Banned Books Conversations: Beyond Magenta: Transgender and Nonbinary Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin

Season 4, Episode 2 October 6, 2025Today’s book: BeyondMagenta: Transgender and Nonbinary Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin (2014)Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical ReadersDiscuss Prohibited ProseBanned books are works that have been removed from alibrary shelf or school curriculum. Over the course of Banned Books Week, thisseries covers seven different books, the reasons they were banned, and thevalue in reading them.  Guest Links: Oksana Marafiotihttps://www.oksana-marafioti.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oksanamarafioti/            Ria Carrogan  Femme On: https://www.femmeon.show/https://www.instagram.com/femmeoncollective/ The Romantasy Covenhttps://romantasycoven.transistor.fm/https://www.instagram.com/theromantasycoven/ Tony Holt Jr. https://linktr.ee/tonyholtjr Previous collaborations:The Birth of a Nation (1915) W/ Co-host Spider-Dan andguests Tony Holt Jr. & Fly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL7gXeIBxD0 Banned Books Conversations (Season 3) - Invisible Manby Ralph Ellison (1952) with guests Tony Holt Jr., Fly, and Spider-Danhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTdFuragMug She-Hulk Podcast at Large, Ep 6: Just Jen with co-hostSpider-Dan and guests Tony Holt Jr, Ada McCartney, and Maffhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/5pVJsszZ0IWujgMOah7uEa?si=meVL32B7S8yTmwQBjwX2Kw Nosferatu: A Symphony Of Horror (1922) W/ Co-hostSpider-Dan and guests Ria Carrogan & Veronica Klashhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQBOPhNCx1s Banned Books Conversations (Season 1) - Gender Queerby Maia Kobabe with guests Ria Carrogan, Gregory Kompes, and Blake Byleshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5aSsuSR3CQ Banned Books Conversations (Season 2) - The KiteRunner by Khaled Hosseini with guests Ria Carrogan, Amanda Skenandore, andSherry Rosenthal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvX6NFKNxO8 Banned Books Conversations (Season 3) - And TangoMakes Three by Justin Richardson & Peter Parnell (2005) with guests RiaCarrogan, Diamond Larson, and Kevin M. Gallagher, Jr.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4EjDzDoauM Femme on Film: Grease 2 https://www.femmeon.show/101 Femme on Film: Pride and Prejudice (2005)https://www.femmeon.show/53 Banned Books Conversations (Season 1) - Front Desk byKelly Yang with guests Oksana Marafioti, Michelle Yang, and Veronica Klashhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn4JoY8Kc4I Banned Books Conversations (Season 3) - Parable of theSower by Octavia Butler (1993) with guests Oksana Marafioti, Gregory A. Kompes,and Jennia D'Limahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di9G5vtMx-g The 52 Love Podcast with Host Tonya Todd - Episode 49(Cuddle naked with your partner)https://youtu.be/Mr4ZUy0cvmg?si=Oa6plArwscFfFORG Resources: https://www.ala.org/bbookshttps://bannedbooksweek.org/https://www.marshall.edu/library/bannedbooks/https://www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/https://www.booksnotbans.org/ Host: Tonya ToddVideo Producer: JP ButlerAudio Producer: RiaCarroganGraphics: Mike Burton Catch the video versionat https://youtu.be/GTlqcO5_tO4