LGBTQ

Wells Fargo

Past Present Podcast: Transparent, Wells Fargo, and Cable News

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In this week’s episode, Neil, Niki, and Natalia debate the place of Transparent in the history of LGBTQ representation on television, fraud at Wells Fargo, and the 20th anniversary of Fox News. Transparent The third season of the hit show Transparent recently launched on Amazon. Natalia recommended the roundtable on Transparent held by Public Books. Neil sketched a history of […]

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We Love Orlando

Past Present Podcast: Orlando – The City Beautiful, Histories of Violence, and Presidential Empathy

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On this week’s Past Present podcast, Niki, Neil, and Natalia discuss the Orlando shooting, focusing on the history of the city, the attack’s place in the many histories of violence, and the role of presidential empathy in responding to national crises. History of Orlando The world is focused on Orlando after the horrific shooting at the

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#LOVEWINS: Photographer Gia Goodrich Shares Her Bold New Project

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LOVE WINS: Faces of Marriage Equality is a powerful archive of LGBTQ love stories. Conceived by photographer Gia Goodrich, the evolving project makes these loving relationships visible, normal, and accepted. Yes, we’ve come a long way, but the sad truth is that the vast majority of us in the LGBTQ community have felt isolated, shamed and questioned

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Bathroom

Past Present Podcast: Bathroom Politics, Spring Break, and the Heroin Crisis

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On this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss North Carolina’s bathroom bill, the history of Spring Break, and the nation’s heroin epidemic. Bathroom Politics North Carolina’s state legislature recently overturned a Charlotte non-discrimination ordinance which allowed transgender people to use the bathroom corresponding to their gender identity. Natalia

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Planned Parenthood

Past Present Podcast: Planned Parenthood, SoulCycle, and Caring Corporations

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On this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss the Planned Parenthood video controversy, the IPO of SoulCycle, and the rise of corporate support for gay rights. Planned Parenthood The release of undercover videos showing a Planned Parenthood official discussing the organization’s practice of donating fetal tissue have elicited

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