“The thing I’m really struggling with now is stalking. It is common to try to contact someone with different phone numbers and different accounts. Being threatened with outings with the family is also common. I have recently received a comment like this. They told me, “I have nude pictures of you, and I know exactly what I will do with them.” Another guest talks about how toxicity is a behavior and how it is not related to being butch.

Our guests have raised several important points and have debated serious issues such as gossip, stalking, controlling behaviors, gender-based, or intimate partner violence behaviors. We have also gone beyond talking about our problems, and they actively make suggestions about how to deal with the problems in our community.

You can listen to the episode here.

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