Politics Episodes

Aug. 1, 2023

67. 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis

Recently, conservatives have used the unrestricted exercise of religious freedom and freedom of speech to promote discriminatory beliefs and harmful ideologies that perpetuate prejudice and undermine the rights and dignity of...

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March 21, 2023

49. Let's Shatter the LGBTQ+ Wage Gap

There is a longstanding stereotype that gay men have a disposable income to fund an extravagant lifestyle. However, recent data has found that there is a gay wealth gap, with the average LGBTQ+ worker earning 90 cents for eve...

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Feb. 28, 2023

46. Obergefell v. Hodges and the Ongoing Fight for Marriage Equality

Correction: The U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision for Obergefell v. Hodges came on June 26, 2015. It was incorrectly/accidentally stated as January 26, 2015 at the 15:25 time mark. In the United States, the fight for mar...

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Oct. 18, 2022

27. Matthew Shepard

On October 8, 1998, a 21-year-old college student was picked up from a gay bar, tortured, and murdered because of his sexuality in a state that had no hate crime laws to protect him. More than twenty years later, we continue ...

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Sept. 6, 2022

21. Supporting LGBTQ+ Ukrainians

It’s been seven months since Russia invaded Ukraine, which has had global repercussions. However, an often-overlooked area of this tragic situation is the threat this invasion imposes upon LGBTQ+ Ukrainians. In this episode, ...

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Aug. 30, 2022

20. Don't Say Gay

This past spring, Florida made headlines for its Parental Rights in Education Act, informally referred to as the Don’t Say Gay bill. While this legislation is disturbing, Florida is not the first state to implement such a bil...

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Aug. 2, 2022

16. Being an Ally (with Cheyenne Filipczyk)

The word “ally” gets tossed around frequently, but what does it actually mean? In this episode, Cheyenne Filipczyk joins us to discuss what it means to be an LGBTQ+ ally and how we can advocate for others in the community. Ad...

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July 19, 2022

14. The Ban on Gay Blood Donations

Amidst the AIDS pandemic, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned gay and bisexual men from ever being eligible to donate blood to protect people receiving blood transfusions from the possibility of getting infected wit...

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May 24, 2022

06. Gay Panic Defense

In a world where gay men already experience increased economic, emotional, and societal hardships, we are disproportionately affected by violent crimes and can be blamed for them because of our sexual orientation. In this epi...

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May 3, 2022

03. Surviving Another Pandemic

We’re more than two years into this COVID-19 pandemic, and minority communities, including the LGBTQ+ community, have been disproportionately affected. For some gay men, the fear and response to this pandemic have been remini...

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