Peak Lesbian

In this episode, I discuss Buddhism with Arianne, a practicing Buddhist. We talk about her journey to Buddhism and nerd out on religious history and cultural customs. Thank you to Arianne for her time and knowledge.

Arianne's social media:

X https://x.com/AirDhatu

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arigiery/

In this episode, I talk about religion and spirituality from a lesbian perspective. My guest is Emma Roberts, host and creator of the YouTube channel Quakerology. A Quaker for over a decade and a prison chaplain, she talks about what religion and God mean to her.

In this episode, I chat with AJ, a lesbian from Australia, about a recent essay on Lesbianherstory.com titled “Recruiting Women to Lesbianism is Weird at Best” . The essay and our conversation revolves around how some radical feminists believe that being a lesbian is something any woman can choose. This idea is nothing new and has been festering in radical feminism for decades.

Today I have a chat with MC. MC is an author, writer, and podcaster. It’s always great to see more lesbian creators out here who center lesbians. I had a wonderful conversation with MC, and I hope you enjoy it.

MC’s Links:

https://thelesbiantake.buzzsprout.com/

https://substack.com/@mchutson

https://www.mchutson.com/

I interviewed Jessi Harris about her book “Down The Rabbit Hole”. Jessi spent 30 years living as a man, and only in her mid 60’s did she decide to detransition and reidentify as the lesbian she had always been. Thank you to Jessi for all her hard work.

Amazon book link

Goodreads Link

In this episode, I have a chat with my friend Jos about the challenges and exhaustion that comes from being a lesbian who goes against the current tide of the lgbtq communuty. Specifically, how difficult it is to see so many gay and lesbians actively work against their own protections and rights in the name of “trans inclusion”.

https://lgbausa.org/

https://substack.com/@lgbausa

In this episode, I have a casual conversation with my friend Jos about what it’s like to have ADHD. We were both diagnosed later in life and have had to learn a lot on our own how to manage it. I hope you find this conversation both educational and enjoyable.

Jos is the current President of LGB Alliance USA:

https://lgbausa.org/

https://www.health.harvard.edu/womens-health/perimenopause-rocky-road-to-menopause

https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/health-wellness/healtharticle.phases-of-the-menstrual-cycle

https://menopause.org/press-releases/when-women-initiate-estrogen-therapy-matters

https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/hormone-replacement-therapy-hrt/benefits-and-risks-of-hormone-replacement-therapy-hrt/ 

https://www.abebooks.com/9780961462048/Menopausal-Years-Wise-Woman-Way-0961462043/plp

Hey all, in this episode, I talk about my experience going to my local pride event.

Hi all, I have decided to start up the podcast again. I explain a little of what’s been going on in my life in this episode, and some ideas I have for future episodes.

This podcast is created from the human mind only, as messy and imperfect as that is.

This will be the last episode of Peak Lesbian. Thank you all for your support. I hope I gave something positive back to the community.

I want to leave on a positive note and encourage women not to let disagreements stop them from being in spaces they belong in. In this episode, I sit down with Shanti and Morgan, a lesbian couple who have been active in SisterSpace, a women’s festival in Maryland for ten years. We discuss how they manage ideological differences with some of the women and the positive influence of this space on th...

Just a quick check-in and update on the podcast this year, and an acknowledgement of Renee Good.

https://substack.com/@sourpatches2077

Email: [email protected]

It’s been a year since Roxxanne stopped taking testosterone and decided to go back to living as a lesbian. What has changed? Does she regret her decision? Have things turned out the way she would have hoped? What is her life like now? This is a follow-up interview with Roxxanne Reed. Original interview link here.

Roxxanne’s Substack: https://substack.com/@roxxyreed

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This is a relatively chill episode where my wife, Liz, and I chat about our love of games and gaming. We share our favorite games, gaming moments, and some of the misconceptions about gaming.

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In this episode, I interview Marg Curnow of the lesbian organization, Lesbian Action for Visibility in Aotearoa (LAVA). In 2021, Hilary Oxley and Margaret Curnow, brought a claim to the New Zealand Human Rights Review Tribunal claiming discrimination against LAVA on the basis of LAVA’s political opinions. 

I believe it's important to support our rights as lesbians, no matter what location in the world we might live. Thank you to Marg for her time and her dedication to protecting lesbian rights. 

Support the case: https://www.lava.nz/our-case 

LAVA: https://www.lava.nz/ <...

In this episode, my special guest is retired Judge Elspeth B. Cypher. She is the Board Secretary for the Women’s Liberation Front (WoLF ) and a member of the Gender Critical Law Society (GCLS). A radical feminist since college, Elspeth has spent a lifetime fighting for the rights of women and girls. We had a great conversation, and I hope you ladies like it.

Links:

email [email protected] X @ebclaw

Gender Critical Law Society:

Gender Critical Law Society (GCLS) https://x.com/GClawsociety

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Debbi met Jessi when Jessi was still living as a man, a trans man to be precise. It wasn’t what Debbi thought she wanted in a relationship, but there was something about Jessi that she couldn’t walk away from. Although Jessi had lived for over 2 decades as a man, all Debbi saw when she looked at her partner was the woman inside. The woman she loved. The woman she would support and encouraged to step back into the light. This might be a modern lesbian love story.

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Hi ladies! Back with another movie review. This time, my wife, Liz, and I will be reviewing and discussing Late Bloomers, a 1996 lesbian film. If you are interested in watching it, it's available for free on YouTube. Directed by Julie Dyer and written by Gretchen Dyer. Starring Connie Nelson, Dee Hennigan, and Gary Mitchell Carter.

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In this episode, we will be discussing late bloomers. For those who may not be familiar with that term, it means a lesbian who comes out later in life. Since I am not one of these late bloomers, I came out at 21, I asked a couple of women I know who did come out later in life to sit down and have a chat with me. I want to give a big thank you to Vera and Debbie for coming on the podcast and being so open and honest about their experiences.

Vera is the lead editor...

In this episode, I speak with A’Ja about her experience being the wife of a woman who claimed she was trans.

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Back in the spring, I attended my local women’s march. It was after hearing that The Women’s March was being renamed The People’s March, in order to be more inclusive. I, like most women who care about women’s rights and the state of feminism, had heard my share of horror stories involving the infiltration of men and trans activism into women’s rights organizations. I decided that I should see for myself what attending one of these mainstream feminist events would be like. What follows is my experience that I documented at my local Women’s March.

In this episode, I discuss my passion for gardening. How I got into plants and horticulture and how it’s helped me through life’s ups and downs. Shout out to all my gardening sisters out there. If you love plants, this episode might be for you.

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Here are some pictures of my plants.

Passion flower blooms

Passion butterfly (Gulf fritillary)

Passion Flower vine

In this episode, I have a wonderful conversation with Shanti and Morgan, two butch lesbians who are in a relationship together. We discuss their experiences and attraction to butches and the many aspects of lesbian sexuality.

Shanti:

substack.com/@dialecticalesbian

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What makes a lesbian butch? Is it just an identity? Purely aesthetic? Or is there something more? In this episode, I do a little thinking on how we define “butch”, and some problems I see with some definitions. Can it be clearly defined?

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Let’s talk about the word “queer”. Over the last decade, the “queer community” has been used instead of the “LGBT community”. Not everyone feels good about being called queer, myself included. “Queer” is said to be the more inclusive term to refer to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans identified people. But is that true? And where does the lesbian woman fit into this new inclusive community? My special guest, AJ, and I sit down for a chat about the term “queer”. AJ is an Australian lesbian in her early 30s with a lot to say on the subject.

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An interview with lesbian feminist and organizer Ann Menasche. Topics we discuss include her history and experience as a feminist and activist, the state of women's rights in 2025, the loss of lesbian community, and more.

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Ann Menasche is a lifelong radical feminist, lesbian, socialist, and pro-peace organizer and activist. She is a founding member and co-coordinator of a national member-run multi-issue radical feminist organization, Feminists in Struggle. She works as a civil rights attorney on behalf of tenants and unhoused people.

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The wife and I discuss the lesbian film Desert Hearts. Hang on to your pants, it’s a ride.

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Do you know about lesbian lands? Land that is owned and exists for lesbians only? I didn’t either until 5 years ago. In this conversation, I speak with Jessi a self-proclaimed “land dyke” and owner of a lesbian land in Oregon. We discuss the history of lesbian land, what is happening now with these lands, and what the future might bring.

I decided not to put any links to information on lesbian land in the notes to preserve privacy.

Hey all, quick update episode on the podcast and my plans with it going forward. Special thank you to all my supporters and the kind words from folks who dig what I do here.

It always makes me very excited to see more publications for lesbians. Some months ago a lesbian friend of mine sent me a link to Jill Magazine's fund-raiser on Instagram. I liked what I saw and supported it. Ended up striking up a conversation with Vera, the creature of Jill, and decided I needed to have her on the pod to help launch the magazine. Like with all my interviews, we talk about many topics besides the magazine. I hope you enjoy and support the magazine.

Jill is a thoughtfully curated English language print magazine for, by...

In this episode, I talk with Roxxanne Reed about her personal story of detransition as well as the work of her spouse Jamie Reed.

Roxxannes website:

https://tigerreed.weebly.com/

Her Substack: https://substack.com/@roxxyreed

Roxxanne on X: https://x.com/rentedocean

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In this episode, I chat with my friend Iseult. We discuss her experiences as a femme in 1990’s San Francisco. Her love of butches and the sexual chemistry between a butch and femme.

Previous conversations with Iseult: The Butch Femme Book Club

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In this interview, I talk with Lauren Leggieri about her action at the American Academy of Pediatrics convention and her activism. Lauren is a lesbian in her 40’s who has seen firsthand the harm brought by trans ideology on the lesbian and gay community. She became concerned about the medicalization of gay youth some years ago and has been trying to raise awareness around what she sees as transing the gay away. Lauren is articulate and intelligent, and this was a wonderful conversation.

Laurens Org: https://www.lgbtcourage.org/

Lauren on X: https://x.com/Lc...

In this interview, I talk with Candice Jackson about her perspectives on “trans rights” in law. How those “rights” conflict with women’s rights and what people get wrong when discussing this topic.

Candice Jackson is an attorney in Washington, Oregon and California. She served in the Trump Administration in the U.S. Department of Education where she worked on Title IX regulations. Since 2021 she has worked with groups challenging gender identity ideology and promoting the rights of women and lesbians. You can find Candice’s observations on sex versus gender on X: @cejacksonlaw

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Second-wave feminism and the idea of butch and femme has a long and complicated history. Radical feminism has historically not been very welcoming to lesbians who call themselves butch or femme.

In this episode, I sit down with a lesbian couple who embrace both their radical feminist beliefs and the butch-femme labels.

Kim’s interview from YouTube:

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Gina began her transition when she was 50 years old. She lived over a decade as a trans man before deciding to re-embrace herself as the woman she is.

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I have a chat with Elle about her peak moment and her essay “On Returning from Women’s Land”. When lesbians get together and talk, it’s a wonderful thing.

Elle’s Instagram: ellecooneywriter

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In this episode of Peak Lesbian I discuss the trauma and pain that is often inflicted on same-sex attracted people by religion. Why many of us are still very skeptical of the religious right, and the role religion plays in transition. I share a personal story of my step uncle, and how religious bigotry impacted him.

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How I came to fully accept myself as a lesbian and the importance of language.

Why it matters to be visible as lesbians, and how community makes us better people.

All video editions of the podcast will be exclusive to paid subscribers.

Audio only will remain free.

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Welcome to my first episode of the Peak Lesbian podcast. In this episode, I have a wonderful conversation with Gaye Chapman, best known for being the owner of After Ellen. We discuss her experience as a lesbian who came of age in the 70s, her advocacy work for women’s rights and much more.

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