Olivia, Kayla, and Glynn talk about mental illness as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. They discuss their experiences finding coping methods (coffee, memes!) and generally cover the experience of dealing with mental illness when part of the LGBTQ+ community.

Olivia, Dawson, and Layne talk about all things fandom, being LGBTQ+ people in fandom, specifically LGBTQ+ fandom spaces and generally why fandom matters so much to LGBTQ+ people. From Teen Wolf to Sense8 we also chat about the LGBTQ+ representation good, bad, and ugly from shows we love. Come fan out with us!

The Umbrella Podcast is devoted to diverse members of the LGBTQ+ community gathering to talk about a wide range of intersectional, complex issues facing us, internally and externally.

Our second panel continues the conversation about the labels of the LGBT+ community, extending the discussion to topics of intersectionality, privilege, and space. Beyond how we label ourselves as LGBTQ+, Taylor, Dawson, and Glynn discuss the additional intersections of variety of other identities and how that can impact within the LGBTQ+ community, as individuals and as a group. 

Also! Toward the end, we issue a challenge to reach outside your comfort zone. Be sure to share with us your result!

The Umbrella Podcast is devoted to diverse members of the LGBTQ+ community gathering to talk about a wide range of intersectional, complex issues facing us, internally and externally.

To kick off the first full panel format some Umbrella Regulars talk about the labels and language we use for ourselves, our community, and how language is impacted by the world around us. 

The Umbrella Podcast is devoted to diverse members of the LGBT+ community gathering to talk about a wide range of intersectional, complex issues facing us, internally and externally.

The Umbrella Podcast is devoted to diverse members of the LGBT+ community gathering to talk about a wide range of intersectional, complex issues facing us, internally and externally.

In part 3 of our introductory episodes you get to meet our last (but not least) three Regulars: Layne Morgan, Dawson Schachter, and Kayla Z. They talk a little bit about who they are, how they identify, and what drew them to becoming part of this podcast.

The Umbrella Podcast is devoted to diverse members of the LGBT+ community gathering to talk about a wide range of intersectional, complex issues facing us, internally and externally.

In this second introductory episode you get to meet two more of our regular panelists (Umbrella Regulars!): Glynn M. and Kate Johnson. They talk a little bit about who they are, how they identify, and what drew them to becoming part of this podcast.

The Umbrella Podcast is devoted to diverse members of the LGBT+ community gathering to talk about a wide range of intersectional, complex issues facing us, internally and externally.

In this introductory episode you get to meet three of our regular panelists: Olivia D’Agostino, Taylor Behnke, and Riley J. Dennis. They talk a little bit about who they are, how they identify, and what drew them to becoming part of this podcast.