🎙️Big Queer Energy: Fran Smith (CILYAG) on Building Safe Spaces, Living Authentically, and Leading with Heart 🌈✨

🎙️ New Episode Alert! In this episode of Fat, Femme, Old & Asian: The Podcast with Halle Pino, I sit down with the energetic, dynamic, creative, and intentional Fran Smith, president and founder of the Central Indiana LGBTQ+ Young Adults Group (CILYAG). Fran shares her inspiring journey of creating inclusive, sensory-friendly spaces for LGBTQ+ young adults away from bars and nightclubs. Together, we explore the unique challenges and triumphs of being queer and Filipino in the Midwest, navigating leadership in a red state, and building a vibrant community rooted in care and intentionality. This episode is a heartfelt conversation about resilience, representation, and the power of creating spaces where everyone belongs. ✨ Don’t miss this empowering episode – available now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen!🎧 IG: cil.yag #LGBTQPodcast #QueerVoices #FatFemmeOldandAsian #CILYAG #RepresentationMatters #QueerAsianVoices #MidwestLGBTQ #PodcastEpisode #CommunityBuilding #SensoryFriendly #LGBTQYoungAdults #QueerLeadership #FilipinoPride #InclusiveSpaces