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This week Erin is taking advantage of Canada's socialized medicine with pills that are going to give her nightmares, and is pulled over by the VPD AGAIN! We go on a deep dive on Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light, and Bryan recalls the making of his album Heels.  Bryan advises us about which states are passing legislation against displaying Pride flags in schools and government buildings. Erin examines a post-mortem election study from Democratic pollster David Shor giving examples of the widening gender gap in voters, such as how 18 year old men were 23 percentage points more likely to support Trump versus 18 year old women.

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Happy Birthday Erin! Our feminasty celebrated another trip around the sun with a French dinner and an encounter with the VPD. Bryan educates us on polyamorous gay quad sleeping arrangements and shares an interesting expeience at Julius' in NYC. Erin briefs us on the pro-reproductive rights bills that look like they're headed to pass in New Jersey, plus the story of a midwife being charged by Texas' Attorney General for performing abortions. Bryan shares how El Cerrito, California (with a majority LGBTQ+ city council) is creating a plan to become a haven for queer families and businesses.

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This week Erin is back in Jigsaw's basement (Vancouver). Bryan has a memorable dining experience in NYC, plus he has a birthday surprise (and demonstration!) of Erin's birthday gift from Madison Avenue. Bryan informs us of Republicans changing their vote in the Montana legislature after both HB 675 and HB 754 targeting drag and trans children were defeated due to impassioned speeches on both sides of the aisle. Erin praises Rep. Bill Keating for his allyship in standing up for Rep. Sarah McBride who continues to be misgendered by Republicans in Congress.

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Erin has some tales from her Scottsdale pit stop on the way home to New Mexico, and Bryan is having issues troubleshooting his new espresso machine. Erin breaks down how Reaganomics led to the rise in billionaires in this country, and how the widowed and divorced women of these tech company founders are using their immense wealth to help those in need. Bryan tells us about Love Is Blind's Sara Carton leaving her fiancé at the alter because of lack of knowledge and empathy regarding fundamental issues like Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ rights.

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This week we're excited to have Jeffery Self to chat about his book Self Sabotage and Other Ways I've Spent My Time coming out March 11th! Bryan regales us with what happened at The Academy Awards IRL including a bathroom emergency and the snack situation inside the Dolby Theater. Bryan then discusses the unfortunate news out of Iowa where for the first time gender identity has been removed as a protected class under state law prohibiting discrimination. Erin briefs us on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's writings as an author which have inspired his way of firing those in the military who don't fit his white male narrative.

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Bryan is fresh from an NYC haircut giving him Elizabeth Taylor spider bangs. Erin missed LA’s Frieze Art Fair, but rediscovered the 1995 Denzel Washington film Devil in a Blue Dress.  Erin discusses the GOP obsession with increasing the U.S. birth rate.  Bryan reviews the data showing the number of Americans identifying as LGBTQ+ has risen to 9.3%, tripling over the last 12 years. 

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We're soaking up the sun with the Lady Attorneys to discuss our romantic Valentine's Day outings (with husband and client), plus a deep dive into Sheryl Crow and her Tennessee Mansion. Bryan covers the Compton's Cafeteria site at 101-102 Taylor St. in San Francisco receiving a historic landmark designation, while the Trump Administration concurrently is erasing trans and queer narratives from National Parks and historic monuments. Erin introduces us to Diem, a social search engine with a feminine lens helping women, trans and queer folks find birth control, where to find abortions and trans healthcare.

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Get ready for our new opening segment Grandma Gibson where Erin pleads for us all to get off social media and tells us about her lymphatic massage experience.  We share our distraction television recs like Great British Bake-Off, Traitors and 90 Day Fiancé: The Last Resort and try and figure out which diet soda is okay to drink now.  Erin shares proposals from Mississippi State Senator Bradford Blackmon and Ohio's State Rep. Anita Somani introducing legislation that would make it a felony for men to discharge semen without the intent to fertilize an embryo. Bryan calls out blue state hospitals like Children's Hospital of Los Angeles and NYU's Langone Health for ending gender-affirming care ahead of the Trump Administration's enforcement of their deranged executive orders.

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Bryan is back in Texas for his dad's birthday and full of Oregonal and Erin pulls out some good ol' gym floor xanax for her flight anxiety. Bryan gives an unfortunate update on President Musk's attempts to erase LGBTQ+ informaiton from federal websites, including years of scientific research from the CDC website necessary for doctors practicing medicine with queer patients. Erin tells us about the government deleting the website about reproductive rights on the night of inauguration, and abortion cases happening at the state level.

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Today we present Bryan Safi’s Series of Unfortunate Events as he attempts to fix his broken MacBook at the Apple Genius Bar, deals with a car breakdown, and realizes multiple financial mistakes from the last few years.  We also share some straight culture with a B-side Neil Young song that should never existed.  Erin tells us about a woman who took her divorce case to the European Court of Human Rights because French courts held her responsible for “breach of martial duties and obligations”.  Bryan is furious with the cowards at Target for caving to conservatives and ending their DEI programs and goals, and praises companies like Costco for pushing forward.

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