#67 - On Politics, Genderspeak and a Queer New World (Part II)

A Way Beyond the Rainbow

This is part II of a 2-episode series that addresses the history and politics of the gay liberation movement, the influence of the LGBT movement on countless aspects of everyday life and how far things have progressed in a few decades.
How has the LGBT movement influenced media outlets, religious discourse, school curricula and global corporations over the past few decades? Why and how did the American Psychological Association (APA) remove homosexuality from its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)? How did we get to a point where any therapy other than gay- or trans-affirmative therapy is outlawed? How does the trajectory look like moving forward, and what can we do as Muslims and members of faith communities around the world to stay true to our faiths and value systems? These and other questions are explored in this episode.
Resources used and references mentioned in the episode:
- A Queer Thing Happened to America: And What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been by Michael Brown
- "Can Islam Accommodate Homosexual Acts? Quranic Revisionism and the Case of Scott Kugle" by Mobeen Vaid
- Strong Support webinars: Therapeutic Choice with Mike Davidson; Trends in Therapy for Unwanted Same Sex Lust and Q&A with Andrew Rodriguez; Them Before Us with Katy Faust
- Them Before Us: Why We Need a Global Children's Rights Movement by Katy Faust
Additional relevant resources:
- "Where The Rainbow Ends: American Muslims And LGBT Activism" by Mobeen Vaid
- Same-Sex Marriage: Not Best for Children - statements, Amicus briefs, research, press releases and commentaries
- Homosexual Parenting: A Scientific Analysis by the American College of Pediatricians
- No Basis: What the Studies Don’t Tell Us About Same-Sex Parenting by Robert Lerner and Althea K. Nagai

Chapters

1. #67 - On Politics, Genderspeak and a Queer New World (Part II) (00:00:00)

2. Episode Introduction (00:00:37)

3. On Media (00:02:16)

4. On Queer Theology (00:07:21)

5. On Educational Systems (00:11:26)

6. On Businesses and Corporations (00:24:50)

7. Is Queer the New Black? (00:35:01)

8. On the APA and Gay Lobbying (00:38:34)

9. On Conversion Therapy and the Ex-Gay Movement (00:46:52)

10. When the Oppressed Become the Oppressors (01:06:51)

11. Trajectory? (01:16:28)

12. Paving Our Way Forward (01:24:47)

13. Ending Remarks (01:36:13)