Mainstream adaptive fashion lines are relatively new, but creating clothes to fit and flatter a range of bodies has long been part of disability culture. Anita meets three disabled fashionistas who design with disabled bodies as a starting point, not an afterthought.Meet the guests:- Dr. Ben Barry is the <a href="https://www.newschool.edu/parsons/faculty/ben-barry/">Dean of Fashion</a> at Parsons School of Design who's pushing for further inclusion in fashion – particularly when it comes to the ways clothing is designed, marketed and modeled for folks with disabilities-  Sky Cubacub is a Chicago-based fashion designer focused on making size-inclusive garments for queer and trans disabled folks through their company, <a href="https://rebirthgarments.com/">Rebirth Garments</a>- <a href="https://www.instagram.com/adisabledicon/?hl=en">Samantha Jade Durán</a> is a designer and influencer also known by the handle “A Disabled Icon"<a href="https://www.wunc.org/2024-11-06/desiring-disability-in-fashion-podcast-transcript">Read the transcript</a> | Review the podcast on your preferred platformFollow Embodied on <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@embodiedwunc?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc">TikTok</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/embodiedwunc/?hl=en">Instagram </a><a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/254474/43/83gu0x074ydhd8wm">Leave a message for Embodied</a>

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 &lt;p&gt;Mainstream adaptive fashion lines are relatively new, but creating clothes to fit and flatter a range of bodies has long been part of disability culture. Anita meets three disabled fashionistas who design with disabled bodies as a starting point, not an afterthought.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meet the guests:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- &lt;strong&gt;Dr. Ben Barry&lt;/strong&gt; is the &lt;a href="https://www.newschool.edu/parsons/faculty/ben-barry/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dean of Fashion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at Parsons School of Design who's pushing for further inclusion in fashion – particularly when it comes to the ways clothing is designed, marketed and modeled for folks with disabilities&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-  &lt;strong&gt;Sky Cubacub &lt;/strong&gt;is a Chicago-based fashion designer focused on making size-inclusive garments for queer and trans disabled folks through their company, &lt;a href="https://rebirthgarments.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rebirth Garments&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/adisabledicon/?hl=en"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Samantha Jade Durán&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is a designer and influencer also known by the handle “A Disabled Icon"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wunc.org/2024-11-06/desiring-disability-in-fashion-podcast-transcript"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read the transcript&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; | Review the podcast on your preferred platform&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Embodied on &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@embodiedwunc?is_from_webapp=1&amp;amp;sender_device=pc"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TikTok&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/embodiedwunc/?hl=en"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Instagram &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/254474/43/83gu0x074ydhd8wm"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leave a message for Embodied&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Anita meets three disabled fashionistas who design with disabled bodies as a starting point, not an afterthought.

Mainstream adaptive fashion lines are relatively new, but creating clothes to fit and flatter a range of bodies has long been part of disability culture. Anita meets three disabled fashionistas who design with disabled bodies as a starting point, not an afterthought.

Meet the guests:

- Dr. Ben Barry is the <a href="https://www.newschool.edu/parsons/faculty/ben-barry/">Dean of Fashion</a> at Parsons School of Design who's pushing for further inclusion in fashion – particularly when it comes to the ways clothing is designed, marketed and modeled for folks with disabilities

-  Sky Cubacub is a Chicago-based fashion designer focused on making size-inclusive garments for queer and trans disabled folks through their company, <a href="https://rebirthgarments.com/">Rebirth Garments</a>

- <a href="https://www.instagram.com/adisabledicon/?hl=en">Samantha Jade Durán</a> is a designer and influencer also known by the handle “A Disabled Icon"

<a href="https://www.wunc.org/2024-11-06/desiring-disability-in-fashion-podcast-transcript">Read the transcript</a> | Review the podcast on your preferred platform

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Desiring Disability in Fashion

A new crop of children’s book authors are trying to help kids develop curiosity about their physical bodies. But how exactly do they turn fraught body politics into compelling children's stories? Anita gets answers when she meets Tyler Feder and Shelly Anand, the creators behind the books "Bodies Are Cool" and "Laxmi's Mooch."Meet the guests:- <a href="https://www.tylerfeder.com/">Tyler Feder</a>, the author and illustrator behind the book “<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/647974/bodies-are-cool-by-tyler-feder/">Bodies are Cool</a>"- <a href="https://www.shellyanand.com/">Shelly Anand</a>, the author of “<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/laxmi-s-mooch-shelly-anand/15050290?ean=9781984815651">Laxmi’s Mooch</a>"<a href="https://www.wunc.org/2024-10-30/what-kids-books-teach-us-about-our-bodies-transcript">Read the transcript</a> | Review the podcast on your preferred platformFollow Embodied on <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@embodiedwunc?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc">TikTok</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/embodiedwunc/?hl=en">Instagram </a><a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/254474/43/83gu0x074ydhd8wm">Leave a message for Embodied</a>

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;A new crop of children’s book authors are trying to help kids develop curiosity about their physical bodies. But how exactly do they turn fraught body politics into compelling children's stories? Anita gets answers when she meets Tyler Feder and Shelly Anand, the creators behind the books "Bodies Are Cool" and "Laxmi's Mooch."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meet the guests:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- &lt;a href="https://www.tylerfeder.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tyler Feder&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the author and illustrator behind the book “&lt;a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/647974/bodies-are-cool-by-tyler-feder/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bodies are Cool&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- &lt;a href="https://www.shellyanand.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shelly Anand&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the author of “&lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/laxmi-s-mooch-shelly-anand/15050290?ean=9781984815651"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Laxmi’s Mooch&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wunc.org/2024-10-30/what-kids-books-teach-us-about-our-bodies-transcript"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read the transcript&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; | Review the podcast on your preferred platform&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Embodied on &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@embodiedwunc?is_from_webapp=1&amp;amp;sender_device=pc"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TikTok&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/embodiedwunc/?hl=en"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Instagram &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/254474/43/83gu0x074ydhd8wm"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leave a message for Embodied&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Anita meets Tyler Feder and Shelly Anand, the creators behind the books "Bodies Are Cool" and "Laxmi's Mooch."

A new crop of children’s book authors are trying to help kids develop curiosity about their physical bodies. But how exactly do they turn fraught body politics into compelling children's stories? Anita gets answers when she meets Tyler Feder and Shelly Anand, the creators behind the books "Bodies Are Cool" and "Laxmi's Mooch."

Meet the guests:

- <a href="https://www.tylerfeder.com/">Tyler Feder</a>, the author and illustrator behind the book “<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/647974/bodies-are-cool-by-tyler-feder/">Bodies are Cool</a>"

- <a href="https://www.shellyanand.com/">Shelly Anand</a>, the author of “<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/laxmi-s-mooch-shelly-anand/15050290?ean=9781984815651">Laxmi’s Mooch</a>"

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What Kids' Books Teach Us About Our Bodies

While early biology lessons often teach us about sex as a binary, our bodies tell a different story. An intersex physician tells Anita about the decades-long attempt to erase intersex folks from existence, and a parent and two young adults share their advice on how to best support adolescents who defy the sex and gender binary.Meet the guests:- <a href="https://health.usnews.com/doctors/suegee-tamar-mattis-641818">Suegee Tamar-Mattis</a>, a physican who is also an intersex person, describes the decades-long attempt to erase intersex folks from existence, what support is available for intersex youth in their adolescent years and the importance of intersex community- Eric Lohman, parent to a 12-year-old intersex kid, explains how he and his wife have helped his tween explore gender and make decisions about his own body as he’s gotten older.- Hillel and Sam, two young intersex adults, share their thoughts on what it means to be intersex, the experience of puberty and gender identity and their hopes for the future in terms of intersex awareness and advocacy<a href="https://www.wunc.org/2024-10-22/intersex-reframes-on-sex-gender-transcript">Read the transcript</a> | Review the podcast on your preferred platformFollow Embodied on <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@embodiedwunc?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc">TikTok</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/embodiedwunc/?hl=en">Instagram </a><a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/254474/43/83gu0x074ydhd8wm">Leave a message for Embodied</a>

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 &lt;p&gt;While early biology lessons often teach us about sex as a binary, our bodies tell a different story. An intersex physician tells Anita about the decades-long attempt to erase intersex folks from existence, and a parent and two young adults share their advice on how to best support adolescents who defy the sex and gender binary.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meet the guests:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- &lt;a href="https://health.usnews.com/doctors/suegee-tamar-mattis-641818"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Suegee Tamar-Mattis&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, a physican who is also an intersex person, describes the decades-long attempt to erase intersex folks from existence, what support is available for intersex youth in their adolescent years and the importance of intersex community&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- &lt;strong&gt;Eric Lohman, &lt;/strong&gt;parent to a 12-year-old intersex kid, explains how he and his wife have helped his tween explore gender and make decisions about his own body as he’s gotten older.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- &lt;strong&gt;Hillel and Sam, &lt;/strong&gt;two young intersex adults, share their thoughts on what it means to be intersex, the experience of puberty and gender identity and their hopes for the future in terms of intersex awareness and advocacy&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wunc.org/2024-10-22/intersex-reframes-on-sex-gender-transcript"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read the transcript&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; | Review the podcast on your preferred platform&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Embodied on &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@embodiedwunc?is_from_webapp=1&amp;amp;sender_device=pc"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TikTok&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/embodiedwunc/?hl=en"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Instagram &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/254474/43/83gu0x074ydhd8wm"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leave a message for Embodied&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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An intersex physician tells Anita about the decades-long attempt to erase intersex folks from existence, and a parent and two young adults share their advice on how to best support adolescents who defy the sex and gender binary.

While early biology lessons often teach us about sex as a binary, our bodies tell a different story. An intersex physician tells Anita about the decades-long attempt to erase intersex folks from existence, and a parent and two young adults share their advice on how to best support adolescents who defy the sex and gender binary.

Meet the guests:

- <a href="https://health.usnews.com/doctors/suegee-tamar-mattis-641818">Suegee Tamar-Mattis</a>, a physican who is also an intersex person, describes the decades-long attempt to erase intersex folks from existence, what support is available for intersex youth in their adolescent years and the importance of intersex community

- Eric Lohman, parent to a 12-year-old intersex kid, explains how he and his wife have helped his tween explore gender and make decisions about his own body as he’s gotten older.

- Hillel and Sam, two young intersex adults, share their thoughts on what it means to be intersex, the experience of puberty and gender identity and their hopes for the future in terms of intersex awareness and advocacy

<a href="https://www.wunc.org/2024-10-22/intersex-reframes-on-sex-gender-transcript">Read the transcript</a> | Review the podcast on your preferred platform

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Intersex Reframes On Sex & Gender

Many autistic people assigned female at birth remain undiagnosed at 18, so what's it like to get an autism diagnosis in your adulthood? Anita meets two women whose paths to a diagnosis started on the internet. Plus a non-binary photographer shares how their late autism diagnosis has informed their marriage and sense of self.Meet the guests:- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thethoughtspot222">Irene Chon</a>, neurodivergent creator and self-empowerment coach, talks about the challenge of getting assessed for autism as an adult and why working in customer service was kind of the perfect job for her as an autistic person- <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@autisticallykofi?lang=en">Kofi Robinson</a>, a lawyer and TikTok creator, shares how her autistic traits coincide with the expectations for a good lawyer and how she makes solid friendships- <a href="https://jennichapmanphotography.com/about">Jenni Chapman</a>, a queer and nonbinary photographer, draws parallels between coming out as queer and coming out as autistic, and how she's preparing to handle noise sensitivity as a parent<a href="https://www.wunc.org/2024-10-15/masked-podcast-transcript">Read the transcript</a> | Review the podcast on your preferred platformFollow Embodied on <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@embodiedwunc?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc">TikTok</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/embodiedwunc/?hl=en">Instagram </a><a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/254474/43/83gu0x074ydhd8wm">Leave a message for Embodied</a>Dig Deeper:<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35204992/">A 2022 study</a> on autism and people assigned female at birth<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ndwellness?lang=en">The TikTok account </a>that made Irene realize she was autisticJenni's <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1ah3SHnu5UPyXXI7W9072V?si=543dd58fe6b04a90%20">podcast</a>, The Queer Soul Spotlight

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;Many autistic people assigned female at birth remain undiagnosed at 18, so what's it like to get an autism diagnosis in your adulthood? Anita meets two women whose paths to a diagnosis started on the internet. Plus a non-binary photographer shares how their late autism diagnosis has informed their marriage and sense of self.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meet the guests:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thethoughtspot222"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Irene Chon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, neurodivergent creator and self-empowerment coach, talks about the challenge of getting assessed for autism as an adult and why working in customer service was kind of the perfect job for her as an autistic person&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@autisticallykofi?lang=en"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kofi Robinson&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, a lawyer and TikTok creator, shares how her autistic traits coincide with the expectations for a good lawyer and how she makes solid friendships&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- &lt;a href="https://jennichapmanphotography.com/about"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jenni Chapman&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, a queer and nonbinary photographer, draws parallels between coming out as queer and coming out as autistic, and how she's preparing to handle noise sensitivity as a parent&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wunc.org/2024-10-15/masked-podcast-transcript"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read the transcript&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; | Review the podcast on your preferred platform&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Embodied on &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@embodiedwunc?is_from_webapp=1&amp;amp;sender_device=pc"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TikTok&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/embodiedwunc/?hl=en"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Instagram &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/254474/43/83gu0x074ydhd8wm"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leave a message for Embodied&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dig Deeper:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35204992/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A 2022 study&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on autism and people assigned female at birth&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ndwellness?lang=en"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The TikTok account &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;that made Irene realize she was autistic&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jenni's &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1ah3SHnu5UPyXXI7W9072V?si=543dd58fe6b04a90%20"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;podcast&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, The Queer Soul Spotlight&lt;/p&gt;
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Many autistic people assigned female at birth remain undiagnosed at 18, so what's it like to get an autism diagnosis in your adulthood?

Many autistic people assigned female at birth remain undiagnosed at 18, so what's it like to get an autism diagnosis in your adulthood? Anita meets two women whose paths to a diagnosis started on the internet. Plus a non-binary photographer shares how their late autism diagnosis has informed their marriage and sense of self.

Meet the guests:

- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thethoughtspot222">Irene Chon</a>, neurodivergent creator and self-empowerment coach, talks about the challenge of getting assessed for autism as an adult and why working in customer service was kind of the perfect job for her as an autistic person

- <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@autisticallykofi?lang=en">Kofi Robinson</a>, a lawyer and TikTok creator, shares how her autistic traits coincide with the expectations for a good lawyer and how she makes solid friendships

- <a href="https://jennichapmanphotography.com/about">Jenni Chapman</a>, a queer and nonbinary photographer, draws parallels between coming out as queer and coming out as autistic, and how she's preparing to handle noise sensitivity as a parent

<a href="https://www.wunc.org/2024-10-15/masked-podcast-transcript">Read the transcript</a> | Review the podcast on your preferred platform

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Dig Deeper:

<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35204992/">A 2022 study</a> on autism and people assigned female at birth

<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ndwellness?lang=en">The TikTok account </a>that made Irene realize she was autistic

Jenni's <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1ah3SHnu5UPyXXI7W9072V?si=543dd58fe6b04a90%20">podcast</a>, The Queer Soul Spotlight

Masked: Coming Out As Autistic In Adulthood (Revisited)

Our understanding of the term bisexuality has been in a state of constant evolution. In a moment when bisexual adults make up the largest share of the LGBTQ+ population, how is bisexuality being re-imagined, reclaimed — and sometimes relinquished? Anita meets two people who have grappled with the term’s history, meaning and power for building community.Meet the guests:- <a href="https://www.jr-yussuf.com/">J.R. Yussuf</a> is the author of “<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/739250/dear-bi-men-by-jr-yussuf/">Dear Bi Men: A Black Man's Perspective on Power, Consent, Breaking Down Binaries, and Combating Erasure</a>”- <a href="https://jazminaguilera.com/">Jazmín Aguilar</a> is a host and senior audio producer at the Boston Globe<a href="https://www.wunc.org/2024-10-03/bisexuality-beyond-the-binary-transcript">Read the transcript</a> | Review the podcast on your preferred platformFollow Embodied on <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@embodiedwunc?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc">TikTok</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/embodiedwunc/?hl=en">Instagram </a><a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/254474/43/83gu0x074ydhd8wm">Leave a message for Embodied</a>

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 &lt;p&gt;Our understanding of the term bisexuality has been in a state of constant evolution. In a moment when bisexual adults make up the largest share of the LGBTQ+ population, how is bisexuality being re-imagined, reclaimed — and sometimes relinquished? Anita meets two people who have grappled with the term’s history, meaning and power for building community.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meet the guests:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- &lt;a href="https://www.jr-yussuf.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;J.R. Yussuf&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is the author of “&lt;a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/739250/dear-bi-men-by-jr-yussuf/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dear Bi Men: A Black Man's Perspective on Power, Consent, Breaking Down Binaries, and Combating Erasure&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- &lt;a href="https://jazminaguilera.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jazmín Aguilar&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is a host and senior audio producer at the Boston Globe&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wunc.org/2024-10-03/bisexuality-beyond-the-binary-transcript"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read the transcript&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; | Review the podcast on your preferred platform&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Embodied on &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@embodiedwunc?is_from_webapp=1&amp;amp;sender_device=pc"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TikTok&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/embodiedwunc/?hl=en"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Instagram &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/254474/43/83gu0x074ydhd8wm"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leave a message for Embodied&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Anita meets two people who have grappled with bisexuality’s history, meaning and power for building community.

Our understanding of the term bisexuality has been in a state of constant evolution. In a moment when bisexual adults make up the largest share of the LGBTQ+ population, how is bisexuality being re-imagined, reclaimed — and sometimes relinquished? Anita meets two people who have grappled with the term’s history, meaning and power for building community.

Meet the guests:

- <a href="https://www.jr-yussuf.com/">J.R. Yussuf</a> is the author of “<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/739250/dear-bi-men-by-jr-yussuf/">Dear Bi Men: A Black Man's Perspective on Power, Consent, Breaking Down Binaries, and Combating Erasure</a>”

- <a href="https://jazminaguilera.com/">Jazmín Aguilar</a> is a host and senior audio producer at the Boston Globe

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Bisexuality Beyond The Binary

Sex and relationships are intimate — and sometimes intimidating to talk about. In this weekly podcast from North Carolina Public Radio WUNC, host Anita Rao guides us on an exploration of our brains and our bodies that touches down in taboo territory.Follow the show on Instagram and Twitter @embodiedwunc. You can find Anita on Twitter @anisrao.

Sex and relationships are intimate — and sometimes intimidating to talk about. In this weekly podcast from North Carolina Public Radio WUNC, host Anita Rao guides us on an exploration of our brains and our bodies that touches down in taboo territory.

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