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Life Through a Queer Lens is a society podcast hosted by Jenene & Kit. It has 72 episodes, with the latest published June 2025.

Life Through a Queer Lens is where queer history, lived experience, and cultural critique collide, unapologetically and with heart.Co-hosted by Jenene (she/they) and Kit (he/they/it)—two queer activists from different generations with shared values and distinct voices. This podcast brings raw, nuanced conversations to life through a blend of education, storytelling, intersectionality, and just the right amount of sass.Together, we unpack the complexity of queerness in today’s world while honoring the legacies and liberation work that brought us here. We dive into topics like evolving queer language, body autonomy, disability justice, gender euphoria, artistic expression, grief, protest, neurodivergence, and chosen family. Whether it’s deep-diving into queer-coded characters in the arts, spotlighting underrepresented voices in our LGBTQIA+ umbrella, or making sense of headlines and harmful legislation, we’re here to ask the har

society ·en-us ·72 episodes

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EP73: The Pink Triangle's Legacy

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EP72: Triangle of Terror, Symbol of Strength: The Pink Triangle

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EP71: Queerness Before Gravity, Sir Francis Bacon's Hidden Story

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EP70: The Dance is What We're Fighting For

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EP69: The Education Underground; Navigating Dept. of Ed. Dismantling

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EP68: Solidarity Not Charity; Why Mutual Aid Is Essential for Our Collective Future

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EP67: When They Say They've Seen This Before, We Should Listen; Learning From Our Queer Elders

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EP66: Love and Stone; Buried Queer esp Trans & Gender Non-Conforming Folx

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EP65: Navigating Gender Marker Changes: Safety, Legal Challenges, & Everchanging Regulations

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EP64: Planting Seeds of Change: Activism, Queer History, and Challenging Societal Norms

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EP63: Navigating Queer Immigration, Finding Safe Harbors, & International Refugee Rights

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EP62: Punk Lace Codes

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EP61: Bold Visibility and Smart Self-Defense Strategies

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EP60: Lifelines and Liberation: Lessons from Queer Elders and What's Next

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EP59: Post-Election Reflections: Finding Hope in Uncertain Times

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EP58: Capturing the Magic of Euphoria and Queer Joy: Kit's First Drag Experience

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EP57: Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun: Haunted Pixels & Horror Classics

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EP56: Blood and Gore, by and for, Girls, Gays, and Theys

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EP55: The Harms of Horror: The "Man in a Dress" Trope

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EP54: "I'm a murderer, not a monster:" Chucky and Queer Theming

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EP53: Kyler Broadus and the Legal Battles for Trans Equality

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EP52: The Most Gorgeous, Special Thing on Earth: Venus Xtravaganza

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EP51: Achillean, Achilles and Patroclus, & Queer Legacy

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EP50: Sapphic Love & History

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EP49: Bridging Generations: Queer Stories and Parental Growth

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EP48: Jammin' on Jewelry, Gender, and the Challenge to Lesbianism's Legacy

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EP47: Intersectionality, From Theory to Practice

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EP46: From Marches to Milestones: The National LGBTQ Task Force’s Impact on Equality

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EP45: Women's Boxing & Gender, and Did We Forget DaVinci Was Gay?

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EP44: Discussing the Film, I Saw the TV Glow

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EP43: Queer Coding and Lynn Conway #lgbtqiaplus Pioneers in Technology

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EP42: Why L Comes First in the LGBTQIA+ Acronym

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EP41: Debating with Heart: Politics, Pride, and the Power of Stories

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EP40: Queer Behaviors in the Animal Kingdom

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EP39: Empowering Pride: Supporting Queer-Owned Businesses and Honoring Brenna Howard

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EP38: Queer Artists Who Shaped Pop Music

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EP37: Homosexuality and the DSM: From Marginalization to Recognition

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EP36: From Doubts to Discovery, A Narrative of Kit's Autistic Self-Identification

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EP35: Sonic Activism: Macklemore's Anthems, Dystopian Reflections, and the Drive for Collective Justice

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EP34: Deconstructing Fight Club: Masculinity, Queer Identity, and the Allure of Tyler Durden

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EP33: Video Gaming Through a Queer Lens

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EP32: A Journey Through the Spectrum of Asexual and Aromantic Identities

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EP31: Open Conversations: Celebrating the Female Body & Breaking the Shame Cycle (BOOB, BOOBS, BOOBIES!)

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EP29: Visibility in Transsexuality: The Interplay of Social VS Medical Transition

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EP28: Hope in a Capitalist World: Seeking Authentic Change; True Liberation Will Not Happen With Corporations

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EP27: Demiboy, Demigirl: Deconstructing Demigenders

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EP26: Outfits and Outlooks: Gender Dysphoria, Euphoria, & Identity

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EP25: Body Dysmorphia: The Hidden Struggle with Self-Perception and Paths to Healing

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EP24: Queerbaiting: Hollywood Tactics and Cultural Impact

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EP23: Subtext and Stereotype: Queer Coding, Representation, & Villainy, Pt.2

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