Pride & Progress

Jo Brassington and Dr Adam Brett

Creating LGBTQ+ Inclusive Educational Spaces.

  1. Queering Blackpool

    20 SEPT

    Queering Blackpool

    Season 5, Episode 6 In this episode we are exploring the brilliant new documentary 'Queering Blackpool', which premiered earlier this year. We speak with the researcher behind the film, Helen Eadon-Sinkinson, before sharing a Q&A recorded LIVE at one of the film's sold-out premier events earlier this year, including: 🎙 Host, Jo Brassington 🎥 Researcher & Filmmaker, Helen Eadon-Sinkinson 🎥 Filmmaker, Alexander Blackburn ⭐️ Star of the film, Adrian Thornton-Coats (aka DJ Zoe) We'll be sure to update these show notes when more screenings are available for Queering Blackpool, but for now, connect with the filmmakers at: 📱Helen Eadon-Sinkinson @helen.eadon 📱Alexander Blackburn @alexanderblackburn We love to hear your feedback, so please rate and review this episode. You can find out more about Pride & Progress on our website: ⁠⁠www.prideprogress.co.uk⁠⁠ Thanks for listening!

    49 min
  2. Dr Finn Mackay

    6 SEPT

    Dr Finn Mackay

    Season 5, Episode 5 This week we are joined by the brilliant Dr Finn Mackay (they/them) to discuss radical feminism, masculinity, trans inclusion, and the power of bridging activism with academia. Drawing on their work in education, public engagement, and gender research, Finn shares practical insights for creating inclusive spaces, navigating polarised debates, and supporting LGBTQ+ young people. Recommendations shared in this episode: 📺 What’s Feminist About Equality? Finn’s TED talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVB7BWHaUT4 📃 Positive humanity, when? Is masculinity worth saving? https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09589236.2025.2502679 📕 The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love, by bell hooks Question to consider: Look out for how gender works in your life We love to hear your feedback, so please rate and review this episode. You can find out more about Pride & Progress on our website: ⁠⁠www.prideprogress.co.uk⁠⁠ Thanks for listening!

    52 min
  3. SPECIAL EPISODE: Kacey DeGroot

    30 AUG

    SPECIAL EPISODE: Kacey DeGroot

    Season 5, Special Episode In this episode we take a break from our research focussed series to share a special interview with Kacey DeGroot, who is standing to be elected as the Deputy General Secretary of the National Education Union. Kacey, who uses she/her pronouns, is a trans woman and a secondary school Drama teacher. She transitioned quite visibly in the school she still teaches at full time, and she says it was that process that brought her to the trade union movement. Since joining the NEU, Kacey was a founding member of the NEU Trans and non-binary network and in 2020 was elected onto the national executive of the union representing, what is now, 21,000 LGBT+ members. Kacey won Role Model of the Year at the Queer Student Awards 2025 and is now taking the huge step of standing for the elected Deputy General Secretary of the NEU. If successful Kacey will be a trans woman co-leading the biggest education union in Europe. You can find out more about Kacey's campaign on her website: https://www.kaceydegroot.org @kaceydegroot_for_dgs Thanks for listening! www.prideprogress.co.uk Photo Credit: Jess Hurd

    36 min
  4. Rainbow Trap, with Dr Kevin Guyan

    19 JUL

    Rainbow Trap, with Dr Kevin Guyan

    Season 5, Episode 4 This week we are joined by Dr Kevin Guyan to discuss his new book Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives, Classifications, and the Dangers of Inclusion. Kevin is a writer and researcher whose work explores the intersection of data and identity. He is the author of Rainbow Trap and the brilliant Queer Data: Using Gender, Sex and Sexuality Data for Action. Kevin is a Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Edinburgh and Director of the Gender + Sexuality Data Lab. Recommendations discussed in this episode: 📘 Rainbow Trap, by Kevin Guyan 📘 Queer Data, by Kevin Guyan 📘 Sex is as Sex does, by Paisley Currah We love to hear your feedback, so please rate and review this episode. You can find out more about Pride & Progress on our website: ⁠⁠www.prideprogress.co.uk⁠⁠ Thanks for listening!

    49 min
  5. Michel Foucault

    12 JUL

    Michel Foucault

    Season 5, Episode 3 This week we are joined by Dr Jack Bryne Stothard and Dr Ben Johnson to discuss the life and work of Michel Foucault. Michel Foucault (1926–1984) was a French philosopher, historian, social theorist, and literary critic, widely regarded as one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. His work explored the relationship between power, knowledge, and social institutions, and he challenged many traditional ideas about how societies function. Recommendations discussed in this episode: 📘 Discipline and Punish by Michel Foucault 📘 The History of Sexuality, Volume 1 by Michel Foucault 📘 The Force of Truth by Daniele Lorenzini 📘 Foucault, Power, and Education by Stephen J. Ball 📘 The Joy of Foucault by Ben Johnson (in The Guide to LGBTQ+ Research) 📘 Introducing Foucault: A Graphic Guide 🎧 Philosophize This! podcast 📺 Beyond Good and Evil (1993) – Documentary on YouTube We love to hear your feedback, so please rate and review this episode. You can find out more about Pride & Progress on our website: ⁠⁠www.prideprogress.co.uk⁠⁠ Thanks for listening!

    56 min
  6. Professor Eleanor Formby

    2 JUL

    Professor Eleanor Formby

    Season 5, Episode 2 This week we are joined by the incredible Professor Eleanor Formby. Eleanor is Professor of Sociology and Youth Studies at Sheffield Hallam University and joins us to discuss her extensive research into LGBTQ+ inclusive education, youth work, and the challenges and opportunities within school environments. Eleanor's new book is available to buy here: Homophobic, Biphobic and Transphobic Bullying and LGBT Inclusion in English Schools. We love to hear your feedback, so please rate and review this episode. You can find out more about Pride & Progress on our website: ⁠www.prideprogress.co.uk⁠ Thanks for listening!

    51 min
  7. The Guide To LGBTQ+ Research

    21 JUN

    The Guide To LGBTQ+ Research

    Season 5, Episode 1 This new season of Pride and Progress is going to focus on LGBTQ+ research, and there is no better place to begin than with the newly-published book: 'The Guide to LGBTQ+ Research'. In this episode we discuss the value of LGBTQ+ research, and reflect with the editors of the book Dr Adam Brett and Professor Catherine Lee, as well as contributors to the book Dr Alex Baird, Lis Bundock, and Dr Kayden J. Schumacher. If you found this episode interesting, you may want to join the LGBTQ+ Research Network, or sign up to the Pride & Progress mailing list. We love to hear your feedback, so please rate and review this episode. You can find out more about Pride & Progress on our website: www.prideprogress.co.uk Thanks for listening!

    50 min
  8. Celebrating 20 Years of LGBT+ History Month UK

    23 JAN

    Celebrating 20 Years of LGBT+ History Month UK

    Season 4, Episode 11 This special live episode was recorded at our virtual event: Celebrating 20 Years of LGBT+ History Month UK. The event was hosted by Pride & Progress, in collaboration with founders of LGBT+ History Month UK, Schools OUT. During the event, we hear how LGBT+ History Month was founded from co-founder and Chair of Schools OUT Sue Sanders; how it has developed and grown over 20 years from Chair of Trustees for Schools OUT Lynne Nicholls; and we explore the theme for 2025 with Schools OUT Project worker Sarah Cosgriff.

    54 min
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Creating LGBTQ+ Inclusive Educational Spaces.

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  • Creator
    Jo Brassington and Dr Adam Brett
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
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