Queerability

In this episode, we are joined by the prestigious,  Commodore Duncan Lustig-Prean. He shares his personal experience of life serving in the military and rising to challenges to fight for civil rights.

We discuss the need for civil rights and the need for community within the LGBTQ+ community.

Please check out the Ledward Centre for more information on the work Duncan is doing.

This is an Across Rainbows production. Please check out our website for more information about Queerability and guests. 

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This episode highlights the queer homeless crisis, that is escalating.  Today's guest, Elegance Bratton, an award-winning film producer and director, highlights the growing invisibility of forgotten members of the LGBTQ+ community, who are being left being 50 years after the events of Stonewall. 

Queer homelessness continues to grow. Today, many young queer people are still being kicked out of their family homes because of their sexual and gender identity. 

This is an Across Rainbows production. Please check out our website for more information about Queerability and guests. 

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We are back!

Today's guest is an award-winning filmmaker, Margot. 

Her story is one of turning challenges into inspirational art.  Margot's work draws on her identity as a lesbian woman, her staunch feminism, her love of fairy tales, her experience of loss, and her fascination with water and the ocean.

We talk about:

Compulsive Heteronormativity
Queer women in the film industry
Queer representation in media

Please check out Across Rainbows for more information about Margot.

Please support Margot by checking out her new Film Harbor. You can find this on all social media platforms @Harborfilmsf.
   

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Today, the guest is the legendary drag artist and Westend Star Nathan, also known as Topsie Redfern. 

Nathan made his Westend debut in 2009 playing Mary Sunshine in Chicago. In 2013, he was encouraged to enter UK Drag Idol as Topsie Redfern, where he got runner up and was catapulted into the UK Cabaret circuit, where they have gone on performing around the country.

They are currently touring performing their own show, 'Topsie Redfern's Crystal Balls'. 

Nathan and I discuss being gay within the Westend, getting into acting, and Drag culture. 

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In today's episode, we have an intimate deep conversation with Stephanie, who was born intersex, raised male, but has always identified as female. 

She made her career in gardening and through a series of extraordinary events she becomes a leading dominatrix in London.  She went on to win numerous competitions and toured Europe. 

We talk about Stephanie's growing-up experiences surrounding gender identity, sex work, queer community, and the AIDs crisis. 

Themes of mental health and suicide are discussed throughout.

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Our guest today is Nathan, a 22-year-old student with asperges. He is a full-time student, a writer (Blogs, articles, book, AND a musical), singer, and a budding stand-up comedian.  

In this episode, we cover growing up with Asperges. Nathan talks openly about his experiences being bullied. Despite feeling like an outsider, he found a connection to others through music, arts, and writing. He also talks very candidly about having asperges within the gay community.   
 
Nathan's story is one about not being defeated by fear and challenging yourself to push through your comfort zones.  

 

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In today's episode, we are talking to Jacob Bayliss. He is the CEO of Switchboard in Brighton and has worked in the charity sector for 10 years. Jacob is a well-known advocate of LGBTQ+ rights and Trans inclusivity.  He is passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of marginalised people locally and nationally and committed to tackling inequality through meaningful, intersectional, and community-led initiatives.    

We discuss why fighting for our rights remains important and the need for a stronger more supportive LGBTQ+ community.

We hope you enjoy the episode!

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In today's episode, we are joined by Eleanor. She takes us through her incredible life journey and how she was able to overcome great adversity. 

Eleanor is a phenomenal woman; gentle, funny, brave, and heartbreakingly honest (and a little sassy!).  Her queerability is how she came through with so much perseverance and determination. She now does a lot working within the trans community to help others find their own queerability.

We talk about growing up in post-war England, discovering their gender identity, and transitioning in prison as a counsellor.

Trigger warning and timestamps:

Eleanor brings up subjects that can be very heavy. I have posted the timestamps along with the subjects.

Child prostitution: 09:20

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In this episode, we talk to Michelle.
Michelle is a certified Life Coach who specialises in Highly Sensitive People (HSP)*.
Her story is one of self-discovery from constantly feeling like an outsider for most of her life to discovering her sexuality and HSP ability. 
She built her own community and helps others to find their own power.
Michelle's Queerability is her resilience in overcoming her own challenges while helping others.
Please check out Michelle on Instagram and Facebook @michelle_themindsetcoach
*A highly sensitive person (HSP) is a term for those who are thought to have an increased or deeper central nervous system sensitivity to physical, emotional, or social stimuli.

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In today's episode, we sit down with Shaun. He shares his journey of being put into the foster care system and how the Church became a safe space. Shaun's story demonstrates that when times get hard it is important to rely on your community. Shaun found himself within Christianity and stability within the Church. 

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