The Simply Equality podcast

Jun 03 2024 19 ep. 44 mins 60
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An open, honest and on occasions humourous exploration of the lived realities of disabled and LGBT+ people. In each episode I will talk to someone who is both disabled and LGBT+ and discuss the challenges they face and how they seek to live their best life. 

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The new person behind the person!

Jun 03 2024 32 mins  
For this Pride month we thought we'd celebrate by giving you a very special one-off episode!! In this episode we speak to a previous guest from way back in Season 1 and speak to Che Stephenson-Hunter, Sarah's wife who has recently come out as non-binary. In this episode Che talks openly about some of the challenges they've faced coming out later on in life and why they believe this

What's in a name? Equity vs Equality and why we're Simply Equality

Sep 25 2023 40 mins  
Back after the traditional (or soon to be) August break, Pk and Sarah discuss their thoughts on Equity and Equality, their understandings of the concepts, language and why Simply Equality is called Simply Equality.

A meeting of VIPs - the Fantastic Ebony Rose Dark

Jul 18 2023 42 mins  
Hello dear listeners. On this episode Sarah talks to Ebony Rose Dark (any pronouns) about her experience of being a V.I.P visually impaired cabaret and dance performance artist, the intersections of disability and LGBTQIA+ identity and race. There were unfortunately some issues with the audio while we weer recording and while we've tried to fix as much as possible, we know it's not

We're back in time for Pride with Pk Kulasegram

Jun 13 2023 35 mins  
Hello dear listeners! Apologies for the long and unintended break, but we're back. And in time for Pride month. This is the first episode of the season and a very special episode in the life of Simply Equality. I'm joined by my business partner, Pk Kulasegram and while we briefly touch being a limited company, mostly this episode is a discussion of what it means to be queer and dis

Mental health in the LGBTQ+ community

Sep 11 2022 57 mins  
With apologies for the unexpected break I'm pleased to be back with a very special new episode discussing issues around mental health in the LGBTQ+ community.According to recent government data, an estimated 3.1% of Britons over the age of 16 now identify as LGBTQ+, with the number of young people under 16 doubling over the last 4 years.However, statistics alone only tell us part o

New year, new season! Jennie Williams

Jan 16 2022 46 mins  
A new year, the perfect time to launch season 2 of my podcast!! I know it's been some time coming but hopefully you'll agree it's worth the wait!!For the first episode of this new season I speak to Jennie Williams, the CEO of a UK based disability led organisation called EnhancetheUK.I first met Jennie when we were on a panel together last year and what can I say, we hit it off imm

Daniel Lol - Parapride

Apr 16 2021 46 mins  
Welcome to the final episode of this first series. Yes that's right the sad news is that this is the last episode in the current series...the great news is that I have a fantastic guest to finish the series with!!Join me as I speak to Daniel Lol, , one of the founding members of ParaPride, an organisation that very much embodies what this podcast is about, exploring the intersectio

Being Neurodivergent & LGBT Part 2 - Sam Hope

Apr 02 2021 46 mins  
Welcome to part 2 of my focus on what it means to be neurodiverse and LGBT. Join me as I speak with Sam Hope, a non binary trans person with a combination of impairments.I've known Sam pretty much from the early days of my own gender journey and I continue to be challenged and inspired by what they have to say on what it means to be LGBT and disabled. Sam talks about their own expe

Being Neurodivergent & LGBT - part 1 Jorik Mol

Mar 19 2021 49 mins  
As I've spoken to more and more people who are both disabled and LGBT+ there is a theme that's arisen i.e. that of the prevalence of those who are neurodivergent and LGBT+. I've already touched on this in a few previous episodes but for the next two I thought I'd take a more detailed look at the issues around this.In this first of two episodes focusing on this I speak to Jorik Mol,

Telling their story - Aym Maidment

Feb 07 2021 41 mins  
Join me as I talk with a fellow podcaster, fantasy writer, cat lover and all round fabulous person Aym Madement. I met Aym through my work at the University of Oxford and thought they would be a perfect person to have on the podcast. I talk with them about their experiences of having a range of invisible disabilities, being non-binary and how this has impacted them in everyday life