LGBTQ+ Americans are more than twice as likely as the general population to hold a valid passport. That stat sits at the heart of (Out )on the Road: The Radical Joy of Queer Travel, a new book from writer Lindsey Danis that's part memoir, part guide. Most conversations about queer travel start and end with safety. Lindsey wanted to write past that, toward joy, belonging, and power. In this episode, they and Aislyn talk about the honeymoon trip that reshaped Lindsey's whole life, the research that turns fear into freedom, and why traveling as exactly who you are is its own kind of homecoming. Meet this week's guest Lindsey Danis is a writer and the author of (Out )on the Road, a travel memoir and reported guide written by and for LGBTQ+ travelers. Their work explores queer travel, belonging, and the search for joy on the road. You can find their work at lindseydanis.com. In this episode you'll learn Why Lindsey scrapped an entire early draft that was a straightforward travel memoir, and what they wrote instead. How research becomes the bridge from fear to joy, and the two tools Lindsey relies on before every trip. Why a honeymoon in Vietnam and Thailand changed not just how Lindsey travels, but where and how they live. What Lindsey hopes allies take away from the book, including readers who never expected to see themselves in it. Episode chapters 00:00 A Surprising Stat 02:00 The Book They Needed 05:00 Scrapping The Memoir 09:00 Hiding And Choice 12:00 On Passing 16:00 Two Favorite Tools 18:00 A Toast In Vietnam 20:00 The Honeymoon Shift 25:00 The Galapagos 27:00 A Note For Allies 30:00 Next Stop, Sri Lanka Resources Movement Advancement Project — a color-coded database comparing US state laws on gender identity and sexual orientation: mapresearch.org EqualDex — a country-by-country index of LGBTQ+ rights and attitudes worldwide: equaldex.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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LGBTQ+ Americans are more than twice as likely as the general population to hold a valid passport. That stat sits at the heart of (Out )on the Road: The Radical Joy of Queer Travel, a new book from writer Lindsey Danis that's part memoir, part guide.   Most conversations about queer travel start and end with safety. Lindsey wanted to write past that, toward joy, belonging, and power. In this episode, they and Aislyn talk about the honeymoon trip that reshaped Lindsey's whole life, the research that turns fear into freedom, and why traveling as exactly who you are is its own kind of homecoming.  Meet this week's guest  Lindsey Danis is a writer and the author of (Out )on the Road, a travel memoir and reported guide written by and for LGBTQ+ travelers. Their work explores queer travel, belonging, and the search for joy on the road. You can find their work at lindseydanis.com.  In this episode you'll learn     Why Lindsey scrapped an entire early draft that was a straightforward travel memoir, and what they wrote instead.    How research becomes the bridge from fear to joy, and the two tools Lindsey relies on before every trip.    Why a honeymoon in Vietnam and Thailand changed not just how Lindsey travels, but where and how they live.    What Lindsey hopes allies take away from the book, including readers who never expected to see themselves in it.   Episode chapters  00:00 A Surprising Stat 02:00 The Book They Needed 05:00 Scrapping The Memoir 09:00 Hiding And Choice 12:00 On Passing 16:00 Two Favorite Tools 18:00 A Toast In Vietnam 20:00 The Honeymoon Shift 25:00 The Galapagos 27:00 A Note For Allies 30:00 Next Stop, Sri Lanka  Resources      Movement Advancement Project — a color-coded database comparing US state laws on gender identity and sexual orientation: mapresearch.org     EqualDex — a country-by-country index of LGBTQ+ rights and attitudes worldwide: equaldex.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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