LGBTQ - Laughing, Growing, Bantering, and Talking Queerness is a podcast produced through the IU Bloomington LGBTQ+ Culture Center. Join staff and occasional guests for discussion of concepts surrounding identity, using different lenses such as Labels and Normalness.
Episodes aired in the Spring 2022 semester examine the concept of Normalness. Topics include: Stereotypes, Othering, Normal as a Social Construct, Normalness in Queer Spaces, Non-Whiteness in Queer Spaces, Hyper-Sexualization & Hyper-Romanticization, and Respectability Politics.
Episodes aired in the Fall 2021 semester look at identity through the framework of Labels. Topics include: Understanding Labels, Choosing Labels, Micro-Labels and Label-Abolitionism, Non-Queerness, Medicalization of Labels, Slurs, and Queerness.
