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Sweat and Sorrow in the Summer

Discussing the atrocities in Chechnya and caring for our queer elders.

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Episode Notes

This month, Christina, Bryan, and Rumaan interview journalist David France about his new documentary Welcome to Chechnya on the atrocities happening there and the work being done by activists to liberate queer Chechens. Then they discuss the new audio documentary by Evan Roberts, “Caring for Lesbian Icon Phyllis Lyon, With Love and Deceit.” June shares how important Naya Rivera and her Glee character, Santana Lopez, were to the queer community and changing American attitudes on gay marriage. Then we close it out with the gay agenda.

Gay Agenda

Rumaan: The Deviant’s War: The Homosexual vs. the United States of America, by Eric Cervini

Bryan: Figure It Out, by Wayne Koestenbaum

Christina: I May Destroy You and Dead to Me

This podcast was produced by Daniel Schroeder.

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Outward, Slate’s queer podcast, is a whip-smart monthly salon in which hosts and guests deepen the audience’s understanding of queer culture and politics, delight them with unexpected perspectives, and invite listeners into a colorful conversation about the issues animating LGBTQ communities.

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