Queer Love Stories

Before Smashby became a Big Brother UK name, this is the conversation that came first.Yorkshire country-pop singer-songwriter Sam Ashby (Smashby) sat down with me for a rare, unguarded conversation about love, vulnerability, and the emotional armour so many of us build without realising it.We talk about the pressure to perform confidence even when you don't feel it, what dating and heartbreak look like when you've never actually had a boyfriend, and a genuinely shocking statistic: 43% of LGBTQ+ school pupils have been bullied in the past year, compared to 21% of non-LGBTQ+ pupils.Recorded the summer before everything changed for Sam, this conversation feels even more special looking back. Expect honesty, a few tears, and one very memorable TikTok dance lesson. Recorded the summer before his appearance on Big Brother UK, this episode features Sam Ashby (Smashby) in a rare, pre-house conversation about love, vulnerability, and the emotional patterns that shaped him - before everything changed.Follow Eden on Instagram 💕Follow Sam Ashby on Instagram 💙GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK IN OUR LISTENER SURVEY ⚡️SUPPORT THE PODCASTEden funds this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time. Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Sign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.Use my code BBQUEERLOVE at checkout to get 85% off your entire purchase at Skin + Me!Show your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉CREDITSQueer Love Stories is Hosted and produced by Eden Heath, and mixed by Tudor Petrea. Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Chaotic, unhinged, and completely unnecessary — this is my 2025 Dating Wrapped.In this solo episode of Queer Love Stories, I'm recapping my full year of queer dating: the situationships, the entanglements, the dates that should never have happened, and the moments that actually taught me something about myself.In this episode: my honest 2025 dating overview, the most memorable (and most unhinged) dating moments of the year, what my own dating patterns say about me, and my genuine goals for love and dating going into 2026.If you've ever done a private end-of-year dating recap in your head at 2am, this episode is basically that — out loud, for your entertainment.Follow me on Instagram and TikTok @queerlovestoriespodcast, and leave a review if this one made you feel seen.Get your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Honey G on coming out as a lesbian on live TV, self-acceptance, and life after X Factor.In 2016, the UK went mad for Honey G, one of the most talked-about contestants in X Factor history. After growing up in Harrow enduring a lifetime of bullying, she finished the show in 5th place and, in July 2017, publicly came out as a lesbian — a powerful step in embracing her true identity.In this episode, Honey G opens up about the dark place she was in before X Factor, the confidence and body image struggles behind the persona, why she waited to come out until it was on her own terms, and what it's really taken to learn self-acceptance in the public eye.This conversation is a reminder that the confidence we show the world isn't always how we feel inside — and that it's never too late to become fully, unapologetically yourself. TRIGGER WARNING: Sexual AssaultHoney G was One of the most Googled people in 2016/2017 and broke the internet during the live shows of X Factor 2016 where she came in 5th place.Mentored by Sharon Osbourne and with the endorsement of Snoop Dog and 50 Cent the first song Honey G performed on the live shows California Love shot straight to No 1 on the Spotify UK 50 Viral charts. The song features her famous slogan and she co-wrote this version for X Factor 2016.The Honey G show, released under Syco shot to No 7 on the iTunes chart the day it was released. After X Factor Finished in 2016 Honey has now done around 200 Nightclub shows in the UK & Ireland all to sell out crowds. She also smashed the X Factor Arena Tour performing at multiple Arenas across in the UK & Ireland.Honey starred at The Hastings White Rock Theatre in December 2017 in Sleeping Beauty, playing Fairy G in her acting debut for Qdos Pantomime’s which is the UK’s largest Panto producer.She has made regular TV appearances including the panel on CBBOTS, GMB, This Morning, Lorraine, Loose Women and also made an appearance on AL Murray’s Xmas Special last Xmas.Honey then launched her own Record Label H TO THE O MUSIC, where she has already released her 3rd single JERK IT which has reached 1M streams on Spotify. The first Single she released on her label HIT YOU WITH THE HONEY G had 10M views on UNILAD & LAD BIBLE. It was also mixed and mastered by Grammy Award Winner Liam Nolan, Metropolis Studios.Honey G’s latest single – “Waiting For Your Love” has shocked fans because it features her mostly singing.Her single “Nothing To Me” Produced by Nutty P was released on August 16th alongside a PR campaign.Her most recent gigs include performing on the main stage and headlining at Stoke on Trent Pride, Chesterfield Pride, Chester Pride, Hull and Pontefract Pride.Follow Eden on Instagram 💕Follow Honey G on Instagram 💙GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK IN OUR LISTENER SURVEY ⚡️SUPPORT THE PODCASTEden funds this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time. Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Sign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.Use my code BBQUEERLOVE at checkout to get 85% off your entire purchase at Skin + Me!Show your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉CREDITSQueer Love Stories is Hosted and produced by Eden Heath, and mixed by Tudor Petrea. Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

What Wicked's Glinda taught me about never being chosen first — plus a solo dating update from Berlin.In this solo episode of Queer Love Stories, I'm catching up on my trip to Berlin (including an unexpected date with someone I met in Sitges), a big win at my latest drag competition, and the movie that completely wrecked me: Wicked: For Good.Turns out my post-cinema meltdown wasn't really about Elphaba and Fiyero — it was about Glinda, and the very relatable, very queer experience of never quite being anyone's first choice. We get into chosen-family energy, self-worth, dating with intention instead of just filling a winter-shaped void, and what it actually means to choose yourself first. Plus, my weekly tarot pull for love and relationships.If you've ever felt like the runner-up in your own love story, this episode is for you.Follow me on Instagram and TikTok @queerlovestoriespodcast, and leave a review if this one made you feel seen.Get your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Lily Allen's West End Girl, turning heartbreak into art, and why I might be shutting my emotions off.In this solo episode of Queer Love Stories, recorded on my way to the airport (chaotic, I know), I'm talking about Lily Allen's new breakup album West End Girl, why gossip-fuelled heartbreak records hit so differently, and what it means to turn pain into art — something I did myself with my own breakup series.I'm also getting into a recent drag competition win, a potential collaboration with the LGBT Foundation, and why I think I've been avoiding my emotions lately. Plus, my weekly tarot pull, which — fittingly — told me it's time to wake up from a long emotional nap and re-engage with love.If you're a fellow breakup-album connoisseur, or you're mid emotional-hibernation yourself, this one's for you.Follow me on Instagram and TikTok @queerlovestoriespodcast, and leave a review if this one made you feel seen.Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Two dates with the same guy in one day, a rugby-induced injury, and what I actually want in a partner.In this solo episode of Queer Love Stories, I'm sharing what my first few weeks living in Manchester have actually looked like — from taking up rugby and embracing my masculine energy (gumshields matter, people), to prepping for my next drag competition and leaning into last-minute plans.I also tell the story of just how small the Manchester queer scene really is — you will not believe this small-world dating moment — and get into something I've been thinking about a lot: what I actually want in a partner, and how I can start embracing those same qualities in myself first.Plus, my weekly tarot pull on love and relationships. If you're newly single, new to a city, or just love a good small-world dating story, this episode is for you.Follow me on Instagram and TikTok @queerlovestoriespodcast, and leave a review if this one made you feel seen.Get your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Rosie Wilby, "The Queen of Breakups," on lesbian divorce statistics, monogamy, and why breakups aren't failures.Statistically speaking, lesbians go through more breakups in a lifetime than anyone else. Female couples account for 75% of same-sex divorces in the UK and are 250% more likely to divorce than heterosexual couples in Australia. So who better to unpack heartbreak with than comedian, author and broadcaster Rosie Wilby — dubbed The Queen of Breakups by BBC Radio 4?We talk about her book The Breakup Monologues, why queer relationships get built on completely different rules to straight ones, monogamy versus non-monogamy, why so many exes stay friends in queer communities, and why growing apart from a partner should never be seen as failure.Rosie isn't afraid to ask the tough questions about how we approach love — and this conversation will change how you think about your own breakups. Rosie Wilby is an award-winning comedian, author, speaker and broadcaster who has appeared many times on BBC Radio 4 programmes including Woman’s Hour, Saturday Live and Four Thought, TV programmes including Good Morning Britain and Sunday Morning Live and at major festivals around the world. Her latest book The Breakup Monologues combines humour, heartache and science to investigate how on earth to actively stay in a happy, healthy, compassionate relationship in the modern age of ghosting, breadcrumbing and Tinder. It has been described by Red Magazine as a ‘gem of a book’ and is inspired by Rosie’s podcast of the same name.Check out The Break Up MonologuesFollow Eden on Instagram 💕Follow Rosie Wilby on Instagram ❤️‍🩹GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK IN OUR LISTENER SURVEY ⚡️SUPPORT THE PODCASTEden funds this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time. Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Sign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.Use my code BBQUEERLOVE at checkout to get 85% off your entire purchase at Skin + Me!Show your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉CREDITSQueer Love Stories is Hosted and produced by Eden Heath, and mixed by Tudor Petrea. Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗Get your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Get your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Leaving Leeds after 13 years, and finally letting my guard down.In this solo episode of Queer Love Stories, I'm catching up after a few weeks away — including the biggest update of all: I've officially left Leeds after 13 years and moved to Manchester.I'm talking about what it actually feels like to let go of comfort, why I think I'm still protecting my heart more than I realised, and how a full moon ritual with a friend helped me start releasing some of that guard. I also share my weekly tarot pull, which delivered a message about honesty, self-deception, and not carrying blame that isn't mine to carry.If you're in your own season of letting go and starting over, this one's for you.Follow me on Instagram and TikTok @queerlovestoriespodcast, and leave a review if this one made you feel seen.Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

One year on from my very public breakup — what's actually changed, and what's next for the podcast.It's officially been a year since my public breakup and the series that came with it. In this solo episode of Queer Love Stories, I'm reflecting honestly on what's actually changed since then: the situationship, the dates, the growth, and the ways I'm still learning to let people in.I'm also announcing a new direction for the podcast — more solo episodes exploring self-fulfillment, healing, and what it really takes to be ready for a secure relationship, alongside guest interviews recorded over the past year. Plus, big news: I've decided to leave Leeds and start fresh in Manchester.Whether you're a year out from your own heartbreak or right in the thick of it, this episode is your reminder that healing isn't linear — and that's okay.Follow me on Instagram and TikTok @queerlovestoriespodcast, and leave a review if this one made you feel seen.Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Eden reunites with dating coach Eimear from Kindling Dating Coaching for a special listener Q&A - dating apps, rejection, dealbreakers, and Eden's own dating dilemma.Eimear returns to Queer Love Stories to team up with Eden and answer real listener dilemmas together: how to meet people when you hate bars, clubs and dating apps; how to handle being blocked or ghosted right before a date; what to say on a first date when you have zero dating experience; whether it's reasonable to expect a partner to get an STI test; dating someone with kids; and living with a partner's badly behaved dog. Eimear also shares her own dating coaching journey and the "dating persona" quiz she built to help people spot the patterns holding them back.Then the tables turn: Eden opens up about her own current dating dilemma - a five-month situationship she still won't call a relationship - and gets coached live on why she's struggling to let someone in.Find out where you're getting stuck in your dating!Queer Love Stories and Kindling Dating have teamed up to answer your dating dilemmas. You can send me your dilemmas by direct message or by emailing [email protected] THE PODCASTI want to create the best independent podcast for the LGBTQ+ community, and I need your help to do it! Take a few minutes to GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK IN OUR LISTENER SURVEY ⚡️I fund this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests, and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time.Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Claim your exclusive 10% discount and get your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching 💗Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Buy me a coffee to show your love for the content I create - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉Sign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.CREDITSQueer Love Stories is hosted, produced, and edited by Eden Heath, and mixed & mastered by Benji Antonio. Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕Follow Eden on Instagram 💕Following Kindling Dating ❣️If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] to Eden's ULTIMATE BREAKUP ANTHEMS PLAYLIST ❤️‍🩹Get your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Get your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Episode 6 (finale) of Dating Rehab: setting a real relationship goal, nurturing emotional connection, and learning to forgive.In the final episode of my six-week Dating Rehab series with coach Eimear from Kindling Dating Coaching, I set myself an actual, tangible relationship goal for the first time in my life: to build a free-flowing, emotionally open relationship by November 2026. We dig into why I keep shutting down emotional intimacy the moment things start to feel secure, why "safe" has always felt like "boring" to me, and how a somatic breathwork session unlocked something I didn't expect — forgiveness.I also share the update on the guy I've been seeing (spoiler: it's going well), read a poem that's been living rent-free in my head, and answer a listener's dilemma about balancing a new relationship with independence and alone time.If you've ever confused anxiety for excitement, or sabotaged something good because it felt too calm, this one's for you. Get your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗Heartbreak is so last season, and I've teamed up with Eimear from Kindling Dating Coaching to transform my dating life over the next six weeks. Each week I'll review my learnings and how I've put them into practise. In this final episode, I set myself a relationship go for the future and delve into how my inability to truly forgive might be holding me back from happiness. I also discuss how I'm struggle to grow the emotional connection with my current date.Book on to Lorna's breath work sessions here 🌞You can read the poem I share at the end of this episode here 💐You can send me your dilemmas by direct message or by emailing [email protected] THE PODCASTI want to create the best independent podcast for the LGBTQ+ community, and I need your help to do it! Take a few minutes to GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK IN OUR LISTENER SURVEY ⚡️I fund this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests, and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time.Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Claim your exclusive 10% discount and get your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching 💗Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Buy me a coffee to show your love for the content I create - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉Sign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.CREDITSQueer Love Stories is hosted, produced, and edited by Eden Heath, and mixed & mastered by Benji Antonio. Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕Follow Eden on Instagram 💕Following Kindling Dating ❣️If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] to Eden's ULTIMATE BREAKUP ANTHEMS PLAYLIST ❤️‍🩹Get your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Letting go of control and judgement in dating: Eden discovers "NATO dating" (Not Attached To Outcome) with dating coach Eimear from Kindling Dating Coaching.In week three of the Dating Rehab series, Eden and dating coach Eimear unpack why chasing relationship milestones - the "official" label, moving in, getting engaged - creates anxiety instead of connection. Eimear introduces the concept of NATO dating: enjoying someone's company without being attached to where it leads, staying present instead of racing toward a destination.Eden puts the theory into practice on a second date around Leeds - a food hall detour to Northern Market after White Cloth Hall turned out to be closed, followed by a comedy night at Hedgerow House - and opens up about the "soldier with shell shock" feeling of dating again after heartbreak: enjoying the moment while still bracing for the fear of getting hurt. Eimear also shares why judgement on dates so often says more about us than the person across the table.Plus, a listener dilemma: a bisexual listener shares the biphobia she's faced dating women on apps like Hinge, and Eden talks through self-worth, boundaries, and why the right person will never make her feel she has to hide part of who she is.Get your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗Heartbreak is so last season, and I've teamed up with Eimear from Kindling Dating Coaching to transform my dating life over the next six weeks. Each week I'll review my learnings and how I've put them into practise. You can send me your dilemmas by direct message or by emailing [email protected] THE PODCASTI want to create the best independent podcast for the LGBTQ+ community, and I need your help to do it! Take a few minutes to GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK IN OUR LISTENER SURVEY ⚡️I fund this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests, and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time.Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Claim your exclusive 10% discount and get your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching 💗Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Buy me a coffee to show your love for the content I create - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉Sign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.CREDITSQueer Love Stories is hosted, produced, and edited by Eden Heath, and mixed & mastered by Benji Antonio. Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕Follow Eden on Instagram 💕Following Kindling Dating ❣️If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] to Eden's ULTIMATE BREAKUP ANTHEMS PLAYLIST ❤️‍🩹Get your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Week 4 of Dating Rehab: using affirmations and subliminal messaging to let go of old heartbreak, plus dating coach Eimear's secret to what makes a good date.Eden and dating coach Eimear from Kindling Dating Coaching tackle why it's so hard to let go of an old relationship story, even once the love is gone. A guided visualisation reveals the fear behind staying closed off versus the safety and freedom of opening back up, and Eimear explains how logically knowing "I'll be fine on my own" is different from actually feeling it.Eden shares her own affirmations for love and security, then dives into the science of subliminal messaging - including a real study where subliminal Coca-Cola frames spliced into an episode of The Simpsons made viewers measurably thirstier, and a Lipton Ice Tea priming experiment - and how she's using subliminals alongside affirmations to reset her mindset around dating. Eimear also reveals what actually makes a good date: a shared emotional reaction, whether that's chemistry or shared horror at bad comedy, plus Eden's three go-to low-pressure date ideas.Plus, a listener dilemma: great chemistry and even better sex, but the conversation stays surface level. Eden talks through how to have the "what are we actually doing" conversation without losing what's working.Get your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗Heartbreak is so last season, and I've teamed up with Eimear from Kindling Dating Coaching to transform my dating life over the next six weeks. Each week I'll review my learnings and how I've put them into practise. In this episode I delve into the wonderful world of visualisation, affirmation and subliminal messaging. You can download my subliminals for believing in love, healing from heartbreak and creating self confidence on Etsy.You can send me your dilemmas by direct message or by emailing [email protected] THE PODCASTI want to create the best independent podcast for the LGBTQ+ community, and I need your help to do it! Take a few minutes to GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK IN OUR LISTENER SURVEY ⚡️I fund this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests, and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time.Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Claim your exclusive 10% discount and get your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching 💗Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Buy me a coffee to show your love for the content I create - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉Sign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.CREDITSQueer Love Stories is hosted, produced, and edited by Eden Heath, and mixed & mastered by Benji Antonio. Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕Follow Eden on Instagram 💕Following Kindling Dating ❣️If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] to Eden's ULTIMATE BREAKUP ANTHEMS PLAYLIST ❤️‍🩹Get your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Week 3 of Dating Rehab: unpacking self-sabotage, being told "you're too much," and why Eden is done waiting to be chosen.Eden and dating coach Eimear from Kindling Dating Coaching dig into the "old story" Eden tells herself about relationships - including the pattern of pushing partners away early so she can't be hurt later. They explore her fearful-avoidant (disorganised) attachment style, why relationship beliefs tend to form by around age 21, and the difference between acting from love versus acting from fear.Eden reframes being called "too much," and Eimear names a pattern she's noticed: waiting to be chosen instead of actively choosing who's right for you. Plus practical, low-cost dating advice - Eden's coffee-date-first approach and her framework for what to focus on across date one, two and three - and a listener dilemma about how to date on a budget without every night ending in drinks, regret and never seeing the person again.Get your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗Heartbreak is so last season, and I've teamed up with Eimear from Kindling Dating Coaching to transform my dating life over the next six weeks. Each week I'll review my learnings and how I've put them into practise. In this episode I uncover the negative story I tell myself when it comes to relationships and how previous relationships have impacted how I view myself going forward.You can send me your dilemmas by direct message or by emailing [email protected] THE PODCASTI want to create the best independent podcast for the LGBTQ+ community, and I need your help to do it! Take a few minutes to GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK IN OUR LISTENER SURVEY ⚡️I fund this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests, and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time.Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Claim your exclusive 10% discount and get your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching 💗Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Buy me a coffee to show your love for the content I create - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉Sign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.CREDITSQueer Love Stories is hosted, produced, and edited by Eden Heath, and mixed & mastered by Benji Antonio. Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕Follow Eden on Instagram 💕Following Kindling Dating ❣️If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] to Eden's ULTIMATE BREAKUP ANTHEMS PLAYLIST ❤️‍🩹Get your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Week 2 of Dating Rehab: tackling limiting beliefs, the power of visualisation, and how to send the perfect rejection text.Eden and dating coach Eimear from Kindling Dating Coaching unpack the limiting belief that's shaping Eden's love life: the quiet fear that relationships "aren't going to last." They talk through limerence versus real connection, why visualisation and vision boards matter for manifesting a relationship (not just a career or money), and Eimear's advice for a first date that doesn't spark: "date them till you hate them," and know it's fine to end things early if you can't picture kissing them.Eden also gets real about why she struggles to be direct when a date isn't working out, and shares her attempt at crafting the perfect, kind rejection text after a date that was lovely but missing the spark. Plus, a listener dilemma: how to find a real connection in the gay dating scene when it feels like everyone on the apps just wants to hook up.Get your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗Heartbreak is so last season, and I've teamed up with Eimear from Kindling Dating Coaching to transform my dating life over the next six weeks. Each week I'll review my learnings and how I've put them into practise. In this episode I get to the bottom of my limiting beliefs when it comes to a relationship and what might be holding be back. We combat this by chatting about visualisation and how it can benefit focusing on how I want to feel in a relationship.I'll also learn it's okay to say no and how to send the perfect rejection text after a date.You can send me your dilemmas by direct message or by emailing [email protected] THE PODCASTI want to create the best independent podcast for the LGBTQ+ community, and I need your help to do it! Take a few minutes to GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK IN OUR LISTENER SURVEY ⚡️I fund this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests, and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time.Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Claim your exclusive 10% discount and get your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching 💗Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Buy me a coffee to show your love for the content I create - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉Sign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.CREDITSQueer Love Stories is hosted, produced, and edited by Eden Heath, and mixed & mastered by Benji Antonio. Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕Follow Eden on Instagram 💕Following Kindling Dating ❣️If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] to Eden's ULTIMATE BREAKUP ANTHEMS PLAYLIST ❤️‍🩹Get your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Episode 1 of Dating Rehab: I got a dating coach to fix my relationship anxiety and commitment issues.I'm ditching the apps and checking myself into six weeks of dating rehab with coach Eimear from Kindling Dating Coaching. In this first session, we uncover why the early stages of a relationship trigger a very physical anxiety response in me, why I've been mistaking that anxiety for excitement, and how my need for independence and control is actually rooted in fear of losing my sense of security.I also read out the deeply personal letter to my future self that kicked off this whole process, plus answer a listener's dating dilemma about getting back into dating after two and a half years single with impossibly high standards.If you've ever felt your chest tighten the moment things start getting serious, this episode is for you. Get your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗Heartbreak is so last season, and I've teamed up with Eimear from Kindling Dating Coaching to transform my dating life over the next six weeks. Each week I'll review my learnings and how I've put them into practise. In this episode we get real about what I actually want from a relationship and how relationship anxiety is stopping me from forming long lasting romantic connections.You can send me your dilemmas by direct message or by emailing [email protected] THE PODCASTI want to create the best independent podcast for the LGBTQ+ community, and I need your help to do it! Take a few minutes to GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK IN OUR LISTENER SURVEY ⚡️I fund this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests, and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time.Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Claim your exclusive 10% discount and get your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching 💗Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Buy me a coffee to show your love for the content I create - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉Sign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.CREDITSQueer Love Stories is hosted, produced, and edited by Eden Heath, and mixed & mastered by Benji Antonio. Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕Follow Eden on Instagram 💕Following Kindling Dating ❣️If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] to Eden's ULTIMATE BREAKUP ANTHEMS PLAYLIST ❤️‍🩹Get your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

A life update from Eden: what's next for Queer Love Stories, including a new guest season and a brand new mini-series, Dating Rehab.A couple of months on from the Heartbreak Chronicles, Eden checks in with a life update: her first season three guest episode is already recorded (out in the new year), and she's reflecting on the surprisingly big response to going solo on the podcast, one-star reviews included. Then the big reveal: a brand new six-week mini-series called Dating Rehab, made in collaboration with Kindling Dating Coaching, following Eden as she gets real dating coaching and puts it into practice.[RECORDED 8th OCTOBER 2024]Just a little life update from me about season three, my current circumstances and an upcoming mini-series.GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK IN OUR LISTENER SURVEY ⚡️Follow Eden on Instagram 💕SUPPORT THE PODCASTEden funds this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests, and inspiring conversations while working full-time. Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Sign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.Use my code BBQUEERLOVE at checkout to get 85% off your entire purchase at Skin + Me!Show your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉CREDITSQueer Love Stories is Hosted and produced by Eden Heath. Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] the show

The final episode of Heartbreak Chronicles: seven weeks on, Eden shares how far she's come and an updated breakup playlist to match.Wrapping up the Heartbreak Chronicles mini-series, Eden reflects on the anxiety of releasing something this vulnerable, what she's learned about her own attachment style and relationship patterns, and why she's choosing to stay open to love without actively chasing it. She also revisits her breakup playlist with five brand new tracks from Ariana Grande, Sabrina Carpenter and Madonna, swapping the sad-girl songs from episode two for something a lot more healed.Plus this week's listener dilemma: how do you know if you're bi, queer or just sexually open-minded, and Eden's take on why you don't need to have dated someone to know your own sexuality.This week is the FINAL episode of the Heartbreak Chronicles (for now...) and I get into what the future holds for me on my journey and give you my updated breakup tracks seven weeks after it happened.Listen to Eden's ULTIMATE BREAKUP ANTHEMS PLAYLIST ❤️‍🩹You can send me your dilemmas by direct message or by emailing [email protected]❗️ DISCLAIMER ❗️These episodes were recorded in the immediate aftermath of my  breakup and only show my version of events. Although the thoughts, feelings and realisations are authentic to me, I'm only human and my feelings might have changed as I've gone through the healing process.SUPPORT THE PODCASTI want to create the best independent podcast for the LGBTQ+ community, and I need your help to do it! Take a few minutes to GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK IN OUR LISTENER SURVEY ⚡️However, I fund this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time.Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Sign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Show your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉CREDITSQueer Love Stories is Hosted and produced by Eden Heath. Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕Follow Eden on Instagram 💕If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Should you stay friends with an ex? Eden shares the three questions to ask yourself before deciding, plus moving flats, astrology, and a sex-life dilemma three years into a relationship.Six weeks post-breakup, Eden moves out of the flat she's lived in for four and a half years and gets some unexpected closure when her ex helps her move. That kicks off this week's topic: should you stay friends with an ex? Eden breaks it down into three honest questions - why do you actually want the friendship, are you truly in a healthy place to have it, and what would it realistically look like - drawing on what worked (and didn't) when she stayed friends with her first ex.Plus, a listener dilemma about a three-year relationship where sex has dropped off and initiating it keeps ending in rejection, and Eden's take on how to open up that conversation without more shame or hurt feelings.This week I discuss the steps to remaining friends with an ex after a breakup, and if you should even bother! Sometimes it's not always right to stay friends if you can avoid it. Listen to Eden's ULTIMATE BREAKUP ANTHEMS PLAYLIST ❤️‍🩹You can send me your dilemmas by direct message or by emailing [email protected]❗️ DISCLAIMER ❗️These episodes were recorded in the immediate aftermath of my  breakup and only show my version of events. Although the thoughts, feelings and realisations are authentic to me, I'm only human and my feelings might have changed as I've gone through the healing process.SUPPORT THE PODCASTI want to create the best independent podcast for the LGBTQ+ community, and I need your help to do it! Take a few minutes to GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK IN OUR LISTENER SURVEY ⚡️However, I fund this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time.Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Sign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Show your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉CREDITSQueer Love Stories is Hosted and produced by Eden Heath. Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕Follow Eden on Instagram 💕If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Reclaiming her identity after a breakup: Eden on Manchester Pride, an Apple Photos hack every heartbroken person needs, and taking back the songs, places and pet names she used to share.Eden shares an iPhone trick almost nobody knows about - how to stop your ex's face showing up in Photos memories, without deleting a single picture - before diving into a whirlwind week that included Manchester Pride, an unexpected backstage pass to see Lana Del Rey at Leeds Festival, and the strange grief of hearing "your" songs performed live. She talks through what it actually means to reclaim your identity post-breakup: taking back shared places, shared music, even shared pet names, and deciding what still gets to mean something to you.Plus, a listener dilemma about a partner who let themselves into the house without permission - and then lied about it.This week I chat through my fun weekend at Manchester Pride, the mischief I got up to and how I've started to reclaim my interests and identity after my breakup.Listen to Eden's ULTIMATE BREAKUP ANTHEMS PLAYLIST ❤️‍🩹You can send me your dilemmas by direct message or by emailing [email protected]❗️ DISCLAIMER ❗️These episodes were recorded in the immediate aftermath of my  breakup and only show my version of events. Although the thoughts, feelings and realisations are authentic to me, I'm only human and my feelings might have changed as I've gone through the healing process.SUPPORT THE PODCASTI want to create the best independent podcast for the LGBTQ+ community, and I need your help to do it! Take a few minutes to GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK IN OUR LISTENER SURVEY ⚡️However, I fund this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time.Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Sign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.Use my code BBQUEERLOVE at checkout to get 85% off your entire purchase at Skin + Me!Show your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉CREDITSQueer Love Stories is Hosted and produced by Eden Heath. Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕Follow Eden on Instagram 💕If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Spotting the signs of codependency: Eden breaks down independence, dependence and interdependence using the scale her therapist taught her, and why she loses herself every time she falls for someone.Fresh off a surprisingly good week, Eden shares the therapy exercise that finally explained her relationship pattern: a scale running from independence to dependence, with codependency and interdependence in between. She walks through the real signs of codependency - loving people you can rescue, feeling responsible for a partner's happiness, needing approval to feel worthy - and admits which ones hit close to home. Then she lays out exactly what she wants to do differently next time: setting boundaries early, not disappearing into constant texting, and learning to listen without trying to fix.Plus, a listener dilemma on whether cuddling with a friend while your partner's away counts as cheating - and how to navigate the answer when you and your partner don't agree.This week I give you secondhand therapy, courtesy of my therapist, on the scale of independence. I break down the signs of codependency in relationships and how to retain your independence whilst striving for interdependence.Listen to Eden's ULTIMATE BREAKUP ANTHEMS PLAYLIST ❤️‍🩹You can send me your dilemmas by direct message or by emailing [email protected]❗️ DISCLAIMER ❗️These episodes were recorded in the immediate aftermath of my  breakup and only show my version of events. Although the thoughts, feelings and realisations are authentic to me, I'm only human and my feelings might have changed as I've gone through the healing process.SUPPORT THE PODCASTI want to create the best independent podcast for the LGBTQ+ community, and I need your help to do it! Take a few minutes to GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK IN OUR LISTENER SURVEY ⚡️However, I fund this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time.Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Sign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Show your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉CREDITSQueer Love Stories is Hosted and produced by Eden Heath. Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕Follow Eden on Instagram 💕If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Eden finally answers the question everyone's been asking: why did the relationship actually end?In this raw, unfiltered Heartbreak Chronicles episode, Eden digs into the real, self-reflective answer — not gossip about her ex, but an honest look at her own patterns in relationships. She unpacks how a deep-rooted need for external validation shows up as love addiction, why she loses her independence and turns codependent once a relationship gets serious, and why the most passionate, intense connections are often the ones that burn out fastest.Along the way, Eden talks about watching Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and asks the question that's been on her mind ever since: if you could wipe every memory of an ex, would you? Plus a Brat Girl Summer update, an Ariana Grande "Eternal Sunshine" deep dive, and practical takeaways on breaking codependent relationship patterns for good.This week's listener dilemma: what do you do when your partner's family decides you're "a distraction" holding him back from success?This week I get real deep and reflect on the self-sabotaging patterns I seem to repeat in relationships, but the bets part is by noticing them I can make changes in the future to have healthy, long-lasting relationships.Listen to Eden's ULTIMATE BREAKUP ANTHEMS PLAYLIST ❤️‍🩹You can send me your dilemmas by direct message or by emailing [email protected]❗️ DISCLAIMER ❗️These episodes were recorded in the immediate aftermath of my  breakup and only show my version of events. Although the thoughts, feelings and realisations are authentic to me, I'm only human and my feelings might have changed as I've gone through the healing process.SUPPORT THE PODCASTI want to create the best independent podcast for the LGBTQ+ community, and I need your help to do it! Take a few minutes to GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK IN OUR LISTENER SURVEY ⚡️However, I fund this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time.Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Sign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.Use my code BBQUEERLOVE at checkout to get 85% off your entire purchase at Skin + Me!Show your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉CREDITSQueer Love Stories is Hosted and produced by Eden Heath. Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕Follow Eden on Instagram 💕If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Eden's ultimate breakup playlist: 10 songs to get you through a heartbreak, from bad bitch anthems to sad girl crythems.This Heartbreak Chronicles episode is all about music therapy. Eden shares the dream that helped her reframe her ex (spoiler: it involves a pair of falling-apart Zara pumps), then counts down her top ten breakup songs — a mix of Madonna, Kesha, Ariana Grande, Lana Del Rey and Taylor Swift tracks split into two moods: the defiant "bad bitch" anthems for when you're feeling like the best thing that ever happened to your ex, and the "sad girl" songs for the days you just need a cry.Plus this week's listener dilemma: a 17-year-old scared to come out while still living at home with a religious family, and Eden's advice on building a support network and creating a safety-first exit strategy before taking that step.This week I talk music and go through my top ten breakup tracks from bad bitch anthems to sad girl crythems. Let me know your favourite tracks so I can add them to the Queer Love Stories playlist.Listen to Eden's ULTIMATE BREAKUP ANTHEMS PLAYLIST ❤️‍🩹You can send me your dilemmas by direct message or by emailing [email protected]❗️ DISCLAIMER ❗️These episodes were recorded in the immediate aftermath of my  breakup and only show my version of events. Although the thoughts, feelings and realisations are authentic to me, I'm only human and my feelings might have changed as I've gone through the healing process.SUPPORT THE PODCASTI want to create the best independent podcast for the LGBTQ+ community, and I need your help to do it! Take a few minutes to GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK IN OUR LISTENER SURVEY ⚡️However, I fund this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time.Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Sign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Show your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉CREDITSQueer Love Stories is Hosted and produced by Eden Heath. Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕Follow Eden on Instagram 💕If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

A day-by-day account of the first three days after a breakup — the crying, the anger, the numbness, and everything Eden did to get through it.In this Heartbreak Chronicles episode, Eden takes listeners through days one to three post-breakup in real time: the nonstop crying and phone calls home on day one, the anger and Madonna-fuelled gym rage of day two, and the numb, longing ache of day three. She breaks down her actual coping mechanisms — screaming into pillows, scribbling out anger in notebooks, leaning on her support network, and reframing passion as a way through the pain — along with the harder realisations about codependency, shame, and why healing from a breakup is never a straight line.Plus this week's listener dilemma: how do you get out of being a bridesmaid for a childhood friend you've drifted apart from, without blowing up the friendship?This week I go through the varying emotions I've experienced in the first few days post breakup, as well as my coping mechanisms and the biggest struggles. You can send me your dilemmas by direct message or by emailing [email protected]❗️ DISCLAIMER ❗️ These episodes were recorded in the immediate aftermath of my  breakup and only show my version of events. Although the thoughts, feelings and realisations are authentic to me, I'm only human and my feelings might have changed as I've gone through the healing process. Follow Eden on Instagram 💕SUPPORT THE PODCASTI want to create the best independent podcast for the LGBTQ+ community, and I need your help to do it! Take a few minutes to GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK IN OUR LISTENER SURVEY ⚡️However, I fund this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time.Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Sign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Show your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉CREDITSQueer Love Stories is Hosted and produced by Eden Heath. Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕Follow Eden on Instagram 💕If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

[RECORDED 29th JULY 2024]Just a little life update from me about season three, my current circumstances and an upcoming mini-series.GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK IN OUR LISTENER SURVEY ⚡️Follow Eden on Instagram 💕SUPPORT THE PODCASTEden funds this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests, and inspiring conversations while working full-time. Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Sign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.Use my code BBQUEERLOVE at checkout to get 85% off your entire purchase at Skin + Me!Show your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉CREDITSQueer Love Stories is Hosted and produced by Eden Heath. Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] the show

The Witch Blair very nearly stood Eden's guest up on a bad first date - if a phone call from a friend hadn't stopped them mid-text, they might never have met their husband of eight years.Blair opens up about growing up mixed-race, autistic and Muslim-and-Catholic in a tiny North Yorkshire village, the racism they and their sister faced after 9/11, and coming out to religious grandparents who responded better than expected. We get into meeting husband James on Grindr, the string of ghostings and near-misses right before it, and what almost 11 years together (eight of them married) has taught them about honesty, compromise and not expecting one person to meet every need.Blair also walks through why they and James opened their relationship, how they handle jealousy, communication and the "admin" of polyamory, and what it's actually like navigating the stigma around it. Plus the story of becoming The Witch Blair - from an accidental drag debut in a charity shop wig to running Lincoln's pride cabaret circuit for six years - and a full live tarot card reading Blair does for Eden's own relationship, right there in the episode.GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK IN OUR LISTENER SURVEY ⚡️The Witch Blair is a drag performer, podcaster, and tarot card reader.Growing up mixed-race in the late 90s and early 00s with both muslim and catholic family was challenging, especially when it came to navigating their pansexuality and non-binary identity.They've been happily married for the last 8 years whilst discovering the joys of an open relationships and battling the stigma of polyamory.Follow Eden on Instagram 💕Follow The Witch Blair on Instagram 🔮SUPPORT THE PODCASTEden funds this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time. Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Sign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.Use my code BBQUEERLOVE at checkout to get 85% off your entire purchase at Skin + Me!Show your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉CREDITSQueer Love Stories is Hosted and produced by Eden Heath, and mixed by Benji Antonio. Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Only 20% of bisexual people are out to their entire family, compared to 63% of gay and lesbian people. Kirsty and Natalie know that statistic intimately — both have been in long-term relationships with men for years, and both say their families still haven't clocked that they're bisexual.Kirsty and Natalie run Bi+ Leeds Social Group, a grassroots community that grew out of a monthly cafe meetup into something nominated for LGBT Community Organisation of the Year at the National Diversity Awards. They talk candidly about their own bisexual awakenings, coming from very different upbringings — Kirsty an only child raised in Leeds who's never felt the need to track down the father she never knew, Natalie one of potentially eight siblings from Newcastle who spent years bouncing between undiagnosed ADHD and not quite fitting in — and how straight-passing relationships mean the question of their sexuality almost never comes up at all.They open up about the fragmentation within the LGBTQ+ community, the loneliness epidemic affecting one in five queer people, and why they build every event around affordability and accessibility, from free monthly meetups to pom-pom making workshops. It's an honest, funny conversation about building a chosen family from scratch, and what community really means when you've spent years feeling like you don't quite belong anywhere.GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK IN OUR LISTENER SURVEY ⚡️Bi+ Leeds Social Group is a social space for Bisexual, Pansexual, Queer, exploring or otherwise people within Leeds to come together, attend events and create a thriving community. They've been nominated at the National Diversity Awards for LGBT Community Organisation of the Year 2024 and have been an integral part of the Leeds Queer community. The organisation is run by four inspiring individuals, and I'm joined by two of the key drivers who spearhead the project. Follow Eden on Instagram 💕Follow Bi+ Leeds Social GroupSUPPORT THE PODCASTEden funds this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time. Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Sign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.Use my code BBQUEERLOVE at checkout to get 85% off your entire purchase at Skin + Me!Show your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉CREDITSQueer Love Stories is Hosted and produced by Eden Heath, and mixed by Benji Antonio. Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Kaue Garcia came out at 16 in Brazil and was kicked out by his own mother the same day — Ryan O'Neill spent his childhood at an English boarding school where two of his teachers are now serving 28 years combined for paedophilia. Twelve years later, the couple own a professional rugby club together.Kaue grew up in a country he calls one of the most dangerous places in the world to be LGBTQ+, coming out young despite the bullying and being thrown out of his mother's house after she found him sending a kiss emoji to a male friend. He moved in with his grandmother, rebuilt his relationship with his mum a year later, and eventually left Brazil at 24 to travel — a trip that took him through Ireland and Thailand before he met Ryan on a night out in Bangkok.Ryan's path was very different: seven years old and sent to boarding school with no contact from his parents for the first three weeks, a "quite Victorian" old boys' culture, forced rugby every day, and years spent dating a girl and working for the Conservative Party before finally coming out after university. The pair talk candidly about the culture clash of their first year living together, and how in January 2019 a spontaneous decision to save Keighley Cougars Rugby Club from extinction turned into them becoming the first, and still only, openly LGBTQ+ owners of a professional sports club outside the US.They open up about the transphobic abuse they receive for flying trans pride flags and appointing India Willoughby as the club's first openly trans patron, why they refuse to delete hateful comments from their social media, and how a rugby club in a small Yorkshire town became an unlikely home for LGBTQ+ visibility in sport.GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK IN OUR LISTENER SURVEY ⚡️In January 2019, Keighley Cougars Rugby club was saved from the brink of extinction by Ryan O’Neill and his husband Kaue Garcia.The married couple became the first, and still to this date, only openly LGBTQ+ owners of a professional sports club outside of the United States of America.Since taking over the club they've used their platform to champion LGBTQ+ rights, create a more inclusive sporting environment and have raised nearly six figures for LGBTQ+ charities, and will continue to do so as they look to make Keighley a united town, and Rugby League a united sport. Follow Eden on Instagram 💕Follow Keighley Cougars 🏉SUPPORT THE PODCASTEden funds this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time. Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Sign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.Use my code BBQUEERLOVE at checkout to get 85% off your entire purchase at Skin + Me!Show your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉CREDITSQueer Love Stories is Hosted and produced by Eden Heath, and mixed by Benji Antonio. Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Bisexuals make up roughly 52% of the LGBTQ+ community but receive around 1% of LGBT grant funding. Lewis Oakley has spent five years trying to fix that, and it all started with him ranting drunk at a stranger in a bar.Lewis didn't realise he was bisexual until he was 19, and his activism began almost by accident: a heated defence of his sexuality at a party led to someone offering him his first writing gig, which snowballed into national columns for Metro and Attitude, an advice column, Ask A Bi Dad, and now his book, Bisexuality: The Basics. He talks candidly about the biphobia he's faced from both straight women and gay men, losing friends after coming out as bisexual rather than gay, and the guilt of watching his partner receive homophobic abuse for being with him.Lewis also opens up about growing up mixed-race in a Jamaican and English family, the family intervention that cancelled a long-planned trip to Jamaica over safety concerns tied to his public profile, and why he's committed to staying visibly bisexual as a father of three rather than quietly disappearing into a "straight-passing" family life. It's a sharp, funny and occasionally furious conversation about erasure, discrimination and what real allyship to the bi+ community actually looks like.GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK IN OUR LISTENER SURVEY ⚡️Lewis Oakley is one of the leading bisexual advocates in the UK, with his work in the LGBTQ space changing attitudes around what it means to be a bisexual man.He appears regularly across radio, TV and podcasts including TalkTV, GB News and most notably, Queer Love Stories. Lewis has successfully kept bisexuality in the media for over five years having written articles for leading publications such as the Metro, Attitude magazine, and Gay Times, as well as answering life problems in his successful column  Ask a Bi Dad.On top of all this, he is a husband, father-of-three and co-host on the unique podcast 'Bisexual Brunch.' Follow Eden on Instagram 💕Follow Lewis on Instagram ⚡️SUPPORT THE PODCASTEden funds this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests, and inspiring conversations while working full-time. Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Sign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.Use my code BBQUEERLOVE at checkout to get 85% off your entire purchase at Skin + Me!Show your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉CREDITSQueer Love Stories is Hosted and produced by Eden Heath, and mixed by Benji Antonio. Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Rossi Lewis spent six years refusing to date on apps, went viral on TikTok for it, moved to Clapham to become "gay central"'s biggest cheerleader - and then quietly redownloaded Grindr.Rossi tells me about coming out at 20 after finding a stranger in an anonymous chat room, flying to Indiana on a whim to meet him in person (with his nan warning him not to tell his dad before dinner "or he won't eat it"), and the string of relationships that followed: a four year relationship he jumped into without ever being single, a toxic Marrakech holiday that ended with him finding out via a shower full of pinging Snapchats, and a COVID-era relationship in Belfast so bad he calls it his lowest point.We get into why he ditched dating apps entirely in favour of organic meets, the police officer he fell for on a Greek island, buying a pair of Speedos on Vinted that turned into a Paris date, and being scouted for Discovery Plus' astrology dating show Written in the Stars. Plus the TikTok video about Clapham going cold-shoulder culture that blew up and genuinely changed how his neighbourhood treats strangers, and the honest reasons he's back on Grindr after six years away.GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK IN OUR LISTENER SURVEY ⚡️Rossi Lewis is a storyteller, content creator, social media manager, and newly appointed Clapham gay as of 2024. For six years, Rossi has ditched dating apps in favour of organic meets and shares the hilarious outcome of his dates on his popular TikTok channel @its.me.rossi On top of all that, he's a Jessie Ware superfan, a previous contestant on Discovery Plus' reality dating show, 'Written in the Stars,' and a bonified actor. Follow Eden on Instagram 💕Follow Rossi on Instagram ⚡️SUPPORT THE PODCASTEden funds this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time. Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Sign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.Use my code BBQUEERLOVE at checkout to get 85% off your entire purchase at Skin + Me!Show your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉CREDITSQueer Love Stories is Hosted and produced by Eden Heath, and mixed by Benji Antonio. Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Christina Maria Garcia on fleeing an unsafe relationship, filing for asylum in the UK, and finding love and self-acceptance as a trans woman of colour.In this powerful conversation, Christina shares her journey from growing up closeted in Trinidad and Tobago to being accidentally outed, escaping an abusive relationship in the UK, and navigating years in a broken asylum system — including the racism and transphobia she faced along the way. She talks candidly about coming out as trans, becoming an activist and chair of Trans Leeds and Leeds Trans Pride, confronting racism within LGBTQ+ spaces, and how she's rebuilt her relationship with her family since being granted leave to remain.She also opens up about self-love, dating as a trans woman, and finding a supportive partner who's been by her side since the earliest stages of her transition, plus practical advice for anyone hoping to be a better trans ally.GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK IN OUR LISTENER SURVEY ⚡️Christina Maria Garcia proud trans woman of colour and is a keen activist from the Caribbean living in the UK. She's doing brilliant work within the Trans and broader LGBTQ community. Previously identifying as a gay man she came to the UK in 2015 for a holiday which took a turn and resulted in her filing for asylum. Since moving to the UK she has rebuilt the relationship with her family and continues to inspire those around her. Follow Eden on Instagram 💕Follow Christina on Instagram 🏳️‍⚧️SUPPORT THE PODCASTEden funds this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time. Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Sign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.Use my code BBQUEERLOVE at checkout to get 85% off your entire purchase at Skin + Me!Show your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉CREDITSQueer Love Stories is Hosted and produced by Eden Heath, and mixed by Benji Antonio. Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Kayleigh and Meg met while Meg was in a throuple with her then-fiancé, fell for each other over Gilmore Girls and Grey's Anatomy, and ended up proposing to each other in Venice two days apart, both without telling the other.They talk through the unconventional start to their relationship, coming out to very traditional families who turned out to be far more accepting than expected, and why they're rewriting the rulebook for their second, bigger wedding (two proposals, two ceremonies, and a "man of honour" who happens to be Meg's ex). Then we get into their NHS fertility journey: what it actually involves, why access depends entirely on your postcode, the eye-watering cost of going private, and the shockingly under-informed reactions from some health professionals along the way, including being told to find "a willing male friend" or buy sperm online.Kayleigh and Meg also speak openly about the early pregnancy losses they've experienced during treatment, and why they started their Instagram page Our Little Gay Life to make fertility information for LGBTQ+ people easier to find.GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK IN OUR LISTENER SURVEY ⚡️Kayleigh and Meg are a fabulous Bisexual couple living in Leeds who had an unconventional start to their relationship story, followed by TWO proposals in Venice and a lovely little wedding last year. (with a big gay wedding pending)In 2023 they launched their inspiring Instagram page @ourlittlegaylife to show the truth of their experience during their NHS fertility journey; including the obstacles they've faced, early pregnancy loss, and the reality of starting a family within the LGBTQ+ community. Follow Eden on Instagram 💕Follow Kayleigh & Meg's Fertility Journey 🍼If you've been affected by any of the topics mentioned in this episode you can find further support by clicking the links below:LGBT MummiesTwoDads U.KFertility Network UKSUPPORT THE PODCASTEden funds this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time. Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Sign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.Use my code BBQUEERLOVE at checkout to get 85% off your entire purchase at Skin + Me!Show your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉CREDITSQueer Love Stories is Hosted and produced by Eden Heath, and mixed by Benji Antonio. Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕Follow Benji on Instagram 💕If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] the Show.Get your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Jonathan Mayor met his husband Leon through a small ad in The Guardian, fell in love over the phone before they'd even met in person, and 23 years later he's telling me it still feels exciting having him in the house.Jonathan is a Manchester comedy institution, Sarah Millican's go-to warm-up act and host, and a Canal Street favourite - but this episode is really about Leon. About answering machine tennis that turned into months of phone calls, a first meeting that ended with Jonathan opening the door naked and wet in a towel, a proposal on day three (that Jonathan turned down, obviously), and an "I love you" blurted out on ecstasy less than 24 hours after they met.We talk about the sixteen years they spent commuting between Manchester and Nottingham while Leon was a closeted local politician (he came out for Jonathan, and later became Nottingham's first ever out Sheriff), the family reactions on both sides, and the reality of now navigating Leon's Parkinson's diagnosis together after finally moving in under one roof. Jonathan also opens up about a recent stroke and what it's like relearning his own spontaneity mid-conversation.Away from the relationship stuff, we get into how a chaotic pub quiz turned Jonathan into "Quizmaster, I am God" and accidentally launched his comedy career, plus his genuinely great advice for anyone struggling to date: stop laser-focusing on a six-pack, go and find your actual people, and be kind to whoever's brave enough to talk to you.GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK IN OUR LISTENER SURVEY ⚡️Jonathan Mayor is a huge cult figure in comedy, a Canal Street favourite, and quite frankly, a bit of a Manchester legend.He was Sarah Millican’s go-to host and support act, MC’ing her new material nights: 'Sarah Millican and Friends,' and performing as the warm-up man for her television series: 'The Sarah Millican Television Show'.Away from the comdey circuit he is happily married to the real-life former Sheriff of Nottingham and hosts the Manchester Pride Candlelight AIDS Vigil every year. Follow Eden on Instagram 💕Visit Jonathan's website ✨SUPPORT THE PODCASTEden funds this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time. Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Sign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.Use my code BBQUEERLOVE at checkout to get 85% off your entire purchase at Skin + Me!Show your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉CREDITSQueer Love Stories is Hosted and produced by Eden Heath, and mixed by Benji Antonio. Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕Follow Benji on Instagram 💕If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Manifestation coach Andy Downs on surviving a mental breakdown during the adoption process, and how self-love and authenticity changed his life.Andy opens up about meeting his husband in secret before either of them had come out, and the 17 years since. He also shares the story behind his and his husband's adoption journey — getting approved to adopt two children, only for Andy to suffer a major mental breakdown right before they were due to move in, and how that turning point led him to manifestation and the law of attraction as a career.They get into practical, no-nonsense manifestation advice: the difference between manifesting from ego versus from your authentic self, how to actually manifest love (hint: it starts with self-love and gratitude, not a vision board), and why taking real-world action is the missing half of the law of attraction that most people skip.GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK IN OUR LISTENER SURVEY ⚡️From a young age, Andy Downs knew he wanted an exciting life. However, as he entered adolescence he knew there was something different about him.As a teenager, he knew he was gay, but tried to suppress his sexuality and had accepted this was something he would need to do for the rest of his life.Thankfully, he chose to be his authentic self which resulted in him meeting his now husband. Continuing his journey of self-discovery, Andy focused his attention on self-development before discovering the Law of Attraction and finding his calling in life as a Manifestation coach. Follow Eden on Instagram 💕SUPPORT THE PODCASTEden funds this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time. Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Sign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.Use my code BBQUEERLOVE at checkout to get 85% off your entire purchase at Skin + Me!Show your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉CREDITSQueer Love Stories is Hosted and produced by Eden Heath, and mixed by Benji Antonio. Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕Follow Benji on Instagram 💕If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] the Show.Get your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK IN OUR LISTENER SURVEY ⚡️History was made in Autumn 2023 when former cosmetic consultant, Ella Morgan, became the first Transgender Bride to take part in the hit reality show Married at First Sight UK. Ella quickly became one of the show's most iconic contestants, and one of my personal favourites, for her vulnerability, honesty and all round-bad-bitch energy.Since she was on MAFS, she's done magazine shoots, TV appearances and now uses her platform to share more about her transition journey and to advocate for trans rights.During this conversation, we cover Ella's thoughts on JJ's new relationship with Katie Price, what it means to be a trans advocate, how her transition impacted her family, and her time on MAFSUK. Follow Eden on Instagram 💕SUPPORT THE PODCASTEden funds this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time. Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Mister BnBSign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.Skin+Meuse my code BBQUEERLOVE at checkout to get 85% off your entire purchase at Skin + Me!Buy Me a CoffeeShow your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉CREDITSQueer Love Stories is Hosted and produced by Eden Heath, and mixed by Benji Antonio. Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕Follow Benji on Instagram 💕If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

In our season finale, Aaron Parr takes us on a journey through his incredible story of finding love, grieving a break-up, and trying to remain friends. The episode kicks off with a candid conversation on navigating friendships after a breakup, the challenges, and the importance of maintaining those connections. Aaron delves into his own experiences, offering insights and wisdom on coping with a rough breakup. Things take a mystical turn as Aaron surprises Eden with a tarot card reading, unraveling the mysteries of his past, present and future. Get ready for a mix of laughter, heartfelt moments, and a touch of magic in this season finale! Key Topics:Navigating friendships post-breakupCoping with grief after a rough breakupSurprise tarot card readingFollow Aaron on instagram 🤝READING LIST Throughout this podcast, we mention incredible LGBTQ+ must-reads. By clicking the links below and purchasing the books you will support the podcast: Buy Queer Up by Alexis Caught 📚💕Buy The Velvet Rage by Alan Downs 📚💕Buy Straight Jacket by Matthew Todd 📚💕Buy Solve for Happy by  Mo Gawdat 📚💕SUPPORT THE PODCASTEden fully funds this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time. Please support the podcast by checking out the affiliate links below:Mister BnBSign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.Skin+Meuse my code BBQUEERLOVE at checkout to get 85% off your entire purchase at Skin + Me!www.skinandme.com/?ref=bb-4dddbdBuy Me a CoffeeShow your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉CREDITSIf you love this podcast leave us a review wherever you're listening to it and don't forget to hit the follow button as it really helps us out.  Queer Love Stories is Hosted by Eden Heath, and Produced and mixed by Benji Antonio.  Follow Eden on Instagram 💕Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕Follow Benji on Instagram 💕 If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

In this heartwarming episode of Queer Love Stories, Eden sits down with the delightful Andy Brennan, a man whose journey from single life to marriage is nothing short of extraordinary. Join us as we delve into Andy's experiences, from the challenges of a toxic on-off situationship that tested his self-confidence to finding love at last.Key Topics- Navigating the ups and downs of toxic relationships- Rebuilding self-confidence and banishing negativity- Embracing self-discovery and personal growth- The transformative power of meeting the love of his life- The joyous influence of the Spice Girls on his journeyAndy's story is not just about love; it's a celebration of self-empowerment, resilience, and the unexpected twists that life throws our way.Connect with Us:Follow us on Instagram: @QueerLoveStoriesJoin the conversation: #QueerLoveStoriesNote: This episode was recorded in May 2023 as the very first installment of Queer Love Stories. A special thanks to Andy for being our inaugural guest and setting the tone for a fantastic season!*READING LIST Throughout this podcast, we mention incredible LGBTQ+ must-reads. By clicking the links below and purchasing the books you will support the podcast: Buy Queer Up by Alexis Caught 📚💕Buy The Velvet Rage by Alan Downs 📚💕Buy Straight Jacket by Matthew Todd 📚💕Buy Solve for Happy by  Mo Gawdat 📚💕SUPPORT THE PODCASTEden fully funds this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time. Please support the podcast by checking out the affiliate links below:Mister BnBSign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.Skin+Meuse my code BBQUEERLOVE at checkout to get 85% off your entire purchase at Skin + Me!Buy Me a CoffeeShow your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉CREDITSIf you love this podcast leave us a review wherever you're listening to it and don't forget to hit the follow button as it really helps us out.  Queer Love Stories is Hosted by Eden Heath, and Produced and mixed by Benji Antonio.  Follow Eden on Instagram 💕Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕Follow Benji on Instagram 💕 If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Charlie Hagston is a non-binary, autistic artist who discovered their passion for dance at the age of 9. Starting with jazz, tap, ballet, and freestyle, Charlie's heart found its true home in contemporary dance. They now lead workshops at Leeds Dance Studio, providing a safe and welcoming space for everyone to express themselves through dance, regardless of their identity. Their mission is to create an inclusive environment for all individuals no matter what body they have.In March 2020, Charlie began exploring their gender identity, embracing they/them pronouns and embarking on a journey of self-love with the support of their partner, extended family, and community.In this  conversation we talk about embracing a non-binary identity, struggling with feelings of not fitting in, pansexuality and  Follow Charlie on instagram 🤝READING LIST Throughout this podcast, we mention incredible LGBTQ+ must-reads. By clicking the links below and purchasing the books you will support the podcast: Buy Queer Up by Alexis Caught 📚💕Buy The Velvet Rage by Alan Downs 📚💕Buy Straight Jacket by Matthew Todd 📚💕Buy Solve for Happy by  Mo Gawdat 📚💕SUPPORT THE PODCASTEden fully funds this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time. Please support the podcast by checking out the affiliate links below:Mister BnBSign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.Skin+Meuse my code BBQUEERLOVE at checkout to get 85% off your entire purchase at Skin + Me!www.skinandme.com/?ref=bb-4dddbdBuy Me a CoffeeShow your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉CREDITSIf you love this podcast leave us a review wherever you're listening to it and don't forget to hit the follow button as it really helps us out.  Queer Love Stories is Hosted by Eden Heath, and Produced and mixed by Benji Antonio.  Follow Eden on Instagram 💕Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕Follow Benji on Instagram 💕 If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Bridie Daniels is a digital marketer, keen baker, videogamer and activist living in Leeds. In July 2023 they launched 15-minute friendships which is a social project designed to combat loneliness within the queer community through pop-up events in and around Leeds and West Yorkshire. Throughout the conversation, we discussed the use of dating apps to make friends, the importance of community, pansexual and bisexual representation in tv, coming out and being non-binary.Follow Bridie on Instagram 💕Follow 15-minute Friendships on Instagram 💕Visit their website ✨ READING LIST Throughout this podcast, we mention incredible LGBTQ+ must-reads. By clicking the links below and purchasing the books you will support the podcast: Buy Queer Up by Alexis Caught 📚💕Buy The Velvet Rage by Alan Downs 📚💕Buy Straight Jacket by Matthew Todd 📚💕SUPPORT THE PODCASTEden funds this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time. Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Mister BnBSign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.Skin+Meuse my code BBQUEERLOVE at checkout to get 85% off your entire purchase at Skin + Me!Buy Me a CoffeeShow your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉CREDITSQueer Love Stories is Hosted by Eden Heath, and Produced and mixed by Benji Antonio.  Follow Eden on Instagram 💕Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕Follow Benji on Instagram 💕If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] SUPPORTBEAT eating disordersBDD support from MINDSupport the showGet your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

In this special episode of Queer Love Stories, our host Eden spoke with various voices across Leeds PRIDE 2023. Throughout the day they visited Walker Morris for the Out Together PRIDE pre-party, interviewed festival goers and spoke with performers such as Soraya Vivian, Rachel Fuller, STARS and Marigold Addams. Contact Out Together  🤝READING LIST Throughout this podcast, we mention incredible LGBTQ+ must-reads. By clicking the links below and purchasing the books you will support the podcast: Buy Queer Up by Alexis Caught 📚💕 Buy The Velvet Rage by Alan Downs 📚💕 Buy Straight Jacket by Matthew Todd 📚💕 Buy Solve for Happy by  Mo Gawdat 📚💕 SUPPORT THE PODCAST Eden fully funds this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time. Please support the podcast by checking out the affiliate links below: Mister BnB Sign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure. Skin+Meuse my code BBQUEERLOVE at checkout to get 85% off your entire purchase at Skin + Me! www.skinandme.com/?ref=bb-4dddbd Buy Me a CoffeeShow your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉 https://www.buymeacoffee.com/itsedenheath CREDITSIf you love this podcast leave us a review wherever you're listening to it and don't forget to hit the follow button as it really helps us out.  Queer Love Stories is Hosted by Eden Heath, and Produced and mixed by Benji Antonio.  Follow Eden on Instagram 💕 Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕 Follow Benji on Instagram 💕  If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Ross Buxton is a presenter, model and singer based in Cambridge. At the age of 23, he settled into married life expecting his happy ever after, but his husband didn't quite live up to his preconceived idea of the perfect partner. Now in his thirties, he has big opinions on the state of modern dating within the LGBTQ+ community and isn't afraid to share them.Throughout the conversation, we discussed marriage and navigating life after divorce, using dating apps and acceptance within the community.Follow Ross on Instagram 💕READING LIST Throughout this podcast, we mention incredible LGBTQ+ must-reads. By clicking the links below and purchasing the books you will support the podcast: Buy Queer Up by Alexis Caught 📚💕Buy The Velvet Rage by Alan Downs 📚💕Buy Straight Jacket by Matthew Todd 📚💕SUPPORT THE PODCASTEden funds this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time. Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Mister BnBSign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.Skin+Meuse my code BBQUEERLOVE at checkout to get 85% off your entire purchase at Skin + Me!Buy Me a CoffeeShow your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉CREDITSQueer Love Stories is Hosted by Eden Heath, and Produced and mixed by Benji Antonio.  Follow Eden on Instagram 💕Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕Follow Benji on Instagram 💕If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] SUPPORTBEAT eating disordersBDD support from MINDGet your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Chew and Jon are a beautiful fitness-orientated couple based in Leeds who have been together for the past six years. By day Chew is a Researcher in Infectious Disease, and Jon is a Primary School teacher. By night they share all things love, dating and fitness within the LGBTQ community on their popular Instagram account @Chewandjon.Throughout the conversation, we discussed coming out, merging different cultures in an interracial relationship,  fitness and body dysmorphia in the LGBTQ+ community and the importance of  open communication.Follow Chew & Jon on Instagram 💕READING LIST Throughout this podcast, we mention incredible LGBTQ+ must-reads. By clicking the links below and purchasing the books you will support the podcast: Buy Queer Up by Alexis Caught 📚💕Buy The Velvet Rage by Alan Downs 📚💕Buy Straight Jacket by Matthew Todd 📚💕SUPPORT THE PODCASTEden funds this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time. Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Mister BnBSign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.Skin+Meuse my code BBQUEERLOVE at checkout to get 85% off your entire purchase at Skin + Me!Buy Me a CoffeeShow your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉CREDITSQueer Love Stories is Hosted by Eden Heath, and Produced and mixed by Benji Antonio.  Follow Eden on Instagram 💕Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕Follow Benji on Instagram 💕If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] SUPPORTBEAT eating disordersBDD support from MINDGet your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Matt Jameson  has over a decades worth of experience within the charity sector. He is an intrepid supporter of Prostate Cancer UK and the Operations Manager and an Ambassador for Out Together LGBTQ - The charity that creates a diverse, vibrant and enduring community, working to unite LGBTQ+ generations across Yorkshire. On top of his inspirational work for the community he also fearlessly put his fate into the hands of TV producers as he married a total stranger on season 6 of Channel 4's Married At First Sight UK.Throughout the conversation, we discussed coming out, loneliness in the LGBT community, navigating a public breakup and finding love on MAFSUK.Follow Matt on Instagram 💕Learn more about Out Together 🤓READING LIST Throughout this podcast, we mention incredible LGBTQ+ must-reads. By clicking the links below and purchasing the books you will support the podcast: Buy Queer Up by Alexis Caught 📚💕Buy The Velvet Rage by Alan Downs 📚💕Buy Straight Jacket by Matthew Todd 📚💕SUPPORT THE PODCASTEden funds this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time. Please support the podcast by checking out the links below:Mister BnBSign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.Skin+Meuse my code BBQUEERLOVE at checkout to get 85% off your entire purchase at Skin + Me!Buy Me a CoffeeShow your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉CREDITSQueer Love Stories is Hosted by Eden Heath, and Produced and mixed by Benji Antonio.  Follow Eden on Instagram 💕Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕Follow Benji on Instagram 💕If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] SUPPORTNHS bereavement services in LeedsCruseNHS addiction supportMind useful contactsGet your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

TRIGGER WARNING: Homophobia, bullying, grief, addiction and loss.Michael C Wearing is an Empowerment Coach and Speaker who supports people from the LGBTQ+ Community through his work. He empowers others to love themselves, build confidence and attract the life of happiness and fulfilment that they deserve. In addition to this he is the host of the 'Coming into who you are' podcast where people from the community share their lived experiences each week to inspire others. Throughout the conversation, we discussed coming out, setting healthy boundaries, hitting rock bottom with addiction, navigating grief and dealing with loss. Follow Michael on Instagram 💕 READING LIST Throughout this podcast, we mention incredible LGBTQ+ must-reads. By clicking the links below and purchasing the books you will support the podcast: Buy Queer Up by Alexis Caught 📚💕 Buy The Velvet Rage by Alan Downs 📚💕 Buy Straight Jacket by Matthew Todd 📚💕 SUPPORT THE PODCAST Eden funds this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time. Please support the podcast by checking out the links below: Mister BnB Sign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure. Skin+Meuse my code BBQUEERLOVE at checkout to get 85% off your entire purchase at Skin + Me! Buy Me a CoffeeShow your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉 CREDITSQueer Love Stories is Hosted by Eden Heath, and Produced and mixed by Benji Antonio.  Follow Eden on Instagram 💕 Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕 Follow Benji on Instagram 💕 If you or someone you know has a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected] SUPPORTNHS bereavement services in LeedsCruseNHS addiction supportMind useful contactsGet your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Alexis Caught is an award-winning podcaster, writer, rugby player, and all-around powerhouse. In January 2022, Alexis released the uplifting book "Queer Up," designed to empower LGBTQ+ teens on their journey of self-discovery in the modern age. On top of all this, Caught is also an activist, speaker, psychotherapist, and passionate advocate for positive mental health. On the surface he is the epitome of success, using his platform to inspire others to ignite positive change, however, in this conversation he opens up about his early struggles as an effeminate young boy in a close-minded community. Throughout our discussion we talk about the mental health struggles LGBTQ+ folk are more likely to face, how to deal with chronic minority stress syndrome and touch on sex and consent within the community.Follow Alexis on Instagram 💕Buy Queer Up NOW! 📚💕READING LISTThroughout this podcast we mention incredible LGBTQ+ must-reads. Buy clicking the links below and purchasing the books you will support the podcast at no cost to yourself 💕 Buy Queer Up by Alexis Caught 📚💕Buy The Velvet Rage by Alan Downs 📚💕Buy Straight Jacket by Matthew Todd 📚💕SUPPORT THE PODCASTEden fully funds this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests and inspiring conversations whilst working full-time. Please support the podcast by checking out the affiliate links below:Mister BnBSign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.Skin+Meuse my code BBQUEERLOVE at checkout to get 85% off your entire purchase at Skin + Me!www.skinandme.com/?ref=bb-4dddbdBuy Me a CoffeeShow your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉https://www.buymeacoffee.com/itsedenheathCREDITSIf you love this podcast leave us a review wherever you're listening to it and don't forget to hit the follow button as it really helps us out.Queer Love Stories is Hosted by Eden Heath, and Produced and mixed by Benji Antonio.Follow Eden on Instagram 💕Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕Follow Benji on Instagram 💕If you or someone you know has got a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email helloGet your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Alex Woolhouse is a writer, model, radio host and serial dater living in London. She's the host of the hilarious How Not to Get a Boyfriend podcast where she spills the tea on her dating escapades whilst on the hunt for love.During our conversation, Woolhouse delves into the intricacies of modern dating for a young woman in London navigating her post-transition life. Highlighting how to handle rejection, her non-negotiables when telling a potential lover she is trans and the all-important what love means to her. You can follow Alex on Instagram @alexwoolly and hear more of her dating adventures on her relatable podcast, How Not to Get a Boyfriend.Follow Alex on Instagram 💕Listen to How Not To Get A Boyfriend 💕SUPPORT THE PODCASTEden fully funds this podcast to bring the highest quality content, the most interesting guests and inspiring conversations whilst working full time. Please support the podcast by checking out the affiliate links below:Mister BnBSign up to MisterBnB as a guest or host to support the podcast and find your next adventure.Skin+Meuse my code BBQUEERLOVE at checkout to get 85% off your entire purchase at Skin + Me!www.skinandme.com/?ref=bb-4dddbdBuy Me a CoffeeShow your support for the free content we create by buying us a coffee - mine's a brown sugar oat shaken espresso 😉https://www.buymeacoffee.com/itsedenheathCREDITSIf you love this podcast leave us a review wherever you're listening to it and don't forget to hit the follow button as it really helps us out. Queer Love Stories is Hosted by Eden Heath, and Produced and mixed by Benji Antonio. Follow Eden on Instagram 💕Follow Queer Love Stories on Instagram 💕Follow Benji on Instagram 💕If you or someone you know has got a story to share we'd love to hear from you, send us a message on Instagram or email [email protected]!Get your love story started with Kindling Dating Coaching now 💗 Get your first and fifth Daily Doser for just £3.50 from Skin+Me to finally feel confident in your skin!Support the show

Welcome to the brand new Queer Love Stories! A podcast where we dive into the real stories of love, relationships, and empowerment within the LGBTQ+.Picture this: TV, film, and media consistently portraying queer romance in shades of either promiscuity, pain, or shame. Growing up gay in the nineties, under the shadow of Section 28, I never thought love was in my future. The lack of role models or positive stories led me to suppress my sexuality until my late twenties.But today, we're rewriting that narrative. Welcome to "Queer Love Stories," a podcast born out of the need for authentic representation and positive inspiration. I'm your host, Eden, and I'm here to create a platform where members of the LGBTQ+ community can share their stories of love, empowerment, and meaningful connections."Queer Love Stories" is more than just a podcast – it's a celebration of love in all its forms. We're breaking free from the confines of outdated stereotypes and shining a light on the positivity that surrounds us.So, what can you expect? Well, buckle up for an exhilarating ride through tales of navigating sexuality, gender identity and relationships. We'll discuss romantic connections that make your heart skip a beat, the unbreakable bonds of friendship, the warmth of a supportive community, and of course, the essential journey of self-love.We're flipping the script on queer representation, challenging the norm, and amplifying the voices that deserve to be heard. So hit the follow button, and let's celebrate the love that defines us.Support the show