Virgin Radio Pridecast

It's something that almost every LGBTQ+ person will go through in their lives, so our first episode is all about coming out! Join Alex and Shivani to hear their own coming out stories, as well as hearing from guests including Tom Allen, Kate Holderness and Adele Roberts, and The Feeling's Dan Gillespie Sells. Plus - Virgin Radio Pride's very own Emma Goswell tells us all about her book 'Coming Out Stories', as well as discussing how we can make the coming out process easier for those who are yet to do it...Please note, some of the topics discussed in this episode might be sensitive and/or triggering. For help and support with any LGBTQ+ issues you might be facing, you can contact Switchboard on 0300 330 0630. Alternatively, the Samaritans are available twenty-four hours a day on 116 123. For help with coming out and homelessness in particular, you might also find AKT useful, at https://www.akt.org.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the final episode of My Pride Playlist, we have a real party with Steve Denyer chatting to DJ and broadcasting legend Simon Le Vans. Simon has been DJing across the LGBTQ+ scene for over two decades including his Sunday night residency at the iconic Vauxhall Tavern in London. With an abundance of brilliant stories and massive dance floor fillers, My Pride Playlist is sure to go out with a real bang!Please note, some of the topics discussed in this episode might be sensitive and/or triggering. For help and support with any LGBTQ+ issues you might be facing, you can contact Switchboard on 0300 330 0630. Alternatively, the Samaritans are available twenty-four hours a day on 116 123. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For Emma's final Weekend Outing, she'll be finding out all about Pride Sports and how we can make all our favourite sports more LGBTQ+ inclusive. She'll also be hearing from out gay parent Jamie about how he and his husband Tom adopted two boys to make their family complete. And finally, she's in conversation with HIV activist, theatre maker and star of It's A Sin: Nathaniel Hall.Please note, some of the topics discussed in this episode might be sensitive and/or triggering. For help and support with any LGBTQ+ issues you might be facing, you can contact Switchboard on 0300 330 0630. Alternatively, the Samaritans are available twenty-four hours a day on 116 123. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For his final helping of Sunday Roast, Matt Cain is joined this week by comedian Rosie Wilby, and actor Tim McArthur to discuss whether the LGBTQ+ community is less affected by class divisions than mainstream society. They’ll also be joined by publisher and owner of Attitude Darren Styles to ponder how LGBTQ+ media outlets can evolve in order to better serve the community, and comedian Stephen Bailey to to chat about the role of humour in bringing about social change.Please note, some of the topics discussed in this episode might be sensitive and/or triggering. For help and support with any LGBTQ+ issues you might be facing, you can contact Switchboard on 0300 330 0630. Alternatively, the Samaritans are available twenty-four hours a day on 116 123. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedian and author Rosie Wilby looks back through the Radio Diva archives, replaying some of the best moments from the iconic radio show on Resonance FM in this exclusive retrospective for Virgin Radio Pride...Please note, some of the topics discussed in this episode might be sensitive and/or triggering. For help and support with any LGBTQ+ issues you might be facing, you can contact Switchboard on 0300 330 0630. Alternatively, the Samaritans are available twenty-four hours a day on 116 123. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Journalist Nichi Hodgson explores what it means to be bisexual in the UK today, and the experiences of bisexual people throughout history in the third episode of this three-part documentary made exclusively for Virgin Radio Pride...Please note, some of the topics discussed in this episode might be sensitive and/or triggering. For help and support with any LGBTQ+ issues you might be facing, you can contact Switchboard on 0300 330 0630. Alternatively, the Samaritans are available twenty-four hours a day on 116 123. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Five years on from the horrific shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, this exclusive documentary remembers the forty-nine victims and looks back at one of the most devastating acts of violence in modern American history...Please note, some of the topics discussed in this episode might be sensitive and/or triggering. For help and support with any LGBTQ+ issues you might be facing, you can contact Switchboard on 0300 330 0630. Alternatively, the Samaritans are available twenty-four hours a day on 116 123. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Journalist Nichi Hodgson explores what it means to be bisexual in the UK today, and the experiences of bisexual people throughout history in the second episode of this three-part documentary made exclusively for Virgin Radio Pride...Please note, some of the topics discussed in this episode might be sensitive and/or triggering. For help and support with any LGBTQ+ issues you might be facing, you can contact Switchboard on 0300 330 0630. Alternatively, the Samaritans are available twenty-four hours a day on 116 123. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Legendary LGBTQ+ activist Peter Tatchell chats to Steve Denyer, taking him through the records which have sound-tracked his five-plus decades of activism… Hear about his jaw-dropping encounter with Robert Mugabe in Brussels, his love for electronic dance music, and of course what Pride means to him. Please note, some of the topics discussed in this episode might be sensitive and/or triggering. For help and support with any LGBTQ+ issues you might be facing, you can contact Switchboard on 0300 330 0630. Alternatively, the Samaritans are available twenty-four hours a day on 116 123. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week you'll find out all about the LGBTQ+ wellness festival called Out and Wild - and Emma's in conversation with Tim Sigsworth MBE. He's been campaigning for LGBTQ+ equality for thirty years and now runs AKT - the charity helping LGBTQ+ youth at risk from homelessness. Plus - you'll meet the most incredible father and son: Phil came out as gay in his twenties then a few years later his dad Gary came out as gay in his forties.Please note, some of the topics discussed in this episode might be sensitive and/or triggering. For help and support with any LGBTQ+ issues you might be facing, you can contact Switchboard on 0300 330 0630. Alternatively, the Samaritans are available twenty-four hours a day on 116 123. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.