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LGBTQ Podcast
by LGBTQ Podcast
Laughing, Growing, Bantering, and Talking Queerness, a podcast out of the LGBTQ+ Culture Center on IU Bloomington's campus.
Episodes
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Episode 14 - Respectability Politics & Wrap-Up
What is respectability politics, and how does it relate to the idea of normal as a tool? We'll discuss the ways marginalized people might choose to homogenize themselves in service of goals, and the advantages and disadvantages of this approach. We'll also summarize some of the key lessons we've...
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Episode 13 - Hyper-sexualization and Hyper-romanticization
How do western ideals of a monogamous, romantic and sexual relationship affect LGBTQ+ people? Why do people feel obligated to stay in unfulfilling relationships? And how does American society view romantic relationships and sex overall?
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Episode 12 - Non-Whiteness in Queer Spaces
In this episode, we discuss the ways that ideas of normal within queer spaces can be exclusionary and harmful to non-white people in those spaces.
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Episode 11 - Normalness in Queer Spaces
What does "normal" mean in the context of queer spaces? What happens when someone doesn't, or can't, match up with that normal? And what happens when suffering becomes part of the normal?
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Episode 10 - Normal as a Social Construct
How is normalness created by humans? Why is it sometimes conflated with goodness? And what happens to people who aren't normal?
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Episode 9 - Othering
Why do we divide people into the "us" and the "them"? How does othering show up in our lives, and how is it different for those who are marginalized and those who aren't? In this episode, we explore the concept of the "other", and how it can affect the ways we perceive ourselves and people in...
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Episode 8 - Stereotypes
Kicking off our discussion of identity through the lens of normalness, this episode will discuss the basics of normalness and the concept of stereotypes. Where do stereotypes come from? How might "normal" be conflated with "good"? And what are the implications for LGBTQ+ people?
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Episode 7 - Queerness
In the last episode of the Fall semester, we talk about Queerness - both the word itself, and the concept. How does the word work as a label? Why might some people use or not use it? How does it relate to next semester's topic of Normalcy?
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Episode 6 - Slurs
What makes something a slur? How are slurs used & reclaimed? How do slurs affect our perceptions of ourselves, whether applied by us or others? In this episode, we unpack how slurs function as labels.
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Episode 5 - Medicalization of Labels
In this episode, we discuss the ways that labels might be used (and misused) within the medical system in the context of LGBTQ+ identity.
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Episode 4 - Non-Queerness
In this episode, we examine non-queerness and the ways it can interact with labels.
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Episode 3 - Micro-Labels and Label Abolitionism
In this episode, we talk about two perspectives - micro-labels and label abolitionism - and the ways they interact, conflict, and work together.
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Episode 2 - Implications of Labels
In this episode, we discuss the implications of the labels people choose: salience, the perceptions of others, and other factors that might influence which labels people use.
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Episode 1 - What is a Label?
In this episode, we discuss what a label is, why labels are powerful, and what some of the problems with labels are.
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