This June, Bottoming is bringing you weekly episodes for their Pride Month Series! For their penultimate episode of the month, they speak with Sharan Dhaliwal, founder of Burnt Roti, (the UK's leading South Asian magazine), Director of Middlesex Pride, and creator of Oh Queer Cupid. They chat about everything from creating an inclusive space for your community, body hair representation, Sharan's upcoming book, Burning My Roti, and Instagram's treatment of queer people of colour on their app.

Matthew also discusses the recent spike in homophobic hate crimes in Liverpool and reaffirms why being an LGBTQ+ ally is much more than sharing an infographic on Instagram. For more information and support on dealing with and reporting a hate crime, visit Galop. For mental health signposting, visit the Need Support page on our website.

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