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Hi, everybody, and welcome to Outward, the show from Slate, where we try to expand the LGBTQ

conversation outward.

Get it?

Two as many queer perspectives and people as possible, except for George Santis.

I'm Brian Louder, an editor at Slate, and if you're hearing my voice, it means that

we somehow got a podcast made in the midst of one of the most heinous mercury retrogrades

of my life.

I'm Christina Cotterucci, a senior writer at Slate, and I'm sad to say that our usual

third co-host, Jewel's Gil Peterson, can't be with us this month, but she will reemerge

for some extra spicy pride episodes next month.

That's right.

Episodes with an S. Bringing bonus content for pride.

I'm really excited about that.

Yeah, that's going to be wonderful.

But for now, we have the month of May, the lovely springy month of May, and for this episode,

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