Speak Out

Speak Out

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Speak Out episodes

  • Protecting Queer Spaces and Other Lessons We've Learned So Far

    The Speak Out crew recount their queer journeys in college! This is our final episode until September, so we hope you enjoy.

    0:00 Intro

    1:15 Joining OutWrite and our first contributions

    20:58 Keeping our spaces safe and functioning

    31:22 Our role within the queer community

    36:55 Fighting back to protect queer spaces and making them better (+ an intersectional PSA)

    44:59 Growing while keeping in touch with history

    52:03 Embracing the messiness of queer identity

    56:27 Holding on to community through the hate

    1:02:01 Advice and revelations

    1:11:47 Our final farewell

    Check out the graduates' work!

    Christopher: https://outwritenewsmag.org/?s=christopher+Ikonomou

    Judah: https://outwritenewsmag.org/?s=judah+c

    Kelly: https://outwritenewsmag.org/?s=kelly+doherty

    Lily: https://outwritenewsmag.org/?s=mieko+tsurumoto

    Lorely: https://outwritenewsmag.org/?s=lorely+guzman

    1 hr 13 min
  • The Highs and Lows of Queer Relationships, Sex, and Romance

    The Speak Out crew talk about queer relationships! They discuss dating apps, romantic ambiguity, making the first move, sober spaces, different types of relationships, the institution of marriage, the nuclear family, queer and trans sex, gender roles, and Glee.

    37:54 - 41:32 Explicit mentions of sex!

    1 hr 1 min
  • Ranking LGBTQ+ Pride Flags TIERLIST

    The Speak Out crew rank a bunch of pride flags!

    0:00 Intro

    1:47 Rainbow

    3:31 Progress Pride

    6:26 Gilbert Baker 1978

    9:12 Philly Pride

    12:39 Transgender

    16:33 Lesbian

    19:10 Gay Man

    21:14 Bisexual

    25:31 Nonbinary

    28:05 Genderqueer

    30:20 Genderfluid

    34:05 Pansexual

    36:26 Polysexual

    38:02 Omnisexual

    41:11 Asexual

    46:29 Aromantic

    48:13 Demisexual

    50:10 Agender

    52:26 Aroace

    54:29 Bigender

    55:38 Demigirl / Demiboy

    57:02 Intersex

    59:17 Aegosexual

    1:01:24 Honorable Mentions

    1 hr 7 min
  • Queer Am I the Asshole Part 2!

    The Speak Out crew judge queer-themed r/AITA posts from Reddit... again!

    (0:00) Intro

    (00:44) Inviting the abuser to birthday dinner?

    (10:06) Accusing my sister of being a fake lesbian?

    (18:23) Outing my trans cousin?

    (24:43) Internet Culture Interlude

    (32:21) Abandoning my trans daughter for The Boys

    (44:57) Networking with homophobes

    (55:26) Ending on a positive note

    58 min
  • Queer Joy Is Real: Living as a Queer Asian American
    Christopher interviews some OutWrite staff about their experiences as queer Asian American people! They talk realizing their identities, coming out, hidden impacts of colonization, men being stinky, favorite queer Asian representation, the false dichotomy of choosing race or queerness, not fitting in, advice for youth, and finding gaysian community.
    50 min
  • Let's Go Lesbians!: Celebrating Lesbian Visibility Week

    The Speak Out crew interview a platoon of lesbians for Lesbian Visibility Week! They discuss their favorite lesbians, realizing your identity, lesbian gender expression, things to love about being a lesbian, appreciating the lesbian community, the male gaze, and advice for prospective lesbians. (They almost get through the whole thing without a single man! Almost.)

    51 min
  • Am I the Asshole?: Queer Edition

    The Speak Out crew judge queer-themed posts from r/AITA, plus a couple of our own!

    (0:00) Intro

    (3:03) Oblivious trans reunion

    (6:38) Resenting partner’s transition? (self-written)

    (16:51) Keep your gender out of my vacation!

    (25:07) Be straight, get rich quick!

    (31:48) Random women hate that I’m gay

    (38:03) Get landlord’d, homophobe

    (45:14) Outing my son before he’s ready?

    (52:59) Is cheating worse than a hate crime?

    TL;DR: Be gay and don't be an asshole!

    1 hr 6 min

About Speak Out

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Speak Out is the radio show/podcast made by OutWrite Newsmagazine, the oldest queer college publication in the nation established in 1979 at the University of California, Los Angeles. A mix of…