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In this episode, special guest and LGBTQIA+ rights activist, Desmond Napoles, joins producer Sam Smalls to compare their experiences growing up on opposite ends of the east coast.Content and Content Warnings:00:00:05: Episode Teaser00:00:20: Theme Song00:00:43: Welcome from Samuel Smalls, Jr.00:02:29: Interview with Sam and Desmond Napoles00:06:05-00:10:07: Mentions of people using anti-trans/anti-queer rhetoric00:17:04: Sam post-interview update00:17:31: Outro/CreditsResources: Learn more about Desmond Napoles: ​​https://www.desmondisamazing.com/What is Drag? Checkout this Drag 101:https://antiracismdaily.com/2023/06/20/drag-101-unpacking-drag-shows-and-the-performers/Transgender Day of Visibility:https://glaad.org/tdov/Mentions:The House of Hades, from the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_of_HadesRuPaul and RuPaul's Drag Race:https://rupaul.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RuPaul%27s_Drag_RaceMagnus Hirschfeld, German-Jewish Sexologist and Queer Rights Activist:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_HirschfeldMarsha P. Johnson, one of the most prominent figures of the gay rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s in New York City:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsha_P._JohnsonHarvey Milk, an American politician and the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_MilkBilly Porter, queer American actor and singer:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_PorterCrystal LaBeija, an American drag queen and trans woman who co-founded the House of LaBeija in 1968:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_LaBeijaCreditsCredits…I'm Feeling Queer Today! is produced by The Future Perfect Project with support from Radio Kingston, WKNY AM1490, FM1079, Kingston, NY.Episode 10 of I'm Feeling Queer Today was produced by Samuel Smalls, Jr. and features Desmond Napoles Executive Producers: Julie Novak and Celeste LecesneThe I'm Feeling Queer Today! theme was composed and performed by Alex Masse & produced by Emma Jayne Seslowsky. Additional music was composed by Alex Masse, Frankie Gunn, and Epidemic Sound. Mixing & mastering by Julie Novak, with assistance from Emma Jayne Seslowsky. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

According to the 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health, 45% of LGBTQ youth seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year and 14% attempted suicide in the past year. Stigma, mistreatment, and lack of support have been reported as key elements in one's risk of suicidality. Welcome to Normalize The Conversation, I am your host Francesca Reicherter and today I am joined by the author of “Be Amazing: A History of Pride” and LGBTQ Youth/Teen Advocate, Desmond. Join us as Desi opens up about the importance of supporting youth and teen exploration of gender identity, from both a personal and loved one's perspective. --- Normalize The Conversation is an initiative of Inspiring My Generation focusing on normalizing the conversation, bringing education and awareness to the forefront, and amplifying global voices to spark change and hope. Inspiring My Generation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization on a mission to suicide prevention through awareness, conversation, education, and support. Connect with us on Instagram and Facebook: @Inspiring My Generation Visit our website: inspiringmygeneration.org --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/normalizetheconversation/support

Desmond Napoles is the drag queen teenager who is changing the world. They are a multi-awarded LGBTQ+ advocate, genderfluid editorial and runway model, motivational public speaker, performer, clothing designer, actor, singer, host, social media influencer and published author. Desmond has been showered with praise and admiration, however, all that has come at a huge cost. They and their family has also been harassed, threatened and publicly abused. Recently, a book  reading that Desmond was headlining at a public library was shut down by a bigot who threatened physical violcence.  Spcecifically, the troll threatened “I'm going to that library, I'm going with a bucked of dog shit and I'm pouring it on your parents and rubbing it into their eyes.”  Desmond has been featured in major outlets such as The New York Times, NBC News, Teen Vogue, OUT Magazine, among many others. They use their voice and visibility to help break down barriers and create a more inclusive society for LGBTQ+ people everywhere. Today we talk to them about being amazing, how to rise above the hate and what their generation needs to survive, thrive and overcome. We will also be playing Desmond's first released single, We Are Amazing .   With co-host Brody Levesque  

Desmond Napoles is the drag queen teenager who is changing the world. They are a multi-awarded LGBTQ+ advocate, genderfluid editorial and runway model, motivational public speaker, performer, clothing designer, actor, singer, host, social media influencer and published author. Desmond has been showered with praise and admiration, however, all that has come at a huge cost. They and their family has also been harassed, threatened and publicly abused. Recently, a book  reading that Desmond was headlining at a public library was shut down by a bigot who threatened physical violcence.  Spcecifically, the troll threatened “I'm going to that library, I'm going with a bucked of dog shit and I'm pouring it on your parents and rubbing it into their eyes.”  Desmond has been featured in major outlets such as The New York Times, NBC News, Teen Vogue, OUT Magazine, among many others. They use their voice and visibility to help break down barriers and create a more inclusive society for LGBTQ+ people everywhere. Today we talk to them about being amazing, how to rise above the hate and what their generation needs to survive, thrive and overcome. We will also be playing Desmond's first released single, We Are Amazing .   With co-host Brody Levesque  

Sam Goldman talks to Gwen Frisbie-Fulton, organizer and writer, about the recent attack on power stations in Moore County, North Carolina, and how the attacks on drag story hours are being used by the larger fascist movement. Read Was Moore County attack another antI-LGTBQ act? in the Greensboro News & Record and follow Gwen at @gwen_fulton. Then, we talk to drag performers about the joys and benefits of drag story hours, not just for the LGBTQ community but for everyone who wants to bring a little more empathy, creativity and fun into the world. Learn more about youth activist and performer Desmond Napoles at desmondisamazing.com and learn more about drag story hours and get involved with Paradise's group, Drag Story Hour at dshnyc.org. Thank you to everyone who is donating during giving season! Don't forget to include your mailing address if you give more than $35 so we can mail you a warm winter Refuse Fascism beanie. Note: Venmo and Cashapp are currently not working, please use another method for the time being! Note: you can make a tax-deductible donation towards our educational work to our fiscal sponsor Alliance for Global Justice (AFGJ) by clicking here. Or send a check or money order to: RefuseFascism.org 2 East 28th Street #321 New York NY 10016-7402 If you wish a tax deduction, write the check to RefuseFascism.org/AFGJ Send your comments to samanthagoldman@refusefascism.org or @SamBGoldman. Connect with the movement at RefuseFascism.org and support: · paypal.me/refusefascism · donate.refusefascism.org Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/refuse-fascism/message

La atracción estelar de este año en el mega evento New York City Pride, que se celebrará en junio, no es una celebridad o un político que habla abiertamente sobre los derechos de LBGT: es un niño de 10 años vestido como una niña.El pequeño Desmond Napoles del distrito de Brooklyn aparece en 30 videos promocionales para el evento. En el video publicado a fines del mes pasado, Napoles está vestido como una mujer y una maquillista le aplica labial. "Me identifico como una niña drag andrógina", dice en el video. "Soy diferente porque soy muy joven y me estoy convirtiendo en una drag a una edad muy temprana". ✅

Desmond Napoles is a multi-awarded LGBTQ advocate, outspoken gay teen, genderfluid editorial and runway model, motivational public speaker, drag performer, designer, actor, singer, LGBT influencer, and published author. They are currently working on developing a private social network for LGBTQ+ youth. They have walked the runways at New York Fashion Week (NYFW) for several designers including Gypsy Sport, The Blonds x Disney Villains, Nicopanda's MAC Cosmetics collaboration with Macy's, Daniel Chimowitz, Dope Tavio, PimComedy, Adrian Alicea, Rebirth Garments, and MRHUA MRSHUA. Additional collaborations include Brussels Airlines, Canon USA, Chimera Lashes, Claire's Stores, Converse, Daftboy Fans, Drag Queen Merch, Fluide, GLAAD, GLSEN, Human Rights Campaign, Luar x The Love Ball, Lush Cosmetics, Manic Panic NYC, Marc Jacobs, Mattel, NYC Pride, and The Phluid Project. They live in New York City with their parents (Mom and Dad) and their family pets that include cats and parrots. Hobbies including coding, scripting, and playing video games, 3D graphics modeling, experimenting with makeup, costuming, creating content to share with their fans, visiting amusement parks, and hiking. Desmond's favorite subject in school is math. In the future, they would like to pursue a career as a roller coaster engineer or video game designer. https://www.instagram.com/desmondisamazing/ https://www.facebook.com/DesmondisAmazing/ https://twitter.com/desmond_amazing https://www.youtube.com/c/desmondisamazing https://www.tiktok.com/@desmond_amazing https://www.snapchat.com/add/desmond_amazing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/generation-change/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/generation-change/support

America has become a cesspool of fetid water in which we’re all boiling alive like those proverbial frogs we’ve heard so much about. How else to account for the silence of most Christian leaders, including those who pontificate on social injustice while saying and doing virtually nothing as children are being chemically sterilized and surgically mutilated? How else to account for the absence of protests at the pestilent drag queen story hours for toddlers that pollute public libraries across the country? How else to account for an 11-year-old boy cavorting in drag on stage at “BROOKLYN’S PREMIER QUEER BAR” to the leers and cheers of adult homosexual men who threw dollar bills at him? And how else to account for the parents of this exploited child being allowed to retain custody of him? Desmond Napoles ...

Those who claim to be “trans,” say that being “trans” is their “reality” and that everyone should respect that. “Trans”-cultists fail to clarify, however, what kind of phenomenon they are referring to when they talk about their “reality.” As with all Leftist ideas about sexuality, terms must be defined and used consistently. Reality can describe one’s subjective, internal feelings or desires, or it can denote objective, immutable material phenomena. The use of the term “reality” or “real” with respect to subjective, internal feelings simply means that the person claiming to experience a feeling or desire actually experiences it. His desires …

The “trans” rebellion against science, nature, and morality is well underway, trampling under its jackbooted stilettos athletic achievement; academic inquiry; physical privacy and safety; speech rights; religious rights; association rights; children’s needs and rights; parental rights; and the bodies of boys, girls, women, and men. “Trans” cultists want everyone to accept their faith-based assumption that immaterial feelings are more real and more meaningful than objective biological sex. Daily, news stories emerge that attest to the “trans” madness that pursues the impossible: de-sexing the entire the world. It’s important to bear in mind that in the service of effacing sex, “progressives” …

In stunning semi-secretive decisions motivated by fear of religious persecution, the boards of two major evangelical organizations, the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) and Christian Council of Colleges and Universities (CCCU), voted to pass motions that represent an unacceptable compromise with homosexuals and the science-denying “trans” cult. These two influential organizations passed motions that would ask the government to add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” as protected classes in federal anti-discrimination law in exchange for religious liberty protections that many people know would merely be stepping stones yanked out from under people of faith eventually. READ MORE…

Recorded live from Abrons Arts Center in New York City, this episode of the Top Rank Podcast features Desmond Napoles, aka "Desmond is Amazing," who at just 11 years old, has made an international name for himself as a drag performer, LGBT advocate, and social media influencer with over 100K followers on Instagram. Marcel & Isabel had a lively chat with Desmond on what it is like to have such a large platform in just the 6th grade, how he balances school & career, and how he thinks children can change the world. follow Desmond on Instagram @desmondisamazing