The Simply Equality podcast
An open, honest and on occasions humourous exploration of the lived realities of disabled and LGBT+ people. In each episode I will talk to someone who is both disabled and LGBT+ and discuss the challenges they face and how they seek to live their best life.
Episodes
19 episodes
The new person behind the person!
For this Pride month we thought we'd celebrate by giving you a very special one-off episode!! In this episode we speak to a previous guest from way back in Season 1 and speak to Che Stephenson-Hunter, Sarah's wife who has recently come ou...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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32:02
What's in a name? Equity vs Equality and why we're Simply Equality
Back after the traditional (or soon to be) August break, Pk and Sarah discuss their thoughts on Equity and Equality, their understandings of the concepts, language and why Simply Equality is called Simply Equality.
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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40:14
A meeting of VIPs - the Fantastic Ebony Rose Dark
Hello dear listeners. On this episode Sarah talks to Ebony Rose Dark (any pronouns) about her experience of being a V.I.P visually impaired cabaret and dance performance artist, the intersections of disability and LGBTQIA+ identity and race. Th...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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42:53
We're back in time for Pride with Pk Kulasegram
Hello dear listeners! Apologies for the long and unintended break, but we're back. And in time for Pride month. This is the first episode of the season and a very special episode in the life of Simply Equality. I'm joined by my business p...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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35:27
Mental health in the LGBTQ+ community
With apologies for the unexpected break I'm pleased to be back with a very special new episode discussing issues around mental health in the LGBTQ+ community.According to recent government data, an estimated 3.1% of Britons o...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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57:04
New year, new season! Jennie Williams
A new year, the perfect time to launch season 2 of my podcast!! I know it's been some time coming but hopefully you'll agree it's worth the wait!!For the first episode of this new season I speak to Jennie Williams, the CEO of a UK...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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46:10
Daniel Lol - Parapride
Welcome to the final episode of this first series. Yes that's right the sad news is that this is the last episode in the current series...the great news is that I have a fantastic guest to finish the series with!!Join me as I spea...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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46:39
Being Neurodivergent & LGBT Part 2 - Sam Hope
Welcome to part 2 of my focus on what it means to be neurodiverse and LGBT. Join me as I speak with Sam Hope, a non binary trans person with a combination of impairments.I've known Sam pretty much from the early days of my own gen...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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46:55
Being Neurodivergent & LGBT - part 1 Jorik Mol
As I've spoken to more and more people who are both disabled and LGBT+ there is a theme that's arisen i.e. that of the prevalence of those who are neurodivergent and LGBT+. I've already touched on this in a few previous episodes but...
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Episode 11
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49:51
Telling their story - Aym Maidment
Join me as I talk with a fellow podcaster, fantasy writer, cat lover and all round fabulous person Aym Madement. I met Aym through my work at the University of Oxford and thought they would be a perfect person to have on the podcast. &nbs...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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41:42
Love, Faith and Pride - Vikki Walton-Cole
Greetings and welcome to the first episode of 2021!! The past few months have been incredibly challenging for us all within the disabled and LGBT+ community and I've had my own share of personal loss which I explain here.The main ...
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Episode 9
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40:14
"Let love live" Robin Edwards
In this latest episode it is my great pleasure to speak to Robin Edwards, a good friend of mine from Nottingham. Robin talks openly and honestly about his experiences of being diagnosed as autistic and how he feels this did / didn't impac...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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58:23
"Gay and proud of it" - Aletea Sellers
One of the great things about doing this podcast is that I get to meet other disabled & LGBT+ people. One such person is the lovely Aletea Sellers, a blind woman originally from North Wales who got in touch after listening to a recent...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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48:12
No Nonsense Natalyia!
In this latest episode I talk to Natalyia Dell. I first met Natalyia in 2009 when working at the University of Birmingham and I’m lucky to have her as a friend. She talks candidly about her own experiences of being sensory, physically and...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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48:57
Emily Brothers - Politics, the press and the power of perseverance!
Welcome to another episode of The Simply Equality Podcast, the podcast that seeks to foreground the lived experience of both LGBT+ and disabled people. In this episode we talk to Emily Brothers, a blind trans woman who is probably best kn...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:04:14
Meet the mighty Morgan!!
In this episode I speak to the irrepressible Morgan Martins who is a non-binary deaf person originally from Portugal but living in London. They talk to us about coming out as non-binary, how this was handled at work, waking up one morning...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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45:35
The woman behind the woman!
In this latest episode I talk to the real Mrs. Stephenson-Hunter...yes that's right my wonderful wife Clare!!Clare is one of my most fervent supporters, allies and overall strength behind a lot of the work I do. I'm often the on...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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43:03
Gears for Queers
In this first full length episode we talk to Abigail and Lilith who are better known as 'Gears for Queers'. They talk about their new book, detailing their first ever long distance cycle tour and more generally about their gender identity, sexu...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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50:20
You gotta start somewhere!!
Hi and welcome to this brand new podcast focusing on the lived experiences of disabled and LGBT+ people. Listen as the host, Sarah Stephenson-Hunter, talks about the reason why it’s called “Simply Equality” and shares a little of her own ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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14:23