Diversity & Inclusion: Black Lives Matter
Season 4, Episode 5 – 07/25/2020 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. On The Down Lola was so excited to welcome into the studio […]
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 well-being of all Americans HHS works to ensure that LGBT Americans, families, and communities receive equal access to health services by providing enhanced […]
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 over looked topic of barriers to inclusion due to language. Tiffany works for LUNA Language Services, and Indy Pride here […]
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 made her “live” fame SLEEPING! We ask that if you have the funds to spare, please support the […]
NERDS!
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 Welcome to season 4 of On The Down Lola! 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 a little about what makes a […]
2019 In Review
What a year! 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 beginning on a new roaring twenties. Entertainment This year saw the birth of Disney’s […]
Shopping LGBTQ Friendly
December 4, 2019 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 several factors. Is a company’s support of customers matched in it’s support of it’s […]
A Path Back for Chicken?
Chick-Fil-A Cuts Ties With Christian Charities Tied to Anti LGBTQ 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 Christian Athletes. Both organizations have taken a stance and lobbied against same sex marriage. […]
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 of the day, no one is alone and mental health and self care are the highest priority. For more about mental […]
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 walk in Indianapolis on September 14th, we wanted to have a discussion about suicide and the LGBTQ Communities. Thom Turner and John Proctor joined […]