In an Armed Forces Day special (celebrated on 26th June), Chief Petty Officer, Ann Miller-McCaffrey recounts her reasons for joining the army as a woman, who would eventually come out as being in a same sex relationship, and the historical issues associated with being a woman, and LGBTQ+, in the military.

Talking doing our bit during lockdown, Black Lives Matter and the latest attack against the transgender by She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, Divina De Campo and I have a good ol' catch up discussing the state of the world today.

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Liverpool actress, comedienne, singer, you name it, Gillian Hardie, recounts the journey of her career, from being in a tour of the loved musical, Blood Brother, to being part of the original West End cast of Kinky Boots!

Talking about how the Royal Court, Liverpool, played such a big part in her life, and a very cute story about meeting 80s legend, Cyndi Lauper.

Shania Pain, drag idol 2017 runner up, and regular outspoken queen, joins John to talk about her journey in drag, and the various events that have shaped her career - particularly around personal growth as a performer and as a person.

Chairperson of Chester Pride, Warren Allmark, talks to us about his alter ego Wanda, as well as his role working with Chester Pride to be as innovative and groundbreaking an event as possible, particularly when seen as a smaller Pride, 'competing' with much larger cousins around the North West!

Instagram influencer, Kieran Kilby, boasts over 20,000 followers, but was not welcome in his family home after being forced to come out as gay. He since moved away and has rebuilt his life, and continues to be the best self he can be - wanting to tell his story to show how, no matter how bad it can be, it can get better!

The yellow pages of Liverpool, Joan Burnett, takes us down memory lane to reminisce about what queer Liverpool was like back in the 1980s and 90s - a time that most definitely wish I was able to experience from the imagery we are able to see.

Max is a designer who created a selection of print artworks based on conversations between his ex and himself, chronicling how, as an out and proud gay man, he was victim to feeling like someone else's secret, as his partner was not as forthcoming with family and friends.

Max has used sales of these prints to support the charity, LGBT Switchboard.

Darren Suarez is the House Mother of the House of Suarez, and executive producer and creative director of the annual House of Suarez Vogue Ball.

We learn about his journey as part of the Vogue community, understanding some of its routes in UK culture, as well as learning about the history of the annual House of Suarez Vogue Ball, which recently saw it's largest Manchester event to date.

Liverpool Queer Collective was set up in 2016 with the aim to enrich Liverpool's LGBTQ+ community, bringing it together through creative events and online channels, as well as by identifying safe spaces in the city. 
It has evolved greatly since its inception, attracting over 200 people to march with the group at 2019's Pride in Liverpool!
John is joined by Mel, Char and Andrew to learn more!