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Jason Barker made a movie about his experience of being a pregnant man. In this episode, Erik and Aicila talk about the gender binary and the beautiful story Barker shared about his journey bearing his child. Correction: Aicila referred to Scott Barker as the subject of the Guardian Article and it is Jason Barker the story is about.  Sources and articles we referenced: Gender Binary Wikipedia When Did Girls Start Wearing Pink_ _ Arts & Culture _ Smithsonian April 7, 2011 The story of one man’s pregnancy_ ‘It felt joyous, amazing and brilliant’ _ Life and style _ The Guardian Mar 22, 2018BiCurean Moment: Eugenia BoneNew Orleans Thanksgiving Racetrack 

Sex work is stigmatized and seen in a negative light. However, the people who engage in sex work have a different story to tell. Erik and Aicila dig a little into their story and the impact of recent legislation. Correction: Aicila said counties with populations fewer than 170,000 were allowed to create brothels in Nevada. It is actually fewer than 700,000.  Sources we reference: Sex Trafficking Experts Say SESTA Is the Wrong Solution, Oct 3, 2017 How Congress Censored the Internet, Mar 21, 2018 FOSTA: The New Anti-Sex-Trafficking Legislation May Not End the Internet, But It’s Not Good Law Either, Mar 28, 2018 Craigslist Shuts Down Personals Section After Congress Passes Bill On Trafficking _ The Two-Way _ NPR, Mar 23, 2018 People I reached out to about this Laws Sex Workers Really Want Prostitution in Nevada has its advantages, experts say – Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 7, 2016 Working As An Escort Helped My PTSD – Laura LeMoon – Medium Nov 27, 2017Section 230 of the Communications Decency Ac

We've talked about cheating cheaters, consent and violations, guns and mass shootings. So this week is all about what gives us hope. According to Merriam Webster, hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large.Correction: Aicila said about 20% of the population voted in the 2016 election, it was actually closer to 36% of the population, 54% of eligible voters.  “Those who face gun violence on a level that we have only just glimpsed from our gated communities have never had their voices heard in their entire lives the way that we have in these few weeks alone,” González tweeted. She continued: “The platform us Parkland Students have established is to be shared with every person, black or white, gay or straight, religious or not, who has experienced gun violence, and hand in hand, side by side, We Will Make This Change Together.”Other things we referenced in the show:How to Triumph ht

Mass shootings have been a semi-common occurrence in our country. The backlash when they happen is focused on guns, gun owners, the NRA, and the mentally ill. Does any of that actually impact the real problem of people slaughtering one another?Things we referenced for this show:Correction: Aicila said about 20% of the population voted in the 2016 election, it was actually closer to 36% of the population, 54% of eligible voters. What I Want Liberals to Know https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wFqfk814JBih82OQ7iDZr-cKUjuFUKkT/view?usp=sharing Fact-Check: Did the NRA support gun control when the Black Panthers advocated that minorities arm themselves? Nov 13, 2013 https://blog.uwgb.edu/alltherage/fact-check-did-the-nra-supported-gun-control-when-the-black-panthers-advocated-that-minorities-arm-themselves/ Here’s a Timeline of the Major Gun Control Laws in America, Feb 22, 2018 http://time.com/5169210/us-gun-control-laws-history-timeline/ Weapon Shops of Isher, AE van Vogt

Men and women have vastly different perceptions of what is occurring in issues of consent and harassment. What are some of the contributing factors? Links to things we referenced: Unwanted Sex, Stephen J. Schulhofer https://www.amazon.com/Unwanted-Sex-Culture-Intimidation-Failure/dp/0674002032 « Nous défendons une liberté d’importuner, indispensable à la liberté sexuelle » Jan 13, 2018 http://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2018/01/09/nous-defendons-une-liberte-d-importuner-indispensable-a-la-liberte-sexuelle_5239134_3232.html 50 Shades of Grey http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2322441/ Weinstein Company Sale https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/06/business/media/weinstein-company-sale.html Rape Prevention http://theconversation.com/rape-at-universities-one-program-is-proven-to-reduce-it-82636?platform=hootsuite Models Share Stories of Sexual Assault in the Fashion Industry, Dec 19, 2017 https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a12817440/models-sexual-assault-stories-fashion-industry/ Peggy Orenstein https:

*note we are not currently at a place where we can provide full transcriptions for the hearing impaired* Aug 2017, Joss Whedon, an icon of the geek world known for creating strong female character, was called out by his ex wife, Kai Cole. Whedon was honored as a feminist and Kai indicates he is instead a hypocrite. Accusing him of lying to her for close to 15 years and having multiple affairs while presenting a public image of feminism, Kai claims the two are impossible to co-exist. For your reference- articles and books we drew from for our podcast:Every Day Feminism Sex PositivityWashington Post Morning MixKai Cole's Article on the WrapPsychological Distress from CheatingWikipedia Joss Whedon Feminism2017 March Vanity Fair Whedon Woke2015 April The Guardian Joss Whedon Criticizes Jurassic Park2017 06 The Atlantic How Buffy Came to Symbolize 3rd Wave FeminismJoss Whedon Equality Now Speech YOU TUBEDefinition of Feminism Merriam Webster2017 12 New Yorker In Defense of AdulteryEsther Perel Ted Talk R

Meet BiCurean is Aicila and Erik's first episode in which they talk about what BiCurean is and why they are doing this.