Hi everybody and welcome to OpenSweights show about everything as being

good by sexual transgender and queer. I am Jules Gil Peterson and this is my

brain after listening to Collie Minogue's tension 30 times in a row so if I just

spot her out into non-sensical robot interludes during this episode you'll know

why. I'm Brian Louder, I'm an editor at Slay and am I a bad gay because I

haven't listened to that yet? I feel like I'm behind oh my god okay I will

actually let's pause the recording and I'll do it. The straight members are

growing. I'm Christina Cotterucci, a senior writer at Slay and I'm fresh back from

Philly where some of our Slay colleagues and I went to the NLGJA conference or

as June Thomas pronounces it, Neglige. Well I just have to ask this question, do

you feel what I feel? The crisp rustle of autumn leaves, that closet full of

chunky sweaters that's calling your name. Okay well let's be real maybe you're

feeling it or maybe you don't thanks to climate change there is literally a

hurricane off the coast of New England right now where I'm recording but the

calendar says it's September and if you're ready to warm up your muscles as the

temperature is dip or get your apartment all cozy for cuffing season that's on

its way. First we're gonna be talking to sports journalist Katie Barnes about

their new book Fair Play House Sports Shape The Gender Debates which tells us

the remarkable story of how sports have actually been gendered way before

today's anti-trans panics. Also introduces us to a bunch of amazing queer and

trans athletes and just might help you figure out why your chronically online

uncle is apparently so worried about the integrity of women's sleeping all of a

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