Transgender Professor Denied Tenure ‘Without Cause’
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) is not expected to pass the current House of Representatives, but proponents hope to use the bill as an educational tool about workplace discrimination...
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Queer and Queerer Ep. 49 – Live From the Rapture (The Lost Episode!)
It’s the long lost episode! Zack and Peterson remained unraptured, but Zack’s blog definitely took a hit and the podcasting utility was down. But things are right again and the episode is finally up...
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Netroots Dispatch: Building Trust, Building Coalitions
This post was generated live at Netroots Nation 2011 in Minneapolis, MN. I want to offer one more post today synthesizing what I addressed in my previous two posts today. In both, I spoke to the...
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Queer and Queerer Ep. 52 – Blind Faith and Queer Reconciliation
Peterson has wronged Zack; can Zack forgive him? In this fairly sober episode, Zack and Peterson dig into the idea of reconciliation and building bridges between the queer community and those who...
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Queer and Queerer Ep. 53 – Get Your Polygamy Off My Monogamish!
Reverend Elizabeth Jeremiah (from the Elizabeth Jeremiah Global Worldwide Ministries in Jesus) stops by (hacks in) to the podcast today to chat with Zack about polygamy. The Brown family from TLC’s...
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Queer and Queerer Ep. 54 – The State of the Ex-Gay Movement (ft. Christine...
Thanks to Michele Bachmann’s family business, ex-gay therapy is getting mainstream coverage in the news once again. But is it getting the coverage it deserves? Peterson and Zack welcome Christine...
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Queer and Queerer Ep. 55 – Ex-Gays in the Media
This week, Zack and Peterson continue the conversation about ex-gay therapy in the media — in particular, the NPR story that featured Peterson. But though some media portrayals still aren’t getting...
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Queer and Queerer Ep. 57 – Coming Out To Your Wife At 53 (ft. Peter Leeson)
Zack and Peterson welcome Peter Leeson onto the show this week—do note the distinction between Peterson and Peter LEEson. Our first trans-Atlantic guest! (Shane doesn’t count because he was in the...
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Queer and Queerer Ep. 60 – Marriage, Marriage Everywhere, But Not A Right To...
Marriage — meh, again? — is the topic du jour for Zack and Peterson. Peterson discusses concerns about his own upcoming wedding and Zack pontificates on the latest political happenings on the issue,...
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Queer and Queerer Ep. 61 – The First-Ever FAVORITE THINGS Episode!!
Zack and Peterson do their first ever favorite things episode! All our favorite things are listed below, but you should totally listen to the podcast first so there aren’t any spoilers. I mean,...
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Queer and Queerer Ep. 62 – African-Americans and Latinos Can Be Gay, Too?
Zack and Peterson are back after a very slight delay this past week, and the episode is jam-packed to compensate. Birds in the background. Bank Holidays. Memorial Day. Fighting ex-gay therapy abroad....
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Queer and Queerer Ep. 63 – Reeking of Faith Pt. 3 – Bible-Induced Coma
Zack doesn’t know how to count, because obviously this is episode 63, not 62. Peterson and Zack resume their in-depth personally challenging conversations about the nature of faith and how we interact...
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Queer and Queerer Ep. 64 – Epic Trans Recap (ft. Abby Jensen)
Zack and Peterson welcome Abby Jensen (@Arizona_Abby) for an epic discussion about a variety of issues affecting the transgender community and intersections with other communities and movements. Abby...
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Queer and Queerer Ep. 65 – Where Do You Get Your News About Vaginas?
It seems these days that everyone is talking about vaginas, except of course for those folks who are offended by people talking about vaginas. Zack and Peterson talk vaginas and the Michigan state...
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Queer and Queerer Ep. 66 – Proud And Prouder
Zack and Peterson are back after a week off with a lovely conversation about LGBTQ identities. Peterson talks about his ecstatic dancing and Bible lectures at the Quaker Jamboree, the duo discuss the...
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Queer and Queerer Ep. 67 – So You Think You’re An Ally (ft. Anarchist...
No doubt, allies are crucial to every community, but being an ally is not easy nor simple role to play. Zack and Peterson talk with the Anarchist Revered, Shannon Kearns, to discuss how allies...
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Queer and Queerer Ep. 68 – The (Peterson’s) Wedding Episode!
Marriage is an issue talked about a lot, but weddings themselves less so. Given Peterson’s impending nuptials (THIS WEEKEND!!!), it seemed an apropos topic. So what is this whole “wedding” concept? Is...
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Queer and Queerer Ep. 69 – The Outing of Jonathan Merritt (ft. Azariah...
The married Peterson and award-winning Zack are back with an intense conversation about the outing of people who use the closet to hold anti-gay positions, an extension of a conversation from way back...
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Queer and Queerer Ep. 70 – Peterson Prepares For British Humanists
The long-lost episode! This was originally recorded August 13, 2012, but was the first lost when Zack’s blog was in disrepair. Now it’s back and ready to be listened to in case you missed it! Peterson...
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Being Adopted Does Not Mean My Parents Bought Me As ‘Chattel’
It’s been a long time since I’ve written here at ZFb, because I find my role as LGBT Editor at ThinkProgress provides me the venue to say most of what I feel needs to be said. Today is an exception, as...
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