{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5f64efa5ea117f730de0e881/62be641f74a9ea0013286b01?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Hannah Gadsby & Barbara Gittings: Lesbians Breaking Free of the Bible Belt","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5f64efa5ea117f730de0e881/1642923973172-f56870746d072408120ed45b6ab7a3f0.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Lex from The Peony podcast is back on the mic for a special Pride Month episode! Melissa kicks off the show by introducing Barbara Gittings, a pre-Stonewall gay rights activist who helped declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder. Lex introduces Hannah Gadsby, an Australian comedian who's celebrated for her game-changing Netflix comedy special, Nanette.</p><p><br></p><p>If you'd like to donate to Mimosa Sisterhood podcast, <a href=\"https://supporter.acast.com/mimosasisterhoodpodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">check out my new support feature!</a> In addition, you can now <a href=\"https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mimosahood\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">sponsor an alcohol beverage</a> for Melissa to drink live during a podcast recording. If you're interested in helping Melissa improve the podcast, please take our 5-minute anonymous <a href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1OXD0zpckeZ2TIAuaFQGVvLsmRsMH7-CvTqrIiJ8YNXM/edit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Listener Survey</a>. Thank you!</p><p><br></p><p>SHOW NOTES</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we talk about:</p><ul><li>Mimosa Sisterhood's 100th episode</li><li>White Claw Surge&nbsp;+ Watermelon Vodka Cocktail</li><li>Barbara Gitting's super religious upbringing &amp; sexual awakening during childhood</li><li>Living during a time when homosexuality was considered an illness that should be cured by a priest or psychiatrist</li><li>Joining the Daughter of Bilitis and opening an east coast segment in New York</li><li>Barbara's involvement with the American Library Association's gay caucus</li><li>Hannah Gadsby growing up in Tasmania’s bible belt surrounded by homophobia</li><li>New Zealand decriminalizing homosexuality in 1997</li><li>Hannah struggling with internalized homophobia</li><li>Becoming a comedian and turning trauma into jokes</li><li>Autism &amp; ADHD spectrum</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>RESOURCES:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/clarence-thomas-must-go\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sign this petition</a> to IMPEACH Justice Clarence Thomas</li><li><a href=\"https://www.change.org/p/codify-roe-v-wade\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sign this petition</a> to CODIFY Roe v. Wade</li><li>Check out <a href=\"https://www.additudemag.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ADDitude</a> for self assessment tests</li><li>Watch Hannah Gadsby's <a href=\"https://www.netflix.com/title/80233611\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nanette on Netflix</a></li><li>Check out <a href=\"https://anchor.fm/the-peony-podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Peony podcast</a></li><li>Follow Mimosa Sisterhood on <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/mimosasisterhood_podcast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Melissa Herrera"}