Season 5 | Episode 4.5 | The Turn On x Benji Hart
The Turn On
English - January 19, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 46.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsBooks Arts Health & Fitness Sexuality black african american black women literature storytelling interview sex comedy feminism romance Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This week, Erica and Kenrya talk to author, artist and educator Benji Hart about the malleability of gender; the need for expansive, affirmative language around gender identity; art as healing and sustaining practice; collaboration as a pathway to Black liberation; the origins of voguing as a queer Black art form and the ingeniousness of our ancestors.
Resources
Books films and people mentioned in this episode:
"And The Category Is: Inside New York's Vogue House And Ballroom Community" by Ricky Tucker | Bookshop | Amazon"The Warmth of Other Suns" by Isabel Wilkerson | Bookshop | AmazonAlok Vaid-Menon | Website Mariame Kaba | WebsiteMarlon Riggs | Biography Willi Ninja | Biography "How Do I Look" | Film "Paris is Burning" | FilmYou can find full show notes, a transcript and links to everything we mentioned on this episode at https://www.theturnonpodcast.com/transcripts/season-5-episode-4_5-the-turn-on-x-benji-hart.
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