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Nancy

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Gay, Documentary, Society & Culture, Sexuality, Lgtbq, Lesbian, Relationships, Asian, Politics, Conversations, Storytelling, Health & Fitness, Homosexuality

4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2019

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

On a grey, Wisconsin day two years ago, Kristin Russo's life changed forever.

— Kristin Russo is a writer, speaker, educator, and consultant with a focus on LGBTQ issues. She is CEO of the website My Kid Is Gay and co-authored This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids. She also co-directs A-Camp, and co-hosts and produces the podcasts Buffering the Vampire Slayer and To L and Back.

— You can read Kristin's article on her miscarriage, The Might-Have-Been, on Autostraddle, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram @kristinnoeline.

— Episode art by Isabella Rotman and courtesy of Autostraddle.

Music in this episode by Jeremy Bloom, Lee Rosevere ("I Wanted to Live"), and David Keifer ("Another Mark"). Theme by Alexander Overington.

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0:00.0	Cath.
0:01.0	Tobes.
0:02.0	I have to admit something to you.
0:03.6	Okay.
0:04.6	I have never been camping.
0:06.6	Tobin, you're missing out.
0:07.9	I know, I know.
0:09.3	My siblings almost convinced me to go once, but then they lost me when they were like,
0:14.3	the first shower you take when you get back from camping is amazing.
0:17.8	And like, that's not a reason to go.
0:21.0	Okay, but also the first few showers after I come back from Burning Man is amazing.
0:26.8	Oh my god.
0:27.8	I'm crazy.
0:28.8	I'm crazy.
0:29.8	I do quit.
0:30.8	I quit.
0:31.8	From WNYC Studios, you're listening to Nancy with your host Tobin Lowe and Kathy too.
0:43.8	Okay, so a couple years ago, I went to this thing called A Camp.
0:57.5	And so we go on camp for queer women and trans folks and it had your typical camp stuff
1:01.4	with a very queer twist.
1:03.8	On paper, A Camp was Kid Cathie's dream come true.
1:07.6	I grew up always wanting to go to camp, but the reality of it was, I was very terrified.
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