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It began with a death and ended in revelation—a person walks out of their own funeral and declares themselves a prophet of the Lord, aflame with divine fury. Jemima Wilkinson, now the Publick Universal Friend, rode out into the American wilds with apocalyptic thunder in their throat and a posse of true believers in tow. In this week's fever dream of an episode, the Hosts gallop headlong into 18th-century religious mania, shattered identities, and a cult that danced on the knife's edge between sainthood and spectacle. This ain't Sunday school, folks—this is a sermon from the mouth of a living ghost. So lace your boots, load your pistols, and prepare to be baptized in weirdness. God rides a dark horse, and today, so do we. Citizens of the Milky Way, prepare yourselves for Cult of the Public Universal Friend! Sound and Editing by Gage HurleyCheck out VaporVerse:    / @vaporversemusic  ++++Check out our Patreon:   / creepstreetpodcast  Instagram:   / creepstreetpodcast  YouTube:    / @creepstreetpodcast5062  TikTik:   / creepstreetpodcast  #ParanormalPodcast #CryptidEncounters #ScaryStoryTime #TrueScaryStories #StayParanoid #MidnightShiftHorror #CreepStreetPodcast #ParanormalEncounters #ParanormalActivity #UnexplainedMysteries #CreepyStories #AlienEncounters #UrbanLegends #WeirdButTrue #SupernaturalMysteries #ScaryPodcast #HorrorCommunity #HorrorPodcast #CreepyTales #SpookySeason #ExploreTheUnknown #MythAndMystery #ComedySketch #Comedy #ComedyShorts #HorrorComedy #ParanormalTikTok #WeirdHistory #SpookySeason #GhostsAndGhouls #ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight #IntoTheUnknown #OccultMysteries #HauntedArtifacts #OccultFolklore #DarkFolklore #SupernaturalLore #PublickUniversalFriend #AmericanProphets #ReligiousHistory#PublickUniversalFriend #AmericanProphets #ReligiousHistory #SecondGreatAwakening #18thCenturyAmerica

This week Johnboy chronicles the saga of the Public Universal Friend, born a woman of the Quaker faith, the tumultuous times of the American Revolution would have them found the first religious order in the burgeoning country as a non-binary being sent from heaven!

This week we talk about The Public Universal Friend, an American preacher who started their career after a severe illness, near-death experience, and reanimation as a genderless evangelist with a really cool name. Oh, and they also are technically the founder of the first religious movement in America - the "Society of Universal Friends." We also discuss Halloween, syrup, and more. Enjoy?????

It's episode 84 and we have history! And horses! And non-binary 18th century preachers! We. Have. Everything. Kt, our resident Horse Girl and Horsetorian, takes us on a tour through history to meet some of its most famous equine figures--from Alexander the Great's Bucephalus to Roy Rogers' Trigger. Next, Laurel travels through history to Revolutionary War era America to meet a non-binary preacher, who traveled the colonies preaching against sin, slavery and inequality known to their followers and history as: The Public Universal Friend. *~*~*~*~*~ The Socials and Patreon! Patreon-- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Best Buds Club!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@HightailingHistory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  TikTok⁠- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@HightailingHistoryPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Facebook⁠ -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hightailing Through History or ⁠⁠@HightailingHistory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  YouTube- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hightailing Through History⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email--hightailingthroughhistory@gmail.com *~*~*~*~* Source Materials-- History's Horses-- ⁠https://www.treehugger.com/famous-horses-from-history-4869161⁠ ⁠ https://www.si.edu/spotlight/famous-horses⁠ ⁠https://www.google.com/search?q=why+are+horses+important+in+history&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS789US792&oq=why+are+horses+important+in+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCAgBEAAYFhgeMgYIABBFGDkyCAgBEAAYFhgeMggIAhAAGBYYHjIICAMQABgWGB4yCAgEEAAYFhgeMggIBRAAGBYYHjIICAYQABgWGB4yCAgHEAAYFhgeMggICBAAGBYYHjIICAkQABgWGB7SAQg2NzAyajBqNKgCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8⁠ ⁠https://www.morganhorse.com/about/museum/the-life-and-times-of-figure/⁠ ⁠https://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/Lexington.html⁠ ⁠https://www.si.edu/object/general-sheridans-horse-winchester-aka-rienzi%3Anmah_439678⁠ Public Universal Friend-- https://www.nypl.org/blog/2023/02/16/who-was-public-universal-friend-living-outside-gender-binary-revolutionary-times⁠ ⁠https://wams.nyhistory.org/settler-colonialism-and-revolution/settler-colonialism/public-universal-friend/⁠ ⁠https://www.npr.org/transcripts/812092399⁠ ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Christian_universalism⁠ ⁠https://www.jstor.org/stable/90009810⁠ ~*~*~*~*~* Intro/outro music: "Loopster" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hightailing-history/message

It's episode 84 and we have history! And horses! And non-binary 18th century preachers! We. Have. Everything. Kt, our resident Horse Girl and Horsetorian, takes us on a tour through history to meet some of its most famous equine figures--from Alexander the Great's Bucephalus to Roy Rogers' Trigger. Next, Laurel travels through history to Revolutionary War era America to meet a non-binary preacher, who traveled the colonies preaching against sin, slavery and inequality known to their followers and history as: The Public Universal Friend. *~*~*~*~*~ The Socials and Patreon! Patreon-- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Best Buds Club!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@HightailingHistory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  TikTok⁠- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@HightailingHistoryPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Facebook⁠ -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hightailing Through History or ⁠⁠@HightailingHistory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  YouTube- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hightailing Through History⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email--hightailingthroughhistory@gmail.com *~*~*~*~* Source Materials-- History's Horses-- ⁠https://www.treehugger.com/famous-horses-from-history-4869161⁠ ⁠ https://www.si.edu/spotlight/famous-horses⁠ ⁠https://www.google.com/search?q=why+are+horses+important+in+history&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS789US792&oq=why+are+horses+important+in+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCAgBEAAYFhgeMgYIABBFGDkyCAgBEAAYFhgeMggIAhAAGBYYHjIICAMQABgWGB4yCAgEEAAYFhgeMggIBRAAGBYYHjIICAYQABgWGB4yCAgHEAAYFhgeMggICBAAGBYYHjIICAkQABgWGB7SAQg2NzAyajBqNKgCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8⁠ ⁠https://www.morganhorse.com/about/museum/the-life-and-times-of-figure/⁠ ⁠https://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/Lexington.html⁠ ⁠https://www.si.edu/object/general-sheridans-horse-winchester-aka-rienzi%3Anmah_439678⁠ Public Universal Friend-- https://www.nypl.org/blog/2023/02/16/who-was-public-universal-friend-living-outside-gender-binary-revolutionary-times⁠ ⁠https://wams.nyhistory.org/settler-colonialism-and-revolution/settler-colonialism/public-universal-friend/⁠ ⁠https://www.npr.org/transcripts/812092399⁠ ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Christian_universalism⁠ ⁠https://www.jstor.org/stable/90009810⁠ ~*~*~*~*~* Intro/outro music: "Loopster" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hightailing-history/message

This season on Vulgar History, we're investigating How Do You Solve A Problem Like Marie Antoinette? To do so, we're looking at the lives of people who lived during the revolutionary era of the 18th century. In honour of Pride Month, we're talking this week about the trans historical figure The Public Universal Friend. The Friend, aka PUF, grew up as a Quaker in late 18th-century Pennsylvania. Were they also a cult leader? Listen and find out! We're joined this week by three-time returning guest Kit Heyam to talk about this fascinating historical figure. — Organizations to Support: Kit recommends supporting TransActual (UK) Ann recommends supporting: Point of Pride (US) Trans Care+ (Canada) The Trevor Project (US) — References: Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender by Kit Heyam Public Universal Friend essay by Amanda Carson Banks from Women in World History — Vulgar Pride podcast playlist on Spotify — Get 15% off all the gorgeous jewellery and accessories at common.era.com/vulgar or go to commonera.com and use code VULGAR at checkout — Get Vulgar History merch at vulgarhistory.com/store (best for US shipping) and vulgarhistory.redbubble.com (better for international shipping) — Support Vulgar History on Patreon  — Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission. Use this link to shop there and support Vulgar History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trigger Warning for discussions of genocide, transphobia, and mention of suicide Note: There are some audio sync issues on this episode between me and Jo. Apologies for that. I'm still learning how to edit audio smoothly. I'm going to leave the episode as is though (unless its just utterly unlistenable). It's a learning experience.  Episode music can be found here: https://uppbeat.io/track/paulo-kalazzi/heros-time Day 3 will dive deep into the historic context surrounding trans identities, look at the origins of the gender binary, look at famous trans individuals throughout history, and tackle the modern manifestations of transphobia and how it all adds up to a trans genocide. Day 3 features special guest Jo Dinozzi, actor, fight choreopgrapher, and Director of A Sketch of New York. Episode notes to follow: Hey, Hi, Hello, this is the History Wizard and welcome back for Day 3 of Have a Day w/ The History Wizard. Thank you to everyone who tuned in for Day 2 last week, and especially thank you to everyone who rated and/or reviewed the podcast. I hope you all learned something last week and I hope the same for this week. This week we're going to be talking about the trans genocide that is currently ongoing in the United States, this is certainly an issue in other parts of the West, such as Canada and the UK, but I live in the US and that's the location that I am most qualified and able to speak on. As with last week we're not going to be starting with what's happening right now in 2024. We're going to dive deep into the historical context surrounding trans gender identities and their perpetual position as a marginalized community. Before we get into that though! I have something special for you this episode! Today we are joined by a guest, my good friend, Jo Dinozzi. Hi Jo, thanks so much for joining me today. So, I thought we'd start today off with an examination of the gender binary and where it all started. According to Suzzanah Weiss, a feminist writer and sexologist with a Masters of Professional Studies in Sexual Health from the University of Minnesota:  “Arguably, modern notions of the gender binary originated during the Enlightenment,” they say. “That's when scientists and physicians adopted what historians call a ‘two-sex model' when describing people's bodies.” This model treated male and female bodies as opposites, and as the only two options. “Up until that point, popular thinkers thought more along the lines of a one-sex model, where male and female bodies were homologous,” explains Weiss. Case and point: female genitalia were viewed as male genitalia turned inward, and female orgasm was deemed necessary for reproduction since male orgasm was. Indeed, the one-sex model had its own problems. Mainly, women were often viewed as incomplete men. “But the two-sex model created new problems, such as the devaluing of female sexuality and the erasure of anyone outside the gender binary,” they say. You can find more information on the one sex theory and the emergence of the two sex theory in Thomas Laqueur's book Making Sex: Body and Gender from the Greeks to Freud. So far though we've just been looking at Western ideas of gender though, many cultures around the world have far more expansive views of gender, though many of these ideas of gender are still attached to biological features and characteristics. Some examples of these include the Hijra from Hinduism, to further underline how bigoted Western systems of power can be, the British passed a law in 1871 categorizing all Hijra people as criminals. The Bugis ethnic group of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, recognizes three genders beyond the binary. These are the Calalai, the Calabai, and the Bissu.Something interesting to note is while Bugis gender is often described as a spectrum, bissu are deemed to be above this classification: spiritual beings who are not halfway between male and female, but rather embody the power of both at once. In Mexico there is a third gender called Muxes which is deeply embedded within the indigenous Zapotec culture. Since the 1970s, every year in November, muxes celebrate La Vela de las Auténticas Intrépidas Buscadoras del Peligro, or the Festival of the Authentic and Intrepid Danger-Seekers, a day of energetic merriment to honor muxes. There's also Sekarata from the Sajalava people indigenous to Madagascar. They are viewed as both sacred and protected by supernatural powers. There is, of course, Two Spirit people. This is a pan Indigenous North American term that was coined in the 1990s as a way for the indigenous LGBTQIA+ for reject white, Western, ideas about queerness and gender identity. There has been some push back against the term Two Spirit as some see it as inherently recognizing the Western Gender binary. Many indigenous tribes such as Niitsitapi, the Cheyenne, the Cree, the Lakota, and the Ojibwe, to name just a few have their own terms for these gender identities that fall outside of the binary. Those terms are, of course, in their own languages and I think I would only insult some people with how poorly I pronounce them. So, suffice it to say, you can find more information about this on the wikipedia article for Two-Spirit under the subheading Traditional Indigenous Terms. Last culture I want to go over for today is Judiasm. Jewish law, or halacha recognizes 8 distinct genders. The two classic ones that we all know and have mixed feelings about and then 6 others Androgynos, Tumtum, Aylonit hamah, Aylonit adam, Saris hamah, Saris adam.  So, as we can clearly see, the idea of a strict gender binary of only Male and Female isn't an idea that was always widely accepted and the fact that is has crept into so many cultures around the world that had much greater levels of acceptance of diverse identities is solely the fault of western colonialism and white supremacy. Something that should be noted is that gender identity and gender presentation are two different things in a society and often for individuals. I, for example, identify as agender or gender apathetic. I don't identify with any gender at all really, but my gender presentation is decidedly masculine. In my opinion gender identity is internal and specific to each individual person, whereas gender presentation is external and based on the culture you live in and how that society views the way a specific gender traditionally looks. With that out of the way let's talk about the greatest nightmare of Jordan Peterson and Ben Shapiro… pronouns. You've got them, I've got them, everyone's got them. Well, that might not, actually be true. There might very easily be people who don't feel that any currently available pronoun fits their own concept of gender. I guess it's more accurate to say that I have never met anyone who doesn't use any pronouns. There's a specific set of pronouns that I want to discuss today, though we could likely do a whole other episode on just pronouns. I want to talk about they/them pronouns. Cause, those are really the ones that started this whole temper tantrum conservatives have been throwing for the past several years. They say that they/them is a plural pronoun, and always has been. As if language never changes and we were all STILL speaking Old English.  Hell, when the folks who made the King James Bible were translating it they used thee, thou, thy, and thine as singular and ye, you, your, and yours as plural. Also, Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Jane Austen all used the singular they in their works. It's been in the Canterbury Tales, Hamlet, and Pride and Prejudice. So, if we're gonna be pedantic about it, I have sources to back up my pedantry and they don't. But also, language evolves! We have contronyms now! Words that are their own opposites! So, just chill and take the opportunity to grow, if you haven't already. Next thing to talk about is, of course, the difference between gender and sex. Gender is an internal identity that is based on your own relationship with the concept of gender. Sex is biological and is, frankly just based on your genitals. No one is out there doing chromosome tests on every single baby born. A doctor just looks at your crotch and decides. They'll also assign you a gender at birth based on those same characteristics, but just because you're assigned a gender doesn't mean you have to keep it. We also have to note that, just like gender, sex also exists on a spectrum. And listen, you don't have to believe me. Go watch Season 1, Episode 9 of Bill Nye Saves The World. He'll tell you too, and if you don't trust Bill Nye on Science, you're a fool of a Took. I'm actually going to turn the mic fully over to Jo at this point as she is far better informed on this topic than I am. (Insert Jo here) Now, something that we need to talk about is the Recency Illusion. There are many people that believe trans gender people are somehow a new phenomenon. That they haven't always existed throughout history. So here are some examples for you to do some more reading on, on your own. Ashurbanipal (669-631BCE) - King of the Neo-Assryian empire, who according to Diodorus Siculus is reported to have dressed, behaved, and socialized as a woman. Elagabalus (204-222 CE) - Roman Emperor who preferred to be called a lady and not a lord, presented as a woman, called herself her lover's queen and wife, and offered vast sums of money to any doctor able to make her anatomically female. Kalonymus ben Kalonymus (1286-1328) - French Jewish philosopher who wrote poetry about longing to be a woman. Eleanor Rykener (14th century) - trans woman in London who was questioned under charges of sex work Chevalier d'Eon (1728-1810) - French diplomat, spy, freemason, and soldier who fought in the Seven Years' War, who transitioned at the age of 49 and lived the remaining 33 years of her life as a woman. And, of course: Sylvia Rivera (1951-2002) - Gay liberation and trans rights pioneer and community worker in NYC; co-founded STAR, a group dedicated to helping homeless young drag queens, gay youth, and trans women Marsha P. Johnson (1945-1992) - Gay liberation and trans rights pioneer; co-founded STAR with Sylvia Rivera, the woman who threw a brick to start the Stonewall Riots And, I would be remiss if we didn't talk about my favorite trans gender individual in history, the Public Universal Friend. The Public Universal Friend was originally a Quaker born in 1752. However, The Friend contracted a very serious illness, suspected to be typhus, in 1776 and nearly died. Once the Friend had recovered they shunned their original name and all gendered pronouns. Asking to be referred to only as the Public Universal Friend, the P.U.F. or simply as the Friend. Whenever someone asked if the Friend was male or female, the Friend would merely reply. “I am that I am”. The Friend would go on to form an offshoot of Quakerism called the Society of Universal friends which, unfortunately, ceased to exist in 1860, 41 years after the Friend's death in 1819. The congregation's death book records: “25 minutes past 2 on the Clock, The Friend went from here.” We're starting to make our way to more modern issues now, next on our docket is the looting of the Institute of Sexology in Berlin in 1933. On 6 May 1933, the Institute of Sexology, an academic foundation devoted to sexological research and the advocacy of homosexual rights, was broken into and occupied by Nazi-supporting youth. Several days later the entire contents of the library were removed and burned. The Institute was founded by Magnus Hischfield in 1919 and was the earliest institution to be doing research into gender affirming surgery, as well as offering contraceptive services and sexual health education. The Institute actually performed one of, if not the first, gender affirming surgery in 1931. It was bottom surgery for a trans woman named Dora Richter. She is believed to have died in the initial attack on the Institute. On May 10th, the German Student Union, a group of young Nazis, dragged every single book and bit of research out of the Institute, piled them in Bebelplatz Square and set them on fire. This was the first, and largest book burning of the 3rd Reich, with over 20,000 books burned. There is no telling how far back trans gender health research was set by this event. Hirschfield wasn't in Germany when the book burning occurred. He was on a world speaking tour and remained in Nice, France after he finished. He died there of a heart attack in 1935. We're getting closer and closer to the modern day now dear listeners. Before we get there I want to talk with you about a resource I like to use called the Pyramid of Hate. It was designed by the ADL based on the Alport Scale of Prejudice, which was created by psychologist Gordon Alport in 1954. The Pyramid illustrates the prevalence of bias, hate and oppression in our society. It is organized in escalating levels of attitudes and behavior that grow in complexity from bottom to top. Like a pyramid, the upper levels are supported by the lower levels; unlike a pyramid, the levels are not built consecutively or to demonstrate a ranking of each level. Bias at each level reflects a system of oppression that negatively impacts individuals, institutions and society. Unchecked bias can become “normalized” and contribute to a pattern of accepting discrimination, violence and injustice in society.  The second level of the Pyramid included bigoted humor as one of these hallmarks of systems of oppression. There are many people who feel that humor is somewhat sacred. That it falls outside the standard array of ethics and that anything can be joked about, because it's just a joke and there's nothing serious about it. If you are the type of person who believes that… well you probably haven't made it this far into the episode. Regardless, let me draw everyone's attention to a PhD dissertation written by former appellate attorney of the Texas 5th Circuit Court Jason P. Steed. Steed says, and I'm quoting directly from a series of tweets he made a few years ago: You're never "just joking." Nobody is ever "just joking." Humor is a social act that performs a social function (always). To say humor is a social act is to say it is always in social context; we don't joke alone. Humor is a way we relate/interact with others. Which is to say, humor is a way we construct identity - who we are in relation to others. We use humor to form groups… ...and to find our individual place in or out of those groups. In short, joking/humor is one tool by which we assimilate or alienate. We use humor to bring people into - or keep them out of - our social groups. This is what humor *does.* What it's for. Consequently, how we use humor is tied up with ethics - who do we embrace, who do we shun, and how/why? And the assimilating/alienating function of humor works not only on people but also on *ideas.* This is why, e.g., racist "jokes" are bad. Not just because they serve to alienate certain people, but also because… ...they serve to assimilate the idea of racism (the idea of alienating people based on their race). A racist joke sends a message to the in-group that racism is acceptable. (If you don't find it acceptable, you're in the out-group.) This is why we're never "just joking." To the in-group, no defense of the joke is needed; the idea conveyed is accepted/acceptable. The defense of “just joking is only ever aimed at the out group. If you're willing to accept "just joking" as defense, you're willing to enter an in-group where the idea conveyed by the joke is acceptable. If "just joking" excuses racist jokes, then in-group has accepted the idea of racism as part of being in-group. This segues us into our next topic fairly smoothly. We're going to be talking about the AIDs crisis. You might be wondering how this is a smooth segue, well that's because when the AIDs epidemic first began in the 1980s, the Reagan administration treated it as a joke. Here's the first exchange between Speakes and journalist Lester Kinsolving from 1982, when nearly 1,000 people had died from AIDS: Lester Kinsolving: Does the president have any reaction to the announcement by the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta that AIDS is now an epidemic in over 600 cases? Larry Speakes: AIDS? I haven't got anything on it. Lester Kinsolving: Over a third of them have died. It's known as "gay plague." [Press pool laughter.] No, it is. It's a pretty serious thing. One in every three people that get this have died. And I wonder if the president was aware of this. Larry Speakes: I don't have it. [Press pool laughter.] Do you? Lester Kinsolving: You don't have it? Well, I'm relieved to hear that, Larry! [Press pool laughter.] Larry Speakes: Do you? Lester Kinsolving: No, I don't. Larry Speakes: You didn't answer my question. How do you know? [Press pool laughter.] Lester Kinsolving: Does the president — in other words, the White House — look on this as a great joke? Larry Speakes: No, I don't know anything about it, Lester. Because they saw the AIDs epidemic as one big joke, and because of the massive amounts of homophobia in American politics the Reagan administration did nothing about the thousands and thousands of people dying. But why, why I can hear you asking. Because AIDs, the so called “gay plague” was thought to only affect gay men. They also thought it could be spread through saliva, so there was a joke from a later press conference about the President banning kissing as a way of fighting the spread of AIDs. But I digress. AIDs was thought to only affect a specific part of the population. Gay men. A segment of the population that the Reagan administration didn't want in American society. So when they heard they were dying, instead of doing research, or raising public awareness, or even expressing compassion for the suffering of fellow humans, they did nothing and made bad, poor taste jokes, because they wanted gay men to die.  Now, many people will look at this and say that it wasn't a genocide because the deaths weren't caused by government action, but by government in action. These people are wrong. This was DELIBERATE in action, knowing and planning for that inaction to kill as many people as possible. This was, as clear as it can be, deliberately inflicting conditions calculated to bring about the physical destruction of the group, in whole or in part. Now, no one is saying that Reagan CAUSED AIDs, but he saw what it was doing and specifically did nothing to prevent any of the deaths that it caused. This, finally, brings us to the modern day and the ongoing trans genocide. We have established our historic context, we have set a historic precedent for inaction as a form of genocide. Now we can really get into it.  Remember the Pyramid of Hate that we touched on briefly earlier. Well, Level 3 is Systemic Discrimination and includes Criminal justice disparities, Inequitable school resource distribution, Housing segregation, Inequitable employment opportunities, Wage disparities, Voter restrictions and suppression, and Unequal media representation. There are, according to translegislation.com, in 2024 alone 530 anti trans laws have been placed before various state and federal legislations. I remind you that it is only April 2nd, when this episode first releases. 16 of them have passed, 87 of them have failed, and 430 are still currently active. These bills seeks to discriminate against trans people in almost all areas of life, with the 3 most prevalent categories being Education, Sports, and Healthcare. In 2024 alone 132 bills have been proposed to deny or restrict access of trans people to gender affirming care. But why is this important? Other than because healthcare is a human right that should be freely available to everyone. A new study from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, using data from U.S Transgender Population Health Survey found that 81% of transgender adults in the U.S. have thought about suicide, 42% of transgender adults have attempted it, and 56% have engaged in non-suicidal self-injury over their lifetimes. If you are a trans individual and you need mental health services or support, please reach out to the Trevor Project at (866) 488-7386 or call the Trans Lifeline at (877) 565-8860. You're not alone, and you never will be. Now, to return to our regularly scheduled educational program. The US deliberately blocking people from accessing gender affirming care is genocide. Full stop. End of story. According to an article titled Suicide-Related Outcomes Following Gender-Affirming Treatment: A Review, by Daniel Jackson, which is a meta analysis of 23 different studies on the effect of gender affirming care on trans suicide rates, having access to gender affirming care greatly reduces the risk of suicide among trans youth and adults. So if you know that having access to these services will help keep a group of people alive, and you deliberately block access to that service, you are actively trying to kill them. This is, just as with the AIDs epidemic, deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about the physical destruction of the group, in whole or in part. It is also, causing severe bodily or mental harm to members of the group, which is another way in which genocide can be committed. Florida even went so far as to pass a bill, SB 254, banning gender affirming care for minors. They call it child abuse, and will take children away from their parents if the parents try and get the GAC. This is “transferring children of the group to another group” which is a third way in which the US government is committing a trans genocide. There are two more things I want to talk about today. First is detransitioning. There are some people who transition from one gender to another and then go back. Conservative talking heads would have you believe that there is a massive majority of trans people feeling this regret and returning to the gender they were assigned at birth. As with all things, they are lying to you. The results published in the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey found that 8% of respondents reported having ever detransitioned; 62% of that group reported transitioning again and were living as a gender other than the one assigned to them at birth at the time of the survey. About 36% reported having detransitioned due to pressure from parents, 33% because it was too difficult, 31% due to discrimination, 29% due to difficulty getting a job, 26% pressure from family members, 18% pressure from a spouse, and 17% due to pressure from an employer. There will certainly be some people who will transition and then find that they don't actually identify with the gender they transitioned to, but that's a fantastically small number, and while those people deserve our empathy and support, they are not representative of the overall trans community. Also it should be noted that you don't have to medically or physically transition to be trans. Many people do this because of gender dysphoria and body dysmorphia. But surgery and/or hormones are not requirements for being trans. I'm technically trans, as I identify with a gender other than the one I was assigned at birth, but I have no intentions of taking hormones or having surgery. I'm just gonna hit the gym and get big muscles. The last thing I want to cover is the epidemic of transphobia that infects this country, and in the present day nothing exemplifies that more than the tragic death of Nex Benedict and the inattentiveness and inaction of her school in protecting her. New was a 16 year old non binary youth attending Owasso High School in Oklahoma. After a year of bullying over her gender identity Nex was attacked by 6 girls in the bathroom. They beat her into unconsciousness. Instead of calling the police or an ambulance, the school called Nex's mother Sue and told her that Nex was suspended for two weeks. Nex was examined by hospital staff, spoke with police, and then was discharged. They went to bed complaining of a sore head. The next day, when getting ready to go with their mother to Tulsa, Nex collapsed and had stopped breathing before the ambulance arrived. The Medical Examiner eventually ruled Nex's death a suicide caused by Benedryl and Prozac, stating that it had nothing to do with the beating Nex received from students at their school.  I think that's bullshit. I have nothing more to say on that other than Fuck Oklahoma and Fuck the Owasso Public School Disctict. That's it for today dear listeners. Stay angry, stay safe. Don't let the bastards get you down. Stick around for the outro. We've got some more reviews over the past week. Some of them aren't technically reviews. Spotify apparently has a Q&A feature, and defaults to “What did you think of this episode?” so I'm going to read those too. *Read Reviews* Jo, thank you so much for being here today and for providing your valuable insight and knowledge. Do you have any projects that you'd like to plug before we sign off? Alright, that brings us right up to the end. Have a Day! w/ The History Wizard is brought to you by me, The History Wizard. PLease remember to rate, review, and subscribe to Have a Day! On your pod catcher of choice. The more you do, the more people will be able to listen and learn along with you. Thank you for sticking around until the end and, as always, Have a Day and remember, Trans Rights are Human Rights.          

This week in class we're discussing the curious life of The Public Universal Friend. They were a New England Quaker who, after a near death experience and short conversation with two archangels, defied gender norms and preached progressive ideas across America.  Talking points: Dried Fruit Children, Heaven's Mansions, Does Your Death Need to be Watched?, S.P.I.C.E.S and Hozier is an Honorary Lesbian Thank you to Terry Poison for the use of our theme song "Comme Ci Comme Ca"  Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/RainbowHistoryClass

NO!  Transness is NOT new! Marsha 'Pay it No Mind' Johnson  Show Website:  https://sites.libsyn.com/223904 Show Notes: https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/marsha-p-johnson   https://wams.nyhistory.org/growth-and-turmoil/growing-tensions/marsha-p-johnson/   https://www.si.edu/stories/marsha-johnson-sylvia-rivera-and-history-pride-month   https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/marsha-p-johnsons-historic-role-in-the-lgbtq-rights-movement   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_history#:~:text=There%20is%20archaeological%20evidence%20that,of%20great%20antiquity%20in%20North   https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/how-historians-are-documenting-lives-of-transgender-people?loggedin=true&rnd=1692639429147   https://www.hrc.org/resources/seven-things-about-transgender-people-that-you-didnt-know   https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/07/26/a-history-lesson-for-trump-transgender-soldiers-served-in-the-civil-war/   https://www.messynessychic.com/2017/08/03/transgender-soldiers-of-the-american-civil-war/   https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/transgender-rights-bill-gutted-by-transphobic-senate-amendment-1.2975024   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Universal_Friend

In this episode, we discuss many examples of LGBTQ+ folks in religious history, from gay nuns to a non-binary Quaker in the 1800s to the deeply prayerful Marsha P. Johnson, and all kinds of other queer saints. April also brings up some of her favorite LGBTQ+ Christian scholars such as Marcella Althaus-Reid and Patrick Cheng. We encourage folks to look at the two main websites we used, LGBTQ Religious Archives Network (which contains profiles on folks from many different religious traditions) and QSpirit! Resources: https://lgbtqreligiousarchives.org/  https://qspirit.net/  Strange Aeons on Gay Nuns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRty_UFx8uE  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzyuYjIsYFE&t Jessica Kelgren-Fozard on The Public Universal Friend:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vTQE7G648Q&list=PLhADVL2AiGX8NqRXFmtBzIuTc5V88k4eH&index=17&t  We have merch! Get your Bible Dyke Energy Tee and more here: https://www.redbubble.com/people/rtgardenpodcast/shop  Our social media: @reclaimingthegarden on Insta, @RtGardenPodcast on Twitter, and Reclaiming the Garden on Facebook. Our personal accounts: @thatpunchabletheaternerd, @April_TheWriter (April is on Twitter and Insta). Also, our podcast account follows a bunch of awesome folks + podcasts in the exvangelical/deconstruction world and progressive Christian world, so if you're looking for more resources, that's a great place to start!

This week on Cultural Manifesto, Jody Friend, of the Indianapolis-based rock band Public Universal Friend.   Public Universal Friend will be celebrating the release of their second album "Chrysalis" with a special concert at the White Rabbit Cabaret.  Also on this episode, Kyle interviews legendary guitarist, producer, and songwriter Jim Messina.   

This week on Cultural Manifesto, Jody Friend, of the Indianapolis-based rock band Public Universal Friend.   Public Universal Friend will be celebrating the release of their second album "Chrysalis" with a special concert at the White Rabbit Cabaret on March 24th. Also on this episode, Kyle interviews legendary guitarist, producer, and songwriter Jim Messina. Messina will be performing at the Center For The Performing Arts in Carmel on March 22nd.   

Basically since the moment the pilgrims landed in the U.S. there have been cults here. From the beginning until now, the U.S. has had its fair share of self-professed messiahs. The week before last we posted an episode about our own personal experiences with cults, and this week, we're starting a tour of American Messiahs from the first to the contemporary. In this one, we're talking history, the pilgrims, the surprising ideology early cults were working with, why early America was such a fertile place to cults, and who The Public Universal Friend is.  CW: religious talk, cult talk, persecution, police  Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]

As Bingo Allison comes out as the Church of England’s first non-binary priest, it calls to mind the case of Jemima Wilkinson in 1776, who shunned all pronouns and rejected her old name, instead choosing to go by Public Universal Friend, a.k.a. P.U.F. DISCLAIMER: Views and opinions expressed on The Daniel Natal Show are solely ... The post P.U.F. Piece appeared first on The New American.

October is LGBTQIA+ History Month, and we're re-sharing some of our past episodes where we spoke to guests about queer history and the queer experience. In this episode, originally published October 19, 2021, we were joined by Kate Wells and Angela DiVeglia from Providence Public Library to talk about the new RI LGBTQ+ archive. They give us details about the archive from it's planning stages to it's roll-out in June and their hope for its continued growth. They also talk about romance novels and their many sub-genres, smart engaging podcasts (besides this one) and the Public Universal Friend. During The Last Chapter they discuss: Have you ever had a crush on a book character and if so who? Looking for an update on the LGBTQ+ Archive? Check out this episode of Rhody Radio from June 21, 2022. Like what you hear? Rate and review Down Time on Apple Podcasts or your podcast player of choice! If you'd like to submit a topic for The Last Chapter you can send your topic suggestions to downtime@cranstonlibrary.org. Our theme music is Day Trips by Ketsa and our ad music is Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes. Thanks for listening! Books Knitting in the City series by Penny Reid What the Robin Knows by Jon Young Browse books by Richard Brautigan Cream of the Crop by Alice Clayton Be Gay, Do Comics: Queer History, Memoir, and Satire from The Nib Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery AV Firebug (podcast) Smartless (podcast) Maintenance Phase (podcast) Ologies (podcast) Finding Our Way (podcast) Just Between Us (podcast) Other Rhode Island LGBTQ+ Community Archive hosted by the Providence Public Library The History Project, Boston, MA Public Universal Friend (Wikipedia)

It's a Conspiracy! Season 5, Episode 1! Simulation Theory, The Loveland Frogmen and The McDonalds Coffee Lady Andrew and Charlie kick of the new season with a bang and talk about Simulation Theory, The Loveland Frogmen and The McDonalds Coffee Lady   It's a Conspiracy! is proud to be a part of the Albert Podcast Network: AlbertaPodcastNetwork.com   Links: Simulation Theory Sabine Hossenfelder Wikipedia Simulation argument 15 Irrefutable Reasons Why We Might Be Living in a Simulation What Is Simulation Theory? Are We Living in a Computer Simulation?   The Loveland Frogmen Loveland Frogmen Wikipedia Page Loveland Frogmen Cryptidz Page Know the legend of the Loveland Frogman? This man claims he spotted it (Video)   The McDonalds Coffee Lady What a lot of people get wrong about the infamous 1994 McDonald's hot coffee lawsuit   What Are We Drinking? Andrew is drinking The Public Universal Friend from Polarity Brewing. Charlie is drinking Clock Out Lager by SYC Brewing.   --- Patreon / Instagram / Twitter / Facebook Merch available at OldManDesign.com (We'll get ya sorted) Questions, comments, or feedback? Email the show at itsaconspiracy@protonmail.com

Hey, Really Good Friends! This episode was recorded before the June 24th, 2022 Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade. Rachel and Jared are both furious at the decision and stand for the rights of those who decide to end a pregnancy. To take action and learn more, please visit https://choice.crd.co/. ✸ ✸ ✸ This week, Jared and Rachel cover the non-binary American preacher, The Public Universal Friend, and the advice columnist and queer ally, Pauline Phillips, also known as the Dear Abby column. ✸ Content Warnings: This episode contains adult themes and language, such as illness/sickness, death, religion, transphobia, police/jail, homophobia, mentions of poverty, and more. The Friend: "The Public Universal Friend: A Deep Dive on a Story of Nonbinary Identity, Quakerism and Near-Death Experiences" by Siobhan Public Universal Friend from NPR's Throughline The Public Universal Friend Wikipedia Page "Life Story: The Public Universal Friend (1752–1819)" from Women & the American Story Pauline Phillips/Dear Abby: Making Gay History "Dear Abby" Episode "Dear Abby and Dear Ann helped form attitudes on GLBT issues" by Lisa Vecoli "‘It's OK to be gay,' Dear Abby says" from the Associated Press "Talking About Being Gay Is Path to Social Acceptance" by Abigail Van Buren (aka Pauline Phillips) "Stoner Podcast: Dear Abby, I'm Gay" ✎ Make sure to send in your personal listener stories to historicallyreallygoodfriends@gmail.com to be read on the podcast! ✦ Feel free to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen. ☻ Give us a follow on Instagram @historicallyreally to see photos from today's episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week we'll celebrate Pride Month with two important artists in the Indianapolis music scene. Kyle Long speaks with Lē Weaver, a founding member of synth-rock band Software, and Jody Friend of the Indianapolis rock band Public Universal Friend. Both Lē, and Jody will share how their experience as trans people has shaped their lives and music.

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with podcast host and journalist Garrison Davis about an 18th-century genderless preacher and their gender-bending followers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret talks with podcast host and journalist Garrison Davis about an 18th-century genderless preacher and their gender-bending followers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Loreboys share two legends from the other side of the extremely big pond (the Atlantic). Shakeshaft goes west to Yosemite National Park and encounters the Fresno Nightcrawlers. Meanwhile, ABK meets Rhode Island's Public Universal Friend. This episode was originally a livestream/shambles, beset by jetlag and the untimely demise of the Loremen laptop/loretop. But it came out surprisingly OK! Why not listen on your drive to the Cow Palace? Or check out the full stream here: youtube.com/loremenpodcast www.Patreon.com/loremenpod Loreboys nether say die! Check the sweet, sweet merch here... https://www.teepublic.com/stores/loremen-podcast?ref_id=24631 Support the Loremen here (and get stuff): patreon.com/loremenpod ko-fi.com/loremen @loremenpod www.twitch.tv/loremenpod www.instagram.com/loremenpod www.facebook.com/loremenpod

We're back after a short hiatus!  This week, Cam shares "Maybe All Trans People Are Really Vampires" by Chrysanthemum Tran (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLaJlBoW5ng) and the history of the Public Universal Friend, and Ana talks about being Cis-Presenting.Send your questions, feedback, and stories to questions@transgendapod.com.If you or a trans loved one are contemplating suicide, please call the Trans Lifeline at (877) 565-8860.

This week Kyle Long listens back at some of his favorite local music, and interviews of 2021, and looks ahead to some of the interviews he'll be featuring in 2022. Enjoy music and words from artists including Emily Wells, Ebony Rhythm Funk Campaign, Skypp, 81355, Pavel and Direct Contact, Public Universal Friend, Hanna Benn, and Marcus Jade.

Moonshine and Music is a weekly web series and podcast produced by Notlehs Entertainment Hosted by Joe Shelton Our Host can be found at: http://mrjoeshelton.com Music by Anna Owens, Jeremy Crumbaugh, Ray Hoskins, Wayne Pennington, Skypp, Oddity, Allison Victoria, Strangebirds, Public Universal Friend, Two Jasons, Cole Woodruff, Forstory and Meghan Cristeen Martin & The 1900. Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/36x71niO6JJtLj9AOsewZh?si=9118922c7cc04fdf Apple Music Playlist: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/2021-top-12-moonshine-music/pl.u-lrzaLur0EKB   Produced by: Notlehs Entertainment http://notlehs.net Producer: Joe Shelton Visit: http://www.moonshineandmusic.com for upcoming show info and events. facebook: http://facebook.com/moonshineandmusic twitter: http://twitter.com/moonshine3music instagram: http://instagram.com/moonshine_and_music

Chrissie gives you a quick overview of the life of the Public Universal Friend. Read the essay here: https://historywiththeszilagyis.org/hwts063 Find us on Twitter:The Network: @UFPEarth. The Show: @HistorySzilagyi. Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia. Jason: @JasonDarkElf.Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook. Send topic suggestions via Twitter or to hwts@ufp.earth. History with the Szilagyis is supported by our patrons: Susan Capuzzi-De ClerckEd ChinevereLaura DullKris HillPlease visit patreon.com/historywiththeszilagyis United Federation of Podcasts is brought to you by our listeners. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help to produce this podcast and the many others on our network! Vera BibleJosh BrewingtonTim CooperChrissie De Clerck-SzilagyiTom ElliotVictor GamboaAlexander GatesPeter Hong.Thad HaitWilliam J. JacksonLori KickingerJim McMahonAnn MarieGreg MolumbyJoe MignoneCasey PettittJustin OserMahendran RadhakrishnanKevin ScharfTom Van ScotterJim StoffelVanessa VaughanDavid WillettYou can join this illustrious list by becoming a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/ufpearth

In which a Rhode Island Quaker emerges from a coma rebranded as a nameless, genderless prophet, and John predicts the Temptations will get boils. Certificate #29297.

Check out The Defiant Middle: How Women Claim Life's In-Betweens to Remake the World by Kaya Oakes! In season 3, Jordan and Luci are exploring the lesser known saints of the Americas. Join them to hear discussions of history, weird facts, and even some advice for today's Christian feminists who are trying to pick up where these awesome church mothers left off. If you're enjoying expanding your ideas about Jesus, feminism, progressive Christianity, bad ass Bible ladies, the Episcopal Church, or anything else we've been talking about, get in contact! Email: twofeminists@gmail.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/2FAB Twitter: @twofeminists Instagram: @twofeministsannotate Facebook: @TwoFeministsAnnotatetheBible Theme: Sunday Plans by Silent Partner 

Manning the helm at Unseen Force, Derrick Spotts stops by to discuss multiple music projects. Growing up in Western Massachusetts Derrick performs under the monikers and Flysch, and Ellery Everet as well as part of projects like Elastic Energy Ensemble, Full Metal Confused, and Public Universal Friend - to name a few. We dive deep into the joys of not making art, tacos and the lives of tape loops. https://unseenforcenoise.bandcamp.com/ https://concretehorizon.bandcamp.com/ unseen-force.com instagram: @cncrthrzn

This week Tayla is joined by Kate Wells and Angela DiVeglia from Providence Public Library to talk about the new RI LGBTQ+ Community Archive. They give us details about the archive from it's planning stages to it's roll-out in June and their hope for its continued growth. They also talk about romance novels and their many sub-genres, smart engaging podcasts (besides this one), and the Public Universal Friend. During The Last Chapter they discuss: Have you ever had a crush on a book character and if so who? Like what you hear? Rate and review Down Time on Apple Podcasts or your podcast player of choice! If you'd like to submit a topic for The Last Chapter you can send your topic suggestions to downtime@cranstonlibrary.org. Our theme music is Day Trips by Ketsa and our ad music is Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes. Thanks for listening! Books Knitting in the City series by Penny Reid What the Robin Knows by Jon Young Browse books by Richard Brautigan Cream of the Crop by Alice Clayton Be Gay, Do Comics: Queer History, Memoir, and Satire from The Nib Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery AV Firebug (podcast) Smartless (podcast) Maintenance Phase (podcast) Ologies (podcast) Finding Our Way (podcast) Just Between Us (podcast) Other Rhode Island LGBTQ+ Community Archive hosted by the Providence Public Library The History Project, Boston, MA Public Universal Friend (Wikipedia)

Jody Friend of Public Universal Friend discusses the band's debut album "Perennials." The record served as a coming out for Jody, who used it to publicly acknowledge her identity as a trans woman.

WFYI presents Indianapolis based Public Universal Friend in this episode of Small Studio Sessions.

This week, we are kicking off our first Homegrown episode of the season by looking at the Garfield Park Art & Music Festival! Focused on featuring local musicians, artists, and vendors, Garfield Park put on a great festival acts with like Public Universal Friend. A local Indianapolis rock band, Public Universal Friend took the stage by storm with their creative mix of genres and great stage presence. This is an episode you do not want to miss!

Americans in the burned-over district of New York took God into their own hands and radically reimagined what Christianity and spirituality were all about. Learn how the spontaneous uprisings and communities of upstate New York affect the religious landscape of America today.Part 2 covers the first crop of eccentric New York spiritualists: The first trans American, the Public Universal Friend; celibate communists known as Shakers; and William Miller's apocalyptic predictions that created Adventism.Sources and images at Unlikely Explanation.com https://www.unlikelyexplanation.com/Follow UE on social media for more stories: https://linktr.ee/unlikelyexplanations

Marie Hause, Carla Godwin, and guest Carole Hawke discuss the Public Universal Friend and gender in Revolutionary America.

Marie Hause, Carla Godwin, and guest Carole Hawke discuss the Public Universal Friend and gender in Revolutionary America.

Men are mostly trash, but this cult leader is a Public Universal Friend. Listen to find out where PUF falls on the trash-o-meter.

We're ON AIR with Jody Friend, guitarist, vocalist, and frontwoman of the Indianapolis-based rock band, Public Universal Friend. Listen in as Jody talks about her experiences as a trans woman, what music means to her, Public Universal Friend's goals, and more! FOLLOW PUBLIC UNIVERSAL FRIEND ON INSTAGRAM FOLLOW PUBLIC UNIVERSAL FRIEND ON SPOTIFY OFFICIAL PUBLIC UNIVERSAL FRIEND WEBSITE PUBLIC UNIVERSAL FRIEND - "FIRESTARTER" - NPR TINY DESK Special thanks to Public Universal Friend photographer, Fred Miller (@mrhurricanefred). MIC1PARK.COM FOLLOW @MIC1PARK_ONAIR & @MIC1PARK ON INSTAGRAM! ---------- LEGAL: Mic1park Music is not the original owner or creator of any of the music associated on this podcast, unless otherwise noted, nor does Mic1park Music own, profit, or claim any of the rights or royalties to any of this music. The Mic1park Music: ON AIR podcast is intended for commentary, listening, and learning experiences only. There is no profit directly from the music included on this podcast. This is an independently run platform free of corporate sponsorship and pressure. All associated media and content is managed by Mic1park Music Media founder, and the host of this podcast, Kevin Vargo. Questions, comments, concerns: mic1parkmusic@gmail.com EXPLICIT CONTENT WARNING: Associated content is intended for mature viewing/listening audiences only Copyright © 2021 Mic1park Music Media - All Rights Reserved.

Part III in our ongoing Pride Series! Moe, Mikey & Chip discuss trans confirmed people that your history books didn't tell you about such as The Public Universal Friend, James Barry & Pauli Murray.Sources, Socials, Patreon & Merch- http://linktr.ee/deepdarktruthpod

Martin and Cornbread go back in time in American history and explore the life of the Prominent P.U.F. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ministrymodus/message

It's episode 12! Today we're going back to the Revolutionary War! During a time period of religious enthusiasm, a future preacher awoke after a near-fatal illness proclaiming the previous self's soul had died and the body was recharged with the spirit of a Prophet, genderless and pronounless, named the Public Universal Friend. Some claimed the Friend was a fraud, while most scholars now regard the Friend as an early figure of transgender history in Colonial America. Join us while we navigate through using no possessive pronouns, how the podcast almost turned true crime, and listen in when a spirit with a strong Southern twang came through Domenica while she was trying to pronounce "nonbinary".Twitter: @queerqulture Instagram: @queerqulturepodcast Sinisterhood

Stuart interviews Jonathan Berman   Show Notes:   Aliens & Artists Plus   https://aliensandartists.supercast.tech/   Stuart Davis’ Patreon Page   https://www.patreon.com/stuartdavis   The Liminal Muse   https://theliminalmuse.com   The Experiencer Group   https://www.experiencergrouplab.com   Music by Stuart Davis (Encore Deja Vu) available here:   https://www.stuartdavis.com/albums   Music during segment on The Public Universal Friend by Jasmine Karimova   George Van Tassel :   https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/02/a-time-machine-in-the-mojave-desert/385652/   Howard Hughes :   https://www.britannica.com/biography/Howard-Hughes   Daniel Boone & Martha Sophia Boone (George’s daughter) :   https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Van_Tassel-365   Integratron   https://www.integratron.com   Calling All Earthlings Movie   www.CallingAllEarthlingsMovie.com   Ronald Coleman, Actor   https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0172903/bio   Robert Arnold   https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0036615/   Tesla   https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nikola-Tesla   George Lakofsky   https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Life-Georges-Lakhovsky/dp/0766141977   Edison   https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-Edison   Isaac Asimov   http://www.asimovonline.com/asimov_home_page.html   BrainWave Entrainment   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK75019/   Holarchy, Integral   https://integrallife.com/glossary/holarchy/   Flying Saucers Buzz DC in 52   https://integrallife.com/glossary/holarchy/   Bob Berman   https://astronomy.com/magazine/bob-berman   Commune, The Movie by Jonathan Berman   https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-commune-2017   Hidden Hand the movie   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034850/   Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leKeknINhkc   The Official Negro Directory and Classified Buyers Guide   https://archive.org/details/The_Official_Negro_Directory_and_Classified_Buyers_Guide_1942-1943

Professor Anne Schaper Englot is Fran’s guest on Episode 9 of Season 2. Anne was the Inaugural Co-Director of Express Newark, a role she says she could not have imagined before she came from Syracuse University to Rutgers University-Newark when Nancy Cantor became Chancellor. Fran talks with Anne about the concept of a "third space," which is the foundation for Express Newark's co-creating between the university and the community, as well as her scholarly work on the Public Universal Friend, and Utopian Communities of the 19th century.

2021 is shaping up to be a big year for Indianapolis music! Including new music from this fantastic artist! Public Universal Friend, fronted by our guest Jody Friend, have a new album coming out this year. With 2 singles already released, the album is shaping up to be monumental. Here's Jody's OrigINs story! https://www.instagram.com/_publicuniversalfriend/ https://www.facebook.com/publicuniversalfriend https://open.spotify.com/artist/0wVMtCYm23D9p4WGdwH3hT?si=wZZca6JQTcmzUhv731CpcQ

This week we begin with one of the widows on Elfreth's Alley, who housed a nonbinary Quaker minister titled the Public Universal Friend and the Friend's group of followers. Along the way we will talk about Quakerism, gender norms and gender variance in Philadelphia, explore how the Public Universal Friend's gender ambiguity and religious ideas unsettled societal norms and learn how the Friend navigated a city whose inhabitants who felt threatened by this queer gender expression.