The Parent Advocate Podcast

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...

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen catch each other up on their respective holiday shenanigans, including Lizette wandering the streets of Spain like an oblivious horror movie victim, and Stephen throwing down in the kitchen. We talk Congressional Dems asking Pam Bondi to do her job and enforce federal hate crime statutes, the federal court's smackdown of the DOJ’s request...

In this episode of the Parent Advocate podcast Lizette and Stephen interview Ed Diaz, the owner of a construction business in San Antonio, father of a teenage trans daughter and subject in the upcoming feature-length follow up to the Netflix short, The Dads. Ed talks about the early years supporting his daughter, anti-trans legislation in Texas and the decision to move his family to Canada to prot...

In this special episode of the Parent Advocate, occasional third co-host, self-appointed executive producer, and younger brother Anthony Chukumba turns the table on show host Stephen to talk The Dads, advocacy, and support of trans people in the age of Trump. In addition, we launch the first ever Parent Advocate Spotify Playlist! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3BB6ZBmYJoQpFokvKFqgnC?si=U4ES_dYE...

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and I catch up after a month apart and bring each other up to speed on all things parenting, advocacy, and current events. We talk homesickness on the 7 month anniversary of Lizette’s flight from the US, and celebrate the milestone of submitting the dads documentary to the Sundance and SXSW film festivals. In Today’s Topics, we cover Democratic strat...

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen discuss the FBI designating trans people and their families as domestic terrorists, USA Swimming banning trans girls and women, and Jimmy Kimmel's suspension by ABC. In allies & a$$holes we give big ups to AOC for voting no to the recent house resolution honoring Turning Point's leader despite their well-documented history of hatred,...

In this week's episode Lizette and Stephen catch up after the Colorado and Utah shootings and discuss radicalization, white male fragility, and the continued scapegoating of the trans community for all that ails America. We celebrate the three families suing the Trump administration as this week's Allies, and give double middle fingers to Utah Governor Spencer Cox for "hoping and praying" that the...