# Janet Mock

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Ep 36: Love is Love: LGBTQIA+ Liberation Movements and the Long Road to Democracy

Love is love is not sentiment alone. It is a declaration, a demand, a democracy still unfinished. In this episode, Dr. Reiland Rabaka traces the long and defiant arc of LGBTQIA+ liberation movements in America, from the hidden corners of pre-Stonewall queer life to the fury of the 1969 riots, throu…

Hope Giselle Wants Accomplices, Not Allies

Hope Giselle joins us to talk about her incredible journey to becoming a sought-after activist and speaker. Hope began her advocacy work fighting for inclusion and access for herself as an undergraduate at Alabama A&M University. Hope founded the university’s first LGBTQ+ organization and later bec…

Autistic Noir: They Called It "Immaturity." They Missed Every Red Flag

Cold open Welcome to the Treatment Funhouse… First room. Guy in a jumpsuit, “We gotta strap ya in.” He waves at a chair. “Safety,” he says in a bored voice. So you sit. You really want… something… different in your miserable life. [Brief music] Suddenly he snaps manacles on your wrists. Then behind…

For This Autistic Elder, School Was a F***ing Job

School is a job. School is just pre-training for working for the Man. School is a job.Kids clock in at 3. They never clock out. Not even on social security. The Man reminds you who’s boss.Monthly check by monthly check.And like any check… Ya gotta work to keep it. Retirement’s a fucking job, too. #…

Why Isn't "I Know Who I Am" Enough?

Why do trans and non-binary people often have to prove their identity to doctors, psychiatric panels, and even courts - even after they've already told you who they are? In this episode of Gender in Focus, TransFocus's Kai Scott and El Orchard unpack gender self-determination: the idea that people …