Hope Is Invented Every Day

Pride Blooms

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 British Royal Family for honoring the Harry Potter transphobe on the last day of Pride.

LGBTQ Film Hall of Fame

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.

Backwards Never, Forward Ever.

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 gender-affirming care for transgender youth. We also drag parents who kick out their children for being trans.

Dear Mama

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 his transphobic comedy, Caitlyn Jenner's hypocritical statements about trans rights, and Phil's Coffee's decision to remove pride flags before reversing course. We conclude with Allies and Assholes highlighting the Montana Supreme Court's ruling protecting transgender rights as an ally, and drag DoorDash for their participation in a cringeworthy political stunt at the White House.

Isle of Misfit Dads

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 "Dadvocate," Casey Deck, and talk testifying at the state capital, standing up for trans kids, and holding space for parents. In Allies & Assholes, we celebrate librarian Luanne James for refusing to uphold book bans, and drag the Portuguese Parliament for advancing three anti-trans bills.