A Crosby man was inspired to create an award-winning podcast after being left feeling “humiliated”.
Graeme Smith, the brains behind the OUTCAST UK podcast, “realised attitudes weren’t going in the right direction” after he was subjected to homophobic slurs while walking his dog in Newsham Park. Wanting to make a change the 36-year-old wondered how he “could do even just a small thing” to contribute to the debate on LGBTQ+ issues in a positive way.
What was born out of Graeme’s brainstorm was an award-winning podcast which has resonated with millions of people through social media already. The podcast producer told the ECHO: “Off the back of lockdown we began to see LGBTQ+ hate crime on the rise in Liverpool and we know this was scary at times for those of us who live and work here and are out as LGBTQ+. But this was a national issue also.
