Underrepresented Voices on the LGBTQ+ Spectrum

The landscape of gender and sexuality is expansive and individual. But representation and cultural acceptance is often limited to the Lesbian, Gay or Bisexual experience. We're investigating the too often ignored voices on the LGBTQIA+ spectrum.

The landscape of gender and sexuality is expansive and individual. But representation a... more

Curated bySusannah Wilson, Podcaster

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Coming Out to Myself

Non-binary hosts Caitlin Benedict and Amrou al-Khadi visit the Museum of Transology in Brighton. Caitlin is in the early days of articulating their gender - still finding the right words. That's why they've come to the mecca of gender exploration.

NB: My Non-Binary Life

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The 'New Fad' Is Man & Woman

Alok Vaid-Menon is a gender non-conforming (GNC) performance artist. Raised in Texas, in an Indian household, they believe there are as many genders as there are people in the world.

Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness

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Why Would I Swallow Horse Piss? An Intersex Diagnosis

Dr. Hil Malatino was assigned female at birth, and later received an intersex diagnosis. The discovery of their XY chromosomes and the medical establishment's insistence that he take hormones to 'feminize' set Hil on a lifetime of questioning gender.

Why Would I Swallow Horse Piss? An Intersex Diagnosis

Talks at Google

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Thrown Into Trans Motherhood

Trans lives are increasingly featured in mainstream media, but we don't always get to witnessing them in their full complexity. Chicago activist LaSaia Wade, has just become a mother. She tells Imara Jones about that journey on TransLash.

TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones

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A Is for Asexual

Model Yasmin Benoit is busting myths about what it means to be asexual and aromantic. Plus, why she's definitely not like Ted Bundy.

Brandi Glanville Unfiltered

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Two-Spirit as a Sacred Community Role

'Two-spirit' was adopted in 1990 as a pan-Indian unifier to describe those who fulfill a third gender role in Native communities. Each tribe has its own traditions and words to describe that role. Prestin Thotin-awasis tells us what it means to them.

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