Exposing the Holes: An Annual Pride Show

The month concludes with a pizza party for all 19 guests and for YOU, the listener. Today we are wrapping up and getting advice for the rest of the year, now that pride month is over.  If you're new to the show, this is Exposing the Holes: exposing holes in stereotypes about the 2SLGBTQIA+ stereotypes and each episode features a guest or piece of media that will help expand knowledge of queerness.Please consider making a donation to SisTers PGH, a BLACK and TRANS-led nonprofit organization that serves the Transgender community of Southwestern Pennsylvania.Electronic Donations can be sent to:PayPal.me/SisTersPGHCashApp: $isTersPGHVenmo: SisTers-PGHThroughout the month, I pulled events from the QBurgh calendar. You can find all other links for Nermer Nermer Network at linktr.ee/nermernermer, including the Feedback Form and links to other shows on the network including our movie watching show The Ole Switcheroo! If you'd prefer to send an email, you can reach me at nermernermernetwork@gmail.com. 

One last issue of Urania for the road (wiki link). This feminist journal was published from 1919 to 1940 and is composed of poems, news clippings, opinions, announcements, and letters related to the issue of a "sex binary" in science, society, and culture. I am so thankful I came across this journal and I think it is important to let queer history inform our present-day conversations. This week I am reading Issue Nos. 115 & 116, January-April 1936 (pdf). It includes "An Authentic Change of Sex" of Zdeněk Koubek, the author Winifred Holtby, "Jesus Ignored Sex," Dr. Margaret Mead’s Sex and Temperament, women’s suffrage in Japan, and a trans book of essays called Eve’s Sour Apples.All events mentioned are pulled directly from the QBurgh calendar.Please consider making a donation to SisTers PGH, a BLACK and TRANS-led nonprofit organization that serves the Transgender community of Southwestern Pennsylvania.Electronic Donations can be sent to:PayPal.me/SisTersPGHCashApp: $isTersPGHVenmo: SisTers-PGHYou can find all other links for Nermer Nermer Network at linktr.ee/nermernermer, including the Feedback Form and links to other shows on the network including our movie watching show The Ole Switcheroo! If you'd prefer to send an email, you can reach me at nermernermernetwork@gmail.com. 

Make a donation to Wikipedia, ya friggin jagoff https://donate.wikimedia.org/Tonight is the night for Asher O'Briant's Fred Rogers themed drag show. Here is the link for the event: https://www.carnegiestage.com/event-details-registration/wanda-b-meighnaybor-2025-06-28-19-30 

Brokeback Mountain has 17 letters and so does GAAAAAAAAAAAY. Coincidence? Today I'm reviewing the completely perfect (no notes) movie Brokeback Fucking Mountain (2005) by Ang Lee. If you haven't seen it, you should, if for no other reason than you should know what everyone is talking about. I don't have any other reviews or articles to link today because I know this one from memory.  Please consider making a donation to SisTers PGH, a BLACK and TRANS-led nonprofit organization that serves the Transgender community of Southwestern Pennsylvania.Electronic donations can be sent to:PayPal.me/SisTersPGHCashApp: $isTersPGHVenmo: SisTers-PGHIf you are a young LGBTQ+ person in crisis, you can contact the Trevor Project for support by texting START to 678-678. The Trans Lifeline phone number is (877)565-8860.This show is part of the Nermer Nermer Network, which has other audio shows listed at linktr.ee/nermernermer. There's a Feedback Form to send me your thoughts and memes, plus a link to our movie watching show The Ole Switcheroo! You can email me at nermernermernetwork@gmail.com. 

Today Sorrel tells tales about zines, community support, and harm reduction from the Pacific Northwest to Pittsburgh and back again. You can find them on Instagram @scissorxwitch if you have any questions about their zines or simply want to connect. The Auto Body Shop is on IG as @the.auto.body.shop and you can learn more about Prevention Point Pittsburgh at https://www.pppgh.org/ Sorrel also mentioned Margaret Killjoy, Mossy Bones, and Neely Bat Chestnut's Mend My Dress.The link to today's Pride Zoomathon: https://www.unicornsolutions.org/visible-and-unstoppable and the link to the rest of the QBurgh events calendar. Please consider making a donation to SisTers PGH, a BLACK and TRANS-led nonprofit organization that serves the Transgender community of Southwestern Pennsylvania.Electronic donations can be sent to:PayPal.me/SisTersPGHCashApp: $isTersPGHVenmo: SisTers-PGHIf you are a young LGBTQ+ person in crisis, you can contact the Trevor Project for support by texting START to 678-678. The Trans Lifeline phone number is (877)565-8860.This show is part of the Nermer Nermer Network, which has other audio shows listed at linktr.ee/nermernermer. There's a Feedback Form to send me your thoughts and memes, plus a link to our movie watching show The Ole Switcheroo! You can email me at nermernermernetwork@gmail.com. 

Welcome to AP Exposing the Holes. Cass will be in charge of today's education, all about the highly banned book Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe. They hold an English degree, which is useful for things like "read book for friend's podcast." Thanks for being here!The month is so close to being over. I've sweat through 3 shirts already today and my eyes and ears are bleeding from editing all these podcast episodes. It's not too late to make it to some events though--all the events I mentioned at the end of the episode are pulled from the QBurgh events page. The song at the end is called Clown Music btw.Clown Music by Seth_Makes_Sounds -- https://freesound.org/s/677166/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Cass mentioned a couple folks during the episode, namely Karma Chávez and Cherríe Moraga. They also mentioned the essay "Toward a Rhetoric of Body as Space" by Kelly A Moreland. Please consider making a donation to SisTers PGH, a BLACK and TRANS-led nonprofit organization that serves the Transgender community of Southwestern Pennsylvania.Electronic donations can be sent to:PayPal.me/SisTersPGHCashApp: $isTersPGHVenmo: SisTers-PGHIf you are a young LGBTQ+ person in crisis, you can contact the Trevor Project for support by texting START to 678-678. The Trans Lifeline phone number is (877)565-8860.This show is part of the Nermer Nermer Network, which has other audio shows listed at linktr.ee/nermernermer. There's a Feedback Form to send me your thoughts and memes, plus a link to our movie watching show The Ole Switcheroo! 

Pittsburgh's own Mickey is joining us today to talk about the basics of polyamory, what works and what doesn't, and answer some of the most pressing questions on this side of the Atlantic Ocean. Here is a link for the book Polysecure by Jessica Fern.Please consider making a donation to SisTers PGH, a BLACK and TRANS-led nonprofit organization that serves the Transgender community of Southwestern Pennsylvania.Electronic donations can be sent to:PayPal.me/SisTersPGHCashApp: $isTersPGHVenmo: SisTers-PGHIf you are a young LGBTQ+ person in crisis, you can contact the Trevor Project for support by texting START to 678-678. The Trans Lifeline phone number is (877)565-8860.This show is part of the Nermer Nermer Network, which has other audio shows listed at linktr.ee/nermernermer. There's a Feedback Form to send me your thoughts and memes, plus a link to our movie watching show The Ole Switcheroo! You can email me at nermernermernetwork@gmail.com. I got the events mentioned at the end from the QBurgh calendar.

Today Exposing the Holes consulted with 𝔖𝔞𝔯𝔞𝔥 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔉𝔞𝔰𝔥𝔦𝔬𝔫𝔦𝔰𝔱𝔞 to get some hot (or not) insights about a bunch of runway looks and fashion magazine photos. You can see all of the images discussed by viewing this collage Sarah made: https://imgur.com/a/yc7YKL5Check out queer film events through Reel Q at ReelQ.org !Some of the mentioned designers and people were Cannes 2025, Simone Rocha, Vivienne Westwood, John Mulaney, Alex Consani, Rick Owens, Shaboozey, and Remington's Hair-Raising Runway.All events mentioned are pulled directly from the QBurgh calendar.Please consider making a donation to SisTers PGH, a BLACK and TRANS-led nonprofit organization that serves the Transgender community of Southwestern Pennsylvania.Electronic Donations can be sent to:PayPal.me/SisTersPGHCashApp: $isTersPGHVenmo: SisTers-PGHYou can find all other links for Nermer Nermer Network at linktr.ee/nermernermer, including the Feedback Form and links to other shows on the network including our movie watching show The Ole Switcheroo! If you'd prefer to send an email, you can reach me at nermernermernetwork@gmail.com. 

Today's episode is another installment of the publication Urania (wiki link). It was a feminist journal published from 1919 to 1940 focused on providing evidence of equality between sexes by eradicating the binary sex system. I find it to be a startling presentation of concepts that are still considered radical in modern day projected onto stories that are distinctly 100 years old.  This week I am reading the double issue Nos. 79 & 80 , January-April 1930 (pdf). It includes "Marriage is Taboo" about the Guangdong Province, and a story about Ryōkan. The story I removed was "Synthetic Religion" (which is anti-semitic Nazi doctrine by Ernst Graf zu Reventlow).All events mentioned are pulled directly from the QBurgh calendar.Please consider making a donation to SisTers PGH, a BLACK and TRANS-led nonprofit organization that serves the Transgender community of Southwestern Pennsylvania.Electronic Donations can be sent to:PayPal.me/SisTersPGHCashApp: $isTersPGHVenmo: SisTers-PGHYou can find all other links for Nermer Nermer Network at linktr.ee/nermernermer, including the Feedback Form and links to other shows on the network including our movie watching show The Ole Switcheroo! If you'd prefer to send an email, you can reach me at nermernermernetwork@gmail.com. 

Harrison Apple joins the show today to discuss Pittsburgh Queer History and more. You can find them hosting trivia at Mary's on Wednesday, June 25th! Here are some of the people and places mentioned during the show:Susan Stryker https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_StrykerLiz Kennedy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Lapovsky_KennedyTammy Resnick https://www.warhol.org/events/ms-pgh-leather-1997-screening-with-tammy-resnick/ Jenny Johnson https://www.jennyjohnsonpoet.com/about/Wendi Miller https://www.pghlesbian.com/2023/04/city-of-pittsburgh-honors-life-and-death-of-trans-trailblazer-wendi-miller-july-14-1947-april-6-2023/Mary Mack https://www.marymacktremonte.org/aboutFungus Books https://www.fungusbooks.com/ Please consider making a donation to SisTers PGH, a BLACK and TRANS-led nonprofit organization that serves the Transgender community of Southwestern Pennsylvania.Electronic donations can be sent to:PayPal.me/SisTersPGHCashApp: $isTersPGHVenmo: SisTers-PGHIf you are a young LGBTQ+ person in crisis, you can contact the Trevor Project for support by texting START to 678-678. The Trans Lifeline phone number is (877)565-8860.This show is part of the Nermer Nermer Network, which has other audio shows listed at linktr.ee/nermernermer. There's a Feedback Form to send me your thoughts and memes, plus a link to our movie watching show The Ole Switcheroo! You can email me at nermernermernetwork@gmail.com. 

Sure, community is good, but have you tried watching a movie alone? Today I watched Paris is Burning (1990) by Jennie Livingston. It is as important as it is entertaining. Whether you've seen it before or it's still on your watch list, it's time for a viewing.About Paris... here's the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SqvD1-0odY Please consider making a donation to SisTers PGH, a BLACK and TRANS-led nonprofit organization that serves the Transgender community of Southwestern Pennsylvania.Electronic donations can be sent to:PayPal.me/SisTersPGHCashApp: $isTersPGHVenmo: SisTers-PGHIf you are a young LGBTQ+ person in crisis, you can contact the Trevor Project for support by texting START to 678-678. The Trans Lifeline phone number is (877)565-8860.This show is part of the Nermer Nermer Network, which has other audio shows listed at linktr.ee/nermernermer. There's a Feedback Form to send me your thoughts and memes, plus a link to our movie watching show The Ole Switcheroo! You can email me at nermernermernetwork@gmail.com. 

Get out your D20 and put on your adventure shoes because today I am talking to Tobin about TTRPGs. You can find them on Instagram @dungeonsandjagoffshttps://www.dungeonsndrafts.com/pittsburgh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirsty_Sword_Lesbianshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimension_20 https://www.3blackhalflings.com/ https://dnddisability.itch.io/ Reminder: tonight is Warren Munroe's album release party at Blue Moon on Butler! Please consider making a donation to SisTers PGH, a BLACK and TRANS-led nonprofit organization that serves the Transgender community of Southwestern Pennsylvania.Electronic donations can be sent to:PayPal.me/SisTersPGHCashApp: $isTersPGHVenmo: SisTers-PGHIf you are a young LGBTQ+ person in crisis, you can contact the Trevor Project for support by texting START to 678-678. The Trans Lifeline phone number is (877)565-8860.I have some other podcasts and projects, which you can learn more about at linktr.ee/nermernermer. If you have anything to say about this episode, please use this Feedback Form or send me an email at nermernermernetwork@gmail.com. The events mentioned come from the QBurgh calendar. 

The force is with C-3PO's gay ass this pride season. I am talking to Olivia Devorah Tucker today ( https://talmudmagic.com/ ) about gay Star Wars characters, queer Star Wars subcultures, and Jabba the Hutt as transgender representation. We have a bunch of links today:Svara, a traditionally radical yeshiva: svara.org https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Chelli_Lona_Aphrahttps://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Sisterhttps://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/The_ModifierJar Jar as a Force Ghost Haunting Darth Vader: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdS2kCUGvfoFrozen Jar Jar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCaP2NvS9boPodcast: The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks  https://www.ted.com/podcasts/the-redemption-of-jar-jar-binksIf you have a bit of $, maybe make a donation to SisTers PGH, a BLACK and TRANS-led nonprofit organization that serves the Transgender community of Southwestern Pennsylvania.Electronic donations can be sent to:PayPal.me/SisTersPGHCashApp: $isTersPGHVenmo: SisTers-PGHIf you are a young LGBTQ+ person in crisis, you can contact the Trevor Project for support by texting START to 678-678. The Trans Lifeline phone number is (877)565-8860.I have some other podcasts and projects, which you can learn more about at linktr.ee/nermernermer. If you have any THOUGHTS about this episode, please use this Feedback Form or send me an email at nermernermernetwork@gmail.com. The events mentioned come from the QBurgh calendar. 

Thanks to Sydney DuBose for leaving the dugout to be on the show! You can find her on the home page of the Arcade Comedy Theater website, on her comedy Instagram @sydneydcomedy or see her right away this Friday, June 20th, at Glitterbox or later in the month on the 28th at Arcade. Sydney also shared the link to donate to the Out Foundation, which helps LGTBQ+ people achieve their health and wellness goals: https://theoutfoundation.org/donate If you don't know:Doechii https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DoechiiJanelle Monáe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janelle_Mon%C3%A1e BaseballHitAndCrowdCheer.mp3 by AmishRob -- https://freesound.org/s/214989/ -- License: Attribution 4.0Please consider making a donation to SisTers PGH, a BLACK and TRANS-led nonprofit organization that serves the Transgender community of Southwestern Pennsylvania.Electronic donations can be sent to:PayPal.me/SisTersPGHCashApp: $isTersPGHVenmo: SisTers-PGHIf you are a young LGBTQ+ person in crisis, you can contact the Trevor Project for support by texting START to 678-678. The Trans Lifeline phone number is (877)565-8860.I have some other podcasts and projects, which you can learn more about at linktr.ee/nermernermer. If you have any THOUGHTS about this episode, please use this Feedback Form or send me an email at nermernermernetwork@gmail.com. The events mentioned come from the QBurgh calendar. 

The school bell is ringing and we are talking to the Student Body President today, Warren Munroe! Listen to P.B.U. on Spotify and come see Warren at Blue Moon this Thursday. 🎀 You can find Warren on Instagram @warrendmunroe.This show is part of the Nermer Nermer Network, which has other audio shows listed at linktr.ee/nermernermer. There's a Feedback Form to send me your thoughts and memes, plus a link to our movie watching show The Ole Switcheroo!Please consider making a donation to SisTers PGH, a BLACK and TRANS-led nonprofit organization that serves the Transgender community of Southwestern Pennsylvania.Electronic donations can be sent to:PayPal.me/SisTersPGHCashApp: $isTersPGHVenmo: SisTers-PGHIf you are a young LGBTQ+ person in crisis, you can contact the Trevor Project for support by texting START to 678-678. The Trans Lifeline phone number is (877)565-8860.You can email me at nermernermernetwork@gmail.com. I got the events mentioned at the end from the QBurgh calendar.

Today, another issue from the feminist journal Urania (wiki link, published from 1919-1940). I am so glad the Women’s Library at the London School of Economics published Urania online in 2023 so that a journal with a small circulation (aroud 250 copies) could reach new audiences in 2025. This week I am reading the double issue Nos. 51 & 52 , May-August 1925 (pdf). It includes "Why We Marry," "Motor Psychology," and "Population Growth." All events mentioned are pulled directly from the QBurgh calendar.Please consider making a donation to SisTers PGH, a BLACK and TRANS-led nonprofit organization that serves the Transgender community of Southwestern Pennsylvania.Electronic Donations can be sent to:PayPal.me/SisTersPGHCashApp: $isTersPGHVenmo: SisTers-PGHYou can find all other links for Nermer Nermer Network at linktr.ee/nermernermer, including the Feedback Form and links to other shows on the network including our movie watching show The Ole Switcheroo! If you'd prefer to send an email, you can reach me at nermernermernetwork@gmail.com. 

This episode is for goth people without gender. Today I talked to friend of the show Mike about the book Sabriel and I also spoke to Victoria Ratliff from The White Lotus. Huge shout out to Xaz as the Ghost of Xmas Past. We have made it halfway through pride month. This episode resembles the inside of my mind. #societyTo find a No Kings Protest near you, you can visit https://www.nokings.org/ Please consider making a donation to SisTers PGH, a BLACK and TRANS-led nonprofit organization that serves the Transgender community of Southwestern Pennsylvania.Electronic donations can be sent to:PayPal.me/SisTersPGHCashApp: $isTersPGHVenmo: SisTers-PGHIf you are a young LGBTQ+ person in crisis, you can contact the Trevor Project for support by texting START to 678-678. The Trans Lifeline phone number is (877)565-8860.This show is part of the Nermer Nermer Network, which has other audio shows listed at linktr.ee/nermernermer. There's a Feedback Form to send me your thoughts and memes, plus a link to our movie watching show The Ole Switcheroo! You can email me at nermernermernetwork@gmail.com. I got the events mentioned at the end from the QBurgh calendar.

🚨SPOILERS WITHIN🚨 Today I am talking to myself in a quiet room about the instant trans classic I Saw The TV Glow (2024) by Jane Schoenbrun. The other movies I plan to cover this month also have spoilers in-episode but since this one JUST came out, I want to make everyone is aware of their risk of engaging here. Here's the trailer for the movie, which tbh gives more info than I would personally want beforehand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kymDzCgPwj0  Please consider making a donation to SisTers PGH, a BLACK and TRANS-led nonprofit organization that serves the Transgender community of Southwestern Pennsylvania.Electronic donations can be sent to:PayPal.me/SisTersPGHCashApp: $isTersPGHVenmo: SisTers-PGHIf you are a young LGBTQ+ person in crisis, you can contact the Trevor Project for support by texting START to 678-678. The Trans Lifeline phone number is (877)565-8860.This show is part of the Nermer Nermer Network, which has other audio shows listed at linktr.ee/nermernermer. There's a Feedback Form to send me your thoughts and memes, plus a link to our movie watching show The Ole Switcheroo! You can email me at nermernermernetwork@gmail.com. I got the events mentioned at the end from the QBurgh calendar.

This episode is all about the whimsical video game Bugsnax (all about creatures who are half-bug half-snack) from Kestrel, an expert in Bugsnaxes. Heads up, this episode contains spoilers for the game.Here is the trailer for Bugsnax! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_RaA25SD80Pittsburgh pride events can be found on the QBurgh calendar. If you're listening to this show, you should consider making a donation to SisTers PGH, a BLACK and TRANS-led nonprofit organization that serves the Transgender community of Southwestern Pennsylvania.Electronic donations can be sent to:PayPal.me/SisTersPGHCashApp: $isTersPGHVenmo: SisTers-PGHIf you are a young LGBTQ+ person in crisis, you can contact the Trevor Project for support by texting START to 678-678. The Trans Lifeline phone number is (877)565-8860.I have some other podcasts and projects, which you can learn more about at linktr.ee/nermernermer. If you have any FEEDBACK about this episode, please use this Feedback Form or send me an email at nermernermernetwork@gmail.com. 

Today I got to speak to Mona Wiley of Buzz Me In about Inga Muscio's 1998 book Cunt. It is available through Buzz Me In at https://buzzmeinstore.com/products/cunt-a-declaration-of-independencePlease consider making a donation to SisTers PGH, a BLACK and TRANS-led nonprofit organization that serves the Transgender community of Southwestern Pennsylvania.Electronic donations can be sent to:PayPal.me/SisTersPGHCashApp: $isTersPGHVenmo: SisTers-PGHIf you are a young LGBTQ+ person in crisis, you can contact the Trevor Project for support by texting START to 678-678. The Trans Lifeline phone number is (877)565-8860.I have some other podcasts and projects, which you can learn more about at linktr.ee/nermernermer. If you have any FEEDBACK about this episode, please use this Feedback Form or send me an email at nermernermernetwork@gmail.com. The events mentioned come from the QBurgh calendar.