Education from an Equal

In this episode, Presley, Snigdha, Annabel, and Amaya discuss their experiences as queer BIPOC and the intersectionality of their identities.

In this episode, Trinity discusses her experience with a second term abortion during the coronavirus pandemic. Please note that this episode is extremely graphic in its description of abortion, so please proceed with caution. 

TRIGGER WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF EATING DISORDER BEHAVIORS AND EXPERIENCES. PLEASE LISTEN WITH CAUTION. In this episode, Kayla shares her experience with orthorexia and bulimia and we discuss glow up culture and body neutrality. 

In this episode, my classmate Feiyang Peng and I discuss ethical porn and slut-shaming, and we offer some ethical porn options. Please note that this episode is SUPER explicit, so please listen with caution!  

In this episode, Hannah discusses her experience with abortion as an ambitious fourteen-year-old girl denied birth control by her parents, living in rural Oregon. She shares frank insights about what she was able to gain from her abortion and how we should all work to view abortion as a medical procedure, rather than a life-altering, shameful, or traumatizing event. 

In this episode, Mete, Roshun, and Ree get quizzed and subsequently taught about the birth process and female puberty, showing just how little the American health education system has taught them. Here is the link to the PowerPoint I am showing them if you want to follow along: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1I4nQ9Ejg3DHS2WcW1Yc3vbrKI9lK4YesO-GvaUBtML0/edit?usp=sharing ! Thank you all so much for listening, and as always, feel free to email me with questions: [email protected] ! 

We discuss the most important lessons from Season Two and what I learned about myself and about sex-ed. 

In this episode, Azul Mora discusses her experiences with health curriculum as a student who was severely bullied and sexually assaulted to the point where she considered perpetuating violence against her classmates as a school schooter. We discuss mental-health inclusive education, the media's portrayal of school shooters, and her experiences as woman of color.

In this episode, Kamerin Villagomez discusses her experiences with health curriculum as a student activist. We discuss LGBTQ+ inclusive education, the strike that she organized surrounding sex education standards, and her opinion on a nationalized curriculum.

In this episode, PJ Steinberg discusses their experiences with health curriculum as an LGBTQ+ student. We discuss inclusive education, their opinion on a nationalized curriculum, and the impact of the queer community on sex-ed.