Homo Sapiens

This week the inbox is full of thoughts on our episode with Russell T Davies. We hear your early Tip Toe thoughts and reviews and tease some upcoming topics we'll be discussing! Thank you to everyone who wrote in, keep your Tip Toe thoughts coming in! ✉️Get in touch hello@homosapienspodcast.com📲@homosapiens on instagram🎥Watch on YouTube @homosapienspod👆🏼Subscribe for more conversations that matter to the LGBTQ+ community ✨

This week, a joyous chat with a wonderful man about some very serious things. Russell T Davies, the final Homo Sapiens All-Star in our line-up, joins us to talk Tip Toe, the show everyone’s talking about, starring your friend and mine Alan Cumming. We get into visibility, community, the hope to be found in the next generation, and, most importantly, what the ‘T’ in Russell’s name really means. Hit play. Chris & Russell x✉️Get in touch hello@homosapienspodcast.com📲@homosapiens on instagram🎥Watch on YouTube @homosapienspod👆🏼Subscribe for more conversations that matter to the LGBTQ+ community ✨

Lots to catch up about this week; our lovely dog walk, another super Hoopla and the return of Russell T. Davies with his new series Tip Toe.We've got an exciting episode with Russell this week so keep your eyes peeled! Chris x✉️Get in touch hello@homosapienspodcast.com📲@homosapiens on instagram🎥Watch on YouTube @homosapienspod👆🏼Subscribe for more conversations that matter to the LGBTQ+ community ✨

Filmmaker, author and trans advocate Jake Graf joins me in the co-hosting hot seat at Homo Sapiens this week. We talk all things parenting, gender expression, growing up feeling different, and Jake’s new children’s book The Silly Frilly Dress.We discuss raising kids without rigid gender expectations, why children often understand self-expression better than adults do, and the changing, hostile climate around LGBTQ+ rights in the UK and beyond. FINAL reminder too for the Homo Sapiens Dog Walk this Saturday! Sign up using the link in our Instagram bio! ✉️Get in touch hello@homosapienspodcast.com📲@homosapiens on instagram🎥Watch on YouTube @homosapienspod👆🏼Subscribe for more conversations that matter to the LGBTQ+ community ✨

We're back with an inbox episode and a recap on recent episodes discussing Pride, trans rights and LGBTQ+ children in care. We're hear to start these conversations but we want to hear from you.Keep writing in, tell us your experiences!✉️Get in touch hello@homosapienspodcast.com📲@homosapiens on instagram🎥Watch on YouTube @homosapienspod👆🏼Subscribe for more conversations that matter to the LGBTQ+ community ✨

The wonderful Kadiff Kirwan is in the co-hosting hot seat this week, what a treat! We discuss the rise of far-right politics and the aftermath of the local elections, disappearing queer venues and why LGBTQ+ spaces matter more than ever. Fresh from starring in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui in Stratford-upon-Avon, Kadiff talks about performing an anti-fascist play at a time when politics in Britain feels increasingly tense and why history feels closer than we’d like to admit.✉️Get in touch hello@homosapienspodcast.com📲@homosapiens on instagram🎥Watch on YouTube @homosapienspod👆🏼Subscribe for more conversations that matter to the LGBTQ+ community ✨

It's been a manic few weeks, a lot of travelling and some illness along the way. A short update I'm afraid but fear not... order will be restored soon.We've had so many wonderful messages over the last weeks. A proper sit down with the inbox is overdue.Keep you emails coming and DO NOT forget about the Homo Sapiens Dog Walk on Saturday 30th May. We are meeting at Regents Bar and Kitchen at 1pm - you DO NOT need to bring a dog! ✉️Get in touch hello@homosapienspodcast.com📲@homosapiens on instagram🎥Watch on YouTube @homosapienspod👆🏼Subscribe for more conversations that matter to the LGBTQ+ community

This week on Homo Sapiens, Jax Feeley joins me to co-host.Jax opens up about unexpectedly becoming a father after just three dates, navigating parenthood as a trans man, and the life changes that pulled him away from social media and back into frontline care work. We discuss masculinity, trauma, identity, toxic online influences, and what it really means to make vulnerable young people feel safe.Buy Jax's book 'Fear Proof' here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/FEAR-PROOF-Courage-Begin-Scared/dp/1917623194✉️Get in touch hello@homosapienspodcast.com📲@homosapiens on instagram🎥Watch on YouTube @homosapienspod👆🏼Subscribe for more conversations that matter to the LGBTQ+ community ✨

James Barr is co-hosting this week to talk about his powerful live show 'Sorry I Hurt Your Son' and the reality of domestic abuse in queer relationships. From not recognising the signs to questioning whether it “counts” as abuse, James shares how he made sense of his experience and turned it into something life-changing.We dive into why abuse is still so hidden in the LGBTQ+ community, the impact of shame and silence, and why more people need to speak out. Plus, James opens up about the moment he finally left, and how comedy helped him process it all - enjoy listeners!Chris & James x✉️Get in touch hello@homosapienspodcast.com📲@homosapiens on instagram🎥Watch on YouTube @homosapienspod👆🏼Subscribe for more conversations that matter to the LGBTQ+ community ✨Here are some resources for any listeners who may need them:Lead Specialist ServiceGalop – National LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline0800 999 5428 | help@galop.org.ukMon–Tue 9:15am–8pm, Wed–Fri 9:15am–4:30pm (closed 1–2pm), closed weekendsTrans-specific service: Tuesday 1pm–5pm (per Camden NHS listings); Galop also runs a dedicated Trans Advocacy Service offering confidential advice by phone, email or face-to-face for people who’ve experienced violence, abuse or transphobiaLive chat: Mondays and Thursdays; 24/7 chatbot on galop.org.ukAlso covers sexual violence, hate crime, conversion practices, honour-based abuse, forced marriage. Has a dedicated under-25s young person’s teamLondon LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Partnership (DAP) – one referral, four agencies020 7704 2040 / referrals@galop.org.ukGalop (lead), Stonewall Housing, London Friend, Switchboard – covers helpline, housing, counselling, advocacyHousing SupportStonewall Housing – LGBTQ+ housing & refuge advice0800 6 404 404; national, including refuge access for those fleeing abuseCounsellingLondon Friend – Specialist DV Counselling⚠️ Specialist DV counselling funding ends March 2026 — no longer accepting new referrals; general LGBTQ+ counselling continuesListening & SignpostingSwitchboard LGBT+ Helpline – listening/info, signposting0800 0119 100 | switchboard.lgbtAdditional ServicesBrighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard (separate org) – has Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVAs)IDVAs help with housing, refuge access, finances/benefits, criminal justice and mental health needs; also support FM, HBV and FGM casesLGBT Foundation (Manchester-based, national reach)0345 3 30 30 30 | lgbt.foundationMindline Trans+ – emotional support for trans/non-binary people0300 330 5468 (mindinsomerset.org.uk)Out-of-hours / emergencies999 if in immediate danger (silent call: press 55 when prompted)National Domestic Abuse Helpline (Refuge, 24/7, not LGBT-specific but inclusive): 0808 2000 247Samaritans: 116 123