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  • GO011.9 The Octopus Returns(!)

    In this interlude, Cosmo reassures listeners that new content will be arriving soon with the ending of the gender and sexuality series and that there is exciting, new material being developed.

    Credits

    Intro/Outro : Cosmo Cavanaugh
    Sound Editing : Cosmo Cavanaugh
    Script: Cosmo Cavanaugh
    Show Notes: Cosmo Cavanaugh
    Hosted by Cosmo Cavanaugh, Jackie Beaudoin, Kyle Mitchell, and Tracy

    Music

    “Tech Live” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Social Media

    iTunes: goo.gl/bsW0Ab
    YouTube: goo.gl/3qMdwm
    Blog: goo.gl/3Y6NkO
    Twitter: goo.gl/vM5HUD
    SoundCloud: goo.gl/bsW0Ab
    Reddit: goo.gl/6CcA7l
    Facebook: goo.gl/b0g3xA

    © 2017 Geometric Octopus Some Rights Reserved

    Written with StackEdit.

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  • GO011D - Transphobia: The Great Debate (UNCENSORED)
    Download THIS EPISODE, ALONG WITH THE PREVIOUS PARTS OF THIS DISCUSSION, IS UNCENSORED. Trigger Warnings: Homophobia Transphobia Mentions of incest Mentions of pedophilia ~Please be a responsible listener.~ Here ends our conversation on fetishization and whether a boyfriend in a hypothetical scenario is transphobic. This was what we began in episode 11a and are ending with this finale--each member giving their final position on both discussion topics (the hypothetical scenario and fetishization, respectively). We also discuss thoughts being morally neutral, pedophilia, incest, and hyper-sexualization of Indigenous Peoples. Listed below are the vital sections within this episode (the numbers are the approximate times where they appear in the episode): Jackie’s statement on the hypothetical scenario, 0:40 Kyle’s statement on the hypothetical scenario, 2:50 Tracy’s statement on the hypothetical scenario, 3:55 Cosmo’s statement on the hypothetical scenario, 4:51 Jackie’s statement on fetishization, 7:40 Kyle’s statement on fetishization, 9:58 Tracy’s statement on fetishization, 12:52 *Beg. of discussion on moral neutrality with thoughts, 13:40 (continues throughout episode) Cosmo’s statement on fetishization, 22:52 & 37:05 *Discussion on moral neutrality with thoughts continues, 32:45 “... but she doesn’t deserve an asshole,” 39:19 Hyper-sexualization of Indigenous Peoples, 39:55 Outro, 42:58 End Scene (funny), 45:24 Credits Intro/Outro : Cosmo Cavanaugh, Jackie Beaudoin, Kyle Mitchell, & Tracy Sound Editing : Cosmo Cavanaugh Script: Cosmo Cavanaugh & Kyle Mitchell Show Notes: Cosmo Cavanaugh & Tracy Hosted by all the above Music “Iron Bacon” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “Make Me Move (feat. Karra)” by Culture Code Culture Code SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/culturecode Culture Code Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CultureCodeUK/ Karra SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/iamkarramusic Karra Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karramusic NCS Release: https://soundcloud.com/nocopyrightsounds/culture-code-make-me-move-feat-karra NCS YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBGiFtb8Rpw&feature=youtu.be “Pill (feat. Emma Sameth)” by Heuse & Zeus X Crona Heuse SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/heuse Heuse Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialheuse Zeus X Crona SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/zeusandcrona Zeus X Crona Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zeusandcrona Emma Sameth SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/emma-sameth Emma Sameth Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emmasamethmusic/ NCS Release: https://soundcloud.com/nocopyrightsounds/heuse-zeus-x-crona-pill-feat-emma-sameth-ncs-release Social Media iTunes: goo.gl/bsW0Ab YouTube: goo.gl/3qMdwm Blog: goo.gl/3Y6NkO Twitter: goo.gl/vM5HUD SoundCloud: goo.gl/MjRcVt Reddit: goo.gl/6CcA7l Facebook: goo.gl/b0g3xA © 2016-2017 Geometric Octopus Some Rights Reserved http://feeds.feedburner.com/GeometricOctopusPodcast
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  • GO011C - Transphobia: The Great Debate (UNCENSORED)

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    Trigger Warnings:
    Homophobia
    Transphobia
    TERRIBLE THINGS
    ~Please be a responsible listener.~

    We continue our conversation on fetishization and whether a boyfriend in a hypothetical scenario is transphobic. This was what we began in episode 11a and will continue on for one more episode after this. We also makes points about sexual attraction, sex education, neurobiological sexism, the non-binary nature of intersex people’s genitalia, and how a trans woman is a woman regardless of her genitalia. We make commentary about ancient Greek culture and how it is largely our culture in the present day that has shaped our thoughts about what is considered masculine and what is considered feminine. Here, have some quotes from this episode in case you want to jump directly into a particular sub-conversation (the numbers are the approximate times where they appear in the episode):

    “I was talking about the ways of viewing sex, but I realize there’s multiples ways of viewing sex and valuing certain things in sex… I remember earlier, Tracy, you said people should value sexual relationships differently from romantic relationships, or that sex is something that’s extractable from a relationship as it’s own entity--same as the romantic quality to it.” — Cosmo, 4:00

    “A trans woman’s body is a woman’s body because she is a woman, and that’s what makes it a woman’s body. There is a difference between genitalia and gender, particularly because genitalia are not quite so clear-cut as they’re made out to be by a lot of the general population… I can’t necessarily speak to that because I’m not intersex, but there’s actually a much larger percentage of the population that is intersex than one would think just by how they’re represented… By my memory, there are about as many people who are intersex as there are people who are ginger.” — Jackie, 12:00

    “But if you leave someone because they have a penis, but they’re a woman and you’re a man… and you’re attracted to women… It’s really, I think, a convenience issue rather than a sexual attraction thing… ‘cause I’ve read some stories where these guys who are with trans women are like, ‘Oh, I get tired of sucking dick.’ … If you’re not okay with that, why don’t you work it out with your partner rather than getting pissed off and getting angry about it and building up this weird hostile situation because there’s a lot of violence within trans relationships… This goes for a lot of other things, too… such as how a lesbian couple may go under the radar for domestic abuse because people are like, ‘Oh, it’s two women. There couldn’t possibly be any physical violence between them.’ And while one partner is abusing the other physically and mentally, there’s still that thing like, ‘Oh, you can’t possibly get harmed by another woman--you’re in a lesbian relationship.’ It’s still just as bad." — Cosmo, 16:00

    “... everybody deserves to be in a relationship that they want to be in… I feel like entitlement doesn’t even come into it. " — Tracy, 19:00

    “The concept of something being hard-wired into your brain really leads into a lot of other issues--excuses for other things… When you’re talking on the level of say, sexuality--just what genders you’re attracted to--I can understand that argument, but when you’re talking about your brain being hard-wired [with] anything else, particularly in the sexual realm… that leads into a whole different can of worms. … The differences in the human brain are not that big… They’re not large enough to actually be able to determine things like that… That’s not how the human brain works. The human brain is not that different--the difference between a ‘man’s brain’ and a ‘woman’s brain’ is so miniscule. Again, gender and sexuality are not binaries--they are a spectrum, and therefore you don’t have that clear distinction between ‘this is a man’s brain and this is a woman’s brain’ because the concepts of man and woman are human concepts… and they’re not just human concepts… They’re, in particular, white European concepts."
    — Jackie, 31:00

    “If that is true that women are more fluid in their sexuality, the reason why would be something more like the masculine culture that we have where being gay is seen as... non-masculine. Even though for certain cultures--like the ancient Greeks--no, it wasn’t that uncommon..."
    — Tracy, 34:00

    [upon being asked where he received sex education]: “I mean, I was homeschooled during that time, so basically I ended up just reading books, and I got to go to the library and pick out the ones I wanted.”
    — Kyle, 39:00

    “I think it’s really dependent on the situation, and there’s no way we can ever cover exactly every hypothetical… but I do agree [with] Tracy… that everyone deserves to be in a relationship that makes them happy. It just depends on what exactly the reasons are… and whether it makes you a jerk for leaving or not… it’s highly dependent on your own mind. It can be bad, and it can be okay.”
    — Kyle, 46:00

    Credits
    Sound Editing : Cosmo Cavanaugh
    Show Notes: Cosmo Cavanaugh & Tracy
    Hosted by all the above along with Jackie Beaudoin & Kyle Mitchell

    Mentions
    Civil guy who talked about his date with a trans woman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOcCDS8eSyc

    Music
    “A Night Of Dizzy Spells” by Eric Skiff
    http://ericskiff.com/music/

    “Nekozilla (LFZ Remix)” by Different Heaven
    LFZ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/lfzmusic
    Different Heaven SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/different-heaven
    NCS Release: https://soundcloud.com/nocopyrightsounds/different-heaven-nekozilla-lfz-remix-ncs-release
    NCS YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZvnbsfXRk0&feature=youtu.be

    “Losing Sleep (feat. Tara Louise)” by Disfigure
    Disfigure SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/disfigureofficial
    Tara Louise SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/tara-louise
    NCS Release: https://soundcloud.com/nocopyrightsounds/disfigure-losing-sleep-feat-tara-louise-ncs-release
    NCS YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y-GWhiFmIQ&feature=youtu.be

    Social Media
    iTunes: goo.gl/bsW0Ab
    YouTube: goo.gl/3qMdwm
    Blog: goo.gl/3Y6NkO
    Twitter: goo.gl/vM5HUD
    SoundCloud: goo.gl/MjRcVt
    Reddit: goo.gl/6CcA7l
    Facebook: goo.gl/b0g3xA

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  • Episode 11b: Transphobia - The Great Debate (UNCENSORED)

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    Trigger Warnings:
    Homophobia
    Transphobia
    TERRIBLE THINGS

    We continue our conversation on fetishization and whether a boyfriend in a hypothetical scenario is transphobic. This was what we began in episode 11a and will continue on after this one. We also touch on the topic of sexual attraction and our culture of monogamy. Here, have some quotes from this episode (the numbers are the approximate times where they appear in the episode):

    “Is it okay to not date someone because of a certain characteristic that you find out?” — Jackie, 7:00

    "Your parents probably aren't okay with polyamory." — Kyle, 21:30

    “If people cast their opinions, it would be righteous to have people who can experience a particular thing voice their opinions first and and go from there. Because there's always a problem with voice.” — Cosmo, 40:30

    “If a person prefers blonde women, and that might be because they're a product of their culture—maybe they had some assumptions about that at some point—but I'm just saying that it's okay to prefer blonde women if they understand intellectually that blonde women don't fit a certain stereotype. Because I don't think that someone necessarily needs to assume someone is going to fit that stereotype to also have a sexual preference." — Tracy, 42:00

    “There's nothing inherently wrong with finding a woman with blonde hair more attractive, but if you're placing that above everything else, then there's a problem." — Kyle, 43:00

    “What we consider our jobs here is to inspire conversation." — Cosmo, 45:00

    “There can also be this sort of reverse fetishization where you can say, 'Oh, all blonde women are terrible and I would never be attracted to a blonde woman. All people of a certain race are terrible and I would never be attracted to a person of a certain race. All trans people are terrible and I would never be attracted to a trans person of a certain race.' And that is all viewed entirely based on stereotypes."— Jackie, 47

    Credits
    Intro/Outro : Cosmo Cavanaugh, Jackie Beaudoin, Kyle Mitchell, & Tracy
    Sound Editing : Cosmo Cavanaugh
    Script : Cosmo Cavanaugh & Kyle Mitchell
    Hosted by all the above

    Music
    “Evening Melodrama” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    “Start That Fire” by ÉWN & Whogaux
    ÉWN SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/ewnmusic
    Whogaux SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/whogaux
    NCS Release: https://soundcloud.com/nocopyrightsounds/ewn-whogaux-start-that-fire-ncs-release

    “Nowhere Land” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Social Media
    iTunes: goo.gl/bsW0Ab
    YouTube: goo.gl/3qMdwm
    Blog: goo.gl/3Y6NkO
    Twitter: goo.gl/vM5HUD
    SoundCloud: goo.gl/MjRcVt
    Reddit: goo.gl/6CcA7l
    Facebook: goo.gl/b0g3xA

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  • Episode 11a: Transphobia - The Great Debate (UNCENSORED)


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    Trigger Warnings:
    Homophobia
    Transphobia
    TERRIBLE THINGS
    Violence towards members of the LGBT community
    ~Please be a responsible listener.~

    In this first of a multi-part episode, we debate two issues. The first is a hypothetical where a cisgender man leaves his girlfriend when he finds out that she is transgender and has a penis.

    The second is the fetishization of transgender people, and we also touch upon other issues such as the morality of certain kinds of sexual thoughts and pedophilia.

    CORRECTION: Mentioned in the podcast was a trans woman who was murdered by a U.S. marine. In the podcast, we will tell you that it happened in Thailand, when, in fact, it was in the Philippines.
    http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/02/world/asia/us-marine-joseph-pemberton-guilty-in-killing-of-transgender-woman-in-philippines.html?_r=0

    Credits
    Special Guest (G&S Specialist) : Klaus McHendry
    Intro/Outro : Cosmo Cavanaugh, Jackie Beaudoin, Kyle Mitchell, & Tracy
    Sound Editing : Cosmo Cavanaugh
    Script : Cosmo Cavanaugh & Kyle Mitchell
    Hosted by all the above

    Music
    “Returning” by ShadowWalker
    ShadowWalker SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/3shadowwalker3
    ShadowWalker Bandcamp: https://shadowwalker0.bandcamp.com/
    “Returning” Bandcamp link: https://shadowwalker0.bandcamp.com/track/returning
    ShadowWalker Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShadowWalkerART

    “Puzzle” by RetroVision
    RetroVision SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/retro_vision
    RetroVision Twitter: https://twitter.com/RetroVisionFR
    RetroVision Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/retrovisionmusic/?ref=hl
    RetroVision YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TH3D4RKR4C3
    NCS Release: https://soundcloud.com/nocopyrightsounds/retrovision-puzzle-ncs-release
    NCS YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN_8D-79BZg&feature=youtu.be

    “Master Disorder” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Sources:
    Cissexist Bullshit Translator: https://www.buzzfeed.com/meredithtalusan/cissexist-bullshit-translator?utm_term=.rl15ooq3n#.

    Check it out:
    Klaus’s art blog:
    http://thealchemistofcalais.tumblr.com/
    Klaus’s other blog:
    http://thenicklauseffect.tumblr.com/
    Her Story
    http://www.herstoryshow.com/
    Jeph Jacques
    Website: http://jephjacques.com/
    Questionable Content: http://questionablecontent.net/

    Social Media
    iTunes: goo.gl/bsW0Ab
    YouTube: goo.gl/3qMdwm
    Blog: goo.gl/3Y6NkO
    Twitter: goo.gl/vM5HUD
    SoundCloud: goo.gl/MjRcVt
    Reddit: goo.gl/6CcA7l
    Facebook: goo.gl/b0g3xA

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  • Episode 10: Gender Expression - Expectation; Presentation

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    Trigger Warnings:
    Homophobia
    Transphobia
    Violence towards members of the LGBT community
    ~Please be a responsible listener.~

    Tune in to find out how questionnaires should not ask about gender, the stereotypical LGBTQ+ job, and how white we are. We turn to personal experiences, such as with school dress codes, in our discussion of gender presentation and how it relates to gender identities. Sources mentioned in this episode can be found at the bottom of these notes.

    On a different note, if anyone has any knowledge/experience with race issues and would like to be on our show, please reach out to us at [email protected].

    Credits
    Special Guest (G&S Specialist) : Klaus McHendry
    Intro/Outro : Kyle Mitchell
    Sound Editing : Cosmo Cavanaugh
    Script : Cosmo Cavanaugh
    Hosted by, all the above, and : Jackie Beaudoin and Tracy

    Music
    “Kaibu” by Killercats
    Killercats SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kcatsofficial
    Killercats Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kcatsofficial/
    Killercats YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/killercatsofficial
    NCS Release: https://soundcloud.com/nocopyrightsounds/killercats-kaibu-ncs-release
    NCS YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLYmtdi-GzA&feature=youtu.be

    “We Were Infinite” by Inukshuk
    Inukshuk SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/iaminukshuk
    Inukshuk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iaminukshuk
    NCS Release: https://soundcloud.com/nocopyrightsounds/inukshuk-we-were-infinite-ncs-release
    NCS YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEyTsJQGYqM&feature=youtu.be

    “Back on Track” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Sources:
    Cissexist Bullshit Translator
    Social Justice Warrior Training
    Klaus’s Blog: http://thenicklauseffect.tumblr.com/

    Social Media
    iTunes: goo.gl/bsW0Ab
    YouTube: goo.gl/3qMdwm
    Blog: goo.gl/3Y6NkO
    Twitter: goo.gl/vM5HUD
    SoundCloud: goo.gl/MjRcVt
    Reddit: goo.gl/6CcA7l
    Facebook: goo.gl/b0g3xA

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  • Episode 9: P*rn & Prison


    Trigger Warnings:
    Sexual Abuse & Rape
    Homophobia & Transphobia
    Violence towards people in the LGBT community
    ~Please be a responsible listener.~

    In this episode we talk about aromantics and asexuals as relating to a heteronormative , allonormative society. (Allosexual basically means not asexual, so you can infer what allonormative means).

    Then we go into trans people's problems with authority (not in a 'punk' way, but in a trans-people-are-consistently-and-unfairly-done-significant-harm-by-the-justice-system kind of way), and wrap up with the fetishization of LGBT+ people and the porn industry's propagation of that.

    Credits
    Special Guest (G&S Specialist) : Klaus McHendry
    Intro/Outro : Cosmo Cavanaugh
    Sound Editing : Cosmo Cavanaugh
    Script : Cosmo Cavanaugh
    Hosted by, all the above, and : Jackie Beaudoin, Kyle Mitchell, and Tracy

    Resources
    Transgender Military Ban: http://goo.gl/P4ho0p
    Military Health Plan May Cover Some Transition-Related Care: http://goo.gl/BN52jv

    Music
    “Breathe” by Glude
    Glude SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/the-glude
    Glude Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialglude
    NCS Release: https://soundcloud.com/nocopyrightsounds/glude-breathe-ncs-release
    NCS YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulPvZFgoGYk&feature=youtu.be

    “Tell Me (featuring Alex Skrindo)” by Killercats
    Killercats SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kcatsofficial
    Alex Skrindo SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/alex-skrindo
    Zookeepers SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/zookeepersdk
    NCS Release: https://soundcloud.com/nocopyrightsounds/killercats-tell-me-feat-alex-skrindo-ncs-release
    NCS YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=besNDPvEwQw

    “OctoBlues” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Social Media
    iTunes: goo.gl/bsW0Ab
    YouTube: goo.gl/3qMdwm
    Blog: goo.gl/3Y6NkO
    Twitter: goo.gl/vM5HUD
    SoundCloud: goo.gl/MjRcVt
    Reddit: goo.gl/6CcA7l
    Facebook: goo.gl/b0g3xA

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  • Episode 8.5: A Wrinkle in the Schedule



    LISTEN FOR AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.




    (If you want a hint, it concerns our long hiatus and when we're going to break it.)

    Credits
    Voice & script by Kyle Mitchell
    Sound editing by Cosmo Cavanaugh

    Hosted by, all the above, and : Jacqueline Beaudoin and Tracy

    Music
    “Achaidh Cheide” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Social Media
    iTunes: goo.gl/bsW0Ab
    YouTube: goo.gl/3qMdwm
    Blog: goo.gl/3Y6NkO
    Twitter: goo.gl/vM5HUD
    SoundCloud: goo.gl/MjRcVt
    Reddit: goo.gl/6CcA7l
    Facebook: goo.gl/b0g3xA

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  • Episode 8: LGBT Is Neither A Lifestyle Nor A Choice



    Trigger Warnings:
    Ostracization
    Homophobia
    Transphobia
    Violence against people of the LGBT community.
    ~Please be a responsible listener.~

    This is the sixth part of the gender and sexuality (mini-)series. Here we’re using a recording style a bit outside our norm. Listen for what is pertinent to us; it might be pertinent to you. Actually, it’s pertinent to everybody. I’m referring to systemic discrimination towards LGBTQ+ people, specifically. Even more specifically, injustice in regards to dorm rooms and employment. Don’t shy away if you’re getting a foreboding chill at the darkness of these topics; we bravely treat them, armed with smiles and sometimes anger, because that’s useful for cutting through bullsh*t.

    Credits
    Special Guest (G&S Specialist) : Klaus McHendry
    Intro/Outro : Kyle Mitchell
    Sound Editing : Cosmo Cavanaugh
    Script : Cosmo Cavanaugh (Ah, but Kyle’s voice is warm, right?)
    Hosted by, all the above, and : Anne Beaudoin and Tracy

    “Crystal Clouds” by Phantom Sage
    Phantom Sage SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/phantomsage
    Phantom Sage YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Sl8Tl330f5
    NCS Release: https://soundcloud.com/nocopyrightsounds/phantom-sage-crystal-clouds-ncs-release
    NCS YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRHk-DavCjc&feature=youtu.be
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Music
    “Feel Good” by Syn Cole
    Syn Cole SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/syncole
    Syn Cole Website: http://syncole.com/
    NCS Release: https://soundcloud.com/nocopyrightsounds/syn-cole-feelgood-ncs-release
    NCS YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1ULJ92aldE&feature=youtu.be
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    "Somewhere Sunny (ver 2)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Social Media
    iTunes: goo.gl/bsW0Ab
    YouTube: goo.gl/3qMdwm
    Blog: goo.gl/3Y6NkO
    Twitter: goo.gl/vM5HUD
    SoundCloud: goo.gl/MjRcVt
    Reddit: goo.gl/6CcA7l
    Facebook: goo.gl/b0g3xA

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  • Episode 7: Gatekeeping & A Word On Leelah Alcorn



    Trigger Warnings:
    Ostracization
    Homophobia
    Transphobia
    Suicide & Self-Endangerment
    Sexual Abuse
    Violence against people of the LGBT community.
    Torture
    Surgery
    Victimization of children
    Pedophilia
    ~Please be a responsible listener.~

    In this episode we start off talking about surgery on vocal cords and the gatekeeping on certain terms, two things which aren’t necessarily related. Then we mention Leelah Alcorn and conversion therapy, two things which are very much related. If we’ve learned anything from the life and death of Leelah Alcorn, it’s that transgender youth need acceptance and that conversion therapy must end. Conversion therapy is not only a denial of the validity of someone’s sexual or gender identity, but also a heinous torture.

    On the brighter side, we throw Stonewall and Laverne Cox some love.

    Credits
    Special Guest (G&S Specialist) : Klaus McHendry
    Intro/Outro : Cosmo Cavanaugh and Tracy
    Sound Editing: Cosmo Cavanaugh
    Script : Cosmo Cavanaugh and Tracy
    Hosted by, all the above, and : Anne Beaudoin and Kyle Mitchell

    Music
    “Ark” by Ship Wrek & Zookeepers
    hip Wrek SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/theshipwrek
    Ship Wrek YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/theshipwrek
    Zookeepers SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/zookeepersdk
    NCS Release: https://soundcloud.com/nocopyrightsounds/ship-wrek-zookeepers-ark-ncs-release
    NCS YouTube Video: https://goo.gl/Teud5J
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    “Black Hole Sun (Soundgarden Cover)” by barbarabrowning
    https://soundcloud.com/barbarabrowning/black-hole-sun
    barbarabrowning SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/barbarabrowning
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Geometric Octopus Podcast is created by Jackie Beaudoin, Cosmo Cavanaugh, Kyle Mitchell, and Tracy, where we tackle a range of topics sure to pique your interests. We’ll release discussion segments,…