Being LGBTQ Episode 103 Rodney Wilson

10/08/20 • 56 min

Featuring... Rodney Wilson - Gay history teacher who came out to his students in 1994 and founded October's LGBTQ History Month in the U.S. talks about what it was like to come out at a time when gay people had barely any rights, and the backlash he received as a result. Rodney was teaching in Missouri at the time and is the subject of a documentary short 'Taboo Teaching: A Profile of Missouri Teacher Rodney Wilson' (available on YouTube).

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Being LGBTQ Episode 102 Bri Castellini & Christine Cherry

Featuring... Bri Castellini - Award winning bisexual/Ace filmmaker based in New York. Bri worked on the web series 'Sam and Pat Are Depressed' and produced a short film 'Ace and Anxious', just some of her many credits. Bri is also a podcast and is co-host of the 'Burn, Noticed' podcast alongside her co-host Christine. Christine Cherry - Trans, lesbian writer, actor and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Christine's credits include co-hosting 'Burned, Notice', 'Bri and Chris Are Depressed' and has appeared on a number of other podcasts as a guest. Bri and Christine chat to Sam about their projects, how they identify, how to improve how society is represented on screen and if the capitalist system needs to finally change for the good of society.

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Being LGBTQ Episode 104 Amazin LeThi

Featuring... Amazin LeThi - Asian Bodybuilder, LGBTQ advocate and fitness author Amazin joins Sam to talk about her career, the discrimination she has faced both in the sporting world and growing up, representation and equality in sports and much more. In 2018 Amazin became the first LGBTQ Asian athlete to appear in Stonewall's Rainbow Laces campaign and in 2019 was featured in the Australian Pride Power List. Amazin is nothing short of an inspiration within the LGBTQ community and beyond and has long advocated for the rights of minority communities around the World.