In this episode the Champagne Socialist talks to Ben Smoke, journalist and Commissioning Editor at Huck Magazine, about recent rises in homophobic and anti-LGBTQ+ attacks as well as the media and government response to such events. They slide into discussing the transphobia within the media and its perpetuation of narratives like this, as well as the divide it has caused among left and right as well as left and left. Ben and the Champagne Socialist also discuss the Conservative and Labour's support (or lack thereof) for the LGBTQ+ community, the ability of the government to solve inequality and close the conversation by looking at what what we can to come together. Tune in and we'll see you there!