In this episode of the Parent Advocate podcast co-hosts Lizette Trujillo and Stephen Chukumba talk about Pete Hegseth’s gender affirming care for troops with low T, the skeletons spilling out of the closet after the death of Senator Lindsey Graham, and the HHS flip flop on rule-making around trans healthcare.

This week’s guest, Lutheran Pastor and father of a trans athlete, Chris Bruesehoff, unpacks supporting gender expansive children in the church, raising an amazing daughter, and finding faith within established religion.

Finally, in Allies & Assholes we celebrate the internet for countless “proof-of-life” memes, and drag Jake Lang for being a racist tool.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate podcast, Lizette and I play catch up and talk all things Pride, the recent SCOTUS decision impacting trans girls in sports and the GLSEN survey which shows 2 in 3 school students in the US feel unsafe due to their LGBTQ+ identity. In Allies & Assholes we celebrate NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani for allocating $15M for trans healthcare in the city, and drag the British Royal Family for honoring the Harry Potter transphobe on the last day of Pride.

In this inaugural episode of the LGBTQ Film Hall of Fame, Stephen, Lizette and the self-appointed executive producer, third co-host and younger brother, Anthony, review the top ten LGBTQ+ must watch films.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette Trujillo and Stephen Chukumba talk SCOTUS gutting of the Voting Rights Act, the tragic murder of Juniper Blessing and the horrific response to her death, and criminal subpoenas out of Texas for NYU Langone’s transgender patients. In Allies & Assholes, we celebrate the Colorado Supreme Court for ruling that Children’s Hospital Colorado must resume gender-affirming care for transgender youth. We also drag parents who kick out their children for being trans.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate Podcast Stephen Chukumba and Lizette Trujillo welcome our special guests Lizette's mother, Carmen Whetstone, and her son Daniel. Our discussion centered on Carmen's journey supporting her transgender grandson over the past decade, including her initial reactions and learning process. In Today's Topics we cover Dave Chappelle's revisionist history regarding his transphobic comedy, Caitlyn Jenner's hypocritical statements about trans rights, and Phil's Coffee's decision to remove pride flags before reversing course. We conclude with Allies and Assholes highlighting the Montana Supreme Court's ruling protecting transgender rights as an ally, and drag DoorDash for their participation in a cringeworthy political stunt at the White House.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette Trujillo and Stephen Chukumba chop it up about b’day parties, karaoke, SXSW and Stephen losing his voice.

In Today’s Topics, we cover the United Nations rejecting the US’s attempts to redefine gender, the US Senate rejecting Trump’s SAVE Act, and 72% of Americans supporting protections for LGBTQ+ people.

We interview the Hell Raiser Dad and "Dadvocate," Casey Deck, and talk testifying at the state capital, standing up for trans kids, and holding space for parents.

In Allies & Assholes, we celebrate librarian Luanne James for refusing to uphold book bans, and drag the Portuguese Parliament for advancing three anti-trans bills.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate podcast, Lizette and I catch up on all the partying in the street she’s been doing, my kid losing school shirts and AirPods, and my final prep for SXSW.

In Today’s Topics, SCOTUS weighs in on a California lawsuit about schools outing trans students, Missouri passes three trans bathroom bans out of committee under the cover of darkness, and NY AG Letitia James orders major medical centers to resume gender affirming care for youth.

In this episode we're joined by Cora Davidson, a neurodivergent queer mom of two gender expansive kids, and get her kids' origin stories, navigating queerness and neurodivergence, and finding joy in small things.

Finally, in Allies & Assholes, we celebrate Lyft for helping trans and nonbinary residents get around in Kansas, and drag Joe Rogan for using his platform to spew hateful disinformation to his massive audience.

Stick around to the end for a '79 throwback with our outro song, Video Killed The Radio Star by The Buggles.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen talk Spain’s version of Burning Man, prepping for SXSW and showing up for families in distress. In Today’s Topics we cover Kansas stripping people of their licenses, Trump targeting trans people during the last State of the Union, and a study of over 3,000 trans athletes conclusively disproves the fallacy of their physical advantage.

In Allies & Assholes we celebrate Brandi Carlile for her support of Minnesota, holding a concert that raised over $600,000 for families impacted by ICE. And we drag Dennis Quaid for his full throated support of our pedophile in chief.

Stay until the end to listen to Brandi Carlile's haunting and powerful single "The Story".

In this episode of the Parent Advocate podcast, Lizette and I catch up on our respective weeks - hanging with transplants from New Jersey, following EU’s support of trans women, putting the finishing touches on The Dads, and Middlesex (by Jeffrey Eugenides).

In Today’s Topics, we get into mass shootings (and not talking about he-who-shall-not-be-named), the GOP co-opting immigrant gold at the Olympics all while demonizing immigrants, and the Heritage Foundation’s president Kevin Roberts talking about taking gender-affirming care away from trans adults.

This week’s Allies & Assholes celebrates the city of San Antonio for painting it’s sidewalks in Pride colors, and drag Redwood High School in California’s Central Valley for holding roundtables on civility instead of holding homophobic seniors responsible for bullying gay eighth graders.

Make sure to stay to the end for Lift Every Voice and Sing by Melba Moore, featuring Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Anita Baker, Bebe Winans, Freddie Jackson, the Clark Sisters, Brian McKnight, Terri Lyne Carrington, Jeffrey Osborne, Bobby Brown, and Louis Gossett, Jr.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, we catch up on Lizette’s V-Day Wuthering Heights in Spanish, Charlie XCX, Adidas, and deep conversations with the kids. In Today’s Topics we address the removal of the Pride flag from the Stonewall Monument in New York City, the GOP rep from Tennessee seeking an investigation into “gay sex acts” in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime show, and the European Parliament overwhelmingly passing a non-binding resolution affirming the full recognition of trans women as women.

This week we speak to Evanston Mayor, Congressional candidate, and father of two trans and nonbinary kids, Daniel Biss and talk public service, staring down ICE, and finding hope in difficult times.

In Allies & Assholes, we celebrate the Blade Angels, the 2026 USA Women’s figure skating trio for standing with the LGBTQ community, and drag USA Hockey for quietly banning trans athletes from participating on teams that align with their gender identities.