Queer Tales Podcast

Hello podcast listeners! In this episode, I'm joined by April Tambling and Jacob Sosinsky, the chair and co-chair of Rainbow Folx. Rainbow Folx is a new Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) for young people (15+) created under Groundfloor, the Cork YMCA youth project and youth space. We discuss the current and future aims and objectives for Rainbow Folx. We then go on to chat about the queer experiences that April and Jacob underwent in their personal and professional lives. I hope you all enjoy hearing from these two wonderful guests and be sure to check out their Instagram to keep up to date on the great work they will be doing for queer youth with their Rainbow Folx project.

In this episode I speak with Maxton (Max) Ó Floinn. He tells me all about the documentary episode he is in as part of TG4's Tabú series titled Tras (S02 E06) which can be found on TG4 Player. We also discuss his life pre- and post- the documentary in regards to his journey of self-discovery of his gender and the transition process that he has gone through that led to the Max (see what I did there?) whom I had the absolute pleasure to meet. Max was a wonderful guest and I hope I get the chance to have him on the podcast again sometime. I hope you all enjoy the episode.

*TRIGGER WARNING* This episode includes stories of hate crime violence so please skip this episode if it may cause you any form of distress. In this episode I speak with Zoltán Csillag about his experiences with homophobia in Hungary comparatively to his life in Ireland, polyamorous relationships and marriages, and what Pride means to him. The main message Zoltán wanted to share was to remind us Irish folk to appreciate the progress we have made in our country in regards to the acceptance of and equality for queer people. I hope you all enjoy this episode and thank you for listening.

In this episode, I chat to an old friend, Daniel, and he tells me all about growing up gay, his college experiences and where he is now. We also touch on his experiences as a gay teacher, the project he is working on now and how madly in love he is with his boyfriend, Adam. Daniel was a joy to have on the podcast and I was thrilled to get to catch up with him, and I hope you all enjoy the episode as well.

This episode is titled Female Force which is the working title of the film my fantastic guest, Sinead Huggins-Young, is currently fundraising for on GoFundMe. We discuss the origin and content of the film and the issues it will shed light on that female security regularly deal with. We go on to discuss Sinead's film background, her Valentine's Day plans and some of the homophobia herself and Esther Huggins-Young faced when planning their wedding. Esther joins us then and tells us a little about her workplace, LINC, a community resource centre for lesbians and bisexual women and their families in Cork and beyond. We also go through some issues from Episode 2 that needed correcting, clarification and an apology for the misrepresentation of the BDSM and lesbian communities. Enjoy!