On the final episode of Traitor Radio: Disability and the 'r' word with Schuyler and Robert Rummel-Hudson, the father-daughter pair behind Fighting Monsters with Rubber Swords, a blog dedicated to disability advocacy. Schuyler and Robert discuss how it felt the first time they heard President Donald Trump mock a reporter with a disability, how they've overcome institutional resistance to ability accommodations, and what to say -- and do -- when someone uses the "r" word as a slur.

Hurricane victims still need your help. On this episode, we'll talk with a poet who lost her home to Harvey, and introduce you to groups in Houston, the Caribbean and Puerto Rico who need your time, your resources, and, if you can -- your physical help.

Stacey May Fowles, a Toronto Blue Jays obsessive, recalls the story of her first formative experience with fandom -- how it was marred by one dude's decision to be a creep, and how, 20 years later, things haven't changed much. But things don't have to be so bleak for women sports fans, and Fowles offers three key tips to making any sporting event more welcoming.

This episode is for the good guys who say they want to end sexual violence but who don't know where to start. We're tired of it. We're tired of cutting open our wounds again and again. So on this episode anti-rape activist Wagatwe Wanjuki tells men: It's your turn to do the work. We're also joined by journalist Helen Rosner, who talks about her essay, "20 Things Men Can Do RTFN to Support Women, Beyond Just Literally Ceasing to Sexually Harass Us."

Another mass shooting and mass murder in the United States: What comes next? More "thoughts and prayers" from politicians who thrive on contributions from the gun lobby? Here's a script -- including a recorded call with host Andrea Grimes and her congressman's office -- on what to ask your elected officials, plus an organizing action item to bring people together. Find your elected officials' contributions from the gun lobby: https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/recips.php?cycle=2018&ind=Q13

Shakesville's Melissa McEwan joins the show to talk about fat hatred and fat shaming, and her own journey to loving and accepting her fat body -- and allowing herself to feel the breeze. We're talking to fat and not-fat folks alike about how to shut down diet talk and body negativity, plus Melissa recommends a film with big laughs that aren't at the expense of the fat woman at the center of the plot. Become a Traitor! Donate $5 to support the podcast at Patreon.com/TraitorRadio.

Abortion stigma is real, y’all! It can be scary to talk positively about abortion, which is why Traitor Radio host Andrea Grimes launched the Taco or Beer Challenge, a month-long movement to support abortion access. It's the most delicious homework assignment we've given you so far. Our storyteller on this ep is Aimee Arrambide, a reproductive justice crusader, lawyer and Texan. Aimee’s story is about abortion, but it’s about so much more: It’s about her mental health journey, her career, and he

Listen to one Texas woman’s story about living with incurable cancer -- living with it, thanks to the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Her name is Nicole Stewart Cortez, and she's just one of millions of people who rely on the ACA, which is still under attack, even as the GOP fails again and again to pass a "Trumpcare" replacement that would leave tens of millions of people, like Natalie, without health insurance. Donald Trump and Senator Mitch McConnell haven't given up, and neither can the resistance: Keep calling! Keep faxing! Keep emailing! 

After a years-long battle wherein Methodist church officials publicly interrogated M Barclay's private life, including their gender identity and sexuality, M Barclay is now Reverend M Barclay, the first openly non-binary queer and trans person to be commissioned as a deacon in the United Methodist Church. Today, M is able to provide a visible and enthusiastically queer ministry to people of faith, but that wasn't the case a year ago, when M stood amid the aftermath of the Pulse nightclub attack in Orlando, Florida, desperate but unable, within the confines of their own church doctrine, to do what they knew they had been called to do in that moment: Minister to queer people in grief. Not because M wasn't faithful, not because M wasn't educated, not because M didn't know how, but because, the church said, M's sexuality prevented them from inviting others into the presence of God. On this episode of Traitor Radio, M gives listeners a heartfelt, and often heartbreaking, first-person look into their journey to ministry and, on the second half of the show, talks with host Andrea Grimes about how people of faith can make their own church communities places where queer and trans people -- especially queer and trans children -- can flourish. For a full transcript of this episode, visit TraitorRadio.com.

Increased visibility has become a double-edged sword for transgender, intersex and non-binary Americans, who are increasingly targeted by religious conservatives and Republican lawmakers. You've probably heard of "bathroom bills" like HB 2 in North Carolina, which force people to use public restrooms according to the gender they were assigned at birth. But in addition to playing bathroom police, politicians are also championing "religious liberty" legislation -- bills that are, in actuality, just about letting people discriminate against trans, intersex, non-binary and other queer folk if they claim Jesus told them to. We're at a pivotal political moment, and allies must support trans, intersex, non-binary and queer activists in their fight for freedom. On this episode of Traitor Radio, we talk about how. Visit TraitorRadio.com for notes and links to the organizations and activists we talk to on this episode.