12 LGBTI Podcasts You Should Download and Listen to Right Now
Podcasts are a great way to connect to to the global LGBTI community.
They can transport you to a conversation, no matter who you are, or where you are in the world.
Which is why for the Gay Star News Digital Pride festival we brought together some of the best new and up-and-coming LGBTI podcasts from across the world to talk about loneliness and isolation – this year’s theme of the festival.
But don’t just listen to them during Digital Pride, this is our guide to the best LGBTI podcasts out there right now.
Download, subscribe and take these shows, and the Digital Pride festival, with you.
Digital Pride is the only global Pride dedicated to enabling everyone to be part of a Pride, whoever they are and wherever they live in the world. This year, we are focusing on tackling loneliness and isolation. It takes place on Gay Star News from 29 April to 5 May 2019. Find out more or watch the videos now:
The Digital Pride LGBTI podcast collection:
Food 4 Thot
No it’s not about food – they just really liked the pun. In this podcast, a multiracial mix of queer writers talk about sex, relationships, race, identity Listen every week as Dennis Norris II, Joseph Osmundson, Tommy Pico, and Fran Tirado talk what they like to read, and who we like to read. Produced by the Forever Dog Podcast Network.
Digital Pride episode: ‘Listen again: We are not lonely, we just hate people’
Best episode to start with: We’re huge fans, so go back to the season one gems and listen to them all.
Spotify / Apple
Throwing Shade
Throwing Shade is the political comedy podcast hosted by Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi who deliver their fresh takes on pop culture, women’s rights, and LGBT rights with hilarity and – of course – vulgarity. Out every Thursday.
Digital Pride episode: ‘389: Digital Pride, AARP Loneliness Survey and Quicksilver A.I.‘
Best episode to start with: Listen to the episode out this week – the duo’s show is very topical.
Spotify / Apple
On The Latch
What happens when seven gay men come together to record a podcast? On The Latch is a podcast where no topic is off limits. And yes, expect thot provoking material ahead. They have a new episode every Tuesday. They ask you to send in your dilemmas and dick pics for them to discuss to onthelatchpodcast [at] gmail.com.
Digital Pride episode: S3, E4 – Heroes, Tragedy and Loneliness
Best episode to start with: Listen to the episode out this week – the gang’s show is very topical.
Spotify / Apple
A Gay and a Non Gay
In a time where we’re all threatened by hateful rhetoric from the people in power; A Gay And A NonGay is the delightful giggles that challenge many of our differences head-on. Every week James Barr (the Gay) and Dan Hudson (the Nongay) promises to prove to you that no matter who you are, or what you’re into (Bruce Springsteen or Britney), love is love and gay and nongays can be friends.
Digital Pride episode: Out May 8th
Best episode to start with: The show is topical, so start at the top of the feed – or deep dive and scroll back to ‘A Gay and a Nongay and a Trans’ for a special episode with Juno Dawson.
Spotify / Apple
#QueerAF
Listen for free every week, as a different student, graduate or LGBT+ producer tells their most #QueerAF story on the podcast by National Student Pride. The podcast commissions young LGBT+ producers to tell their own stories that are beyond the binary, sex-positive, challenge mental health, sexuality and identity taboos.
From chemsex, the life of a queer Muslim sex worker, and dating as a non-binary person – the show is sex-positive and taps into what young LGBTI people are talking about because it is told by them.
Digital Pride episode: S3 E10, ‘The story behind the musical, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’
Best episode to start with: Start with ‘I’m gay, but I’m also a homophobe’ the inspiring story recorded over several months as Sean overcomes his internal hatred of his own sexuality.
Spotify / Apple
The Real Brunch
The ultimate weekly pop culture and dating podcast. Hosted By LGBTI podcaster Martin Joseph and friends Ella Kora and Becky Herszenhorn. Join ‘The Real Brunch’ every week for your weekly dose of celebrity gossip, dating dilemmas and round table topical discussions.
Featuring interviews with inspiring and powerful women and important voices from the LGBTQ+ community – this show is everything brunch should deliver. (Bring your own prosecco and avocado)
Digital Pride episode: ‘Drinks Yoga and Digitial Pride’ ‘with Gay Star News very own Shannon Power and James Besanvalle as guests.
Best episode to start with: ‘Brunch with… Gok Wan’
Spotify / Apple
F**Ks Given
The honest, frank and refreshing ‘F**ks Given’ with Come Curious presents a candid exploration of their guests’ sexual histories, from the first f**k to the best f**k. Plus all those the bad, average and comical ones in between. Each episode is an uncensored look at what’s gone on beneath the sheets with a variety of coveted guests.
Digital Pride episode: ‘Discharge and Dirty sheets with Jess‘
Best episode to start with: ‘Size Queens & Surgery with Talulah Eve’ the first ever transgender model to appear on Britain’s Next Top Model.
Spotify / Apple
Busy Being Black
Busy Being Black is ultimately a love letter to the queer Black community. On the show, hosted by Josh Rivers, guests regularly speak about combatting loneliness, isolation, shame, stigma and mental health – in order to live more fully in their lives. It features incredible guests each week and is a mixture of inspiration and taboo-breaking conversations.
Digital Pride episode: ‘Sandy Pianim: Queer, black and kinky‘
Best episode to start with: Lady Phyll: Mother of the Movement
Spotify / Apple
Calum McSwiggan on Fubar
YouTuber Calum McSwiggan explores everything sex, LGBT+, the outrageous and downright inappropriate! The world’s top drag queens, the UK’s most passionate activists and the funniest names around join Calum each week to discuss everything from trending topics and the porn industry to fetishes and queer representation in the media.
Regular features include reacting to listeners sex confessions and some naughty games for good measure. You can listen live on Fubar at 6pm GMT – or listen back in your podcast app.
Digital Pride episode: ‘73: Lady Peach‘
Best episode to start with: We love the recent LGBT+ History Month episode (64) with Rowan Ellis and Anick in Intersex and Asexual identities
Spotify / Apple
Qmmunity
Qmmunity is the LGBTQ+ series that brings together our community to explore who we are as a whole and as individuals. But it also looks back at where we have come from, how we’ve changed & developed and what the future may hold for us.
Hosts Christina and Alexis meet weekly and are joined by a guest to discuss a new topic. The QmmunityPod was this year nominated for a British Podcast ‘Sex and Relationships’ award.
Digital Pride episode: ‘11: Digital Pride – Loneliness‘
Best episode to start with: Start with episode two ‘Our History’ before delving into the archive. Its a great episode on the last 50 years of the modern LGBTI rights movement.
Spotify / Apple
Queer Confessions
In this new podcast, Jacob Edward has rounded up their favorite Queers to spilling the tea on their past and YOURS! If you want relatable stories about growing up queer and advice for you the listeners on how to deal with your embarrassing moments – this is the show for you.
Digital Pride episode: S1, E1 ‘It’s Ben Hodge’
Best episode to start with: The show is brand new, listen from the top of the feed.
Spotify / Apple
Queers
What the hell is queer theory? Who gets to identify as queer? Does it mean anything to call yourself a “queer ally”? These are the kinds of questions writers Benjamin Riley (writer and journalist) and Simon Copland (PhD Student in Sociology) ask on Queers, a discussion and interview podcast about critical queer politics and culture.
Digital Pride episode: ‘Foxhole Fantasy‘
Best episode to start with: The show is super topical, so start at the most recent episode.
Spotify / Apple
Men Talk Health
Just how honest can two men be? Long term Gay Star News supporters, Men Talk Health is the podcast with hosts that have a broad history of mental health issues between them.
Join Davey, Damian, and their friends on a journey to find humour in some of their darkest moments. It’s all to try to get men talking about their own mental health.
Digital Pride: Read Davey’s op-ed about loneliness and mental health.
Best episode to start with: ‘Time to talk extravaganza’ with Gay Star News very own Lewis Peters and Joe Morgan as guests.
Spotify / Apple
Special mentions:
Though they aren’t part of the Digital Pride festival – if you’ve got this far and are big LGBTI podcast fan – you should also check out these shows:
David’s Out For A Good Time
The Spotify Studios original from the Tumblr star who set the world on fire with ‘The Shitney Spears’ blog. David Olshanetsky is joined by Naledi Dube to chat pop culture, dish out LGBTI advice and speak to amazing celebrity guests every week. We’re big fans of #DO4AGT here at Gay Star News.
Making Gay History
Intimate, personal portraits of both known and long-forgotten champions, heroes, and witnesses to history brought to you from rare archival interviews. This long-running podcast from Eric Marcus is a masterpiece. We’re looking forward to the new season and upcoming #Stonewall50 episodes.
Nancy
From the masters of podcasts, WNYC, Nancy hosts and BFFs Kathy Tu and Tobin Low are the super queer duo ready take over your podcast feed. Join them for provocative stories and frank conversations about the LGBTQ experience today. Because everyone’s a little bit gay. There are so many fantastic stories in this feed including personal stories from the hosts, the audience and contributors all over the US. We feel part of a global LGBTI community listening to your show.
Dan Savage’s Lovecast
Probably a front runner as one of the longest-running LGBTI podcasts out there, Dan Savage has been improving your sex for over 600 episodes – and still going strong. A community favorite, mixing conversations about sex and politics, we’d be amiss not to nod to the Savage Lovecast.