Laverne Cox

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  1. Class & Poverty Shaming w/ Mary O’Hara

    10/07/2021

    Class & Poverty Shaming w/ Mary O’Hara

    Poor people have always been shamed. Writer, producer and award-winning journalist Mary O’Hara says that’s not new, but the last 40 years of government and corporate interests have created a focused initiative to demonize people who need financial and social assistance. Between the creation of the Welfare Queen trope in the 80’s and vilifying single mothers in the 90’s, most people do whatever they can to not be associated with safety nets. They’re ashamed. In this powerful conversation, Laverne and O’Hara break down the larger game at play, the lasting effects of experiencing poverty, and the importance of people sharing their stories. Please rate, review, subscribe and share The Laverne Cox Show with everyone you know. You can find Laverne on Instagram and Twitter @LaverneCox and on Facebook at @LaverneCoxForReal. As always, stay in the love. Show References: The Shame Game: https://www.shamegamethebook.com/ Project Twist-It: https://www.projecttwistit.com/ Project Twist-It on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNLum6yi4QnBbQf0HF_ojdw Pro-Publica Report - 25 Billionaires Pay Fraction in Taxes: https://www.propublica.org/article/the-secret-irs-files-trove-of-never-before-seen-records-reveal-how-the-wealthiest-avoid-income-tax https://www.propublica.org/article/how-we-calculated-the-true-tax-rates-of-the-wealthiest Urban Institute report on poverty rate: https://www.urban.org/research/publication/2021-poverty-projections-assessing-impact-benefits-and-stimulus-measures Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  2. Pushing Back Against Anti-Trans Media & Policies with Chase Strangio

    09/16/2021

    Pushing Back Against Anti-Trans Media & Policies with Chase Strangio

    This episode is about addressing misinformation, educating, and correcting the record. Right wing media has gone largely unchecked making false claims, distorting statistics, and outright lying primarily about gender-affirming care for trans kids and trans women and girls in sports. The mean-spirited outcry has led to legislators quoting this media and bills becoming very real laws intended to extinguish transgender people. 2021 has seen the highest number of state bills presented and passed in the last 10 years. But the danger of these bills isn’t just for transgender people. These laws potentially affect the privacy and bodily autonomy of all kids, especially girls. // Chase Strangio is Deputy Director for Transgender Justice with the ACLU’s LGBT & HIV Project and a nationally recognized expert on transgender rights. He has been on the frontlines defending trans rights and tells us what is happening in our nation’s courtrooms. // Please rate, review, subscribe and share The Laverne Cox Show with everyone you know. You can find Laverne on Instagram and Twitter @LaverneCox and on Facebook at @LaverneCoxForReal. // As always, stay in the love. //   References and Resources:   Long-Term Follow-Up of Transsexual Persons Undergoing Sex Reassignment Surgery: Cohort Study in Sweden: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0016885   // The Trevor Project National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health 2020: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/survey-2020/?section=Introduction   // Legislative Tracker: Anti-Transgender Legislation: https://freedomforallamericans.org/legislative-tracker/anti-transgender-legislation/   // Gavin Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board (Update): https://www.aclu.org/cases/grimm-v-gloucester-county-school-board   // Contrapoints video titled "Pronouns" published Nov. 2, 2018 on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bbINLWtMKI  Audio Clips: Clip 1 Bill Maher August 6, 2021, HBO, speaks to Donna de Varona; Maher misstates that 2021 was the first year trans folks have been able to compete in the Olympics. We have been eligible since 2004. // Clip 2 The Ben Shapiro Show, July 18, 2021 via YouTube; Shapiro and Neil deGrasse Tyson discuss how the use of "science" can impede freedoms and liberty for some, (7:44-8:04) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w89etN8QqNQ // Clip 3 Bill Maher August 6, 2021 HBO; Maher conflates sex assigned at birth with gender identity. // Clip 4 Blaire White's YouTube channel January 10, 2018 titled: "Debate: Ben Shapiro and Blair White.” (10:56-11:06), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbTwoLah2VY // Clip 5 Joe Rogan and Ben Shapiro; Joe Rogan Experience August 2, 2017 via YouTube; Taken from The Joe Rogan Experience 993; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdjdNgvF42o // Clip 6 Tucker Carlson, Fox News via YouTube, May 25, 2021; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YbRNgBg9Og Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  3. André Leon Talley: A Tribute w/ Norma Kamali & Robin Givhan (Season Finale)

    11/16/2023

    André Leon Talley: A Tribute w/ Norma Kamali & Robin Givhan (Season Finale)

    Larger than life fashion journalist, stylist, creative director and editor André Leon Talley passed away unexpectedly on January 18, 2022. In this episode of love, respect, admiration and reflection, Laverne and her exceptional guests remind us why the world, the fashion world in particular, will miss the late great André Leon Talley. Iconic fashion designer and André’s longtime friend Norma Kamali shares stories starting from their early days in 1970’s New York City and Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post journalist Robin Givhan offers an industry perspective from the last 25 years of his life. Both are intimate, knowing, and candid, and say the same thing: there will never be another ALT. A New Line: Robin Givhan Interviews André Leon Talley (2017) (courtesy of Washington Post Live Events) Please rate, review, subscribe and share The Laverne Cox Show with everyone you know. You can find Laverne on Instagram and Twitter @LaverneCox and on Facebook at @LaverneCoxForReal. As always, stay in the love. More Links of Interest: A.L.T. by André Leon Talley Chiffon Trenches by André Leon Talley The Gospel According to Andre (Documentary Official Trailer) A Memorial for André Leon Talley (NYT) André Leon Talley, the Pioneering Vogue Editor, Has Died at 73 (Vogue) Norma Kamali: I Am Invincible (book) Grace Jones Studio 54 New Years Eve Party (costume designed by Norma Kamali) Jessye Norman (Opera Legends Documentary, YouTube) ALT on Meeting Lagerfeld and Being Correct (YouTube) John Fairchild, author of Fashionable Savages Hilton Als' Profile (The New Yorker, 1994) The Collection of André Leon Talley (Christie’s) ALT Recent Auction (The Cut) Laverne Cox and André Leon Talley on Watch What Happens Live 2015  Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Show Reinvents Lingerie (TIME, 2019) André Leon Talley Dishes on Galliano, McQueen, and Lagerfeld, Darling (Interview Mag, 2020) Andre Leon Talley Day (WWD, 2022)   Other Episodes Mentioned Relevant: The Spirituality of Club Culture w/ Honey Dijon Diary: Where Fashion Meets Art The Legendary Life of Connie Fleming, Part I and Part II   CREDITS: Executive Producers: Sandie Bailey, Alex Alcheh, Lauren Hohman, Tyler Klang & Gabrielle Collins Producer & Editor: Brooke Peterson-Bell Associate Producer: Akiya McKnight See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  4. Ending Violence Toward Trans People w/ Dr. Karen Franklin

    07/22/2021

    Ending Violence Toward Trans People w/ Dr. Karen Franklin

    Warning: Please be aware this episode discusses targeted violence and may be triggering for some, particularly those in the LGBTQ+ community. If you can understand the cause of something, you can fix it, right? Don’t treat the symptoms; treat the disease. Laverne talks with award-winning forensic psychologist Dr. Karen Franklin about why transgender people, especially women, are so often targeted in violent hate crimes; the role of religion; and if offender reform is possible. What is the psychology of the person who attacks, or even kills, someone just for being trans or gay or gender nonconforming? Fear is a powerful force and the sources of fear are far and wide. Fear is in our human nature as a survival tool and fear is nurtured by people in power. Now, how do we end the violence? // Please rate, review, subscribe and share The Laverne Cox Show with everyone you know. You can find Laverne on Instagram and Twitter @LaverneCox and on Facebook at @LaverneCoxForReal. // As always, stay in the love. // Resources: Forensic Psychologist Dr. Karen Franklin: (https://www.karenfranklin.com/resources/violence-against-transgender-people/) // The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives: (https://www.amazon.com/57-Bus-Story-Teenagers-Changed/dp/0374303231) // Vawnet.org - an online resource library of gender-based violence: (https://vawnet.org/sc/serving-trans-and-non-binary-survivors-domestic-and-sexual-violence/violence-against-trans-and) // National Center for Transgender Equality: (https://transequality.org/issues/resources/responding-hate-crimes-community-resource-manual) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  5. Anti-Trans Troll Legislation w/ Alejandra Caraballo

    11/02/2023

    Anti-Trans Troll Legislation w/ Alejandra Caraballo

    The legislative war against the LGBTQ+ community has been relentless and according to powerhouse civil rights attorney Alejandra Caraballo it may get even worse next year. Conservative republicans have introduced over 500 state bills this year alone to deny healthcare, threaten businesses and allies, and to try to force LGBTQ+ folks back into closets and shadows. But there are things we can do - and the first thing is to congratulate Alejandra.  This conversation was recorded in June (2023) when most of the legislative proposals were complete for the year.  See links below for updated legislative actions and stats and other resources.   Please rate, review, subscribe and share The Laverne Cox Show with everyone you know. You can find Laverne on Instagram and Twitter @LaverneCox and on Facebook at @LaverneCoxForReal. As always, stay in the love.   Links of Interest: Alejandra Caraballo on Instagram 2023 Legislative Session Tracker (ACLU) 2023 National Bills (Trans Legislation Tracker) Map: Attacks on Gender Affirming Care by State (Human Rights Campaign) Transition Related Care for Transgender Youth (National Center for Transgender Equality) Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TILDEF) Campaign for Southern Equality Human Rights Campaign (HRC) GLAAD Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8 (pub. 9/22, World Professional Association for Transgender Health) The time to panic about anti-trans legislation is now (Vox) The Far Right Is Calling for the Execution of Teachers and Doctors  (Vice) PFLAG Resources  Wilhoit’s Law How DeSantis’ Fight With Disney Began (Washington Post) Target becomes latest company to suffer backlash… (AP)   Other Episodes Mentioned or Relevant: Reclaiming the Trans Narrative w/ Chase Strangio & Miss Peppermint Transitioning as a Child & Beyond w/ Nicole Maines Pushing Back Against Anti-Trans Media & Policies w/ Chase Strangio   CREDITS: Executive Producers: Sandie Bailey, Alex Alcheh, Lauren Hohman, Tyler Klang & Gabrielle Collins Producer & Editor: Brooke Peterson-Bell Associate Producer: Akiya McKnight See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  6. The Legendary Life of Connie Fleming, Part I: Too Funky!

    09/26/2023

    The Legendary Life of Connie Fleming, Part I: Too Funky!

    Connie Fleming. In this two-part episode honoring the legendary runway model, cabaret performer and NYC “door bitch”, Laverne gets allll the tea about Connie’s life then and now. These episodes are bursting with history, HERSTORY and fun, juicy details of incredible stories from back in the glorious (and terrifying) day. Part I: The 80’s and 90’s In this episode Laverne and Connie talk about her life in the 80’s and 90’s New York. She was a groundbreaking transgender model who walked for Thierry Mugler and Vivienne Westwood. And, wow, did she WALK!!! Connie was also part of the original Boy Bar Beauties, an iconic cabaret in the East Village, Wigstock, the Too Funky and Divine Thing Videos. She was in the middle of the explosive, exciting and yes, deadly, New York City gay and trans creative world. Not drag, darling, trans. Trans models now have her to thank. Please rate, review, subscribe and share The Laverne Cox Show with everyone you know. You can find Laverne on Instagram and Twitter @LaverneCox and on Facebook at @LaverneCoxForReal. As always, stay in the love. Links of Interest - PART 1: The Untold Story of the Fearless Connie Fleming (The Standard) (2017) Sophia Lamar, Connie Girl and Zaldy: 3 icons who defied normative beauty - Dazed Digital (2019) Cody Leone Ravioli Art School Girls of Doom, The Bra Thierry Mugler Thierry Mugler at Brooklyn Museum Casey Cadwallader Connie walking for Mugler - MUST SEE George Michael - Too Funky (Official Video) George Michael - Too Funky (Thierry Mugler Original Director's Cut) The Soup Dragons - Divine Thing 3 Vintage Trans Models You Might Not Know About (incl. Teri Toye) How Drag Influenced 90’s Fashion…from Mugler to Levi’s (Elle) Billy Beyond (Instagram) Danilo, Hairstylist Susanne Bartsch Who Is…Mr. Pearl Thierry Mugler Jacket Animation (Fashion Institute of Technology) David Dalrymple Mona Foot Wigstock (1995 Doc, Part 1) Lady Bunny @ The Boy Bar (Video) International Chrysis (Boy Bar video, joined by Cody Ravioli)   Other Episodes Mentioned or Relevant: The Groundbreaking Fashion Career of Tracey ‘Africa’ Norman The Spirituality of Club Culture w/ Honey Dijon   CREDITS: Executive Producers: Sandie Bailey, Alex Alcheh, Lauren Hohman, Tyler Klang & Gabrielle Collins Producer & Co-Editor: Brooke Peterson-Bell Co-Editor: Nikolas Harter Associate Producer: Akiya McKnight   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  7. The Work and Legacy of bell hooks w/ Imani Perry & Darnell Moore

    08/24/2023

    The Work and Legacy of bell hooks w/ Imani Perry & Darnell Moore

    Gloria Jean Watkins, the revolutionary Black feminist intellectual known as bell hooks, died on December 15, 2021. She was 69. In her time with us she wrote over 30 books and became a powerful voice in social criticism and commentary. Laverne and her friends, author and activist Darnell Moore and scholar and author Imani Perry, all had close personal relationships with Ms. hooks. In this loving tribute they discuss her impact, legacy, themes and teachings that have profoundly impacted each of them in different ways including her ideas centered around domination, arguing in community, and imperialist, white supremacist, capitalist patriarchy.  She was feminist-and-fly, a little shady, and fully human. Please rate, review, subscribe and share The Laverne Cox Show with everyone you know. You can find Laverne on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter @LaverneCox and on Facebook at @LaverneCoxForReal. As always, stay in the love.   Links of Interest: The Wide Angle Vision, and Legacy, of bell hooks (New York Times) The bell hooks Center Gov. DeSantis Book Banning Push The Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord  AUDIO: bell hooks & Cornell West Press Conference (1997, C-Span) Million Man March Roberta Flack, Afro Blue   bell hooks’ works mentioned: Feminism is for Everybody Yearning Black Looks Real to Reel  Other Episodes Mentioned: Beauty as Capital w/ Kimberly Foster CREDITS: Executive Producers: Sandie Bailey, Alex Alcheh, Lauren Hohman, Tyler Klang & Gabrielle Collins Producer & Editor: Brooke Peterson-Bell Associate Producer: Akiya McKnight See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  8. Becoming a Good Sexual Citizen w/ Ellen Friedrichs

    10/12/2023

    Becoming a Good Sexual Citizen w/ Ellen Friedrichs

    Content Warning: this important episode contains talk about sexual situations, assault and rape. Resources for survivors are below. It may not be anyone’s favorite topic, but taking care of business is empowering and this is the business, educating ourselves and, importantly, our kids and younger generations on how to be safe and considerate with our bodies.  It seems obvious that in order to clarify the lines of intimacy, words should be involved. But it’s probably true that many people don’t know what those words are or how or when to say them. That’s where Ellen comes in. Words are helpful always, but especially in even trickier situations of cross-cultural communications or neurodiversity.  Please share this episode with anyone and everyone you know who has sex or would like to one day. Please rate, review, subscribe and share The Laverne Cox Show with everyone you know. You can find Laverne on Instagram and Twitter @LaverneCox and on Facebook at @LaverneCoxForReal. As always, stay in the love. Resources for survivors of sexual violence: Rainn  Anti-Violence Project National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)   Links of Interest: Ellen Friedrichs Website: www.sexEdvice.com Racial & Sexual Violence Pyramid | Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR) Understanding the Manosphere and Andrew Tate (The Conversation) Andrew Tate Suspected Pyramid Scheme (Vice) Restorative Justice: Impact/Justice Project CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey  GLSEN Research and Reports The Body Keeps the Score (Book)   Ellen's Recommended Comedians: Sashi Perera Steph Tolev Irene Tu   Ellen’s Recommended Reading: The Art of Receiving and Giving: The Wheel of Consent by Dr. Betty Martin, with Robyn Dalzen Believe Me: How Trusting Women Can Change the World by Jessica Valenti (Editor), Jaclyn Friedman (Editor) Boys & Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity by Peggy Orenstein Had it Coming: What’s Fair in the Age of #MeToo by Robin Doolittle Redefining Rape: Sexual Violence in the Era of Suffrage and Segregation by Estelle B. Freedman   Episodes Mentioned or Relevant: Reclaiming MeToo w/ Tarana Burke The Truth & Consequences of Dating as a Trans Woman w/ Jen Richards Ending Violence Toward Trans People w/ Dr. Karen Franklin   CREDITS: Executive Producers: Sandie Bailey, Alex Alcheh, Lauren Hohman, Tyler Klang & Gabrielle Collins Producer & Editor: Brooke Peterson-Bell Associate Producer: Akiya McKnight See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.