The Parent Advocate Podcast

In this episode of the Parent Advocate podcast, Lizette and Stephen catch up on support groups, getting lost at doctor’s appointments, sound design, and hugs. In today’s topics we cover attacks on Title IX, Riley Gaines lawsuit against the NCAA, and New Hampshire families suing to block Trump’s rule on medical care for trans youth. Finally, in Allies & Assholes we celebrate actor and activist...

In this episode of the Parent Advocate. Lizette and I talk about our respective weeks, which includes solo dating, sleeping on old ladies on the train, pilates, more screenings, and a couple of proud papa moments. In today’s topics we talk about the sheer amount of money being spent by Republicans on anti-trans ads this election cycle and the Democrats lining up with them, Governor Newsom’s veto o...

In this episode of the Parent Advocate podcast, Lizette's new microphone, being an empty-nester, and storms in Valencia. Stephen celebrates Bisexual Awareness Week, shares the Mindful Mercer Men group, and traveling for The Dads screenings in Worcester. In today's topics we cover the Trump administration's trans military bans, the removal of Obama era protections for military service members, and...

In this episode of the Parent Advocate Podcast, Lizette and Stephen catch up on an impending empty nest, back-to-school, restarting support groups, impact campaigns, and staying cool during a climate crisis. In today's topics, we cover the shooting in Tucson, Mount Sinai settling with the DOJ over trans care for minors, and anti-trans candidates like Seth Moulton losing elections across the countr...

In this special episode of the Parent Advocate podcast, we air an interview with Carlos Salazar recorded this summer at the last Dad’s Retreat in Dodgeville, MN. Lizette and Stephen catch up on summer shenanigans, including wildfires in Spain, Daniel getting ready to head off to college, “day-in-the-life” videos, and the blur that life takes on when someone passes. In today’s topics, we talk about...

In this episode of the Parent Advocate podcast co-hosts Lizette Trujillo and Stephen Chukumba talk about Pete Hegseth’s gender affirming care for troops with low T, the skeletons spilling out of the closet after the death of Senator Lindsey Graham, and the HHS flip flop on rule-making around trans healthcare. This week’s guest, Lutheran Pastor and father of a trans athlete, Chris Bruesehoff, unpac...

In this episode of the Parent Advocate podcast, Lizette and I play catch up and talk all things Pride, the recent SCOTUS decision impacting trans girls in sports and the GLSEN survey which shows 2 in 3 school students in the US feel unsafe due to their LGBTQ+ identity. In Allies & Assholes we celebrate NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani for allocating $15M for trans healthcare in the city, and drag the...

In this inaugural episode of the LGBTQ Film Hall of Fame, Stephen, Lizette and the self-appointed executive producer, third co-host and younger brother, Anthony, review the top ten LGBTQ+ must watch films.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette Trujillo and Stephen Chukumba talk SCOTUS gutting of the Voting Rights Act, the tragic murder of Juniper Blessing and the horrific response to her death, and criminal subpoenas out of Texas for NYU Langone’s transgender patients. In Allies & Assholes, we celebrate the Colorado Supreme Court for ruling that Children’s Hospital Colorado must resume...

In this episode of the Parent Advocate Podcast Stephen Chukumba and Lizette Trujillo welcome our special guests Lizette's mother, Carmen Whetstone, and her son Daniel. Our discussion centered on Carmen's journey supporting her transgender grandson over the past decade, including her initial reactions and learning process. In Today's Topics we cover Dave Chappelle's revisionist history regarding hi...

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette Trujillo and Stephen Chukumba chop it up about b’day parties, karaoke, SXSW and Stephen losing his voice. In Today’s Topics, we cover the United Nations rejecting the US’s attempts to redefine gender, the US Senate rejecting Trump’s SAVE Act, and 72% of Americans supporting protections for LGBTQ+ people. We interview the Hell Raiser Dad and "Dadvocat...

In this episode of the Parent Advocate podcast, Lizette and I catch up on all the partying in the street she’s been doing, my kid losing school shirts and AirPods, and my final prep for SXSW. In Today’s Topics, SCOTUS weighs in on a California lawsuit about schools outing trans students, Missouri passes three trans bathroom bans out of committee under the cover of darkness, and NY AG Letitia James...

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen talk Spain’s version of Burning Man, prepping for SXSW and showing up for families in distress. In Today’s Topics we cover Kansas stripping people of their licenses, Trump targeting trans people during the last State of the Union, and a study of over 3,000 trans athletes conclusively disproves the fallacy of their physical advantage. In A...

In this episode of the Parent Advocate podcast, Lizette and I catch up on our respective weeks - hanging with transplants from New Jersey, following EU’s support of trans women, putting the finishing touches on The Dads, and Middlesex (by Jeffrey Eugenides). In Today’s Topics, we get into mass shootings (and not talking about he-who-shall-not-be-named), the GOP co-opting immigrant gold at the Olym...

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, we catch up on Lizette’s V-Day Wuthering Heights in Spanish, Charlie XCX, Adidas, and deep conversations with the kids. In Today’s Topics we address the removal of the Pride flag from the Stonewall Monument in New York City, the GOP rep from Tennessee seeking an investigation into “gay sex acts” in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime show, and the European Parli...

Trigger Warning: This episode includes discussion of sexual abuse of children by a caregiver. Please take care while listening and prioritize your well-being. In this episode of the Parent Advocate podcast, we catch up on The Dads (feature) world premier at SXSW, loony siblings, and wind phobias. In Today’s Topics we discuss the AMA’s recommendation to delay gender affirming surgeries until 19, Te...

In this episode of the Parent Advocate podcast, Lizette and Stephen get into Don Lemon being arrested by the feds, Trump deporting LGBTQ+ asylum seekers to countries where they’ll be killed, and GLAAD reporting a nearly 400 % increase in anti-LGBTQ+ attacks during Pride this year. In Allies & Assholes, we celebrate the Boss, Bruce Springsteen for holding a benefit concert for Minneapolis and f...

In our 100th episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and I bring back their our first guest, Emmy award winning director, Luchina Fisher, and talk about her upcoming feature, The Dads, what life has been like since she first appeared on our show, and advice she has for parents navigating this moment. In Today’s Topics we cover the end of Tucson Pride, Nicki Minaj going off on a homophobic tirade o...

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen air it out about oral arguments before the Supreme Court in Little vs Hecox and BPJ vs West Virginia, ICE murdering people in broad daylight, and LGBTQ+ Americans increasingly retreating “back into the closet” under Donald Trump’s second term. In Allies & Assholes we celebrate the Gender Liberation Movement for its amazing activism on...

In this special edition of the Parent Advocate podcast we look back at the pivotal Allies and forgettable Assholes of 2025. Show hosts Lizette and Stephen are joined by their unofficial executive producer, third co-host and Stephen's younger brother, Anthony, to review the 12 most impactful people, institutions and events of the last year.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate podcast, Lizette and I break down BPJ v. West Virginia, the Human Rights Campaign’s class action lawsuit against the Trump administration, and revelations from a former New York Times editor confirming that the paper’s anti-trans shift was deliberate and driven from the top. In Allies & Assholes, we give snaps—again—to Marlon Wayans for publicly and unapo...

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen unpack bombshells from the latest Epstein dump and examine how pervasive the depravity actually was, Nicki Minaj selling her soul at TPUSA, and the 60 Minutes episode on detainees at CECOT that the administration didn't want you to see. In Allies & Assholes, we celebrate D.L. Hughley for a surprising clap back at Nicki Minaj, and drag...

In this episode of the Parent Advocate Lizette and Stephen interview transgender youth activist, Brett, and talk being recognized for advocacy, elevating the voice of trans youth in political discourse, and the comfort of boring echo chambers. In Today's Topics, we discuss the FBI's bounties on trans advocates issued by Pam Bondi's DOJ, the House's passage of the latest anti-trans bill criminalizi...

In this episode of the Parent Advocate podcast, Lizette and Stephen catch up on her son's advocacy award, Stephen's leadership award, and disappointing news from Sundance. In Today's Topics we discuss the city of Arlington removing anti-discrimination protections for trans people, a Trevor Project survey which showed people whose pronouns are respected are less likely to attempt suicide, and the R...

In this episode of the Parent Advocate podcast, Lizette and Stephen talk Trump tariffs, impact grants and film festival aspirations. In Today's Topics, we get into Texas’ bathroom ban which recently went into effect, and two bills for Missouri's upcoming legislative session to ban social transition in schools, and banning all gender affirming care in the state - for minors AND adults. In Allies &a...