The Queer Pod: Recent Episodes
Jenni Bement
Jenni attempts to crack the code of queerness by interviewing queer folks from every background and lifestyle.
Jenni interviews Jenny, a friend and queer elder, about what it means to be butch.
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Jenni attempts to dissect church and queerness with her friend Rashawnda. Listen in to hear the complicated realities of being raised Christian and then coming out as queer.
My ex boyfriend joins me on The Queer Pod! We discuss dating before coming out and the impact mixed orientation relationships have on mental health.
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This week’s episode features Michael Kozuch, a seasoned history teacher in Massachusetts. Michael will share the ways his 1990s involvement with Queer Nation shaped his early queer identity and how his identity has shaped his experience working within a public school system
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Jenni talks to Mackenzie from The Get Real Movement and Bianca, a 12-year-old lesbian, about the challenges and complexities of being queer during a global pandemic.
Jenni interviews Dr. Laura M. Jimenez from Boston University’s Literacy and Language program about queer representation in children’s and YA literature as well as the gatekeepers of the publishing industry.
Some reading/research recommendations from Dr. Jimenez (some included in interview, some not): Malinda Lo Anna-Marie McLemore (gender non binary)- When the Moon Was Ours Alex Gino Marko Tamaki Adrienne Kisner-Dear Rachel Maddow Erika L. Sanchez-I am Not your Perfect Mexican Daughter Shana White, EdS-STEM @shanavwhite, www.shanavwhite.com
Lee & Lowe Books Diversity Baseline Survey: https://blog.leeandlow.com/2020/01/28/2019diversitybaselinesurvey/
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I interview amateur Queer historian, Randy Hoffman, about the history of the term queer. We explore what queer means and how it feels to claim queer as a label.
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