On The Down Lola
We are here to share the stories and experiences of LGBTQQIAA2S people. We look at the issues they face from around us and within our communities. We don't have all the answers; however, through discussion we find more questions and continue our path to being good stewards of our communities and better allies to those around us.
- Update frequency
- every 27 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 24
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2020
Diversity & Inclusion: Black Lives Matter
This is a big topic, and as such it makes for a longer episode. We apologize for the delay in getting it out to you and hope that you will find a lot of discussion worthy information.
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Healthcare
Lola and Thom had a lovely chat about the state of healthcare and the SOGI communities.
Episode Notes:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- is tasked with ensuring the health and wel…
Diversity & Inclusion: The Language Barrier
On The Down Lola is breaking down the topic of Diversity & Inclusion in a series of episodes. In this episode of OTDL, Lola is joined by a good Pride Judy, Tiffany Hanson. They broke down the often o…
LIVE Quarantertainment
With venues closed and entertainers stuck at home, they have taken to social media to try and save their income. Thom joined in once again and we kicked off with a wonderful example of a queen that m…
NERDS!
Nothing like a little quarantine boredom to get us back to recording new episodes. In this episode Lola was joined by good nerdy Judys, Thom Turner and Lylyth Faire to chat about NERDS! We broke down…
Merry Christmas
This year, give yourself the gift of self care. You deserve it.
2019 In Review
Lola was joined by regular guest Thomas Turner, daughter Lylyth Faire, and comedian Gwen Sunkel to take a look at the year that was. 2019 was a full year and marks the end of a decade and the beginn…
Happy Holigays! Stay Tuned...
Keep your ears peeled for our End Of Year Review! We will be welcoming back some of our favorite guests and chat about the year that was!
Shopping LGBTQ Friendly
Lola was once again joined by best Judy, Thom Turner. They took a look at a few ways to analyze a companies support of LGBTQ communities. What we found is that a company's support should be based on …
A Path Back for Chicken?
On Monday, November 18th, Chick-Fil-A announced that they would no longer be funding two Christian charities tied to anti-LGBTQ causes. The two charities are The Salvation Army and the Fellowship of …
Home for the Holigays
Lola met up with good judy, Thom Turner, to discuss the upcoming holidays. They opened Lola's toolbox for family survival to help those with stress about seeing family over the holidays. At the end o…
Suicide & the LGBTQ
Far too often the topics of mental illness, depression, and suicide are kept in the dark. In preparation for the American Foundation for Suicide prevention's "Out of the Darkness" suicide prevention …
Politics & Me
POLITICS. This eight letter word carries a lot of weight and isn't always the easiest thing to understand fully. In this episode, Indianapolis City Council member and Council Vice President, Zach …
Indiana Pride of Color
With Executive Director Terrell Parker
We we so excited to have Terrell Parker join us in the studio to chat about Indiana Pride of Color and the importance of Prides of Color and Black Pride's.…
Open Relationships
The idea of open relationships brings with it many emotions and reactions, but what are they exactly? Thom Turner stopped by the studio to chat with us about what exactly are open relationships. Thom…
Queer Icon Cece Peniston
At the 2017 InterPride World Conference in Indianapolis, I had the opportunity to sit and chat with one of my favorite people, Cece Peniston! We chatted about her beginnings in music and her introduc…
Addiction and the Opioid Epidemic - Part I
Lola took a look into the world of addiction and opioids in Indianapolis and the rest of the country. Huge thanks to Deandre Jackson for sharing his experiences with addiction. These are important co…
Indy Queer Entertainment
We have been a touch absent lately with Pride planning, holidays, and such; however, we got together to look at the Indy gay bar scene. Indy has changed a lot in the last 10 years and we wanted to ta…
Social Media
Our first recording with a LIVE AUDIENCE! We had an awesome conversation with Bill Skaggs, Executive Director of INDYPROV, and Thomas Turner about social media and its effects in the queer community.…
Drag Moms
We sat down with Indiana legend Cassidy Fellows-Sommers to talk about drag mothers. We looked at the qualifications to be a drag mother, the characteristics of a drag mother, and how the idea of drag…