In this episode, Jo and Julie speak to James Barker, PhD student at Newcastle University who is researching the work of Dolly Parton from a queer perspective. We chat about her work, how LGBT+ people are represented in country music more generally, and the issues of race and class that influence how country music is perceived from the outside. Get in touch at norwichpride.org.uk/roadtopridepodcast

To mark this year's Norwich Pride Schools' Week (13th - 17th July) Jo & Julie met with Elly Barnes MBE (CEO/founder of Educate & Celebrate) and Nick O'Brien (Norwich-based Assistant Headteacher & Norwich Pride founder & trustee) to talk about schools! Queering the curriculum, tackling bullying, promoting intersectionality, this episode has got it all! We're dedicating this episode to the memory of Tony Fenwick, CEO of SchoolsOUT UK, who passed away earlier this month.

This week Julie talks to three fantastic academics and activists about resisting transphobia, how the Pride movement can best support trans people, and what we can do to make sure trans rights are protected. Cleo and Rhy are trans and non-binary PhD students who have been working to tackle transphobia within academia; Alison Phipps is a Professor of Gender Studies at Sussex University and author of 'Me, Not You: The Trouble with Mainstream Feminism'

Welcome to The Road to Pride Podcast! In our first episode, meet our hosts Jo and Julie, and hear our chat with with Asifa Lahore and the Rev. Graham Kirk-Spriggs to talk about their experiences as LGBTQ+ people of faith. Asifa is Britain's first out Muslim drag queen and an LGBTQ+ activist; Graham is a Norwich-based Priest in the Church of England. Socials: @asifalahore