Podcasts about black trans

Lisa Anzaldua is a counselor & author, specializing with couples with an Autistic and non-Autistic partner. This type of partnership can have unique challenges, but these are also opportunities for learning about each other and deepening intimacy.  Visit www.transcendingbarriers.org to see our highlighted charity for April: TRANScending Barriers Atlanta, a nonprofit helping Black Trans people with legal and social issues. 

The monthly history episode for all listeners! This week we are examining Logotherapy, and finding meaning in suffering. Specifically a story told by Victor Frankl about a moving session with a patient. Go to www.transcendingbarriersatl.org to see this month's highlighted charity, working to help Black Trans people in Atlanta to address their legal needs. 

Each year on March 31, the world observes Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) to raise awareness about transgender people and celebrate their lives and contributions. Our Guest Speaker will be J Mase III, a Black/Trans/queer poet & educator. He's the author of And Then I Got Fired: One Transqueer's Reflections on Grief, Unemployment & Inappropriate Jokes About Death as well as White Folks Be Trippin': An Ethnography Through Poetry & Prose. Winner of a Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Non-Fiction and a Creative Capital Award, he is co-director of the documentary, The Black Trans Prayer Book and is finishing Is Your God a Violent God? Finding a Theology for Survivors. Masks are required for the Workshop and will be provided.

"We are all multifaceted expressions of the universe."In a conversation so relevant to today's political climate, Sapphire engages DJ Nico Craig about their life as a Trans "ART"-TIVIST while Nico mixes to the beat. Originally recognized as one of GLADD's 20 under 20 in 2022 and now performing as a DJ for the Human Rights Campaign, Nico also breaks down coming of age, mixing and music, and why no one should be saying "urban" anymore.Want more Nico Craig? https://linktr.ee/urpalnicoStay Connected: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/msradiosapphire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

"We are all multifaceted expressions of the universe."In a conversation so relevant to today's political climate, Sapphire engages DJ Nico Craig about their life as a Trans "ART"-TIVIST while Nico mixes to the beat. Originally recognized as one of GLADD's 20 under 20 in 2022 and now performing as a DJ for the Human Rights Campaign, Nico also breaks down coming of age, mixing and music, and why no one should be saying "urban" anymore.Want more Nico Craig?⁠ https://linktr.ee/urpalnico⁠Stay Connected: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/msradiosapphire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In honor of Black History Month, Imara digs into the archives to unearth the incredible stories of two 19th century Black trans women. Archivist and scholar Riah Kinsey discusses what he's discovered about Mary Jones, a sex worker and pick-pocket who made her way into New York City tabloids throughout the 1830's. Imara and Riah piece together what we know about her remarkable life and wonder about what else there might be to discover. Then cultural organizer and filmmaker Mickaela Bradford discusses her new short film “Under False Colors.” It tells the story of Frances Thompson, the first known trans woman to testify in front of the U.S. Congress. Find a screening of Under False Colors near you here.Send your trans joy recommendations to translash_podcast @ translash [dot] org Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, X, and Facebook.Follow Imara Jones on Instagram (@Imara_jones_), Threads (@imara_jones_), Bluesky (@imarajones.bsky.social), X (@ImaraJones)Follow our guests on social media!Quinton Reynolds: Instagram (@gamechangingmen) and X (@MenChanging)Riah L. Kinsey: https://www.rlkinsey.com/Mickaela Bradford: Instagram (@mickaela007 @underfalsecolors)TransLash Podcast is produced by Translash Media.Translash Team: Imara Jones, Oliver-Ash Kleine, Aubrey Calaway. Xander Adams is our senior sound engineer and a contributing producer.Morgan Astbury is our social media coordinator. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Carolyn and Danielle cover the new executive order and subsequent NCAA policy banning trans women and girls in sports. Danielle provides updates on the WNBA Free Agency and Carolyn covers NCAA gymnastics. Danielle deep dives in the history of the Tennessee UConn rivalry while highlighting Tennessee's recent upset over UConn. Carolyn and Danielle make predictions for the Unrivaled 1v1 tournament. February is Black History Month. A great way to make a difference is to support Black non-profits. Consider donating to the Okra Project. The Okra Project is a mutual aid collective focused on supporting Black Trans people and alleviating the barriers the community faces. The Okra Project provides mental health resources and services specifically for Black Trans people.Click here to donate.Women's Sports Weekly is created, produced, edited, and hosted by Carolyn Bryan and Danielle Bryan. Music is by the talentedMelvin Alexander Black.FollowWomen's Sports Weekly.

Do we perhaps deserve the impossible? This is only one of the many beautiful questions Marquis Bey asks in this poem of an episode. Marquis is an exquisite thinker who joins me to speak about the incredible book Black Trans Feminism and share thoughts about why such a feminism is for everyone. Marquis speaks about how literature allows us to imagine new possibilities to exist in the world and see how everything is entangled with everything else. Join me to learn from Marquis, to think about abolition, coalition, fugitivity and traniflesh, and to imagine what the world could be beyond the realistic and the possible.  References:https://www.marquisbey.com/Marquis Bey's Black Trans Feminism (Duke UP, 2022)Marquis Bey's Cistem Failure (Duke UP, 2022)Marquis Bey's The Problem of the Negro as a Problem for Gender (University of Minnesota Press, 2020)Marquis Bey's “RE: [No Subject]—On Nonbinary Gender.” Qui Parle: Critical Humanities and Social Sciences (2022)Saidiya HartmanAlexis Pauline Gumbs' M Archive and UndrownedLauryn HillDenise Ferreira da SilvaToni MorrisonN.K. JemisinOctavia ButlerRivers SolomonAndrew CutroneSarah Jane CervenakFred MotenRoxane GayStefano HarneyJack HalberstamTina CamptRalph EllisonTranifleshEmma HeaneyHortense Spillers' “Mama's baby, papa's maybe”K. Marshall GreenTreva EllisonTranifest Spillers, Hortense, et al. "" Whatcha gonna do?": Revisiting ‘Mama's baby, papa's maybe:' An American grammar book": A conversation with Hortense Spillers, Saidiya Hartman, Farah Jasmine Griffin, Shelly Eversley, & Jennifer L. Morgan." Women's Studies Quarterly 35.1/2 (2007): 299-309.Abraham Weil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua_Hm6weProCiara CreminTransgender Theory (Bloomsbury)https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/series/transgender-theory/A Nonbinary Life (forthcoming) Asterisk (Duke UP) https://www.dukeupress.edu/series/asterisk-gender-trans-and-all-that-comes-afterJian Neo ChenSusan StrykerEliza SteinbockC. Riley Snorton's Black On Both SidesJess Goldberg's Abolition TimeFrieren  Questions you should be able to respond to after listening:     What is Black Trans Feminism? Why is it for everyone?     How can identities provide comfort and safety and why is that not always useful?     What are the terms Marquis thinks about in relation to allyship?     How does Marquis define traniflesh?     Which thinkers inform Marquis' thinking about fugitivity and what is the central metaphor Marquis introduces here?     What might be challenging about thinking Black Trans Feminism in the way Marquis proposes it?     How do you feel about the impossible and the unrealistic?

As the TransLash Podcast takes a break for the holidays, we're sharing some of our favorite episodes from the archive. In this replay from 2022, Imara discusses how the idea of Black civil rights has been reduced to the idea of changes in specific laws, but the civil rights movement also included the ideas of what we now call Black liberation: a specific revisioning of what our society should look like steeped in racial justice. That's why she wanted to talk with Black trans leaders about what a new agenda for Black civil rights should look like. First, she's joined by Qween Jean, the founder of Black Trans Liberation. She's an activist and artist whose critical work centers Black trans people in the fight for racial equity. Then Imara talks to Kayla Gore, the co-founder of My Sistah's House, a fully fledged aid and advocate organization that started as an emergency shelter with 8 beds.Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, X, and Facebook.Follow Imara Jones on Instagram (@Imara_jones_), Threads (@imara_jones_), Bluesky (@imarajones.bsky.social), X (@ImaraJones)Send your trans joy recommendations to translash_podcast@translash.org Follow our guests on social media!Qween Jean: Instagram (@qween_jean) Kayla Gore: Instagram (@ms_kaylagore) TransLash Podcast is produced by Translash Media.Translash Team: Imara Jones, Oliver-Ash Kleine, Aubrey Calaway. Xander Adams is our senior sound engineer and a contributing producer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest Speakers:   Allyn Cropper, (he/him), Executive Director of My Brother Too, retired service member Eve Lovelace-Cropper, (she/her) Guest Host: Dorcas A., (they/them), AMCHP Youth Voice Amplified Committee Member, DotDash Anti-Bias Review Board Member November is Transgender Awareness Month. Tune in to the latest episode of What The Health?! Black Trans Joy: Childbirth & Medicine, a special feature led by AMCHP's Youth Voice Amplified Committee, presented by MCH Bridges. Guest Host Dorcas A. guides us through a powerful conversation with Allyn Cropper and Eve Lovelace-Cropper, a Black trans couple sharing their experiences of navigating the journey of pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting. In this episode, Allyn reflects on his personal experience of pregnancy and childbirth, sharing the joys, challenges, and complexities of giving birth as a transmasculine man. Eve, his wife, also offers her perspective on their shared journey and her experiences as a transwoman embarking upon parenthood. The couple discusses the support and strategies that helped them navigate the healthcare system and their advice for other trans people interested in starting a family. This conversation invites listeners to reflect on the importance of joy, community, and affirming spaces for trans people in the healthcare system. It offers valuable lessons for those in the maternal and child health field, challenging us all to advocate for more inclusive and equitable reproductive care — especially for those who exist at the intersection of gender and racial identities. Resources:  My Brother Too Blog Post: Navigating U.S. pregnancy care as a transgender man  Transgender Awareness Month & Transgender Day of Remembrance  Conversation on Harm Reducing Language 

The Mama's have a candid conversation with Dahn Ballard about her journey of raising her transgender child.

Send us a textIn this season of Dem Bois Podcast, we will be giving you a behind the scenes look into Dem Bois, Inc. I want to introduce you to the board members that make everything possible and show you that I do not do everything on my own, hence: this Board Member Highlight Series. Today I sit down with Board Chair, Boo McCaleb, and we talk about his life, career, and what led him to this leadership position. We also discuss what he does in his role as board chair, and his vision and goals for Dem Bois' future.We talk:Boo's life journey so far - 2:42What Dem Bois, Inc. means to him - 4:49His roles and responsibilities - 9:06What is next for Boo - 11:44Click here for transcription!Read more about Boo in his bio below:Boo McCaleb, aka Booscapes, is a Minneapolis-based Projection Artist, Filmmaker, and Public Arts Consultant. Grounded in Justice, community equity, and care, Boo blends sensory experiences and creative technology to foster holistic wellness and pathways to community. A graduate of Macalester College in Media and Cultural Studies, Boo is driven by a passion for public art, community engagement, and entrepreneurship. As a Black Trans, and Native artist, Boo brings unique perspectives to his work, believing in its power to promote wellness, joy, and healing for all Black and brown trans folx.boomccaleb@dembois.orgWould you like to make a difference in the lives of trans men of color? Are you or someone you know interested in serving on a non-profit board?We are looking for one individual who is committed to supporting trans men of color.Dem Bois seeks a trans leader of color, or other queer folks of color, along with allies who understand the importance of accessing medical transition-related care, and other trans related issues to join our Board.We are looking for someone who would like to become our Vice-Chair to work alongside the other dynamic leaders of the board to help support the mission and vision of the organization.What does board membership mean? What does a Vice-Chair of a non-profit board actually do? Are you interested in being a part of Dem Bois board, but would like to learn more before applying? Schedule a 15-minute meeting to learn more about board service. Learn how you can use your skills and talents to support the mission and vision of Dem Bois Inc.Link to application to join Dem Bois BoardJoin Dem Bois Board of DirectorsAre you enjoying the Dem Bois Podcast? Donate today to help support the cost of production and the honorarium we pay our guests for their time. All donations are tax-deductible. Click here! Donate to support our 2023 Gender Affirming Surgery Grant Fund here!

What's good Y'all!? We are back and recording straight from NYC babyyyyy!! But we are not alone, we have the gorgeous B.Hawk Snipes with us to talk all things Black Trans Femmes in the arts, the ballroom scene and ofcourse we get into your juicy dilemmas... As always, make sure to use #TwoTwosPodcast across socials to continue the conversation and don't forget to rate and review us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Until next week...peace! Looking for studio time? Use our promo code and get a discount at The London Podcast Studio: 22POD

In this riveting episode, MAMABEAST Dr. Lulu along with co-hosts MAMABEASTS Ellen and Kim, they spotlight the Black Transmasculine visibility. The episode features two very special guests, Richelle Faithful and Ellen's son, Nico Craig, who share their profound stories of navigating gender identity while being Black in America. Both guests delve into the nuances of what it means to be non-binary and transmasculine and the unique challenges they face due to societal perceptions and expectations. Richelle Faithful, based in Washington, DC, offers a compelling narrative about their experiences with gender identity, societal norms, and affirmations within the Black church communities. They articulate the complexity of their journey and the importance of finding and being affirmed by supportive communities. Richelle also discusses the intersection of gender, sexuality, and spirituality, revealing the intricacies of living authentically. Nico Craig shares his personal journey of understanding his gender identity from a young age and his experience with hormone therapy. He talks about the pivotal role of family support, especially from his mother, Ellen Craig, and how it has shaped his confidence and sense of safety. Nico also highlights the duality of gender traits and how embracing both masculine and feminine energies can lead to a more fulfilling and authentic life. This episode is rich with insights and personal anecdotes that spotlight the importance of visibility, support, and love in the lives of transmasculine individuals. Key Takeaways: The importance of community and family support in the journey of transgender individuals. Understanding gender as a fluid and multifaceted experience that can encompass both masculine and feminine traits. The role of spirituality and affirmation in the lives of Black trans and non-binary people. The significance of finding inner peace and being authentic to oneself. The need for broader societal acceptance and understanding of the diverse experiences within the trans community. Links and Resources Website: ⁠⁠www.dr-lulu.com⁠⁠ IG @drlulutalkradio Linkedin: ⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/DrLulu/⁠⁠ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@moms4transkids ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Linktree

This week on the Queer News podcast Anna DeShawn reports on Redd, a Black transwoman who was murdered in Chicago. In politics, an Arizona court rules in favor of two trans girls who just want to play sports. In culture and entertainment, we remember the Chicago legend and global icon Chilli Pepper. The gender liberation movement held its first march in DC & lets talk the VMA's. Was it the queerest one ever? Let's go!  

The incarceration of transgender, gender nonconforming, and intersex (TGI) people often leads to heightened discrimination and violence within prison walls. Miss Major Alexander L. Lee TGIJP Black Trans Cultural Center is standing up for these individuals, offering legal and emotional support while pushing for systemic change. Discover how they are working to defend dignity and transform the future for marginalized communities. Want to support Miss Major Alexander L. Lee TGIJP Black Trans Cultural Center? https://tgijp.org/ Find this episode at: https://great.com/great-talks-with/miss-major-alexander-l-lee-tgijp-black-trans-cultural-center/

This week on the Queer News podcast Anna DeShawn received the opportunity to interview Taylor Casey's mom and she tells us all about it. Tai'Vion Lathan, a Black trans woman was murdered in Baltimore and left in an alley. We speak her name today. In politics, let's talk about Tim Walz and his LGBTQ record. In culture & entertainment, is there anything but the Olympics to discuss. Lots of queer storylines but I really want to talk about Cindy Ngamba. Oh and is MC Lyte family? She had a lot to say on the Breakfast Club. Let's go!   00:00 - Welcome to the Queer News podcast  1:32 - Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502  2:38 - Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/3L3Ng66  3:18 - Queer News headlines 4:15 - Anna DeShawn received the opportunity to interview Taylor Casey's mom and she tells us all about it 6:36 - Tai'Vion Lathan, a Black trans woman was murdered in Baltimore and left in an alley. We speak her name today 8:56 - Let's talk about Tim Walz and his LGBTQ record 14:46 - Listen & follow the Second Sunday podcast, https://secondsundaypod.com  16:25 - Promote your business on the Queer News podcast. Book an ad today! Email info @ e3radio.fm  16:52 - Team LGBTQ at the Olympics showed out and Cindy Ngamba is a story you should know  26:09 - Is MC Lyte family? She had a lot to say on the Breakfast Club. 27:19 - Anna's Word,  Anna shares a little about seeing Trump in person at the National Association of Black Journalists convention

Send us a Text Message.How many black men do you think are in the medical cannabis space? I'll even take it a step further. How many trans black men do you think are in the medical cannabis space? I'll wait… It's unfortunately no surprise that trans black men are lacking in this industry, especially at the executive level. So, in this episode of Dem Bois Podcast, I sit down with pioneer and advocate, Shawn Williams, and we discuss it. We also discuss black culture and differences in experiences between cis men and trans men.We talk:How the name Shawn chose him - 4:01Cis vs trans identity - 16:18Lack of education on ftm transition - 26:06Living by morals and values instead of tradition - 35:52Shawn's work in the legal cannabis space - 47:20Advice for those looking to get into the legal cannabis space - 1:01:11Episode References:Ep. 30 Creating Your Best Life Holistically with Bobby WalkerEp. #47 HIV Activism and Trans Advocacy in Uganda with Ruthra LubegaThe Village (movie) 365 RecreationalBurners Block on InstagramBurners Block websiteThe Grove (dispensary)UMD Graduate Studies in Medical CannabisDutchieCannabist (formerly Columbia Care)Read more about Shawn in his bio below:Born and raised in North Carolina, residing in Maryland. Shawn is a pioneer in the legal cannabis space. Shawn advocates for the rights of Black trans men in cannabis.https://www.instagram.com/Dr.biglungsAre you enjoying the Dem Bois Podcast? Donate today to help support the cost of production and the honorarium we pay our guests for their time. All donations are tax-deductible. Click here! Donate to support our 2023 Gender Affirming Surgery Grant Fund here!

This week on the Queer News podcast Anna DeShawn gives an update on Taylor Casey who went missing in the Bahamas nearly three weeks ago. In politics, Thomas Crooks a 20 year old registered Republican, attempted to murder former President Donald Trump. In culture and entertainment, Richard Simmons has passed away, the Trevor Project has a new CEO, and the daughter of Cameroon's President comes out on Instagram despite the dangers.    00:00 - Welcome to the Queer News podcast  2:27 - Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502  2:48 - Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/3L3Ng66  4:07 - Queer News headlines 4:45 - Taylor Casey who went missing in the Bahamas nearly two weeks ago 8:50 - Thomas Crooks a 20 year old registered Republican, attempted to murder former President Donald Trump 14:25 - Subscribe to Queer Open Mic, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGy9_rNIY2eOi-MTEKPlpAGm6KDHGxFV5  14:55 - Listen & follow the Second Sunday podcast, https://secondsundaypod.com  15:31 - Richard Simmons has passed away 17:47 - The Trevor Project has a new CEO, Jaymes Black 19:09 - The daughter of Cameroon's President, Brenda Biya, comes out on Instagram despite the dangers 20:50 - Anna's Word

Send us a Text Message.People use anything as an excuse to be transphobic. They don't want Drag Queens reading to children, or trans folks using their preferred bathrooms, or whatever else is the topic of the moment. And it feels like we have to work harder to amplify our voices and our joy, but that is what this episode is all about! Today on Dem Bois Podcast, I sit down with Cuee, recording artist, activist, and influencer, who embodies black trans joy! We discuss his music career, his coming out story, his relationship with his mom, and more. We talk:How the name Cuee chose him - 5:13His relationship with his mom - 16:42Becoming aware of himself in the body he was in - 27:44How Cuee was introduced to music - 42:28The dream retreat that he is creating - 55:46Click here for transcript!Read more about Cuee is his bio below:Cuee, from Chicago, IL is a Black Trans Recording Artist, Activist and Influencer who embodies Black Trans Joy. His mission is to spread it across the world through his activism and music. His message is spreading across the world with the goal of reaching 100K LGBTQ+ / Allies that he calls, "Cueeties". https://www.twitter.com/cueemusichttps://www.instagram.com/cueemusicSign-up to receive Dem Bois bi-weekly newsletter hereAre you enjoying the Dem Bois Podcast? Donate today to help support the cost of production and the honorarium we pay our guests for their time. All donations are tax-deductible. Click here! Donate to support our 2023 Gender Affirming Surgery Grant Fund here!

In a society that often prioritizes external beauty over internal strength, the story of Chelsea Page Moses serves as a powerful reminder of the resilience and courage that emanate from within. Chelsea's journey from a privileged upbringing to embracing her true self as a trans woman is a testament to the power of self-acceptance and unwavering faith in the face of adversity. In this episode, MamaBeasts Dr. Lulu and Kimmy are joined by the inspiring Chelsea Page Moses. Chelsea opens up about her journey as a transgender woman, sharing personal stories of resilience, self-discovery, and strength. From Chelsea's experiences with substance abuse to finding solace in faith, her narrative is a testament to the power of inner healing and self-acceptance. Through her advocacy work and commitment to visibility, Chelsea embodies the essence of authenticity and self-empowerment. Key Takeaways: Chelsea's journey as a transgender woman highlights the importance of self-acceptance and resilience in the face of adversity. Embracing one's inner child and finding strength in vulnerability can lead to profound healing and personal growth. Advocacy begins at home, and creating a supportive and affirming environment for all individuals, especially trans youth, is crucial for fostering acceptance and understanding. Faith and spirituality can play a significant role in overcoming challenges and finding peace amidst life's uncertainties. Chelsea's story serves as a beacon of hope for trans individuals, demonstrating that self-love and authenticity are powerful tools for navigating life's complexities. Links and Resources Website: ⁠⁠www.dr-lulu.com⁠⁠ IG @drlulutalkradio Linkedin: ⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/DrLulu/⁠⁠ Youtube: @drlulutalkradio ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Linktree

Send a message to the showIn this bonus episode, recorded live at Faces Brewing Co. in Malden, Mass, we explore local cold cases. With journalist Emily Sweeney, we uncover the intricate details behind some of the state's most perplexing unsolved crimes. We mark the anniversary of Debra Melo's mysterious disappearance. The case of 30-year-old Taunton mother who went missing in 2000 continues to pose questions about the people closest to her. We call for the public's involvement to keep her memory alive and push for answers. Next, we navigate three cases covered in Cold Case Files: The murder of retired Watertown police officer Gail Miles, the disappearance of Stow teenager Cathy Malcolmson, and the mystery surrounding the murder of John and Geraldine Magee in their Andover home. Despite years of investigative work, these families have few answers. Is there a connection to Gail's work as a cop to how she was killed? Why was Cathy's bicycle found on the exact route she rode to work months after she disappeared? Why would anyone want to harm the Magees? We  shine a light on the Middlesex County Cold Case Unit's work to solve these cases, like the 1971 murder of Natalie Scheublin in her Bedford home - a case finally resolved five decades later.  Delving deeper, we explore the disappearance of Jennifer Mbugua, a dedicated nurse who went missing from North Attleboro in 2014, the case of murdered by Eddie Flynn in Billerica in 1947, and Bruce Crowley who was last seen in Provincetown in late December 2022 and reported missing by a family member after his car was found in a parking lot there in early January 2023. Plus the years-old unsolved cases of Andy Puglisi, missing from Lawrence since 1976, teenagers Melanie Melanson who disappeared from Woburn in 1989 and Deanna Cremin who was found murdered in Somerville in 1995, Rita Hester, the Black Trans woman stabbed in her Allston apartment in 1998, Charline Rosemond found shot in a parking lot in Somerville in 2009, Brittany Tee, missing from Brookfield since 2023, Karina Holmer's 1996 grisly murder that still haunts Boston, and Reina Rojas who disappeared in 2022 after taking a ride from her East Boston neighborhood to Somerville. We emphasize the importance of public awareness and legislative advocacy, hoping for breakthroughs that could finally solve these mysteries.Get Emily Sweeney's Cold Case Files newsletter, sign up hereShow slides at crimeofthetrueSupport the Show.Follow Instagram | Facebook | X | TikTok | Threads | YouTube For show notes & source information at CrimeoftheTruestKind.comThis podcast has minimal profanity but from time to time you get one or some curse words. This isn't for kids.Become a patron: Patreon.com/crimeofthetruestkindMusic included in episodes from Joe "onlyone" Kowalski, Dug McCormack's Math Ghosts. and Shredding by Andrew King

Kids are coming out as LGBTQ+ younger than ever, making their identities more politicized than ever before. Hateful political rhetoric and discriminatory laws are likely contributing to the poor mental health documented among LGBTQ+ kids. In an effort to combat these struggles, researchers are studying what works to keep kids healthy, happy, and alive. In this episode, we discuss data around what may help prevent suicidality among Black trans youth, and we hear about a program helping parents learn how to support their LGBTQ+ kids by changing their own behavior. GUESTS: Dr. Myeshia Price, Associate Professor at Indiana University in the Human Development program within the Department of Counseling & Educational Psychology and Associate Research Scientist with the Kinsey Institute. Flomichelle Battles, Interim Executive Director of Trans Solutions Research and Resource Center. Dr. Caitlin Ryan, Director of the Family Acceptance Project.   The post Family Matters: What Helps Black Trans Kids Thrive appeared first on KPFA.

June is Pride Month and to celebrate Pride in the Diabetes community, we are highlighting amazing stories from the LGBTQ+ diabetes community to show that diabetes doesn't stop you from being who you are and living your best life. Please be welcoming and respectful to our guests and if you feel the need to be bigoted, hateful or discriminatory, we will protect our guests and respond in-kind. Happy Pride! In this episode, we sit down with Angelique Godwin, a Black, trans woman living with type 1 diabetes. Angelique shares her journey to diagnosis, the challenges she faced navigating the healthcare system, and how she's learned to manage her diabetes while embracing her full identity. We discuss the importance of self-advocacy, the impact of diabetes on mental health, and how the LGBTQ+ community can support those with chronic conditions. Main Topics Discussed: - Angelique's path to diagnosis and the obstacles she faced (00:00:00 - 00:06:39) - The importance of self-advocacy in healthcare (00:06:40 - 00:13:30) - Managing diabetes through diet, exercise, and mindset shifts (00:13:31 - 00:22:27) - How diabetes has impacted Angelique's life as a Black, trans woman (00:22:28 - 00:38:22) - Advice for embracing your full identity while living with a chronic condition (00:38:23 - 00:43:35) Where to Find Angelique: - Instagram, Facebook: @dncndiva - Advocacy work with Equality Florida

Kids are coming out as LGBTQ+ younger than ever before, making their identities more politicized than ever before. Hateful political rhetoric and discriminatory laws are likely contributing to the poor mental health documented among LGBTQ+ kids. In an effort to combat these struggles, researchers are studying what works to keep kids healthy, happy, and alive. In this episode, we discuss data around what might be working to prevent suicidality among Black trans youth, and we hear about a program helping parents learn how to support their LGBTQ+ kids through their own behavior changes. Learn more about the story and find the transcript on radioproject.org. Making Contact digs into the story beneath the story—contextualizing the narratives that shape our culture. Featuring narrative storytelling and thought-provoking interviews. We cover the most urgent issues of our time and the people on the ground building a more just world. EPISODE FEATURES: This episode features Dr. Myeshia Price, an Associate Professor at Indiana University in the Human Development program within the Department of Counseling & Educational Psychology and Associate Research Scientist with the Kinsey Institute; Flomichelle Battles, Interim Executive Director of Trans Solutions Research and Resource Center; and Dr. Caitlin Ryan, Director of the Family Acceptance Project. MAKING CONTACT: This episode is hosted by Amy Gastelum. It is produced by Anita Johnson, Lucy Kang, Salima Hamirani, and Amy Gastelum. Our executive director is Jina Chung.  MUSIC: This episode includes music from Jason Shaw, including “Bird in Hand,” “River Meditation,” and “Solo Acoustic Guitar.”  Available via WFMU Free Music Archive at https://freemusicarchive.org. Learn More: Gender Nexus Gender Expansive Kids and Company Trans Solutions Protect Our People LGBTQ services and support map from Family Acceptance Project and the Innovations Institute Family Acceptance Project The Kinsey Institute  

As we celebrate Pride month, join us for this deep and joyful conversation around authenticity and the right to be who we truly are! We have Cuee in the house: a black trans man and hip hop artist that we got to know over a year ago in our Shift training in Puerto Rico. We chat about the importance of belonging to yourself instead of trying to fit in, and the difference it makes to grow up surrounded by people who love you for who you are. We also discuss the fear parents can experience when they discover their kids are transgender, because they want to protect their young people from harm. And… we talk about how the best protection we can really offer our kids is to be loyal with/to them. This is not only a conversation for parents, relatives, neighbors, friends and teachers of transgender kids. It's for anyone who wants to focus on the joy of being alive in a world that needs and thrives on diversity.

[10 JUNE 24] The BCP Podcast. Season 4, Episode 86

Our show today comes in three parts. Part one: J Mase III, a Black/Trans/queer poet & educator, talks about collaboration, reparations, art, and a trans-Bible character. "Art is the imagination tool that allows you to see and make things possible that weren't before." Part two: Mase performing Josephine And Part Three: A Sound Slice of Orthodox Christians from Cathedral of the Holy Virgin Protection and Chapel of St Innocent of Irkutsk, in a Good Friday procession on East Second Street in NYC. Learn more about J Mase III at his website www.jmaseiii.com. The Bubble&Squeak theme song is Worthless by The jellyrox from the album Bang and Whimper. To find more great music and new podcasts visit www.rockcandyrecordings.com

A black trans nutjob in Houston runs over a white man taking his garbage to the street, then backs over him, gets out of the car and stabs him 9 times, then twerks over his body for good measure before prancing away (all caught on video). We play the "imagine if the race rolls were reversed game.  

Being a Black Trans Woman is both challenging especially growing up in a family where acceptance and affirmation can be impossible. In this episode, Dr. Lulu and Kim are joined by Nikki Castle, a Black trans woman and life coach. Nikki shares her personal journey of self-discovery and acceptance, highlighting the challenges faced by the trans community, particularly within the Jamaican culture. The conversation delves into the importance of parental support and allyship, emphasizing the need for parents to embrace and affirm their gender diverse children. The episode also touches on the healthcare disparities faced by the trans community and the role of healthcare professionals in providing affirming and inclusive care. Key Takeaways: Transitioning is a choice, but being trans is not. It is important for parents to understand and support their gender diverse children throughout their journey. The face of love begins with parents. Parents play a crucial role in teaching compassion, empathy, and acceptance, which are essential for the well-being of gender diverse children. Allyship is an active process. It requires individuals to actively support and advocate for the rights and well-being of the LGBTQIA+ community. Mental health is a critical aspect of supporting gender diverse children. Parents should prioritize their children's mental health and seek appropriate support and resources. Healthcare professionals have a responsibility to provide affirming and inclusive care to the trans community. This includes understanding the unique challenges faced by trans individuals and creating safe and supportive spaces for their healthcare needs. Website: ⁠⁠www.dr-lulu.com⁠⁠ IG @drlulutalkradio Linkedin: ⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/DrLulu/⁠⁠ Youtube: @drlulutalkradio ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Linktree Links and Resources

This week on the Queer News podcast Anna DeShawn remembers Tee Arnold, a Black trans man who was murdered in Florida. In politics, Democrats introduced a resolution that aligned with the “Day of No Silence” to advocate for inclusion in schools. In culture & entertainment, two lesbian judges make history with their appointments. Brittney & Cherrelle Griner are expecting their first child. The Chicago Pride parade is being scaled back & hip hop legend DJ Mister Cee passes away. Let's go!   00:00 - Welcome to the Queer News podcast  00:38 - Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502  00:58 - Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/3L3Ng66  2:58 - Queer News headlines 3:33 - We remember Tee Arnold, a Black trans man who was murdered in Florida 4:57 - Democrats show support for the “Day of No Silence” 8:05 - Vibes! is a trans and nonbinary music showcase on Sunday, May 19th at 3PM. For more info, https://tractionpnw.org/vibes-2024/ and https://www.facebook.com/events/1367166427313428 8:54 - Subscribe to our YouTube channel, https://youtube.com/@e3radio  9:31 - Promote your business on the Queer News podcast. Book an ad today! Email info @ e3radio.fm  9:55 - Two lesbian judges make history with their appointments  11:22 - Brittney Griner & her wife Cherrelle are expecting their first child 12:36 - The Chicago Pride parade is being scaled back 13:44 - Hip hop legend DJ Mister Cee passes away 16:30 - Anna's Got a Word  

Gabe and River both had great experiences in New York... separately. Then, rapper Cuee joins the show to talk about the business of being a queer rapper, his political and creative inspirations (and what it means to be a loverboy), and redoing your old albums post-transition aka (Taylor's Version) (Trans). Plus, performing at Lawrence, Kansas' first Pride, being an incredibly confident stud in high school, and how he and ESPN's Katie Barnes got their boarding school to change their uniforms.Cuee: https://cueemusic.com/https://www.instagram.com/cueemusic/Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

I know there's always the risk with this show of completely romanticising queer spaces as these glistening oasis' of tolerance and acceptance. But, that's really not the case - despite how wonderful and freeing they can be, they can also be a bit shitty and exclusionary. And I was reminded of that this week when I sat down to talk to talk to Andrew Gurza, who is a disability awareness consultant and activist, as well as being the host of the Disability After Dark podcast. We caught up to discuss The Edge, which was a gay bar in Ottawa, Canada, and held so much promise for Andrew but pretty much failed to deliver. But, that's not to say that this is a totally depressing episode. That Andrew is one horny guy, and he seems to have mastered the art of turning every conversation into one about blow jobs, so penises and giggling come up a lot, as well as the despair we both feel about mainstream gay male culture! So, in other words - something for everyone (?)! Do you have any memories of The Edge, or clubbing from your own scene that you want to share? Well, if you have please get in touch - I want to create the biggest online record of people's memories and stories - go to www.lostspacespodcast.com and find the section 'Share a Lost Space' and tell me what you got up to! Bonus points for embarrassing photos! You can also find me on Facebook (www.facebook.com/lostspacespod), Instagram (www.instagram.com/lostspacespod) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/lostspacespod) Find out more about Andrew by following him on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/andrewgurza6/) or visiting his website (https://www.andrewgurza.com/). Finally, make sure you listen to his podcast Disability After Dark! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/k-anderson/message

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It's time to cancel magic words. We talk about these words from time to time. Magic words include black, trans, migrant, our democracy, and more. We must cancel them, first in our own minds, then in the minds of our kids and grandkids, and then in the minds of the victims of the Mockingbird Media. Kari Lake has given us a great example of what this looks like, when in responding to a reporter she utterly dismantled the term “Dreamers”. Thanks to another magic word, men like Julius Malema can call for the murder of 4 million white people. What does God's Word say? 1 John 1:5This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.Episode 1,399 Links:Washington state diverted $340M in federal COVID funds to migrants Just Kari Lake wailing on the mainstream media "Dreamers? You know what, I'm a dreamer too. I have dreams for my country"“Transgender” Daycare Worker Avoids Prison After Sexually Abusing A Baby During Diaper ChangeThere have been at least 33 instances since 2020 when people or institutions singled out by Libs of TikTok later reported bomb threats or violent intimidation. The threats targeted schools, hospitals, businesses and officials across 16 states.EXACTLY LIKE I PREDICTED! @NBCNews is now openly saying it. Their goal is to frame me for b*mb threats and get law enforcement to investigate me. NBC News is siccing the FBI on me. This is how they're going to try to silence me. Unbelievable.Julius Malema has repeatedly called for the genocide of the 4 million Whites living in South Africa. Malema could very possibly be elected as Prime Minister in a few months. Zero international outrage.Mayor Tiffany Henyard: "You all should be ashamed of yourselves because you all black & you sitting here attacking a black woman in power." This was her response when questioned about using tax funds to pay for lavish trips, 1st class tickets, a $1M giveaway, and a $287k salaryRINO Senator Lankford says the Mayorkas impeachment will be “dead on arrival” when it reaches the senate. A four minute MASTERCLASS on everything wrong with our elections by Mollie Hemingway. A must watch:Sen. Chris Murphy just said the quiet part out loud: [Democrat strategy] has failed to deliver for the people we care about most, the undocumented Americans that are in this country” There you have it.4Patriots https://4Patriots.com/Todd Stay connected when the power goes out and get free shipping on orders over $97. Alan's Soaps https://alanssoaps.com/TODD Use coupon code ‘TODD' to save an additional 10% off the bundle price. Bioptimizers https://bioptimizers.com/todd Use promo code TODD for 10% off your order. Bonefrog https://bonefrogcoffee.com/todd Use code TODD at checkout to receive 10% off your first purchase and 15% on subscriptions. Bulwark Capital Bulwark Capital Management (bulwarkcapitalmgmt.com) Call 866-779-RISK or visit online to get their FREE Common Cents Investing Guide. GreenHaven Interactive Digital Marketing https://greenhaveninteractive.com Your Worldclass Website Will Get Found on Google!

Time To Cancel The Magic Words: Black, “Trans”, Migrant, “Our ‘Democracy.'” Another gender-defiant murderer and a fact-defiant media. Lord, have mercy. 4Patriots https://4Patriots.com/Todd Stay connected when the power goes out and get free shipping on orders over $97. Alan's Soaps https://alanssoaps.com/TODD Use coupon code ‘TODD' to save an additional 10% off the bundle price. Bioptimizers https://bioptimizers.com/todd Use promo code TODD for 10% off your order. Bonefrog https://bonefrogcoffee.com/todd Use code TODD at checkout to receive 10% off your first purchase and 15% on subscriptions. Bulwark Capital Bulwark Capital Management (bulwarkcapitalmgmt.com) Call 866-779-RISK or visit online to get their FREE Common Cents Investing Guide. GreenHaven Interactive Digital Marketing https://greenhaveninteractive.com Your Worldclass Website Will Get Found on Google!

Since releasing one of the most critically-acclaimed albums of 2022, pop titan Beyoncé has withheld the visuals for almost a year. NPR Senior Culture editor Bilal Qureshi went to the first stop on the Renaissance World Tour and joins producer Corey Antonio Rose to reveal one of the most highly-anticipated musical secrets. Then, journalist Tre'vell Anderson takes host Brittany Luse through a groundbreaking look at the history of transgender representation onscreen, in their new book, We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film. Listen to more It's Been A Minute at these links: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, NPR.org, or anywhere you get your podcasts.

Navigating the complexities of gender identity can be challenging, especially for individuals who identify as transgender. Mi Aniefuna is a black transmasculine individual who has been on a journey of self-discovery and transition for the past decade. He is a husband, a father, a researcher, and a doctoral candidate at Columbia University. In this episode, Dr. Lulu and the Mama Bears are joined by Mi Aniefuna, a black transmasculine individual, to discuss his personal journey, the challenges faced by the trans community, and the importance of representation. Mi shares his experiences with passing and the pressure to conform to societal expectations. He also highlights the significance of compassion and support from loved ones in navigating the complexities of gender identity. The conversation sheds light on the intersectionality of race and gender, and the need for understanding and acceptance within the black community. Key Takeaways: Representation is crucial for the trans community, as it allows individuals to see themselves in spaces and validates their existence The multiplicity of coming out as a trans person can be exhausting, as it requires constantly revealing one's identity to others Black communities may exhibit homophobia and transphobia due to a sense of protectionism and the pressure to present the best image of blackness Living authentically and being true to oneself is essential for personal fulfillment and mental well-being Compassion and support from loved ones play a vital role in the journey of self-discovery and acceptance Links and Resources Website: ⁠⁠www.dr-lulu.com⁠⁠ IG @drlulutalkradio Linkedin: ⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/DrLulu/⁠⁠ Youtube: @drlulutalkradio ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Linktree

Clip From Ep #677 Of The Clay Edwards Show W/ Shaun Yurtkuran On 103.9 WYAB (01/19/24) A black trans-women gets arrested in Pearl, Ms. after shoplifting escalates to a shootout inside the Dollar General

Jordan, Damon, & Tony are curious – what are the risks it takes to bloom into who we really are? In this episode, we're honored to be joined by trans activist and the author of "The Risk It Takes To Bloom: On Life and Liberation," Raquel Willis. To kick things off, we engage in an icebreaker game that pays homage to Sylvia Rivera, a trailblazing trans activist from the 60s and 70s. Each of us then reflects on the pivotal moments when we embraced our sexuality or gender identity. Diving deep into the themes of Raquel's book, we explore the intricacies of the trans experience and culture. The episode concludes with a thought-provoking discussion on the future of the Queer revolution, emphasizing the crucial need to amplify the voices and experiences of Black Trans individuals. We know a lot but we don't know it all, so join the conversation on social and let us know your thoughts.

The Risk It Takes To Bloom is a new memoir by journalist and activist Raquel Willis. In 2014, Willis navigated post-college life as she grappled with the "dehumanization" of Blackness and the importance of transgender visibility. Willis examined how to support the Black trans community and helped organize one of the largest marches for Black trans lives in 2020. In today's episode, Willis speaks with NPR's Brittany Luse about her journey as a Black trans woman emerging into adulthood and the intersectional framework that shapes her activism.

On this Tuesday topical show, Crystal welcomes Jaelynn Scott, Executive Director of Lavender Rights Project, for a conversation about their intersectional work to protect Black trans femmes (and thereby all trans people) by focusing on housing justice, economic justice, and violence prevention. Though our lawmakers have passed some protective legislation in what many consider a progressive state, Crystal and Jaelynn discuss how much more needs to be done to ensure the safety of Black trans people here in Washington. To that end, Jaelynn describes a King County Housing First initiative Lavender Rights Project is undertaking in conjunction with Chief Seattle Club to provide permanent supportive housing for trans people who don't feel safe in shelter offered by traditional housing services agencies - the hope is to become a model for how similar support can be provided to other vulnerable communities across the country. Crystal then notes the remarkable success of pilot after pilot of guaranteed income programs, and Jaelynn details the small program Lavender Rights Project has run over the last two years and its positive impact on participants. Finally, the two give a rundown of how to listen, step up, and take action - whether you're a state legislator, a county or city official, or a concerned community member - to push back against anti-trans sentiment, hate, and fascism. As always, a full text transcript of the show is available below and at officialhacksandwonks.com. Follow us on Twitter at @HacksWonks. Find the host, Crystal Fincher, on Twitter at @finchfrii and find Jaelynn Scott and the Lavender Rights Project at @lavrights.    Resources Lavender Rights Project   The Combahee River Collective Statement    “Introducing our New Mission: thoughts from Executive Director, Jaelynn Scott” | Lavender Rights Project   “BREAKING: Lavender Rights Project and Chief Seattle Club opening permanent housing for QT2BIPOC in Fall 2023” | Lavender Rights Project   “Here's why the Lavender Rights Project, county officials, and Seattle's mayor think this Capitol Hill apartment building is the right place to start a new approach to creating supportive housing and putting a real dent in the homelessness crisis” by Justin Carder from Capitol Hill Seattle Blog   “Seattle's new 'Health through Housing' property to serve QT2BIPOC residents” by Erica Zucco from King5    “This organization's plan to provide housing for Black trans people in Seattle offers a much-needed glimmer of hope” by Naomi Ishisaka from The Seattle Times   Seattle Solidarity Budget: Basic Income Guarantee   Solidarity Budget presents: Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) panel discussion   Washington State Basic Income Feasibility Study | WA Department of Social and Health Services   Welcoming Cities Resolution | Seattle City Council   “Seattle City Council reaffirms support for immigrants, refugees” by Daniel Beekman from The Seattle Times   “Seattle ‘Welcoming City' resolution includes plan for push back on federal orders” by Agatha Pacheco from The Seattle Globalist   Impact of Gender Affirming Care Bans On LGBTQ+ Adults | Human Rights Campaign   “Majority of LGBTQ adults feel safety threatened by gender-affirming care bans: poll” by Brooke Migdon from The Hill   “‘Kids Online Safety Act' will ‘protect' children from trans content, senator Marsha Blackburn admits” by Emily Chudy from Pink News    We are family, too — A love letter to the Black community from your trans family | Lavender Rights Project   Transcript [00:00:00] Crystal Fincher: Welcome to Hacks & Wonks. I'm Crystal Fincher, and I'm a political consultant and your host. On this show, we talk with policy wonks and political hacks to gather insight into local politics and policy in Washington state through the lens of those doing the work with behind-the-scenes perspectives on what's happening, why it's happening, and what you can do about it. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to get the full versions of our Friday week-in-review show and our Tuesday topical show delivered to your podcast feed. If you like us, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review wherever you listen to Hacks & Wonks. Full transcripts and resources referenced in the show are always available at officialhacksandwonks.com and in our episode notes. Well, today I am excited to be joined by Jaelynn Scott, the Executive Director of Lavender Rights Project. Welcome to the show. [00:01:02] Jaelynn Scott: Good to be with you. [00:01:04] Crystal Fincher: Well, I'm excited to have this conversation - your reputation precedes you, Lavender Rights' reputation has been talked about. We just had a guest bring you up on the show the other day talking about what wonderful work you do - that was Dr. Ben Danielson. What is Lavender Rights Project and what brought you to this work? [00:01:22] Jaelynn Scott: Oh my goodness, I love Dr. Danielson - I'm so glad he brought us up. So Lavender Rights Project is a Black trans-led organization. We're based in Seattle, we serve all of Washington, and we also do national policy work as well. And we're primarily focused on protecting Black trans people. Honestly, we're in the business of protecting all trans people from violence, period - but we use a lens of Black trans feminism to do that work. And what I mean by that - oftentimes I need to clarify - is we really believe in intersectionality, and as a praxis, and not in the way that people casually use. Like, you know, my mother's from Italy and my father's from whatever, and it's intersectional - nah. In the original term that was meant by the Combahee River Collective - when they brought it up and as others who have coined intersectionality - thinking about what are those pieces, those intersectional pieces that need to be put in place to protect the most vulnerable in our community. That, in 1977 - with the collective, right - was Black women. And I think we have more clarity on gender diversity, so we say Black trans women, Black trans femmes even to be specific. And it really is a praxis, right? It's a strategy to look at - we're not only concerned about Black trans femmes and Black trans women but we know, as the Combahee River Collective said, that if we can really protect Black trans women, Black women - if we can do that, it means all of the systems of destruction and oppression will dismantle because we have taken care of that core group that are affected by each of those intersections. So that's the work that we do, but doing trans work from that lens in particular - in three quick areas, I'll let you know quickly. So housing justice, economic justice, and really getting in the meat of violence prevention, also - those three. [00:03:19] Crystal Fincher: Well, and a lot of work is in that portfolio - a lot needs to be done. You talk about protecting the entire trans community from violence, particularly with the lens of Black trans femmes, which is critical. We're in Washington state, which is in a better position than several other states - true, and we've done some positive work on positive legislation. But there are still challenges here despite the fact that this is a blue state, a progressive area. What do you say to people who feel like - Hey, we're in Washington, it's all good. We don't need to worry about this here. We're all progressive. [00:03:56] Jaelynn Scott: Yeah, I mean, the fact is, is that it is not safe anywhere in this country and frankly in the world for trans people - not completely - and especially for Black trans people. For me personally, I'm Black first, and so we start there, right? That there is still police violence against Black communities in Washington state, that we have dismal outcomes in terms of health and housing - even here in progressive states, in Washington state. All of the progressive legislation that exists isn't quite reaching our community because of systemic oppression and because of systems that really need to be looked at and anti-Blackness. And then we add transgender to that lens. I mean, it is just the fact that - anecdotally, when I go to a grocery store, that it is hard to feel safe even there because of - my hair might not be in the right place, my makeup might not be right, and I might catch the wrong light. And it is a constant stare or a calling out of who I am and what people are projecting onto me as a trans woman. And that's the case with all of us who are visibly trans, and those of us who may be a little bit more stealth and can navigate safely. The fact is that many of us in Washington state live in fear. And so is there a modicum amount of protections in terms of legislation? Yeah, it's a bit better in terms of our access, but those freedoms aren't necessarily reaching us in the way that they need to, those protections aren't reaching us in the way that they need to protect - particularly Black trans people. And socially, it's still a mess. We are not that different - I'm from Mississippi - culturally, it's not that different than it is in Mississippi in terms of my ability to navigate socially, social spaces in Washington state. And in many ways, it's safer in Black community in the South because at least there are more of us there, and I'm able to navigate Blackness a little bit easier when there's more Black people here. So you're faced with this sort of double thing - you got us who are a smaller amount of people navigating a mostly white community, and also the general transphobia and transmisogynoir that exists across the country. And if there is a slight degree of - very, very slight degree - of it being socially more acceptable, it's not enough to secure our protection and safety. And it is still dismal. [00:06:23] Crystal Fincher: Now, you talked about the areas that you're practicing in, where you're focusing on - housing being one of them. Why is housing so important? [00:06:33] Jaelynn Scott: Yeah, so we had conversations with community, with our community members - and across the nation and also in Washington state - to really get to what are we being asked of as an organization to focus on, to really think about in the protection of Black trans people. And we determined both from research and also from those conversations, three particular areas that are absolutely necessary to guarantee our protection. And the first of those is housing. We believe in Housing First as a disruption and violence against Black trans people. We need to be able to know that our housing - and really food security - but housing is secure and we don't have to depend on others for our security. And we don't have to negotiate our livelihood, right - and our wellbeing so that we can have a place to stay at night. And so the research shows that when people are housed that the outcomes are a lot better in terms of their own security and safety. And it is absolutely critical that we focus in. It's a strange thing - we started as a legal services organization, I think seven years ago now, and we never were in housing and housing justice. But as you know, in Washington state, especially Seattle, and across the country - there's a housing crisis. And no one was actually standing up to do this work. Outcomes for trans people in general - for public housing services - is absolutely terrible. We were finding that our clients and our people, that our family - were not feeling safe in shelters, were not feeling safe by the traditional housing services agencies. And it was unacceptable, so somebody actually needed to step in. So our project is small, it's tiny - 30, maybe 32 housing units for individuals here in the Seattle area. It is permanent supportive housing - ongoing in perpetuity - they leave when they want to leave and they have ongoing supports for their health. It's open to all folks, but we'll primarily be focused on the people that we serve with our specialty. But it really is a model - and that's how I'm looking at it - it's a good model to work across the City of Seattle, King County, Washington state, nonprofits. We're partnering with a Urban Native organization, Chief Seattle Club - who actually owns, right, the land whose land this really is - and they have a lot more competency in the area. So they're providing a lot of support for us as we learn housing. And so there's this beautiful model happening - if it works, and I pray that it does, that we can then replicate across the country with other partners and other people who are interested in getting secure and well-funded housing for trans folk to protect them from violence. And I really think this model is not exclusive to Black trans community, but I think it really could be used for trans community - trans exclusive housing that is well supported by the government and well supported by community is what's needed in this moment to reduce the crisis of violence in our community. [00:09:33] Crystal Fincher: Absolutely - to reduce the crisis of violence, to help people stabilize and find housing security, which is necessary to address so many other challenges that people find in life. Now you talked about this being a model, which I think is important - and permanent supportive housing is, as you said, what research is showing to be most effective in keeping people safe and stable. How did this partnership come about? [00:10:00] Jaelynn Scott: Yeah, so initially there was a client of ours who - and a friend, a community member who we were advocating for - who had experienced some really lack of cultural competency with King County, I'll just name it. And they hired her for an event and she was targeted by right-wing media and doxxed because of how she showed up - she did a burlesque performance and they ran with it. And I think King County was really just regretful about that experience - they were hoping to empower trans folk and really show Black trans visibility. And there needed to be some healing. And they asked her - What do you need? We'll do whatever is needed to repair this. And she said - We need housing for my community. And to their credit, King County jumped on it. And so we found the right model with King County - they contacted us because we were the only Black trans-led organization in the state that was doing this work and especially in King County. They contacted us and we began discussions - how could we get into this work and find the right model that worked for Black trans folk? We identified the right program, we found the right partners - we knew we wanted to partner with either a Black or Native org, right? - to help us get this rolling and get going. And it just moved on and progressed from there. [00:11:21] Crystal Fincher: So where is this at in the process currently? Will this be opening soon? [00:11:25] Jaelynn Scott: Yeah, and by the way, I do want to name - her name was Beyoncé Black St. James - she's a fantastic community leader out of Spokane who does amazing advocacy work, but also is just a powerful and beautiful and fantastic performer. But we are in the process - we were awarded the facility, it was announced. And we are now waiting on some minor repairs that need to happen in this new building. And so we're sort of caught up in really - King County's working on getting things through their processes and government processes so that we can actually get this minor repair done and open our house. We're delayed in the opening about a year. So we really need our community to continue to encourage the county to move quickly to get this facility open, because we're just wasting money at this point with open rooms - and we have residents lined up and ready to move into the facility. [00:12:20] Crystal Fincher: Now, when you say permanent supportive housing, what does that mean for the people who will eventually be moving in? What does that look like and how will they be served? [00:12:28] Jaelynn Scott: So Ebo Barton, who's our Director of Housing Services has worked really hard to build out a network of support for our residents. So on the first half, King County will provide ongoing social services support as they do for any of their agencies. There also will be security - and we don't look at that security on-site as protecting anyone else but our residents. So there will be 24 hour security on-site to protect them from the outside and make sure that they are safe, as well as ongoing support groups for - I believe there's support for gender affirming care, and healthcare, and counseling services to heal from just the trauma of being Black and the trauma of being trans in this community - as well as getting them career support and moving on career support. There's a number of, I believe, 9 or 10 agencies who are committed to supporting our particular facility in addition to King County's ongoing services. [00:13:28] Crystal Fincher: So is most of the focus on this facility, are there any plans for others, or is it working on getting this model straight and then evaluating after? [00:13:37] Jaelynn Scott: Yeah, so we aren't a housing services org, right? So I think we see ourselves as a policy shop and really our direct services really informs what we're doing to push forward in policies. I mean, we equally do criminal legal services and we also do policy advocacy around criminal law and this intersection with trans people. And we do economic justice - we're really pushing for a guaranteed income as a sort of third pillar of support for all trans people in Washington State, quite similar to the guaranteed income in San Francisco. So we aren't a housing services organization and I don't think we're immediately planning on expanding those services. It is our hope that - King County has promised that those properties will move over and shift into the ownership of organizations. I think we just wanna stay there - continue to work in supporting that property and maybe even have those residents, if they want to, participate in the movement building and policy work that happens with our organization. So we're not seeing them as this sort of dual client versus people providing services - that they are a part of our community and they're part of the movement building effort. So I think we wanna stay there and it's a good size for us at the moment, but we do and we have been talking nationally with other Black trans community members and organizations who are hoping to do projects similarly. So we hope other people will take on the banner - and even in Seattle, we need a lot more than 32 units to take care of trans community in general. I know, and I don't wanna get ahead of the county, but there was at least a request for proposals for transitional housing services for veterans - for LGBTQ veterans focusing on trans communities - that King County is also doing, that we hope another agency will take up the banner and continue to provide for those expanded services. I know Chief Seattle Club is hoping to serve more Two-Spirit people - we will also be serving some of those folks in our facility. And so there's a number of places that we can start moving in. And really this is the right response right now to what is happening across the country. If we can take anything from these coordinated political attacks - and let me tell you that they are coming after us, not because they actually care that much about the issues - they are coming after us because they wanna get elected, because they need a boogeyman and they think that this is gonna score them political points. But what they don't know is it's drawing more attention to the issue of the crisis that is happening in trans community. And it's really bringing more support from the majority of Americans who actually have love in their heart and care for their community, and believe in the diversity of the American society, and really support LGBTQ community. And so that's - right now, it is our opportunity to in response to them, not necessarily be put on the defensive, but let's finally secure and build trans protections, trans security, trans safety in response to their disgusting actions. [00:16:31] Crystal Fincher: Absolutely, I love that. And focus on support and building, as opposed to centering the people who are just pushing fascism and hate. [00:16:42] Jaelynn Scott: Fascism, period. Period. [00:16:44] Crystal Fincher: So you said you are a policy shop and you have a lot of experience in policy. One, I'm excited to hear about the talking about a guaranteed income - every single pilot, and there have been many now, for guaranteed income has just been successful and shown that it's helped. Turns out when you give people money and let them spend it on what they need the most, that's the most effective intervention that we see. Is this something that you're advocating for locally, and in our city or state? Is this something that looks like might be possible here in Seattle? [00:17:20] Jaelynn Scott: Yeah, so there is two areas - well, a few areas. So we're doing our own very, very small - a sort of a pilot just for our community to get a sense of how this is actually serving us. We started thinking about guaranteed income because in the summer of 2020, we were doing mutual aid and we were finding that people - $50, $100, $500, every once in a while - they were becoming more dependent on that. And we didn't like the positionality of us looking like sort of the saviors of individuals instead of empowering them to have economic security. And what we found now is that there were a few, right - that were return. And so we had enough money to do about five folks - it's over the last two years - a $1,000 a month, every single month, for those people. And they, we're watching just the results - both from our surveys and our conversations with them - their economic security, their housing security, how they're thriving in their own careers. Month after month after month, we're just seeing so much improvements and they are needing less to do the GoFundMes and less seeking mutual aid - that is declining - and support in the community. And so that's sort of our - that's the piece where I say we do the support so to inform how we approach it. So we do - there's basic income, right - which is a kind of a guarantee for all. And then there's sort of guaranteed income, which I think in our understanding is really focused on particular populations that are most in need. There's a basic income approach in Washington state that, I think, there was even a bill pushed through that didn't actually make it through - I don't think it made it out of committee and it failed, and I think that will continue to come up. And we do support that, but we really do believe - that you have to start looking at who are the people who are most in need and you have to consider gender and race, economic status, pregnancy status, as well as a number of items in order to get this right. And I believe the state version was kind of a lottery system that we weren't feeling secure about. So we've been in conversation with the Transgender Cultural District in San Francisco, and they launched a - worked with the City of San Francisco as well as other agencies and nonprofits - to get a guaranteed income for trans people in the City of San Francisco. And that is, you know, there's been some lawsuits and et cetera, but that is getting launched there if it hasn't started already. But that program follows on the heels of other guaranteed income for people who are pregnant, guaranteed income for other particular populations in San Francisco that have proven effective - and at least $1,000 a month in an ongoing way. And that's what we wanna push in the City of Seattle. We're currently, I believe, and the people who are doing a Solidarity Budget are also looking at how they can do guaranteed income for particular populations. And so we're in conversation with them as well as pushing on our own for a guaranteed income for trans people. And hopefully using some of the data from the support that we provided - our organization - to prove that this is a proven method to protect your Washington and Seattle populations. [00:20:21] Crystal Fincher: Absolutely. What other policy is really important right now, or what is at the top of the list for you that you're advocating for? [00:20:29] Jaelynn Scott: Yeah, so I think right now it's guaranteed income. We use policy in a number of different ways - like the capital P, which is like the legislation - but the lowercase policy, which includes how King County is operating in relationship to providing housing to trans people. Like we see all that as a sort of movement building policy where different aspects depending on who's involved. But right now, we're really concerned about what's happening nationally. As you may know, Washington state really has a suite - what I've been calling a suite - of trans protections that have passed over the years, including an expansion of Medicare to include gender affirming care. As well as recent legislative session, there was the SHIELD law, which protects people who are seeking refuge here from extradition to other states and penalty and persecution from other states for what they do in Washington state. And finally, there is a youth gender affirming care access for people who end up in shelters who are runaways and making sure that they have access to this data and aren't turned back to dangerous living situations for seeking affirmations in their gender. And all of those are good bills - they're all at different levels of acceptance and there's lawsuits and all kinds of things happening, being pushed from outside parties who are trying to push legislation here. But they don't necessarily really address the needs of trans communities of color because they are mostly written in legislative corners, sessions with white folk who are in the legislative game. They really haven't, didn't sit down - because they're on the defensive, right? It's a quick thing. You gotta get this stuff going 'cause you're seeing like all of the sort of outlawing gender affirming care in Alabama and Georgia and et cetera, and criminalizing seeking care outside of the state - both for abortion and gender affirming care. And so to their credit - that they needed to, and they felt like they needed to respond. And I do think there needed to be a response. But there wasn't enough time to actually doing the organizing, the movement building, the conversations with communities of color to say - actually, you never had access to gender affirming care in the way that white communities have. You've never had that access, especially not in the US South. So what is it that we can do now to correct the original sin, right? So that you never find yourself there and none of our communities will find ourselves there. But what we're doing now is putting a band-aid on an issue and making sure that those people of privilege who have already had access to care, don't lose that access. So one of the ways they could have done it, right? is to say - Okay, we want to protect people seeking gender affirming care here from Texas, for example. And we wanna have this legislation up so that they can't be extradited to other states and et cetera. Okay - build a budget line item in the state budget that provides support for them, to fly them in to seek care, to make sure they have access to medical care, to make sure they have recovery services and et cetera. In addition to that, if you had really talked to communities, you would have known that none of the people who are most at risk in Texas can afford to get here to seek that care and to actually benefit from that bill. And so there was additional conversations needed. If not that, at least put out some funding and support for communities of color here to gather and come up with legislative priorities on our own that they can take the lead from instead of us following on the tail end of whatever they decided in their corners. [00:23:57] Crystal Fincher: So for people who may be legislators or policy makers listening right now, where can they start with that? How do they start with that? [00:24:06] Jaelynn Scott: Yeah, I think right now capacity building funding is absolutely necessary. So for those organizations who are trusted - there's POCAAN and PCAF and our organization, Lavender Rights Project. There is Gender Justice League. There's a number of queer and trans organizations - Creative Justice - who serve Black trans and queer people, who are brilliant and who have policymakers and movement builders and do amazing work, but they aren't as well funded as the big box nonprofits. And so we need the ability to actually hold policy - to have the staffing for it, to organize for it, to fund our people to do that work - so that when the legislative session comes up, we have the policy recommendations necessary, that we actually have boots on the ground. We're learning from other community members about what those priorities are, but we are behind the game here. We're behind the ball here. We are years and years and years behind the ball. So that capacity building around the ability to do both organizing and policy making - that's needed, critically needed - including lobbying, the ability for us to fund our own lobbyists. We need it and we need it like 30 years ago in this state. [00:25:24] Crystal Fincher: Absolutely, and makes a lot of sense. Now we're thinking about legislatively, do you think - for local leaders, city council members, mayors - locally, that they need to embark upon the same path or are there additional suggestions that you would have for them? [00:25:41] Jaelynn Scott: Yeah, I haven't - we've been thinking a lot about the State Legislature. And locally we've been thinking more around sort of some of the direct support initiatives like guaranteed income and et cetera. But I do think it's worth local politicians, councils - to figure out how can they build out a sanctuary county, city for trans people - what policies are in their power to make, what protections are in their power to make to ensure security and safety for Washington residents and others who seek care here. And let me tell you, it will work because I - the majority of the Black trans people that work in my organization come from the US South, they come from the East Coast. They come from other places where they may have felt less safe and they sought refuge here because of the promise of progressiveness of Washington state. Now that promise has mostly been empty, but they can work really hard to make sure that promise is fulfilled - because we are already starting to see that there will be a flood of refugees from other places around this country as this ball continues to drop on attacks against us and the rise of fascism in this country. So there are protections that are in the power of King County - to make sure that folks have income, to make sure they have access to employment, to make sure they have access to housing, to ensure that their laws protect them safely within their city jurisdictions - that people need to be looking at on their own and starting to work on. [00:27:14] Crystal Fincher: Now for people who aren't policy makers - they're just looking around and feeling very troubled by what they're seeing by the rise of hate and fascism, anti-trans violence. What advice would you give for how they can meaningfully help? [00:27:32] Jaelynn Scott: People, we need the voices of everyone at this moment. And the first thing is to continue to love on your LGBTQ family that's around you. And really lean into care for them in this moment - because whether or not we're saying it, a lot of us are feeling deeply traumatized, targeted and attacked at this moment. And there was a poll that was recently released - I can't remember, but I found it through the HRC, National HRC - that more and more of us are feeling less safe across the country because of what's happening. And so what can you do to extend your love and care to people. Also, as people start seeking refuge here and refuge from other states, be thinking about what can you give up? You know, we might be at the place that we were during the crisis of immigration, especially in the Trump administration, where people were starting to open up their homes to - as refugee assistance. And I think it's time to start planning that. What can we do to prepare our space for people who might need care and safety here? And I think the third thing I will say is look at and lean into Black queer and trans communities of color, Native and Indigenous Two-Spirit communities - and see the organizing that they're doing right now. Follow their lead. When they say - Hey, we need you to speak out against the Kids Online Safety Act - that's currently moving through Congress right now. And that promises to silence trans communities nationally in social media, that will almost destroy the social media and the publicity of nonprofits who do this work. And really will remove the ability of trans youth to find affirming media, to find affirming care, services, information, education, sexual health on social media. It will be destructive, and yet it has bipartisan support. Speak out, right - whenever we say this bill is being pushed in this state that's not quite working - and take the lead from communities of color, trans and queer communities of color in their legislative efforts. It's pretty easy. Follow them on social media, right? Give when they say give, take action when they say take action. Many people are often calling and saying - I want to volunteer. I want to be on the ground. I want to whatever. But when we post - Hey, we need you to call your Congressperson on this - no one calls. It's so much easier than you think. Follow, support, and listen. [00:29:56] Crystal Fincher: It does. And it makes a difference when you call and when you reach out, especially when it's to your Congressperson. They pay attention, they listen, and it is very important to do that. I appreciate that. As we move to close this interview, is there just anything that you would urge people to reflect on, or act on, or do as we move forward? [00:30:18] Jaelynn Scott: Yeah, so Black trans community, Black trans people, Black trans women, trans folk have always been here. And I think - speaking specifically to Black community at this moment - we have always been a part of culture. There have been moments when we have been silenced, where colonization has forced our history around gender diversity on the continent to be erased. And we need to have a conversation. We need to have a conversation about how much trans communities have supported who we are as a people - our role in the civil rights movement, our role in the Black Lives Matter movement - how we have always been there for Black community. And we need Black community to stand up for us in this moment too - that we are much more beautiful because of our diversity and that violence against any Black person is violence against the entire Black community. And so, yeah, we need to have conversations. But I also want us to take care to not take the lead from white right-wing neo-fascists who are concerned about the destruction of trans folk, the oppression of women, and who really cannot stand your Black skin - to let them lead the conversation, to let them take your voice, and you to be taking talking points from them. Let's have a conversation as community as we are - deeply from the place of the value for human rights, civil rights, and our value for our love ethic that we all share as Black folk. Let's sit down around that and let's sit down around gender and have a convo. And so I think that right now is what's at the top of my heart in speaking and speaking to the community that is closest to my heart. [00:32:02] Crystal Fincher: Very well said, absolutely necessary to be said. I sincerely appreciate you sharing with us on the program today - all the work that you're doing as part of the Lavender Rights Project. And thank you so much for your time today. [00:32:17] Jaelynn Scott: Thank you, Crystal. And thank you so much for this platform. This is - it's a critical moment - and this may seem small on a podcast and a brief conversation, but every single one of these matter at this moment. [00:32:28] Crystal Fincher: Thank you. Thank you for listening to Hacks & Wonks, which is produced by Shannon Cheng. You can follow Hacks & Wonks on Twitter @HacksWonks. You can catch Hacks & Wonks on every podcast service and app - just type "Hacks and Wonks" into the search bar. Be sure to subscribe to get the full versions of our Friday week-in-review shows and our Tuesday topical show delivered to your podcast feed. If you like us, leave a review wherever you listen. You can also get a full transcript of this episode and links to the resources referenced in the show at officialhacksandwonks.com and in the podcast episode notes. Thanks for tuning in - talk to you next time.

Episode 16 of Season 4  explores how whiteness is centered in  workplace hiring  systems and ways to decenter whiteness in these practices.Order Decentering Whiteness in the Workplace available now!Leave a review on Amazon for Decentering Whiteness in the Workplace Decentering Whiteness in the Workplace AudiobookWatch my new TEDx talk on why our empathy is biased!Decentering whiteness article on ForbesThank you for the Symbolic Gestures but Black People need Reparations ARTICLEFollow my book publishing journey on TikTokYouTube Playlist on DEI Consulting CLICK HEREThe Okra Project - a collective that seeks to address the global crisis faced by Black Trans people by bringing home cooked, healthy, and culturally specific meals and resources to Black Trans People.Do you need guidance with creating an anti-racist and anti-oppressive workplace? Send me an email Janice@bwgbusinesssolutions or schedule a FREE discovery call here.Schedule a 15-minute pick-my-brain session about anti-racism in your workplace CLICK HERE Pre-order my new book Decentering Whiteness in the Workplace Check out Janice's weekly newsletter on LinkedIn The Pink Elephant Follow on Instagram @JaniceJNice Podcast email: dirtydiversitypodcast@gmail.com Dirty Diversity Instagram Connect on LinkedIn! Let's connect on Facebook HERE and HERE Want to learn more? Visit the website DRJANICEGASSAM.COM ...

On this week's 1Xtra Talks, Richie Brave speaks to Black trans people about their lived experiences in the UK. @1Xtra on social

Episode 14 of Season 4  explores my thoughts on the expectations of Black support and solidarity when it comes to marginalized communities. Order Decentering Whiteness in the Workplace available now! Come to my book release party in NYC! Get your tickets here!Get a free copy of my new book: Email dirtydiversitypodcast@gmail.comCatalyst Report Reveals the Major Role White-centering Plays in Workplace Racism ARTICLECatalyst FULL ReportSend DEI questions to Askdrjnice@gmail.com to get answers live in the next episodeMake Emotional Intelligence Great Again TEDx TalkFollow my book publishing journey on TikTokYouTube Playlist on DEI Consulting CLICK HERE10-PART White Supremacy Course CLICK HEREThe Okra Project - a collective that seeks to address the global crisis faced by Black Trans people by bringing home cooked, healthy, and culturally specific meals and resources to Black Trans People.Do you need guidance with creating an anti-racist and anti-oppressive workplace? Send me an email Janice@bwgbusinesssolutions or schedule a FREE discovery call here.Schedule a 15-minute pick-my-brain session about anti-racism in your workplace CLICK HERE Pre-order my new book Decentering Whiteness in the Workplace Check out Janice's weekly newsletter on LinkedIn The Pink Elephant Follow on Instagram @JaniceJNice Podcast email: dirtydiversitypodcast@gmail.com Dirty Diversity Instagram Connect on LinkedIn! Let's connect on Facebook HERE and HERE Want to learn more? Visit the website DRJANICEGASSAM.COM ...

Episode 13 of Season 4  explores a new catalyst report on racism in the workplace.Pre-Order Decentering Whiteness in the WorkplaceCome to my book release party in NYC! Get your tickets here!Get a free copy of my new book: Email Askdrjnice@gmail.comCatalyst Report Reveals the Major Role White-centering Plays in Workplace Racism ARTICLECatalyst FULL ReportSend DEI questions to Askdrjnice@gmail.com to get answers live in the next episodeMake Emotional Intelligence Great Again TEDx TalkFollow my book publishing journey on TikTokYouTube Playlist on DEI Consulting CLICK HERE10-PART White Supremacy Course CLICK HEREThe Okra Project - a collective that seeks to address the global crisis faced by Black Trans people by bringing home cooked, hSoaring to New HealthProspHire's podcast will help you prosper in today's ever-changing healthcare industry.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifyDo you need guidance with creating an anti-racist and anti-oppressive workplace? Send me an email Janice@bwgbusinesssolutions or schedule a FREE discovery call here.Schedule a 15-minute pick-my-brain session about anti-racism in your workplace CLICK HERE Pre-order my new book Decentering Whiteness in the Workplace Check out Janice's weekly newsletter on LinkedIn The Pink Elephant Follow on Instagram @JaniceJNice Podcast email: dirtydiversitypodcast@gmail.com Dirty Diversity Instagram Connect on LinkedIn! Let's connect on Facebook HERE and HERE Want to learn more? Visit the website DRJANICEGASSAM.COM ...

Episode 12 of Season 4  is a a recap of what's been going on with Janice and her move to the DMVPre-Order Decentering Whiteness in the WorkplaceCome to my book release party in NYC! Get your tickets here!Send DEI questions to Askdrjnice@gmail.com to get answers live in the next episodeMake Emotional Intelligence Great Again TEDx TalkFollow my book publishing journey on TikTokYouTube Playlist on DEI Consulting CLICK HERE10-PART White Supremacy Course CLICK HEREThe Okra Project - a collective that seeks to address the global crisis faced by Black Trans people by bringing home cooked, healthy, and culturally specific meals and resources to Black Trans People.Do you need guidance with creating an anti-racist and anti-oppressive workplace? Send me an email Janice@bwgbusinesssolutions or schedule a FREE discovery call here.Schedule a 15-minute pick-my-brain session about anti-racism in your workplace CLICK HERE Pre-order my new book Decentering Whiteness in the Workplace Check out Janice's weekly newsletter on LinkedIn The Pink Elephant Follow on Instagram @JaniceJNice Podcast email: dirtydiversitypodcast@gmail.com Dirty Diversity Instagram Connect on LinkedIn! Let's connect on Facebook HERE and HERE Want to learn more? Visit the website DRJANICEGASSAM.COM ...

This week FANTI is passing the mic to We See Each Other: The Podcast. After you listen to the episode, make sure to check out Kristen Lovell's The Stroll which premiered on Max the evening before this episode dropped.Hosts Tre'vell Anderson and Shar Jossell welcome producer and co - director of the documentary, The Stroll, Kristen Lovell as they discuss the documentary's portrayal of trans sex workers who worked in the Meatpacking District of New York City during the 90s. Lovell also speaks on finally having the control of the Black trans narrative behind the camera, and not just as the subject. Then, our hosts speak with the producer and director of the documentary, Kokomo City, D. Smith. She discusses the audience's reception to the film and  the legacy of Koko Da Doll, the star of the film who was tragically murdered earlier this year. But first, Tre'vell and Shar discuss sex work representation in media as it pertains to Black Trans women and while it being a necessary piece of trans history, it is not the end all be all of trans representation. And later we hear what every day trans folks have to say about trans visibility in another segment of Pass The Mic.Episode Notes:Hosts Tre'vell Anderson and Shar Jossell welcome producer and co - director of the documentary, The Stroll, Kristen Lovell as they discuss the documentary's portrayal of trans sex workers who worked in the Meatpacking District of New York City during the 90s. Lovell also speaks on finally having the control of the Black trans narrative behind the camera, and not just as the subject. Then, our hosts speak with the producer and director of the documentary, Kokomo City, D. Smith. She discusses the audience's reception to the film and  the legacy of Koko Da Doll, the star of the film who was tragically murdered earlier this year. But first, Tre'vell and Shar discuss sex work representation in media as it pertains to Black Trans women and while it being a necessary piece of trans history to learn, it is not the end all be all of trans representation. And later we hear what every day trans folks have to say about trans visibility in another segment of Pass The Mic.Over the course of this series, Tre'vell and Shar will be including the personal experiences of ‘everyday' trans people. To that end, anyone in community who wishes to comment on or speak to issues brought up on the show, please share your thoughts with them. We've made it easy to record a message. Just click SpeakPipe.com/WeSeeEachOther and follow the very simple instructions. If you'd like to email Shar and Tre'vell, you can send any message to FANTI@maximumfun.org and put WSEO in the subject line.Find us on IG: @SlayzhonWe made it easy to share your thoughts. Go to SpeakPipe.com/WeSeeEachOtherYou can buy We See Each Other: A Black Trans Journey Through TV & Film the book wherever books are soldMentioned in the ShowD. Smith on Kokomo CityKokomo CityPose (Hulu)StrollGood Trouble (Freeform)Sylvia Rivera's PlaceMidnight in the Garden of Good and EvilPlugs Kokomo City will be in select theaters on July 28th The Stroll drops June 21 on HBO IG:@Rayzhon @sharsaysso @slayzhon (WSEO IG) Twitter@trevellanderson @sharssaysso @slayzhon @vivalapalma (Producer, Palmira Muniz)@swishswish (Senior Producer, Laura Swisher) Music: Neverending Nina (IG @neverendingninanotes)Producer: Palmira MunizSenior Producer: Laura SwisherLaura Swisher is senior producer Music: Never Ending NinaWe See Each Other: The Podcast is produced and distributed by MaximumFun.org

Tre'vell Anderson is non-binary and black, and they often focus their work on identity, especially the places where queerness intersects with blackness. They're the co-host of the podcast FANTI, and they've covered entertainment for Essence, Time and Out, among many other outlets. Tre'vell has also guest hosted Bullseye in the past and interviewed folks like Katori Hall and Aidy Bryant. This time around Tre'vell returns to Bullseye as a guest. They just published a book called We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film. On the latest episode, Tre'vell talks about their new book, opens up about their childhood, and so much more!

Since releasing one of the most critically acclaimed albums in 2022, pop titan Beyoncé has withheld the visuals for almost a year. NPR Senior Culture editor Bilal Qureshi went to the first stop on the Renaissance World Tour and joins producer Corey Antonio Rose to reveal one of the most highly anticipated musical secrets.Then, journalist Tre'vell Anderson takes host Brittany Luse through a groundbreaking look at the history of transgender representation onscreen, in their new book, "We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film."You can follow us on Twitter @NPRItsBeenAMin and email us at ibam@npr.org.