Virgin Radio Pridecast

We chat to Marlena, a sexual health advisor from the incredible LGBTQ+ Sexual Heath clinic 56 Dean Street.Marlena answers those difficult to ask questions and busts some myths around LGBTQ+ sexual health. From PREP to MPOX, chem Sex to testing, a whole host of issues affecting LGBTQ+ Sexual Health are covered in this fascinating chat with one of the country’s leading Sexual Health Clinics.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join comedian and author Rosie Wilby joined by her guests Dr Qazi Rahman (one of the leading scientists in the area of sexual orientation) and Dr Alfredo Carpineti (a queer Italian astrophysicist that works as a senior science journalist for IFLScience) for a discussion on all things queer science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join comedian and author ROSIE WILBY as she hosts ‘Outed in 2023’ on Virgin Radio Pride. Rosie will be joined by LGBTQ+ activist PETER TATCHELL and author PAUL BURSTON to discuss outing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Matt & Harry!A brand new show from bestselling author Matt Cain and life coach Harry Glasstone.Together, they're talking about all things relationships! From partners, friends, families and everything in-between, Matt and Harry want to explore what makes relationships in the queer community so special.So, they're putting their heads together to solve your dilemmas, put their own relationship under the microscope in a game of Mr & Mr, and chat to a very special guest each week.This week, Matt chats to bestselling author Laura Kay about her new novel Wild things, looking at unrequited love between two best friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this hour long documentary, Debbie Ryan delves into the life of George Michael and his influence on LGBTQ+ culture. Telling his life story from his start in East Finchley born into a Greek-Cypriot family, to the rise of Wham! we’ll hear how he broke down music barriers and despite being forced to reveal his sexuality, he became a proud gay superstar.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steve Denyer is joined by HIV activist and one of the first people diagnosed with HIV in the UK, Jonathan Blake.  Jonathan shares the heart-breaking story of when he was diagnosed with HIV at a time when the virus was labelled a death sentence and what it was like to live with the virus throughout the height of the pandemic.  He explains how he became the inspiration for a character in the hit movie Pride.  He also discusses how far we’ve come in the treatment of HIV and what’s still left to achieve. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steve Denyer is joined by trailblazing trans journalist, author and presenter Paris Lees as she picks her Pride Playlist. Paris shares stories from her youth and the struggles she faced growing up trans, her take on the issues facing the trans community today and the climate emergency.  Her Pride Playlist picks range from 90s rave to Kelly Rowland to Sugababes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Christian Hewgill on Virgin Radio Pride for 'A World Cup For Us? Qatar 2022', an in-depth LGBTQ+ panel preview of this year’s men’s football World Cup and what it means for the community of LGBTQ+ football fans.Christian will be joined on the hour-long special by Chris Paouros from the LGBT+ Football Fan Group of Tottenham Hotspur ‘Proud Lillywhites’, football writer and journalist at The Athletic - Adam Crafton and chair of Sports Media LGBT+ - Jon Holmes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Virgin Radio presenter Vicki Blight sits down for Quite A Queer Conversation with actress Rachel Shelley, best know for playing Helena Peabody in the TV series ‘The L Word’. If you didn’t know; ‘The L Word’ follows the lives of a group of lesbian and bisexual women who live in West Hollywood, California. It ran from 2004 to 2008.  They chat about rolemodels, dating disasters, having children in a homosexual relationship and the future of the LGBTQ+ scene. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

News from Westminster is never far from the headlines, with political conversation part of the national discourse every day. Government policy, especially for those passionate about LGBT rights, is an important talking point for many people across the UK. Now, Calum Macdonald tells the story of LGBT men and women in the front and back benches. From the story of Maureen Colquhoun the first out lesbian in Parliament to Chris Smith, the first openly gay MP, the programme will explore how Pride In Politics has never been more important. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.