July 09, 2021
He spoke nonchalantly, a simple statement to share his true self, one that he had been hiding. “I just want to take a quick moment to say that I’m gay,” said Carl Nassib, a defensive lineman for the Las Vegas Raiders. In turn, Nassib last month became the first openly gay active player in the 101-year history of the National Football League.
A day later, Washington Spirit soccer player Kumi Yokoyama came out and said they are transgender – an identity not legally recognized in their native Japan.
In a tweet, President Joe Biden praised the athletes’ courage, adding, “Because of you, countless kids around the world are seeing themselves in a new light today.”
Episode Notes
This month, Christina, Bryan, and Rumaan are joined by Sarah Schulman, whose new book
Let the Record Show sets out to correct inaccurate representations of ACT UP New York, its tactics, and its philosophy of direct action in response to the AIDS epidemic. Then they discuss three collections of photographs of LGBTQ people. Who are they for, and will they be seen by the people who need them most?
Items discussed on the show:
Bless!!! Although we’re not sure what she means by “a thing.”
It’s been speculated that the post was intended to introduce the pair as a couple, with Autostraddle pointing out that back in September 2020, Zoë Kravitz featured in
iO Tillett Wright’s photography book called
Self Evident Truths: 10,000 Portraits of Queer America that included a collection of queer portraits, one of them being a piccy of Zoë.
Back in December, the actress filed for divorce from her husband of 1.5 years,
Karl Glusman, meaning she is single and ready to mingle RN (or maybe not, based on this pic?).
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