In honor of Pride month, MHAOhio staff contributed their favorite podcast episodes, songs and books that center on joy, connection, and community while prioritizing LBGTQIA+ creators, artists, and writers.
We hope you find strength, resilience, and inspiration in the resources and playlists below.
Podcasts:
- Beyond the Binary: Understanding the Diversity of Gender and Gender Affirming Care by Pride 365
- Supporting BIPOC & LGBTQ Youth, Celebrating Pride & Exploring Your Identity ft. Dr. Amy Green, Hopelab by BeingMe: A Teen Mental Health Teen Podcast
- Stronger Together – The Importance and Future of What LGBTQIA+ Mental Health Supports Look Like by the Embracing Diversity Podcast
- Gender Affirming Care: In Conversation with Coltan Schoenike by Gender Stories
- What’s The Power of Trans Joy? with Adri Pèrez and Chase Strangio of the ACLU by Getting Curious
- Double Date with Brandi and Catherine Carlile by We Can Do Hard Things
- Asexual/Aromantic Joy by Sounds Fake but Okay
Songs/Pride Anthems:
- Sissy That Walk by RuPaul
- I Am America by Shea Diamond
- Who We Love by Sam Smith
- True Trans Rebel Soul by Against Me!
- I Know a Place by MUNA
- Closer to Fine by Indigo Girls
- Galileo by Indigo Girls
- Girls Like Girls by Hayley Kiyoko
- Honey by Kehlani
- Q.U.E.E.N by Janelle Monae
- Elton’s Song by Elton John
- I Want to Break Free by Queen
- Champion by RuPaul
- Tennessee by Toby Foster
- Better in Color by Lizzo (NSFW so not sure if we’re going with PG kinda stuff or not!)
- Come to my Window by Melissa Ethridge
- The Village by Wrabel
- Boys In the Street by A Great Big World
- Secrets by Mary Lambert
- Never Been in Love by Will Jay
- This is Me by Keala Settle
- Faith by George Michael
*please note: some media may have mature language
