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Produced by

across Rainbows

Hosted by

Nick Cousin & Ellie Dobby

The Queerability Podcast

Discover why Queerability is our superpower

We're all about giving a voice to the untold stories in the Queer community.

We know that the Queer experience is unique, diverse, and often undeserved.

Our mission is to use the power of storytelling to amplify those voices that too often go unheard.

 

We're all about chutzpah and the kind of fearless audacity it takes to transform confusion, loss, insecurity, and uncertainty into resilience, creativity, and purpose. Through the powerful stories shared by our guests, we journey with them through the ups and downs of life, uncovering the resilience, creativity, and purpose that are born from struggle and adversity. 

 

We're all about shining a light on the diverse experiences of our community, we can challenge stereotypes, broaden understanding, and create a more compassionate and equitable world.

Latest Episodes

Oedipussi Rex: The Mx-adventures of a Drag Barbarian - Queerability Podcast

Episode 21: THE MX-ADVENTURES OF A DRAG BARBARIAN

 

Oedipussi Rex is truly the stuff of legend- i.e, Loud, chaotic and wildly inconsistent. The Beardiest of Drag Barbarians and all around hot mess, this hairy beast has been pillaging his way across lands for longer that he is able to count...

Ellie Dobby : Expressions of Sexuality - Queerability Podcast

Episode 20: EXPRESSIONS OF SEXUALITY

 

Ellie is a performer and writer based in London. Having moved from a small town in Hertfordshire, she has been learning about what her sexuality means to her and how she can use art as a way to express herself and her identity.

Bernard Lynch: A Priest on Trial Pt 2 - Queerability Podcast

Episode 19: A PRIEST ON TRIAL PT 2

 

We are honoured to have a living LGBTQ+ legend and activist, Father Bernard Lynch, join us on the show for a two part special episode.

Mak: Mak on the Rise - Queerability Podcast

Episode 18: MAK ON THE RISE


Mak was born in London of Scottish/Arabic descent. He grew up in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia before settling in Scotland, where he attended secondary school...

Bernard Lynch: A Priest on Trial Pt 1 - Queerability Podcast

Episode 19: A PRIEST ON TRIAL PT 1

 

We are honoured to have a living LGBTQ+ legend and activist, Father Bernard Lynch, join us on the show for a two part special episode.

Dave Anica: Flying High - Queerability Podcast

Episode 17: FLYING HIGH

 

Dave Anica is an influencer who creates fun and engaging content on his social channels. He is known for his comedy skits on Tik Tok featuring a wide range of topics...

Robert Steele: The United States Before Stonewall

Episode 16: THE UNITED STATES BEFORE STONEWALL 
 

Robert C. Steele served as a reporter and producer at various radio and television stations in Colorado and Arizona. He was a broadcaster at the Italian National Broadcasting Company (RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana) in Naples, Italy...

Sally: Intersectionality of Pride - Queerability Podcast

Episode 15: INTERSECTIONALITY OF PRIDE
 

Born, bred and buttered in Greater Manchester, Sally has dedicated her life to bettering the lives of young people, particularly marginalised LGBTQ+ people and women.  This remarkable individual escaped a hostile homophobic home life to flourish as a national leader in LGBTQ+ youth provision.  

TIN: The Sounds of Tin - Queerability Podcast

Episode 14: THE SOUNDS OF TIN
 

 TIN is a very passionate artist and a big advocate for LGBTQ+ musicians.  He discusses his concerns regarding talented performers who are losing opportunities due to a mediocre mindset, as those who hold themselves back because they don't want to be labelled as a 'queer artist'.

Jacob S: The Stages of Acting - Queerability Podcast

Episode 13: THE STAGES OF ACTING
 

Jacob is an actor and creative born in Nottingham, and a recent graduate of The Central School of Speech & Drama. His debut short film, A Casting Room, explored the complexity of being mixed race in the acting industry, and was a finalist at Pinewood Studios' Lift-Off Festival 2020.

Michael: Coming Out - Queerability Podcast

Episode 12: COMING OUT
 

Michael openly shares his coming out story and how it led him to stand in his power, especially within homophobic environments.

Dylan: I am Dylan - Queerability Podcast

Episode 11: I AM DYLAN


Dylan shares his experience with growing up in Catholic rural Ireland and how he discovered a home within the dark alternative scene in London.

Duncan Lustig-Prean: Front Lines of Civil Rights - Queerability Podcast

Episode 10: FRONT LINES OF CIVIL RIGHTS


Duncan Lustig-Prean shares his personal experience of life serving in the military and rising to challenges to fight for civil rights.

Elegance Bratton: From Streets to Screen - Queerability Podcast

Episode 9: FROM STREETS TO SCREEN
 

Elegance Bratton an award-winning film producer and director, highlights the growing invisibility of forgotten members of the LGBTQ+ community, who are being left being 50 years after the events of Stonewall.

Margot Bruce: A Filmmaker Rising - Queerability Podcast

Episode 8: A FILMMAKER RISING
 

Margot Bruce is a film director and writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She earned a Bachelor of Arts at the College of Wooster, with a major in English and minor in Film Studies. She was a member of the NCAA DIII swim team and received the Dean’s Scholarship Award.

Topsie Redfern: It's All That Drag & Topsie - Queerability Podcast

Episode 7: IT'S ALL THAT DRAG & TOPSIE

 
Nathan/Topsie Redfern’s
unique brand of wow-factor glamour, West-End vocals, wit and warmth are distilled from 15 years professional performing experience.

Stephanie: Dominating Sex & Gender - Queerability Podcast

Episode 6: DOMINATING SEX & GENDER

 
We talk about Stephanie's growing up experiences surrounding gender identity, sex work, queer community, and the AIDs crisis.

Nathan: A Gay Aspies Tale - Queerability Podcast

Episode 5: A GAY ASPIES TALE

 
Nathan talks openly about his experiences being bullied. Despite feeling like an outsider, he found a connection to other through music, arts, and writing. He also talks very candidly about having Asperger's within the gay community.

Jacob: Switched On - Queerability Podcast

Episode 4: SWITCHED ON

 
Brighton is often referred to as the UK's 'gay capital' and Jacob is the new CEO of Brighton's oldest LGBTQ+ organisation - Switchboard. Switchboard serve the health and well-being needs of LGBTQ+ communities across Sussex through a number of projects and initiatives.

Eleanor: Becoming Eleanor - Queerability Podcast

Episode 3: BECOMING ELEANOR

 
Eleanor takes us through her incredible life journey and how she was able to overcome great adversity.

Michelle: Self & Sensitivity - Queerability Podcast

Episode 2: SELF & SENSITIVITY

 
Michelle is a certified Transformative Life & Mindset Coach. She has helped many sensitive souls to overcome toxic environments, and become independent and purposeful...

Shaun: Foster Care & Christianity - Queerability Podcast

Episode 1: FOSTER CARE & CHRISTIANITY

 
Born and bred in Newcastle upon Tyne, Shaun moved to Chichester in 2012 for university after a short stint of living on the streets and sofa-surfing...

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