Happy Pride Month! Though we are proudly queer all year, we wanted to celebrate our community and honor the history that made Pride what it is today. Especially in times like these, it’s important to recognize the incredible LGBTQ+ creators, businesses, and shows that help bring representation and culture to our world.
With that said, here is a list of some of our favorite LGBTQ+ podcasts and businesses. Plus, we had to share a few of our qu-eerie-st Spirits episodes.
LGBTQ+ Podcasts We Love
The team at Multitude’s list of essential shows from LGBTQ+ creators!
Rainbow Parenting
Rainbow Parenting, a queer-and gender-affirming parenting podcast, sparks conversations about how to affirm queer, trans, an nonbinary kids with host and educator Lindz Amer. This show is perfect for parents, educators, caregivers, librarians, and anyone who knows, loves, and works with kids!
Nancy
Hosted by BFFs Kathy Tu and Toblin Low, Nancy is a critically-acclaimed podcast featuring queer stories and conversations about how we define ourselves, and the journey it takes to get there.
Hearthbound
Hearthbound is a 10-episode musical audio drama and a queer reimagining of the Odyssey. The podcast just premiered this month and has the first two episodes available to binge!
What’s All This Then
Love British culture? What’s All This Then is a show all about Britain from two Brits who no longer live there and basically “feel a bit ‘hrnnhghh’ about the place.” Explore British life with hosts Charlotte McDonnell and Libby Watson each week.
“The Great Pervoween Parade” Episode of StarTripper!!
StarTripper!! takes you on a road trip through the cosmos as Feston Pyxis leaves behind his old life in search of the best and wildest experiences the galaxy has to offer. And a special shout-out to the episode “The Great Pervoween Parade,” a space kink pride special co-written by noted queer icon and Bluetooth Lady Kristen DiMercurio.
Bisexual Behavior
Bisexual Behavior is a podcast for the bi+ community that amplifies queer voices and stories. Each month the host, Talia, sits down with different guests to talk about sexuality, pop culture, and queer life.
Spirits Episodes to Listen to This Pride Month
Episode 35: Wonder Woman and the Amazons (with Greg Rucka)
Leave the world of men and enter Paradise with this Spirits episode and special guest Greg Rucka, head writer of Wonder Woman for DC. We discuss comic books as mythology, dig into the historical roots of Wonder Woman and the Amazons, and revel in the super queer nature of paradise.
Episode 380: Abandoned Places (with Blake Pfeil)
Have you ever been haunted by an abandoned place? Spirits hosts invlited multidisciplinary artist Blake Pfeil to talk about his experiences exploring abandoned places, how abandoned places are inherently queer, and why they haunt us the way they do.
Episode 384: Queer Monsters (with Sacha Coward)
In this episode, we dive back in time with the help of author Sacha Coward to talk about the intertwined history of queerness, monsters, and mythology!
Episode 388: Making Queer Fairy Tales (with Melanie Gillman)
Cartoonist and author of Other Ever Afters, Mel Gillman joins us on Spirits to chat about growing as an artist, how allegories of fairy tales grow over time, and breaking the structures to write good horror.
LGBTQ+ Businesses We Love
gc2b
gc2b is a trans-owned, affirming apparel company based in Maryland. The founder, CEO, and designer—a Black and Latinx trans man—saw that the only binding options available were uncomfortable compression shirts made for cis men and started gc2b to combat that.
GFW Clothing
GFW Clothing’s button-up shirts are designed to fit your body rather than your gender. Designed for all body types, the shirts have a looser cut with left-over right buttoning and a hidden bust button to avoid gaping in the chest area.
OurShelves
The children’s book subscription box company, OurShelves, envisions a world where all children have access to high-quality, varied stories that both affirm their own identities as well as positively introduce them to the wide range of humanity existing within our world.
Queer Candle Co.
Queer Candle Co. is a small-batch candle company, with each product made from soy wax and non-toxic fragrances. As a trans and queer owned business, they prioritize giving back to the community by donating 10% of profits to the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, an NYC based grassroots organization working to "guarantee that all people are free to self-determine gender identity and expression, regardless of income or race, and without facing harassment, discrimination or violence."
Wildfang
Wildfang is a queer and female founded apparel company on a mission to rethink gender norms. They believe your clothes should be as unique and expressive as you are.
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