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PRIDE Straw Hut Media
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4.8 • 182 Ratings
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The LGBTQ experience is more than just a rainbow flag, it’s a movement. The PRIDE podcast hosted by Levi Chambers celebrates every person under the queer umbrella with skillful journalism and engaging interviews. Ever wondered about the queer pirates who of the Caribbean? How about the origins of the expression "coming out" or the queer history of the United States? Join us as we provide a platform to LGBTQ people with stories to tell — stories about sexuality, gender, love, laughter or anything that unleashes your curiosity. PRIDE’s weekly podcast from Straw Hut Media is guaranteed to let your mind run wild in a safe space full of wonderment. So come along, we’re proud to have you.
*This podcast is not affiliated with Pride Media
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YAS CHEF! Building Community Through Food at the LA LGBT Center
This week on Pride, we explore the Culinary Arts Program based out of the Los Angeles LGBT Center.
The Los Angeles LGBT Center provides services for more LGBTQ+ people than any other organization in the world. They have nine different locations throughout Los Angeles. And today's story is about something really special happening at the Anita May Rosenstein campus, which made headlines back in 2019 when it first opened both because of the massive fundraising they did and the ambitious nature of the project.
We originally talked with Nick Panepinto, the Director of Culinary Programming at the LA LGBT Center about the importance of mentorship in the LGBTQ+ community. But as we learned more about the program-- an intensive 3-month curriculum that not only trains students in the kitchen but also feeds the community-- we were increasingly inspired and we decided we needed to see it for ourselves.
We talk with Nick about how this amazing program brings people of all ages, backgrounds, and identities – housed and unhoused, cis-gendered and trans and everything is between – how it brings folks together around food. And then, with the help of our Pride Correspondent Kris Reaves-Andrews, we visit the Anita May Rosenstein Campus to try the coffee at Liberation Coffee House, see the kitchen in action, and to meet two graduates of the culinary program.
Learn more about the LA LGBT Center: https://lalgbtcenter.org/
Learn more about the Culinary Program: https://lalgbtcenter.org/images/Youth/CP20_Culinary_Arts_Brochure.pdf
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PRIDE x r/LGBT Reddit Talk: Drag Saved My Life w/ Kevin Aviance
REDDIT TALK BONUS EPISODE: Please enjoy this recording from our most recent chat with Kevin Aviance, drag performer and club personality, whose hit "Cunty" was sampled on the recent Beyoncé track "Pure/Honey."
We invite you to join live future talks by following the subreddit r/lgbt, and we will continue to share recordings of talks as they become available. We're so excited to have partnered with r/lgbt for live weekly Reddit Talks recapping our episodes and providing a platform for listeners and Redditors alike to ask questions and engage with other LGBTQ+ people.
Your host is Levi Chambers, founder of Rainbo Media Co. You can follow Levi @levichambers across socials.
Follow the show and keep up with the conversation @PRIDE across socials.
Have an LGBTQ+ story to share? Email us at pride@strawhutmedia.com.
PRIDE is produced by Levi Chambers, Maggie Boles, Ryan Tillotson, and Brandon Marlo. Edited by Daniel Ferrera.
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In Memory of Those Killed at Club Q
We decided to cancel this week’s episode of The Pride Podcast in light of the hateful and violent acts that took place in Colorado Springs at Club Q on Saturday night.
LGBTQ+ people are used to swallowing the indignities, big and small. We accept them as a reality of being LGBTQ+ in this world. If this is you, know that your anger, your fear, and your grief are valid. Do not suffer in silence. Let the people in your life in. Lean on your allies. We need one another now more than ever.
We want to extend our deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims.
Daniel Aston
Derrick Rump
Kelly Loving
Ashley Paugh
Raymond Vance
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Finding Queer Love Online With OK Cupid
Maybe it’s the movies, maybe it’s the cold weather, or maybe it’s just in our heads... Either way, the holiday season often brings pressure to find romance, and dating as a queer person can sometimes feel like a minefield. Add in a lack of inclusive language on dating apps and the whole prospect can seem overwhelming. Bumble, Hinge, Grindr, HER, Tinder… Though some are more inclusive than others, they often fall short. But one app is trying really hard to improve the dating experience for the LGBTQ+ community.
Almost 20 years ago, OK Cupid introduced online dating to young people. On this week's episode, we’ll hear about OK Cupid’s history of inclusivity and what sets it apart from other dating apps and more from Michael Kaye, the Associate Director of Global Communications at OkCupid.
Send us your stories about online dating as a queer person! We love to hear from you: pride@strawhutmedia.com.
Your host is Levi Chambers, founder of Rainbo Media Co. You can follow Levi @levichambers across socials.
Follow the show and keep up with the conversation @PRIDE across socials.
PRIDE is produced by Levi Chambers, Maggie Boles, Ryan Tillotson, and Brandon Marlo. This episode was also produced by Frank Driscoll. It was written and edited by Maggie Boles and Daniel Ferrera.
Do you have a queer story to share? Email us at pride@strawhutmedia.com
*This podcast is not affiliated with Pride Media.
Produced by Straw Hut Media
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Drag Saved My Life w/ Kevin Aviance
When Beyoncé released her newest album, Renaissance, a few months ago, she paid homage to a culture that shaped who she became as a performer. In her liner notes she said: “Thank you to all of the pioneers who originate culture, to all of the fallen angels whose contributions have gone unrecognized for far too long. This is a celebration for you.”
Today, we talk to one of those pioneers, Kevin Aviance. We learn how a young boy in Richmond, Virginia went from singing Aretha Franklin in his sister's dress to being inducted into the famed House of Aviance in Washington DC, and later sampled on the biggest album of 2022. We talk about the different schools of drag and how the scene has changed over the last 30 years. Does the mainstreaming of drag make the world a safer place?
Plus, hear the song that Beyoncé lifted up and celebrated on her track Pure/Honey.
Follow Kevin Aviance on instagram: @kevinavianceofficial
Your host is Levi Chambers, founder of Rainbo Media Co. You can follow Levi @levichambers across socials.
Follow the show and keep up with the conversation @PRIDE across socials.
PRIDE is produced by Levi Chambers, Maggie Boles, Ryan Tillotson, and Brandon Marlo. Edited by Maggie Boles and Daniel Ferrera.
Do you have a queer story to share? Email us at pride@strawhutmedia.com
*This podcast is not affiliated with Pride Media.
Produced by Straw Hut Media
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Is Halloween Gay Christmas?
It’s Spooky Season, Pride listeners! Have you ever heard someone call Halloween Gay Christmas?
To help us explore the very queer origins of Halloween, we’ll spend some time with two experts in the realm of queer history: Michael Bronski and Marc Stein. We’ll look at what exactly it is about Halloween that makes it feel like Gay Christmas and what some of those Halloween celebrations looked like in the middle of the 20th century, specifically in Philadelphia. We’ll also hear from the one and only Tammie Brown, whose Halloween Spectacular is out now on Out TV, about her own experiences with Halloween as a drag queen. And finally, we’ll look at how Halloween can remind us of our power and serve as a tool for activism.
Tammie Brown’s Halloween Spooktacular is out now on OUTtv.com and on AppleTV+ via the OUTtv Channel until October 31st. Watch it here and follow Tammie on Instagram.
Read Michael Bronski's book, A Queer History of the United States.
Read more from Marc Stein on his faculty page .
Your host is Levi Chambers, founder of Rainbo Media Co. You can follow Levi @levichambers across socials.
Follow the show and keep up with the conversation @PRIDE across socials.
PRIDE is produced by Levi Chambers, Maggie Boles, Ryan Tillotson, and Brandon Marlo. It's written by Maggie Boles and edited by Daniel Ferrera.
Have an interesting LGBTQ+ story to share? Email us at pride@strawhutmedia.com
*This podcast is not affiliated with Pride Media.
Produced by Straw Hut Media
This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5720834/advertisement
Customer Reviews
A Queer lens to Queer Culture
The LGBTQIA2S community can be as confusing as the ever-growing acronym. But things get a lot less confusing as you start to know and understand the people each letter represents.
PRIDE is the doorway to understanding each experience as Levi Chambers introduces listeners to a diverse group of people into an inclusive and safe space where they can share their experiences as queer people.
From learning about queer history to hearing the latest in LGBTQ activism to understanding someone's unique experience in the queer universe, PRIDE provides a deep dive into this ever-expanding and evolving world.
What the queer community needs
Levi has done an incredible job at introducing a me to a diverse group of LGBTQ people and allies on this podcast. He tells stories that matter and show the depth and culture within our community that is often missed on other mainstream media representations of queer people. Everyone should listen and learn a bit more than they knew before. So thankful to have found this podcast.
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I cant believe u idiots STOLE THE rainbow 🌈 it used to mean a reminder of our God’s promise but now the “default” is this pride crap. “C0nfû$ęD” about your freakin gender, WELL WHAT GENDER WERE YOU WHEN YOU WERE BORN, thats it!!!!! 🤬just p|$$ë$ me 0ff