My Survival Story - Ask A Conversion Therapy Survivor

June 16, 2020

My Survival Story

Ask A Conversion Therapy Survivor episode 5 of 5

Join Sheena and her guests Rae D Magdon and Elena Joy as they talk about their survival stories in this episode of Ask A Conversion Therapy Survivor

In this episode

What Rae and Elena went through
What saved them
Why their battle isn’t over
Their personal realisations

Research from The Trevor Project

Where to go for help

UK contact Stonewall’s Information Service on 08000 502020 or email info@stonewall.org.uk

US http://www.nclrights.org/bornperfect-survivor-stories-and-survivor-network

About The Guests

Elana Joy

Elena is an inspirational speaker and founder of the PRIDE and Joy Foundation. She grew up in a turbulent home, joined a conservative church as a teenager, put herself through college, married and birthed 4 beautiful children, and then....

Life 2.0 brought a divorce, leaving/getting kicked out of her church, a beautiful love story and a successful new career! Her viral TEDx talk has paved the way for speaking engagements around the country. Audiences have included ABC, CBS and Fox news stations, the First Event in Boston, the Seacoast Wellness Series in New Hampshire, the THRIVE conference in Utah, as well as multiple print and online media stories, and podcasts.

Find Elena Online

https://twitter.com/ThurstonElena

https://www.facebook.com/ElenaJoyExperience/

https://www.elenajoyexperience.com/

https://www.prideandjoyfoundation.com/

Rae D Magdon

Rae is an author of queer speculative fiction with over 10 published novels. She believes that lesbian, bi, queer, and trans women deserve to have adventures, fall in love, and become heroes. Her latest cyberpunk novel, Lucky 7, won the 2019 Goldie and Rainbow Awards for science fiction.

Find Rae Online

http://twitter.com/RaeDMagdon

http://facebook.com/RaeDMagdon

http://raedmagdon.tumblr.com

http://raedmagdon.com

About Sheena

Sheena comes from a media background and in 2014 she started The Lesbian Review, a website dedicated to reviewing the best lesbian books and movies. In 2016 A podcast channel seemed like a natural progression and so she started The Lesbian Talk Show.

Sheena discovered lesbian fiction in her late teens and it helped her with her coming out process, something for which she will always be grateful.

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Why Women Survivors Are Silenced - Ask A Conversion Therapy Survivor

June 9, 2020

Why Women Survivors Are Silenced

Ask A Conversion Therapy Survivor episode 4 of 5

Join Sheena and her guests Rae D Magdon and Elena Joy as they talk about why women survivors are silenced in this episode of Ask A Conversion Therapy Survivor

In this episode

Misogyny in the LGBTQIA community and how that manifests with conversion therapy survivors
What you can do with your privilege to boost those who do not have the same privilege

Research from The Trevor Project

Where to go for help

UK contact Stonewall’s Information Service on 08000 502020 or email info@stonewall.org.uk

US http://www.nclrights.org/bornperfect-survivor-stories-and-survivor-network

About The Guests

Elana Joy

Elena is an inspirational speaker and founder of the PRIDE and Joy Foundation. She grew up in a turbulent home, joined a conservative church as a teenager, put herself through college, married and birthed 4 beautiful children, and then....

Life 2.0 brought a divorce, leaving/getting kicked out of her church, a beautiful love story and a successful new career! Her viral TEDx talk has paved the way for speaking engagements around the country. Audiences have included ABC, CBS and Fox news stations, the First Event in Boston, the Seacoast Wellness Series in New Hampshire, the THRIVE conference in Utah, as well as multiple print and online media stories, and podcasts.

Find Elena Online

https://twitter.com/ThurstonElena

https://www.facebook.com/ElenaJoyExperience/

https://www.elenajoyexperience.com/

https://www.prideandjoyfoundation.com/

Rae D Magdon

Rae is an author of queer speculative fiction with over 10 published novels. She believes that lesbian, bi, queer, and trans women deserve to have adventures, fall in love, and become heroes. Her latest cyberpunk novel, Lucky 7, won the 2019 Goldie and Rainbow Awards for science fiction.

Find Rae Online

http://twitter.com/RaeDMagdon

http://facebook.com/RaeDMagdon

http://raedmagdon.tumblr.com

http://raedmagdon.com

About Sheena

Sheena comes from a media background and in 2014 she started The Lesbian Review, a website dedicated to reviewing the best lesbian books and movies. In 2016 A podcast channel seemed like a natural progression and so she started The Lesbian Talk Show.

Sheena discovered lesbian fiction in her late teens and it helped her with her coming out process, something for which she will always be grateful.

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The Hypocrisy Of The Conversion Therapy Narrative - Ask A Conversion Therapy Survivor

June 2, 2020

The Hypocrisy Of The Conversion Therapy Narrative

Ask A Conversion Therapy Survivor episode 3 of 5

Join Sheena and her guests Rae D Magdon and Elena Joy as they talk about the conflicting messages that come out of conversion therapy in this episode of Ask A Conversion Therapy Survivor

In this episode

The hypocrisy we experienced in conversion therapy - on one hand homosexuality is wrong and should be fixed, on the other hand it’s a hardship that God gave you to help you be a better person.
Who the church expects to overcome all these hardships.
The “support group” in the LDS church that hosts cuddle parties in an attempt to help gay men live a straight life and what really happens.
Sexual attraction fairness
The BYU honour code and their backpedaling on being homosexual
How the dominoes fall when you start to question the beliefs of the church
The concept of “hate the sin love the sinner”
Elena and Rae talk about where they found groups they are part of that helps them

Research from The Trevor Project

Where to go for help

UK contact Stonewall’s Information Service on 08000 502020 or email info@stonewall.org.uk

US http://www.nclrights.org/bornperfect-survivor-stories-and-survivor-network

About The Guests

Elana Joy

Elena is an inspirational speaker and founder of the PRIDE and Joy Foundation. She grew up in a turbulent home, joined a conservative church as a teenager, put herself through college, married and birthed 4 beautiful children, and then....

Life 2.0 brought a divorce, leaving/getting kicked out of her church, a beautiful love story and a successful new career! Her viral TEDx talk has paved the way for speaking engagements around the country. Audiences have included ABC, CBS and Fox news stations, the First Event in Boston, the Seacoast Wellness Series in New Hampshire, the THRIVE conference in Utah, as well as multiple print and online media stories, and podcasts.

Find Elena Online

https://twitter.com/ThurstonElena

https://www.facebook.com/ElenaJoyExperience/

https://www.elenajoyexperience.com/

Rae D Magdon

Rae is an author of queer speculative fiction with over 10 published novels. She believes that lesbian, bi, queer, and trans women deserve to have adventures, fall in love, and become heroes. Her latest cyberpunk novel, Lucky 7, won the 2019 Goldie and Rainbow Awards for science fiction.

Find Rae Online

http://twitter.com/RaeDMagdon

http://facebook.com/RaeDMagdon

http://raedmagdon.tumblr.com

http://raedmagdon.com

About Sheena

Sheena comes from a media background and in 2014 she started The Lesbian Review, a website dedicated to reviewing the best lesbian books and movies. In 2016 A podcast channel seemed like a natural progression and so she started The Lesbian Talk Show.

Sheena discovered lesbian fiction in her late teens and it helped her with her coming out process, something for which she will always be grateful.

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The Cold Hard Facts About Conversion Therapy - Ask A Conversion Therapy Survivor

May 26, 2020

The Cold Hard Facts About Conversion Therapy

Ask A Conversion Therapy Survivor episode 2 of 5

Join Sheena and her guests Rae D Magdon and Elena Joy as they talk about the realities of conversion therapy in this episode of Ask A Conversion Therapy Survivor

In this episode

The stats around suicide attempts for conversion therapy attendees
What’s happening with queer communities and queer youth
Legislations and what’s happening in the US
Conversion therapy just doesn’t work and here’s why
How Rae D Magdon chose her pen name

Research from The Trevor Project

Where to go for help

UK contact Stonewall’s Information Service on 08000 502020 or email info@stonewall.org.uk

US http://www.nclrights.org/bornperfect-survivor-stories-and-survivor-network

About The Guests

Elana Joy

Elena is an inspirational speaker and founder of the PRIDE and Joy Foundation. She grew up in a turbulent home, joined a conservative church as a teenager, put herself through college, married and birthed 4 beautiful children, and then....

Life 2.0 brought a divorce, leaving/getting kicked out of her church, a beautiful love story and a successful new career! Her viral TEDx talk has paved the way for speaking engagements around the country. Audiences have included ABC, CBS and Fox news stations, the First Event in Boston, the Seacoast Wellness Series in New Hampshire, the THRIVE conference in Utah, as well as multiple print and online media stories, and podcasts.

Find Elena Online

https://twitter.com/ThurstonElena

https://www.facebook.com/ElenaJoyExperience/

https://www.elenajoyexperience.com/

Rae D Magdon

Rae is an author of queer speculative fiction with over 10 published novels. She believes that lesbian, bi, queer, and trans women deserve to have adventures, fall in love, and become heroes. Her latest cyberpunk novel, Lucky 7, won the 2019 Goldie and Rainbow Awards for science fiction.

Find Rae Online

http://twitter.com/RaeDMagdon

http://facebook.com/RaeDMagdon

http://raedmagdon.tumblr.com

http://raedmagdon.com

About Sheena

Sheena comes from a media background and in 2014 she started The Lesbian Review, a website dedicated to reviewing the best lesbian books and movies. In 2016 A podcast channel seemed like a natural progression and so she started The Lesbian Talk Show.

Sheena discovered lesbian fiction in her late teens and it helped her with her coming out process, something for which she will always be grateful.

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What is conversion therapy and why does it happen? - Ask A Conversion Therapy Survivor

May 19, 2020

What is conversion therapy and why does it happen?

Ask A Conversion Therapy Survivor

episode 1 of 5

Join Sheena and her guests Rae D Magdon and Elena Joy as they talk about what conversion therapy really is and why it happens.

In this episode:

What happened in Rae and Elena’s conversion therapy sessions
Why they were sent to conversion therapy
What it does losing your religion do to you
The kind of people who send their family to conversion therapy would surprise you
How educated people can justify doing this to their family

Research from The Trevor Project

About The Guests

Elana Joy

Elena is an inspirational speaker and founder of the PRIDE and Joy Foundation. She grew up in a turbulent home, joined a conservative church as a teenager, put herself through college, married and birthed 4 beautiful children, and then....

Life 2.0 brought a divorce, leaving/getting kicked out of her church, a beautiful love story and a successful new career! Her viral TEDx talk has paved the way for speaking engagements around the country. Audiences have included ABC, CBS and Fox news stations, the First Event in Boston, the Seacoast Wellness Series in New Hampshire, the THRIVE conference in Utah, as well as multiple print and online media stories, and podcasts.

Find Elena Online

https://twitter.com/ThurstonElena

https://www.facebook.com/ElenaJoyExperience/

https://www.elenajoyexperience.com/

Rae D Magdon

Rae is an author of queer speculative fiction with over 10 published novels. She believes that lesbian, bi, queer, and trans women deserve to have adventures, fall in love, and become heroes. Her latest cyberpunk novel, Lucky 7, won the 2019 Goldie and Rainbow Awards for science fiction.

Find Rae Online

http://twitter.com/RaeDMagdon

http://facebook.com/RaeDMagdon

http://raedmagdon.tumblr.com

http://raedmagdon.com

About Sheena

Sheena comes from a media background and in 2014 she started The Lesbian Review, a website dedicated to reviewing the best lesbian books and movies. In 2016 A podcast channel seemed like a natural progression and so she started The Lesbian Talk Show.

Sheena discovered lesbian fiction in her late teens and it helped her with her coming out process, something for which she will always be grateful.

If you love what we do, consider becoming a Patron - you get exclusive content and you help us grow

Why Not? With Rae D. Magdon

May 4, 2020

Why Not? With Rae D. Magdon

Les Do Books with Tara and guest Rae D. Magdon

Tara is joined by Rae D. Magdon this week to talk fan fiction, bisexuality and what drives her to write speculative fiction. Rae is a prolific writer, with 11 novels and 10 novelettes featuring women loving other women, the latest of which is Fur and Fangs. Make sure you stay till the end where they are joined by a surprise celebrity guest!

Topics and Works Discussed:

The Best Entertainment by Rae D. Magdon (Mass Effect fan-fiction)
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (Netflix)
Noelle Stevenson (She-Ra Showrunner, creator of Lumberjanes)
Ask A Bisexual Podcast
The Tiger’s Daughter by K Arsenault Rivera
Compass Rose by Anna Burke
Thorn by Anna Burke
In the Silences by Rachel Gold

Find Rae D. Magdon online:

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The Conversionist Caper - The Adventures Of Lesbian Lass

November 4, 2019

The Conversionist Caper

The Adventures Of Lesbian Lass

Oh no!

Samantha has declared that she is no longer lesbian. Her wife is distraught and turns to Lesbian Lass and Bisexual Bombshell to help.

Can they get to the bottom of this terrible turn of events or will the evil Dr Homono get the best of them?

Cast

Rae D Magdon

Website http://www.raedmagdon.com/

Twitter https://twitter.com/raedmagdon

Suzie Carr

Website https://curveswelcome.com/

Twitter https://twitter.com/girl_novelist

Ann Etter

Twitter https://twitter.com/jacesdill

Episode 2

Michelle thinks the ghost she met in her practice room might have been a hallucination, but her friend Zach can hear Tamara's voice on the recording too. If Tamara is real, what does that mean for Michelle?

About Room 13

Rae D Magdon has created a sweet radio drama romance about a music student who finds love where she least expected it.

If you love Rae's novels then this is an audio treat just for you.

This show is running on The Lesbian Talk Show with permission from the creator who holds all the rights.

Find Rae D Magdon Online

Amazon author page https://amzn.to/2YuHaDL

Website http://www.raedmagdon.com/

Room 13: Episode 01 - Radio Drama

May 19, 2019

Room 13

Episode 1

Michelle is a lonely flute student at conservatory, struggling to keep up in a competitive orchestra. Tamara is the piano-playing ghost who lives in practice room thirteen. Although her death was ruled a suicide, the two of them must search for the truth.

About Room 13

Rae D Magdon has created a sweet radio drama romance about a music student who finds love where she least expected it.

If you love Rae's novels then this is an audio treat just for you.

This show is running on The Lesbian Talk Show with permission from the creator who holds all the rights.

Find Rae D Magdon Online

Amazon author page https://amzn.to/2YuHaDL

Website http://www.raedmagdon.com/

My Survival Story

Why Women Survivors Are Silenced

The Hypocrisy Of The Conversion Therapy Narrative

The Cold Hard Facts About Conversion Therapy

What is conversion therapy and why does it happen?

Ask A Conversion Therapy Survivor

Why Not? With Rae D. Magdon

Les Do Books with Tara and guest Rae D. Magdon

The Conversionist Caper

The Adventures Of Lesbian Lass

Room 13

Room 13

Room 13

Room 13

Room 13

Room 13

Room 13

Room 13

Room 13

Room 13

Room 13

Room 13

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