This Is Probably A Really Weird Question...

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This Is Probably A Really Weird Question...

A history professor who teaches the history of sexuality and a family physician who specializes in LGBTQ+ healthcare talk about the (not) ”really weird” questions they get from students and patients--and how to answer them.

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    Season 3 - Episode 6: "What the F*$% Do I Do Now..."

    Season 3 - Episode 6: "What the F*$% Do I Do Now..."   For links to legal support, medical support / mutual aid, and mental health support, please visit the “Resources” page on our website, www.reallyweirdquestion.com   You can find more information (and links to purchase) Rebecca’s book, Fierce Desires, here! Her newsletter is Carnal Knowledge.   More links from today’s episode:   A great article about Kiyoshi Kuromiya The Lesbian Avengers Documentary Project and a 2022 NPR story about them. Andrea Gibson RWQ Season 2 episode with Kelli Dunham about Living Wills Jenifer Lewis, Brandi, and Roz Ryan singing “In These Streets”

    33 min

  2. MAY 30

    Season 3 - Episode 5: Can I Get Tested for Autism?

    Season 3 - Episode 5: "Can I Get Tested for Autism?"   Find more information, donate, and check out our merch! www.reallyweirdquestion.com You can find more history on Rebecca’s newsletter, Carnal Knowledge, https://rebeccaldavisphdgmailcom.substack.com/ Her new book, Fierce Desires: A New History of Sex and Sexuality in America, is available for preorder! References:   Atherton G, Edisbury E, Piovesan A, Cross L. Autism Through the Ages: A Mixed Methods Approach to Understanding How Age and Age of Diagnosis Affect Quality of Life. J Autism Dev Disord. 2022 Aug;52(8):3639-3654. doi: 10.1007/s10803-021-05235-x. Epub 2021 Sep 4. PMID: 34482523; PMCID: PMC9296439.   Warrier V, Greenberg DM, Weir E, Buckingham C, Smith P, Lai MC, Allison C, Baron-Cohen S. Elevated rates of autism, other neurodevelopmental and psychiatric diagnoses, and autistic traits in transgender and gender-diverse individuals. Nat Commun. 2020 Aug 7;11(1):3959. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-17794-1. PMID: 32770077; PMCID: PMC7415151.   https://www.autistichoya.com/2011/08/significance-of-semantics-person-first.html   https://neuroqueer.com/person-first-language-is-the-language-of-autistiphobic-bigots/   Gratton et al.  The Intersection of Autism and Transgender and Nonbinary Identities: Community and Academic Dialogue on Research and Advocacy.  AUTISM IN ADULTHOOD Volume 5, Number 2, 2023 Resources https://autisticadvocacy.org/ https://fireweedcollective.org/ https://rebirthgarments.com/#rebirthgarments

    41 min

  3. APR 25

    Season 3 - Episode 4: Do I Have Undiagnosed Adult ADHD?

    Season 3, Episode 4: "Do I Have Undiagnosed Adult ADHD?" For transcripts click here   Please support our show! Please consider a tax-deductible donation to our podcast via the Foundation for Delaware County, a 501c3 organization.   Support the pod on Delco Gives Day, May 8–9! delcogives.org   Find our fabulous merch and a link to donate – www.reallyweirdquestion.com! Show Notes: Carnal Knowledge, Rebecca’s newsletter: https://rebeccaldavisphdgmailcom.substack.com/ Medical Sources https://www.jabfm.org/content/34/4/741.long https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10173356/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10173330/ Historical Sources Mayes, Rick, and Adam Rafalovich. “Suffer the Restless Children: The Evolution of ADHD and Paediatric Stimulant Use, 1900-80: History of Psychiatry.” History of Psychiatry 18, no. 4 (2007): 435–57. https://doi.org/10.1177/0957154X06075782. Smith, Matthew. Hyperactive: The Controversial History of ADHD. London: Reaktion, 2013. Weinstein, Deborah. The Pathological Family: Postwar America and the Rise of Family Therapy. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2013. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/early-history-autism-america-180957684/

    43 min

  4. MAR 28

    Season 3 - Episode 3: Can I Trust My Psychiatrist with guest Katie Dalke, MD

    Season 3, Episode 3: "Can I Trust My Psychiatrist?" with guest Katie Dalke, MD For transcripts click here   Please support our show! Please consider a tax-deductible donation to our podcast via the Foundation for Delaware County, a 501c3 organization.   Every purchase of RWQ merch also helps support our show!    Show Notes:  Carnal Knowledge, Rebecca’s newsletter: https://rebeccaldavisphdgmailcom.substack.com/ National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center: https://www.lgbtqiahealtheducation.org/

    52 min

  5. FEB 29

    Season 3 - Episode 2: Should I Curate Porn for My Teenager? with Ellen Selkie, MD

    Season 3, Episode 2: "Should I Curate Porn for My Teenager?" For transcripts click here   Please support our show! Please consider a tax-deductible donation to our podcast via the Foundation for Delaware County, a 501c3 organization.   Every purchase of RWQ merch also helps support our show!    Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to our podcast–and tell your friends about us!   Resources: Sex-Positive Families Common Sense Media Society for adolescent health and medicine  Learning More from Adolescence On-Line (LMFAO) https://www.pediatrics.wisc.edu/research/research-groups/lmfao-selkie/ B3study.org Scarleteen: sex ed for the real world Bare Bodies: Reality Checking Mainstream Porn: https://www.scarleteen.com/article/politics_sexual_identity_sexuality/bare_bodies_reality_checking_mainstream_porn_part_one Sex On Screen: reality Checking Mainstream Porn: https://www.scarleteen.com/article/politics_sexual_identity_sexuality/sex_on_screen_realitychecking_mainstream_porn  Jeffrey Moran, Teaching Sex

    49 min

  6. JAN 25

    Season 3, Episode 1: Is Porn Bad For Your Health?

    Season 3, Episode 1: "Is Porn Bad For Your Health?" **CONTENT WARNING** This episode contains talk about violence, rape, sex trafficking, child pornography, and racism. Please listen with care.  For transcripts click here   Please support our show! Please consider a tax-deductible donation to our podcast via the Foundation for Delaware County, a 501c3 organization.   Every purchase of RWQ merch also helps support our show!    Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to our podcast–and tell your friends about us!     References Sniewski et al. The assessment and treatment of adult heterosexual men with self-perceived problematic pornography use: A review, Addictive Behaviors, Volume 77, 2018.  Pages 217-224 Hook, J. N., Farrell, J. E., Davis, D. E., Van Tongeren, D. R., Griffin, B. J., Grubbs, J., ... & Bedics, J. D. (2015). Self-forgiveness and hypersexual behavior. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, 22(1), 59-70. Fritz, N., Malic, V., Paul, B. et al. Worse Than Objects: The Depiction of Black Women and Men and Their Sexual Relationship in Pornography. Gend. Issues 38, 100–120 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12147-020-09255-2 Dwulit AD, Rzymski P. The Potential Associations of Pornography Use with Sexual Dysfunctions: An Integrative Literature Review of Observational Studies. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2019; 8(7):914. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8070914 Hakkim S, Parsa AD, Arafat SMY, et al. Pornography—Is It Good for Sexual Health? A Systematic Review. Journal of Psychosexual Health. 2022;4(2):111-122. doi:10.1177/26318318221088949

    52 min

  7. 10/26/2023

    Season 2 - Episode 8 Why Would I Need A Living Will? with Kelli Dunham

    Season 2, Episode 8: "Why Would I Need A Living Will?" with guest Kelli Dunham For transcripts click here   To learn more about our amazing guest, Kelli Dunham, her comedy, workshops, and her work visit: Kellidunham.com   Please support our show! Please consider a tax-deductible donation to our podcast via the Foundation for Delaware County, a 501c3 organization.   Every purchase of RWQ merch also helps support our show!    Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to our podcast–and tell your friends about us!

    48 min

  8. 09/28/2023

    Season 2 - Episode 7: Could This Be Menopause? with Dr. Makeba Williams

    Season 2, Episode 7: "Could This Be Menopause?" For transcripts click here:   Please support our show! Please consider a tax-deductible donation to our podcast via the Foundation for Delaware County, a 501c3 organization.   Every purchase of RWQ merch also helps support our show!    Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to our podcast–and tell your friends about us!   Show Notes: Www.menopause.org, The North American Menopause Society Jen Gunter, The Menopause Manifesto: Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism (Citadel, 2021) Judith A. Houk, Hot and Bothered: Women, Medicine, and Menopause in Modern America (Harvard University Press, 2006)

    46 min
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A history professor who teaches the history of sexuality and a family physician who specializes in LGBTQ+ healthcare talk about the (not) ”really weird” questions they get from students and patients--and how to answer them.

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