This month, we take a more personal turn, settling in for my coming out story.

Afterwards, we review how JK Rowling and Elon Musk have found themselves named in a cyberbullying lawsuit after harassing Algerian boxer Imane Khelif.

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Sources:

Imane Khelif + Transphobes

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/11/algerias-imane-khelif-files-harassment-case-after-gender
• https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2024/8/7/taiwans-lin-yu-ting-sails-into-olympic-boxing-final-amid-gender-dispute?traffic_source=KeepReading
• https://www.axios.com/2024/08/06/imane-khelif-paris-olympics-boxing
• https://www.thenation.com/article/society/imane-khelif-olympics-paris-boxing-transphobia/
• https://www.npr.org/2024/08/02/nx-s1-5061280/olympic-womens-boxing-gender-imane-khelif-lin-yuting
• https://slate.com/culture/2024/08/boxer-imane-khelif-olympics-anti-trans-campaign.html
• https://www.advocate.com/news/jd-vance-criticizes-boxer-harris
• https://www.today.com/health/news/imane-khelif-boxer-gender-eligibility-controversy-rcna164854
• https://www.newsweek.com/jk-rowling-imane-khelif-lawsuit-twitter-1943502
• https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/jk-rowling-elon-musk-imane-khelif-lawsuit-1236105185/

Trigger warnings: conversion therapy; mental, physical, sexual, and emotional abuse; suicide, depression, PTSD; substance abuse

Skip ahead to 14:30 to bypass the segment on conversion therapy.

This episode, join me for a deep and difficult dive into what conversion therapy actual entails. I have never supported conversion therapy, but after doing this research, I find myself significantly more vocal on the dangers of it.

After that, we look at Kamala Harris’s track record within the LGBTQIA+ community — we may be looking at a Harris presidency; you should have the facts you need to make an informed vote.

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Sources:

Conversion Therapy

• https://www.hrc.org/resources/the-lies-and-dangers-of-reparative-therapy
• https://www.webmd.com/sex-relationships/what-is-conversion-therapy
• https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/conversion_therapy
• https://www.lgbtmap.org/policy-spotlight-conversion-therapy-bans
• https://www.thetrevorproject.org/conversion-therapy-report/
• https://www.banconversiontherapy.com/ + Stories
• https://mashable.com/article/conversion-therapy-experience
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8902017/
• https://www.ohchr.org/en/stories/2020/07/conversion-therapy-can-amount-torture-and-should-be-banned-says-un-expert
• https://www.stonewall.org.uk/everything-you-need-know-about-conversion-therapy
• https://time.com/2986440/sexual-conversion-therapy-gay/
• https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/explainer-what-is-conversion-therapy/
• https://www.wired.com/story/what-is-gay-conversion-therapy/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_therapy#:~:text=Methods that have been used,%2C psychoanalysis%2C and arousal reconditioning.

Dive into the lesser-known uprisings that set the stage for Stonewall in this podcast episode. From Los Angeles' Cooper Do-nuts Riot in the late '50s to Milwaukee's Black Nite Brawl in '61, explore pivotal moments of resistance within the LGBTQIA+ community prior to 1969.

Additionally, we’ll look at the impact of Utah's new anti-DEI law, effective July 1, 2024, which rolls back diversity efforts across public education and government, removing terms like "diversity, equity, and inclusion" from official use and restricting transgender individuals from using preferred facilities.

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QEC is on instagram and tiktok @queerenoughclub

You can also email me at hello@queerenough.club

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Sources:

Uprisings That Precursor Stonewall

- https://www.history.com/news/lgbtq-uprisings-before-stonewall-riots

- https://www.nyclgbtsites.org/site/demonstration-against-lgbt-harassment-in-flushing-meadows-corona-park-tree-grove/

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_sip-in

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sit-in_movement

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper_Do-nuts_Riot

- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/05/dining/gay-riot-los-angeles-doughnut-shop.html

- https://www.out.com/today-gay-history/2015/5/31/today-gay-history-10-years-stonewall-there-was-coopers-donuts-riot

- https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/the-black-nite-brawl-lgbt-history

- https://www.milwaukeemag.com/the-black-nite-brawl-milwaukees-place-in-lgbtq-history/

- https://www.nps.gov/articles/julius-bar-1966.htm

- https://www.history.com/news/gay-rights-sip-in-julius-bar

- [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compton's_Cafeteria_riot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compton%27s_Cafeteria_riot)

- https://www.therainbowstores.com/blogs/blogs-guides/the-comptons-cafeteria-riot-the-trans-uprising-three-years-before-stonewall

- https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jun/21/stonewall-san-francisco-riot-tenderloin-neighborhood-trans-women

Anti-DEI Law Goes into Effect in Utah

- https://www.them.us/story/university-of-utah-lgbt-center-closure-anti-dei-law

- https://www.them.us/story/utah-anti-trans-bathroom-tipline-none-verified

- https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/01/31/utahs-gov-cox-signs-anti-dei-bill/

- [https://www.the74million.org/article/backlash-against-dei-spreads-to-more-states/#:~:text=Many in Utah describe their,research and for accreditation purposes](https://www.the74million.org/article/backlash-against-dei-spreads-to-more-states/#:~:text=Many%20in%20Utah%20describe%20their,research%20and%20for%20accreditation%20purposes).

- https://slchamber.com/public-policy/initiatives/utah-compact/

- https://governor.utah.gov/staff/nubia-pena/

What can you expect this month? A modern definition of Pride, a study on what actually happened at Stonewall Inn, and a look at the PSA that the FBI and DHS released regarding the Pride events throughout June.

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QEC is on instagram and tiktok @queerenoughclub

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Sources

Kicklines + Riots; What’s True About Pride, and What’s Not

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7jnzOMxb14

- https://www.loc.gov/ghe/cascade/index.html?appid=90dcc35abb714a24914c68c9654adb67

- https://pccetf.org/a-history-of-pride-celebrating-pride-month/

- https://www.them.us/story/the-complete-history-of-pride

- https://www.american.edu/cas/news/the-first-pride-was-a-riot.cfm

- https://www.britannica.com/topic/Gay-Pride

- https://festivalinsider.com/articles/the-history-of-pride-events-around-the-world

- https://www.dosomething.org/us/articles/11-facts-about-pride-and-the-lgbtqia-movement

- https://guides.loc.gov/lgbtq-studies/stonewall-era

FBI + DHS PSA

- https://www.ic3.gov/Media/Y2024/PSA240510

- https://apnews.com/article/terror-warning-pride-month-lgbtq-homeland-security-ad89884662d67dfd6f4cc2c0b358e9eb

- https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/15/us-lgbtq-pride-events-foreign-terror-groups-fbi-warns/

- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-69013313

- https://epgn.com/2024/05/15/fbi-dhs-warn-terrorist-orgs-could-target-pride-month-events/

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