A live panel recording on "How do we win our rights?" with three Trans+ change and history makers, Roz Kaveney, Gude Cuaitamacchi, Sabah Choudrey interviewed by Nancy Kelley. This episode was recorded in front of an audience of 200 people in London's Canary Wharf at our first-ever Trans+ History Week community event. Read more stories from Trans+ History Week: https://www.wearequeeraf.com/transhistoryweek/ Watch the Transcending Words poetry night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tmbn900ekPM Plus, be sure to sign up for our newsletter to understand the LGBTQIA+ news every Saturday: http ..read more

After a busy Pride month at QueerAF HQ - a rewind episode, while we prepare the final few episodes of an already stunning set of stories from emerging and marginalised LGBTQIA+ audio producers.  This Week Rosa Eaton ponders: Do they need to get a queer haircut to feel part of the community?  In their university town of Bristol they meet the towns local queer hairdresser who has been helping trans, non-binary and LGBT+ people feel more at home with the identity they want to show to the world.  And despite Rosa’s love for long, femme hair, they wonder after seeing so many peopl ..read more

"I’ve been taking PrEP for almost 7 years now. During that time, I’ve been crazy enthusiastic about making positive changes to reduce health inequalities. But I have seen how queer health has been mishandled time and time again." So today Phil Samba is here to help us all discover the untold story behind PrEP, the revolutionary pill that's transforming HIV prevention and sexual health. In the first episode of our new six-part limited series documentary, we dive into the battle for PrEP access in the UK by not only looking at the court case fought here in England for the drug - but the advent ..read more

Did you know that 50 years ago, Leeds held the UK's first-ever Trans+ conference? This week, Alexander Parnham Cope, a trainee broadcast journalist at City University specialising in data and investigative journalism travels back to a city he called his home. In Leeds he uncover the curious and little-known history of the city, which held the UK’s first ever Transgender conference some fifty years ago. Leeds welcomed transgender people to its hotels and halls then. It is proud of its history of supporting trans people now.  Meet one of the organizers of a 50th anniversary celebration o ..read more

A live recording of the QueerAF podcast on the history-making TV representation In Sex Education: Guest host Kenny Ethan Jones, the first trans man in a period product ad campaign Stars of Sex Educations's T4T storyline Anthony Lexa and Felix Mufti A discussion about the power of on-screen representation, creating inclusive stories about Trans+ communities and what it was like to make that visibility for Sex Education. This episode was recorded in front of an audience of 200 people in London's Canary Wharf at our first ever Trans+ History Week community event. Make sure to subscribe for the w ..read more

Does Rosa need to get a queer haircut to feel part of the community?  That’s what she explores in her university town of Bristol this week on #QueerAF.  Meeting the towns local queer hairdresser who has been helping trans, non-binary and LGBT+ people feel more at home with the identity they want to show to the world.  And despite Rosa’s love for her femme, long hair. She wonders after seeing so many people get empowered by having the chop – whether she wants to or should have a queer haircut too.  Something, by the end of this episode she resolves – for better or worse ..read more

Pansexual reporter Kenya Jay Scarlett speaks to queer couples to find out everything you need to know about being in a relationship.    From getting together to breaking up and how her pansexuality has left her feeling some people are way too focused on gender.   This week on #QueerAF whether you've had one or not, we take you on a crash course on being in a queer relationship.   Subscribe now on Spotify, Apple and podcast apps everywhere.   This season is inspired by National Student Pride's themes: Carving out space for womxn in the community Queer Sex Disability Re ..read more

#QueerAF is back for season four. With more LGBT+ reporters than ever. This year our stories come from Bristol, Manchester, Milton Keynes, with reporters from Northern Ireland, Leeds, London and beyond. When you listen – you support the students, graduates and LGBT+ reporters we mentor to build their audio portfolio. And they tell you beautifully produced queer stories.  They have stories on asexuality, sex shame, how to be happy and single, pansexuality, everything you need to know about being in a queer relationship, why LBQT women's spaces need a revolution and so much more. B ..read more

Can we tell you how to change the way the media writes about queer lives? It’s a change we need urgently. From transphobia led by the press, media getting it wrong and regulator Ofcom and the BBC signalling, queer lives are up for debate. It’s a growing pattern that is spilling out onto the streets in the form of rising hate crimes. It’s time for an organisation to fight back. To advocate for us in the media. To show change is possible by commissioning and then supporting the voices who are too often left behind. Meet QueerAF, our new community interest company that builds on the previo ..read more

Am I Asexual Or Ashamed Of Sex?   Yes, it’s here. Another fantastic episode ahead by #QueerAF regular producer Jacob Edward. And this week, we’re talking about a spectrum of feelings when it comes to sex, the differences between asexuality and sex shame plus Jacob, who used their portfolio to get a job Radio One’s first non-binary presenter shares boldly and bravely. Listen to the latest episode and subscribe (rate and review) #QueerAF now on Spotify, Apple and podcast apps everywhere.   Support https://switchboard.lgbt/   Producer Jacob Edward First nonbinary presenter on @BBC ..read more