This week Chardonnay and Dawn discuss transgender inclusion in sports, particularly at the high school and college student level, as well as the Oscar winners and Chardonnay’s return to the stage for this year’s Vagina Monologues at the University of Hartford.
Links we’ve mentioned and photos can be found by scrolling down below the podcast!
Here are my Outsports reports on South Dakota’s narrow vote to not discriminate against transgender student athletes, like Andraya Yearwood and Terry Miller…
…and here’s my report on CeCe Telfer’s achievement in track that earned the ire of Donald Trump, Jr.
Did you miss actor Billy Porter of Pose win the red carpet at the Academy Awards? Here it is!
The complete official list of Oscar winners is here.
Here’s how Deadline reported on Spike Lee’s reaction to Green Book’s win for best picture. Why is the movie so controversial? Read this article in People Magazine.
The dude who won best original score for Black Panther is Ludwig Goransson. And…. Wow: he’s white! Read about him here.
Watch Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper perform “Shallow” at the Oscars.
And here are photos of Chardonnay and the cast of Dramatis Personae at the University of Hartford performing the Vagina Monologues, and taking their bows.
If you missed their incredible renditions of My Short Skirt or They Beat the Girl Out of My Boy, or The Little Coochie Snorcher That Could, we recommend you watch these videos or find out more about The Vagina Monologues and creator Eve Ensler here.
Please join us next week for another episode of Before The War!
My apologies! This week’s podcast is a day and a half late due to my need to focus on my new job as an adjunct professor at the University of Hartford.