Call Me Mother with Shon Faye

If you enjoyed Call Me Mother, we thought you might like a brand new series which has just launched — it's called Sissy. In this episode, Ryan Best wants to find a way to fight back against bullies, b...

9 Aug 202436min

Shon speaks to Argentinian American health worker and trans advocate Cecilia Gentili. When Cecilia gets a week's internship at a New York health centre, she realises she has the skills to help young t...

26 Aug 202223min

Shon speaks to Rupert Raj, a Canadian trans activist and psychotherapist who has dedicated his life to creating a world that’s better educated on – and safer for – trans people everywhere.Rupert opens...

19 Aug 202222min

Shon speaks to New York-based drag artist and DJ, Kevin Aviance.When Kevin first found himself in Washington D.C.’s nightlife scene during the club kid era, he didn’t expect drag to become his life or...

12 Aug 202227min

Shon speaks to British-Nigerian Reverend Jide Macaulay, who founded House of Rainbow, an LGBTQ+ inclusive church and support organisation for queer people of faith. When Jide is excommunicated from hi...

5 Aug 202226min

Shon speaks to British performer and artist David Hoyle, who created the anti-drag character The Divine David. Reeling from the impact of the AIDS crisis, David searches for a way to channel his anger...

29 Jul 202229min

Shon speaks to Zsa-Zsa Fisher, a South African campaigner and healthcare worker. Searching for a better sense of herself, Zsa-Zsa visits a Johannesburg club called Simply Blue and meets a drag queen w...

22 Jul 202222min

Shon speaks to American author Sarah Schulman, who began her career as a reporter for New York’s queer and feminist press before going on to pen over 20 novels, plays and works of non-fiction. Sarah d...

15 Jul 202229min