Anthems

Freddie Lewis is a musician who’s received support from the likes of BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 and Spotify editorial playlists. BBC News and Pink News have also highlighted his discussion of self-love as a Trans person.

His word of the day is AGENCY.

CONNECT WITH FREDDIE:

T: @freddielewiss

#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

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Alex Stringer is a scouse, sober, queer, female comedian. She is also a playwright and one of the co-hosts of Hypothe-sis Podcast.

Her word of the day is EXIST.

TW: Sexual assult

CONNECT WITH ALEX:

T: @thealexstringer

#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

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Ryan Lanji is a Cultural Producer and Public Personality. In 2016, he created HUNGAMA (East London’s Queer Bollywood Hip/Hop night), championing Queer/Creative South Asians and has taken his Party to Ministry of Sound, British Vogue, The V&A, Soho House and the Tate Modern. His Bollywood infused Hip Hop Electro party has been featured in VOGUE, i-D, Dazed, Noisey, Hunger, Time Out London, BBC, and The Guardian. Ryan is the winning Champion of Netflix's 'The Big Flower Fight' and hosts the BBC THREE series The Big Proud Party Agency.

CONNECT WITH RYAN:

T: @RyanLanji

#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

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Phil Samba is a health promotion specialist, researcher, social activist and writer with over four years of experience working in public health. His work primarily focuses on reducing the health inequalities of people of colour and in particular, improving the sexual and mental health of queer men of colour and increasing accurate visibility and representation for Black queer men.

His word of the day is SHAME.

TW: This episode contains discussion of suicide

CONNECT WITH PHIL:

I: @idiosyncraticxl

T: @IdiosyncraticXL

#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

Resources:

Samaritans

Confidential support for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair.

Phone: 116 123 (free 24-hour helpline)

Website: www.samaritans.org.uk

CALM

CALM is the Campaign Against Living Miserably, for men aged 15 to 35.

Phone: 0800 58 58 58 (daily, 5pm to midnight)

Website: www.thecalmzone.net

Mind

Promotes the views and needs of people with mental health problems.

Phone: 0300 123 3393 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm)

Website: www.mind.org.uk

PAPYRUS

Young suicide prevention society.

Phone: HOPELINEUK 0800 068 4141 (Monday to Friday, 10am to 10pm, and 2pm to 10pm on weekends and bank holidays)

Website: www.papyrus-uk.org

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Ruby Clyde is a comedian and writer from South London, via Southern California. As part of double act Shelf, Ruby performs at theatres and festivals across the UK. Shelf have been nominated for The Musical Comedy Awards and The Funny Women Awards and their work has over 1 million views on BBC3. They are co-founders of The LOL Word, a comedy night for queer women, trans, and nonbinary comedians with a regular slot at Soho Theatre.

Their word of the day is FIGHT.

CONNECT WITH RUBY:

T: @RubyClyde

#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

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Damian Kerlin is a UK LGBT+ blogger bringing you the latest news, campaigns and discussions told through his lived experience as a gay adoptive parent. He has written articles for Gay Boy Bible, Adoption UK and Adoption Wales, and has been featured on The Adoption and Fostering Podcast.

His word of the day is FAMILY.

CONNECT WITH DAMIAN:

T: @damianKerlin

#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

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Paula Brett is a theatremaker, actor, puppeteer, singer and voiceover artist. They regularly gig as cabaret character Cava Charley, and recently appeared in a documentary following the formation of the UK's first professional trans choir.

Their word of the day is CONNECTION.

CONNECT WITH PAULA BRETT

I: @paulabrettoffical

T: @PaulaPerla

#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

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Jen is a stand-up comedian and writer. She has written for BBC Radio 4 Extra, Dave, Pulped, as well as writing & performing in the multi-award nominated SeanceCast for HatTrick Productions and a sketch for Channel 4. A nominee and finalist for many comedy awards, Jen was also featured in an article for The New York Times about trans comedians in Britain.

Her word of the day is INTERSECTIONALITY.

CONNECT WITH JEN:

T: @jenivescomedian

#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

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Samra Mayanja is an artist and writer. Spanning drawing and writing, performance and film, her work is an effort to commune disparate voices.

Her word of the day is WATER.

#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

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Shivani is a journalist, broadcaster and physicist. They present music radio shows on Virgin Radio Chilled and news coverage via OpenlyNews on TikTok for the  Thompson Reuters Foundation. Shivani is also a producer for the award-winning, independent LGBTQ+ history podcast, The Log Books. Shivani is in the Radio Academy's 30 under 30 and the Attitude 101 Honours list.

Their word of the day is HISTORY.

CONNECT WITH SHIVANI:

I: @dah_vey

T: @ShivaniDave

#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francessca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

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