• ITV Pridecast

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ITV Pridecast

By: ITV
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  • ITV Pridecast is the podcast about all things LGBTQ+ brought to you by ITV. Join Liam McConkey where he speaks to people from across the community and finds out where they are on their journey. As well as that, listen for all the latest LGBTQ+ news, events, and the things that matter to you.
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  • Understanding my gender fluidity (with Sophie Scott)

    Understanding my gender fluidity (with Sophie Scott)
    Nov 4 2024
    The gender that we’re assigned to at birth means that we’re expected to have certain characteristics and live by unwritten rules. These can dictate how we see the world, and in turn how the world sees us. In some ways gender can create a sense of togetherness and belonging among those that share the same gender and it can foster particular bonds.

    But gender can also divide. Being socially conditioned from early on, on how we should behave due to expected characteristics that go with being a man or a woman, can be very limiting indeed. And for someone who doesn’t feel they fit within one gender or the other, life can feel isolating when the rest of society is conforming to the ‘norm’ that has been created.

    For some people, they may see themselves as possessing both masculine and feminine traits and that simply choosing to either solely present as a man or a woman doesn’t feel akin to their true experience. They may also feel that sometimes they identify as one of the genders more than the other. In this instance, people may choose to be fluid with their gender identity in order to not feel confined or restricted because of societal expectations. Therefore they may change their gender over time.

    For Sophie Scott, she has recently come to terms with recognising her own gender fluidity and she shares her story on the ITV Pridecast. Sophie works in content digitisation at ITV where she works on getting all the tape archive digitised and she is based in Leeds. As well as her day job, Sophie also volunteers at an event called Leeds First Friday which is the UK’s biggest trans social event which happens every month. You can also listen back to when Sophie was last on ITV Pridecast when she caught up with Emmerdale’s Ash Palmisciano to visit Leeds First Friday: https://bit.ly/3Al9tNI

    If you’ve been affected by anything discussed in this episode of the Pridecast then head over to itv.com/helplines for more information and support.
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    45 mins
  • A story of enduring love despite the cruelness of MND (with Coronation Street’s Paul and Billy)

    A story of enduring love despite the cruelness of MND (with Coronation Street’s Paul and Billy)
    Sep 9 2024

    For anyone who’s been watching Coronation Street of late, it would be hard not to be moved by the motor neurone disease storyline which has affected the lives of Paul Foreman and Billy Mahew. Seeing Paul suffer with the illness that has made his body and speech gradually deteriorate, has brought home the harsh reality of those with MND. The climax of this tragic story is to hit our screens on Monday 9th September when Paul passes away after his 18 month heartbreaking ordeal.

    There’s no doubt that Peter Ash, who plays Paul in the soap, has done superbly at performing the stages of decline from this illness with such authenticity. And the same can be said of Daniel Brocklebank who plays his husband Billy. He has to watch the man he loves suffer as this cruel disease plays out. Daniel and Pete join Liam McConkey on the latest ITV Pridecast to discuss the story and how they hope to make more people aware of the disease.

    The storyline has had a particular poignancy for Daniel because his grandfather had MND. He has spent years raising money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association which works to improve access to care, research and campaigning for those affected by the disease.

    Awareness of MND has also increased over the last few years, due especially to the story of the rugby league player Rob Burrow who was diagnosed with it in 2019. Along with his family and best friend Kevin Sinfield, Rob raised millions of pounds for MND charities. Sadly he died in June this year but through his work and also the likes of the Coronation Street storyline, efforts can continue to tackle the disease.

    Joining Liam to co-host this episode is AJ Dean who is a Publicity and Engagement Manager for ITV in the North and she works closely with the teams at Coronation Street and Emmerdale. AJ has done huge amounts in supporting the ITV Pride network and earlier this year she was one of Liam’s guests on the podcast where she discussed the part she played in helping to set up the network.

    If you need any help or support about MND then head over to itv.com/advice. You can also access more information about the disease and find out about the work of the Motor Neurone Disease Association by going to mndassociation.org. Tune in to watch Peter Ash’s final episode on Coronation Street on Monday 9th September at 8pm on ITV 1. Or you can catch up on ITVX.

    The transcript of this episode is available here: Pridecast with Corrie's Paul and Billy - transcript
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    48 mins
  • Being a Muslim and gay (with Mohsin Zaidi)

    Being a Muslim and gay (with Mohsin Zaidi)
    Aug 28 2024
    For anyone who is LGBTQ+, navigating your sexuality along with other aspects of your life can bring challenges. Mohsin Zaidi knows this more than many. Growing up in a strict conservative Muslim family, he had to balance the expectations of his faith and culture against his sexual orientation. On top of that, social class has been a characteristic that Mohsin has become very aware of in his life, most notably when he went to study at Oxford University.

    It was these different intersectional experiences that led him to pen down his story. In 2020 A dutiful boy: A memoir of a gay Muslim’s journey to acceptance, was published and allowed Mohsin to share an intimate tale which included both joyful moments but also one’s that were simply gut wrenching. He joins Liam McConkey on the latest ITV Pridecast to discuss what it was like to write the book and what life is now like having moved to New York with his husband Matthew.

    During the episode, Mohsin also chats about writing a second memoir which tracks the process of how he and Matthew are trying to become parents through surrogacy. As well as that, he also talks about how he no longer works as a criminal barrister but has ventured down a new career path, in the form of playwriting.

    To find out more about the work Mohsin does, head over to his website: https://www.mohsinzaidi.com/

    The transcript of this episode is available here: Pridecast with Mohsin Zaidi - transcript
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    44 mins

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