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Hey, everyone and welcome to Let's Be Perfectly Queer podcast. This week's episode is all about Random LGBT Facts! Join me as I dive into some fascinating and sometimes mind-boggling trivia about the LGBTQIA+ community.

Did you know that the planet Mercury is a symbol used for the transgender community? 🌙✨ Or that in 1987, Delta Airways apologized for suggesting they should pay less compensation for a life lost in a plane crash if the passenger was gay? It's shocking how far we've come since then! 🌍✈️

We'll also discuss the estimated 8.8 million LGBTQIA+ individuals in the US and approximately 1 million children raised by same-sex couples. Family is family, no matter who we love! ❤️🌈

Join me for an insightful conversation with Archie as we explore these queer facts and challenge societal stereotypes. Tune in to the Let's Be Perfectly Queer podcast to learn more!


Topics Discussed:

-  Random queer facts
-  Symbolism of the planet Mercury for the transgender community
-  Controversial fact about Delta Airways and compensation for a gay passenger
-  Lack of conclusive research on the causes of sexual orientation
-  Statistics and representation of the LGBTQ+ community worldwide
-  States in the united states with the highest and lowest concentrations of gay
    couples
-  Discrimination and homophobia in politically conservative regions
-  Relationship between left-handedness and sexual orientation
-  Influence of hormones in the womb
-  Historical instances of sexual ambiguity and queer literature
-  Animal species exhibiting homosexual behavior

Entities Mentioned:

-  Let's Be Perfectly Queer (Podcast)
-  Delta Airways
-  California
-  Walt Whitman
-  Bruce Nugent
-  Lisa Ben
-  Daughters of Bilitus
-  Nazi concentration camps
-  ACDC (sexuality term)
-  AIDS
-  Dwarf chimpanzee


If you have found anything we have spoken about in this episode difficult or triggering, you can reach out to the following services:

Phone:

• Lifeline is available 24/7 – 13 11 14
• Beyondblue is available 24/7 - 1300 224 636
• Crisis Care Helpline is available 24/7 – 1800 199 008
• Kids Helpline is available 24/7 – 1800 55 1800
• RUAH Community Services is available 24/7 - 13 78 24

Online:

• Head to health online chat  - headtohealth.gov.au
• RUAH Community Services - ruah.org.au or connect@ruah.org.au