Time to talk about one of our favorite people! Hot off her success in Florida allowing discrimination against sexual orientation, Anita Bryant tried to take the country by storm. Here are a few states that told her to go suck an orange.

Learn more:

Brigg's initiative 1

Brigg's initiative 2

Full wording - pages 28-31

Seattle

 

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Today, we venture back to 2012 while Cat tells us about pro-marriage equality initiatives in Maine, Maryland, Washington, and Minnesota!

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Washington

Maine

 

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Welcome back! Today, we learn about the legal battle to bring marriage equality to Saskatchewan, Canada. We also may or may not learn the difference between a province and a territory. To make up for that confusion, here's a bonus fact: The Saskatchewan province derives its name from the Saskatchewan River. The Cree people called it kisiskatchewani sipi or kisiskâciwan, referring to the river's fast current.

Feel free to hit Cat up if any of that's wrong.

Learn more:

Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission

Celebrating a History of Diversity

 

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Welcome back to a particularly confusing and enraging moment in queer history (and quite an embarrassing one for you, California).  Cat teaches us about Proposition 8, a ballot initiative in California that defined marriage between one man and one woman. What can we take away from this, and how can we use it to protect our future?

Learn more:

California Supreme Court summary

How Proposition 8 passed in California - and why it wouldn't today (Washington Post)

Mormons Tipped Scale in Ban on Gay Marriage (New York Times)

Full text of the initiative (protectmarriage.com from the Wayback machine)

 

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Today's story comes with a warning: We're talking about Matthew Shepard. Cat tells us about the verdict in the trial of one of Matthew's murderers, Aaron McKinney, and talks a little bit about how the trial tried to devolve into victim blaming.

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New York Times article 

 

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Hey, everyone! Today, Cat teaches us a story involving the United Methodist Church, which she and McG grew up in. This version of the church, however, doesn't represent the motto very well.

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UMC Camp Cabins

 

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Whether you're a trans parent, a parent of a trans child, or both, today's for you! Cat teaches us a bit about this holiday, but it's not celebrated much at all. Be sure to go out there and spread #TransParentDay anywhere you can!

Learn more:

Trans Parent Day Website

Trans Parent Day Facebook

 

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Grab your glitter, it's time for Cat to teach us why Halloween is so unique and special in the queer community!

 

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Today, Cat teaches us about how Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, decided to come out back in 2016. For the record, that year was the iPhone 6.

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Bloomberg Essay

Motivation to come out

 

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Today, Cat teaches us about the contentious divorce of Robert and Kimberly Boswell and the custody battle that ensued. In the back-and-forth paperwork accusing each other of being unfit, Kimberly revealed that Robert was gay. Will be be able to see his children now that she's outed him?

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Text of the filing and ruling

Legal opinion on visitation rights

 

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