Queer PoliFaith

Today, we are looking at the 2018 case Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission as well as anti-queer laws and actions. We also talk about what is comung up for season 2 and how the show is going to be reimagined. I've been really excited to share everything with you. I hope you've been enjoying this journey with me and hope you'll continue to listen. If you've been enjoying the sh...

Today we are talking about the Respect for Marriage Act, what it does/doesn't do, what cloture is, why the bill is important, and my thoughts about the bill.  I definitely find myself agreeing with people who argue that the bill, though flawed in many respects, is worth working on and passing. What we cannot do, however, is give up after passing it because there is a lot more work that needs to be...

Today, we look at 3 different cases: Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson ,  Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc , and Bostock v. Clayton County . We talk about what each of the cases established, what makes a work environment hostile, and how the law evolved to start protecting queer people based of the fact that they are queer. If you are enjoying the podcast, please rate and review on your pod...

Today we will be discussing three cases which had an imoact on same-sex marriages:  Hollingsworth v. Perry ,  United States v. Windsor , and Obergefell v. Hodges . The first two were decided in 2013 and the last in 2015. Please note that I do not talk about marriage equality . That is because there are people who cannot get married to those whom they might want to marry or cannot get married witho...

Today we are talking about 2 cases:  Griswold v. Connecticut and  Romer v. Evans .  Griswold established the right to marital privacy that proved foundational to several other cases and  Romer ruled that a Colorado constitutional amendment passed by the voters of Colorado (53% to 47%) was unconstiutional because it was based on animus. Both cases laid the groundwork for other cases we have already...

Today we look at 2 cases, Bowers v. Hardwick and Lawrence v. Texas . This is a situation where one case directly overruled anothe case, in this case  Lawrence overruled  Bowers . We look at the cases, how  Bowers almost had a different result, why  Bowers was overruled, and more.  Lawrence was one of the first cases to rely on a case we'll look at on October 6th, Romer v. Evans which was also used...

Today we talk about 3 court cases:  Boutilier v. Immigration and Naturalization Service ,  National Gay Task Force v. Board of Education, Oklahoma City , and  Boy Scouts v. Dale . All three cases were blows to queer rights. We also discuss McCarthyism and its impact on queer people as well as parallels between Joseph McCarthy and a certain other modern politician. Remember, we will be back next we...

Today we discuss the 3 major decisions regarding abortion:  Roe v. Wade ,  Planned Parenthood v. Casey , and  Dobbs v. Jackson Whole Women's Health . I do also discuss my personal views about abortion as well as a couple of brief discussions of other abortion cases. Given that this is a very controversial topic, I wanted to make sure that my biases were perfectly clear, hence the discussion regard...

Today we will be talking about the judicial branch of the United States government: the courts. We will discuss the different types of courts, types of jurisdiction, the case  Marbury v. Madison , how the Supreme Court decides to hear cases, and more. Starting next episode, we'll be talking about different Supreme Court decisions. Here's the schedule for the rest of the season: August 25- Roe v. W...

Today we talk about the executive branch of government: the president, vice-president, and various executive departments. We talk about elections, presidential powers, the presidential succession, a few Constitutional amendments (including a doozy about what happens if the President cannot discharge their duties), what a President can do with laws Congress passes, and some other topics Please rate...

In today's episode, we'll look at Congress, the legislative powers, how each house operates, how a bill becomes law, and limits on governmental power. This is the first in a series of three episodes about the US government and the branches of government. Next episode, we will look at the exedcutive branch and after that we'll look at the judicial branch. If you are enjoying the podcast, please rat...

Today we talk about gender identity, gender expression, and some things to say or not say when talking to or about someone who is queer. We cover some basic vocabulary, descriptors around gender identity, why to *NEVER* use the phrase "preferred" pronouns or to *NEVER* add "-ed" to the end of transgender, among other things. Here are a couple of links I promised to include: Sex and gender. What's...

Today we talk about some basic terminology, different types of sexual orientation with a focus on asexual and aromantic terms, and some basics about being intersex. A couple of notes. First, I am not asexual or aromantic. All the information I got about asexuality is from https://taaap.org/learn/identity-terminology/.  Second, I am also not intersex. All the intersex information is from https://in...

This episode discusses the Texas GOP party platform, how religion and politics mix to make something horrific, how "concern" for women and children is used as a cover for transphobia, and the transphobic new rules from FINA. Just a warning, there are a few curse words in here. Not a lot, but they are there, and no, I am not going to apologize. I feel very passionately about what I am talking about...

This week we talk about my post-college life including my coming out stories (particularly with my mom and dad), my shifting identiy labels, changing churches, and changing political parties. The LWBAT for this week is the same as the last couple of weeks: to understand how I developed over time which should help you understand how I view and understand the world. So our next episode will be out o...

Today we discuss my college years. Topics include my descent into traditional Catholicism, nearly falling into a second cult, a brief period of almost atheism coupled with a not great mental period. There is also discussion of my relationship with queerness and the only person I have dated to this point. Here are some links to Wikipedia articles about some of the topics discussed: Society of St. P...

Welcome to the first full length episode of Queer PoliFaith! Here's what we cover today: What a LWBAT is and how we'll be using it About my early life If you want to learn more about the Mother of God Community, click here to read the series from the Washington Post or here for the Wikipedia page. For more about the Catholic Charismatic movement, click here . Please subscribe to and rate the podca...

Welcome to this special episode of Queer PoliFaith. Today we take a look at the hoopla surrounding the draft opinion that was leaked from the Supreme Court last night. What is discussed: - What a draft opinion is - The path a case takes after it is argued - What are enumerated and unenumerated rights - What does this all mean I made a mistake in the episode and misnamed the court case. It is Dobbs...

A shorter episode to introduce you to what to expect from the podcast, the schedule, and what topics will be coming up.  To subscribe on another podcast platform, follow these links: Spotify Amazon iHeartRadio Deezer PlayerFM Stitcher Pocket Casts   It is also on Apple and Google podcasts.