Patricia and Nicole give a Queer 101 for straight folks who want to learn more about Pride and the queer community but don't know where to start. We examine and define the initialism 2SLGBTQIA+ and offer some tips on supporting queer friends, family, and coworkers. Some folks are intimidated when searching the web for basic information on the queer community. It can be overwhelming or sometimes, just plain wrong information if they don't know where to search. For queer folks, it can be exhausting to be forced into the role of "educator." We've made this episode for both groups of people. It's a place for straight folks to learn some foundational information and get recommendations for further resources and for our queer community to be able to pass this episode on to lift some of that "educator" burden.

Clarifying note: We mention that the term "heterosexual" refers mostly to cisgender men and cisgender women and we failed to also add that yes, cisgender, transgender, and nonbinary folks in relationships with other cisgender, transgender, and nonbinary folks can also be heterosexual. Everyone has the right to self-identify and choose the labels that are the best fit. We used the word "mostly" to cover this but we want to be really explicit here and we will reiterate this point in the next episode.

Mentioned on the show:

• New Patreon Tier!

• Trans Legislation Tracker

• ACLU anti-LGBTQ bills tracker

• A Quick & Easy Guide to Asexuality by Molly Muldoon & Will Hernandez

• A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns by Archie Bongiovanni & Tristan Jimerson

• A Quick & Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities by Mady G & Jules Zuckerberg

• 1969: The Stonewall Uprising via Library of Congress

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