EPISODE · May 12, 2025 · 59 MIN
Unpacking Compulsory Heterosexuality: Exploring Adrienne Rich's essay with Lindsay Johnson
from Assigned Reading with Becky Mollenkamp: Conversations about Feminist Essays · host Becky Mollenkamp
Get "Liberate Your Business" by Becky Mollenkamp https://liberateyourbusiness.com/This week’s text: ✍️ “Compulsary Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence” by Adrienne RichThis week’s guest:Lindsay Johnson, aka The Radical Connector, is a sales & visibility coach for misfit entrepreneurs building their businesses to the beat of their own drums and radical enough to believe they can change the world! Lindsay’s superpower is getting entrepreneurs over their fear and discomfort of selling, taking bold action, and gaining the confidence to put themselves out there! After 20+ years of helping entrepreneurs make money in a way that feels good, their message is clear: you matter, your work is important, and you deserve to make excellent money while you change the freaking world!Find Lindsay: 🌐 theradicalconnector.com ▶️ youtube.com/c/theradicalconnector 📱instagram.com/radicallindsDiscussed in this episode:What to do when important ideas come from problematic peopleCancel culture, nuance, and evolving past rigid thinkingThe roots of compulsory heterosexuality in capitalism, colonialism, and white supremacyLindsay’s vulnerable journey to understanding their non-binary identityHow proximity to power complicates identity and solidarityThe dangers of the incel pipeline and raising feminist boysQueerness, gender, and neurodivergence as natural human expressionsThe power and politics of the “lesbian continuum”Choosing labels vs. living beyond themResources Mentioned:“You and Your Gender Identity: A Guide to Discovery” by Dara Hoffman-Fox“The Invention of Heterosexuality” Jonathan Ned Katz (essay)Adolescence on Netflix“Is Gossiping Feminist?” by Abbie Teal🚨 Sign up for Becky's newsletter, Feminist Rants Are My Superpower🎤 PROUD MEMBER OF THE FEMINIST PODCASTERS COLLECTIVE 🎤
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Get "Liberate Your Business" by Becky Mollenkamp https://liberateyourbusiness.com/This week’s text: ✍️ “Compulsary Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence” by Adrienne RichThis week’s guest:Lindsay Johnson, aka The Radical Connector, is a sales & visibility coach for misfit entrepreneurs building their businesses to the beat of their own drums and radical enough to believe they can change the world! Lindsay’s superpower is getting entrepreneurs over their fear and discomfort of selling, taking bold action, and gaining the confidence to put themselves out there! After 20+ years of helping entrepreneurs make money in a way that feels good, their message is clear: you matter, your work is important, and you deserve to make excellent money while you change the freaking world!Find Lindsay: 🌐 theradicalconnector.com ▶️ youtube.com/c/theradicalconnector 📱instagram.com/radicallindsDiscussed in this episode:What to do when important ideas come from problematic peopleCancel culture, nuance, and evolving past rigid thinkingThe roots of compulsory heterosexuality in capitalism, colonialism, and white supremacyLindsay’s vulnerable journey to understanding their non-binary identityHow proximity to power complicates identity and solidarityThe dangers of the incel pipeline and raising feminist boysQueerness, gender, and neurodivergence as natural human expressionsThe power and politics of the “lesbian continuum”Choosing labels vs. living beyond themResources Mentioned:“You and Your Gender Identity: A Guide to Discovery” by Dara Hoffman-Fox“The Invention of Heterosexuality” Jonathan Ned Katz (essay)Adolescence on Netflix“Is Gossiping Feminist?” by Abbie Teal🚨 Sign up for Becky's newsletter, Feminist Rants Are My Superpower🎤 PROUD MEMBER OF THE FEMINIST PODCASTERS COLLECTIVE 🎤
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