Shon speaks to Argentinian American health worker and trans advocate Cecilia Gentili. When Cecilia gets a week's internship at a New York health centre, she realises she has the skills to help young trans people have better choices than the one

Rupert Raj on Forging Community

Aug 19th, 2022 22m 12s

Shon speaks to Rupert Raj, a Canadian trans activist and psychotherapist who has dedicated his life to creating a world that’s better educated on – and safer for – trans people everywhere.Rupert opens up on losing his parents at 16 years old, j

Kevin Aviance on Reinventing Yourself, Fiercely

Aug 12th, 2022 27m 6s

Shon speaks to New York-based drag artist and DJ, Kevin Aviance.When Kevin first found himself in Washington D.C.’s nightlife scene during the club kid era, he didn’t expect drag to become his life or to be welcomed into the le-gen-dary ‘House

Jide Macaulay on Reconciling Faith and Sexuality

Aug 5th, 2022 26m 54s

Shon speaks to British-Nigerian Reverend Jide Macaulay, who founded House of Rainbow, an LGBTQ+ inclusive church and support organisation for queer people of faith. When Jide is excommunicated from his church for being gay, he vows to find a wa

David Hoyle on Accepting Mortality

Jul 29th, 2022 29m 44s

Shon speaks to British performer and artist David Hoyle, who created the anti-drag character The Divine David. Reeling from the impact of the AIDS crisis, David searches for a way to channel his anger and ends up with a surprisingly upbeat take

Zsa-Zsa Fisher on Finding Freedom in Self-Expression

Jul 22nd, 2022 22m 1s

Shon speaks to Zsa-Zsa Fisher, a South African campaigner and healthcare worker. Searching for a better sense of herself, Zsa-Zsa visits a Johannesburg club called Simply Blue and meets a drag queen who will change her life.For more from Novel

Sarah Schulman on Writing Queer Lives

Jul 15th, 2022 29m 28s

Shon speaks to American author Sarah Schulman, who began her career as a reporter for New York’s queer and feminist press before going on to pen over 20 novels, plays and works of non-fiction. Sarah discusses her life and work as an out lesbian

Lavinia Co-op on Performance as Self-Acceptance

Jul 8th, 2022 27m 5s

Shon meets Lavinia Co-op, former member of the BLOOLIPS, a British radical drag troupe. After landing a job as a dresser in London’s West End, Lavinia is thrust into a new world of opportunity, and a decades-long performance career.For more fro

Lisa Power on Resilience Against Adversity

Jul 1st, 2022 30m 8s

Shon speaks to British activist and Stonewall co-founder Lisa Power. When Lisa accidentally finds herself outed in the local newspaper, she chooses to embrace queer life and the myriad experiences that come with it. For more from Novel visit no

Donna Personna on Memory as Resistance

Jun 24th, 2022 23m 32s

Shon speaks to Donna Personna, an American trans campaigner and writer who, as a teenager, frequented the famous Gene Compton’s Cafeteria in San Francisco. In 1966, three years before the Stonewall Riots in New York, it became the site of the C

Trailer

Season Two Trailer

Jun 10th, 2022 3m 13s

Shon Faye returns with the new series of Call Me Mother, sharing a fresh collection of conversations with queer trailblazers that are packed with warmth and wisdom. Find out more: https://www.novel.audio/shows/call-me-mother Hosted on Acast. Se

Introducing: The Log Books

Apr 20th, 2021 57m 50s

Whilst we work to bring you more episodes of Call Me Mother, we thought you’d enjoy this taster of another excellent series on queer history - The Log Books. In this episode, the team examine the AIDS epidemic through the calls made to an LGBT+

Stephen Whittle

Apr 4th, 2021 26m 2s

Shon speaks with a 65 year-old lawyer, whose lives as a campaigner and a father came to be tightly entwined. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Cashman

Apr 4th, 2021 26m 27s

Shon speaks with a 70 year-old actor turned activist, who turned to campaigning after a landmark on-screen kiss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Siobhan Fahey

1 Apr 2nd, 2021 22m 39s

Shon speaks with a 55 year-old queer, femme filmmaker and the founder of Riot Productions, who's fighting to preserve the hidden history of London’s lesbian punk rebels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sandra Caldwell

Mar 28th, 2021 25m 28s

Shon speaks with a 67 year-old actor who was forced to hide a key part of her identity for 40 years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Caroline Paige

Mar 21st, 2021 23m 9s

Shon speaks with a 61 year-old air force officer who overcame enormous personal and professional barriers in a quest to pursue her passion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marc Thompson

Mar 21st, 2021 21m 30s

Shon speaks with a 52 year-old whose life changed instantly after a chance 10 minute consultation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brad Becker

Mar 14th, 2021 26m 50s

Shon speaks with a 60 year-old whose life's work has mirrored the tumultuous highs and lows that have rocked the queer community over the years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kate Bornstein

Mar 14th, 2021 27m 47s

Shon speaks with a 73 year-old who travelled across America living with the Amish, the Baha'i and Church of Scientology in a quest to better understand their gender identity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trailer

Mar 3rd, 2021 3m 43s

Author and journalist Shon Faye talks with LGBTQ+ trailblazers who have something important, interesting or enlightening to say about what it means to be queer in the world today. Featuring conversations with queer elders, Call Me Mother gives

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