Destiny Dimattei's guest appearances

Destiny Dimattei

Fat Girl Book Club

Pride Connection

Nicole Byer

Jennifer Weiner

Lindy West

Jes Baker

Christy Harrison

Sofie Hagen

Sonya Renee Taylor

Virgie Tovar

Caroline Dooner

Amy Pershing

Kelsey Miller

Lucy Aphramor

Alissa Rumsey

Elyse Resch

Harriet Brown

OwlTail

Randy Reed

Episode Notes This week on Pride Connection, we interviewed Randy Reed and Destiny DiMattei about AceCon, a virtual conference for people who are asexual. Please join us on ACB Media 1 at 10 PM Eastern every week, or download Pride Connection wherever you get your podcasts. If you have questions for our guests or would like to suggest a show topic idea, please send an e-mail to membership@blindlgbtpride.org. UK AceCon YouTube Channel:https://youtube.com/c/AVENLivestreams Changeling’s Guide to Discord for Screen Reader Usershttps://www.starshipchangeling.net/discord/ AceAdvice YouTube Channel:https://youtube.com/c/AceDadAdvice Swank Ivy‘s YouTube Channel:https://youtube.com/user/swankivy The Asexual Visibility &amp; Education Network (AVEN): http://www.asexuality.org Sounds Fake But Okay Podcast:https://www.soundsfakepod.com/ Jenna DeWitt Twitter Feed:https://twitter.com/jenna_dewitt?s=21&amp;t=dG8gTBeGpps0K7XAgcNTMg Yasmin Benoit, MSc Twitter Feed:https://twitter.com/theyasminbenoit?s=21&amp;t=dG8gTBeGpps0K7XAgcNTMg Refusing Compulsory Sexuality: A Black Asexual Lens on Our Sex-Obsessed Culture by Sherronda J. Brownhttps://smile.amazon.com/dp/B09NLPTC4R/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_T3BYA3RYBVJED5AC5V80

<h1>Episode Notes</h1> This week on Pride Connection, we interviewed Randy Reed and Destiny DiMattei about AceCon, a virtual conference for people who are asexual. Please join us on ACB Media 1 at 10 PM Eastern every week, or download Pride Connection wherever you get your podcasts. If you have questions for our guests or would like to suggest a show topic idea, please send an e-mail to membership@blindlgbtpride.org. UK AceCon YouTube Channel: <a href="https://youtube.com/c/AVENLivestreams" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/c/AVENLivestreams</a> Changeling’s Guide to Discord for Screen Reader Users <a href="https://www.starshipchangeling.net/discord/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.starshipchangeling.net/discord/</a> AceAdvice YouTube Channel: <a href="https://youtube.com/c/AceDadAdvice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/c/AceDadAdvice</a> Swank Ivy‘s YouTube Channel: <a href="https://youtube.com/user/swankivy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/user/swankivy</a> The Asexual Visibility &amp; Education Network (AVEN): <a href="http://www.asexuality.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.asexuality.org</a> Sounds Fake But Okay Podcast: <a href="https://www.soundsfakepod.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.soundsfakepod.com/</a> Jenna DeWitt Twitter Feed: <a href="https://twitter.com/jenna_dewitt?s=21&amp;t=dG8gTBeGpps0K7XAgcNTMg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/jenna_dewitt?s=21&amp;t=dG8gTBeGpps0K7XAgcNTMg</a> Yasmin Benoit, MSc Twitter Feed: <a href="https://twitter.com/theyasminbenoit?s=21&amp;t=dG8gTBeGpps0K7XAgcNTMg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/theyasminbenoit?s=21&amp;t=dG8gTBeGpps0K7XAgcNTMg</a> Refusing Compulsory Sexuality: A Black Asexual Lens on Our Sex-Obsessed Culture by Sherronda J. Brown <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B09NLPTC4R/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_T3BYA3RYBVJED5AC5V80" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B09NLPTC4R/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_T3BYA3RYBVJED5AC5V80</a>

Pride Connection Presents - AceCon with Randy Reed and Destiny DiMattei

Mira Grant

I have something really different for you this week.  I know that recently we've had an episode that strayed off the path of body acceptance books but this is way, way off the path (we can barely see the path!).  This week I'm discussing a fictional book called Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant with a second time podcast guest, Destiny Dimattei.  I truly believe in the value of taking our body liberation lens and applying it to other books we read.  It insures integrity in our values and keeps our critical thinking skills alive.  So while this book isn't specifically a how-to on the treatment of marginalized identities, there are some important lessons within.  Destiny and I explore fatness, disability, mental health and sexuality in the pages of this novel.   Here are a few more of the things we discussed:Destiny updates us on her podcast and Facebook groupsWhy Destiny chose this bookThe basic plot of Into the Drowning DeepDoes this book fit into the horror genre?What are the components of horror?The treatment of the characters who are deafOther marginalized identities in this bookThe ending *shaking my fist*Media as a character in the boookWhat is Mira Grant REALLY trying to sayKeep reading everyone!Destiny's LinksDestiny on Facebook, Instagram, TwitterDestiny's Universe PodcastBody Liberation BaltimoreHearts and EarsFat Girl Book Club LinksWebsite/Your Better Body Image ChecklistFacebook groupPatreon pageBook RecommendationsEvery Heart a Doorway SeriesImaginary Friend by Stephen ChboskySaw Kill Girls by Claire LegrandWhat We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey GordonLandwhale by Jes BakerBody Respect by Lindo Bacon and Lucy AphramorDarkly Lit Podcast

I have something really different for you this week.  I know that recently we've had an episode that strayed off the path of body acceptance books but this is way, way off the path (we can barely see the path!).  This week I'm discussing a fictional book called <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Into-Drowning-Deep-Mira-Grant-audiobook/dp/B0772W4CX2/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3USC5B22Q4C7C&amp;keywords=into+the+drowning+deep&amp;qid=1643140363&amp;sprefix=Into+the+drowning%2Caps%2C212&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant</a> with a second time podcast guest, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/destinydimattei/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Destiny Dimattei</a>.  I truly believe in the value of taking our body liberation lens and applying it to other books we read.  It insures integrity in our values and keeps our critical thinking skills alive.  So while this book isn't specifically a how-to on the treatment of marginalized identities, there are some important lessons within.  Destiny and I explore fatness, disability, mental health and sexuality in the pages of this novel.   Here are a few more of the things we discussed:<ul><li>Destiny updates us on her podcast and Facebook groups</li><li>Why Destiny chose this book</li><li>The basic plot of Into the Drowning Deep</li><li>Does this book fit into the horror genre?</li><li>What are the components of horror?</li><li>The treatment of the characters who are deaf</li><li>Other marginalized identities in this book</li><li>The ending *shaking my fist*</li><li>Media as a character in the boook</li><li>What is Mira Grant REALLY trying to say</li></ul>Keep reading everyone!Destiny's LinksDestiny on<a href="https://www.facebook.com/watergirl3478" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/destinydimattei/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/DestinyDiMatteihttps://twitter.com/DestinyDiMattei" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7tYSu81xqkmAYvkF4fRDePhttps://open.spotify.com/show/7tYSu81xqkmAYvkF4fRDeP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Destiny's Universe Podcast</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1027472004260015" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Body Liberation Baltimore</a><a href="https://www.heartsandears.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hearts and Ears</a>Fat Girl Book Club Links<a href="https://iwishiwereme.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website/Your Better Body Image Checklist</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/260629205686426" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook group</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/fatgirlbookclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon page</a>Book Recommendations<a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Every-Heart-Doorway-Seanan-McGuire/dp/0765385503/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=every+heart+a+doorway&amp;qid=1643577080&amp;sprefix=Every+Hea%2Caps%2C225&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Every Heart a Doorway Series</a><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Imaginary-Friend-Stephen-Chbosky/dp/1538731339/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2950JJPY5HH7N&amp;keywords=Imaginary+Friend&amp;qid=1643577114&amp;sprefix=imaginary+friend%2Caps%2C133&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky</a><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Sawkill-Girls-Claire-Legrand/dp/0062696602/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3TRQHUMN1BW61&amp;keywords=sawkill+girls&amp;qid=1643577153&amp;sprefix=sawkill+girls%2Caps%2C164&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Saw Kill Girls by Claire Legrand</a><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/What-Dont-Talk-About-When/dp/080701477X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=what+we+don%27t+talk+about+when+we+talk+about+fat&amp;qid=1643577205&amp;sprefix=What+we+don%27t+talk+a%2Caps%2C162&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon</a><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Landwhale-Turning-Insults-Nicknames-Image/dp/1580056814/ref=sr_1_1?crid=A0JUF9JKX69R&amp;keywords=Landwhale&amp;qid=1643577243&amp;sprefix=landwhale%2Caps%2C139&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Landwhale by Jes Baker</a><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Body-Respect-Conventional-Health-Understand/dp/1940363195/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2H3IPIHH9XAGH&amp;keywords=Body+Respect&amp;qid=1643577272&amp;sprefix=body+respect%2Caps%2C141&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Body Respect by Lindo Bacon and Lucy Aphramor</a><a href="http://creativehorror.com/darklylitpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Darkly Lit Podcast</a>

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant with Destiny Dimattei

What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon was an incredibly vulnerable book and I think Destiny hits the same tone in our discussion.  We talked aboutDestiny's fat liberation activism journeyHow to set boundaries and be vulnerable at the same timeWhy childhood o*esity campaigns are so problematicWhat is thin security and why it is harmfulThe seduction of concern and choiceA discussion of the movies and shows mentioned in the book and an education for Jenn about stereotypes in horror moviesFat fetishismThe harm of the medical system on fat bodiesHow do we start changing things for larger bodies?Keep reading everyone!LinksMy Website and your Ticket to the Book ClubDestiny Dimattei on InstagramDestiny Dimattei on Tik TokDestiny Dimattei's Positive Bodies Baltimore groupWhat We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey GordonBooksharePoodle ScienceASDAHHAESNAAFAFat RoseNo Body is Disposable for VaccinesDestiny's Book ListHealth at Every Size by Lindo BaconBody Respect by Lindo Bacon and Lucy AphramorLandwhale by Jes BakerAnti Diet by Christy HarrisonIntuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse ReschThe Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor

What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon was an incredibly vulnerable book and I think Destiny hits the same tone in our discussion.  We talked about<ul><li>Destiny's fat liberation activism journey</li><li>How to set boundaries and be vulnerable at the same time</li><li>Why childhood o*esity campaigns are so problematic</li><li>What is thin security and why it is harmful</li><li>The seduction of concern and choice</li><li>A discussion of the movies and shows mentioned in the book and an education for Jenn about stereotypes in horror movies</li><li>Fat fetishism</li><li>The harm of the medical system on fat bodies</li><li>How do we start changing things for larger bodies?</li></ul>Keep reading everyone!Links<a href="http://iwishiwereme.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">My Website and your Ticket to the Book Club</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/destinydimattei/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Destiny Dimattei on Instagram</a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@destinydimattei0?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Destiny Dimattei on Tik Tok</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1027472004260015/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Destiny Dimattei's Positive Bodies Baltimore group</a><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/What-Dont-Talk-About-When/dp/0807041300/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WJ1R20OXURJJ&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=what+we+don%27t+talk+about+when+we+talk+about+fat&amp;qid=1613608606&amp;sprefix=What+we+don%27t+talk+%2Caps%2C223&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon</a><a href="https://www.bookshare.org/cms/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bookshare</a><a href="https://youtu.be/H89QQfXtc-k" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Poodle Science</a><a href="https://asdah.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ASDAH</a><a href="https://haescommunity.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HAES</a><a href="https://naafa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NAAFA</a><a href="https://fatrose.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fat Rose</a><a href="https://nobodyisdisposable.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">No Body is Disposable for Vaccines</a>Destiny's Book List<a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Health-At-Every-Size-Surprising/dp/1935618253/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Health+At+Every+Size&amp;qid=1613608397&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Health at Every Size by Lindo Bacon</a><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Body-Respect-Conventional-Health-Understand/dp/1940363195/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Body+Respect&amp;qid=1613608416&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Body Respect by Lindo Bacon and Lucy Aphramor</a><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Landwhale-Turning-Insults-Nicknames-Image/dp/1580056814/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Landwhale&amp;qid=1613608432&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Landwhale by Jes Baker</a><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Anti-Diet-Reclaim-Well-Being-Happiness-Intuitive/dp/0316420352/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Anti+Diet&amp;qid=1613608499&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anti Diet by Christy Harrison</a><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Intuitive-Eating-4th-Anti-Diet-Revolutionary/dp/1250255198/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Intuitive+Eating&amp;qid=1613608530&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch</a><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Body-Not-Apology-Second-Self-Love/dp/1523090995/ref=sr_1_1?crid=23M5XM2AVGDWC&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=the+body+is+not+an+apology&amp;qid=1613608640&amp;sprefix=The+Body+is+not+%2Caps%2C225&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor</a>

What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon with Destiny Dimattei