{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65cf9869ce6d850017881585/6882936bf6d4262b0741dacf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Challenging Gender Essentialism with Lindz Amer","description":"<p>Children’s writer and educator, Lindz Amer (they/them), is our special guest this week! We ask Lindz about their experiences making both indie and mainstream children's media, their goal to make more LGBTQ+ inclusive children’s content and how Queer Kid Stuff came from a desire to create resources they wish they had when they were a kid. Lindz then helps us answer a voicemail from our listener Jasper (they/them), on how to approach talking with and challenging kids on gender essentialist ideas that may pop up in time constrained contexts like team sports.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Recommendations this week include <a href=\"https://queeryouthassemble.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>queeryouthassemble.org</u></a>, Lindz’s Singing Storytime programming on their <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/c/queerkidstuff/about\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Patreon</a>, <a href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/720482/a-world-worth-saving-by-kyle-lukoff/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>A World Worth Saving </em>by Kyle Lukoff</a>, and <a href=\"https://www.mollyostertag.com/the-witch-boy-graphic-novel\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The</em> <em>Witch Boy</em> by Molly Ostertag.</a></p>","author_name":"Witch, Please Productions"}