Spill the LGBTea

Ellie and Sam chat about having their son. 18 months on having had their hands full and not having managed to get round to the mic! We discuss social media and parental controls and what impact that could have on kids. 

Ellie chats with Allison from Beyoutiful Initiative. This new project is predominantly aimed at Trans and Non-Binary people who want help and support in styling, make up or any aspect in becoming authentically themselves on the outside, as they are on the inside. Feel free to reach out on Insta, Facebook or Twitter should you require input from this awesome team! 

Ellie and Sam continue our conversation with Buck about terminology policing, Drag Kings and hear Buck's frank and honest experience of how he's navigated the world.

Ellie and Sam are hugely privileged to welcome Buck Angel onto the Podcast. Buck talks to them about his transition, the porn industry and about things that are going on in the USA currently. Buck is frank, honest and authentic throughout, it was an absolute pleasure to have him on board. 

Ellie and Sam chat about "The Urge To Merge" which seems prevalent in the Lesbian world. We talk about our exciting new guest, Buck Angel, Who's joining us on the podcast next week. 

Ellie speaks with Electra La Cnt about issues our society currently faces, along with discussing some of the acts of heroism Electra has taken in the face of adversity. Electra hit the headlines in 2016 by wearing a tiara coated with HIV+ blood, in an effort to fight the stigma surrounding misconceptions around HIV. She discusses the controversy, the way it was unable to be ignored and actually helped to educate people about some of the facts surrounding HIV. Electra stole headlines once more in 2018 after her speech at the LGBTQ Stormont making a powerful speech around stopping the LGBTQ community to stop validating hate speech by engaging with bigots. The line in her speech that encapsulates her rhetoric impeccably was "I refuse to ask for acceptance from those who oppress us". We discuss many aspects of bigotry the world is currently experiencing, BLM, transphobia, the HIV+ stigma and how politicians are playing a part in holding back our progress. 

Ellie and Dr Glenn Mason discuss the journey of coming out, what it means, how reactions can cause extreme feelings and suicidal thoughts and how people can overcome this. They discuss about the LGTBQ+ online community and how this can be a fantastic way for people to share feelings, thoughts and apprehensions. They can gain support and advice from a community of people who have lived through it or are in the throws of their own self acceptance, gaining family and friends understanding and affirmation. 

Ellie and Sam chat with Jerome Barlow around all things LGBTQ+ within schools and education. We discuss Jerome's own coming out story and why it's so important to give our young people a safe space to be themselves. We believe giving all children the tools and knowledge to understand LGBTQ+ lives and different family units, brings about tolerance and acceptance. This is so valuable in undoing the precedence previously set by Section 28.

In this Episode Ellie interviews Jen McKenzie about her experiences with being bisexual, her struggle with addiction with drugs and alcohol and how she's not only taken ownership on her own life, she's now helping others to take control of their lives with her spiritual and wellbeing coaching. Ellie and Sam then discuss their experiences of Bisexuals in the scene and other peoples perceptions being damaging and unhelpful.

This Episode Ellie chats with Diva Award winning Sally Edwards, the Author, Poet, Activist, LGBTQ+ Disability Warrior and host of the podcast "Rainbow Warrior". Today we discuss disability in LGBTQ+ venues and the issues Sally faces while navigating the world. We hope you enjoy this episode, feel free to reach out to Sally on her Social Media and listen to her podcast!