The weekly current affairs and conversational podcast that looks at the latest news stories affecting LGBT+ people, and voice the controversial topics that people are often afraid to talk about out loud. Join our regular hosts, Luke Black, Albie Amankona, and Joe Wilmot, as they debate and discuss all things politics and LGBT.
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Unreleased: Stewart Andrew MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Culture, and Minister for Equalities
In this previously unreleased episode, Albie interviews Stuart Andrew MP at the CPC23 in Manchester. Stuart and Albie discuss the state of gay rights in the UK right now, where they see it going, the state of conversion therapy, and more.
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20 Dec 2023
Ending HIV: A Conversation With Maria Caulfield MP
This week we spoke to Maria Caulfield, the MP for Lewes, the Minister for Women, and the Minister for Mental Health and Women’s Health Strategy. We spoke about HIV prevention, LGBT and women's healthcare, and what's to come for the Tories. Thank you to our special guest host, Freddie Downing, and to Kamran and Jordan for your questions!
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11 Dec 2023
Commons Battle Royale: Kemi vs Chris
Sir Chris Bryant told the House that he feels the most unsafe he's ever felt as a gay man, and put some of the blame at Kemi Badenoch's door, saying her 'rhetoric' was part of the problem. Is he right? Kemi didn't seem to think so.
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5 Dec 2023
Gay Republicans, Donald Trump, and HIV | With Rick Loughery, Chairman of the US Young Republicans
This week, the Chairman of the Young Republicans, Rick Loughery, joins Luke and Albie, as they find out how it's possible to be both gay and a Republican in the US. They also look at how the conservative parties differ between the US and UK. The new Health Secretary announced a groundbreaking research programme to eradicate HIV in the UK, and why does Britney Spears not appear at the top of Albie's Spotify Wrapped for this year?
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29 Nov 2023
I Feel Sorry for Wes Streeting, but Not for Katya.
Wes Streeting has been on the receiving end of some horrific homophobia, which is grossly unacceptable. We explain what happened, and why it's so worrying. We talk about the Autumn Statement, and also why the famous drag queen, Katya, has really put her foot in it by saying Glasgow is on somehow the same level as... Gaza.
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21 Nov 2023
Does it really matter if there aren't any openly LGBT politicians in the Cabinet?
So, it’s been quite the week hasn’t it. Suella Braverman and David Cameron seem the be the names on everyone’s lips, even Kay Burley’s, where one of the first things she said about DC was that he’d put on weight. I’m sure if a male presenter had said that about a female presenter, there’d be outrage, but hey ho. We’ve got a great show for you this week, talking about the reshuffle and whether or not it matters that there aren’t any openly LGBT ministers attending cabinet now.
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10 Nov 2023
Conference Confidential with Peter Smallwood, Conference Chairman and President of the National Convention
The boys are all off this week as, so take a listen to Albie and get a behind the scenes view of what really goes in to putting a party conference together, and the inside scoop on what Rishi Sunak is really like as a party leader, from President of the National Convention and Conference Chairman, Peter Smallwood.
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1 Nov 2023
'I want to see streets buzzing at 1am!' | A conversation with London's next Mayor, Susan Hall AM
Standing to be the next Mayor of London, Susan Hall AM has had a history of electoral success, and a pretty varied career. She joins us this week to talk about her plans for London and what she intends to do to improve the lives of LGBT+ people across the city. As well as talking about how she got to where she is now, we ask her for her thoughts on the current state of the protests across London.
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25 Oct 2023
Freedom of Speech, Turkeys for Christmas, and Misgendering Meaning Prison
This is quite the episode. Joe and Albie have quite a heated debate about 'free speech absolutism', and whether or not being hurt or offended can, or should, be legislated. Does calling someone the 'n-word' or a homophobic slur automatically mean that someone should be prosecuted? This comes after Labour announced that they plan to impose prison sentences for misgendering. We also discuss newly released footage of a pride flag being torn down at a pro-Palestine march and Luke asks whether or not there is a 'crisis of intersectionality?'.
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20 Oct 2023
If you're Pink News or a Queer for Palestine, this might not be for you.
This week, Luke and Albie address the Pink News article about our podcast episode where we spoke about puberty blockers, and why their lack of journalistic integrity to report things accurately is detrimental to LGBT people. The boys then address the 'Queers for Palestine' movement, shedding a light on why this really is a misguided movement.
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12 Oct 2023
Andrew Boff on Thatcher, Khan, Johnson, and Braverman
This week we’re going to play you the interview that Albie did with chairman of the London assembly Andrew Boff, who you might now know as the quiet heckler from party conference the other week. We had caught up with him shortly before that all happened, and Andrew has a broad church of opinions. Albie asks him what it was like being a gay tory in the Thatcher years as he’s been going to conference every year for almost 50 years now. He talks about what working with Boris was like vs what working with Sadiq Khan is like, and he has some pretty strong thoughts on the Home Secretary’s controversial comments on asylum seekers claiming to be gay to get into the country, and weighs in on Equalities Minister, Kemi Badenoch.
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3 Oct 2023
Conversion Therapy, China, and Quotas with Alicia Kearns MP
We're recording live from the Conservative Party Conference 2023 in Manchester, and Albie speaks to Alicia Kearns MP, Member of Parliament for Rutland and Melton since the 2019 general election. She is currently the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, and was the first ever woman to be elected to the position. Alicia also hosts the China Research Group, to promote debate and fresh thinking about how Britain should respond to the rise of China. She talks about conversion therapy following rumours that the government is planning to drop a ban on the practise, and talks about how being a woman in politics is an interesting journey.
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17 Sept 2023
Roisin Murphy, Puberty Blockers, and Trans Students
Roisin Murphy is in the news (and off the BBC), but why? This week, Luke takes us through what's caused such a fuss and whether it was warranted. We also have a sensitive conversation about a side effect of puberty blockers that isn't often talked about. Albie breaks down what the government wants to do about issuing guidance to schools on how to deal with trans or questioning pupils, but we look at all sides of the argument and think about why there may be other factors at play.
This episode contains discussions of a sensitive nature.
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10 Sept 2023
Sports, Saudi, and Sexuality
Why should Jordan Henderson care about what gay people think? This week, Luke and Joe debate whether Henderson has to answer for anything with his move to Saudi football club Al-Ettifaq. It leads them on to a discussion about LGBT+ rights in the Middle East, and whether or not it's a good thing that a lot of Arabian countries are simply 'buying up sports'.
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4 Sept 2023
Why Is London the Most Homophobic Place in the Country? | With Emma Best AM
Recent data shows that London is the most homophobic place in the UK, so we wanted to ask why. This week we're joined by Emma Best AM, Deputy Leader of the City Hall Conservatives.
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https://www.ilga-europe.org/report/annual-review-2023/ (https://www.ilga-europe.org/report/annual-review-2023/)
https://bsa.natcen.ac.uk/ (https://bsa.natcen.ac.uk/)
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24 Aug 2023
Boys, Bushra, and Bondage
This week, for our inaugural episode, we jump straight in the deep end and take a look at the news that an LGBT+ children's book was shown at a school in Hull, that had drawings of two grandads in bondage gear. That then leads us into talking about whether fetish is acceptable at Pride events now.
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Hosts: Joe Wilmot, Luke Black, and Albie Amankona
Producer: Joe Wilmot
Executive Producer: Jordan-Lee
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