To be intersex, to be born with intersex variations, is to have a body whose form, genitals and/or chromosomes don't fit the typical perceptions of the sex binary. Join Izzy and Daria as they talk with our guest full of experience and knowledge of intersex, Cody, all about intersex and everything around it. (Take heed, the topic of violence towards infants comes up.)

 

 

  

Also, why not check out our newest sponsor? If you pop along to http://www.audibletrial.com/fnls , you can get yourself a free (oh yes, free) audiobook by signing on for their free 30-Day trial. And if you decide to stay for Day 31, there's plenty more where that came from.

 

Episode links: 

 

OII Australia - Organisation Intersex Internation Australia:  https://oii.org.au

A Gender Agenda:  http://genderrights.org.au/home

Dad arrested for trying to kill intersex baby at LGBTQ Nation (trigger warning: it's about a dad trying to kill an intersex baby):  http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2016/06/dad-arrested-trying-kill-monster-intersex-baby-repeatedly/

Intersexion:  http://www.intersexionfilm.com

Orchids: My Intersex Adventure:  http://www.orchids-themovie.com/

TranzAustralia Education on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/TranzAustraliaEducation/

Alice Domurat Dreger's homepage:  http://www.alicedreger.com/

Aqua Harmony Enriched Learning Partnerships:  http://www.aquaharmony.com.au

 

First broadcast: 24 June 2016

Safer sex and sex education? Right here! Erin from Sexual Health & Family Planning ACT is in the studio with us, armed with a lot of knowledge and a box of questions from you, the listener!

 

Episode links (some may be Not Safe For Work): 

 

Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT:  http://www.shfpact.org.au

The Labia Library:  http://www.labialibrary.org.au

Oral Barriers (Dental Dams) at Options for Sexual Health:  https://www.optionsforsexualhealth.org/sexual-health/sexually-transmitted-infections/barriers/oral-dams

Love, Canberra podcast:  http://www.lovecanberrapodcast.com

 

First broadcast: 3 June 2016

This week we have a special guest from across the world! (Quebec, actually.) Izzy and Daria were thrilled to be joined by Sophie Labelle of globally appreciated transgender-themed Assigned Male to talk about her comic, her work, her activism and her world.

 

(Art by Sophie Labelle.)

  

Listen in to hear tales of creativity from Canada to Canberra.

 

Episode links:

 

Sophie Labelle on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/assignedmale

Assigned Male website:  http://www.assignedmale.com

Assigned Male books and more:  https://www.etsy.com/shop/assignedmale

 

First broadcast: 27 May 2016

You'll want to get your cow's-head diagram for this one.

Izzy and Nida are talking all things to do with polycystic ovarian syndrome. Body positive insulin resistance and the war on carbohydrates. Reproduction insurance and hirsutism. The hormone binary and second-year chats.

  

All this, and a chance to win free tickets to local BDSM party Fire & Ice!

 

Episode links:

PCOS 101 at GBHealthwatch:  https://www.gbhealthwatch.com/science-portal-PCOS-101.php

Fire & Ice at Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/fireandicecanberra/

Spirolactone at Wikipedia:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spironolactone

Is PCOS an Intersex Condition? at JustAnswer:  http://www.justanswer.com/ob-gyn/5xkgz-pcos-hirsutism-intersex-condition.html

Did Obesity Exist in Prehistoric Times? at Slate:  http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2009/05/old_and_fat.html

PCOS and food by Dr Tori Hudson:  http://drtorihudson.com/general/endocrine-health/pcos/polycystic-ovarian-syndrome-pcos/

 

Androgen Generation in Adipose Tissue in Women with Simple Obesity by Quinkler, Sinha, Tomlinson, Bujalska, Stewart and Arlt:  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15531721

First broadcast: 20 May 2016

Get ready to think ink. Tonight's show is all about tattoos. Do queer women get them more than other people, or do tonight's team just happen to have a thing for slipping dye under their dermis?

  

Episode links:

  

I Saw The Sign: LGBT Symbols Then and Now at Autostraddle:  http://www.autostraddle.com/i-saw-the-sign-lgbt-symbols-then-and-now-140061/

Mastectomy Scar Tattoos at Woman's Day:  http://www.womansday.com/life/real-women/g1939/mastectomy-scar-tattooos/

Glow in the Dark Tattoos: The Pros and Cons at Tat2X:  http://blog.tat2x.com/glow-in-the-dark-tattoos-the-pros-and-cons/

Miss Ink Australia:  http://www.missink.com.au

 

First broadcast: 13 May 2016

Join a power-packed panel to unpack the Budget.

 

Izzy, Jill, Nicky, Moira and Nida are joined by guests Elena from the Women's Legal Centre and Hannah from Equality Rights Alliance to ask: As queers and women, what does this Federal Budget mean for you?

 

Episode links:

 

Australian Federal Budget, 2016-17:  http://www.budget.gov.au/2016-17/content/

Women's Legal Centre, ACT and Region: http://womenslegalact.org

Tenants Union ACT:  http://www.tenantsact.org.au

Canberra Community Law:  http://www.canberracommunitylaw.org.au

Equality Rights Alliance:  http://www.equalityrightsalliance.org.au

Smoke Free Still Fierce at ACON:  http://www.acon.org.au/lgbti-health/womens-health/smoke-free-still-fierce-project/

 

First broadcast: 6 May 2016

Practical problems prevented the promised previous presentation of this podcast, but here it is at last!

Les Femmes du Lèvre are once more Les Femmes du Livre as Friday Night Lip Readings continues.Tonight, your hosts take a long-awaited look at The Invisible Orientation: An Introduction to Asexuality by Julie Sondra Decker, especially the chapter 'A Message for Non-Asexual People'. 

'What if you weren’t sexually attracted to anyone?'

In the studio tonight with their reading glasses on are experienced asexual Daria, and willing-to-learn allosexuals Nicky and Nida.

 

Episode links:

 

The Invisible Orientation at the author's site:  http://juliesondradecker.com/?page_id=1767

Julie Sondra Decker's website:  http://juliesondradecker.com

The Invisible Orientation available at: Bookworld (Australia), Book Depository (other countries) and Audible

Julie Sondra Decker/Swankivy's YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/swankivy

 

First broadcast:  22 April 2016

For our 50th episode we take you back to the 1950s. Patricia Highsmith's novel The Price of Salt was adapted into the 2015 film Carol, and a six-pack of Lipsters are here to talk all about it!

 

(Spoilers for the movie within. Caveat auscultator.)

 

Episode links:

 

Official site (with trailer): http://carolfilm.com

Carol available at: EzyDVD, via Booko and on iTunes

The Price of Salt available at: Bookworld (Australia),  Book Depository (everywhere else) and Audible

Patricia Highsmith at Wikipedia:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Highsmith

Laurel Lefkow's site: http://laurellefkow.com

Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara Talk About Oscars Snub at The Feminism Project:  http://thefeminismproject.com/entertainment/cate-blanchett-and-rooney-mara-talk-about-oscars-snub-oscarssostraight/

Gay Cliché on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/gaycliche/

Reload Bar & Games:  http://www.reloadbar.com.au

Equal Love Canberra on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/equallovecanberra/

 

First broadcast:  15 April 2016

Izzy and Daria with more about life across the digital frontier. After all, there's more than just Facebook and Twitter. What are some good spots to see and be seen online? Is it really reclusive to spend so much time on the Internet now that you can carry it around with you and your friends?

 

Episode links:

 

Autostraddle:  http://www.autostraddle.com

Bury Your Gays at TV Tropes: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BuryYourGays

Queering Film: The Muppet Christmas Carol at Feminartsy:  http://feminartsy.com/gend101-queering-film-the-muppet-christmas-carol-a-camp-bonanza-of-frivolity/

Tumblr:  https://www.tumblr.com/

Pink Sofa:  http://www.pinksofa.com

 

First broadcast: 1 April 2016

Cats!

Why do so many lesbians seem to like cats so much? Do the cats like the lesbians in return? Can cats be queer? Do they have gender identities? Politics? Do they need to be environmentally aware when they are of course the ruler of all they survey?

 

 

All this and more when Izzy, Nida and Daria join us to have some fun and talk about their furry feline four-legged friends.

 

Episode links: 

 

Recyclable litter-trays:  http://www.poopycat.com/en/3-litterbox

Misgendering cats:  http://the-toast.net/2014/01/06/predicting-human-behavior-100-accuracy-misgender-cat/

Stop Tony Meow:  http://stoptonymeow.com

Cat Containment in the ACT at TAMS:  http://www.tams.act.gov.au/city-services/pets/cats/cat-containment

The Peter Dutton Cat's hashtag on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/hashtag/DuttonCat?src=hash

Neko Atsume at Wikipedia:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neko_Atsume

Cool Cat Group on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/coolcatgroup/?fref=ts

Catspotting on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/713733195361092/?fref=ts

 

First broadcast: 18 March 2016