London's Pride Festival is finally here. With more than one million people expected to take to the streets to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and with a headline appearance from Broadway star Billy Porter and a cabaret stage in Dean Street - it's set to be huge.
But, championing the queer community isn’t confined to one weekend or month a year. With homophobic hate crimes increasing across London and with hate crimes having doubled in England and Wales over the past five years, it’s more important than ever for people to carve out their own safe spaces for conversations and discussion – and what better places to start than a podcast?
Once all the partying is over and the rainbow food has been consumed, settle in with our pick of some of the best LGBTQ+ podcasts around for a barrel of laughs and a whole lot of thought-provoking chat.
Best LGBTQ+ podcasts
Nancy
Nancy covers a range of topics exploring the LGBTQ experience and it will have you laughing, crying and learning in every episode.
Listen on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher.
A Gay and a NonGay
Winner of best comedy at last year’s British Podcast Awards, hosts James Barr and Dan Hudson talk openly about their respective experiences, from consent to burnout.
Listen on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher.
Like-Minded Friends
Listening to comedians Tom Allen and Suzi Ruffell chat life, love and culture is like being enveloped in a wonderful, extremely funny, hug.
Listen on Acast and Apple Podcasts.
Queery with Cameron Esposito
Each episode of Cameron Esposito’s hit show Queery features different stories from actors, writers and comics covering identity, personality and sexuality.
Listen on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher.
Food 4 Thot
Hosted by four friends, Food 4 Thot takes on relationships, identity and race as well as offering up some great book recommendations.
Listen on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher.
