BackDoor Access with Friends
by Friends For All
You've been granted access...Backdoor Access! Host Justin Raynard takes us on a journey where we take a deeper dive into all the things that matter to our community from sex trafficking to stigma to managing consent and the truth of about PeP and PrEP. This is far from the same old tired, stale, late conversations. It's giving fresh perspectives and brutal honesty - we've laughed, we've cried and everything in between. So, come through to hear some of the powerful stories from right here in the Memphis community and , perhaps literally, get your life.
Episodes
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Girl Talk: Women Coming of Age In the AIDS Era
Our producer, Joy, comes to the table to host Mia Cotton (COO, Friends For All) and media personality plus Gina Neely (Bluff City Life, Food Netowrk's Down Home With The Neelys). For context Mia is in her 40s, Joy is in her 50s and Gina is a fresh 60 so we are getting various perspectives and...
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How It Started, How It's Going: HIV 44 Years Later
Patrick Lee joins Justin to talk about from whence we came. There has been so much progress in how we see, treat and prevent HIV and AIDS. He himself is a living testimony as someone who was affected by this disease as young man during the height of the pandemic. He is a survivor! He has survived...
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Sex Work - There's Always More To The Story
Jasmine Tasaki is keeping it a stack with us in this one! She talks openly about sex work and how she came to be in that business. She is now the Executive Director of We Care Tennessee. She talks about the history of violence in her life as a result of sex work and even what she experienced...
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How I Got HIV
Justin speaks with two different women with two very different stories - Sharmain and Felicitas Bey-Israel. (side note: Hear some of the Sharmain and Winston origin story - see earlier episode) But be forewarned - these stories will take you from heartbroken to inspired and a few other emotions…
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Love Doesn't Hurt — Consent Is Tea!
Consent is a tricky thing right now as our society, as a collective, leans into a better understanding of what this actually means. And maybe - just maybe - we are leaning into some mentality shifts. Love should not and does not hurt - physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually or sexually....
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Hot Take: First Responders
Officer Myron Dixon, the LGBTQ Liaison from the Memphis Police Department, joins us on this episode to talk about how first responders stay safe. He also talks about how he came into this role, some of the challenges of the job and how he wants to build bridges between the community and police...
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Stuck Figma
In one of our most powerful and emotional episodes, Justin is joined by Terrance Adams and Denford Galloway. They were diagnosed at different stages as it relates to the progression of treatment options; they contracted the virus under different circumstances and; they had different experiences...
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Our Mothers Matter!
Women- without you there is literally no us! You are the givers of life so it's important that we talk about keeping our mothers healthy, shepherding babies safe into the world and through the world. How do mothers-to-be manage an HIV diagnosis/status? How do you keep your baby safe and not...
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Mismatched - She's Positive, He's Negative Now What?
Believe it or not, this is a love story. Sharmain and Renwick Winston are mismatched - or serodiscordant - yet perfectly matched. Listen to the story about how they met, how she disclosed, how he reacted, how they cope, how they navigated pregnancy and parenting. How he does he stay negative? Can...
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The Truth About PeP and PrEP
Dr. Shawn Hayden talks to Justin about what's really going on with PeP and PrEP and why it should be considered a safety net NOT a protection plan.
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Take Yo A-- To The Doctor
There is so much hesitation, especially within the Black and brown communities, to go to the doctor. And let's not get started on mental healthcare! We all know that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. So, what's up with that? We can't let treatable and preventable conditions get the...
About this show
You've been granted access...Backdoor Access! Host Justin Raynard takes us on a journey where we take a deeper dive into all the things that matter to our community from sex trafficking to stigma to managing consent and the truth of about PeP and PrEP. This is far from the same old tired, stale, late conversations. It's giving fresh perspectives and brutal honesty - we've laughed, we've cried and everything in between. So, come through to hear some of the powerful stories from right here in the Memphis community and , perhaps literally, get your life.
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Friends For All