The Cheer Up Luv Podcast: Amrou Al-Kadhi

The Cheer Up Luv Podcast

Welcome to another episode of The Cheer Up Luv Podcast! This week I am speaking to the incredibly talented writer, author, performer, and filmmaker Amrou Al-Kadhi, or Glamrou as some may know them. I’ve been looking forward to speaking to Amrou ever since I finished their book, ‘Life As A Unicorn’ , an incredibly moving memoir documenting their journey from shame to pride, navigating growing up in the Middle East, attending the boarding school Eton, questioning their Muslim faith, and finding themselves through drag, as a queer British Iraqi.

In this episode we speak about how TERF's are using the campaign to end violence against women and girls for their agenda, the vocal transphobic right wing media, and how we can make public spaces safer for all.

TW: In this episode we discuss themes to do with transphobia, and will be reading out an experience of sexual harassment to discuss and myth bust at the end of the show.

You can find Amrou here: @glamrou and here: https://www.amroualkadhi.com/about

Resources:

https://www.stonewall.org.uk/

http://www.galop.org.uk/

https://www.victimsupport.org.uk/

If you would like to send in your story, please feel free to DM @cheerupluv or submit via the website: http://www.cheerupluv.com

Music composed by Alex Gruz

This episode is sponsored by TOTM and Lara Intimates.

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