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What is the "I" in LGBTQIA+?

Today we're giving voice to the long-silenced intersex community. 

According to Amnesty International, 1.7%  of the population is born with intersex traits -- comparable to the number of people born with red hair.

On this episode you'll hear from Sean Saifa Wall (he/him/his) a Black queer intersex activist and rising scholar.  Saifa is committed to racial equity and a radical vision of bodily autonomy for people with intersex variations. Currently, he is a Marie Skłowdoska-Curie fellow at the University of Huddersfield in England examining the erasure of intersex people from social policy in Ireland and England.

You can learn more about Saifa by visiting his website: https://www.seansaifa.com/

You can watch Saifa's (INCREDIBLE!) documentary Every Body on most streaming services. 

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Executive Produced by Gurls Talk, Inc. 

Produced by Hailey Rovner Malach of Wicked Child Studio. 

Composed by Mikey Long. 

Special thanks to Jo Malone London. 

Ai-jen Poo is a next-generation labor leader, award-winning organizer, author, and a leading voice in the women’s movement. Ai-jen is the President of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Director of Caring Across Generations, Co-Founder of SuperMajority and Trustee of the Ford Foundation. 


In this episode we discuss the future of work, gender equality,  immigration, narrative change, and grassroots organizing.



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Executive Produced by Gurls Talk, Inc.

Produced by Hailey Rovner Malach of Wicked Child Studio. 

Composed by Mikey Long. 

Proudly supported by Jo Malone London. 

Mikki Kendall is an activist, cultural critic, and author of the critically-acclaimed book Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot. 

I came across Hood Feminism and I knew I needed to have Mikki on the podcast. We talk about the body positivity movement, colorism, banned books, fighting the patriarchy, and much, much more. 

You can follow Mikki Kendall on Instagram @karynthia and you can buy Mikki's book Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot  at all major book retailers. 

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Executive Produced by Gurls Talk, Inc. 

Produced by Hailey Malach of Wicked Child Studio. 

Composed by Mikey Long. 

This podcast is proudly supported by Jo Malone London. 

Eileen Kelly is here! You may know Eileen from her Tumblr days (killerandasweetthang) or maybe you know Eileen as the host of the acclaimed podcast Going Mental with Eileen Kelly. 

In this episode - we talk about getting into the groove with a new therapist to getting diagnosed and (my favorite) dating horror stories. 

I loved having gurl talk with Eileen. We have so much in common and I can't wait for you to listen. Enjoy! 

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Hosted by Adwoa Aboah 

Executive Produced by Gurls Talk, Inc. 

Produced by Hailey Malach of Wicked Child Studio

Composed by Mikey Long 

This past summer Molly Manning Walker took Cannes by storm with her powerful, feature directorial debut "How To Have Sex." 


"How to Have Sex" follows a group of teenage girls during a rite-of-passage, post-exam holiday in what should be the best summer of their lives. The film looks at how we learn to have sex through the pressure of friendship, toxic masculinity and societal expectations.


In this episode we discuss the film, the state of sex education, and consent in a post-#MeToo era. 


"How to Have Sex" will premiere in cinemas in the UK and Ireland on November 3rd. 


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Executive Produced by Gurls Talk, Inc. 

Produced by Hailey Malach of Wicked Child Studio

Composed by Mikey Long

Special thanks to Charlotte Gilbert

Maddie Ziegler is here! 


Maddie has been in the industry for so much of her life, and needless to say it hasn’t always been easy. But I’ll let Maddie tell you about it... 


You can follow Maddie on Instagram at @maddieziegler and you can follow us @gurlstalk. 

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Executive Produced by Gurls Talk, Inc.


Produced by Hailey Malach of Wicked Child Studio. 


Composed by Mikey Long.


Special thanks to Charlotte Gilbert.


This podcast is proudly supported by Jo Malone London.