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Gretchen’s daughter is transgender. How can she protect her, while helping her grow? Read more
How to Be in Love
Stephen Fry – From 15 years of celibacy to finding love
Rylan is ed by Stephen Fry, who shares his experiences of being in love.
Series 1
Post-Pride Club Classics Mixtape with Bimini
Clara Amfo & Jordan Stephens battle to create a club classics mixtape for Bimini!
Pride Month Special
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Dr Emily Garside explores the cultural significance of Doctor Who for LGBTQIA+ fans.
Self Esteem – On bisexuality, non-monogamy, and her ‘current male lover’
Rylan speaks to Self Esteem about non-monogamy and loving both men and women.
Fifty Years of Pride
Damian Barr examines how Pride has helped bring about change for the LGBTQ+ community.
Troye Sivan - One of Your Girls
Troye Sivan tells the story behind his song "One of Your Girls."
La-La-La-Lesbian
Char Bailey and Sharan Dhaliwal Poppy and Rubina to discuss being brown and queer
Section 28: The Anti-Gay Law which Sparked a Movement
What was Section 28, who did it affect and what was the response from the gay community?
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My daughter, who I thought was my son
Gretchen’s daughter is transgender. How can she protect her, while helping her grow?
Being Bisexual
Openly bisexual journalist Nichi Hodgson explores what it means to be bisexual
Black and Queer
Richie Brave and guests celebrate queer identity in all it's forms. @1Xtra on social
Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat
An '80s disco classic that tells a powerful story.
Series 11
4: Juno Dawson
Writer Juno Dawson reads from her pre-transition Brighton diary to host, Rufus Hound.
Polari
When there are no safe spaces, language is a refuge, a lifeline, a keeper of secrets.
The Stonewall Inn
How a protest outside New York's Stonewall Inn inspired the modern gay rights movement.
'My life being intersex'
Suz Temko chats to the special people in her life, who ed her after her diagnosis.
Black trans identity
Richie Brave talks to Black trans people about their lived experiences. @1Xtra on social
Sexuality, with Joe Sutherland
Comedian, actor and writer Rosie Jones returns to examine her diversity-ticking boxes.
LGBTQ+: Religion and me
The interplay of faith, spirituality and LGBTQ+ identity
Asexuality and LGBTQIA+ safe spaces
Richie Brave talks asexuality and safe spaces with Yasmin Benoit and Isaac James.
1. SOS
Do you the Doctor? Ten-part drama starring Charlie Craggs, with Jodie Whittaker.
2: Little Gay Me
The next in a series of fearlessly frank and funny life stories from Radio Royalty.
The Gay Games
The first international sports event for LGBT athletes was held in San Francisco in 1982.
Manchester Pride: Bringing people together
Manchester Pride is to bring together Queer, Trans, and Intersex People of Colour.
Same-Sex Marriage
Aleem Maqbool explores why many same-sex couples can't have a religious wedding ceremony.
LGBTQIA+ slang
Chloe Davis, creator of The Queen's English dictionary of LGBTQIA+ slang, talks to Michael