Atlan Blackburn and Thadd Liszkowski

Recorded July 5, 2023 Archived July 5, 2023 51:01 minutes

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One Small Step partners Atlan Blackburn (48) and Thadd Liszkowski (54) have a in-depth conversation about Buddhism and gender and LGBTQ+ rights.

Atlan "AJ" Blackburn (AJ) and Thadd Liszkowski (TL) discuss Buddhism and the different practices that many utilize.

AJ Looks at equality and value of people within the United States believing that everyone is created equal.

TL gives insight to coming out to his family, when he was 16 years old.

AJ talks about the struggles he faced in a previous marriage.

TL discusses his masters thesis that discusses male sexuality and identity.

TL Opens up about the recent ending of his long term relationship and his perception of gender.

AJ looks at nature vs. nature in the realm of social constructs and biology.

AJ and TL discuss the legality of business to refuse services to members of the LGBTQ+ community.

AJ observes the differences between government types.