(2012/04/10) Discrimination, oppression and civil rights (LGBTQ Rights)
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 10 April 2012
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
Edition #594
Discrimination, oppression and civil rights
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: I Want To Know What It's Like - Ryan James Yezak
Ch. 3: Song 1: Time - Hans Zimmer
Ch. 4: Act 2: Gay Conversion Therapy Torture Victim - Young Turks - Air Date: 10-6-11
Ch. 5: Song 2: Smokin from Shootin - My Morning Jacket
Ch. 6: Act 3: Michigan Republicans Legalize Religious Anti-Gay Bullying - David Pakman Air Date: 11-7-11
Ch. 7: Song 3: Bully Main Theme - Shawn Lee
Ch. 8: Act 4: Washington State Close to Providing Gay Marriage Rights, GOP - Majority Report - Air Date: 2-2-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: 21st Century Boy - Bad Religion
Ch. 10: Act 5: Can Water Make You Gay - Young Turks - Air Date: 11-22-11
Ch. 11: Song 5: Awnaw (All Hooks Up Version) - Nappy Roots
Ch. 12: Act 6: Openly gay kids in high school - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 2-27-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Fingers crossed - Allison Weiss
Ch. 14: Act 7: Expelled Anti-Gay Counseling Student Wouldn't Make Good Therapist - David Pakman - Air Date: 12-5-11
Ch. 15: Song 7: Starring - Freelance Whales
Ch. 16: Act 8: Indecision 2012 - Glitz Happens - Daily Show - Air Date: 2-16-2012
Ch. 17: Song 8: Scenic World - Beirut
Ch. 18: Act 9: Anti-Gay Senator Kicked Out Of Restaurant - Young Turks - Air date: 1-31-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: What have I done to deserve - Pet Shop Boys
Ch. 20: Act 10: The YMCA Of Dolphins - Throwing Shade - Air Date: 4-3-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Mystify - INXS
Ch. 22: Act 11: Bachmann Unhappy With Kirk Cameron Gay Questions From Piers Morgan - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-6-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: All the same - Sick Puppies
Ch. 24: Act 12: Joe the plumber running for office, anti gay - Jimmy Dore - Air Date: 3-9-12
Ch. 25: Song 12: So much more - Marc Robillard
Ch. 26: Act 13: Unalienable Gay Civil Rights to Be Put to Vote in New Jersey and Maryland - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 3-8-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 27: Examples of institutional discrimination against atheists - Skeptical Zack from California
Ch. 28: Correction on oppression being only in relation to government - Andrew from Brooklyn, NY
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 29: Final comments on why this discussion on atheist civil rights is actually about communication (again)
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors to the show, for details visit |
| 0:06.3 | the membership tab at BestOfAleft.com, and welcome to the award-winning BestOfAleft podcast |
| 0:11.2 | with whom today, from Ryan James Yessick, The Young Turks, The David Pakman Show, The |
| 0:15.7 | Majority Report, Citizen Radio, The Daily Show, Throwing Shade, The Jimmy Dorshow, and |
| 0:20.8 | The Rachel Maddo Show, and a note for our more sensitive listeners, this episode acknowledges |
| 0:24.6 | the existence of homosexuality, glitter, shark rape, and other normal things. |
| 0:30.0 | I want to know what it's like to be normal, to be accepted, to be human, to be equal, |
| 0:42.9 | to be free. |
| 0:45.6 | I want to know what it's like to be open, to be heard, to be loved, |
| 0:55.5 | to be happy, to be me. |
| 1:00.3 | I want to know what it's like to feel like I belong, to feel like I'm strong, |
| 1:05.6 | that who I am isn't wrong. |
| 1:08.0 | I want to know what it's like, to know that I'm here, that I'll make it through the year, |
| 1:13.2 | to know that I won't disappear. |
| 1:15.5 | I want to know what it's like to not have to fight, to see an end in sight, |
| 1:20.8 | to make what is wrong, right? |
| 1:23.1 | I want to know what it's like to be able to believe in a higher power that doesn't see |
| 1:28.7 | me as sin or saw to me. |
| 1:30.6 | I want to know what it's like to have liberty and justice for all, |
| 1:34.2 | to break down this dividing wall, to remove homophobia from the law. |
| 1:38.3 | I want to know what it's like to have a feeling that isn't sad, |
| 1:41.7 | to have something I've never had, to have a child call me that. |
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