The Parent Advocate Podcast

Stephen Chukumba
The Parent Advocate Podcast

The Parent Advocate Podcast is a show where we celebrate, defend, support and uplift the voices and experiences of the LGBTQIA+ community.

  1. 28 JANV.

    Essential Reading

    In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen are joined by the unofficial executive producer, third co-host and Stephen's younger brother, Anthony Chukumba, and talk about nine LGBTQ+ books including Page Boy, by Elliot Page, Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H, The Bold World by Jodie Patterson, American Teenager by Nico Lang, No Ashes in the Fire by Darnell L. Moore, Maeve Rising by Maeve Duvally, History of the Transgender Child by Jules Gill-Peterson, Becoming Nicole by Amy Ellis Nutt, and Native Country of the Heart by Cherrie Moraga.

    35 min

  2. 21/12/2024

    2024 Allies & Assholes!

    In this season's final episode of the Parent Advocate podcast, Stephen Chukumba, Lizette Trujillo (and a special surprise guest) recap this year's most memorable Allies, like Sarah McBride, Will Ferrell and Vivian Wilson, and forgettable Assholes, including the Trump campaign, the Heritage Foundation, and Elon Musk.

    26 min

  3. 25/11/2024

    (Radical) Hope is a decision!

    In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen speak with Garden State Equality Department of Training and Trans Resiliency trans activist, Aisling MacDonald, and talk surviving addiction, assault, and mental health struggles, mutual aid, and navigating systems of support. In today's topics, we cover Nancy Mace's campaign against Sarah McBride, Matt Gaetz stepping down as Trump's AG nominee, Linda McMahon's ironic nomination as Education Secretary, and 2024's spike in violence against trans people. In allies & assholes, we celebrate AOC for standing with trans women, and drag Representative Mike Johnson for banning trans women from public spaces in the halls of Congress.

    1 h 2 min

  4. 18/11/2024

    How 'bout you do your job?

    In this Transgender Awareness Week episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen interview Sundance Official Selection star and trans activist, Daniel Trujillo, and talk Trans Prom, being featured in a short, advocating at the state capitol and favorite bands. IN today's topics, we talk Trump's batshit crazy cabinet picks, the resistance by Democratic leaders in blue states, and the Department of Education's findings around the death of Nex Benedict. In Allies & Assholes, we celebrate Kelly Clarkson for elevating the stories of trans people, and drag NY Rep Tom Suozzi for trying to (once again) scapegoat trans people for this year's election losses.

    43 min

  5. 11/11/2024

    This flipping blows my mind!

    In this post 2024 election episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen are joined by Boston clinical therapist Rachel Hulstein-Lowe, and unpack the election results, what it means for the mental health of trans and gender expansive children, and the importance of hope and finding joy in difficult circumstances. In today's topics we talk about MAGA Republican and AG prospect threatening NY AG Letitia James, white supremacists telegraphing harm to women during the next Trump presidency, a spike in crisis calls after the election, and the election of multiple LGBTQ+ officials across the country. In Allies & Assholes, we celebrate Massachusetts Governor, Maura Healey for refusing to assist president elect Trump's planned mass deportation in her state. We drag Democrat Seth Moulton for suggesting that the Democratic support of trans people caused this year's election losses.

    1 h

  6. 09/11/2024

    Epic Rant: 2024 Election Edition

    On this special 2024 Election Edition of the Parent Advocate, Stephen and the unofficial third co-host, Anthony, chop it up and rant about Tuesday's election results, their fears for another Trump terms, what the election says about America, and their commitment to keep fighting.

    31 min

  7. 04/11/2024

    I just wanna do my homework!

    In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen are joined by actor, author and activist, James Rose, and talk Hedwig and the Angry Inch, being targeted by Trump and Desantis in anti-trans ads, and their debut memoir, sorry i keep crying during sex due out next year. In today's topics, we cover trans wrestler Mack Beggs lawsuit against Senator Ted Cruz, AG Ken Paxton's suit against a doctor for providing GAC to minors in Texas, a new law in Odessa Texas, which allows citizens to sue trans people if they're ‘caught” using the wrong restroom, and misleading billboards in Missouri suggesting that Amendment 3 to the constitution which would enshrine a women's right to an abortion is promoting "child gender surgery." In Allies & Assholes, we celebrate the patrons of Wetherspoons Pub in Sheffield England for throwing out transphobes and we drag the RNC and the Trump campaign for spending $30M in anti-trans ads in the month of October.

    1 h 9 min

  8. 14/10/2024

    Heather love the kids!

    In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen continue in the "work" theme, interviewing fellow parent of trans kids, Heather Postelwait, and discuss raising two trans kids in conservative Arizona, life as a former Mormon seeking spirituality, teaching middle graders, book reviews and reading clubs. In today's topics, we talk a new CDC report and the GOP spending on anti-trans ads. Finally in Allies & Assholes we celebrate Selena Gomez for her support of the trans community, and drag Micah Beckwith for his proposal to fire people who add pronouns to their signatures.

    58 min
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The Parent Advocate Podcast is a show where we celebrate, defend, support and uplift the voices and experiences of the LGBTQIA+ community.

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  • Création
    Stephen Chukumba
  • Années d’activité
    2023 - 2025
  • Épisodes
    70
  • Classification
    Contenu explicite
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2023 The Parent Advocate Podcast
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