Continuing his story of the last few years, Hector Daniel Diaz describes how dark his world had come to be and how he completely decided to ignore how bad it had gotten. His return to God and his faith in Christ, and his new outlook for the future. 

In this episode we dive deep into just one of the sides of the substance abuse in the LGBTQ+ world. 

Hector further describes the circumstances that led him to do a complete change in order to save himself and more importantly to find his purpose in life. 

 

***TRIGGER WARNING***

This episode carries a trigger warning for language, trauma, substance abuse, religion, deaths related to or because of substance abuse, homophobia, transphobia, sexual assault, human trafficking, suicide, and other themes that may not be suitable to all listeners. We will not be going into vidid details, if you are uncomfortable about that kind of thing, you may want to avoid this episode. With that in mind we hope you will listen and hope you will please share this episode with anyone who you think or might be struggling with substance abuse. They are not alone in this struggle and Gods grace is with you.

Continuing his story of the last few years, Hector Daniel Diaz describes how dark his world had come to be and how he completely decided to ignore how bad it had gotten. His return to God and his faith in Christ, and his new outlook for the future. 

In this episode we dive deep into just one of the sides of the substance abuse in the LGBTQ+ world. 

Hector further describes the circumstances that led him to do a complete change in order to save himself and more importantly to find his purpose in life. 

 

***TRIGGER WARNING***

This episode carries a trigger warning for language, trauma, substance abuse, religion, deaths related to or because of substance abuse, homophobia, transphobia, sexual assault, human trafficking, suicide, and other themes that may not be suitable to all listeners. We will not be going into vidid details, if you are uncomfortable about that kind of thing, you may want to avoid this episode. With that in mind we hope you will listen and hope you will please share this episode with anyone who you think or might be struggling with substance abuse. They are not alone in this struggle and Gods grace is with you.

Hector Daniel Diaz describes his journey over the past 3 years. How his substance abuse started in the summer of 2020, how it escalated over almost three years, how he survived the gay methamphetamine abuse world, how he lost everything, and how he found God through Jesus. Hector Daniel dives into the crazy things he has encountered and the amazing things he has also experienced and the amazing things yet to come. Please share this with anyone who might be struggling with substance abuse in the LGBTQ+ community. The more conversation we have about this the less people will hide in shame. 

 

***TRIGGER WARNING***

This episode carries a trigger warning for language, trauma, substance abuse, deaths related to or because of substance abuse, homophobia, transphobia, sexual assault, human trafficking, suicide, and other themes that may not be suitable to all listeners. We will not be going into vidid details, if you are uncomfortable about that kind of thing, you may want to avoid this episode. With that in mind we hope you will listen and hope you will please share this episode with anyone who you think or might be struggling with substance abuse. They are not alone in this struggle.

A super raw unedited preview of what this new version of The Proudcast will sound like. 

I wanted to leave all the imperfections, because when we talk in real life, we don’t get to go back and edit what we say. 

With that being said we are all a work in progress, and therefore the people in this podcast are also like you, still learning how to navigate and deal with life. 

We are always in a stage of character development, and always willing to learn from one another, the good and the bad, the beautiful and the ugly. 

The beautiful artists at the Monarque Collective hope you are able to use these conversations to spark conversations within your communities. 

God Bless You All!

In this weeks episode our friend Peter shares his story. We get into politics, Pete Buttigieg, Lil Nas X, that unnecessary opening sequence in IT, and Chelsea Handler.

Back from a long unprecedented break! Coming back with new topics, incident at Las Perlas in DTLA, Laura Spencer, U.S citizens who serve and served openly in the military. 

Resource of the week: Lambda Literary

Lambda Literary nurtures and advocates for LGBTQ writers, elevating the impact of their words to create community, preserve their legacies, and affirm the value of their stories and their lives. 

LambdaLiterary.org

Sorry we've been gone for a quick second. In this episode we touch up on a few topics. The upcoming election, why might gay men gravitate towards female artists and more.

In our first episode of 2019 we talk about the whole Kevin Hart / Academy Awards ordeal. Gretchen brings the story of Josephine Baker, who was a cabaret dancer, dated Frida Kahlo, and went up against the Nazis during World War II. Zack talks about The LGBT National Help Center. 

Organization of the Week: The LGBT National Help Center

www.GLNH.org

In episode 10 we discuss on the video from youtube "There Are Only 2 Genders|Change My Mind". We also go in on: "What is your relationship like with your inner slut?. Is it ok to indulge? Should we embrace our sexual desires to their fullest potential or should we hide them and feel ashamed of them?"

In this School Time episode Zack shares more of of Ali Forney's story and how his legacy has helped the LGBTQ+ community. Danny give us more information on Queen's foundation made and set up in memory of Freddy Mercury.   

Organization of the Week: The Mercury Phoenix Trust

Mercuryphoenixtrust.com