The Michigan Advocate
Tired of national news that doesn't feel relevant to your community? Tune into The Michigan Advocate, hosted by dedicated human rights champion Joanna Whaley, for essential stories about justice and civil liberties in the Great Lakes State. Joanna provides a critical look at local human rights struggles and triumphs, revealing how major national policies and legal decisions regarding voting rights, environmental justice, and workers' rights directly impact Michigan’s neighborhoods and communities, making this the essential podcast for anyone who believes that all rights are local.
This show is previously known as "The Joanna Whaley Podcast"
The Michigan Advocate
PRIDE 2024 - Dad's Can be Girls
This week as part of our Pride 2024 Series, we talk about the religious misconceptions people have about trans people being dads. Joanna is a transgender woman and is also a Dad, and we discuss the tensions and wrong assumptions of trans people from the religious community. At the end of the episode we take live Q&A.
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ASK A QUESTION BY VOICEMAIL OR TEXT: https://www.joannawhaley.com/live
REFERENCES:
Michael Bronski, Kit Heyam, The LGBTQ+ History Book: Big Ideas Simplified (New York, NY, DK Penguin Random House, 2023) pg 268, 269, 304. Rev. Elizabeth Edman, Queer Virtue (Boston, MA, Beacon Press, 2016) pg 116. Chris Greenough, Queer Theologies: The Basics (London, UK, Routledge Publishing, 2019) pg 26,50. Dr. Micheal Nichols, Dr Martha Strous, The Lost Art of Listening (New York, NY, Guilford Press, 2021) Pg 182. Jane Struthers, The Astrology Directory: Star Signs Explained for Wisdom and Success (New York, NY, Quarto Publishing, 2014) pg 142. Daniel Dennett, Breaking the Spell (London, UK, Penguin Publishing, 2006) Pg 157.
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