OGRE: On Gender, Race, & Equality Ashley Rose Johnson

Exploring the ways that gender is navigated in Drag and Queer Communities with John Thomas Hernandez. 

References: 

NPR, How Drag Queens Have Sashayed Their Way Through History
https://www.npr.org/2019/06/27/736320026/how-drag-queens-have-sashayed-their-way-through-history

Talking about a few myths and mysteries that surround periods including period sex, menopause, and PMS/PMDD! 

References: 

Can transgender women have a period?    https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/can-trans-women-get-periods

Can You Get Pregnant if You Have Sex on Your Period?  https://www.healthline.com/health/pregnancy/sex-on-period#pregnancy-during-period

Season 2, Episode 1: Politics of Sex  

How is sex presented in education, religion, and in the media? How does this affect us?  

TW/CW: Mentions of sexual assault 

 References:  


NPR: How Battles Over Sex, Gender, And Sexual Orientation 'Fractured American Politics' with Host Terry Gross 
NY Times: Sex Education Based on Abstinence? There's a Real Absences of Evidence 

  SA Resources:  


National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 
https://www.rainn.org/  
https://www.nsvrc.org/

This episode explains why representation in the media is so important. You have to see it to be it!

Trying to further explain my frustrations with cultural appropriation. [Solo Episode]

This episode with D’mikal Walker illustrates the way that black families are depicted in the media as well as the harmful effects of stigma surrounding the black family structure. Towards the end Ashley and D’mikal explain The Talk which is a pivotal moment in every black person’s childhood.