Proud Rovers, as it says in the name, are proud to represent LGBTQ fans of Blackburn Rovers Football Club. Formed in 2019, the supporters group is both an advocacy and social group for the community and its allies.Their chair, Chris Lofthouse,

📺 Call the Midwife's Max Macmillan on his role as Timothy Turner and coming out as a gay man

Aug 10th, 2023 24m 34s

Max Macmillan is a man of many talents. On screen, he has played Timothy Turner on Call the Midwife for the past decade; and off the screen, you can see Max play brilliant, epic songs in music venues.He’s an actor, musician, photographer, and

"There's no time to wait": Why Mind is demanding that the government bans 'conversion therapy' for all now

Jun 30th, 2023 23m

Five years ago, the government, under the premiership of Theresa May, pledged to ban conversion therapy - the insidious and psychologically damaging practice of trying to suppress a person’s sexuality or gender identity.Half a decade later, th

Coming Out of the Closet: opening up about your sexuality and gender identity with Emma Goswell

Jun 22nd, 2023 26m 1s

'Coming out of the closet' - or telling someone about your sexuality and gender identity for the first time - can be a scary experience for those in the LGBTQ community.Opening up about your identity to family and friends is a massive step in

Celebrating Pride Month with ReachOut: the LGBTQ inclusion network from the UK's biggest publisher

Jun 1st, 2023 28m 3s

Hello there. You’re looking very well - I love what you’ve done with your hair. Oh yes, thanks for noticing - yes, indeed, we have had a makeover too.Welcome back to The Out Crowd - the podcast from Reach that speaks to members from the queer

Drag queen Elta Avelon on exploring their queer identity in Burnley and acceptance in the kink community

Oct 14th, 2021 27m 47s

Alexander Pemberton, aka Elta Avelon, is a 24-year-old drag artist and resident queen at the Creative Arts Gallery in Burnley, Lancashire.Since playing the part of young drag queen Angel Dumott Schunard in Rent the Musical as a teenager, and di

Podcaster and poet Daniel J. McLaughlin on coming out as bisexual and dealing with bi-erasure in the LGBTQ+ community

Jul 9th, 2021 34m 50s

Daniel J. McLaughlin is an award-winning podcast producer for Laudable, working behind the scenes on The Out Crowd, Alone Together, The Menopod, and many more. He also performs about his bisexuality as a stand-up poet on the music scene in Manc

Teaching acceptance and inclusivity with 'No Outsiders' teacher Andrew Moffat

Jun 24th, 2021 34m 1s

Andrew Moffat is a teacher and author of the No Outsiders curriculum, a teaching resource that educates students about the characteristics protected by the Equality Act 2010. It teaches children about all types of equality covered by the Act -

Being LGBT+ in education with Baroness Debbie Wilcox of Newport

Jun 17th, 2021 31m 40s

Baroness Debbie Wilcox of Newport was a teacher throughout Section 28, and continuously challenged the anti-LGBT+ legislation during her time in the classroom.From hiding her girlfriend upstairs from colleagues when they came to visit to being

LGBTQ history with Stonewall co-founder Lisa Power

Jun 10th, 2021 35m 5s

In the first episode of The Out Crowd, Joe Ali looks back at LGBTQ history with activist and campaigner Lisa Power. Lisa, who co-founded LGBTQ charity Stonewall, discusses her activism over the years, the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, and how she c

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The Out Crowd - An LGBTQ podcast - Trailer

Jun 1st, 2021 2m 26s

“The LGBTQ community is not just for Pride – it’s for life.”The Out Crowd is the new LGBTQ podcast from Reach. Launched during Pride Month in June, our podcast will hear from activists, artists, drag queens, writers, educators, journalists, fam

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