Lex from The Peony podcast is back on the mic for a special Pride Month episode! Melissa kicks off the show by introducing Barbara Gittings, a pre-Stonewall gay rights activist who helped declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder. Lex introduces Hannah Gadsby, an Australian comedian who’s celebrated for her game-changing Netflix comedy special, Nanette.
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In this episode, we talk about:
- Mimosa Sisterhood’s 100th episode
- White Claw Surge + Watermelon Vodka Cocktail
- Barbara Gitting’s super religious upbringing & sexual awakening during childhood
- Living during a time when homosexuality was considered an illness that should be cured by a priest or psychiatrist
- Joining the Daughter of Bilitis and opening an east coast segment in New York
- Barbara’s involvement with the American Library Association’s gay caucus
- Hannah Gadsby growing up in Tasmania’s bible belt surrounded by homophobia
- New Zealand decriminalizing homosexuality in 1997
- Hannah struggling with internalized homophobia
- Becoming a comedian and turning trauma into jokes
- Autism & ADHD spectrum
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