{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68415eb74e8a8cdfd709ce41/684fd484b25343774feee327?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Dr Cheddar Gorgeous: Gender, Drag, and Living Beyond the Binary","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68415eb74e8a8cdfd709ce41/1750059872001-346cf7ea-c232-4ebb-bf98-fbb80f73c3a7.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In the premiere episode of <em>The Rainbow Mind Podcast</em>, we’re joined by cultural icon Dr Cheddar Gorgeous — acclaimed drag artist, academic, and <em>RuPaul’s Drag Race UK</em> finalist — for a powerful and thought-provoking conversation about queer identity, gender, and mental health.</p><p><br></p><p>Cheddar reflects on their journey with drag as both art and activism, and how it has shaped their relationship to gender, vulnerability, and self-expression. Comfortable using he, she, or they pronouns, Cheddar challenges rigid definitions of identity and invites us to explore life beyond the boxes society places us in.</p><p><br></p><p>We also dive into masculinity, the realities of chemsex and addiction in the LGBTQIA+ community, and the impact of social media on connection and mental wellbeing.</p><p><br></p><p>With candidness, humour, and heart, Cheddar helps us kick off <em>The Rainbow Mind Podcast</em> in a way that sets the tone for everything to come.</p><p><br></p><p>🌈 Learn more about Rainbow Mind Greater Manchester at:</p><p> <a href=\"https://www.mindinsalford.org.uk/services/rainbow-mind/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.mindinsalford.org.uk/services/rainbow-mind/</a></p>","author_name":"Rainbow Mind"}