Proud Changemakers

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We are Proud Changemakers - a group of LGBTQIA+ folks who are here to celebrate and elevate LGBTQIA+ voices across civil society - whilst also talking through todays issues from an LGBTQIA+ lens. In 2024 we will have a podcast, community network, events and more with the hope of giving LGBTQIA+ folks the space to be themselves and help each other thrive. Why? Because the world isn't a safe and healthy place for LGBTQIA+ folks right now - and hasn't ever been tbh. So here's a space made by LGBTQIA+ people for LGBTQIA+ people and our allies.

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The surprising and subversive drag king - a brief history of drag kings

May 07 2024 38 mins  
What do you know of Annie Hindle? Betsy Bonehill? Ella Shields and Hetty King? Maybe even Vesta Tilley? Well they were all successful drag kings from history - or male impersonators as they were known then. In this episode, SAYiT's Fiona Moorcroft (she/her) takes us through a brief history of these amazing humans and how they dominated the stage impersonating men of their eras

Lesbian Visibility Week: What does the word lesbian mean to you?

Apr 23 2024 51 mins  
To celebrate Lesbian Visibility Week 2024 (happening from 22-28 April), two of our Proud Changemakers - Paige Hughes (she/her) and Lucy Straker (she/they) are bringing to you an episode all about lesbians. So that’s the word lesbian, how it came to be (looking at lesbian history from Sappho, to Anne Lister through to Ellen DeGeneres and beyond), what being gay/a lesbian means to

Challenging the misinformation and stigma around HIV

Apr 10 2024 54 mins  
This was recorded at the offices of SAYiT - an LGBTQIA+ youth charity in Sheffield and includes the expert knowledge of Dr Naomi Sutton (she/her), Liz Wilson (she/her) and Dr Jo Bassett (she/her) discussing why we need to remove the fear, stigma and general lack of understanding of HIV. Dr Naomi Sutton - "My issue is the word AIDS. I really don't like that word because of

How charities are responding to transphobic hate

Mar 26 2024 57 mins  
Trigger warning - this episode contains references to transphobia We spoke with a lovely bunch of humans on how some charities are dealing with transphobic hate - either because they are trans-focused charities or they are simply including trans people in their dialogue. Speaking up in support of the trans community is important - but staying spoken when the vocal minority use onli

Why LGBTQIA+ inclusive mental health support is so vital

Mar 12 2024 56 mins  
**Please note - in this episode there is mention of crisis, therapy experiences that are not safe to come out to the professional and feelings around struggling in the current climate with LGBTQIA+ people being politicised. Ever had your sexual or gender orientation assumed? What if the person assuming was supposed to be creating a psychological safe space for you? What if you did

LGBTQ+ History Month: Going to school during Section 28

Feb 27 2024 56 mins  
Come and listen to the latest of our LGBTQ+ History Month episodes! For this we recorded a panel discussion hosted by our friends at SAYiT at Sheffield Central Library between a group of LGBTQIA+ folks who attended school during Section 28. The discussion covers topics such as how each one of the panel navigated understanding their sexual orientation at a time when having any affi

LGBTQ+ History Month: What is the 'bury your gays' project?

Feb 14 2024 55 mins  
Listen to the second of our LGBTQ+ History Month episodes! In this we have SAYiT's Fiona Moorcroft (she/her) and Oliver Harrap (he/him) discussing their project - 'bury your gays' - where they research the cemeteries and archives in Sheffield to see who and what LGBTQIA+ history they could find. They were inspired by a similar project that ran in Birmingham - so if you

LGBTQ+ History Month: Being northern, working class and gay in the 1900s

Jan 31 2024 56 mins  
Join us for the first of our LGBTQ+ History Month episodes! In this we have SAYiT's Fiona Moorcroft interviewing Dr Helen Smith, University of Lincoln, who is a historian specialising in LGBTQ+ history in the working class communities of South Yorkshire. During this episode we discuss what it was like to be LGBTQIA+ from the 1850s to 1960s in South Yorkshire where the majority

Meet the Proud Changemakers team

Jan 16 2024 44 mins  
Come and say hello to the Proud Changemakers team! In this episode, we - the Proud Changemakers team - got together to talk about why we set up Proud Changemakers, what our hopes and aspirations are, what we are really excited about and what we have already gained. So who are we? We are Amy Whitelock Gibbs (she/her), Catherine Goodall (she/her), Cathy Swift (she/her), Graysen Whit

Building a LGBTQIA+ staff network with NCVO

Jan 02 2024 38 mins  
Ever wanted to build a network for LGBTQIA+ staff in your organisation but were unsure where to start? In this first episode of the Proud Changemakers podcast, we talk to Ed Drew (he/him), Rei Kanemura (she/her) and Amy Walton (she/her) who are the architects of NCVO's Rainbow Network - a staff network for LGBTQIA+ folks and allies - which has 25% of NCVO staff as its members.