VSC Podcast Episode 10 - Pride Month - a podcast by Victim Service Center

June is Pride Month and in this podcast we talk about the history of Pride and gains that can be made in the LGBTQ+ community through  Pride. In this podcast we focus on the history of Pride which includes recognizing that the LGBTQ+ communities, many of whom were BIPOC, faced oppression and discrimination that led to the Stonewall riots. We recorded this podcast prior to the nationwide Black  Lives Matter protests and we don't mean for this to distract or take away from the current conversations and gains to be made in the black community. Pride and LGBTQ+ community improvement could not and cannot occur were it not for the trans and black folx  who fought tirelessly for their community before us. We hope you will learn more about the history of Pride and the LGBTQ+ equality movement from this podcast and will then built on that momentum to stand with your black allies in and out of the LGBTQ+ community.  Learn how you can help here: https://bit.ly/3gSrfJm and here: https://linktr.ee/1thatgotawayy 

Join VSC Education Coordinator Emilie Mitchell who sits down with VSC Advocates Emily Collins and Kevin Fox to discuss all about the history of Pride, Orlando's Pride,  and what this year's Pride might look like. 

Kevin uses he/him pronouns. He is a Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern with the state of Florida. Kevin worked as a high school teacher while receiving his Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling  from Rollins. He worked with adolescents with substance use issues, Equality Florida for LGBTQ+ rights, and worked in the UF Health Cancer Center at Orlando Health, counseling and performing therapy with cancer patients and their families. His passion when  working with clients is to help them increase their resilience and satisfaction with their everyday lives; he seeks to help clients increase their meaning from life and live more authentically and honestly. 

Emily uses she/her pronouns. Emily is an LGBTQ+ Victim  Advocate and Crisis Counselor in an adjunct position between two agencies here in Central Florida, The Victim Service Center and Zebra Coalition. Emily has her Masters in Clinical Social Work from Florida State University. She has experience working with trauma  in various settings and currently specializes in working with the LGBTQ+ community after they experience sexual assault. Emily is also passionate about raising awareness on various social issues through training and outreach. 

There are local LGBTQ+ resources  in Central Florida who help foster and support the LGBTQ+ community, Zebra Coalition is one of those fantastic organizations. @zebracoalition 

You can also listen to the VSC Podcast on our YouTube page @vscflorida. 

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Trigger Warning: In this podcast we will be discussing sensitive topics such as Sexual Assault. It's important to take care of yourself while listening. Some suggestions are listening while you're in a healthy head space or knowing who you can reach out to  if you become upset. Our 24/7 helpline for crisis calls based out of Central Florida is 407 500 HEAL. By contacting the National Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 you can get support and learn about your local resources. There is always someone ready to help.

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