Trigger Warning: Episode mentions rejection of trans kids, a violent murder, and self harm
Liliana Bakhtiar -- the first queer Muslim person to be elected in Georgia and the first non-binary councilmember of a major U.S. city -- joins the show to speak about issues currently facing the residents of Atlanta. Liliana also shares their upbringing in a family of political refugees and immigrants, their coming out story and how their family is accepting of them and their two partners.
Up Next in Lesbian Chronicles Season 1
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LC Pod 357: Three Plus One
This week Alli and Melisa dive into the "3+1" theory from Simon Sinek, which proposes that lasting relationships require three core pillars of compatibility plus one crucial external factor. The pillars: Intellectual Compatibility, Emotional Compatibility and Creative/Sexual Compatibility — combi...
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LC Pod 358: The Rules of Attraction
Melisa and Alli answer a listener email about navigating attraction to masc women versus femme women after coming out — and what that means for your lesbian identity. Plus the duo tackle a spicy question: is there a power dynamic when it comes to kissing? A candid, funny and deeply relatable conv...
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LC Pod 359: All Lesbians Go to Heaven
All Lesbians Go to Heaven with your Tello subscription. This week Alli and Melisa are joined by special guest Briana Smith, who shares her extraordinary coming out story. Briana grew up Mormon, got married at 20 years old and had four kids by the time she was 29 — and then met a woman at a weddin...