My Queer Empire

TW: This episode discusses trans death. In this episode we dive into how homophobia shows up today, and the ways that christianity perpetuates harmful rhetoric; and the effects it has on the LGBTQ+ community. 

Sorry it's late y'all! This is pt. 1 of 2 for June's Pride and Prejudice theme. In this Episode, we discuss the rise of Christianity (Catholicism in particular) and its relationship to queerness, as we dive into the origins of homophobia within the church. Listen now! 

Bonus Episode! Host Cecily has two guests discussing all things Palestine. 

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This episode discusses how the cognitive dissonance of race and class affects the wellbeing of people today. Co-host Tess and Host Cecily dive into the intricacies of inequality through cognitive dissonance of bootstrap theory and more. We pull out the nuances of how race is a factor in everything we do, and why having a seat at the table doesn't always mean you're equal. Listen now! 

Jarred, a Delaware Nurse and Host Cecily discuss all things COVID, the new mask mandate, and the health disparities in communities of color in this special BONUS episode. Listen now!

Thanks for the patience folks! This episode discusses the housing inequality in America and challenges the idea of "equality" as a golden grail term. I dive into the federal housing administration, HOLC, de jure segregation, and what equality really means. This episode contains details of housing inequality and the ways that historical decisions impact today's society. Listen now!

This episode dives into the history of the police and how they, as a unit, collectively worked with and for the business of drugs and contirbuted to the mass incarceration rates to ultimately benefit their system of reformed slavery. 

This is it, folks. The finale! Listen to Dr. Tracy dispel and explain basic looming questions about the vaccine, and end this series on an informative and helpful note. 

This episode discusses standpoint theory and queerness/transness; analyzing the ways in which this theory can be used to analyze LGBTQ+ identities. However, we dive into standpoint theory from a critical lens, analyzing the white feminist background that it holds and how this theory can be properly utilized to grow in your activism, without delving into a harmful mindset. This theory's roots are grounded in colonialist mindsets with a slight intersectional lens; Intersectionality is what this theory wishes it could be. While it's useful, it's important that we criticize it's usage and understand the fundamentals of growing into your activism, understanding your standpoint, and how to move forward in the fight for justice. Listen now as Cecily (he/they) and two guests, Ed (all pronouns) and George (all pronouns) join!