Hannah Gadsby & Barbara Gittings: Lesbians Breaking Free of the Bible Belt

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.


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In this episode, we talk about:


Mimosa Sisterhood's 100th episode

White Claw Surge + Watermelon Vodka Cocktail

Barbara Gitting's super religious upbringing & sexual
awakening during childhood

Living during a time when homosexuality was considered an
illness that should be cured by a priest or psychiatrist

Joining the Daughter of Bilitis and opening an east coast
segment in New York

Barbara's involvement with the American Library Association's
gay caucus

Hannah Gadsby growing up in Tasmania’s bible belt surrounded
by homophobia

New Zealand decriminalizing homosexuality in 1997

Hannah struggling with internalized homophobia

Becoming a comedian and turning trauma into jokes

Autism & ADHD spectrum






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