We’re talking all things parenting on the Virgin Radio Pridecast this week!

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25 Mar 2022, 12:53

With Mothers’ Day coming up on Sunday, it’s all about parenting this week on the Virgin Radio Pridecast!

Alex and Shivani will be looking into all the ways in which members of the LGBTQ+ community can be parents, as well as the stigma that some parents face, and the fear from many in the community that they’ll never be able to have kids. 

Up first, you’ll hear from parents Paul and Robin, who had a child via surrogacy. They will discuss the worry they had when they were younger that they wouldn’t be able to have the family they wanted: 

‘I think it’s a really common theme, that one of the hardest things to come to terms with when you’re younger is the idea that you’re never going to be parents… It’s something that often your own parents might focus on when you come out…’

You’ll also hear from father and influencer Jamie Beaglehole, on why LGBTQ+ people make particularly good candidates for adopting children, as well as on whether the children of LGBTQ+ parents are more likely to be bullied. 

Alex and Shivani will also be exploring the burden which is often placed on mothers in heterosexual relationships, and will be hearing again from journalist Paul Brand on how same-sex couples can defy expectations around gender roles. 

Finally, we’ll also hear from author Jodie Lancet-Grant, who spoke to Matt Cain on his Sunday Roast on Virgin Radio Pride, about the need for increased representation of LGBTQ+ families: 

‘I think the reason we need this representation is so that kids like our children see themselves in the pages of stories, understand that they’re worth telling stories about, and that everybody can understand that this is a normal part of life, and that these families are just as valid as any other family…’

Sound good?! Get involved! You can listen to the latest episode of the Virgin Radio Pridecast here.

The Virgin Radio Pridecast is a weekly look back through the archives of Virgin Radio Pride, our fabulous three-month pop-up radio station which ran last summer. Each week, Alex Milsom and Shivani Dave re-live some of the best moments, as well as attempting to continue the great conversations that Virgin Radio Pride started last summer. There are entertaining guests, jaw-dropping stories, and of course loads of the laugh out loud moments and insightful, important discussions which made Virgin Radio Pride so special…