Caleb and Ozzy discuss bad words commonly heard in the LGBTQIA+ community. Trigger warning: These bad words are said OUT LOUD. We do go into the history of them (mostly) and discuss their impact and our personal feelings about them. We talk about sexual things and discuss abuse. If you're very sensitive to these topics or words, you may want to avoid this episode! 

Where do bad words come from? Why are they bad or who decided to use them in a negative way? Can all bad words be reclaimed? Ozzy and Caleb discuss their personal feelings about some of these words and follow up their feelings with stories and experiences. 

In this episode, Ozzy and Caleb talk about the nightmare that was getting Ozzy's name changed legally in the state of PA. They spend a bit of time talking about the nature of their podcast and what they hope to achieve with it, too. At the end, Ozzy goes over the list of transgender people who were killed in 2021 to reflect back on the points made earlier in the episode and to stress how archaic laws and temperamental judges can endanger transgender people, especially people of color. 

https://www.hrc.org/resources/fatal-violence-against-the-transgender-and-gender-non-conforming-community-in-2021