Ladies First

AKA Ladies First Discusses Healthy Internet Interactions

Kori and Taylor discuss how a perfect storm of real-world situations has lead to an increase of poor internet hygiene, ending in the stage of "terminally online". They discuss how the capitalist-fueled social media companies retain your engagement through algorithms and outrage, the binarist moralizing this can lead to, and why it's so important to make time to disconnect and take a break from online spaces.

Content warning: Discussion of forms of online harassment/abuse.

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• Research by Taylor 
• Graphic Design by Kori 
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Today in this grab bag Ladies First discusses recent events in queer news, including politics, publishing, and big-name, blockbuster representation.

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• Research by Taylor 
• Graphic Design by Kori 
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Often at this time of year, the queer side of the Internet talks about celebrating ‘Wrath’ instead of ‘Pride’ so as to better acknowledge the world’s many injustices. Last time Ladies First covered why we need Pride. Today, Kori and Taylor let loose about the double standards regarding revenge narratives and who gets to revel in them. After thousands of years of oppression and being spoken over, all women restrain a huge, hellish dose of wrath.

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• Created/Written/Hosted by Kori and Taylor  
• Sound Design/Music/Production by Kori 
• Research by Taylor 
• Graphic Design by Kori 

Today Kori and Taylor discuss sex and a problem that we're calling queer patriarchal purity culture (or QPPC for short) and how it affects fandom culture, particularly femslash.

• Created/Written/Hosted by Kori and Taylor  
• Sound Design/Music/Production by Kori 
• Research by Taylor 
• Graphic Design by Kori 
• Produced by The Fandomentals Network

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In this episode of Ladies First, Kori and Taylor talk about the history behind ballroom culture. We consider how drag culture factors in, and how ballroom reflects the complex relationships between race, gender, and class.

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In this episode, Kori talks to the crew of @WarriorNunPromo and their anniversary fanzine made by and for the Warrior Nun fandom! Listen in for more details on how you can become involved, as well as another round of gushing over the characters we've all come to love.

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Today on Ladies First, Kori, Eli, and Taylor discuss transmasc issues and consider how they intersect with queer women's community, culture, and history. Here at Ladies First, we support our transmasc brothers and siblings.

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One of Kori and Taylor's favorite guests, Wendy Curry, returns to share her years of knowledge on building safe, sustainable, and healthy communities. Among the topics discussed are learning to avoid burnout, how to delegate, dealing with disappointment, and knowing when to plan an exit strategy.

Wendy Curry:

• http://web.archive.org/web/20080626175914/http://feministing.com/archives/007498.html 
• http://binetusa.blogspot.com/2009/02/binet-usa-president-wendy-curry.html 
• http://www.qrd.org/qrd/www/usa/new_jersey/BNNJ/tristate/draft.html 
• https://southfloridagaynews.com/Community/feature-binet-usa-strives-to-amplify-bisexual-voices.html#gsc.tab=0 

In today's episode of Ladies First, Kori and Taylor discuss toxic elements of fandom and their connections to Internet culture in general. Our topics include fandom discourse that reflects binary, black-and-white thinking associated with religion and the social justice movement, and how we talk about women in the public eye.

Ladies First talked about Wynonna Earp again! Dayana and Kori discussed what's happened in season four, what we'd like to see in the second half, and our favorite characters.