The Liminal Spaces of Humanity with Dr. Redfern Jon Barrett

In today's episode, I have a delightful chat with Dr. Redfern Jon Barrett.  Redfern is a writer, journalist, and activist who recently published "Proud Pink Sky," an alternate history of Nazi Germany and the establishment of the first gay state.  Redfern and I discuss topics as diverse as being flexible with labels, the history of homosexual relationships, and the best Pokemon there is.

REFERENCES:

Redfern Jon Barrett’s website:  https://www.redjon.com/

Follow Redfern on Bluesky:  https://bsky.app/profile/redfernjon.bsky.social

Follow Redfern on Mastodon:  https://mastodon.social/@[email protected]

• (00:00) - Opening credits
  


• (00:37) - Show opening
  


• (01:32) - Introducing Redfern Jon Barrett
  


• (02:26) - All the pieces of the puzzle without being assembled
  


• (06:53) - Owning a name to own an identity
  


• (10:58) - The power of being flexible with labels
  


• (18:00) - The liminal spaces of identity
  


• (24:11) - What happened to change our perception of relationships?
  


• (28:12) - Identity shouldn't be a straightjacket
  


• (36:04) - How much Redfern is in their books?
  


• (39:10) - Queer culture is not Utopia
  


• (45:53) - Making Queer culture even less normal
  


• (49:55) - The LGBTQ Civil War
  


• (53:08) - What is a Proud Pink Sky?
  


• (01:00:03) - Finding Redfern Jon Barrett
  


• (01:04:50) - Show closing
  


• (01:05:29) - Closing credits