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What is it like to transition, and deal with daily transphobia? - Charlie Craggs: Welcome to the very first National Student Pride podcast, which we’ve started to keep the Pride of conversation that is our annual event, a discussion that carries on all year round. This month Nail Transphobia activist Charlie Craggs joins #StudentPri... by QueerAF | Inspiring LGBTQIA+ stories told by emerging queer creatives

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Who Should Be Reporting The LGBT+'s Community's News? - BuzzFeed LGBT Editor Patrick Strudwick: This month, Patrick Strudwick Buzzfeed UK's LGBT Editor joins the show to talk about bisexuality awareness, if it really does get better and who should be reporting LGBT news - community outlets or top tier newspapers. Ultimately we ask, can we tr... by QueerAF | Inspiring LGBTQIA+ stories told by emerging queer creatives

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Live event special: Evan Davis interviews Courtney Act: Recorded live at National Student Pride 2018 at the University of Westminster on 25th of February - BBC Newsnight host Evan Davis takes over from usual hosts Jamie to interview Courtney Act. They talk after our #BeyondTheBinary panel with trans and n... by QueerAF | Inspiring LGBTQIA+ stories told by emerging queer creatives

26 min listen

The Life Of A Trans Activist: Non-Binary Partners Fox and Owl: This month: Trans Activism, Burn Out and Sex Education Announcing National Student Pride's latest speakers for 2017, Fox and Owl. They are joining our YouTube Panel this year! by QueerAF | Inspiring LGBTQIA+ stories told by emerging queer creatives

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Season 3 – Trailer: The #QueerAF podcast by national student pride is back. Subscribe now on Apple podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts for season three which returns January 28th 2019. We are the podcast that empowers students, graduates and LGBT+ produ... by QueerAF | Inspiring LGBTQIA+ stories told by emerging queer creatives

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This is what being #BeyondTheBinary is like: Barely a week to go to National Student Pride, and Pippa's story explains how she went from identifying as a lesbian – to realizing she was a queer, non-binary demi girl. She now wants to be the role model, she always wished she had. Her coming ou... by QueerAF | Inspiring LGBTQIA+ stories told by emerging queer creatives

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We followed 15 LGBT+ young people who slept rough for the first time: After a busy few week’s at National Student Pride HQ. We’re taking a short two week break to recoup, relax and then bring you the second half of season two.  But we do have something for you today in this minisode: It's the story of 15 ... by QueerAF | Inspiring LGBTQIA+ stories told by emerging queer creatives

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I used a gay dating app for the first time and recorded my first date: This episode is brought to you by Jack’D. They asked us to investigate dating apps like their own, and we asked Sean to have a go with their app. If you are a subscriber to our show you’ll remember Sean from episode 6 of season 2 – I’m gay, but I’m als... by QueerAF | Inspiring LGBTQIA+ stories told by emerging queer creatives

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Are queer night clubs disappearing – or are we experiencing a revival?: We hear a lot about how gay bars and LGBT spaces are closing. Statistically, venues are on the decline. But what about queer spaces? From York to Wales, queer activists all over the country are setting up their own nights – free from mental health stig... by QueerAF | Inspiring LGBTQIA+ stories told by emerging queer creatives

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Growing older as an LGBT+ person: with Evan Davis: We’ve had some amazing shows in our second season, with contribution by some hugely talented students and graduates. But to draw our season to a close, we’re bringing you our live recorded evening with National Student Pride ambassador and twi... by QueerAF | Inspiring LGBTQIA+ stories told by emerging queer creatives

35 min listen

This episode has the sex education you wish you had at school: The sex education you not only want – but deserve. With support from Penguin Books, we speak to Author of 'Jack of Hearts and Other Parts' Lev Rosen. This episode is NSFW, but it shouldn't be. Because the anal sex advice from Jack of H... by QueerAF | Inspiring LGBTQIA+ stories told by emerging queer creatives

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Russia doesn't want you to listen to this podcast: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is one of Russia’s most iconic cultural figures, but the country still denies he was gay. 125 years after his mysterious death, his magnificent symphonies, operas, and ballets – including all-time classics Swan Lake and The Nut... by QueerAF | Inspiring LGBTQIA+ stories told by emerging queer creatives

27 min listen

My trans vagina is #QueerAF: Juno Roche is a trans activist, writer and now – she has a QueerAF vagina. Today she joins our podcast to discuss her her journey to getting it, which she details in her new book. From surgery, to overcoming any shortcomings a new vagina might... by QueerAF | Inspiring LGBTQIA+ stories told by emerging queer creatives

30 min listen

I'm gay, but I'm also a homophobe: This young gay guy suffers from internalized homophobia. He is perfectly OK with his sexuality, but keeps asking why the LGBT community has to be 'so queer.' In today's episode, radio graduate Sean Allsop finds out if it's possible ... by QueerAF | Inspiring LGBTQIA+ stories told by emerging queer creatives

35 min listen

I'm a gay dancer, but I'm not happy with my body: This young gay guy is not happy about the way he looks, something that is not easy when you used to be a dancer. And he is not alone, body image issues are a big issue in the LGBT+ community. In today's episode, podcaster and former dancer Martin ... by QueerAF | Inspiring LGBTQIA+ stories told by emerging queer creatives

31 min listen

We need to talk about chemsex: More and more gay and bi men are using drugs to escape, for sex and to find a new high in Chemsex. In this week's #QueerAF we hear exclusive extracts, recorded just for us, from the critically acclaimed Chemsex Monologues. We discuss why the LGBT+... by QueerAF | Inspiring LGBTQIA+ stories told by emerging queer creatives

39 min listen

Do you 'act straight' to stay safe on public transport too?: Do you 'act straight' to stay safe on public transport too? This week on #QueerAF we explore just how safe public transport is for LGBT+ people. Reporter Cassie Galpin hears three intersecting stories from Will, Nikki and Martyn, who have fac... by QueerAF | Inspiring LGBTQIA+ stories told by emerging queer creatives

23 min listen

Did you get a haircut to work out how to be queer too?: Does Rosa need to get a queer haircut to feel part of the community?  That’s what she explores in her university town of Bristol this week on #QueerAF.  Meeting the towns local queer hairdresser who has been helping trans, non-bin... by QueerAF | Inspiring LGBTQIA+ stories told by emerging queer creatives

30 min listen

Everybody's Talking About Jamie: The story behind musical, with Dan Gillespie Sells and Layton Williams: Don't mess with a boy in a dress, he was born to impress. Lead singer of the feeling and writer of the musical that’s taken the UK’s west end by storm Dan Gillespie Sells, joinst us for our season three finale, to tell the story behind the sound... by QueerAF | Inspiring LGBTQIA+ stories told by emerging queer creatives

34 min listen

Did you make all your Sims gay too? | A brief queer history of gaming: Did you make all your Sims gay too? This week on #QueerAF, reporter Alice Taplin brings us along on a ride down the Rainbow Road, not on Mario Kart, but on a brief history of queer gaming.   Video games were long considered the territory of st... by QueerAF | Inspiring LGBTQIA+ stories told by emerging queer creatives

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What happened the night of the Stonewall Riots? We tell the story with Historical Homos: June 1969. New York City. It’s illegal to serve gays alcohol. It’s illegal for gays to dance with one another. Bars and clubs are routinely raided. Including the now infamous, Stonewall Inn. The riots that ensued over a week on Christ... by QueerAF | Inspiring LGBTQIA+ stories told by emerging queer creatives

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To prepare for my mum's gay wedding, I talked to her about sexuality for the first time: To prepare for my mum's gay wedding, I talked to her about sexuality for the first time Journalist Eve Hartley sits down with her mum, ahead of her same-sex wedding, to discuss for the first time what her mum went through when she came out while... by QueerAF | Inspiring LGBTQIA+ stories told by emerging queer creatives

32 min listen

We're back... Season 4 – Trailer: #QueerAF is back for season four. With more LGBT+ reporters than ever. This year our stories come from Bristol, Manchester, Milton Keynes, with reporters from Northern Ireland, Leeds, London and beyond. When you listen – you support the students, g... by QueerAF | Inspiring LGBTQIA+ stories told by emerging queer creatives

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