Season 1 Episode 1 - We’re Here, We’re Queer, We’re Rare

In our debut episode-“We’re Here, We’re Queer, We’re Rare” , we set the tone for what this platform is all about. We introduce the Stripes of Solidarity mission and the reason behind starting this podcast: to hold space for voices too often left out of the narrative. We share our personal rare disease journeys, including real World Pride reflections and how illness and identity often collide in unseen ways. 

We also discuss the events that made up the Rare & Radiant campaign, unpack why visibility in rare disease spaces matters, and talk about the joy and power that comes from being unapologetically ourselves-even in systems that don’t always make room for us. 

This podcast is a love letter to the rare, the radiant, the real-and this first episode is just the beginning.

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