A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein

Are “Queers for Palestine” really like “Chickens for KFC”? No, but understanding intersectional justice can be hard, and sharing memes is easy. Joined by Moe Dabbagh, a gay Palestinian American with family currently in Gaza, we Venn diagram gay liberation and Palestinian liberation. They’re less at odds with each other than you’d think. Gal Gadot makes a cameo.  Read Sarah Schulman’s op-ed on pinkwashing here [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/23/opinion/pinkwashing-and-israels-use-of-gays-as-a-messaging-tool.html]. Thank you to Moe Dabbagh for joining me. Find Moe here [https://www.instagram.com/moemoefuku/?hl=en]. Find more of A Bit Fruity [https://www.instagram.com/abitfruitypod/?hl=en]. Find more of Matt [https://www.instagram.com/mattxiv/?hl=en]. Watch the video of this episode on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@MattBernstein1]. Huge thanks to Blueland for sponsoring this episode. Get 15% off a cuter, more sustainable way to clean at www.Blueland.com/fruity [https://www.blueland.com/fruity] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The number of kids being homeschooled today is more than double of what it was four years ago, and nobody is making the rules. While the religious right is convinced that political indoctrination is rampant in public schools, we take a look at where teaching is actually flying off the rails.  Huge thanks to Blueland for sponsoring this episode. Get 15% off a cuter, more sustainable way to clean at www.Blueland.com/fruity [https://www.blueland.com/fruity] Read Christina’s and Aaron’s Washington Post story here [https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/interactive/2023/christian-home-schoolers-revolt/]. Find more of A Bit Fruity [https://www.instagram.com/abitfruitypod/?hl=en]. Find more of Matt [https://www.instagram.com/mattxiv/?hl=en]. Watch the video of this episode on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@MattBernstein1]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

At the forefront of today’s anti-LGBTQ movement is one shockingly uncharismatic woman. Journalist Taylor Lorenz [https://www.instagram.com/taylorlorenz] helps us understand the rise of Chaya Raichik, a former real estate agent who now makes a handsome living terrorizing queer students and teachers across the country using her Twitter account, @libsoftiktok. We also hear directly from some of her former targets. Buy Taylor’s new book here [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Extremely-Online/Taylor-Lorenz/9781982146863]. Watch the video of this episode on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@MattBernstein1/]. Find more of A Bit Fruity [https://www.instagram.com/abitfruitypod/?hl=en]. Find more of Matt [https://www.instagram.com/mattxiv/?hl=en]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]