Are the Gays OK?

In Season 2's final episode Stephen and James speak with Ben Bamber, Ben is a peer navigator with the George House Trust and a trained Counsellor. Ben has been living with HIV positve for over 10 years and he shares with us his story of diagnosis and how it is living with HIV today. We cover in this episode such as: - Ben's experience being diagnosed with HIV - The reaction from the wider public B...

In this weeks episode, Stephen and James speak with Molly Houghton, Media and Comms Officer of the Proud Place, Manchesters longest running LGBT Charity? They cover topics such as - What is it like today for young people coming out? - What issues do Gen Alpha's LGBTQIA+ community face? - How are things imporving in the community? - How are scools and other organsations engaging in the community? T...

In the second episode Stephen and James discuss an issue they are both very passionate about when they meet with, Ignacio Labayen de Inza, CEO of the charity Contrilling Chemsex. They cover topics such as - What is Chemsex? - How to help somebody struggling with Chemsex - The interventions that controlling Chemsex do the community - What it's like to have out recovered from Chemsex For more inform...

Welcome back to season 2 of Are the Gays OK? Stephen and James discuss what they learnt in Season 1 and their hopes for Season 2. They give a glimpse into some of the topics they'll be discussing in the podcast's second season. This season they have special guests on every episode. Including The Proud Trust, Controlling Chemsex, and George House Trust.

For the last episode of the first series, we welcome our first guest, Matt Cornford, owner of Manchester's very own Queer Lit! Queer Lit is a LGBTQIA+ bookstore based in Manchester Northern's Quarter, and stocks over 4000 books. Matt explains why there is a need for dedicated queer bookshops, and the trio share some of their favourite books, how they have helped them on their own journeys and the...

In episode 7, Stephen and James discuss therapy. They talk about their own experiences with therapy, and a wide range of topics, including: Why you don't need to be in a crisis to benefit from therapy Finding the right therapist The different types of therapy Chemsex How not all therapy is a good experience, and why you should persevere in finding the right therapist for you Psychoeducation The id...

In episode 6, Stephen and James talk about their journey to sobriety. They explore the mechanism’s that worked for them, the difficulties they faced and the realisation and empowerment that both of them felt as a result of changing their lives, including the new opportunities that have presented themselves.  They explain how their sober futures seemed uncertain, but how the benefits of becoming so...

In this hard-hitting episode, James and Stephen discuss addiction. They talk about the link between addiction and the LGBTQIA+ community, and also share their own experiences and how they came through them. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok : IG: @arethegaysok_podcast TikTok: @arethegaysok Further Support for Addiction (LGBT Foundation) Website Produced by Ben Morling at High-Rise Communications ....

For our fourth instalment, Stephen and James discuss mental health. They talk about their personal struggles, becoming more aware of their issues and how they learnt to look after their own mental health and thrive. More information about Mental Health and Support: Website Further Support for LGBT Mental Health (MIND) Follow us on Instagram and TikTok : IG: @arethegaysok_podcast TikTok: @arethegay...

In our third episode, Stephen and James explore the topic of gay shame. They discuss what gay shame means to them personally, share their own experiences and talk about how they have dealt with feeling shame as a gay person. Website Follow us on Instagram and TikTok : IG: @arethegaysok_podcast TikTok: @arethegaysok Produced by Ben Morling at High-Rise Communications . Follow them on Twitter and In...

In our second episode, Stephen and James talk about coming out. They share their own personal stories, including coming to terms with their sexualities when they were younger, and discuss the difficulties that they faced. Website Follow us on Instagram and TikTok : IG: @arethegaysok_podcast TikTok: @arethegaysok Produced by Ben Morling at High-Rise Communications . Follow them on Twitter and Insta...

In our first episode we get to meet our hosts: Stephen and James. They introduce each other and explain why they have created this podcast series. We get a sneak peak into the topics which will be discussed, including: - Coming Out stories - Gay Shame - Mental Health - Addiction - Therapy - Queer Literature Website Mentioned in this episode: TED Talk "Recover out loud | Tara Conner" Follow us on I...

Ahead of the release of our first episode, we wanted to give you a brief introduction to Are the Gays OK? In the trailer, we give a quick insight into what people can expect from the podcast, including topics such as coming out, gay shame, mental health and addiction within the LGTBQIA+ community. First episode drops Mon 29th May! 🚀 Website Follow us on socials: Instagram : TikTok: Twitter YouTub...