Today we are discussing the first half of the first book in the His Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman, The Golden Compass (or Northern Lights, depending on where you live!) CWs for this episode: throughout the episode there are small mentions of people hitting children. There are also a few brief mentions of violations of bodily autonomy (in relation to the dæmon touching taboo) 00:40:25 - 00:43:40—Religious authoritarianism 00:43:40 - 00:49:00—Kidnapping, systemic dismissal of marginalized populations We Are The Gayers is now available wherever you listen to pods! You can join our sticker club, check out our shop, listen to our podcasts, and read our Guide to Firing JK Rowling all on our website, Hashtagruthless.com Support us on Patreon for extended episodes of all our podcasts, plus oodles of other amazing bonus content! Lark’s tarot deck, Under the Bed Tarot, is now available in our shop! Follow us on Instagram and Tumblr! If you like this show be sure to check out EsGAYpe From Reality, The Gay Pirate Podcast, and We Are The Gayers! Show art is by Theo Julien Forrester Music from https://filmmusic.io "Industrial Music Box" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) -Edited from the original-