21 episodes

Author and journalist Shon Faye talks with LGBTQ+ trailblazers who have something important, interesting or enlightening to say about what it means to be queer in the world today. Through these conversations, Call Me Mother aims to deepen our understanding of queer experiences through the life stories of the elders who have lived through it before us – and show that all of us, queer or not, belong to a much broader history.
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Call Me Mother with Shon Faye Novel

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.4 • 183 Ratings

Author and journalist Shon Faye talks with LGBTQ+ trailblazers who have something important, interesting or enlightening to say about what it means to be queer in the world today. Through these conversations, Call Me Mother aims to deepen our understanding of queer experiences through the life stories of the elders who have lived through it before us – and show that all of us, queer or not, belong to a much broader history.
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    Cecilia Gentili on Living Unapologetically

    Cecilia Gentili on Living Unapologetically

    Shon speaks to Argentinian American health worker and trans advocate Cecilia Gentili. When Cecilia gets a week's internship at a New York health centre, she realises she has the skills to help young trans people have better choices than the ones she faced.
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    • 23 min
    Rupert Raj on Forging Community

    Rupert Raj on Forging Community

    Shon speaks to Rupert Raj, a Canadian trans activist and psychotherapist who has dedicated his life to creating a world that’s better educated on – and safer for – trans people everywhere.
    Rupert opens up on losing his parents at 16 years old, just as he was starting to grapple with understanding his identity, his fight to medically transition, the intersection of his gender experience and sexual identity, activism burnout, and using his career to forge community and support young trans, non-binary and queer people in Canada.

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    • 22 min
    Kevin Aviance on Reinventing Yourself, Fiercely

    Kevin Aviance on Reinventing Yourself, Fiercely

    Shon speaks to New York-based drag artist and DJ, Kevin Aviance.
    When Kevin first found himself in Washington D.C.’s nightlife scene during the club kid era, he didn’t expect drag to become his life or to be welcomed into the le-gen-dary ‘House of Aviance’. And he certainly didn’t expect his brief feature in a Madonna music video to catapult him to fame.
    If this series is about meeting queer icons, Kevin Aviance is indeed that. His performances epitomise the dance culture of the 1990s and 2000s, when parties lasted all day and night, and dance floors were packed with the cities queer cliques.
    His story is also tinged with darkness and is a stark reminder of the threats our community still faces today but, as Kevin shows, you can’t keep a good queen down.
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    • 27 min
    Jide Macaulay on Reconciling Faith and Sexuality

    Jide Macaulay on Reconciling Faith and Sexuality

    Shon speaks to British-Nigerian Reverend Jide Macaulay, who founded House of Rainbow, an LGBTQ+ inclusive church and support organisation for queer people of faith. When Jide is excommunicated from his church for being gay, he vows to find a way to reconcile his faith with his sexuality.
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    • 26 min
    David Hoyle on Accepting Mortality

    David Hoyle on Accepting Mortality

    Shon speaks to British performer and artist David Hoyle, who created the anti-drag character The Divine David. Reeling from the impact of the AIDS crisis, David searches for a way to channel his anger and ends up with a surprisingly upbeat take on our mortality.
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    • 29 min
    Zsa-Zsa Fisher on Finding Freedom in Self-Expression

    Zsa-Zsa Fisher on Finding Freedom in Self-Expression

    Shon speaks to Zsa-Zsa Fisher, a South African campaigner and healthcare worker. Searching for a better sense of herself, Zsa-Zsa visits a Johannesburg club called Simply Blue and meets a drag queen who will change her life.
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    • 22 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
183 Ratings

183 Ratings

Incaian ,

More please!

We dont hear enough of these complex, dynamic, historical lived lives and experiences. Not taking sides or dividing, just explaining how experiences shape people and the lives around them. Wonderful stuff

Crbdgjk ,

Really wish there were more series

Really loved this, thoughtful and inspiring ❤️❤️❤️

podobsessed88 ,

One of the best podcasts

Such a great show whether you’re queer or not. Full of interesting social history and really touching interviews.

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