NOTE: Bryan has a quick intro before the main episode because we recorded last weekend prior to the AMAZING midterm election results. We will celebrate together with you next week!

Bryan took his mom to a drive-thru polling place in Texas and is stressed out about whether or not to go to a Halloween party, while Erin offers her own tips for being a great guest by showing up early to help the host. Bryan fills us in on numerous wins for the queer community around the world, including a trans woman in Brazil being the most-voted for candidate in the history of the lower house of Congress, China having to answer for the treatment of LGBTQ+ children, New Zealand striking down a ban on puberty blockers and more. Erin discusses a report from The 19th about a survey by The Data for Progress asking American voters on their perceptions of Greek Life and their effect on campus culture.

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Happy Halloqueen 2026! Sergio forgot to get us costumes, so we pulled out some pieces from our closet and became one of the most popular toys from the 80s and the forlorn wife of a favorite character in children's literature. Erin is discussing how open concept kitchens are actually a tool of control masquerading as modern architecture. Bryan tells us how the conservative movement using trans people as a distraction from their horrible economy and policies is actually having an unintended positive effect of making more people aware of what trans people actually are, and about a recent victory with the Supreme Court voting against the Trump Administration reversing a gender affirming care ban for trans prisoners.

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This week we have our music writing hats on, penning some new sexy new tunes for Janet Jackson, Bryan's inventing faux wool companies wondering why we milk smart animals, and Erin is cold and scared in her recently Halloween-decorated Saw basement in Vancouver. Bryan reports on Uncloseted Media's expose of Meta's Facebook Content Monetization invite-only program which has been paying rage bait accounts promoting white supremacists, neo-Nazi ideologies and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric. Erin reveals how female surgeons are underpaid compared to male surgeons, even in specialty, range, age, etc. Surgeons who perform surgeries specifically for women are paid less then for male surgeries, which disincentivizes hospitals to offer women's health services, fewer training opportunities and lab research.

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