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It's Election Day. If you haven't already voted, be sure to make it to the polls today to cast a vote for inclusion. Many of you may be voting against Trump rather than for Biden. And that’s okay. If you disagree with Biden, you can vote him in on November 3 and give him hell on November 4.On today's episode, we're going to talk about how to hold elected officials accountable after Election Day. Links from this episode:

• VoteSpotter
• "Vote 'Em Out" by Willie Nelson

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We usually don’t get explicitly political on this podcast when we can avoid it, but it would be counter to our values to avoid saying that one candidate (Donald Trump) believes that white privilege is a hoax, has spent his entire presidency undermining the rights and belittling the existence of marginalized groups including Queer, Latinx, Black, Indiginous folks and womxn.The other candidate isn’t perfect, but their ticket and their platform is one that will move us toward progress and inclusion, despite what Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have done in the past.Given the importance of this election for our vision of a an inclusive future, we have decided to focus this episode on helping you and your community prepare to make your votes count on November 3.Links from the episode:

• Check your voter registration status, and if you’re not registered, register ASAP
• Check out the voter ID requirements in your area
• Find out what’s on your ballot
• Vote as early as possible
• Request your mail-in ballot right now
• Familiarize yourself with the mail-in ballot rules and deadlines for your state
• Five mistakes that could invalidate your ballot
• voting-guide.html">An extremely comprehensive guide to making sure your ballot gets counted, no matter where in America you live
• Sign up to work the polls
• Biden’s vision and position on important issues
• League of Women Voters
• Vote 411
• Vote.org
• Vote Joe app
• Powered by People
• Mobilize.us
• Join the Biden Digital Coalition
• Defeat by Tweet
• Buy Biden Merch
• Joe Biden Campaign Donation
• Fair Fight 2020
• Look up Congressional votes online and fact check statements from your representatives
• Look up legislators' contact information

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Early voting for the 2020 is underway across the United States. Listen to this bonus episode to get prepared and make a voting plan.

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October 11, 2020 is the 33rd Annual National Coming Out Day. In this episode, Court shares how National Coming Out Day has changed for them overtime as their identity has evolved. We also honor the history of this queer holiday and celebrate the courage of queer people both in and out of the closet.

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2020 has brought innumerable new challenges to families with school-aged children. Parents are not only dealing with keeping their families safe from COVID-19, they are also transitioning to working and schooling from their homes. All the while, they are also navigating the difficult conversations related to the social uprisings in response to the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.This episode, we take that challenge head on, providing resources for parents to understand the impact of racial injustice on children, have age-appropriate conversations with their kids, and discuss the issue of injustice with their own parents.Links from the episode:

• AAP statement on racism
• Children can distinguish the phenotypic differences associated with race during infancy.
• Parenting Forward Podcast: The ABC’s of Diversity w/ Carolyn Helsel & Joy Harris-Smith
• Raising White Kids by Jennifer Harvey
• Your Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup
• How White Parents Can Talk To Their Kids About Race
• Black History Flashcards
• Life Kit Podcast with Ijeoma Oluo
• So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

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With the emergence of COVID-19, we are faced more than ever with how disparities in our broken healthcare system burden the most vulnerable among us. In this episode, we define healthcare disparities, provide real life examples of how these disparities play out for marginalized people, and acknowledge the dark history of healthcare discrimination in the United States. Then, we talk through what needs to change within the healthcare industry and what every day folks like you can do to bridge the healthcare gap from the outside.Links from the episode:

• water-crisis-settlement-children.html">$600 million settlement for Flint water crisis victims
• assn.org/delivering-care/health-equity/impact-covid-19-minoritized-and-marginalized-communities%20">AMA's statement on COVID-19 impact on marginalized communities
• Medical Bondage: Race, Gender, and the Origins of American Gynecology 
• Remembering Anarcha, Lucy & Betsey: The Mothers of Modern Gynecology
• HRCs Health Equality Index (LGBTQ)
• Ask Me About My Uterus by Abby Norman
• What the Eyes Don't See by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha
• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
• Sarah Kliff's work at Vox

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Racial gas lighting is a well-documented and researched experience in which people experience injustice because of their race while simultaneously being made to feel that the injustice isn't real. You've heard it before. The thinly veiled, "It was just a joke," or "We're post-racial. We had a black president!" Maybe you've even claimed that you "don't see color." On this episode, Sarah and Court break down how gas lighting impacts marginalized communities, how to respond to gas lighting when you experience or witness it, and how to avoid gas lighting folx in your community.Links from the show:

• Behind the Police Podcast
• The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
• Untamed by Glennon Doyle

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It's easy for many of us to judge others about their choices during COVID-19. But how does intersectionality impact our choices about going back-to-school during the pandemic? Court and Sarah explore the reasons parents from different backgrounds may make varied choices and explain what you can do to make the best decision for your family.Links from the show:

• Supporting your child’s mental health during COVID-19 school return 
• safe-return.html">Preparing K-12 school administrators for a safe return to school in Fall 2020
• Back-to-school guidelines for pediatric patients by risk-level 
• Teachers protest return to school across the country
• Student suspended for sharing images of high school in Georgia
• Unemployed mother shares how COVID has impacted her ability to work and provide for her kids
• Pediatrician shares her advice for returning to school
• Why parents are forming ‘learning pods’ — and how they might deepen inequality

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