The Hidden Playbook Used To Erase Queer People & The Systematic Targeting of LGBTQ+ Communities

What happens when a genocide scholar looks at what's happening to LGBTQ+ people in America — and recognizes the pattern?In this interview, Elise Joy shares her experiences growing up queer in Alabama, navigating societal hostility, and the systemic threats faced by LGBTQ+ communities today. The conversation explores historical parallels, the importance of community, and strategies for resilience amidst rising anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. A. Elise Joy has a Master's degree in Genocide Studies. She grew up queer in Alabama. And in this conversation, she does something most people aren't willing to do: she applies the academic framework she was trained in to the laws, the rhetoric, and the machinery being built around her own community right now.This isn't a political debate. This is pattern recognition from someone who spent years learning exactly what these patterns lead to.In this episode we cover:👉🏽 What "Paper Persecution" is — and why it's more dangerous than it sounds👉🏽 The 10 Stages of Genocide and how LGBTQ+ people are living inside them right now👉🏽 Why the "Save Our Children" script being used today is word for word what was used in 1977👉🏽 Growing up queer in Alabama and learning to read every room you walk into👉🏽 Why the most radical thing you can do right now is refuse to disappear👉🏽 How to actually disrupt the agenda — and why being loud and annoying is still one of the most powerful tools we have** LGBTQ+ RESOURCES **History of LGBTQ+ Rights in the US - https://www.hrc.org/resources/the-history-...Support Resources for LGBTQ+ Youth - https://www.thetrevorproject.org/Elise Joy's Podcast - https://example.com/elisejoypodcastSapphic SideQuest Podcast - https://podcastlink.comElise Joy on TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@sapphicsidequestElise Joy on Instagram - https://instagram.com/sapphicsidequestElise Joy on Threads - https://threads.net/@sapphicsidequest