The Pride House Podcast
By Pride House Birmingham
'The Pride House Podcast' is the destination for impactful conversations about sports and LGBT+ rights in the Commonwealth. Athletes, coaches, officials, organisers and human rights defenders share their powerful personal stories and life experiences, and suggest ways to create welcoming spaces in sport for all our communities. Episodes in this series will support the work of Pride House Birmingham - the official venue dedicated to LGBTIQ+ inclusion at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Latest episode
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‘People are still talking about Pride House!’ Reflections on the project at Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
It's the 10th and final episode of the Pride House Podcast series, bringing you conversations about LGBTQ+ rights and Commonwealth sport in and around Birmingham 2022. Was the -
Matthew Mitcham, Jason Jones and Glen Quayle chat at Pride House during Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
The conversations in and around the Commonwealth Games continue on The Pride House Podcast, presented by Jon Holmes - for this episode, our guests are the Olympic and Commonwealth gold medal-winning diver Matthew Mitcham, history-making acti… -
Tom Daley talks about his visit to Pride House Birmingham and his documentary about LGBTQ+ rights in the Commonwealth
We're back with another special episode of The Pride House Podcast, presented by Jon Holmes - this time our guests include Tom Daley who visited Pride House Birmingham in the Gay Village on Thursday with friends ahead of his appearance as a … -
'Phenomenal' exhibition of UK AIDS Memorial Quilt brought to Commonwealth Games by Pride House Birmingham
In this special episode of The Pride House Podcast hosted by Pride House Birmingham's Jon Holmes, you'll hear interviews from a special launch event of a new exhibition… -
Pride House Birmingham is open! Commonwealth Games Federation visit plus all the info
The waiting is over... you can now check in to Pride House Birmingham and enjoy all the venue has to offer! On Friday, July 22, the project reached its most important milestone so far - the very first day of welcoming guests into the superb … -
Speaking up and Commonwealth sport in SE Asia: Theresa Goh, Amazin LeThi and Numan Afifi
When para swimmer Theresa Goh came out publicly via the media after a career in which she had competed at two Commonwealth Games and won a Paralympics medal, she was truly blazing a trail for Asian LGBTQ+ athletes. Goh sha… -
A new frontier? Jamaica, sports and LGBTQ+ visibility, with Michael Gunning and J-FLAG
Jamaica's biggest sporting stars are household names - legends, even - and there's an exciting new breed of athletes coming through too. At the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, you can expect the team to again place in … -
Stacey Francis-Bayman and Khakan Qureshi on growing up LGBTQ+ in Birmingham and their hopes for the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Episode 3 of 'The Pride House Podcast' - supporting Pride House Birmingham for the 2022 Commonwealth Games - focuses on Birmingham itself, with one of the city's most s… -
Pride House at the Commonwealth Games: Golden memories from Gold Coast 2018
In Episode 2 of 'The Pride House Podcast' - the destination for conversations about sports and LGBTQ+ rights - we head Down Under to learn about the success of Pride House Gold Coast at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The ven… -
Pride House at the Commonwealth Games: What can Birmingham 2022 learn from Glasgow 2014?
In Episode 1 of 'The Pride House Podcast' - the place for conversations about sports and LGBTQ+ rights in the Commonwealth - we unearth stories from Pride House Glasgow, the first venue of its kind to be held during the …
