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Milo Todd discusses the research process for his debut, The Lilac People. This sweeping historical fiction novel shares a devastating chapter in trans history. Debut novelist Milo Todd joins me to discuss his book, The Lilac People, in honor of Pride Month. This heartbreaking historical fiction novel uncovers a devastating chapter in queer and trans history.Milo's novel centers on a group of trans and intersex patients at Berlin's Institute for Sexual Science as Hitler's regime begins its rise to power. Through stunning research and unforgettable characters, readers uncover a nearly erased history to life—while drawing chilling parallels to today's political climate.In our conversation, Milo shares how real historical figures and overlooked archives shaped the characters in his novel—and why it was crucial to honor the lives of those whose stories were almost erased from history.In this moving conversation, Milo and I discuss:How Milo discovered the history of the Institute for Sexual Science and the work of Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld—and the biggest surprises when researching their legacy.The challenges with research for this novel in the face of the pandemic and the creative avenues he took to build his storyHow Milo sees trans people as being the canaries in the coal mine as we discuss one of his story's most impactful scenesHow Milo's teaching work with trans youth informs his writing and what actions he believes are most impactful in allyship today.BONUS BOOK LIST: This week, I'm sharing a companion book list of 26 LGBTQ History Books to read, including new releases and backlist titles, that offer illuminating details on the joys and triumphs throughout queer history. Meet Milo ToddMilo Todd is a Massachusetts Cultural Council grantee and a Lambda Literary Fellow. His work has appeared in Slice Magazine and elsewhere. He is the co-editor-in-chief of Foglifter and teaches creative writing to queer and trans adults. The Lilac People is his debut novel.Mentioned in this episode:Browse the 2025 MomAdvice Summer Reading Guide (with ads) or download the 48-page reading guide  ($7) to support our show. If you are a show patron, check your inbox for your copy as part of your member benefits—thank you for supporting my small business!   Download Today's Show TranscriptJoin the June Book Club Chat (The Reckless Oath We Made)BONUS BOOK LIST: 26 LGBTQ Books to Read for Pride MonthRed Clay Suzie by Jeffrey Dale LoftonLarry Hoffer (@getbookedwithlarry)The Lilac People by Milo ToddThe Book of Harlan by Bernice L. McFaddenYou Can't Ask ThatInstitute for Sexual ScienceIn Memoriam by Alice WinnMilo's EventsThe Queer WriterA sample of Max Meyers's narrationMilo's InstagramWe Are Bookish (NetGalley's blog)milotodd.comHow to Jazz Up Your Book Club While Reading The Lilac PeopleConnect With Us:Join the Book Gang PatreonConnect with Milo on Instagram or his WebsiteConnect with Amy on Instagram, TikTok, or MomAdviceGet My Happy List NewsletterGet the Daily Kindle Deals NewsletterBuy Me a Coffee (for a one-time donation)

Joining us on the Fertility Forward podcast today is Trystan Reese, an award-winning author, facilitator, and longtime advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion with nearly two decades of experience in the trans community. Trystan is the author of the acclaimed memoir How We Do Family (2021) and co-author of the children's book The Light of You, written with his partner, Biff Chaplow. A Lambda Literary Fellow, Trystan first captured national attention with his viral storytelling performance on The Moth's mainstage. He is also the founder of Collaborate Consulting, LLC, where he leads training on LGBTQ+ inclusion, and his work has been featured in multiple anthologies focused on mental health and social justice. In today's conversation, Trystan shares his powerful story of navigating pregnancy as a transgender man. He reflects on how he researched and prepared for the experience, offers thoughts on current “best practices” around hormones and gestational care, and unpacks both internal and systemic barriers to trans-inclusive fertility support. Most importantly, he leaves listeners with a message of hope, resilience, and deep wisdom. Don't miss this inspiring and eye-opening episode, tune in now! 

In amazing fantasy and science fiction worlds -- Who's doing the work? Where does the food come from? The clothes? Who does the caregiving? Guest august clarke joins us to discuss the hands and bodies that create a society. Labor is something that's often sort of invisible in stories if it's not explicitly the driving focus of a book – So, why is that? How can authors better incorporate labor into their worlds? Labor intersects with so many other components of a world, after all: ideas about currency and property, concepts of time, religion, social class, technology. With labor touching so much of our characters' lives, where do we use SFF to examine & explore our world's labor issues, and where can we get creative and try to imagine escaping dominant paradigms? [Transcript TK] About Our Guest: august clarke is here and queer, etc. They have been published in PRISM international, Portland Review, and Eidolon. He was a 2019 Lambda Literary Fellow in Young Adult Fiction and a Locus Award, Dragon Award, and Pushcart nominee. They researched queerness, labor, and monstrosity at the University of Chicago. He is the author of the indie-bestselling series The Scapegracers, which he writes as H. A. Clarke.

Have you ever felt like your true self was hidden behind societal expectations? In this heartwarming episode of the Life Shift podcast, I sit down with Trystan Reese, a transgender man who shares his remarkable journey of self-discovery, love, and family.Trystan takes us through his early years growing up in the conservative Mojave Desert, where he felt like a "certified weirdo" without many role models. Despite the challenges, his Canadian parents gave him the freedom to explore his identity, setting the stage for his future transformation.Embracing authenticity and finding loveHow Trystan's transition in performing arts school shaped his futureThe unexpected joy of finding true love and acceptanceOvercoming insecurities and learning to value oneself in a relationshipBuilding a family against the oddsAdopting children and creating a unique family structureTrystan's groundbreaking experience of giving birth as a transgender manThe importance of sharing stories to create "possibility models" for othersMaking a difference through storytelling and advocacyTrystan's work in political organizing and deep canvassingWriting "How We Do Family" to support LGBTQ+ families and educate othersProviding coaching and support for neurodivergent individuals and federal employeesHow can you embrace your authentic self, even in the face of societal expectations?What "possibility models" have inspired you in your own life?How can sharing your story help create a more inclusive and understanding world?Join us for this inspiring conversation that challenges our perceptions of family, love, and personal growth. Trystan's journey reminds us that by being true to ourselves, we can create a life filled with joy, purpose, and meaningful connections.Trystan Reese is an award-winning author and facilitator dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion. He has nearly two decades of experience in the trans community. His acclaimed book, How We Do Family, was released in 2021, and he co-authored the children's book The Light of You with his partner, Biff Chaplow.A Lambda Literary Fellow, Trystan's storytelling gained attention through a viral performance on The Moth MainStage, featured in the 2024 anthology A Point Of Beauty. He founded Collaborate Consulting to provide training on LGBTQ+ inclusion and has contributed to various mental health and social justice anthologies. Trystan lives in Portland, Oregon, with Biff and their three children: Riley, Sully, and Leo.Learn more at Trystan Reese's website and Collaborate Consulting.https://www.trystanreese.com/ https://collaborate.consulting/Resources: To listen in on more conversations about pivotal moments that changed lives forever, subscribe to "The Life Shift" on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to rate the show 5 stars and leave a review! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Access ad-free episodes released two days early: https://patreon.com/thelifeshiftpodcastConnect with me:Instagram: www.instagram.com/thelifeshiftpodcastFacebook: www.facebook.com/thelifeshiftpodcastYouTube:

Today, Shannon TL Kearns and I talk about the complex journey to understand masculinityA former fundamentalist who became the first openly transgender man ordained to the Old Catholic priesthood, Shannon TL Kearns believes in the transformative power of story. As an ordained priest, a playwright, a theologian, and a writer, all of his work revolves around making meaning through story. He is the co-founder of QueerTheology.com. His first book is In the Margins: A Transgender Man's Journey With Scripture. He has three books forthcoming: No One Taught Me How To Be A Man: What a trans man's experience reveals about masculinity, Come and See: A Youth Devotional, and Reading the Bible Through Queer Eyes (co-written with Brian G. Murphy).Shannon was a Humanitas New Voices Fellow for 2022 and was a recipient of the Playwrights' Center Jerome Fellowship in 20/21 and he was a Lambda Literary Fellow for 2019 (in playwriting) and 2022 (in screenwriting) and a Finnovation Fellow for 2019/2020. He is a sought after speaker on transgender issues and religion as well as a skilled facilitator of a variety of workshops. You can follow Shannon on all the socials @shannontlkearns. Preorder No One Taught Me How To Be a Man wherever you buy books. You can join Shannon's newsletter crew on his website, shannontlkearns.comSupport the show

In this episode of The BETWEEN Podcast, we explore the challenges of sacred connection... especially for men. Shannon TL Kearns is a transgender man who believes in the transformative power of story. As an ordained priest, a playwright, a theologian, and a writer all of his work revolves around making meaning through story. Shannon's first book In the Margins: A Transgender Man's Journey With Scripture is available now from Eerdman's Books. He has three books forthcoming: No One Taught Me How To Be A Man: What A Trans Man's Experience Reveals About Masculinity (Broadleaf), Come and See: An Invitation To A Radical Encounter With Jesus A Youth Devotional (Hodder Faith), Reading the Bible Through Queer Eyes (HarperOne, co-written with Brian G. Murphy).  Shannon is a recipient of the Louisville Pastoral Study Grant for 2025/2026, the Humanitas New Voices Fellowship for 2022, a Playwrights' Center Jerome Fellowship in 20/21 and he was a Lambda Literary Fellow for 2019 in playwriting and in 2022 for screenwriting. He was a Finnovation Fellow for 2019/2020. He is a sought after speaker on transgender issues and religion as well as a skilled facilitator of a variety of workshops.  Shannon co-founded QueerTheology.com with Brian G. Murphy. Since its start in 2013, this work has reached more than two million people all over the world through videos, articles, and online courses and community. Their Queer Theology podcast is the longest running LGBTQ+ Christian podcast.  Selected recognition: Winner of the ScreenCraft Pitch competition, finalist for Bull City Film Festival for his pilot Transformed. Winner of the New Hope Film Festival for best premium/tv script. He's been a playwright in residence at the Inge House, participated in the Seven Devils' Playwright Conference and the Great Plains Theatre Conference. He was a semi-finalist for the O'Neill and a finalist for the Blue Ink playwriting award. Shannon's plays include Laughing, Flexing, Dying, The Stories We Tell At The End Of The World, Body+Blood, in a stand of dying trees, Line of Sight, Twisted Deaths, The Resistance of My Skin, and Who Has Eyes To See.   Shannon's Website: https://www.shannontlkearns.com/

December 17th is recognized as the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers and this week author and advocate, Chanelle Gallant, joins us to break down how violence is amplified through criminalization and how migrant sex workers are most at risk. We cover the moral panic surrounding human trafficking, Chanelle shares the abolitionist perspective on sex work, and we dive into her new book Not Your Rescue Project: Migrant Sex Workers Fighting for Justice, which she co-authored with Elene Lam. We explore the unique ways that oppressive systems intersect to criminalize migrant sex workers and the strange solidarity between progressives and conservatives on the criminalization of sexuality. You can learn more about the book at notyourrescueprojectbook.comChanelle Gallant has been fighting the criminalization of sexuality for 25 years, from organizing queer sex parties that were raided by the police to advocating for sex workers internationally. She is the co-author of the book Not Your Rescue Project: Migrant Sex Workers Fighting for Justice, the co-founder of the Migrant Sex Workers Project, SURJ-Toronto and other grassroots racial justice and sex worker organizations. Chanelle sits on the national board for Showing Up for Racial Justice and Catalyst Project and has helped to move millions into frontline organizing through grassroots fundraising. She holds an MA in Sociology and was a Lambda Literary Fellow. Find her at chanellegallant.comTo support the show, join us over at patreon to get videos of each recording and see our adorable pups or follow along on IG or TikTok.There's still time sign up for embodied coaching support with Sarah - sarahtomchesson.com. You can message her through her site, let her know you are listener of the podcast for 50% off sessions purchased before the end of the year.

Punk rock educatrix, Tina Horn joins us to talk all things kink - cash fetishes, financial domination, spanking, bimbofication, cannibalism, feet, domming, oh my! Tina applies her signature curiosity, flirtatious wit, hyper intelligence and dirty mind, which you may be familiar with from her hit podcast Why Are People Into That?, to her new book and to our conversation. Why are People Into That: A Cultural Investigation of Kink (Tina's new book) breaks down kink practices and the most niche fetishes through a cultural lens, revealing the ways that BDSM is baked into and simultaneously gawked at in our culture. The book also explores Tina's own hard-earned experience in the kink community, a shared lineage she and Robin revel over in this week's episode. Tune it in to learn why we think Tina is "a smarty, smarty kinky pants!"Tina can be found on cashapp $showbiz04, on IG @tinahornsass, or online at tinahorn.netYou can find us (and support the show) on Patreon Instagram & TikTok @fuckyeahpodTina Horn is a writer, educatrix, and media-maker. Deprog, her new detective thriller comic book series, is out in 2024 from Dead Sky. Tina is the creator/writer of the sci-fi sex-rebel comic book series SfSx (Safe Sex) (Image) and the host/cowriter of the phone sex podcast Operator (Wondery). Her reporting on sexual subcultures and politics has appeared in Rolling Stone, Playboy, Hazlitt, Glamour, Jezebel and elsewhere; she is the author of two nonfiction books and has contributed to numerous anthologies including We Too: Essays on Sex Work and Survival, which she also coedited. She's available for nonfiction book development editing, creative consulting, and personal relationship coaching. Tina has lectured on sex worker politics and queer BDSM identities at universities and community centers all over North America, and works as an on-set consultant for film/tv/theater including Pose. Tina is a LAMBDA Literary Fellow, the winner of two Feminist Porn Awards, an AVN-nominated director, and holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing from Sarah Lawrence. Originally from Northern California, Tina spent a decade in NYC before re-settling in Los Angeles.

Podcast Episode Show Notes: Featuring Quinn Diacon-FurtadoEpisode Title: Exploring Gender, Magic, and Memory with Quinn Diacon-FurtadoEpisode Description:In this episode, we are thrilled to host Quinn Diacon-Furtado, a multifaceted writer and creator who delves into the intricate realms of gender, magic, intuition, and memory across various genres. Quinn's unique perspective and creative journey offer a rich tapestry of insights and inspirations.Guest Bio:Quinn Diacon-Furtado is a writer and creator who explores gender, magic, intuition, and memory across multiple genres. They are the author of the young adult thriller, The Lilies, published by HarperTeen. Their newsletter, The Slow Read, delves into current book recommendations and cultural reading trends through the lens of Quinn's personal experience with reading (dis)ability. A 2022 Lambda Literary Fellow, and former middle school and high school teacher, Quinn holds an MFA in Creative Writing for Children from Hollins University.Key Topics:- The Lilies: Dive into Quinn's young adult thriller published by HarperTeen. Explore the themes, characters, and inspiration behind this captivating novel, which tells the story of four students at an elite private school who find themselves trapped in a time loop reliving their worst memories and greatest regrets. Together, they must grapple with the truths of their pasts in order to find a way out of the loop, before the fabric of time can fully disintegrate. This thriller explores queerness, generational patterns, and how secrecy can rot institutions (and the people who uphold them) from the inside out.- Tarot and the Creative Process: Learn how Quinn uses tarot to inspire and guide their writing.- Using Your Practice to Inspire Action: Hear Quinn's thoughts on tarot, community, and bringing your spiritual practice into the real world.- The Future of Tarot & 'Spiritual Technology': Listen in as Quinn discusses their thoughts on where tarot is headed and the intersection of spirituality and social media.- Personal Practice and Ancestor Work: Learn about Quinn's persona practice, favorite resources, and frequent tarot card visitors.Mentioned in this Episode:Rust Belt Arcana TarotRaymond Buckland Romani TarotUsing Tarot in the Writing Process: Leveraging Tarot Readings as a Creative CatalystThe In-Betweens: The Spiritualists, Mediums, and Legends of Camp Etna by Mira PtacinClearing Spaces: Inspirational Techniques to Heal Your Home by Khi ArmandThe Morgan Greer TarotConnect with Quinn Diacon-Furtado:Website: thisisquinnswebsite.comNewsletter: theslowread.substack.comInstagram: @ya_quinn_yaJoin the Conversation:Have questions or thoughts about today's episode? Share them in the comments of the substack post for this episode or message directly at info@incandescenttarot.com. Don't forget to share and rate and review the podcast on your favorite platform!Subscribe:Never miss an episode! Subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred platform.Support the Podcast:If you enjoyed this episode, consider supporting us on [Patreon/Other Support Platform] and consider becoming a paid subscriber to the Incandescent Tarot Substack. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit incandescenttarot.substack.com/subscribe

Craig Willse discusses his debut novel, Providence, as well as writing family systems, grief, the many times he rewrote the book, layering in tension, rewarding the reader with sex, the danger of projection, and more! Craig Willse is a teacher and freelance editor living in Los Angeles. A 2021 Lambda Literary Fellow, Craig has recent work in HAD, Joyland, and Fence. His first novel, Providence, is out now from Union Square. He is also the author of The Value of Homelessness (University of Minnesota Press) and has a PhD in Sociology from the CUNY Graduate Center. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After reading about the characters in this book, I made it my mission to have their kind of life for myself. Today we meet David Ciminello and we're talking about the book that saved his life: More Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin.David Ciminello is a Lambda Literary Fellow and author of The Queen of Steeplechase Park. As an actor, David guest starred on Seinfeld (“The Barber”), Murder She Wrote, Matlock, and Kojak. His original screenplay Bruno was made into a motion picture directed by Shirley MacLaine and stars Kathy Bates, Gary Sinese, and Jennifer Tilly.In More Tales of the City, the tenants of 28 Barbary Lane have fled their cozy nest for adventures far afield. Mary Ann Singleton finds love at sea with a forgetful stranger, Mona Ramsey discovers her doppelgänger in a desert whorehouse, and Michael Tolliver bumps into his favorite gynecologist in a Mexican bar. Meanwhile, their venerable landlady takes the biggest journey of all--without ever leaving home.Connect with Davidwebsite: davidciminello.cominstagram: @djciminelloFacebook: facebook.com/david.ciminelloOur BookshopVisit our Bookshop for  new releases, current bestsellers, banned books, critically acclaimed LGBTQ books, or peruse the books featured on our podcasts: bookshop.org/shop/thisqueerbookTo purchase More Tales of the City visit: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9780060929381To purchase The Queen of Steeplechase Park visit: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781942436614Become an Associate Producer!Become an Associate Producer of our podcast through a $20/month sponsorship on Patreon! A professionally recognized credit, you can gain access to Associate Producer meetings to help guide our podcast into the future! Get started today: patreon.com/thisqueerbookCreditsHost/Founder: J.P. Der BoghossianExecutive Producer: Jim PoundsAssociate Producers: Archie Arnold, K Jason Bryan and David Rephan, Natalie Cruz, Jonathan Fried, Paul Kaefer, Nicole Olila, Joe Perazzo, Bill Shay, and Sean SmithPatreon Subscribers: Stephen D., Stephen Flamm, Ida Göteburg, Thomas Michna, and Gary Nygaard.Creative and Accounting support provided by: Gordy EricksonMusic and SFX credits: visit thiqueerbook.com/musicQuatrefoil LibraryQuatrefoil has created a curated lending library made up of the books featured on our podcast! If you can't buy these books, then borrow them! Link: https://libbyapp.com/library/quatrefoil/curated-1404336/page-1June 18: 2-Year Anniversary Livestream: Follow us on Instagram @thisqueerbook. (7:30am EST/6:30am CST)June 22: Queer Speculations: A Reading and Gathering. On Zoom. Visit armenianliterary.org to register. (1pm EST/12pm CST)June 29: Live broadcast from Twin Cities PRIDE. 2pm CST. Listen to AM950 Radio on your radio app or am950radio.com. Or, visit our tent!Support the Show.

Sacha Lamb is a 2018 Lambda Literary Fellow in Young Adult fiction, and graduate in Library and Information Science and History from Simmons University. Their debut novel, When The Angels Left the Old Country, is a Sydney Taylor and Stonewall award winner, a Printz Honor book, and a National Jewish Book Award finalist, and received the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award. Sacha lives in New England with a miniature dachshund mix named Anzu Bean. When The Angels Left The Old Country was a shared-FAVORITE Book of 2023, selected by two of our Youth Librarians, and your hosts for this week's episode.    For more information, visit: https://sachalamb.wordpress.com 

J.P. DerBoghossian (he/they) is the founder of the Queer Armenian Library - the world's first library devoted to literature, film, and television by, about, and for Queer Armenians. He serves on the Board of the International Armenian Literary Alliance and is a past President of the Armenian Cultural Organization of Minnesota. He hosts the podcast This Queer Book Saved My LIfe which is a 2024 GLAAD Media Award nominee for Outstanding Podcast. He is a Lambda Literary Fellow and his essays have appeared in We Are All Armenian (University of Texas Press), The Sun Isn't Out Long Enough (Anamot Press), and Emerge (Lambda Literary). He started his career in television broadcasting and then transitioned to a ten-year career in higher education where he ultimately served as the Chief Diversity Officer for Normandale Community College and Saint Paul College. With This Queer Book Saved My Life he returns to his broadcasting roots, as he additionally hosts The Gaily Show for AM950-KTNF in Minneapolis. He holds a Master of Public Affairs degree from the University of Minnesota. He resides with his partners, splitting their time between Minneapolis, MN and Barronett, WI.   Episode Highlights Season 7 premieres with our first cross-pollination episode, where we share space with other queer podcasters and creators. We start by floating into a round of: I will share mine (show you mine), if you share yours (if you show me yours) - a lovely space where we each share books/authors that have impacted our queerness. We reflect and share about the books and the aspects of our queerness that are awakened. TanyaMarck & Nick get into some queer spirit medicine and drop into some breathwork + movement + toning with the intentions of bringing and sharing all of theses beautifully awakened frequencies with our bodies and systems sprinkling it all with gratitude. Thank you to books and their authors: Home at the End of the World, by Michael Cunnigham; The Velvet Rage, by Alan Downs; The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty, by Ann Rice writing as A.N. Roquelaure; & Tales of The City, by Armistead Maupin. Web links Find J.P. online at ThisQueerBook.com You can also connect with them on Instagram @thisqueerbook   Join the private Queer Spirit Community to continue the conversation and connect with other listeners.  Join us for FREE meditation + chanting + breath work circles online.   And follow us on Instagram!  Join our mailing list  to get news and podcast updates sent directly to you.

This week on Black and Published, Nikesha speaks with Lamya H, author of the memoir, Hijab Butch Blues. The book is an in depth extension of the personal essays Lamya has penned for years. Their writing has appeared in Vice, Salon, Vox, Black Girl Dangerous, Autostraddle, and the Los Angeles Review of Books. They are a  former Lambda Literary Fellow  and currently live in New York with their partner. In our conversation, Lamya explains how they've carved out a life that works for them despite the rigidity of systems of faith and gender expression. The reason they said forgetting was necessary for them to live and the two beliefs they hold about God that helps them get out of bed in the morning. Support the showFollow the Show: IG: @blkandpublished Twitter: @BLKandPublished Follow Me:IG: @nikesha_elise Twitter: @Nikesha_Elise Website: www.newwrites.com

“Transitioning gave me back my body, which is what I expected, right, I expected to have this new relationship with my body and that will be great. What I didn't also expect, was that transitioning gave me back my faith.”  In this episode of CTBB I talk with ordained priest, playwright/screenwriter, and theologian Shannon TL Kearns about body theology through a trans lens. Shannon is a transgender man who believes in the transformative power of stories. We begin by hearing Shannon's story of how he discovered his queerness and transness, and how that impacted his relationship with his body and faith. We touch on body dysmorphia and the complicated relationship everyone has with their bodies then Shannon provides examples of biblical characters who are defying gender norms. We end with Shannon's advice for trans folx and their friends/families. Guest Bio: Shannon TL Kearns is a transgender man who believes in the transformative power of stories. He is an ordained priest, a playwright/screenwriter, and a theologian. He's been a Humanitas New Voices Fellow, a Lambda Literary Fellow, a Playwrights' Center Jerome Fellow, and a Finnovation Fellow. His first book, “In the Margins: A Transgender Man's Journey With Scripture” was published by Eerdmans. He's the co-founder of QueerTheology.com which has reached more than a million people all over the world through videos, articles, and online courses and community.Resources: Queer Theology Website: https://www.queertheology.com/Shannon's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/shannontlkearnsShannon's Book  “In the Margins: A Transgender Man's Journey With Scripture”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0802879489/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_MEQKADN0RGH9CMP0B9V4Shannon's Website: https://www.shannontlkearns.com/Shannon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shannontlkearns/Support the showFollow us for more ✨bad✨ content: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/calledtobebad_podcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/calledtobebad Website: https://calledtobebad.buzzsprout.com/ Want to become part of the ✨baddie✨ community? Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/calledtobebad Have a ✨bad✨ topic you want to talk about on the show? Get in touch with host, Mariah Martin at: calledtobebad@gmail.com #ctbb #podcast #podcastersoffacebook ...

EPISODE 1707: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Marcie Bianco, author of BREAKING FREE,  about the lie of equality and the feminist fight for freedom Marcie Bianco is a writer, editor, and cultural critic. She has written, taught, and lectured about feminism, ethics, literature, and culture for more than fifteen years. A 2013 Lambda Literary Fellow, her writing has appeared at CNN, NBC Think, and Vanity Fair, among other outlets and academic publications. Bianco is a columnist at the Women's Media Center and a SheSource expert. She currently is an editor at Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR), an award-winning quarterly print magazine. Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author Sacha Lamb discusses their YA romp from the shtetl to the New World, and the supernatural odd couple at its heart. When The Angels Left The Old Country, YA category National Jewish Book Awards finalist. Sacha Lamb is a 2018 Lambda Literary Fellow in young adult fiction, and graduated in Library and Information Science and History from Simmons University. Sacha lives in New England with a miniature dachshund mix named Anzu Bean. Their debut novel, When The Angels Left The Old Country, has won a Printz honor, Stonewall and Sydney Taylor Awards, and is a National Jewish Book Awards finalist in the YA category.

Welcome to our Summer of Book Love series!Every Tuesday this summer we will feature new episodes of 7 Minutes in Book Heaven which has your next summer read!Today we meet Kelly Balch and their novel Aphrodite's Sister.This novel series follows Petra Ambrosi, who is a Goddess with empathic abilities, though she is emotionless herself. Throughout the novel, and its subsequent sequel, she is sent down to earth, falls in love with a mortal woman, wrestles to understand her diminishing gifts, breaks Zeus' laws, and navigates an uprising against the gods.Kelly Balch is an author of an adult queer-fantasy/fiction. Drawing on their passion for storytelling, Kelly brings a creative and empathetic approach to their photography, always striving to understand and convey the unique truths of their clients and couples. Their warm and compassionate demeanor has made them a trusted and beloved photographer in the industry.Also, Kelly is an accomplished wedding and editorial photographer based in Los Angeles, California! With over 14 years of experience in the industry, Kelly has established themselves as a pioneering force in the queer wedding industry, having started their career before queer love was legalized in the United States. Visit their website below to see videos, photo galleries, and Human Capitol workshop.Buy Aphrodite's SisterVisit our Bookshop or buy directly right now: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781674510521Connect with Kelly BalchWebsite: kellybalch.comInstagram: @kellybalchFacebook: facebook.com/kellybalchphotoVimeo: vimeo.com/kellybalchBecome an Associate Producer!Become an Associate Producer of our podcast through a $20/month sponsorship on Patreon! A professionally recognized credit, you can gain access to Associate Producer meetings to help guide our podcast into the future! Get started today: patreon.com/thisqueerbookQuatrefoil LibraryQuatrefoil has created a curated lending library made up of the books featured on our podcast! If you can't buy these books, then borrow them! Link: https://libbyapp.com/library/quatrefoil/curated-1404336/page-1CreditsHost/Founder: J.P. Der BoghossianExecutive Producer: Jim PoundsAssociate Producers: Archie Arnold, Natalie Cruz, Paul Kaefer, Nicole Olila, Joe Perazzo, Bill Shay, and Sean SmithPatreon Subscribers: Stephen D., Thomas Michna, and Gary Nygaard.Visit the Spectacle Shoppe and ask for the Pride Special!Until August 1st, the Spectacle Shoppe is offering you $250 off as a Pride special. For locations, visit: https://spectacleshoppe.com Join Me In Supporting Lambda LiteraryAs a Lambda Literary Fellow, I hope you can donate to Lambda's Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices. They're raising $56k to ensure every fellow attend!You can donate to the scholarship fundraising campaign by visiting lambdaliterary.org/writers-retreat & clicking on SUPPORT EMERGING WRITERS or by texting LITVOICES to 44-321. Support the show

Jason and Brett talk to author Javier Fuentes (Countries of Origin) about the fears surrounding immigration, mysteries of young love, joy in a perfect dessert, and the places we find home. Gays Reading is excited to shout out queer-owned independent bookstore Libélula Books & Co in the Barrio Logan neighborhood in San Diego, CA.  “Libélula is a home for love of language and radical sh*t!” You can learn more about them HERE and purchase your copy of Countries of Origin from them HERE. Javier Fuentes is a Spanish American writer, a 2018 Lambda Literary Fellow, who earned an MFA in Fiction from Columbia University where he was a teaching fellow. Born in Barcelona, he lives in New York.**BOOKS!** Check out the list of books discussed on each episode on our Bookshop page:https://bookshop.org/shop/gaysreading | By purchasing books through this Bookshop link, you can support both Gays Reading and an independent bookstore of your choice!Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content! Purchase your Gays Reading podcast Merch! Follow us on Instagram @gaysreading | @bretts.book.stack | @jasonblitmanWhat are you reading? Send us an email or a voice memo at gaysreading@gmail.com

Welcome to our Summer of Book Love series with our newest episode of 7 Minutes in Book Heaven! Every Tuesday we feature your next summer read.  Meet C.H. Williams and his new book One of a Thousand Names.This fantasy novel follows Rose, who is on a mission to avenge her father's death. As she sacrifices her friends, she must make a decision about whether avenging her father is worth the increasingly steep price. With gods and shadows and betrayal after betrayal, Rose will have to decide whether coming face-to-face with the person who killed her father is really worth the high price of justice.C.H. Williams is a fantasy author and illustrator living in the Mid-Atlantic with his husband. His writing couples the darker side of fairy tales with the radiance and joy of queer love. In addition to his fantasy fiction, C.H. published Gender and Personality Stereotyping in Collegiate Orchestras (Univ. of No. Colorado 2018) and Transition which is featured in Lockdown Literature: Anthology of Pandemic Literature. Buy One of a Thousand NamesBookshop: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781733356954C.H. William's website: https://www.chwilliamsliterary.com/store/one-of-a-thousand-names-handbound-7shxgConnect with C.H. WilliamsWebsite: chwilliamsliterary.comInstagram: @chwilliamsliteraryNewletter: chwilliamsliterary.com/stay-in-the-loopBecome an Associate Producer!Become an Associate Producer of our podcast through a $20/month sponsorship on Patreon! A professionally recognized credit, you can gain access to Associate Producer meetings to help guide our podcast into the future! Get started today: patreon.com/thisqueerbookQuatrefoil LibraryQuatrefoil has created a curated lending library made up of the books featured on our podcast! If you can't buy these books, then borrow them! Link: https://libbyapp.com/library/quatrefoil/curated-1404336/page-1CreditsHost/Founder: J.P. Der BoghossianExecutive Producer: Jim PoundsAssociate Producers: Archie Arnold, Natalie Cruz, Paul Kaefer, Nicole Olila, Joe Perazzo, Bill Shay, and Sean SmithPatreon Subscribers: Awen Briem, Stephen D., Thomas Michna, and Gary Nygaard.Visit the Spectacle Shoppe and ask for the Pride Special!Until August 1st, the Spectacle Shoppe is offering you $250 off as a Pride special. For locations, visit: https://spectacleshoppe.com Join Me In Supporting Lambda LiteraryAs a Lambda Literary Fellow, I hope you can donate to Lambda's Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices. They're raising $56k to ensure every fellow attend!You can donate to the scholarship fundraising campaign by visiting lambdaliterary.org/writers-retreat & clicking on SUPPORT EMERGING WRITERS or by texting LITVOICES to 44-321. Support the show

Today, Executive Producer Jim Pounds and I sit down to reflect on favorite moments from Season 3, what we have planned for this summer, and our upcoming Season Infinity!Connect With Ustwitter and instagram: @jpderboghossianwebsite: jpderboghossian.comfacebook: @JimPoundsBuy The Books We Feature On The PodcastsVisit our Bookshop at thisqueerbook.com/bookshopBecome an Associate Producer!Become an Associate Producer of our podcast through a $20/month sponsorship on Patreon! A professionally recognized credit, you can gain access to Associate Producer meetings to help guide our podcast into the future! Get started today: patreon.com/thisqueerbookCreditsHost/Founder: J.P. Der BoghossianExecutive Producer: Jim PoundsAssociate Producers: Archie Arnold, Natalie Cruz, Paul Kaefer, Nicole Olila, Joe Perazzo, Bill Shay, and Sean SmithPatreon Subscribers: Stephen D., Thomas Michna, and Gary Nygaard.Quatrefoil LibraryQuatrefoil has created a curated lending library made up of the books featured on our podcast! If you can't buy these books, then borrow them! Link: https://libbyapp.com/library/quatrefoil/curated-1404336/page-1Visit the Spectacle Shoppe and ask for the Pride Special!Until August 1st, the Spectacle Shoppe is offering you $250 off as a Pride special. For locations, visit: https://spectacleshoppe.com Join Me In Supporting Lambda LiteraryAs a Lambda Literary Fellow, I hope you can donate to Lambda's Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices. They're raising $56k to ensure every fellow attend!You can donate to the scholarship fundraising campaign by visiting lambdaliterary.org/writers-retreat & clicking on SUPPORT EMERGING WRITERS or by texting LITVOICES to 44-321. Support the show

Today we meet Clark Carlton and Robert Rodi!Our guest is novelist, playwright, and producer Clark Carlton. You may know him from his sci-fi/fantasy novel Prophets of the Ghost Ants which launched his Antasy series.Our featured author is Robert Rodi who has published seven novels, and he also writes comic books, nonfiction, as well as a spoken-word performer and jazz singer.We're talking about the book that saved Clark's life: Fag Hag by Robert Rodi.Fag Hag is a cult classic. Set in Chicago, the novel is about Natalie who is obsessed with her gay best friend Peter. When Natalie's attempts to sabotage Peter's new relationship with the love of his life, Natalie is forced to resort to … let's say extreme measures.Connect with Clark and Roberttwitter: @clarktcarltonwebsite: clarkthomascarlton.comwebsite: robertrodi.comFacebook: @RobertRodiVisit our website for more links to Robert's and Clark's projects: thisqueerbook.com/fag-hag.Buy Fag HagVisit our Bookshop or buy directly: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781469953168Become an Associate Producer!Become an Associate Producer of our podcast through a $20/month sponsorship on Patreon! A professionally recognized credit, you can gain access to Associate Producer meetings to help guide our podcast into the future! Get started today: patreon.com/thisqueerbookCreditsHost/Founder: J.P. Der BoghossianExecutive Producer: Jim PoundsAssociate Producers: Archie Arnold, Natalie Cruz, Paul Kaefer, Nicole Olila, Joe Perazzo, Bill Shay, and Sean SmithPatreon Subscribers: Stephen D., Thomas Michna, and Gary Nygaard.Quatrefoil LibraryQuatrefoil has created a curated lending library made up of the books featured on our podcast! If you can't buy these books, then borrow them! Link: https://libbyapp.com/library/quatrefoil/curated-1404336/page-1Visit the Spectacle Shoppe and ask for the Pride Special!Until August 1st, the Spectacle Shoppe is offering you $250 off as a Pride special. For locations, visit: https://spectacleshoppe.com Join Me In Supporting Lambda LiteraryAs a Lambda Literary Fellow, I hope you can donate to Lambda's Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices. They're raising $56k to ensure every fellow attend!You can donate to the scholarship fundraising campaign by visiting lambdaliterary.org/writers-retreat & clicking on SUPPORT EMERGING WRITERS or by texting LITVOICES to 44-321. Support the show

Our guest todays are Nick Bussett and A. Rey Pamatmat!Nick is the co-host of Gay Talk 2.0 and the Director of Development at the Shubert Theatre. Rey is an award winning playwright and writer. He is a GLAAD and Lambda nominee and the co-Director of the Ma-Yi Writers Lab.We're talking about the play that saved Nick's life: Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them by A. Rey Pamatmat.Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them is about three kids - Kenny, his sister Edith, and their friend Benji – who are all but abandoned on a farm in remotest Middle America. With little adult supervision, they feed and care for each other, making up the rules as they go.We're going to talk about seeing yourself represented on stage for the first time, having too grow up to fast, and rebuilding relationships with our family.Connect with Nick and ReyInstagram: @NbussettInstagram: @gaytalk2.0website: gaytalk20.comTwitter: @AReyPInstagram: @a_rey_pBuy Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit ThemVisit our Bookshop or buy directly: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9780573700163Become an Associate Producer!Become an Associate Producer of our podcast through a $20/month sponsorship on Patreon! A professionally recognized credit, you can gain access to Associate Producer meetings to help guide our podcast into the future! Get started today: patreon.com/thisqueerbookCreditsHost/Founder: J.P. Der BoghossianExecutive Producer: Jim PoundsAssociate Producers: Archie Arnold, Natalie Cruz, Paul Kaefer, Nicole Olila, Joe Perazzo, Bill Shay, and Sean SmithPatreon Subscribers: Awen Briem, Stephen D., Thomas Michna, and Gary Nygaard.SponsorsUntil August 1st, the Spectacle Shoppe is offering you $250 off as a Pride special. For locations, visit: https://spectacleshoppe.com M Health Fairview is the presenting sponsor of Living Well Park at Twin Cities Pride Festival. Visit Living Well Park to learn more about M Health Fairview's commitment to a healthy and equitable future for all––and talk with specialists from our Comprehensive Gender Care Program. Join Me In Supporting Lambda LiteraryAs a Lambda Literary Fellow, I hope you can donate to Lambda's Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices. They're raising $56k to ensure every fellow attend!You can donate to the scholarship fundraising campaign by visiting lambdaliterary.org/writers-retreat & clicking on SUPPORT EMERGING WRITERS or by texting LITVOICES to 44-321. Support the show

In this episode, I talked with Shannon TL Kearns about his book In the Margins: A Transgender Man's Journey with Scripture. Shannon is a transgender man who believes in the transformative power of story. As an ordained priest, a playwright, a theologian, and a writer all of his work revolves around making meaning through story. He's the co-founder of QueerTheology.com and his first book, In the Margins: A Transgender Man's Journey with Scripture, was published by Eerdmaan's books. He was the founder and Artistic Director of Uprising Theatre Company in Minneapolis. Shannon is a recipient of the Playwrights' Center Jerome Fellowship in 2020/2021 and he was a Lambda Literary Fellow for 2019 (in playwriting) and 2022 (in screenwriting) and a Finnovation Fellow for 2019/2020. He is a sought after speaker on transgender issues and religion as well as a skilled facilitator of a variety of workshops. His work with Brian G. Murphy at QueerTheology.com has reached more than a million people all over the world through videos, articles, and online courses and community. Shannon's plays include The Body's Rapture, Body+Blood, in a stand of dying trees, Line of Sight, Twisted Deaths, The Resistance of My Skin, and Who Has Eyes To See. He's also the writer of three television pilots: Transformed, Freedom, Kansas, and Family Unit. Connect with Shannon Kearns @shannontlkearns on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok Website: ⁠shannontlkearns.com⁠ Patreon: ⁠patreon.com/shannontlkearns If you like what you heard in this episode, share it with a friend and on social media. I really think that little by little, person by person, we can broaden the narrative. In addition, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode. Then, rate and review to help others find the show. Connect with Nicki Pappas Website nickipappas.com IG @broadeningthenarrative Twitter @broadnarrative Facebook - facebook.com/groups/broadeningthenarrative Broadening the Narrative blog Episode Transcripts: broadeningthenarrative.blogspot.com (transcripts can be found here as they become available)

Our guest today is the CEO and founder of editaudio, Steph Colbourn.editaudio is a podcast production company with a mission to hire more women, nb and trans people in media. Founded in 2014, Steph put together an amazing queer team of producers and staff to make the audio industry more representative of what the word actually looks like. And it looks queer!Steph (they/she) shares with us the book that saved her life: The Waves by Virginia Woolf. And what are we exploring in this episode? What's that feeling when you read an unrequited love story from decades before your time? How does that feel to know we were there, queer people falling in love? And how does it feel feel to read on the page your queer life being normalized, even your anxiety?The Waves is one of Woolf's most experimental novels. Some say, her masterpiece. It begins with six children—three boys and three girls—playing in a garden by the sea, and follows their lives as they grow up, experience friendship and love, and grapple with the death of their beloved friend.Connect with StephTwitter: @steph_colbournInstagram: @stephcolbournLinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/steph-colbourn-52b11212aemail: hello@editaud.iowebsite: https://editaud.ioBuy The WavesVisit our Bookshop or buy immediately: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9780156949606Become an Associate Producer!Become an Associate Producer of our podcast through a $20/month sponsorship on Patreon! A professionally recognized credit, you can gain access to Associate Producer meetings to help guide our podcast into the future! Get started today: patreon.com/thisqueerbookCreditsHost/Founder: J.P. Der BoghossianExecutive Producer: Jim PoundsAssociate Producers: Archie Arnold, Natalie Cruz, Paul Kaefer, Nicole Olila, Joe Perazzo, Bill Shay, and Sean SmithPatreon Subscribers: Awen Briem, Stephen D., Thomas Michna, and Gary Nygaard. SponsorsUntil August 1st, the Spectacle Shoppe is offering you $250 off as a Pride special. For locations, visit: https://spectacleshoppe.com M Health Fairview is the presenting sponsor of Living Well Park at Twin Cities Pride Festival. Visit Living Well Park to learn more about M Health Fairview's commitment to a healthy and equitable future for all––and talk with specialists from our Comprehensive Gender Care Program. Join Me In Supporting Lambda LiteraryAs a Lambda Literary Fellow, I hope you can donate to Lambda's Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices. They're raising $56k to ensure every fellow attend!You can donate to the scholarship fundraising campaign by visiting lambdaliterary.org/writers-retreat & clicking on SUPPORT EMERGING WRITERS or by texting LITVOICES to 44-321. Support the show

Meet A.J. Irving and her new book The Wishing Flower!An LGBTQ-inclusive story about understanding your peers, your feelings, and yourself, The Wishing Flower is a love letter to longing, belonging, and longing to belong. With stunning illustrations by Kip Alizadeh, The Wishing Flower will inspire readers to honor their wishes and show the world their truest selves.A.J. Irving grew up in Boise, Idaho, writing stories and daydreaming about becoming an author. Now, she writes picture books and poetry beneath an old elm tree in Salt Lake City. A.J. reads kidlit every day and dances every chance she gets. She is also the author of Dance Like a Leaf (Barefoot Books, 2020).Buy The Wishing FlowerHead to our Bookshop store or buy directly: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9780593430446Connect with A.J. IrvingWebsite: ajirving.comTwitter: @aj_irvingInstagram: @aj_irvingFacebook: facebook.com/ajirvingauthorShow linksAs promised in the episode, links to:A Night Without Armor by Jewel (https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/a-night-without-armor--poems_jewel/581143/#edition=2334061&idiq=6502050) A Million Quiet Revolutions by Robin Gow (https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9780374388416).Become an Associate Producer!Become an Associate Producer of our podcast through a $20/month sponsorship on Patreon! A professionally recognized credit, you can gain access to Associate Producer meetings to help guide our podcast into the future! Get started today: patreon.com/thisqueerbookCreditsHost/Founder: J.P. Der BoghossianExecutive Producer: Jim PoundsAssociate Producers: Archie Arnold, Natalie Cruz, Paul Kaefer, Nicole Olila, Joe Perazzo, Bill Shay, and Sean SmithPatreon Subscribers: Awen Briem, Stephen D., Thomas Michna, and Gary Nygaard.Ask for the Pride Special at the Spectacle Shoppe!Until August 1st, the Spectacle Shoppe is offering you $250 off as a Pride special. For locations, visit: https://spectacleshoppe.com Join Me In Supporting Lambda LiteraryAs a Lambda Literary Fellow, I hope you can donate to Lambda's Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices. They're raising $56k to ensure every fellow attend!You can donate to the scholarship fundraising campaign by visiting lambdaliterary.org/writers-retreat & clicking on SUPPORT EMERGING WRITERS or by texting LITVOICES to 44-321. Support the show

Our guest today is Nathan Eckstein (he/they) who is a writer, playwright, and graduate student at the University of Minnesota pursuing a Masters degrees in Architecture. They are also a candidate for another masters degree in Science Research Practices.Nathan shares with us how the memoir I Am Not Myself These Days by Josh Kilmer-Purcell saved his life. What's extra special about this episode is that it was recorded live in front of an audience at Lush Lounge and Theater in Northeast Minneapolis. This was a Drag Edition of our podcast with performances by the Haus of Taylor: Connie Taylor, Maiden Taiwan, and a special performance by Eduardo (Nathan!). I Am Not Myself These Days follows Josh's life, as well as his drag persona Aqua's life. By day, he works at a So-Ho advertising agency. By night, he performs drag throughout New York. His is a life of vodka and a new relationship with Jack, a BDSM sex worker. The memoir is a tragic-comedy-romance, charting Josh's, Aqua's, and Jack's life as they navigate love, substance abuse, and New York's 90s subculture. Donate to the ACLU's Drag Defense FundDuring our live event, we fundraised for the ACLU's Drag Defense Fund. Join us by donating here: https://action.aclu.org/give/support-drag-defense-fundBuy I Am Not Myself These DaysVisit our Bookshop or buy it here: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9780060817329Connect with Nathan and the Haus of TaylorOn Instagram:Nathan Eckstein: @notstraightnateConnie Taylor: @connie_taylormnMaiden Taiwan: @maiden.taiwan Also, shout out to photographer Nick Lents who shot the live event! Follow him on Instagram: @nicklentsWatch Nathan's Play: Technically Lovehttps://youtu.be/ZTBW3irw-_IBecome an Associate Producer!Become an Associate Producer of our podcast through a $20/month sponsorship on Patreon! A professionally recognized credit, you can gain access to Associate Producer meetings to help guide our podcast into the future! Get started today: patreon.com/thisqueerbookCreditsHost/Founder: J.P. Der BoghossianExecutive Producer: Jim PoundsAssociate Producers: Archie Arnold, Natalie Cruz, Paul Kaefer, Nicole Olilla, Joe Perazzo, Bill Shay, and Sean SmithPatreon Subscribers: Awen Briem, Stephen D., Thomas Michna, and Gary Nygaard.Ask for the Pride Special at the Spectacle Shoppe!Until August 1st, the Spectacle Shoppe is offering you $250 off as a Pride special. For locations, visit: https://spectacleshoppe.com Join Me In Supporting Lambda LiteraryAs a Lambda Literary Fellow, I hope you can donate to Lambda's Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices. They're raising $56k to ensure every fellow attend!You can donate to the scholarship fundraising campaign by visiting lambdaliterary.org/writers-retreat & clicking on SUPPORT EMERGING WRITERS or by texting LITVOICES to 44-321. Support the show

Meet four-time HQ MIX Trophy winner for best Webcomic, Mário César and his new book Blessed Cure. Like Alison Bechdel's Fun Home, César's Blessed Cure uses comics to explore queer life. In this book, our hero, Acacio do Nascimento, knew he was a different boy from others. He would rather be playing with dolls than playing soccer. The hula hoop interested him more than cowboy pistols. Scared by the possibility of their son being a homosexual, Acacio's parents begin conversion therapy, starting when he was five years old, to make him a "normal boy" like the others.Mario Cesar is an awarded comic book's author from Brazil. He has published comics since 2006 and he was one of the first openly gay authors to address issues of sexual and gender diversity in Brazilian comics with the book Ciranda da Solidão (2013). He is also one of the creators and producers of POC CON, the first brazilian LGBTQ+ Comic Con.Buy Blessed CureHead to our Bookshop store or buy directly: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781908030542Connect with Mário CésarTwitter: @mas_que_marioInstagram: @mas_que_marioBecome an Associate Producer!Become an Associate Producer of our podcast through a $20/month sponsorship on Patreon! A professionally recognized credit, you can gain access to Associate Producer meetings to help guide our podcast into the future! Get started today: patreon.com/thisqueerbookCreditsHost/Founder: J.P. Der BoghossianExecutive Producer: Jim PoundsAssociate Producers: Archie Arnold, Natalie Cruz, Paul Kaefer, Nicole Olila, Joe Perazzo, Bill Shay, and Sean SmithPatreon Subscribers: Awen Briem, Stephen D., Thomas Michna, and Gary Nygaard. Ask for the Pride Special at the Spectacle Shoppe!Until August 1st, the Spectacle Shoppe is offering you $250 off as a Pride special. For locations, visit: https://spectacleshoppe.com Join Me In Supporting Lambda LiteraryAs a Lambda Literary Fellow, I hope you can donate to Lambda's Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices. They're raising $56k to ensure every fellow attend!You can donate to the scholarship fundraising campaign by visiting lambdaliterary.org/writers-retreat & clicking on SUPPORT EMERGING WRITERS or by texting LITVOICES to 44-321. Support the show

In this episode, Lola interviews ordained priest and writer Shannon Kearns.Shannon TL Kearns is a transgender man who believes in the transformative power of story. As an ordained priest, a playwright, a theologian, and a writer all of his work revolves around making meaning through story. He's the co-founder of QueerTheology.com and his first book, In the Margins: A Transgender Man's Journey with Scripture was published by Eerdmaan's books. He was the founder and Artistic Director of Uprising Theatre Company in Minneapolis. Shannon is a recipient of the Playwrights' Center Jerome Fellowship in 20/21 and he was a Lambda Literary Fellow for 2019 (in playwriting) and 2022 (screenwriting) and a Finnovation Fellow for 2019/2020. He is a sought after speaker on transgender issues and religion as well as a skilled facilitator of a variety of workshops. His work with Brian G. Murphy at QueerTheology.com has reached more than a million people all over the world through videos, articles, and online courses and community. Follow the crew:You can find Lola on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTokYou can find Kyle on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.You can find Jason on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (because he's way too old for TikTok).Be sure to check out our Youtube channel.Also, please join the conversation over on our Messy Conversations group on FB!Thanks for listening! Please leave us a rating or review and subscribe or follow the show on your platform of choice! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest today is writer, actor, and teacher Jonathan Fried. Jonathan shares with us how the play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams saved his life. What's extra special about this for Jonathan is that not only did this play have life-saving features for him as a teenager, he went on to star in it in a production with Olympia Dukakis!The Glass Menagerie follows the lives of the dysfunctional Wingfield family, son Tom, mother Amanda, daughter Laura. Tom longs to escape from his stifling home, wanting to be a poet and escape the realities of working in a shoe warehouse. While he "goes to the movies" every night, his mother struggles to find a husband for Laura who lives with a disability.Buy The Glass MenagerieVisit our Bookshop or buy it directly right now: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9780811214049Become an Associate Producer!Become an Associate Producer of our podcast through a $20/month sponsorship on Patreon! A professionally recognized credit, you can gain access to Associate Producer meetings to help guide our podcast into the future! Get started today: patreon.com/thisqueerbookCreditsHost/Founder: J.P. Der BoghossianExecutive Producer: Jim PoundsAssociate Producers: Archie Arnold, Natalie Cruz, Paul Kaefer, Nicole Olila, Joe Perazzo, Bill Shay, and Sean SmithPatreon Subscribers: Awen Briem, Stephen D., Thomas Michna, and Gary Nygaard.Join us May 18th!Ask for the Pride Special at the Spectacle Shoppe!Until August 1st, the Spectacle Shoppe is offering you $250 off as a Pride special. For locations, visit: https://spectacleshoppe.com Join Me In Supporting Lambda LiteraryAs a Lambda Literary Fellow, I hope you can donate to Lambda's Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices. They're raising $56k to ensure every fellow attend!You can donate to the scholarship fundraising campaign by visiting lambdaliterary.org/writers-retreat & clicking on SUPPORT EMERGING WRITERS or by texting LITVOICES to 44-321. Support the show

Meg is shifting into baby mode - and here to help us pinpoint the exact moment of the twins' conception (yes, there is a sneaky, fade-to-black sex scene in this chapter!) is the poet and filmmaker Stephen Ira. Stephen is the author of the chapbook Chasers, and his poetry has appeared in the Paris Review, among other publications. He graduated from the Iowa Writers' Workshop in 2019 and he was a 2014 Lambda Literary Fellow. His film "I have to think of us as separate people" screened at OutFest, NewFest, and the New Orleans Film Festival, and he starred in the 2022 film Framing Agnes, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won both an Audience Award and an Innovator Prize. Our cover art is by Mattie Lubchansky. It interpolates the cover art for Bethany C. Morrow's book "So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix," with permission from Macmillan Children's Publishing Group. It also interpolates the cover art for Hena Khan's book “More to the Story,” with permission from Simon & Schuster. Our theme music is Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major. This episode was edited by Antoinette Smith.

Father Kearns was a former fundamentalist who became the first openly transgender man ordained in the Old Catholic priesthood. He believes in the transformative power of story and has made it his life's work to explore the intersection of theology, church life, and creativity. Father Kearns grew up in a rural area in the 80s and 90s when access to information and language around gender identity was limited. He struggled with his own gender dysphoria but didn't have the words to express it or anyone to know how to talk about it. As a result, he felt a sense of isolation and had to form his identity in a vacuum. This experience of not being able to name himself was alienating and made him feel like he was the only one in the world. It's a reason he became a writer and storyteller. As he began to question his faith and re-examine his relationship with scripture, Father Kearns found it helpful to read books from theologians who were doing theology from a very particular place and were naming the place they were doing it from. He found this approach to be eye-opening and it helped him to better understand the context in which the Bible was written and how different lenses can affect how we read and interpret scripture. Topics covered in this episode: • Challenges of Identity Formation for Gender Minorities • Puberty, Purity Culture & Gender Dysphoria • Grappling with sexuality and sadness • Leaving church communities. asking questions, and finding a new spiritual home • Questioning evangelical doctrines and discovering older faith traditions • Dispensationalism & Getting Left Behind • Passion for scripture, going to seminary, and getting educated in church history • How to read and understand the Bible with a beginner's mindset • John Dominic Crossan (Historian) and Marcus Borg (Pastor) • On reading theology from different marginalized perspectives • Empowering passages for LGBTQ+ Christians • The power of reading in community (and seeing texts differently) About Father Shannon T.L. Kearns: Father Shannon Kearns is the co-founder of QueerTheology.com. His first book "In the Margins: A Transgender Man's Journey With Scripture (https://www.queertheology.com/in-the-margins/) " was just released from Eerdmaan's books. He started and led Uprising Theatre Company for 6 years. Shannon is a Humanitas New Voices Fellow for 2022 and was a recipient of the Playwrights' Center Jerome Fellowship in 20/21 and he was a Lambda Literary Fellow for 2019 (in playwriting) and 2022 (in screenwriting) and a Finnovation Fellow for 2019/2020. He is a sought after speaker on transgender issues and religion as well as a skilled facilitator of a variety of workshops. His work with Brian G. Murphy at QueerTheology.com has reached more than a million people all over the world through videos, articles, and online courses and community. Subscribe to his newsletter here: https://www.shannontlkearns.com/ Follow him: https://twitter.com/shannontlkearns https://www.facebook.com/shannontlkearns https://www.instagram.com/shannontlkearns/ Shannon's Patreon community: http://www.patreon.com/shannontlkearns Subscribe to Queer Theology podcast to learn more: https://www.queertheology.com/listen/

This week's guest is writer Lamya H (she/they). Lamya is the author of the recent debut memoir, Hijab Butch Blues (The Dial Press, Penguin Random House). I cannot recommend this book enough, it was such beautiful and powerful book, and I was so excited to talk with Lamya all about it! On this episode, Lamya shares about the process of writing the memoir, both structurally how they decided to put it together and emotionally what it was like for them to tell the story of their younger selves. Lamya also shares about her resonance with the experience of Second Adolescence, and what this has looked like in their life. About the guest:Lamya H is a former Lambda Literary Fellow whose writing has appeared in Vice, Salon, Vox, Black Girl Dangerous, Autostraddle, and the Los Angeles Review of Books. They currently live in New York with their partner.You can order Hijab Butch Blues here, and follow Lamya on Twitter (@lamyaisangry) and IG (@lamyaisangry)For more, visit www.secondadolescencepod.com or @secondadolescencepod. Download episode transcript here. 

Today's episode is one we've been excited to release for awhile. Cortland and Meghan chat with Shannon TL Kearns. A former fundamentalist who became the first openly transgender man ordained to the Old Catholic priesthood, Shannon TL Kearns believes in the transformative power of story. As an ordained priest, a playwright, a theologian, and a writer all of his work revolves around making meaning through story. He is the co-founder of QueerTheology.com. His first book In the Margins: A Transgender Man's Journey With Scripture just released from Eerdmaan's books. He started and led Uprising Theatre Company for 6 years. Shannon is a Humanitas New Voices Fellow for 2022 and was a recipient of the Playwrights' Center Jerome Fellowship in 20/21 and he was a Lambda Literary Fellow for 2019 (in playwriting) and 2022 (in screenwriting) and a Finnovation Fellow for 2019/2020. He is a sought after speaker on transgender issues and religion as well as a skilled facilitator of a variety of workshops. His work with Brian G. Murphy at QueerTheology.com has reached more than a million people all over the world through videos, articles, and online courses and community. You can also follow Shannon on Twitter at @shannontlkearns or Instagram at @shannontlkearns. Please also consider supporting Shannon's work through Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/shannontlkearns As usual, if you want to jump straight to the interview you can head to 14:57. If you enjoy listening to the show, please consider heading over to apple podcasts to rate and review us. If you really enjoy the show, we would love to see you in our Patreon.com/ThereafterPod! Also, look for us on social media and shoot us a message to say hello, join our Discord server, or chat with us in Twitter spaces on Tuesday mornings in deconstruction coffee hour! Twitter: @ThereafterPod, @CortlandCoffey, @ThePursuingLife Instagram: @ThereafterPodcast, @CortlandCoffey, @ThePursuingLife

SHOW NOTES: https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2023/01/when-angels-left-old-country.html When the Angels Left the Old Country is Sacha Lamb's debut novel. It's a young adult historical queer fairy tale about an angel and a demon who immigrate together through Ellis Island to the Lower East Side of New York. From labor unions to dybbuks to a heist, this extremely Jewish tale has everything you need for a thoroughly satisfying adventure. Sacha is a 2018 Lambda Literary Fellow in YA fiction, a graduate in Library and Information Science and History from Simmons, and a reviewer for the Jewish Book Council. They are also a part-time stepparent to a small flock of miniature goats. See SHOW NOTES for links to Sacha's website, the book, reading recommendations, and to read Sacha's short stories online.

What might the Biblical story of Jacob's relationship with Esau look like if we examined it through the lens of generational trauma dating all the way back to Isaac on the altar? Or how might the story of Joseph resonate if we thought about it in context to Jacob's relationship with his mom?  These are but a few of the stories Shannon T.L. Kearns examines in his book: "In the Margins: A Transgender Man's Journey with Scripture." In this book Shannon takes the reader through his life story to this point and compares key moments with classic bible stories you may be familiar with. Listeners, this episode was a treat for me. Having double majored in both Theology and Theatre I was thrilled to read these classic stories with a fresh perspective and I know you'll be eager to hear Shannon's perspectives! Enjoy! About Shannon T.L. Kearns A former fundamentalist who became the first openly transgender man ordained to the Old Catholic priesthood, Shannon TL Kearns believes in the transformative power of story. As an ordained priest, a playwright, a theologian, and a writer all of his work revolves around making meaning through story. He is the co-founder of QueerTheology.com. His first book In the Margins: A Transgender Man's Journey With Scripture just released from Eerdmaan's books. He started and led Uprising Theatre Company for 6 years.    Shannon is a Humanitas New Voices Fellow for 2022 and was a recipient of the Playwrights' Center Jerome Fellowship in 20/21 and he was a Lambda Literary Fellow for 2019 (in playwriting) and 2022 (in screenwriting) and a Finnovation Fellow for 2019/2020. He is a sought after speaker on transgender issues and religion as well as a skilled facilitator of a variety of workshops.    His work with Brian G. Murphy at QueerTheology.com has reached more than a million people all over the world through videos, articles, and online courses and community.    Check out his patreon - http://www.patreon.com/shannontlkearns   About 'In the Margins' Father Shannon Kearns is familiar with liminal spaces. He's lived in them his whole life. And while his experience as a transgender man has often made it difficult for him to fit in—especially in the context of Christianity—it has also shaped his perspective in important ways on complicated, gender-transgressing aspects of theology and Scripture.  In the Margins weaves stories from Shannon's life into reflections on well-known biblical narratives—such as Jacob wrestling with the divine, Rahab and the Israelite spies, Ezekiel and the dry bones, and the transfiguration of Jesus. In each chapter, Shannon shows how stories have helped him make sense of his own identity, and how those same stories can unlock the transformative power of faith for those willing to listen with an open mind and stand alongside him in the in-between.   Make sure to check out the NEW Dtalkspodcast.com website! Thanks to Empire Toys for this episode of the podcast! Nostalgia is something everyone loves and Empire Toys in Keller Texas is on nostalgia overload.   With toys and action figures from the 70's, 80's, 90's, and today, Empire Toys is a one-stop-shop for a trip down memory lane and a chance to reclaim what was once yours (but likely sold at a garage sale)   Check out Empire Toys on Facebook, Instagram, or at TheEmpireToys.com AND Thanks to Self Unbound for this episode of the podcast: Your quality of life: physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually, is a direct reflection of the level of abundant energy, ease, and connection your nervous system has to experience your life!    At Self Unbound, your nervous system takes center stage as we help unbind your limited healing potential through NetworkSpinal Care.    Access the first steps to your Unbound journey by following us on Facebook, Instagram, or at www.selfunbound.com   The DTALKS Podcast has also been ranked #9 in the "Top 40 Detox Podcast You Must Follow in 2020" according to Feedspot.com for our work in the Cultural Detox space. Thank you so much to the Feedspot team!  https://blog.feedspot.com/detox_podcasts/  

Accomplished writer, podcaster (Why Are People Into That?!?), educator, and kink connoisseur, Tina Horn joins Sarah and Robin to unpack consensual non-consent. Tina brings her signature wit and intellect to this nuanced discussion about total power exchange. The conversation covers why non-consensual dynamics can be enticing to explore in play and the metaphorical nature of fantasy play. We dive into how complicated it is to clearly define consent and dismantle rape culture, the appeal of monster sex, BDSM as storytelling, and we learn about the 90s heartthrobs that left an impression on Tina. The conversation wraps up with a glimpse into Tina's process of developing her riveting, sex-positive, sci fi dystopian comic book series SfSx.CW: this episode touches on forced sex, and rape fantasies. Please take care while listening.Tina Horn is the creator and writer of the sci-fi sex-rebel comic book series SfSx (Safe Sex). She is currently working on a book version of her long-running kink podcast Why Are People Into That?! and was the host and co-writer of the Wondery podcast series Operator. Her reporting on sexual subcultures and politics has appeared in Rolling Stone, Playboy, Hazlitt, Glamour, Jezebel and elsewhere; she is the author of two nonfiction books and has contributed to numerous anthologies including We Too: Essays on Sex Work and Survival, which she also co-edited. Tina has lectured on sex worker politics and queer BDSM identities at universities and community centers all over North America, and works as an on-set consultant for theater, film, and television including the dominatrix scenes of Pose. She is a LAMBDA Literary Fellow, an AVN nominee, the recipient of two Feminist Porn Awards, and holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing from Sarah Lawrence. You can follower her on Twitter and Instagram @TinaHornsAss and visit TinaHorn.net

C. Russell Price joins us for the Breaking Form Interview and talks doom, Designing Women, and why you should never read the comments on the internet.Price is the author of Oh, You Thought This was a Date?!: Apocalypse Poems, which can be purchased from Northwestern University Press here. Their chapbook, Tonight, We Fuck the Trailer Park Out of Each Other, is available from Sibling Rivalry Press here. Read here the entire text of How To Stay Politically Active While Fucking The Existential Dread Away (first published in Pank; scroll down).Watch this short (~7 min) reading by C. Russell while they were a Lambda Literary Fellow.Read Claudia Rankine's Open Letter: A Dialogue on Race and Poetry here. The Academy notes: “This conversation was presented by the Academy of American Poets at the Associated Writing Programs Conference on February 4, 2011. Claudia Rankine began her talk with a reading of Tony Hoagland's poem "The Change." She then presented the following dialogue.”James's favorite Jessica Simpson song is “I Wanna Love You Forever.” Watch the official music video for that song here (4:18). 4 Non Blondes was an American alternative rock band active from 1989-1994. Their only album, Bigger, Better, Faster, More!, spent 59 weeks on the Billboard 200 and sold 1.5 million copies. You can watch the video for their smash ICONIC hit, “What's Up,” here. Linda Perry wrote and sang lead on that hit.Watch some of the best Golden Girls moments here (~43 min). And then watch some of Designing Women's best moments here (~23 min).Gay codes have included a handkerchief code, a whole language called Polari, and symbols (elucidated here by a 1985 issue of Sappho Speaks). You can watch a short film, “Putting on the Dish,” written in Polari here (~6:30 min). Important resources for survivors of sexual assault and abuse can be found at RAINN. Peer resources for trans and nonbinary people can be found at the Trans Lifeline, which is divested from police and run entirely by trans folks.When James says that gender is a copy for which there is no original, he is paraphrasing Judith Butler's argument in her article, “Imitation and Gender Insubordination,” which argues that gender and sexuality are always performative and also always being performed. The repeated acts that encode gender are like a script, and that script gets copied and passed around, but there is no original script. “In other words,” Butler writes, “the naturalistic effects of heterosexualized genders are produced through imitative strategies; what they imitate is a phantasmatic ideal of heterosexual identity, one that is produced by the imitation as its effect.” You can read the whole (short) essay here.

This week, we're joined by special guest Vicki Johnson. Vicki is a former White House staffer and the author of the forthcoming picture book Molly's Tuxedo, due out in June 2023 from Little Bee Books. She's a 2022 Lambda Literary Fellow, a graduate of Smith College, and an MFA candidate at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. You can visit her online at vickijohnsonwrites.com, on Twitter at @vickijohnson, and on Instagram at @vickijohnsonwrites. Together, Vicki and I dive into Chapter 15: A Telegram, in which a telegram arrives, all hell breaks loose, and Jo gets the most famous literary haircut of all time. We do spend most of the episode talking about that haircut. Civil War? Never heard of her! Our cover art is by Mattie Lubchansky. It interpolates the cover art for Bethany C. Morrow's book "So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix," with permission from Macmillan Children's Publishing Group. It also interpolates the cover art for Hena Khan's book "More to the Story," with permission from Simon & Schuster. Our theme music is Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major. This episode was edited by Antoinette Smith and transcribed by Lou Balikos. A transcription of this episode is available here.

In this episode we chat with Father Shannon Kearns. Shannon TL Kearns is a transgender man who believes in the transformative power of story. As an ordained priest, a playwright, a theologian, and a writer all of his work revolves around making meaning through story. He's the co-founder of QueerTheology.com, which has reached more than a million people all over the world through videos, articles, and online courses and community. He was the founder and Artistic Director of Uprising Theatre Company in Minneapolis. Shannon is a recipient of the Playwrights' Center Jerome Fellowship in 20/21 and he was a Lambda Literary Fellow for 2019 and a Finnovation Fellow for 2019/2020.  You can connect with Father Shannon on: Facebook     Twitter     Instagram     TikTok Find all things Father Shannon Kearns related at his website Check out the website for Queertheology.com You can buy Shannon's book on Amazon.com You can connect with This Is Not Church on: Facebook     Instagram      Twitter     TikTok     YouTube Also check out our Linktree for all things This Is Not Church related Each episode of This Is Not Church Podcast is expertly engineered by our producer The Podcast Doctor Eric Howell. If you're thinking of starting a podcast you need to connect with Eric!

Shannon TL Kearns is a transgender man who believes in the transformative power of story. As an ordained priest, a playwright, a theologian, and a writer all of his work revolves around making meaning through story. He's the co-founder of QueerTheology.com and the podcast Queer Theology and his new book “In The Margins: A Transgender Man's Journey with Scripture” released last weekShannon is a recipient of the Playwrights' Center Jerome Fellowship in 20/21 and he was a Lambda Literary Fellow for 2019 and a Finnovation Fellow for 2019/2020. He is a sought-after speaker on transgender issues and religion as well as a skilled facilitator of a variety of workshops. His work with Brian G. Murphy at QueerTheology.com has reached more than a million people all over the world through videos, articles, online courses, and communityLinks + Resources:Fr. Shannon's WebsiteQueer TheologyIn the Margins BookAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you'll hear about: Hari Ziyad's journey through higher education. Why they became editor of RaceBaitr after finishing film school at NYU. The necessary disruption of social norms. The challenges of writing memoir. And a discussion of the book Black Boy Out of Time. Our guest is: Hari Ziyad (he/they), a screenwriter, and the Editor-in-Chief of RaceBaitr. Originally from Cleveland, OH, they currently reside in Brooklyn, NY, and received their BFA from New York University, where they concentrated in Film and Television and Psychology. They are a 2021 Lambda Literary Fellow, and their writing has been featured in the peer-reviewed academic journal Critical Ethnic Studies, among other publications. They are also currently a writer at CBS, and were previously a script consultant on the drama series David Makes Man (OWN), as well as Managing Editor of Black Youth Project, and an Assistant Editor of Vinyl Poetry & Prose. They are the author of Black Boy Out of Time (Little A, 2021) Today's book is: Black Boy Out of Time, which explores childhood, gender, race, and the trust that is built, broken, and repaired through generations. Memoirist Hari Ziyad investigates what it means to live beyond the limited narratives Black children are given and challenges the irreconcilable binaries that restrict them. Heartwarming and heart-wrenching, radical and reflective, Hari Ziyad's vital memoir is for the outcast, the unheard, the unborn, and the dead. It offers us a new way to think about survival and the necessary disruption of social norms. It looks back in tenderness as well as justified rage, forces us to address where we are now, and, born out of hope, illuminates the possibilities for the future. Our host is: Dr. Christina Gessler, the co-creator of the Academic Life. Listeners to this episode might also be interested in: Hari's website Hari's pieces in Gawker, Out, The Guardian, Huffington Post, Ebony, Mic, Paste Magazine, AFROPUNK The Future is Black: Afropessimism, Fugitivity and Radical Hope in Education, edited by Michael Dumas, Ashley Woodson and Carl Grant This Academic Life episode on memoir and the MFA  You are smart and capable, but you aren't an island and neither are we. We reach across our mentor network to bring you experts about everything from how to finish that project, to how to take care of your beautiful mind. Here on the Academic Life channel, we embrace a broad definition of what it means to be an academic and to lead an academic life. We view education as a transformative human endeavor and are inspired by today's knowledge-producers working inside and outside the academy. Wish we'd bring on an expert about something? DMs us on Twitter: @AcademicLifeNBN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you'll hear about: Hari Ziyad's journey through higher education. Why they became editor of RaceBaitr after finishing film school at NYU. The necessary disruption of social norms. The challenges of writing memoir. And a discussion of the book Black Boy Out of Time. Our guest is: Hari Ziyad (he/they), a screenwriter, and the Editor-in-Chief of RaceBaitr. Originally from Cleveland, OH, they currently reside in Brooklyn, NY, and received their BFA from New York University, where they concentrated in Film and Television and Psychology. They are a 2021 Lambda Literary Fellow, and their writing has been featured in the peer-reviewed academic journal Critical Ethnic Studies, among other publications. They are also currently a writer at CBS, and were previously a script consultant on the drama series David Makes Man (OWN), as well as Managing Editor of Black Youth Project, and an Assistant Editor of Vinyl Poetry & Prose. They are the author of Black Boy Out of Time (Little A, 2021) Today's book is: Black Boy Out of Time, which explores childhood, gender, race, and the trust that is built, broken, and repaired through generations. Memoirist Hari Ziyad investigates what it means to live beyond the limited narratives Black children are given and challenges the irreconcilable binaries that restrict them. Heartwarming and heart-wrenching, radical and reflective, Hari Ziyad's vital memoir is for the outcast, the unheard, the unborn, and the dead. It offers us a new way to think about survival and the necessary disruption of social norms. It looks back in tenderness as well as justified rage, forces us to address where we are now, and, born out of hope, illuminates the possibilities for the future. Our host is: Dr. Christina Gessler, the co-creator of the Academic Life. Listeners to this episode might also be interested in: Hari's website Hari's pieces in Gawker, Out, The Guardian, Huffington Post, Ebony, Mic, Paste Magazine, AFROPUNK The Future is Black: Afropessimism, Fugitivity and Radical Hope in Education, edited by Michael Dumas, Ashley Woodson and Carl Grant This Academic Life episode on memoir and the MFA  You are smart and capable, but you aren't an island and neither are we. We reach across our mentor network to bring you experts about everything from how to finish that project, to how to take care of your beautiful mind. Here on the Academic Life channel, we embrace a broad definition of what it means to be an academic and to lead an academic life. We view education as a transformative human endeavor and are inspired by today's knowledge-producers working inside and outside the academy. Wish we'd bring on an expert about something? DMs us on Twitter: @AcademicLifeNBN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you'll hear about: Hari Ziyad's journey through higher education. Why they became editor of RaceBaitr after finishing film school at NYU. The necessary disruption of social norms. The challenges of writing memoir. And a discussion of the book Black Boy Out of Time. Our guest is: Hari Ziyad (he/they), a screenwriter, and the Editor-in-Chief of RaceBaitr. Originally from Cleveland, OH, they currently reside in Brooklyn, NY, and received their BFA from New York University, where they concentrated in Film and Television and Psychology. They are a 2021 Lambda Literary Fellow, and their writing has been featured in the peer-reviewed academic journal Critical Ethnic Studies, among other publications. They are also currently a writer at CBS, and were previously a script consultant on the drama series David Makes Man (OWN), as well as Managing Editor of Black Youth Project, and an Assistant Editor of Vinyl Poetry & Prose. They are the author of Black Boy Out of Time (Little A, 2021) Today's book is: Black Boy Out of Time, which explores childhood, gender, race, and the trust that is built, broken, and repaired through generations. Memoirist Hari Ziyad investigates what it means to live beyond the limited narratives Black children are given and challenges the irreconcilable binaries that restrict them. Heartwarming and heart-wrenching, radical and reflective, Hari Ziyad's vital memoir is for the outcast, the unheard, the unborn, and the dead. It offers us a new way to think about survival and the necessary disruption of social norms. It looks back in tenderness as well as justified rage, forces us to address where we are now, and, born out of hope, illuminates the possibilities for the future. Our host is: Dr. Christina Gessler, the co-creator of the Academic Life. Listeners to this episode might also be interested in: Hari's website Hari's pieces in Gawker, Out, The Guardian, Huffington Post, Ebony, Mic, Paste Magazine, AFROPUNK The Future is Black: Afropessimism, Fugitivity and Radical Hope in Education, edited by Michael Dumas, Ashley Woodson and Carl Grant This Academic Life episode on memoir and the MFA  You are smart and capable, but you aren't an island and neither are we. We reach across our mentor network to bring you experts about everything from how to finish that project, to how to take care of your beautiful mind. Here on the Academic Life channel, we embrace a broad definition of what it means to be an academic and to lead an academic life. We view education as a transformative human endeavor and are inspired by today's knowledge-producers working inside and outside the academy. Wish we'd bring on an expert about something? DMs us on Twitter: @AcademicLifeNBN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/academic-life

Shannon TL Kearns is a transgender man who believes in the transformative power of story. He is an ordained priest, a playwright, and a theologian. He is the co-founder of QueerTheology.com which has reached more than a million people all over the world through videos, articles, and online courses and community. His first book “In the Margins: A Transgender Man's Journey With Scripture” comes out August 9 from Eerdmans Publishing. Shannon is a recipient of the Playwrights' Center Jerome Fellowship in 20/21 and he was a Lambda Literary Fellow for 2019 and a Finnovation Fellow for 2019/2020. He is a sought after speaker on transgender issues and religion as well as a skilled facilitator of a variety of workshops. You can connect with him on social media @shannontlkearns (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and Twitter) or on his website: www.shannontlkearns.com . Ms. Heauxly Coitus @heauxlycoitus

What's up y'all of little faith and welcome to episode number 11 of season 2 of TFP. I'm your hostess, not your Moses, Mat Hayes, and if I'm still giving you episodes it means that I'm still looking for answers! Today's guest is Father Shannon TL Kearns, a transgender man who believes in the transformative power of story. He's an ordained priest in the Old Catholic Priesthood tradition, a playwright, and a theologian. He the co-founder of QueerTheology.com which has reached more than a million people all over the world through videos, articles, and online courses and community. His first book: In the Margins, a Transgender Man's Journey With Scripture comes out August 9 from Eerdmans Publishing. Shannon is a recipient of the Playwrights' Center Jerome Fellowship in 20/21 and he was a Lambda Literary Fellow for 2019 and a Finnovation Fellow for 2019/2020. He is a sought after speaker on transgender issues and religion as well as a skilled facilitator of a variety of workshops. You can connect with him on social media @shannontlkearns (instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and twitter) or on his website: www.shannontlkearns.comIf you're in LA this weekend on July 16th, check out his play reading at the Road Theatre in North Hollywood. Welcome to the show Shannon!

Authors Annotated is a Gwinnett County Public Library podcast, where we chat with authors about their work, their creative processes, and their love of libraries. Martin Padgett has written books, features, product reviews, and news for 30 years and is the author of A Night at the Sweet Gum Head: Drag, Drugs, Disco, and Atlanta's Gay Revolution. He earned his MFA in narrative nonfiction writing from the University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. He was named a 2019 Lambda Literary Fellow. He is a PhD candidate in History at Georgia State University. Marty lives in Pensacola Beach with his husband, their cat, and an overflowing file of future story ideas.

Today's episode was recorded live on March 31st, 2022 over Zoom. We begin with a touching open mic– then we get into our lovely headliners. First, is Brian Sonia-Wallace, he currently serves as the West Hollywood City Poet Laureate, and is a Laureate Fellow for the Academy of American Poets for LGBTQ+ poetry activism. He curates Pride Poets, which brings queer poets on typewriters to write for the public at Pride in June. Check out his book, The Poetry of Strangers: What I Learned Traveling America with a Typewriter, a memoir of his career as a poet-for-hire across the country. Rounding out the entire series is the incomparable Hank Henderson. He is a writer & performer whose work has been produced by the WeHo Pride Festival and Highways Performance space. He curated the LGBTQ+ reading series homo-centric for over 12 years. A 2018 Lambda Literary Fellow, he was most recently published in the anthology, Under the Belly Of the Beast.

Today I'm interviewing Jen St. Jude, author of If Tomorrow Doesn't Come. Jen is a Lambda Literary Fellow who writes queer speculative fiction. They have served as an editor at Chicago Review of Books, Arcturus Magazine, Burning Worlds – Climate Change in Art & Literature, and Just Femme & Dandy Magazine. Today we're talking about the joy of our animal companions and how they keep us grounded, making peace with the possibility of not quite reaching your dreams, as well as embracing the possibility of creating new ones, and the power of writing your own emotional discoveries that can be just as transformative as the ARCs our characters go through. This conversation is perfect for writers tackling sensitive and personal issues, as well as writers in need of a reminder that you and no one else decide the value of your story. So relax and settle in, and enjoy my conversation with Jen St. Jude. Connect with Jen online: Jen's Website Twitter Buy their book!

Episode 118 Notes and Links to SJ Sindu's Work        On Episode 118 of The Chills at Will Podcast, Pete welcomes SJ Sindu, and the two discuss, among other things, her early days of reading and writing (fan fic!) after immigrating to the States from Sri Lanka, the ways in which the books she read and the writing she did as an adolescent informed her later work, encouraging professors and formative moments and texts read, Tamil and its lyricism, her early writing that came from her thesis, and themes and myth and religious texts connected to her standout novel Blue Skinned Gods.     SJ Sindu, a Tamil diaspora author of two literary novels, two hybrid chapbooks, and a forthcoming graphic novel. Her first novel, Marriage of a Thousand Lies, won the Publishing Triangle Edmund White Award and was a Stonewall Honor Book and a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award. Sindu's second novel, Blue-Skinned Gods, was published to high praise in November 2021 by Soho Press. A 2013 Lambda Literary Fellow, Sindu teaches at the University of Toronto Scarborough.      SJ Sindu's Website   Buy Blue-Skinned Gods   “Blue-Skinned Gods by SJ Sindu review – a moving tale of the allure of superstition” from The Guardian   Article on "The Blue Fugates of Kentucky" At about 2:20, Sindu talks about moving to the US from Sri Lanka, and how cable and the library helped her learn English and explore her reading and writing skills    At about 4:30, Sindu talks about moving on to "adult reading" after finding kids lit a bit lacking   At about 5:40, Sindu talks about her fan fiction writing for LiveJournal and the “addiction” and “tunnel vision”   At about 7:00, Sindu discusses the Disney fare that informed her early years   At about 7:55, Pete recounts bad memories associated with The Lion King-ha!   At about 8:30, Sindu responds to Pete's questions about how her fan fiction writing affected the ways she sees audience and informed her later writing   At about 10:30, Sindu explains the qualities of the Tamil language, especially the beauty that comes in listening to it, its lyricism, etc.   At about 14:05, Pete and Sindu discuss an anticlimactic scene from Blue Skinned Gods that's successful for this fact   At about 14:45, Sindu discusses connections between the Tamil people and Tamil languages of southern India and Sri Lanka   At about 18:20, Sindu explores connections between fantasy, escape and reading in her childhood and adolescence, including her love of the Cam Jensen Mysteries    At about 21:05, Pete recommends Severance from HBO-you, Gentle Reader-watch it!   At about 21:30, Sindu outlines ways in which she did and did not feel represented in the characters and books she read as a kid   At about 23:40, Sindu describes motivation for tailoring her writing to younger readers, as she and Pete discuss “mirrors” and “windows”   At about 24:30, Sindu shouts out transformational works, like Tanuja Desai Hidier's Born Confused and Interpreter of Maladies, that changed the way she saw herself and saw literature    At about 26:45, Sindu details moments in high school and college that put her on the path to becoming a professional writer, including reading The Things They Carried and having the pleasure to have class with Timothy Schaffert   At about 29:30, Sindu gives background on early publications and encouraging professors and high school teachers   At about 31:30, Sindu provides background for Marriage of a Thousand Lies, and talks of encouragement from Jonis Agee   At about 33:20, Sindu ruminates on whether her unique jobs she formerly held may make their way into her writing    At about 34:35, Sindu responds to Pete's questions about the genesis of Blue Skinned Gods,    At about 38:50, the two discuss various meanings of “blue” and Sindu talks about the balance between the title and the subject matter   At about 40:00, Sindu discusses research that went into the book   At about 41:30, Sindu gives background on the evolution of the blue-skinned gods   At about 43:45, Kalki, the main character of the book, is discussed in terms of his early tests as a budding god, as is Ayya, the conniving father   At about 45:30, Kalki's “test” with Roopa is described    At about 47:35, Kalki and Lakshman's relationship, and the connection between Rama and Lakshman in the epics are discussed; Pete makes a comparison between the cousin's relationship   At about 52:30, the two explore the narrative structure, and Sindu explains her process in writing in different perspectives    At about 57:10, Pete and SJ discuss the importance of the character, Sita, and Kalki's later “awakening”   At about 1:01:10, Sindu describes how the conniving father from the book came about as an amalgamation of Trump and modern-day religious cults   At about 1:04:40, Pete and Sindu discuss connections between the book and cognitive dissonance in faith and in politics   At about 1:08:20, themes of guilt and fealty and sexual  from the book discussed   At about 1:10:28, Pete geeks out about the book's last line, and Sindu discusses the process of arriving with that last line   At about 1:13:20, Pete reads a few complimentary lines from The Guardian review of her book   At about 1:14:00, Sindu reads from page 238-239 of the book   At about 1:19:50, Sindu critiques the Blue Skinned Gods band   At about 1:20:55, SJ discusses upcoming projects, including Shakti, illustrated by Nabi H. Ali        You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.  This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form. The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.      Please tune in for Episode 119 with Deesha Philyaw. Her debut short story collection, The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, won the 2021 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction The Secret Lives of Church Ladies focuses on Black women, sex, and the Black church, and is being adapted for television by HBO Max with Tessa Thompson executive producing. Deesha is also a Kimbilio Fiction Fellow and will be the 2022-2023 John and Renée Grisham Writer-in-Residence at the University of Mississippi.      The episode will air on April 19.   

Episode 117 Notes and Links to Nadia Owusu's Work          On Episode 117 of The Chills at Will Podcast, Pete welcomes Nadia Owusu, and the discuss, among other topics, her early love of language and her experiences living in multiple countries, her relationship with her parents and her parents' families, aftershocks both literal and figurative, colonialism and trauma, tradition, and coming to terms with her past and all of our pasts.       NADIA OWUSU is a Ghanaian and Armenian-American writer and urbanist. Her debut memoir, Aftershocks, was selected as a best book of 2021 by Time, Vogue, Esquire, The Guardian, NPR, and others. It was one of President Barack Obama's favorite books of the year, a New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice, and a 2021 Goodreads Choice Award nominee. In 2019, Nadia was the recipient of a Whiting Award. Her writing has appeared or is forthcoming in The New York Times, Orion, Granta, The Paris Review Daily, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, The Literary Review, Slate, Bon Appétit, Travel + Leisure, and others. Nadia is the Director of Storytelling at Frontline Solutions, a Black-owned consulting firm that helps social-change organizations to define goals, execute plans, and evaluate impact. She is a graduate of Pace University (BA) and Hunter College (MS). She earned her MFA in creative nonfiction at the Mountainview low-residency program where she currently teaches. She lives in Brooklyn.     Nadia Owusu's Website   From The Guardian, Feb 2021: "Nadia Owusu: 'I wrote as a way to process trauma' "   Buy the Award-Winning Aftershocks   Aftershocks Review in The New York Times At about 2:50, Nadia describes her childhood reading interests and relationship with language, including the “important” Their Eyes Were Watching God and Things Fall Apart   At about 4:20, Nadia discusses books as constants in her life as the family moved often in her childhood   At about 5:00, Nadia responds to Pete's question about Achebe's book and its significance in African countries today   At about 6:40, Pete wonders about texts that were thrilling/transformational for Nadia as a high school/college student    At about 7:55, Pete and Nadia discuss the many places in which Nadia grew up, and she explores how reading connected to this upbringing, including ideas of empathy    At about 10:00, Pete asks Nadia about James Baldwin and his connection to Pan-Africanism   At about 12:00, Pete and Nadia discuss the implications of the Anansi and the African diaspora, and Nadia details the meaning of the term “bush” as used by her father and in the Ashanti culture as a whole   At about 14:35, Pete and Nadia discuss narrative and ideas of time in her book, and Nadia gives more insight into the significance of a family trip to Ghana and ideas of “double-consciousness”   At about 16:40, Nadia talks about not having a lot of information about, and connection to, her Armenian heritage, and how being Ghanaian and Armenian-American informed her life and the trip mentioned above   At about 18:30, Nadia describes the familial and political structures of Ghanaian peoples, and how they were and have been affected by colonialism   At about 20:20, Pete remarks on the specifics of “aftershocks” of the book's title, as well as the skillful ways in which Nadia writes about how much of  African life is still affected by European colonialism   At about 21:10, Nadia expands on the ways in which colonialism continues to   At about 22:30, the two talk about colonialism's specific legacy in Tanzania, particularly with regards to oppression coming from organized religion and the horrid debacle with George Bush's   At about 25:50, Pete and Nadia trace the book's beginnings and the earliest “aftershock” that came in 1988 with the disastrous Armenian earthquake    At about 28:50, Pete and Nadia parse the usage of the word “aftershock” and trauma's everlasting effects    At about 30:15, Nadia responds to Pete's questions about her exploration of her Armenian family   At about 32:50, Pete wonders about the circumstances of Nadia's mother leaving the family and its connections to misogyny and internalized misogyny    At about 35:05, Pete makes a request regarding beloved Aunt Harriet   At about 36:45, Nadia responds to Pete's questions about difficulties and challenges in writing a memoir, especially with regards to public and unfiltered exposure for her and those in her life   At about 40:45, Nadia discusses the importance of the book's blue chair motif and the history of the chair   At about 44:50, Nadia talks about her father and the term of endearment “Baba”   At about 45:30, Nadia explains her process in writing about Kwame, her half-brother, and how his case mirrored that of many victimized by racist law enforcement practices   At about 48:00, Nadia talks about her first-hand experience in New York City during 9/11   At about 49:30, Nadia explains how listening to Coltrane and allowing herself “madness” led to breakthroughs during her tough times   At about 51:20, Nadia discusses her ideas of her father as “man-god” and his contradictions and ideas of faith    At about 52:00, Shout out to the great Malala and her father!    At about 53:55, Pete shouts out the creative and meaningful ending chapters of “Libations” and “Home,” and Nadia gives her rationale for these two chapters, including her interest in ceremony   At about 56:10, Pete makes comparisons between Aftershocks and Jean Guerrero's Crux, in that books work    At about 57:20, Nadia shouts out contemporary writers who thrill, including Caleb Azumah Nelson, Hanif Abdurraqib, David Diop   At about 58:15, Pete highlights the interesting variety of work that Nadia does, and Nadia talks about future projects   At about 59:55, Pete asks Nadia about meaningful feedback from readers of her book   At about 1:02:00, Nadia gives out her social media and contact information, and shouts out Café Con Libros, The Word is Change as cool booksellers to buy her book   At about 1:03:10, Nadia reads from “Failures of a Language,” a chapter from her book     You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.  This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form. The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.     Please tune in for Episode 118 with SJ Sindu, a Tamil diaspora author of two literary novels, two hybrid chapbooks, and a forthcoming graphic novel. Her first novel, Marriage of a Thousand Lies, won the Publishing Triangle Edmund White Award and was a Stonewall Honor Book and a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award. Sindu's second novel, Blue-Skinned Gods, was published to high praise in November 2021 by Soho Press. A 2013 Lambda Literary Fellow, Sindu teaches at the University of Toronto Scarborough.      The episode will air on April 13.   

Hello listeners! This week's guest on the show is SHANNON TL KEARNS! A former fundamentalist who became the first openly transgender man ordained to the Old Catholic priesthood, Shannon TL Kearns believes in the transformative power of story. As an ordained priest, a playwright, a theologian, and a writer all of his work revolves around making meaning through story. Shannon TL Kearns was a recipient of the Playwrights' Center Jerome Fellowship in 20/21, a playwright in residence at the Inge House in 2021, a Lambda Literary Fellow for 2019, and a Finnovation Fellow for 2019/2020. Shannon's plays include Body+Blood, in a stand of dying trees, Line of Sight, Twisted Deaths, The Resistance of My Skin, and Who Has Eyes To See. His television pilots include The Family Unit, Transformed, and Freedom, Kansas. He and his plays have been: a finalist for the Equity Library Theatre of Chicago's Reading Series, 2019 TransLab, and American Stages 2019 New Play Festival, semi-finalist for the New Works series at Garry Marshall Theatre. He was a semi-finalist for SPACE on Ryder farm in 2020. Shannon is an ordained priest in the Old Catholic Church and a theologian. He's the co-founder of QueerTheology.com which has reached more than a million people all over the world. He will soon be publishing his first book with Eerdman's. To learn more about Shannon and his work, be sure to visit his website and on social media: https://www.shannontlkearns.com https://twitter.com/shannontlkearns https://www.instagram.com/shannontlkearns/ GLISTENS: Cho - The Slap heard around the world. Sam - Aurora Fox theater production of Hurricane Diane by Madeline George Shannon - The band "Yes You Are" and their album "Here's to the Great Unknowns". ________________________ Please support Beckett's Babies by reviewing, sharing an episode with your friends, or follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @beckettsbabies And as always, we would love to hear from you! Send us your questions or thoughts on playwriting, and we might discuss it in our next episode. Email: contact@beckettsbabies.com For more info, visit our website: www.beckettsbabies.com Theme Music: "Live Like the Kids" by Samuel Johnson, Laura Robertson, Luke O'Dea (APRA) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/beckettsbabies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beckettsbabies/support

This episode's guest is Father Shannon Kearnes.  Father Kearns is a transgender man who believes in the transformative power of story. He is an ordained priest, a playwright, and a theologian. He the co-founder of http://QueerTheology.com which has reached more than a million people all over the world through videos, articles, and online courses and community. He will soon be publishing his first book with Eerdman's.Shannon is a recipient of the Playwrights' Center Jerome Fellowship in 20/21 and he was a Lambda Literary Fellow for 2019 and a Finnovation Fellow for 2019/2020. He is a sought after speaker on transgender issues and religion as well as a skilled facilitator of a variety of workshops.In this episode of Coffee with Keith, Father Kearnes and I discuss his interesting journey from the Evangelical church to his Catholic ordination and transition.  We also talk theology in general so be sure to listen in.  Be sure also to connect with Father Kearns, visit his website, and share this episode of Coffee with Keith.To connect with me, learn more about services, or get some good free tools, simply visit:To connect with me on Instagram, visit here."Create Your Calm:" Guided Meditation DownloadForgive to Heal: 10 Steps to get you there (Digital Course)"Jumpstart Your Healing" Single Session Coaching for ClarityChurch Trauma Package (1-1, 6-week coaching for LGBTQ+)Coaching for the Parent of a LGBTQ+ Child of any ageBoundary Setting 101: Single Coaching SessionSupport the show with a $5 gift.To visit my website and get all my freebies and learn more!Visit www.jkeithbrown.com and look at the top of the landing page to grab your FREE copy of this .pdf worksheet. Then, simply go through the steps and you will be better interpreting Scripture immediately. If you need more help, consider joining one of my Rainbow Champions group coaching journey. I think we all suffer stress in the crazy days. I wanted to offer you a FREE copy of my Create Your Calm guided meditation. Just click HERE to grab your copy.

Shannon TL Kearns is a transgender man who believes in the transformative power of story. As an ordained priest, a playwright, a theologian, and a writer all of his work revolves around making meaning through story. He is the founder and Artistic Director of Uprising Theatre Company in Minneapolis, the co-founder of QueerTheology.com, and will soon publish with Eerdmaan's books. Shannon is a recipient of the Playwrights' Center Jerome Fellowship in 20/21 and he was a Lambda Literary Fellow for 2019 and a Finnovation Fellow for 2019/2020. He is a sought after speaker on transgender issues and religion as well as a skilled facilitator of a variety of workshops. His work with Brian G. Murphy at QueerTheology.com has reached more than a million people all over the world through videos, articles, and online courses and community. Shannon's plays include Body+Blood, in a stand of dying trees, Line of Sight, Twisted Deaths, The Resistance of My Skin, and Who Has Eyes To See. He's currently working on a television pilot.

Nawaaz Ahmed is a transplant from Tamil Nadu, India. Before turning to writing, he was a computer scientist, researching search algorithms for Yahoo. He holds an MFA from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and is the winner of several Hopwood awards. He is the recipient of residencies from Macdowell, VCCA, Yaddo, and Djerassi. He is a former Kundiman and Lambda Literary Fellow. He lives in Brooklyn. Radiant Fugitives is his first novel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hari Ziyad is a cultural critic, a screenwriter, and the editor-in-chief of RaceBaitr. They are a 2021 Lambda Literary Fellow, and their writing has been featured in BuzzFeed, Out, the Guardian, Paste magazine, and the academic journal Critical Ethnic Studies, among other publications. They are also currently a writer on the new season CBS show, The Neighborhood, and were previously a script consultant on the drama series David Makes Man (OWN), as well as Managing Editor of Black Youth Project, and an Assistant Editor of Vinyl Poetry & Prose.  Order: Black Boy Out Of Time Website: https://www.hariziyad.com/  Special thanks to our sponsors: Pitches With Bitches: Laura Cathcart Robbins and Stefanie Wilder Taylor are conducting a virtual pitching workshop on Oct 23rd from 11-1 pm (PT). We will tell you everything we know about getting your work published online to build up your resume. It will also include an up-to-date list of over 80 places to send your stuff! The class is filling up fast to hold your spot email StefanieWilderTaylor@gmail.com Away: We love our new sponsor AWAY, the modern lifestyle brand that creates thoughtful products for every traveler and every kind of trip. Start YOUR 100-day trial and shop the entire Away line-up of travel essentials, including their best-selling suitcases, at AWAYTravel.com/theonlyone. Voyage et Cie: Voyage et Cie's curator Melanie Apple has cultivated a passion for notable moments using the sense of smell. Voyage et Cie is the ultimate luxury blend of travel, fragrance, and design. Each original fragrance is created by Melanie, 100% organic and natural which will transport you on a journey. Visit https://www.voyageetcie.com/ and enter the code: theonlyone to get your 10% off your purchase! Cute Booty Lounge is made by women and for women. There's a cute booty style for everyone! Cute Booty Lounge has you covered...Embrace Your Body, Love Your Booty! Head to Cutebooty.com or click the link here to order yours, but don't forget to enter the code theonlybooty to get 15% off your first order!  Be sure not to miss our weekly full episodes on Tuesdays, Scott Talks on Wednesdays and our brand new series On My Nightstand on Fridays by subscribing to the show wherever you listen to podcasts.  Join our Only One In The Room Facebook Group if you'd like to ask a question of any of our upcoming guests for this series.  Also visit the website www.theonlyonepod.com for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like featured articles and more. We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show! All of us at The Only One In The Room wish you safety and wellness during this challenging time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nawaaz Ahmed was born in Tamil Nadu, India. Before turning to writing, he was a computer scientist, researching search algorithms for Yahoo. He holds an MFA from University of Michigan–Ann Arbor and is the winner of several Hopwood Awards. He is the recipient of residencies at MacDowell, Yaddo, Djerassi, and VCCA. He's also a Kundiman and Lambda Literary Fellow. He currently lives in Brooklyn.Without These Books is a thank-you-inspired Video/Podcast. Each episode celebrates authors, books, and characters that changed us as writers, readers, and as people. Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you podcast. Watch on our YouTube channel or at withoutbooks.org.Without Books®, a division of Heritage Future, is an author-centric book initiative. Our resources support authors. We also provide access to millions of books.Nawaaz Ahmed selected Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino for his episode of Without These Books.

Today's reading is an excerpt from chapter seven, Guild and Gods by the critically acclaimed writer and editor, Hari Ziyad. Hari Ziyad is a cultural critic, a screenwriter, and the editor-in-chief of RaceBaitr. They are a 2021 Lambda Literary Fellow, and their writing has been featured in BuzzFeed, Out, the Guardian, Paste magazine, and the academic journal Critical Ethnic Studies, among other publications. Previously they were the managing editor of the Black Youth Project and a script consultant on the television series David Makes Man. Hari spends their all-too-rare free time trying to get their friends to give the latest generation of R & B starlets a chance and attempting to entertain their always very unbothered pit bull mix, Khione. For more information about Hari, visit www.hariziyad.com. Instagram: @hariziyad Be sure not to miss our weekly full episodes on Tuesdays, Scott Talks on Wednesdays & Sunday Edition every Sunday by subscribing to the show wherever you listen to podcasts.  We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show! All of us at The Only One In The Room wish you safety and wellness during this challenging time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In celebration of the diversity and accomplishments that have taken place in the LGBQTIA community amidst so much historical adversity and discrimination, the Two Jess(es) have the extreme privilege of sitting down with one of the most thought-provoking journalists working today.  Hari Ziyad, author of  Black Boy Out of Time, candidly shares their experience of growing up Black and queer in America—and in a blended family as one of nineteen children. In BLACK BOY OUT OF TIME, Hari Ziyad recalls their childhood with a Hindu Hare Krsna mother and a Muslim father in Cleveland, Ohio, and navigating the equally complex path toward finding their true self in New York City. Exploring childhood, gender, race, and the trust that is built, broken, and repaired through generations, Ziyad investigates what it means to live beyond the limited narratives Black children are given and challenges the irreconcilable binaries that restrict them.This is a conversation that really digs into Hari's experience as a young, queer, Black, non-binary human who is brave enough to share their stories and how they show up in the world authentically in order to honor their past, present and future in a way that advocates, educates and celebrates.Meet Hari:Hari Ziyad is a screenwriter, the bestselling author of Black Boy Out of Time (Little A, 2021) and the Editor-in-Chief of RaceBaitr. They received their BFA from New York University, where they concentrated in Film and Television and Psychology. Their work is informed by their passion for storytelling, and wrestling with identity as a Cleveland, Ohio-born Black, non-binary child of Muslim and Hindu parents.​They are a 2021 Lambda Literary Fellow, and their writing has been featured in Gawker, Out, The Guardian, Huffington Post, Ebony, Mic, Paste Magazine, AFROPUNK, in the peer-reviewed academic journal Critical Ethnic Studies, and in the anthology co–edited by Michael Dumas, Ashley Woodson and Carl Grant entitled The Future is Black: Afropessimism, Fugitivity and Radical Hope in Education, among other publications. They are also a script consultant on the drama series David Makes Man (OWN), a columnist (and the former Managing Editor) of Black Youth Project, and an Assistant Editor of Vinyl Poetry & Prose.https://www.hariziyad.com/Support the show (http://www.paypal.com)

I am so delighted to have interviewed the incredible guest, Hari Ziyad in a conversation discussing their new book, abolition, cycles of grief, and their partner, a fellow writer. Hari shares how their book, “Black Boy Out of Time”, is a way of continuing their lineage, building off of their mother’s work and exploring the way time is not linear in regards to healing. Next, we delve into Hari’s frustration with the kinds of conversations that were being had in the world in 2015, and how that led them to start RaceBaitr, a space to have conversations catering towards a world outside of the white gaze. We then embark on a fruitful discussion about abolition, where Hari shares their rejection of the punitive binary ideas surrounding good and bad, instead moving towards a focus on healing rather than punishment. I share my own feelings around abolition rooted in a very personal example, which leads us to a discussion about grief. Make sure to tune in to the end to hear Hari read an excerpt from their book! Guests Bio: Hari Ziyad is a screenwriter, the editor-in-chief of RaceBaitr, and the bestselling author of Black Boy Out of Time (Little A, March 1). They are an esteemed 2021 Lambda Literary Fellow, and their writing has been featured in Vanity Fair, Gawker, Out, The Guardian, Huffington Post, Ebony, Mic, Paste Magazine, and AFROPUNK, among other publications. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing C.L. Clark. Cherae graduated from Indiana University’s creative writing MFA and was a 2012 Lambda Literary Fellow. In addition to writing, she has had various jobs as she’s traveled the world, including: personal trainer, English teacher, editor, or some combination thereof. When she’s not writing or working, she’s learning languages, doing P90something, or reading about war and post-colonial history. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in FIYAH, PodCastle, Uncanny, and Beneath Ceaseless Skies and she is now one of the co-editors at PodCastle and editor of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) Blog.   In this episode C.L. and I discuss: How to identify which character is the protagonist and whether there can be two. The relationship between magic, religion, and technology and how she uses it. Different ways to handle conflict and the approach she takes in her writing.   Plus, her #1 tip for writers. For more info and show notes: diymfa.com/354

Hari says this about gender language: “I stopped forcing myself into the category of ‘male’ which never seemed to fit me long ago, and though ‘maleness’ is the language that most tongues wrap easiest around when I am seen, it is not the language that makes room for my existence in this world.” Hari Ziyad is a cultural critic, a screenwriter, and the editor-in-chief of RaceBaitr. They are a 2021 Lambda Literary Fellow, and their writing has been featured in BuzzFeed, Out, the Guardian, Paste magazine, and the academic journal Critical Ethnic Studies, among other publications. Previously they were the managing editor of the Black Youth Project and a script consultant on the television series David Makes Man. Hari spends their all-too-rare free time trying to get their friends to give the latest generation of R & B starlets a chance and attempting to entertain their always very unbothered pit bull mix, Khione. For more information about Hari, visit www.hariziyad.com. Instagram: @hariziyad Be sure not to miss our weekly full episodes on Tuesdays, Scott Talks on Wednesdays and our brand new series On My Nightstand on Fridays by subscribing to the show wherever you listen to podcasts.  Join our Only One In The Room Facebook Group if you'd like to ask a question of any of our upcoming guests for this series.  Also visit the website www.theonlyonepod.com for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like featured articles and more. We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show! All of us at The Only One In The Room wish you safety and wellness during this challenging time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Iantaffi interviews author, artist, screenwriter and speaker Hari Ziyad about their new book Black Boy Out of Time.  They talk about family, mental health, gender, growing up Black and queer,  abolition, ancestral grief and wisdom,  and healing.Hari Ziyad is a cultural critic, a screenwriter, and the editor-in-chief of RaceBaitr. They are a 2021 Lambda Literary Fellow, and their writing has been featured in BuzzFeed, Out, the Guardian, Paste magazine, and the academic journal Critical Ethnic Studies, among other publications. Previously they were the managing editor of the Black Youth Project and a script consultant on the television series David Makes Man. Hari spends their all-too-rare free time trying to get their friends to give the latest generation of R & B starlets a chance and attempting to entertain their always very unbothered pit bull mix, Khione. You can find out more about Hari at https://www.hariziyad.com/ and follow them on Twitter.  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

This episode was recorded live on March 22nd, 2021 on Zoom. We start with a particularly moving open mic hosted by the wonderful Tony Soto, before getting into our two talented headliners-- first we hear from upcoming Lambda Lit Fellow, Dale Corvino, with his essay on kink for The Rumpus and an essay on the growing constraints around adult online content. Finally, is Molly Thornton, a Los Angeles based, queer, femme, multi-genre writer and writing coach. She is a Lambda Literary Fellow and City of West Hollywood Pride Poet. You can hang with her on socials @molly__parton.

There are some stories that sneak up on you. Luring you in with subtle descriptions and a glimpse at a  character's inner-most thoughts. You think you're about to embark on a journey, and you are, but it's definitely not the one you think following a young woman home - to the land she was stolen from - is likely to take you on.  Instead of a slowly unfolding story about a soldier trying to find her footing, the character's almost immediately thrust into thwarting an assassination attempt on a princess and carrying out orders certain to leave everyone in this squad of conscripts feeling some type of way about this homecoming.  And that's exactly how C. L. Clark's debut novel The Unbroken begins. Picking a side is where the conflict starts... This military/political fantasy centers Touraine, conscripted soldier, as she returns to the country of her birth as part of the colonizing force's army and Luca an imperial princess determined to wrestle her throne from her uncle. To prove her worthiness to rule, Luca aims to stop an colonial uprising by convincing the rebels she wants peace...when what she really wants is the means to rule unchallenged. Through a series of bloody events, Touraine finds herself under Luca's authority and thrust into a world of diplomacy, intrigue and uneasy alliances that she's in no way prepared for. ...and a bloody adventure follows after  What follows is a skillfully designed North-Africa inspired world full action and adventure. Clark puts forward the kind of character dynamics and world-building that paints a vivid picture all while building to tipping point well worth reaching. The Unbroken will challenge how you view military forces, colonial/post-colonial North Africa, power dynamics, and a women's unconflicted willingness to be violent...and be hellaciously good at it. There's magic, mayhem, love and what drives every good rebellion, tests of loyalty.  In edition to simply being a fantastic story, the world The Unbroken is multifaceted and richly diverse. The lead women characters are queer; there are other lesbian, gay, and bi characters. There is also a trans side character (you'll definitely want to see more of).  If you only add one new author to your reading list in 2021, it needs to be C. L Clark.  A Conversation with C. L. Clark  I had the pleasure of sitting down with the author to dig into how The Unbroken came to be, how the narrative hit me versus what Cherae readers would take away, and the multiple reasons to be found in this story that explain why I'm excited it's the first of (at least) three books set in this world. Listen in and then be sure to pick up The Unbroken* that hit bookshelves March 23, 2021.  C. L. Clark graduated from Indiana University’s creative writing MFA program and was a 2012 Lambda Literary Fellow. They’ve been a personal trainer, an English teacher, and an editor, and is some combination thereof as they travel the world. When they’re not writing or working, they’re learning languages, doing P90something, or reading about war and (post)colonial history. Their short fiction has appeared in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, FIYAH, and Uncanny, and on PodCastle, where they are currently a coeditor. You can follow them on Twitter: @c_l_clark. *Ro received a review copy of The Unbroken in exchange for her honest opinion.  Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!   Follow Ro on Twitter: @BookBlerd   @TheMTRNetwork  

There are some stories that sneak up on you. Luring you in with subtle descriptions and a glimpse at a  character's inner-most thoughts. You think you're about to embark on a journey, and you are, but it's definitely not the one you think following a young woman home - to the land she was stolen from - is likely to take you on.  Instead of a slowly unfolding story about a soldier trying to find her footing, the character's almost immediately thrust into thwarting an assassination attempt on a princess and carrying out orders certain to leave everyone in this squad of conscripts feeling some type of way about this homecoming.  And that's exactly how C. L. Clark's debut novel The Unbroken begins. Picking a side is where the conflict starts... This military/political fantasy centers Touraine, conscripted soldier, as she returns to the country of her birth as part of the colonizing force's army and Luca an imperial princess determined to wrestle her throne from her uncle. To prove her worthiness to rule, Luca aims to stop an colonial uprising by convincing the rebels she wants peace...when what she really wants is the means to rule unchallenged. Through a series of bloody events, Touraine finds herself under Luca's authority and thrust into a world of diplomacy, intrigue and uneasy alliances that she's in no way prepared for. ...and a bloody adventure follows after  What follows is a skillfully designed North-Africa inspired world full action and adventure. Clark puts forward the kind of character dynamics and world-building that paints a vivid picture all while building to tipping point well worth reaching. The Unbroken will challenge how you view military forces, colonial/post-colonial North Africa, power dynamics, and a women's unconflicted willingness to be violent...and be hellaciously good at it. There's magic, mayhem, love and what drives every good rebellion, tests of loyalty.  In edition to simply being a fantastic story, the world The Unbroken is multifaceted and richly diverse. The lead women characters are queer; there are other lesbian, gay, and bi characters. There is also a trans side character (you'll definitely want to see more of).  If you only add one new author to your reading list in 2021, it needs to be C. L Clark.  A Conversation with C. L. Clark  I had the pleasure of sitting down with the author to dig into how The Unbroken came to be, how the narrative hit me versus what Cherae readers would take away, and the multiple reasons to be found in this story that explain why I'm excited it's the first of (at least) three books set in this world. Listen in and then be sure to pick up The Unbroken* that hit bookshelves March 23, 2021.  C. L. Clark graduated from Indiana University’s creative writing MFA program and was a 2012 Lambda Literary Fellow. They’ve been a personal trainer, an English teacher, and an editor, and is some combination thereof as they travel the world. When they’re not writing or working, they’re learning languages, doing P90something, or reading about war and (post)colonial history. Their short fiction has appeared in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, FIYAH, and Uncanny, and on PodCastle, where they are currently a coeditor. You can follow them on Twitter: @c_l_clark. *Ro received a review copy of The Unbroken in exchange for her honest opinion.  Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!   Follow Ro on Twitter: @BookBlerd   @TheMTRNetwork  

Love and Logic is a parenting philosophy that’s taken the parenting world by storm, showing adults how to discipline their children without losing their love and respect.  Yet in the “real world,” we continue to use a punitive (carceral) system to discipline juveniles and adults alike - a system that disproportionately impacts people of color.  Given our recent conversations on intersectionality and the importance of considering policies that are structured to be good for ALL Americans, how do we want to think about a system of accountability that protects ALL children? We bring you a conversation with Hari Ziyad, author of Black Boy Out of Time,  to talk about their own experiences growing up Black and queer in America, and the necessity of prison abolition - not just physical prison, but the mindset of punishment as a method of control. Have questions, comments, or concerns?  Email us at hello@dearwhitewomen.com What to listen for: The pressures put on Black children The psychological constructs of imprisonment What the concept of abolition might look like and start from How each of us might examine how punishment manifests in our own lives About Hari:   Hari Ziyad is a cultural critic, a screenwriter, and the editor-in-chief of RaceBaitr. They are a 2021 Lambda Literary Fellow, and their writing has been featured in BuzzFeed, Out, the Guardian, Paste magazine, and the academic journal Critical Ethnic Studies, among other publications. Previously they were the managing editor of the Black Youth Project and a script consultant on the television series David Makes Man. Hari spends their all-too-rare free time trying to get their friends to give the latest generation of R & B starlets a chance and attempting to entertain their always very unbothered pit bull mix, Khione. Like what you hear?  Don’t miss another episode and subscribe! Catch up on more commentary between episodes by following us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter – and even more opinions and resources if you join our email list.

Growing up in the Midwest in a blended, mixed-religion family of 19 children, the obstacles Hari Ziyad navigated led to a life meditating on race and gender. The editor-in-chief of the website RaceBaitr and a 2021 Lambda Literary Fellow joins host Krys Boyd to discuss their personal history of a queer and Black childhood, and about breaking down structures of institutionalized racism and violence. Their book is “Black Boy Out of Time: A Memoir.”

Father Shannon T.L. Kearns is a writer, speaker, and theologian. He is the co-founder of Queer Theology. He is also the founder of Uprising Theatre Company. He graduated from Union Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity and is an ordained priest in the Old Catholic Church. Fr. Shay is a sought after speaker on queer theology, transgender issues, and the intersections of identity and faith. He's been published in Geez Magazine, Lavender Magazine, Believe Out Loud, and the Huffington Post, and featured in The Advocate and the Star Tribune. He is a Lambda Literary Fellow for 2019 and was part of the Finnovation Fellowship in 2019-2020.www.queertheology.comWe're also on Facebook, instagram, and tiktok as queertheology and twitter as qtheology---------------------------------This is the group for the LGBTQ+ community and family of LGBTQ+ wanting to learn more and do better!My name is Annie Henderson and I'm a Coming Out Coach here to support the LGBT community and parents of children that have come out.Wherever you are on this journey, I'm glad you are here!Feel free to reach out!AnnieMHenderson.comMessage me at M.me/AnniemhendersonFor LGBT only:www.facebook.com/groups/safeandoutFor LGBT and Allies with pastor support (if wanted):www.facebook.com/groups/lgbtandalliesNeed some 1-on-1 coaching?www.calendly.com/lifecoachannie/1-on-1-coaching------------------------------------------------------------------------

Father Shannon T.L. Kearns is a writer, speaker, and theologian. He is the co-founder of Queer Theology. He is also the founder of Uprising Theatre Company. He graduated from Union Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity and is an ordained priest in the Old Catholic Church. Fr. Shay is a sought after speaker on queer theology, transgender issues, and the intersections of identity and faith. He’s been published in Geez Magazine, Lavender Magazine, Believe Out Loud, and the Huffington Post, and featured in The Advocate and the Star Tribune. He is a Lambda Literary Fellow for 2019 and was part of the Finnovation Fellowship in 2019-2020.www.queertheology.comWe're also on Facebook, instagram, and tiktok as queertheology and twitter as qtheology---------------------------------This is the group for the LGBTQ+ community and family of LGBTQ+ wanting to learn more and do better!My name is Annie Henderson and I’m a Coming Out Coach here to support the LGBT community and parents of children that have come out.Wherever you are on this journey, I’m glad you are here!Feel free to reach out!AnnieMHenderson.comMessage me at M.me/AnniemhendersonFor LGBT only:www.facebook.com/groups/safeandoutFor LGBT and Allies with pastor support (if wanted):www.facebook.com/groups/lgbtandalliesNeed some 1-on-1 coaching?www.calendly.com/lifecoachannie/1-on-1-coaching------------------------------------------------------------------------

The lovely and hilarious Baruch Porras-Hernadez is in the house with big sparkly Aquarius energy. We talk about his journey from actor to performance poet and comedian, healing familial toxic masculinity, and how to joyfully make a living as an artist. We also get some pointers on Zoom theater as we hear about how he staged his solo show, “Love in the Time of Piñatas,” in his bedroom. And there’s a special sneak peak at the team of Queer Latinx superheroes that will be coming soon to save the world! And if that’s not enough excitement and intrigue for you, stick around for Sarah and Emily’s thoughts on pandemic braining and how, er, hopeful (?) they are now that good ole Uncle Joe is for realsies the prez. KEEP UP with BARUCH https://baruchporrashernandez.wordpress.com/ Twitter: @ baruchisonfire Instagram: baruchporrashernandez Featured poems are “The Trees, They Hate the Birds the Most” and “Oh the Places You Will Go, Fearing for Your Life, While People Do Drugs” by Baruch Porras-Hernadez, courtesy of the artist. GUEST BIO Baruch Porras-Hernandez is a writer, performer, organizer, professional MC/Host, curator, stand up comedian, and the author of the chapbooks “I Miss You, Delicate” and “Lovers of the Deep Fried Circle” both with Sibling Rivalry Press. He had the honor of touring with the legendary Sister Spit Queer poetry tour in 2019, is a is a two-time winner of Literary Death Match, a regular host of literary shows for KQED, and was named a Writer to Watch in 2016 by 7×7 Magazine. His poetry can be found with Write Bloody Publishing, The Tusk, Foglifter, Assaracus and many more. He has been an artist in residence at The Ground Floor at Berkeley Rep, a Lambda Literary Fellow in Poetry, and Playwriting. He’s been featured in shows with The Rumpus, Writers with Drinks, has performed several times with Radar Productions, LitQuake, and Quiet Lightning. His solo show “Love in the Time of Piñatas” got a clapping man from the SF Chronicle and was performed to sold-out houses at Epic Party Theatre in December of 2019. He is the head organizer of ¿Donde Esta Mi Gente? a Latinx literary performance series, he is an immigrant originally from Mexico, and is currently the lead artist in a multidisciplinary project that will create new Queer Latino Superheroes with MACLA, which stands for Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana in San Jose. He lives in San Francisco.

Writer and Writing Coach Molly Thornton on How To Create Your Writing Life Molly Thornton is a multi-genre writer and writing coach. Her writing has appeared in The LA Times, They Said collaborative writing anthology, The Seattle Globalist, Lavender Review, baldhip magazine, and more. She is a Lambda Literary Fellow and 2020 City of West Hollywood Pride Poet. Molly coaches clients in creative writing and teaches regularly online and at literary centers including Hugo House, Beyond Baroque, and the LA LGBT Center. Her weekly class The Write Moves changes the experience of writing from chore to creative dance party. Connect With Molly LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mollythorntonwrites/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/molly__parton Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/molly__parton/

Tina Horn is the creator and writer of the sci-fi sex-rebel comic book series SfSx (Safe Sex). She hosts and produces the long-running kink podcast Why Are People Into That?!.  SfSx is the near-future story of the underground queer sex workers known as the Dirty Mind, who use their powers of bondage and intrigue to free their incarcerated friends and fight the power! SfSx: Volume 1: Protection is out now in trade paperback. Tina's reporting on sexual subcultures and politics has been in Playboy, Rolling Stone and more; she is the author of two nonfiction books and has contributed to numerous anthologies including the queer horror collection Theater of Terror and the feminist essay collection Believe Me: How Trusting Women Can Change the World. Tina has lectured on sex worker politics and queer BDSM identities at universities and community centers all over North America, and works as an on-set consultant for theater and television including the dominatrix scenes of Pose. She is a LAMBDA Literary Fellow, the recipient of two Feminist Awards, and holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing from Sarah Lawrence. Tina is currently working on her first scripts for film and television. You can follower her on Twitter and Instagram https://twitter.com/tinahornsass her podcast: https://tinahorn.net/podcast/

Join us for a conversation with L.D. Green, in which we discuss their contributions in radical mental health movements, the anthology We’ve Been Too Patient, which they co-edited with Kelechi Ubozoh, and their practice as a writer.  Topics we discuss include: Labels and language in radical mental health movements.  Representation of queer and trans folks and people of color in the anthology  Time travel and madness in speculative fiction and science fiction About LD Green: LD Green is a non-binary writer, performer and educator. They have been published in Salon, The Body is Not an Apology, Mad in America, TruthOut, and elsewhere. They co-edited and contributed to We’ve Been Too Patient: Voices from Radical Mental Health, Stories and Research Challenging the Biomedical Model with Kelechi Ubozoh published by North Atlantic books and distributed by Penguin Random House in 2018. A former member of the Icarus Project and a former poetry slam champion, they are a Lambda Literary Fellow in Fiction and write and enjoy science fiction and fantasy. They are assistant professor of English and creative writing at Los Medanos College in the Bay Area of California.  Find LD Green online: On the web:  https://www.ldgreen.org/ https://www.wevebeentoopatient.org/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lizdegreen On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leoninetales/ On Twitter: https://twitter.com/ldgreen79 Links to relevant resources: Not Confused, Not Crazy: On Being A Non-Binary Radical Mental Health Advocate: https://medium.com/pulpmag/not-confused-not-crazy-on-being-a-non-binary-radical-mental-health-advocate-7a33ae536207 Essay by LD Green: “We’ve Been Too Patient: How to Create Mutual Aid Relationships in the 21st Century.”  https://thebodyisnotanapology.com/magazine/weve-been-to-patient-how-to-create-mutual-aid-relationships-in-the-21st-century-imogen-prism/ America's mental health system may be unfixable. Fortunately, there's an alternative: https://www.salon.com/2019/06/22/americas-mental-health-system-may-be-unfixable-fortunately-theres-an-alternative/ Mental Health Comedy Hour: https://downtownsantacruz.com/do/the-mental-health-comedy-hour Essay by Kelechi Ubozoh: “Re-imagining Self-Care for Black Folks.” https://kelechiubozoh.com/2020/06/04/reimagining-self-care/   Links to So Many Wings’ social media and website On the web: https://somanywings.org On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/somanywingspodcast On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/somanywingspodcast On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/somanywingspodcast

Wednesday, April 22, 2020, noon – 1pm CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live www.kkfi.org Co-producer/host Mark Manning talks with director/writer/filmmaker Morgan Cooper, composer/performer Stacy Busch, and writer/community activist Miguel M. Morales. MIGUEL M. MORALES grew up in Texas working as a migrant/seasonal farmworker. He is a Lambda Literary Fellow and an alum […]

Welcome to episode 60, in this episode I have the honor of interviewing Father Shannon T.L. Kearns. Father Shannon is a writer, speaker, and theologian. He is the co-founder of Queer Theology. He is also the founder of Uprising Theatre Company. He graduated from Union Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity and is an ordained priest in the Old Catholic Church. Fr. Shay is a sought-after speaker on queer theology, transgender issues, and the intersections of identity and faith. He’s been published in Geez Magazine, Lavender Magazine, Believe Out Loud, and The Huffington Post, and featured in The Advocate and the Star Tribune. He is a Lambda Literary Fellow for 2019 and is part of the Finnovation Fellowship in 2019-2020. Links: Convergent Streams: The Premier ISM Magazine. This podcast is hosted by David Oliver Kling and produced by The Community of Saint George (The Young Rite).

Today in the Poetry Pharmacy, we’re hanging out with CHEN CHEN. Chen prescribes a Keegan Lester poem which can be READ HERE, and I reciprocate with jayy dodd‘s incredible ARS POETICA. We also read and talk about Chen’s poem POPLAR STREET. Chen Chen is the author of When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities, winner of the A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize. A Kundiman and Lambda Literary Fellow, Chen has also authored two chapbooks. He helps edit Iron Horse and Gabby. He also works on a new journal called Underblong, which he co-founded with the poet Sam Herschel Wein. He lives in Lubbock with his partner Jeff Gilbert and their pug dog Mr. Rupert Giles. [Theme music for the podcast is from Vladimir Martynov’s The Beatitudes played by the wonderful coversart on YouTube]

Steven Sanchez’s debut book, Phantom Tongue (Sundress Publications, 2018), was selected by Mark Doty as the winner of the Rochelle Ratner Memorial Award. A CantoMundo Fellow, Lambda Literary Fellow, and winner of the inaugural García Lorca Poetry Prize, his poems have appeared or will appear in American Poetry Review, North American Review, Poet Lore, RHINO, Nimrod, and elsewhere.  

Storyteller Baruch Porras-Hernandez is a writer, performer, host, storyteller, and regular KQED community events host based in San Francisco. He is a Lambda Literary Fellow in Poetry and regularly organizes poetry shows in the Bay Area. In today's story, Baruch shares an exchange that he had with a visitor while working at one of the longest running gay sex clubs in San Francisco. Upon realizing that the visitor was having a hard time in our city, Baruch encourages him give San Francisco a second try.  Please note that this story has themes about suicide if this topic may be triggering for you. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals: 1-800-273-8255.

Wordstock — Portland's book festival — is that most wonderful of days, when Oregonians’ book lust reaches a fever pitch, culminating in increased secret police presence at book signings, reader mobs storming the gates of Powell’s, and more mayhem.We talked to a slew of fantastic authors at this year's event: Tom Perrotta, Katie Kitamura, Chuck Klosterman, and more. We'll serve these up on our podcast in the coming weeks, but for now, feast on this live show, recorded at noon with four writers on the vanguard."Welcome to Night Vale" with Creators Jeffrey Cranor and Joseph FinkFor the past five years, the creators of the runaway hit podcast, "Welcome to Night Vale" have spun tales of a fictional Southwestern desert town, where people live side by side with the supernatural. Hooded figures, shadowy government agencies, and ravenous ghosts abound— but also girl scouts, coffeehouses, and a community radio station. “Night Vale” is about finding humanity, seated right there next to unspeakable horror at the local diner, enjoying pie and coffee. Its creators have taken Night Vale to the page with a a second novel, "It Devours." It's the story of a young scientist trying to unravel the town's mysteries, and decipher her own outsider status. We talked to Fink and Cranor about the novel, the podcast series, and the Night Vale live shows. Just how popular are those staged events? The next Nightvale live show in Portland is scheduled at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, which seats 2700 people.Poets Tommy Pico and Morgan Parker - 27:11The authors of two of the most anticipated poetry books of the year just so happen to be dear friends. Morgan Parker’s poems have appeared in the “Paris Review,” the “New York Times,” and “Best American Poetry,” and have won her Pushcart and Gatewood prizes. Her new book is “There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyonce.”Tommy Pico is the author of “IRL” and the zine series “Hey, Teebs,” a Lambda Literary Fellow, and co-host of the podcast “Food 4 Thot.” His new book is “Nature Poem." Together, they curate the reading series Poets with Attitude in New York City.“We were tired of being the only person on a bill who cared that the audience was there.” - Tommy Pico on State of WonderBoth their books were published by Tin House, the bi-coastal publisher split between Portland and Brooklyn.

  Liz Latty is a writer, educator, consultant, and domestic adoptee 15 years post-reunion. She is the founder of the adoption news blog, An Open Record (www.anopenrecord.com), and Open Record Consulting (www.openrecordconsulting.com), where she offers adoptee-centric, trauma-informed support and education services with a social justice framework to prospective and existing adoptive families, as well as professionals who work with adopted and fostered youth.Liz is the author of the chapbook Split (Unthinkable Creatures Press, 2012) and her writing can be found or is forthcoming in The Rumpus, make/shift magazine, The Feminist Wire, HOLD: a journal, and the anthology We Don't Need Another Wave: Dispatches from the Next Generation of Feminists, among others. She is a Lambda Literary Fellow and her work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, Best American Essays, and the Jackson, Phelan, and Tanenbaum Literary Awards from the San Francisco Foundation. Liz earned an MFA in creative writing from Goddard College and has presented work at readings and conferences across the country, including The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies at the City University of New York Graduate Center, the Conference of the Alliance for the Study of Adoption and Culture, and the upcoming American Adoption Confernce in April.  She currently lives in Brooklyn and is working on a memoir. You can find more of her writing at www.liz-latty.com and follow her on Twitter at @lizlatty. 

At the back of a closet, in a cardboard box, writer Tina Horn’s diaries gather dust. In the box there are girlhood diaries covered in collages of unicorns, dragons and David Duchovny. There are mixtapes with fat multicolored glitter and there are simple, spiral bound notebooks filled with obscenities. This episode is part of the Diaries mini season and was written by Tina Horn. Tina is a Lambda Literary Fellow and the recipient of two Feminist Porn Awards. Check out Tina’s podcast and more.

[Fiction, Short Stories, Poetry] Claudia is the author of two novels, Dolly: The Memoirs of a High School Graduate and If You Love Me, Come, and a short story series about the feisty character, Wanda B. Wonders. Claudia’s premiere poetry collection is Soft Tsunami. Her short fiction has appeared in a host of anthologies, including Longing, Lust, and Love: Black Lesbian Stories, Purple Panties, and Bombshells and Bois and Gaslight. Claudia is a 2014 Lambda Literary Fellow of the Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices.