Trans Louisiane - The Podcast of the Louisiana Trans Oral History Project

This episode features sections of our interview with Elliot Wade. Elliot is a Black binary trans-masc man and uses he/him pronouns, and this interview is part of a special series devoted to documenting the struggle against a wave of anti-trans bills in the 2021 legislative session. Here in Louisiana, and over 20 states across the country, we saw multiple anti-trans bills introduced in the state senate and house. Unlike many other states, however, we also saw a strong and coordinated resistance to these bills. Because of this resistance, every single bill failed.

This episode features sections of our interview with Lola Jean Darling, an indiginous trans woman living in New Orleans. She and I spoke in August 2021, and we discussed life on the Pearl River reservation where Lola was born, as well her current work in cultural revitalization and recontextualization.

This episode features our interview with Dani Deanne. This episode's featured song is 'Beautiful Heartbeats,' by Lola Jean Darling, an indigenous trans woman living in New Orleans. Hear more: https://lolajeandarling.bandcamp.com/album/dream-queen

By way of both introduction and context I'll say just a few things here, Camilla is a trans woman and uses she/her pronouns who works to uplift her community in a number of ways. We'll also hear mention of Metairie, which is a part of the greater New Orleans area in Jefferson Parish, just outside the city. Camilla also talks about her job with Crescent Care, which is a health care center in New Orleans with a long history of focusing on LGBTQ+ communities. You can learn more about them on their website