How do you talk about someone with no pronouns? feat. Lianna Newman
Explicit content warning
03/14/23 • 57 min
2 Listeners
This week, Lianna Newman (name only) expands on carving out space in STEM, finding community, and creating resources. In this episode, you will learn 1. Some changes we'd like to see in tech. 2. The complexities of gender-neutral vs gendered awards. 3. How to use no pronouns and what we mean when we ask someone for their pronouns in the first place.
🎙️ Connect with Lianna to learn more about + support Lianna’s work:
💻 Sources and resources from this episode:
- Out In Tech | Non-profit community of LGBTQ+ tech leaders. We create opportunities for our members to advance their careers, grow their networks, and leverage tech for social change.
- Lesbians Who Tech | A community of LGBTQ women, non-binary, and trans individuals in and around tech (and the people who support them).
- oSTEM | A non-profit professional association for LGBTQ+ people in the STEM community.
- LGBTQ+ Conferences List
- More LGBTQ+ Job and Career resources
- Coded Bias | Documentary website
- Barbershop movie | IMDb
- More LGBTQ+ tech resources:
Host Charlie Ocean, MSW (they/them), has a background in LGBTQ+ training, community organizing, and technology. Guest episodes feature at least one allyship tip, including tailored questions based on the guests' unique intersecting identities. You can follow Charlie on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Substack. *You will hear Charlie's former name in this episode and previous ones.*
This week, Lianna Newman (name only) expands on carving out space in STEM, finding community, and creating resources. In this episode, you will learn 1. Some changes we'd like to see in tech. 2. The complexities of gender-neutral vs gendered awards. 3. How to use no pronouns and what we mean when we ask someone for their pronouns in the first place.
🎙️ Connect with Lianna to learn more about + support Lianna’s work:
💻 Sources and resources from this episode:
- Out In Tech | Non-profit community of LGBTQ+ tech leaders. We create opportunities for our members to advance their careers, grow their networks, and leverage tech for social change.
- Lesbians Who Tech | A community of LGBTQ women, non-binary, and trans individuals in and around tech (and the people who support them).
- oSTEM | A non-profit professional association for LGBTQ+ people in the STEM community.
- LGBTQ+ Conferences List
- More LGBTQ+ Job and Career resources
- Coded Bias | Documentary website
- Barbershop movie | IMDb
- More LGBTQ+ tech resources:
Host Charlie Ocean, MSW (they/them), has a background in LGBTQ+ training, community organizing, and technology. Guest episodes feature at least one allyship tip, including tailored questions based on the guests' unique intersecting identities. You can follow Charlie on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Substack. *You will hear Charlie's former name in this episode and previous ones.*
Previous Episode
Exploring the kink spectrum and community feat. Wesley Toma
Exploring the kink spectrum and community! This week, Wesley Toma (he/him) expands on how kink is a spectrum, and for those who fall on it, it's very unlikely we're vanilla kinksters. In this episode, you will learn 1. How kinks and fetishes are different. 2. Some examples of how someone could start safely exploring the kink community. 3. Why he currently must travel out of state to access certain kink communities and spaces.
🎙️ Connect with Wesley to learn more about + support his work:
💻 Sources and resources from this episode:
- Wheel of Power and Privilege | University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Fetlife
- BDSM Versus the DSM: A history of the fight that got kink de-classified as mental illness | The Atlantic
Host Charlie Ocean, MSW (they/them), has a background in LGBTQ+ training, community organizing, and technology. Guest episodes feature at least one allyship tip, including tailored questions based on the guests' unique intersecting identities. You can follow Charlie on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Substack. *You will hear Charlie's former name in this episode and previous ones.*
Next Episode
One woman's late in life lesbian story feat. Kathy Houston
RSVP to Celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV)
RSVP to Connecting With Community: How to Build an Online Audience for your LGBTQ-owned Business
RSVP to Speak Up For TDOV: Talking Points for Active Trans Allyship
Put yourself in the other person's shoes. This week, Kathy Houston (she/her) talks about Club LILLES and what it means for her to be a late in life lesbian. In this episode, you will learn 1. How lesbian TikTok has been a wonderful, informative resource. 2. Why her first girlfriend gave her “homework.” 3. What it feels like to live in the affirming bubble of St. Petersburg, Florida.
🎙️ Connect with Kathy to learn more about + support her work:
💻 Sources and resources from this episode:
- Club LILLES | A social community and platform for women and non-binary people who identify as lesbian, bi-sexual, pansexual, or any sexuality that loves women. The word LILLES is an acronym for Late in life Lesbians but has been adapted since its creation. LILLES means people who love women who also are dedicated to a growth mindset and support others in the community.
- Queer Flower | TVTropes page on flowers and their meanings in the LGBTQ+ community
- In U.S., 10.2% of LGBT Adults Now Married to Same-Sex Spouse | GALLUP
- Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend | Wikipedia
- Girls In Wonderland
- Biden signs into law same-sex marriage bill, 10 years after his famous Sunday show answer on the issue | CNN
- Tennessee House passes bill targeting marriage equality | The Black Wall Street Times
- "Loofah code" at Florida's largest retirement community more about confused than enthused | Palm Beach Post
Host Charlie Ocean, MSW (they/them), has a background in LGBTQ+ training, community organizing, and technology. Guest episodes feature at least one allyship tip, including tailored questions based on the guests' unique intersecting identities. You can follow Charlie on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Substack. *You will hear Charlie's former name in this episode and previous ones.*
If you like this episode you’ll love
Episode Comments
Generate a badge
Get a badge for your website that links back to this episode
<a href="https://goodpods.com/podcasts/allyship-is-a-verb-188278/how-do-you-talk-about-someone-with-no-pronouns-feat-lianna-newman-28681967"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/goodpods-images-bucket/badges/generic-badge-1.svg" alt="listen to how do you talk about someone with no pronouns? feat. lianna newman on goodpods" style="width: 225px" /> </a>
Copy