Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe New Lavender Scare with Christina Cauterucci
In this episode, Christina Cauterucci and Jules Gill-Peterson discuss Christina’s latest Slate article, The New Lavender Scare, which highlights the experiences of queer and trans federal employees g…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Renaissance Trans Theologies and History with Colby Gordon
In this episode of Outward, Jules Gill-Peterson sits down with Colby Gordon to talk about his new book, Glorious Bodies: Trans Theology and Renaissance Literature. Gordon digs into early modern relig…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Should We Get Guns?
A gun won’t make you safer, but it will pull you into America’s deep-seated obsession with armed individualism. This week, Bryan, Christina, and Jules dig into The Washington Post’s “The Trans Americ…
Published on 7 months, 4 weeks ago
Why Love Isn’t Apolitical: Liberation and Rethinking Relationships
This week, Bryan Lowder sits down with activist and author Dean Spade to discuss his latest book, Love in a F*cked Up World. Together, they unpack how capitalism, white supremacy, and patriarchy shap…
Published on 8 months ago
Slapping Leather: The Untamed History of the Gay Rodeo
This week on Outward, host Christina Cauterucci talks to historian Rebecca Scofield about the new book, Slapping Leather: Queer Cowfolx at the Gay Rodeo. From rhinestone-studded chaps to the hard-won…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
The “Protect the Children” Trap: How Trump Targets Trans Rights
Bryan Lowder sits down with journalist Nico Lang to discuss their recent article for Slate It Was Never About Protecting Kids on Trump’s Executive Order restricting gender-affirming care for minors. …
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Chase Strangio on Trump’s Anti-Trans Policies
In this episode, Bryan Lowder and Christina Cauterucci sit down with ACLU lawyer Chase Strangio to unpack the strategy behind the latest legal fights over trans healthcare, passports, and military se…
Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago
A Trans Military Member Speaks Out
In this episode, Christina Cauterucci speaks with Sasha Buchert, Counsel and Nonbinary and Transgender Rights Project Director at Lambda Legal, and Geirid Morgan, a trans lieutenant commander in the …
Published on 9 months ago
Creating A Home for Trans Surgery Recovery
This week, Jules Gill-Peterson sits down with Owen Dempsey, the founder of Quest Healing House, a post-op recovery home providing safe, affordable lodging and wraparound support for transmasculine pe…
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago
Bryan Lowder, Jules Gill-Peterson, and Christina Cauterucci take on the trans queenpin musical of our nightmares
Bryan, Jules, and Christina take on the troubling transphobia in Emilia Pérez, the movie that has received 13 Oscar nominations this awards season. They explore why it’s heavily nominated in this pol…
Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago