Girls, Grunge & Guns: The Dark Side of 1998
CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains subject matter that some listeners may find triggering. If you or someone you love is struggling please contact the Canadian suicide crisis help line at 988, or kidshelpphone.ca anytime, day or night. Internationally please contact your local crisis assistance centre.
Hosts Bronwin Parks and Elinor Svoboda discuss the typical queer story of coming out, that was anything but typical. Bronwin recounts their experience coming out in high school, feeling like “the only gay in the village”, and the influence of representation in the media through a high profile lesbian coming out story. They also touch on a galvinizing moment in Bronwin’s life and character, when their best friend's ex-boyfriend pulled a gun on them. Together, Bronwin and Elinor reflect on the normalization of violence and the challenges of navigating relationships and sexuality in a volitile world.
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Episode Resources:
“The Coming Out Handbook” by The Trevor Project [website]
Queer: The Ultimate LGBTQ Guide for Teens [book]
YOUth Ending Violence - Battered Women’s Support Services [website]
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