Fighting Compulsory Heterosexuality with Abigail Anne

Fighting Compulsory Heterosexuality with Abigail Anne

September 9, 2026 · 34 min

About this episode

Abigail Anne performs her essay 'The Weaker Half', discussing themes of love, identity, and societal expectations.

Today’s essay is called “The Weaker Half” and is written and performed by Abigail Anne. It explores first loves and heart breaks, self-acceptance, and compulsory heterosexuality. Abigail is a poet, writer, and graduate student at The Ohio State University. Her work explores identity, grief, healing, and the complexities of human relationships, and she shares her writing with more than 80,000 readers on her social channels. She is the author of the poetry collection, The Story of the 1% Girl. You can connect with her on her TikTok or on Instagram. Learn more or submit an essay at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thealphabetclub.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This episode is sponsored by TomboyX - use code SHANNON for 15% off. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tomboyx.com/shannon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Abigail: TikTok: ⁠⁠@beautifullittlepoems Instagram: @abigail.anne.poetry Follow Alphabet Club: Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @alphabetclubpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tik Tok:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @alphabetclubpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thealphabetclub.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Shannon Beveridge: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nowthisisliving⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nowthisisliving⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.shannonbeveridge.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter…

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Host: Shannon Beveridge

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Organizations: The Ohio State University, Alphabet Club

Books & works: The Story of the 1% Girl

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