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Guest: Claire Harvey
Our host, Raga D'silva sat down with Claire Harvey, Founder of Not in our Name (NION), and Hilary Stephenson, Digital leader with a focus on social impact and inclusion. In this insightful conversation, Claire Harvey and Hilary Stephenson discuss the origins and purpose of the "Not in our Name" movement.
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Guest: Kat Parsons
Our host, Raga D'silva, sat down with Kat Parsons, CEO of Diversity Umbrella, for a candid conversation about coming out, finding her voice and building a life on her own terms.Kat shares how changing her surname and career became a fresh start, why being handed a paternity policy as a mum pushed her to challenge workplace practices, and what it took for her and her wife Fiona to renovate their home with an all female design and build team.
56:2992 views · 2mo ago · 56:29
Our host and Co-founder of Older Queer Voices, Raga D’Silva, spoke with HIV activist, campaigner and actor Matthew Hodson about a life shaped by activism, survival, visibility and extraordinary change.
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Guest: Matthew Page
Raga D'Silva, host of Older Queer Voices, sat down with Matthew Page for a deeply moving conversation about identity, belonging and what it means to finally feel whole. Growing up in foster care from the age of three, Matthew shares his journey through rejection, discovering he was gay in 1970s Britain, becoming a foster carer himself, and later finding his birth family through DNA testing.
45:2967 views · 3mo ago · 45:29
Guest: Heather Paterson
Raga D'Silva talks to Heather Paterson in a brilliantly powerful conversation on tattoos, identity, visibility and the stories we carry on our skin in this episode of The Human Scrapbook. Heather describes herself as a "human scrapbook". With more than 100 tattoos and a life dedicated to LGBTQIA+ activism and community leadership, she shares what it means to carry memories, meaning and identity on your skin.
41:18115 views · 4mo ago · 41:18
Bridging Generations | Older Queer Voices Festival Special What happens when queer generations come together? In this special live edition of Older Queer Voices, host Raga D'silva is joined by four remarkable guests for an inspiring conversation about visibility, resilience, allyship, representation and the power of shared stories across generations.
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Host, Raga D'silva, sits down with activist, writer and lifelong campaigner Savitri Hensman for a powerful conversation on identity, faith, race, ageing and LGBTQ+ inclusion. From growing up as a queer woman of colour in 1970s Britain to co-founding the Black Lesbian and Gay Centre and advocating for justice across communities, Savitri reflects on decades of activism, resilience and hope.
50:44153 views · 5mo ago · 50:44
Raga D’silva, host of the Older Queer Voices Podcast, sits down with trailblazing activist Femi Otitoju, current Chair of Queerwell, the UK’s community-led LGBTQ+ mental health and wellness charity focused on providing accessible, affirming support including therapy, coaching and wellbeing services for LGBTQ+ people.
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Guest: Debbie Cannon
Trigger Warning In this powerful episode of Older Queer Voices, host Raga D’silva brings an urgent and deeply moving conversation into the open; domestic abuse within LGBTQ+ communities. With honesty and care, Raga is joined by Debbie Cannon, a specialist in trans and non-binary domestic abuse, and Michelle Weltman, who shares her lived experience of surviving abuse in a same sex relationship. Together, they unpack the uncomfortable realities that often go unseen.
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Guest: Rosanna Flamer-Caldera
In this episode of Older Queer Voices, host Raga D’silva is in conversation with Rosanna Flamer-Caldera, a pioneering lesbian activist from Sri Lanka and founder of Equal Ground. Rosanna shares her powerful journey from a young girl in Sri Lanka struggling with her identity, to finding freedom and belonging in San Francisco, and ultimately returning home to Sri Lanka to challenge injustice.
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Guests: Jo Rzymowska Travelling Proud, Jo Rzymowska MBE
In this episode of Older Queer Voices Podcast, host Raga D’silva sits down with Jo Rzymowska MBE, a trailblazer in global travel and one of the UK’s most visible LGBTQ+ business leaders. With a career spanning over four decades across brands like Disney, Thomas Cook and Celebrity Cruises, Jo shares her extraordinary journey from a young overseas rep navigating life-changing experiences, to leading with authenticity at the highest levels of business.
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Guest: Lisa Power
n this episode host Raga D'silva is joined by Lisa Power, one of the most influential LGBTQ activists in the UK. From volunteering on the Lesbian and Gay Switchboard during the early HIV AIDS crisis to co-founding Stonewall, shaping sexual health policy, and preserving LGBTQ history through projects like Queer Tours and Queer Britain Museum, Lisa has dedicated her life to queer rights.
55:0097 views · 7mo ago · 55:00
Guest: Present Day Wise Woman
In this episode of Older Queer Voices Podcast, host Raga D’silva interacts with Jennifer Jeffries, speaker, author, and wellness advocate from the Gold Coast, Australia. Jennifer’s work celebrates women’s power, wisdom, and sovereignty, especially for older women, through her Present Day Wise Woman philosophy and podcast.
1:11:0446 views · 7mo ago · 1:11:04
Guest: Jonathan Blake
This episode of Older Queer Voices is not just about history. It is about memory, protest, grief, and survival. Host Raga D'silva is in conversation with Jonathan Blake, one of the first people in the UK to survive an AIDS diagnosis. Diagnosed in 1982 and told he had just months to live, Jonathan’s life became an act of resistance in a time when fear travelled faster than facts and silence was often more deadly than the virus itself.
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Older Queer Voices stands in solidarity with our Trans and Non-Binary community in India. This powerful episode discusses the current situation in India for transgender and non-binary communities, in the context of the proposed Transgender Persons Protection of Rights Amendment Bill 2026 and its potential impact on the right to self-identification, dignity, and protection from discrimination.
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