Virgin Radio Pridecast

Rounding off the weekend with her Weekend Outing, this week Emma Goswell speaks to Sandy Bridges, the mother of Emily Bridges, a Team GB cyclist who came out as trans aged just 19. She also speaks to writer and journalist Paul Burston about the struggles that some LGBTQ+ authors have to make their stories heard, and Graham and Kevin, the organisers of Brighton Bear Weekend.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, Matt is joined by YouTuber Calum McSwiggan, and podcast host Alex Woolhouse to chat all about body image in the LGBTQ+ community. Also joining the team are TikTok educator Benjy Kusi and actress Asifa Lahore to discuss cultural appropriation within the community, and journalist Paul Burston to debate whether straight, cisgender gay men have it the easiest. Plus, if all that wasn’t enough, they’re also chatting everything Love Island!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.

Model, presenter and writer Jack Guinness invites contributors from his book The Queer Bible to read excerpts from their essays on the LGBTQ+ heroes that inspired them. Hear snippets from the essays of Russell Tovey, Munroe Bergdorf, Virgin Radio's very own Graham Norton and many more as they celebrate the stories of queer icons.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.

Taking the Queer Question Challenge this week are comedian Chelsea Hart and Broadway star Mark Mackillop! Join them as they talk about everything from not fully coming out to their families as well delving into what it’s like to be LGBTQ+ in their careers!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, Steve Denyer chats to actor and presenter Christopher Biggins, who takes him through his My Pride Playlist, including tracks by Queen and Gloria Gaynor. Expect loads of showbiz gossip from Biggins’ decades-long career, as well as personal stories from some of history’s biggest stars including Freddie Mercury and even Princess Dianna… 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, Emma chats to Elly Barnes - the music teacher who quit her job to set up the charity ‘Educate and Celebrate’ to make all schools more LGBTQ+ friendly. Plus how does it feel when your child comes out as gay? You’ll meet a mum who’s now supporting others through ‘Families Together London’. And, you’ll find out all about the world's biggest LGBT film prize.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 for his Sunday Roast, Matt is joined by bisexual activist and writer Lewis Oakley, as well as broadcaster and poet Sophia Blackwell, to talk about their experiences with coming out and what they would do differently if they could come out again. Plus, the panel are also joined by broadcaster Riyadh Khalaf to discuss whether social media has been a driving force for division within the LGBTQ+ community, and author Juno Dawson, to find out whether LGBTQ+ relationships are different from straight, cis ones, and if so, what we can learn from each. 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.

In the Queer Question Challenge this week, incredible singer-songwriter LP sits down with the amazing Adam Lambert. They chat about Freddie Mercury being a trailblazer in the LGBTQ+ community, coming out journeys and so much more!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 on My Pride Playlist, Matt Horton is joined by singer-songwriter L Devine ahead of the release of her brand new EP Near Life Experience Part 01. Hear L chat about her life, from her coming out experience, why she first got into music and how her brand new song Girls Like Sex (a former TOTW on Virgin Radio Pride) is about reclaiming sex for women who are often seen as just an object in most present day pop songs.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.

On her weekend outing this week, Emma will be chatting to an actual Olympian! Chelsea Wolfe made history as the first ever trans person to be selected for Team US, and is about to head out to Tokyo to be an alternate for the BMX team. Plus Emma meets Amir and Aamir, hearing how they suffered family rejection but went on to fall in love and become the first same sex South Asian couple to get married in Bradford!And finally, she'll also hear from Tony Openshaw; a gay man who's spent the last 40 years fighting for the rights of LGBT people, asylum seekers and those with HIV. In the 80s, he knocked tennis balls filled with condoms into the grounds of Strangeways Prison! 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.