Nina and Cari discuss the book Pleasure Activism and how it can help us frame the needs of the political moment we are living through.

Pleasure Activism: the Politics of Feeling Good, written and gathered by adrienne marie brown. AK Press. 2019.

(brown intentionally does not capitalize her name)

Rocca Family art group

https://www.theroccafamily.net/

Your Body is Not an Apology Workbook: Tools for Radical Self-Love

https://bookshop.org/p/books/your-body-is-not-an-apology-workbook-tools-for-living-radical-self-love-sonya-renee-taylor/14416208?ean=9781523091164&next=t

The Body is Not an Apology, Second Edition

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-body-is-not-an-apology-the-power-of-radical-self-love-sonya-renee-taylor/7723432?ean=9781523090990&next=t

In this episode, Nina and Cari catch parents up on what they might have missed about gender and sexual orientation, especially as they relate to common middle school concerns and experiences.

Developmental Aspects of Adolescence:

https://choc.org/primary-care/ages-stages/13-to-18-years/

Relationship between Parental Support and Suicide Among TGNBQ Youth of Color

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/research-briefs/the-relationship-between-parental-and-caregiver-support-and-suicide-among-lgbtq-youth-of-color/

Role of Parent and Caregiver Support on Black Transgender and Nonbinary Young People

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/research-briefs/the-role-of-parent-and-caregiver-support-on-perceived-life-expectancy-and-life-purpose-for-black-transgender-and-nonbinary-young-people/

Trevor Project’s 2024 Survey of Youth in US

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/survey-2024/

Gender Unicorn:

https://transstudent.org/gender/

The Biology of Gender, from DNA to the Brain, TED Talk by Karissa Sanbonmatsu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLEgiR1Fsds&t=769s

Sexual Differentiation of the Human Brain in Relation to Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

By Ivanka Savic, Alicia Garcia-Falguares, and Dick F Swaab

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21094885/

Nina and Cari respond to questions from listeners on everything from medical concerns to sex toys.

*Nina should have explained the Oak Park Our Whole Lives was started by Nina AND her friend Nara! They co-founded the program. Sorry Nara!

More info on safety and sex toys:

https://goaskalice.columbia.edu/answered-questions/can-chlamydia-make-sex-toys-vector-reinfection

Sex toy/Adult Store in Chicago (ships around the US)

https://www.early2bed.com/

Who brings condoms on a hetero date? Reddit responses

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskMen/comments/1ajz7z1/on_a_hetero_date_who_should_bring_the_condoms_men/

What is menopause?

https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/menopause/what-menopause#:~:text=Most%20women%20begin%20the%20menopausal,52%20in%20the%20United%20States.

Puberty and perimenopause

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4400253/

Pelvic floor disorders in people with vaginas:

https://urogyn.coloradowomenshealth.com/conditions/pelvic-floor-disorders/pelvic-disorders-sexual-dysfunction.html

Pelvic floor disorders in people with penises:

https://healthymale.org.au/health-article/male-pelvic-floor-muscles-erectile-dysfunction