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Expressing Male Affection in Society
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33:36 - 37:35 (03:59)

The speaker discusses how even in high school, there was a stigma around expressions of male affection and how even now, he wishes it was more normalized to show platonic love towards your male friends.

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The speaker reflects on growing up in a Christian Science boarding school and how it impacted her art education in Alabama.
33:36 - 35:47 (02:11)
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Christian Science, art education, boarding school
Summary

The speaker reflects on growing up in a Christian Science boarding school and how it impacted her art education in Alabama. She acknowledges that it was a lot for people at the time and thinks that her experiences in the religious school were deep when she looks back on them.

Chapter
Expressing Male Affection in Society
Episode
974 Laverne Cox on Healing Trauma, Owning Your Truth, and Being Transgender in America
Podcast
The School of Greatness
The speaker shares a personal experience of being bullied by a high school athlete for being gay and expresses a desire to understand why people engage in this behavior.
35:47 - 37:35 (01:47)
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Bullying
Summary

The speaker shares a personal experience of being bullied by a high school athlete for being gay and expresses a desire to understand why people engage in this behavior. They suggest that speaking with someone who has gone through a similar experience would be helpful for understanding the shame and motivations behind such harmful actions.

Chapter
Expressing Male Affection in Society
Episode
974 Laverne Cox on Healing Trauma, Owning Your Truth, and Being Transgender in America
Podcast
The School of Greatness