Podcast Episode 85: Leftwing Culture War pt2: Sex, Love, and Liberals

The episode We cover the social justice issues that create various splits in the Left today. Looking at a socialist vision of Sex Work , the gender nonconforming and their conflict with gender parity rules. The 2nd half focuses on the Green party as a microcosm of the Left with TERF fighting, and liberals who play it safe Vs radical socialists. We wrap up with a piece challenging the idea that love and sex are separate from politics with a call for ‘relationship communism’.

Music Used: Love me I’m a Liberal; cover by Dead Kennedys

Sources and Links

     What is a Swerf? The sex negative.
https://femmagazine.com/feminism-101-what-is-a-swerf/
     Sex Worker Activism Organization for background to Swerf discussion
https://swopusa.org/
     Unread but related; backlash to TERFs before JK Rolling proceeded to dive headfirst in.
www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/05/the-guardian-anti-trans-editorial-feminists-letter-suzanne-moore-transphobia
     Contrapoints deconstructs the arguments of TERFS/ the gender critical.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pTPuoGjQsI&t=1782s
The declaration of a gender noncomforming teen.
https://raisingmyrainbow.com/2020/02/20/gender-is-over/
     Nonbinary Gender Dem candidates Sue in Brooklyn
www.brooklynpaper.com/non-binary-political-candidates-sue-brooklyn-dems-over-gender-designations/
    GA greens endorse Terf statement last winter
http://georgiagreenparty.org/declaration-on-the-sex-based-rights-of-women- endorsed-this-evening-by-georgia-green-party/
    Green Party Lav Caucus FB page for trans friendly content.
www.facebook.com/LavenderGreens/?ref=page_internal
    A Leftwing Green breaks down our factional history.
/twitter.com/PghGreenLeft/status/1258681971879948288
    Relationship Anarchism…and Relationship Communism?
medium.com/@malkekvmachashayfele/not-relationship-anarchism-but-relationship-communism