Podcast appearances and mentions of Alok V Menon

On this episode of Another Way To See It,  we discuss the poem The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost, and what that means for us in our personal journey. The Road Not Takenhttps://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44272/the-road-not-taken "Living incandescently"- Alok  V Menon https://www.instagram.com/alokvmenon/We always love to hear from you. Reach out:https://www.instagram.com/anotherwaytoseeitpodcast/Patreon:http://patreon.com/AWTSIpodcastBuy Me  A Coffee:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AWTSI  Coaches:Randy Poindexter-https://www.instagram.com/the.randy.lee/https://www.redesignyourinternalblueprints.com/about  Kim Moran-https://www.kimmorancoaching.com https://www.instagram.com/kimcalifornia/ Art: Podcast Art by STC Factory-https://www.stcfactory.com   Original Music: The Secret Lane by L-Ray Music Support the show

This week on Varta Lab, Aakash & Navin are joined by ALOK V Menon. ALOK (they/them) is an internationally acclaimed author, poet, comedian, and public speaker. As a mixed-media artist their work explores themes of trauma, belonging, and the human condition.The episode : How Navin met ALOK ALOK - the introduction Hair, hair, balding & rituals Aakash, dark comedy & worldview of standup ALOK's way into standup When ALOK's dad visited their comedy show Aakash's “full service” massage story.. And much more!Subscribe to the Varta Lab YouTube Channel for full video episodes!Leave your comments as well!Follow ALOK on Instagram at @alokvmenonFollow our cute hosts:Aakash is @kuchbhimehta on InstagramNavin is @houseofnoronha on InstagramStream the podcast on major platforms:Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3PLHARnApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3be2E3MGoogle Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3zE6wo9And don't forget to rate us!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the fourth episode of series 4, where we've been focusing on the educators, activists, and influencers who inspire and guide us. However, because this week is Trans Awareness Week, we're taking a short break from hosting guests to focus on the trans community and how cis people can be better supporters and allies.We're using information from the excellent Schuyler Bailar, the Human Rights Campaign, and PFLAG to guide this conversation and we've linked back to all of these educators & organizations (and more) below. We start off by running through Schuyler Bailar's "cheat sheet" about how to re-frame the language you use when talking about, or interacting with, transgender people. We then move through a list of disinformation, anti-trans tropes and rhetoric that many people believe to be true, and dispel the myths around each item.  We discuss the importance of moving away from the patriarchal gender binary and how we can support each other, and the trans, non-binary and LGBTQ+ community in general by leaving behind harmful and false heteronormative gender expectations.If you learned something from this episode, please share with those you know and love who may need more education on this important topic. Have the hard conversations, spread love, and reach out to the communities that need your support.- Schuyler Bailar:Find Schuyler (and his Trans Awareness Week Cheat Sheet) on IG: @pinkmantaraySchuyler's website- Human Rights CampaignMyths & Facts: Battling Disinformation About Transgender RightsBe an Ally: Support Trans Equality- Trevor ProjectA Guide to Being an Ally to Transgender & Non-Binary Young PeopleAdditional Transgender, Non-Binary & LGBTQ+ Resources:PFLAG websiteMarsha P. Johnson Institute websiteWe mentioned Alok V. Menon in the episode as well who is an excellent gender educator and author - find them on IG @alokvmenon-  Continue the conversation by picking up our book Dear Patriarchy: The Gaslit Women's Guide to the (Corporate) WorldInternational ordersNorth American orders-  Check out our website AND our new feminist merch collectionDear Patriarchy Podcast Website- Please check out our "Feminism 101" suggested reading list here if you're at a loose end for a great read from an incredible female author.- Find out more about Nubefy, the amazing artists behind the graphics we use, here.

Elle talks about recent elections in the United States, the politics of being transgender, and therefore the ways in which our bodies are politicized in a hierarchical gender binary whether we choose it or not. She explores the benefits and drawbacks of being invisible to society, including a brief description of Resmaa Menakem's work on bodily trauma in My GrandMother's Hands. She also references Alok V. Menon's work, and the power of nonbinary experience. Find the intersectionality diagram to map your own oppression, privilege, and domination here: https://www.awis.org/wp-content/uploads/AWIS_FactSheet_Intersectionalityv4.pdf  Chat with her at TWATpodcasting@gmail.com

In real life, it's considered kinda sh*tty to ghost someone. But on social media, there are some times when it's ok to ghost people who comment on your stuff. When? Why? And some examples of actual comments I have ignored, and who I look to for examples of responding to people on the internet with hateful opinions. In this episode, I mention: Alok V Menon on Instagram @alokvmenon My 30-minute Zoom coaching sessions aka chai play dates, where I coach you on anything copy or marketing-related (for free). I have two spots left; to apply, email me at jayati AT cuttingchaistories DOT com. If you're not on my email list, you probably missed the email on Monday about musical jam sessions and how they relate to running your business (it was a good one). Don't miss the next one! Sign up at cuttingchaistories.com/subscribe, and I'll send you a free mini course on getting your audience to see you the relatable human behind the business. See you in your inbox!

En este episodio exploramos la estrecha y complicada relación entre la moda y el género. La idea de hablar de este tema surgió del auge que hemos visto recientemente de moda que se ofrece como “genderless” —se podría decir “sin género” en español— y decidimos explorar un poco más el tema. Referencias: Alok V. Menon, “Fashion’s Genderless Future | #BoFVOICES 2019”, video de YouTube, grabado el 6 de diciembre de 2019, https://youtu.be/SlAqxFyoOCA. Amanda Wunder, “Innovation and Tradition at the Court of Philip IV of Spain (1621–1665): The Invention of the Golilla and the Guardainfante”, en Fashioning the Early Modern: Dress, Textiles and Innovation in Europe, 1500–1800, ed. Evelyn Welch (Oxford University Press, 2017), 111–133. Andrew Brennan y Amy Luft, “Why some high school boys in the Montreal area are wearing skirts to school”, CTV News, 9 de octubre de 2020, https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/why-some-high-school-boys-in-the-montreal-area-are-wearing-skirts-to-school-1.5140619. Anne Hollander, Sex and Suits: The Evolution of Modern Dress (Nueva York: Bloomsbury, 2016). “French Revolutionary Fashion”, Unframed, recuperado el 7 de marzo de 2021, https://unframed.lacma.org/2016/08/03/french-revolutionary-fashion. Joanne Entwistle, El cuerpo y la moda. Una visión sociológica (Barcelona: Paidós, 2002). Judith Butler, El género en disputa. El feminismo y la subversión de la identidad (Barcelona: Paidós, 1990). Karen B. Graubart, “Weaving and the Construction of a Gendered Division of Labor in Early Colonial Peru”, American Indian Quarterly 24, no. 3 (2000): 537–561. Khadija Bilal, “Here’s Why It All Changed: Pink Used to Be a Boy’s Color & Blue For Girls”, The Vintage News, 8 de octubre de 2019, https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/05/01/pink-blue/#:~:text=Evans%20revealed%20that%20back%20in,more%20feminine%20alternative%20like%20blue. Nihan Akdemir, “Deconstruction of Gender Stereotypes Through Fashion”, European Journal of Social Science Education and Research 5, no. 2 (2018): 259–264. Encuéntranos en: http://culturasdemoda.com/salon-de-moda/ @culturasdemoda | #SalonDeModa Agradecemos a Fair Cardinals (@faircardinals) por la música, a Jhon Jairo Varela Rodríguez por el diseño gráfico y a Maca Rubio por la edición del audio.

“You're not a feminist if you deny someone the ability to have agency over their own life.” Last time we left y'all with a dense topic like this we got down and dirty into sexuality, sexual orientations and gender identities - so we figured it was time for a little bit of context! This week Kelly takes us into a brief overview of some history on the sex and gender binary (with loads of help from Alok V Menon's book reports on instagram). The episode starts with some deep-diving into some terminology to help us get our bearings; Kelly goes over what social constructs are, why they are important and why their influence is valid before giving us a lil mini education on the differences between the terms race and ethnicity. After we've grounded ourselves in a bit of formal understanding on the topic, Kelly expands on these ideas and how they're culturally relevant to our lives today, particularly in reference to the rise in TERF (trans-exclusionary radical feminism) ideology, incel (involuntary celibate) culture, and what biological determinism and essentialism has to do with any of it. Finally, the episode wraps up with Lorena getting into how she believes these binaries and their historical construction have affected the spiritual community, both online and offline. Meanwhile, Kelly waxes poetic about their utopian ideal of a world without binaries and how to them it offers us a world without limitations. TW/CW Femmicide and mentions of such, misogynist violence, discussion of racism and racial violence, transphobia and terf ideologies // Contact us for questions on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindlesspodcast // Contact us for questions on Instagram: @mindlesspodcast // Music: Bad Snacks - Summer in the Neighbourhood; Andrew Langdon - Keys // Tarot readings with Kelly: @pathostarot on Instagram & Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pathostarot // Coaching & Breathwork with Lorena: https://www.lorenaschuth.com // Check out Alok on insta: @alokvmenon

I am honored to have performance artist, TEDx speaker, LGBTQ+ activist, named one of NBC's Pride 50 and Out Magazines Out 100, and author of poetry book Femme in Public and the soon to be released this week Beyond the Gender Binary, Alok with us. In this episode we talk about ways to manage mental health within the non-binary and queer space, and we also discuss their goals and content of the new book, and how you can help donate a copy to QTIPOC in small cities and towns across the country. Link to purchase a copy of Beyond the Gender Binary for yourself and a QTIPOC Youth: https://www.alokvmenon.com/store

Alok V. Menon is as much of a light in this world as they are willing to hold and be with the darkness and I am so honored that they took the time to speak with me. Alok has been very open and generous with making sure that the conversation around pain and chronic illness is shared with as many people as possible and that we open that conversation to the world, whether it's ready or not. Alok is a gender non-conforming writer and performance artist. Their distinctive style and poetic challenge to the gender binary have been internationally renowned. As a mixed-media artist, Alok uses poetry, comedy, performance, lecture, sound-art, fashion design, and self-portraiture to explore themes of gender, race, trauma, belonging, and the human condition. They are the author of Femme in Public (2017) and Beyond the Gender Binary (2020). In 2019 they were selected as one of NBC's Pride 50 and Out Magazine's OUT 100. In this episode, Alok shares their struggle with self-acceptance and how they reclaimed their authenticity despite being surrounded by intolerance, how pain brings us together, recognizing that life is pain, why we need to realize that everyone is suffering, and so much more!   To learn more, visit the show notes.   Want to continue the love-fest? Follow me on Instagram!

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