Outward: Slate's LGBTQ podcast

Gender Doula Eli Lawliet discusses offering non-medical support during transition, emphasizing ritual and spirituality. They explore historical trans support networks, the role of gender doulas in trans communities, and the importance of personalized care and spiritual support in trans medicine.

This week Bryan, Christina, and Jules reunite for a classic Outward episode! They share their prides and provocations, set the gay agenda for July, and take on the recent spate of queer animal documentaries that beg the question: Can animals really be queer? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Christina chats with Eleanor Medhurst, author of “Unsuitable: A History of Lesbian Fashion,” and the blog ‘Dressing Dykes’ to chat about lesbian style from around the world and across time. They dig into the gender-bending styles of the Harlem Renaissance, monocles, and how queer women used their fashions to find each other.Click HERE to support Human Rights Campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A journey through the LGBTQ rights struggle in 1970s San Francisco, with a focus on the Briggs Initiative and the fight against discrimination. Explore the impact of Anita Bryant's anti-gay campaign and the rise of LGBTQ activism amidst societal challenges and political battles.

Former Outward Producer June Thomas discusses her book 'A Place Of Our Own' exploring iconic queer women's spaces. The conversation covers lesbian bars, bookshops, and women's lands shaping queer identity. Reflecting on historical challenges and rewards, June highlights the importance of community and adaptation in queer spaces.

This week, Jules chats with Chala June (food writer and former associate editor at Bon Appetit) about what it is to queer food, the labor politics of the food service industry, and the camp of early Food Network programming.Click HERE to support Human Rights Campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Bryan dives into the world of sports to talk about the often obscured queer history of the Olympics with writer Michael Waters. Michael’s new book ‘The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports’ highlights the gripping true stories of pioneering trans and intersex athletes from the 1936 Olympics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Christina Cauterucci returns to Outward to talk with Bryan about her experience making ‘Slow Burn: Gays Against Briggs’ and diving into one of the most consequential civil rights battles in American history: the first-ever statewide vote on gay rights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Bryan and Jules are joined by new contributor Mathew Rodriguez for a round of advice. They tackle who gets to use ‘they’, raising polite and inclusive kids, and help one listener navigate the aggressive gender politics of straight weddings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Bryan talks to Lucas LaRochelle, the creator of the online platform Queering the Map. Queering the Map is a community-generated digital archive and map of LGBTQ2IA+ experiences around the globe. They dig into the map’s beginnings, stories from the platform, and how this archive has been able to share queer joy, sorrow, and possibility across continents and in 23 languages. Podcast production by Palace Shaw.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices