Queeriosity

This week Pádraig is left to hold the fort while James takes a break to study for his masters in being sickening!

Pj joins Pádraig to cover this weeks queer related news stories that caught their eye in this week's Rainbow Round Up before sharing his experience of moving back to Dublin after 10 years in London. Pj also challenges Pádraig to guess his chosen queer anthem to play you into the rest of your weekend.

The STUNNING Ariana Grindr pops into the studio to talk about her drag career, her stint as a reality TV star and her upcoming debut album 'Queen of Christmas' which will be available to stream from the 24th of November.

Dublin City FM's own Patrick Gouliev also speaks to Pádraig. They share their not so pleasant experiences in some Queer spaces as someone who is non binary, stresses the value of having inviting spaces to all members of the Queer community and tells us about some of the amazing initiatives that run to support Queer people who might be struggling.

Of course, lots of laughs and some absolute bangers!

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On this weeks show Pádraig Rice of LGBT Ireland jpins James and Pádraig fresh from the ILGA Annual Conference which took place in Ljubljana last week. Pádraig tells us about the important role ILGA plays in promoting equal rights across Europe, the value in meeting activists from other countries and the work being done to get Ireland to the top spot on the Rainbow Map;

Cian Griffin AKA @Gaygeoirí pops in to talk a little bit about men's mental health and suicide awareness ahead of an amazing fundraising event he's hosting in Street 66.

James leads Reeling In The Queers this week, taking us back to the year that Zig and Zag became an Irish institution and Pádraig fights back in guessing this weeks mystery bop.

And as always we keep you up to date in Rainbow Round Up and tapping your feet with some great music!

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Listen to the full interview James and Pádraig did with Eileen Leahy of Aisteach, Ireland's Queer Housing Co-Op.

Eileen explains what a co housing co- op is, the research going into creating a queer housing co-op in Dublin and how it could be rolled out across the country in all walks of life as a means to alleviate the housing crisis.

For more information, check out Aisteach.ie

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This week James and Pádraig are joined by Eileen Leahy of Aisteach - Ireland's Queer Housing Co-Op to chat about the work the group have been doing to establish co-operative living in Ireland as a means to provide a safe home for people in the queer community

Oisin O'Reilly from Outhouse chats about Outhouse's Art Auction which raises vital funds for the organisation

Pádraig takes on Reeling In The Queers this week, taking it back to the year that Dolly Parton was honoured by having a sheep named after her and he takes it very easy with the mystery bop.

The duo also keep you in the know with this weeks Rainbow Roundup and plenty of feel good music.

Contact Queeriosity by emailing [email protected] or reach out to Pádraig and James on Instagram. Their handles are Padraig_WMC and JamesO_Hagan

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James and Pádraig welcomed LGBTQ advocate and journalist, Beryl Ohas to the studio for a candid chat on growing up as a queer person in Kenya before seeking asylum in Ireland

Beryl opens up about her childhood and the struggles for members of the queer community which still exist in Kenya today.

She shares how she came to her decision to move to Ireland with the help of an unlikely ally, her husband whom her family arranged a marriage with.

Beryl talks about the process of seeking asylum, what can be done to make the experience safer for LGBTQ people and the supports that are there for people find themselves in a similar situation.

You can follow Beryl on Instagram, her handle is @berylohas.

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This week James and Pádraig are joined by the GALAS Person of The Year, Beryl Ohas. Beryl opens up about her journey from a queer kid from Kenya to becoming a celebrated advocate in Ireland and how we can all work towards empowering the BIPOC queer community.

Viktor Complex joins the show to give an insight into what is like as a drag king on the Galway scene. Viktor shares how they were a product of the pandemic, embracing their disability and how an attack they suffered last summer will not deter them from continuing to perform.

It's James' week to bring us on a trip down memory lane in Reeling In The Queers. He takes us back to a time that Dublin was flooded with A Listers for the MTV EMA's and Pádraig is left guessing when it comes to the mystery bop.

The duo also keep you in the know with this weeks Rainbow Roundup!

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James and Pádraig introduce Queeriosity before diving straight in to discuss the latest news from the LGBTQ community around the world. They discuss trans representation on Big Brother, The GALA awards and the threat to the LGBTQ people living in Turkey.

Brendan Courtney joins the show to chat about about his life, advocacy for the community and whether or not we can expect to see an Off The Rails reboot any time soon!

Anthony Kinahan from Quintessence Theatre joins the pair to chat about their production of 'The Curious Case of Albert Cashier' a story about a Louth-born transgender war hero who enlisted with the Union Army in the American Civil War and Pádraig kicks off Reeling In The Queers by featuring the year that Beyoncé won best song at The Grammy's for Single Ladies before challenging James to guess his queer bop of the week!

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