This Queer Book Saved My Life
Fans of On Being and Los Culturistas love this 2024 GLAAD Media Award nominee for Outstanding Podcast. Featuring Carmen Maria Machado, Alison Bechdel, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Greg Louganis, Becky Albertalli, and so many more, guests from across the rainbow tell these authors how their books helped them overcome alienation, gender dysphoria, familial homophobia, and being outed. Essayist and Lambda Literary Fellow John Parker hosts the conversations with a gentle and energetic style, standing in as conversational partner for posthumous authors. Stay tuned to off-weeks which features new episodes of 7 Minutes in Book Heaven and The Gaily Show.
Podcasting since 2022 • 114 episodes
This Queer Book Saved My Life
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The Gaily Show: Immaculate Misconception with Dr. Gwen Bass
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Something That May Shock and Discredit You with Christina Neuwirth and Daniel M. Lavery
What would it happen if I allowed my thoughts about my gender become known to me?Today we meet Dr. Christina Neuwirth and we’re talking about the queer book that saved their life: Something That May Shock and Discredit You by Da...
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Dare Truth or Promise with Stephanie Beardslee and Paula Boock
I was 8,000 miles from home asking is it ok to be gay? That's when I wandered into a shop found this book.Today we meet Stephanie Beardslee and we’re talking about the queer book that saved her life: Dare Truth or Promise by Pau...
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