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On being a pro-divorce ‘straight ally’

Dire Straights Live: Tracy Clark-Flory and Koa Beck talk about changing hetero culture, the 'aggressive straightness' of the Valley Girl stereotype, and more.

Thanks to everyone who tuned into our Substack Live interview with

. She’s the author of the book White Feminism: From the Suffragettes to Influencers and Who They Leave Behind and the newsletter Valley Girl, where she’s doing a fascinating cultural analysis of a familiar stereotype.

We talked about all the ways that hetero problematics show up in her work and life—from the “aggressive straightness” of the Valley Girl trope to her experiences as a queer mom, and “straight ally,” encountering women’s complaints about their husbands.

This recording is a special extra for paid subscribers, who make this podcast possible. Free subscribers will find a preview above, but this conversation is juicy and rich, and you truly do not want to miss it.

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