Podcasts about queer trans

Seems like everybody is catching a little hell. We need to do something about that. Chip at that rock. For folks that are going through Postpartum Depression, there are resources that can help you get through the challenges of having this disorder. This is a short episode that list two or three resources, depending on how you count them on contacting assistance. If I find more, I'll add them to the resource lists or create another episode. If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741. Resources Mentioned:  Postpartum Support International has a helpline, a provider directory and community to assist folks with the condition.   PSI also has a page for Queer/Trans parents experiencing postpartum depression.     The site has an app that provides access to information, the helplines and the a community that truly understands the problems of folks that experience PPD or miscarriage.   PSI App via the Apple Store   PSI App via the Google Play Store   National Maternal Mental Health Hotline. Call or text 1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262). This is a  24/7, free, confidential hotline is for pregnant women and new moms. Counselors speak both English and Spanish. TTY users can use a preferred relay service or dial 711 and then 1-833-852-6262.   The U.S. Office of Women's Health has a PDF Guide to Identifying Support for Postpartum Depression. Disclaimer:  Links to other sites are provided for information purposes only and do not constitute endorsements.  Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health disorder. This blog and podcast is intended for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing in this program is intended to be a substitute for professional psychological, psychiatric or medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

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Mitten im politisch aufgeheizten qt strike Sendetag Ende März checken wir ein und geben wir uns intensiven trans-Gefühlen hin. Es geht um Hormoneinnahmen, aktivistische Struggle, Möglichkeiten für Übersetzungen und Access, queere Archive und schmerzhaft widersprüchliche trans-Verständnisse. Durch vielfältige Affizierungen hindurch spüren und verbinden wir uns. Trailor in love, Xenia zwitschert von Frühlingsvögeln, everyone noch aufgekratzt in der Erschöpfung. Es bleibt alles überraschend und spezifisch. (most of all: Butchness !, kichert k.) Träumend halten wir inne und holen Luft für eine kämpferische Offenheit. mit Trailor Sparks, Xenia Ende, k kater Musik: The Symptoms – Xenia Ende, Este Kirchhoff, Nora Symptomia

We hear from the creator of Everywhere Is Queer. We speak with TikToker, the Trans Handy Ma'am. A NASA astrophysicist shares discoveries made by largely overlooked women. We visit Alice's Garden Urban Farm at the start of the growing season.

How can parents and caregivers create a safe and open environment where young individuals navigating their own identities feel comfortable exploring and expressing their evolving identities? What are the most common misconceptions or misunderstandings that parents and caregivers have about supporting queer, trans, and non-binary young people? How can they overcome these barriers to offer genuine support? What actionable steps can educators and community leaders take to ensure that queer, trans, and non-binary youth feel seen, heard, and validated in these spaces?In this episode, Effy and Jacqueline invite sex educator and author Cory Silberbeg back on the show to discuss how to support young people in their quest to understand their identity, sexual orientation, and gender in today's political climate. They discuss the role of “trusted adults”, how to facilitate conversations and field questions in the home, and how to ensure a support network in and out of the home environment. More about Cory Silverberg Raised in the 1970s by a children's librarian and a sex therapist, Cory grew up to be a sex educator, author, and queer person who smiles a lot when they talk.Cory spends a lot of time reading, writing, and talking about sex and gender and are happiest working with others. Cory was a founding member of the Come As You Are Co-operative and worked as a researcher and television consultant for over 10 years. Cory is a core team member of ANTE UP!, a virtual professional freedom school founded by Bianca I Laureano. They also spend a lot of time helping other people make books.Cory is the co-author of four books including What Makes a Baby, the ALA Stonewall Honor Book Sex Is a Funny Word, and the forthcoming You Know, Sex, all with Fiona Smyth. Cory has been featured on NPR's Fresh Air, and their books have been called “the books about sex that every family should read” by the New York Times.  Cory's life is full of kids. All of them know where babies come from. Some know more. Learn more about Cory at www.corysilverberg.com.IG: @corysilverbergTwitter: @corysilverbergFB: https://www.facebook.com/whatmakesababyWebsite: www.corysilverberg.comProfile in the New York Times Magazine: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/28/magazine/sex-ed-books-teens-parents.htmlANTE UP! Professional Development School: https://www.anteuppd.com/Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

This episode opens with Josie speaking about a recent  invalidating and frustrating experience at a doctor's visit, which prompted this re-run of the conversation with Dr. Zoë Julian (they/them), a Black and queer educator and obstetrician-gynecologist. Zoë and Josie discuss ways for queer, trans, and non-binary People of the Global Majority to find medical care that fully supports them on their fertility journey, and how healthcare providers and community workers can protect and support their queer, trans, and non-binary patients and clients. Read Zoë's article: Community-informed models of perinatal and reproductive health services provision: A justice-centered paradigm toward equity among Black birthing communitiesTake the course Structures & Self: Advancing Equity and Justice in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare.Follow Zoë on Twitter and Instagram.Donate to Indigenous Women Rising, and National Network of Abortion Funds.Visit the Intersectional Fertility Website to find your Whole Self Fertility Method™ element, and learn more about our offerings.Follow Josie on Instagram.Let us know your thoughts in the Free Intersectional Fertility Qmunity. Or, join the Paid Intersectional Fertility Qmunity for bonus content and webinars. ($26/month, cancel anytime)

Dr. H. May joins host Nicolas Shannon Savard, who introduces the Queer-Trans Performance Family Tree Project, an interactive, open-access digital exhibit visually connecting trans artists across the United States to the collectives and communities who have sustained our work. This episode explores the role of mentorship in both the research for the project and in their own work as gender nonconforming theatremakers.

Unser Geschlecht ist in unserem Alltag omnipräsent. In jedem Dokument steht es, wir teilen die Welt zu einem grossen Teil in weiblich und männlich. Und die meisten fühlen sich auch einer dieser beiden Seiten zugehörig. Aber eben nicht alle. Gender und Geschlechtervielfalt ist ein Thema, das seit vielen Jahren zu emotionalen Diskussionen führt. Beispiel Gendersternchen – oder nicht? Drittes Geschlecht im Pass – oder nicht? Und gerade letzthin die Polemik um einen Gendertag in Stäfa. Kennen Sie die Begriffe FLINTA? FLINT? Oder Cis? Und Queer? Sie tauchen immer mal wieder auf bei der Debatte um Gender und Geschlechtervielfalt. Wir zeigen, was sie denn eigentlich meinen. Und warum sie bei diesem emotionalen Thema eine Rolle spielen.

Nicolas Shannon asks Joy Brooke Fairfield and Raja Benz how their intimacy work is informed by queer theory and critical theory. Their conversation bounces between queer of color theory, decolonial theory, disability theory, and the dim glow of the night club; between past, present, and future; between the ideas they're sure of and the ones they're working out in real time. Bonus! It comes with dozens of recommended readings.

Dr. Jake Jacobs discusses the Queer-Trans agenda to take our children and our Republic under God.

In the first part of a two-part conversation on queer-trans intimacy direction and choreography, Nicolas talks with Theatrical Intimacy Education faculty members Dr. Joy Brooke Fairfield and Raja Benz about their courses Working with Trans & Non-Binary Artists and Staging Intimacy Beyond the Binary. They discuss crafting courses that are less Trans-101 and more cracking gender open, resisting patriarchal and colonialist scripts, and bringing queer culture into the rehearsal room.

This event aired live on June 2nd, 2023, via LinkedIn, and has been edited for brevity. To sign up for Rex's roundtable event, visit https://www.rexwilde.com/tgx-monthly-roundtable Enjoy this Pride Month bonus video episode! Join Rex Wilde (they/them) and Chris Angel Murphy (they/them) for a quick conversation about the importance and practice of queer joy and gender euphoria in the workplace. With so much discussion and movement around anti-LGBTQ legislation, it's important to ground ourselves in how we can cultivate joy for LGBTQ+ and TGX+ (trans and gender expansive) folks – especially at work! You can listen to the audio or watch this video on Spotify. Alternatively, you can watch on ⁠LinkedIn⁠ to see the comments from the attendees and participate in the conversation. In this special bonus video episode, you will learn 1. How we define queer joy and gender euphoria 2. Some specific ways organizations and individuals can inspire joy for LGBTQ+ colleagues in the workplace 3. That repressing our joy doesn't lead to liberation, inspired by adrienne maree brown's book, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good. Resources, references, and full transcripts are available at ⁠www.allyshipisaverb.com/episode/queer-trans-and-gender-expansive-joy-in-the-workplace Host Chris Angel (they/them) has a background in LGBTQ+ training, community organizing, and social work. They run free online community events approximately once a quarter to help elevate stories and causes. Keep the conversation going on Instagram ⁠@GenderSexualityInfo --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chris-angel-murphy/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chris-angel-murphy/support

Today we talk to Mya Byrne, a talented singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist known for her captivating storytelling and heartfelt lyrics. Deeply influenced by her love for classic country music, she is dedicated to creating authentic and powerful songs that resonate with listeners. Out and proud, she is a leader for the presence of queer, trans women in Country music and is one of the first two trans artists to play AmericanaFest.Mya shares her journey as a transgender musician and activist, discussing the impact of embracing her authentic identity on her artistry, her support for other trans artists, and the connection between her songwriting and the legacy of classic country artists like Loretta Lynn.KEY TAKEAWAYS [00:22] - Dino introduces the show and welcomes guest Mya Byrne, a courageous musician, and activist, as we explore her journey of embracing her identity and the impact it has had on others.[02:30] - How Mya's leadership manifests in supporting other trans artists and people, providing a universal approach to embracing authenticity.[03:14] - Mya shares her story of success, overcoming challenges, and making a difference in the face of attacks on LGBTQI+ rights.[04:59] - Mya shares her remarkable journey as one of the first fully out trans women in country music and her unapologetic approach to life and art.[06:38] - Explore the transformative power of embracing authenticity and the profound impact of Mya's music video, breaking barriers in the industry.[07:19] - The challenges faced by queer and trans artists and the importance of building countercultural support networks.[08:07] - Discover how embracing authenticity transformed Mya's artistic expression, bringing her a newfound sense of freedom on the stage and in the studio. [09:15] - Overcoming the challenges of being an out artist: Mya discusses the plexiglass ceiling faced by women.[11:12] - How Mya's authenticity as a trans woman influenced her work to help her shed light on embedded biases in society.[12:00] - Mya shares her approach to art and work and the inspiration she finds in the Beatles' studio sessions.[13:50] - Mya's personal growth and advocacy journey, from embracing her persona to becoming a leader and advocate in her community.[14:33] - The importance of visibility in the face of ongoing attacks on the trans community, Mya her experiences in direct action activism.[16:14] - Mya's evolving activism, from being on the front lines of protests to focusing on nurturing and supporting other trans artists while challenging discrimination in the music industry.[17:12] - Inspiring others through her visibility to impact the lives of younger trans musicians.[17:58] - The revolutionary act of simply walking down the street as a trans person.[18:34] - The power of coming out and the fear it instills in those who seek to exploit individuals. [19:12] - Everyone is part of the working class regardless of occupation or social status. [19:46] - How a song by David Crosby inspires Mya to hold the people accountable. Speaker [20:26] - "Leadership is making a bowl of soup for somebody who's hungry." [21:03] - Mya shares how she aspires to create a better world for the younger generations in hopes they can avoid enduring the same hardships as she has. [21:43] - The importance of acknowledging and celebrating the joy in trans lives, alongside the daily struggles and obstacles and...

A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. QT Viet Cafe Collective and Viet Unity Reflect on their Vietnamese Roots and Routes Part II: This Thursday June 1 at 7pm back for Part II, Thao Le from Việt Unity, HẢI VÕ and TRANG SÁNG TẠO from ViệtUnity and QT Việt Cafe Collective join Paige Chung to talk about Queer Viet thaaangs!! In the last first part, we shared our families' journeys from Vietnam to the U.S. after the Vietnam War and for part two we're back to talk about growing Queer Việt love, joy, freedoms, organzing, and community. ViệtUnity and QT Viet Cafe are a proud parts of Asian Refugees United (ARU) and ARU are two of the eleven AACRE organizations. VietUnity Bay Area Viet Unity promotes a progressive voice within the Vietnamese Community. Through alliance building, community education, organizing, and collective action, Viet Unity Bay Area works towards positive social change that acknowledges and combats all forms and systems of oppression. VietUnity Bay Area connects it work to broader multi-racial and multi-class movements for social justice and systemic change. QT Viet Cafe Collective: Circle of Artists and Healers The Circle's purpose is to gather interested and committed QTViệt artists and healers to make space to deeply nurture and support our individual and each other's art forms and practice and share our creative expressions with the greater community.  We welcome and encourage Circle members to consider their art form(s) as it relates to being Queer/Trans and Vietnamese in the dispora and/or homeland.  We hope to emulate the beauty of circles – we find them in shapes like the sun, the moon, planets in the cosmos, tree trunks, cell structures, nhãn (longan and many other fruits), and in cycles like the lunar calendar and the concept of plants sprouting, repopulating, and composting. https://www.qtvietcafe.com/circle https://www.facebook.com/QTVietCafe/ https://www.instagram.com/qtvietcafe/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNlW904fkq899D-bnAuLQIQ AACRE Thursdays a monthly radio show featuring an organization from the AACRE: Asian American for Civil Rights and Equality. AACRE Thursdays premiers every third Thursday of the month at 7pm. Find more APEX Express Shows here. Transcript: QT Viets on their Vietnamese Roots and Routes Part II The post APEX Express – 5.1.23 – QT Viet and Viet Unity Reflect on Vietnamese Roots and Routes pt.II appeared first on KPFA.

A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. QT Viet Cafe Collective and Viet Unity Reflect on their Vietnamese Roots and Routes: Thao Le from Viet Unity, HẢI VÕ and TRANG SÁNG TẠO  from QT Viet Cafe Collective join Paige Chung in a conversation sharing their families journeys from Vietnam to the U.S. after the Vietnam War and share different responsibilities each person feels towards organizing their collective Vietnamese community. VietUnity and QT Viet Cafe are a proud parts of Asian Refugees United (ARU) and ARU are two of the eleven AACRE organizations. VietUnity Bay Area Viet Unity promotes a progressive voice within the Vietnamese Community. Through alliance building, community education, organizing, and collective action, Viet Unity Bay Area works towards positive social change that acknowledges and combats all forms and systems of oppression. VietUnity Bay Area connects it work to broader multi-racial and multi-class movements for social justice and systemic change. QT Viet Cafe Collective: Circle of Artists and Healers The Circle's purpose is to gather interested and committed QTViệt artists and healers to make space to deeply nurture and support our individual and each other's art forms and practice and share our creative expressions with the greater community.  We welcome and encourage Circle members to consider their art form(s) as it relates to being Queer/Trans and Vietnamese in the dispora and/or homeland.  We hope to emulate the beauty of circles – we find them in shapes like the sun, the moon, planets in the cosmos, tree trunks, cell structures, nhãn (longan and many other fruits), and in cycles like the lunar calendar and the concept of plants sprouting, repopulating, and composting. https://www.qtvietcafe.com/circle https://www.facebook.com/QTVietCafe/ https://www.instagram.com/qtvietcafe/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNlW904fkq899D-bnAuLQIQ AACRE Thursdays a monthly radio show featuring an organization from the AACRE: Asian American for Civil Rights and Equality. AACRE Thursdays premiers every third Thursday of the month at 7pm. Find more APEX Express Shows here. Transcript:  QT Viet Roots and Routes Transcript The post APEX Express – 4.27.23 – QT Viet and Viet Unity Reflect on Vietnamese Roots and Routes appeared first on KPFA.

Last week, transgender and LGBTQ+ youth from all over Vermont gathered at the Statehouse steps. They were part of a national youth march for Queer and Trans Youth Autonomy on Trans Day of Visibility.

Now for the news. It's Trans week of Visibility so let's just talk all things trans today and only drop good news. Good news like the billboard in South Carolina that says “God Loves Trans Kids”, Maryland passing the Trans Health Equity bill, and a national march for Queer & Trans youth autonomy. Let's go.   00:00 - Welcome & Intro 1:23 - Black HIV in the South: How Did We Get Here? Trailer 1:55 - Lost & Found for Podcasters Trailer 2:33 - Intro Music by Aina Bre'Yon 3:14 - Today's Top Stories 3:27 - It's Trans Week of Visibility 10:08 - South Carolina Billboard reads “Rejoice! God Loves Trans Kids” 11:34 - Maryland passes the Trans Health Equity Act 12:51 - National Queer Youth March 14:06 - Anna's Word 15:45 - Outro   

Secular Synagogue Featuring: Rabbi Denise Handlarski, Founder What is Secular Synagogue?Secular Synagogue is a digital Judaism, online community, engaged and meaningful learning and practice. Their goal is two-directional: explore how Judaism can be an enriching force in your life and, in turn, make you a more kind, just, and effective force for good in the world. Who is Secular Synagogue for?Jewish, Jew-ish, Intermarried, In-married, Unmarried, Secular, Cultural, Atheist, Agnostic, Seeker, Spiritual... YOUIf you are a cultural/secular Jew, someone who is becoming a Jew, partnered with a Jew, or otherwise Jewishly engaged,  and want to connect to Jewish wisdom, ideas and community, this is the place for you! Every day you will join people just like you in Jewish-inspired challenges and learning. This is an accessible, affordable, engaged, inclusive, meaningful, and contemporary approach to Jewish learning, practice, and community. Create and foster a deep and rich Jewish life — in 5 - 10 minutes a day. They are committed to meaningful inclusivity for Queer/Trans folks, BIPOC and other racialized members, and anyone who has felt excluded in Jewish spaces. Secular Synagogue is intersectional, intergenerational, and international. MissionSecular Synagogue  aspires to  create meaningful, valuable, beautiful Jewish learning, experiences, and  community for secular/cultural Jews.  A Judaism that fosters  two-directional goodness: making your life richer/better and, in  turn, it will making you better so that more goodness can be created in the  world.Vision StatementSecular Synagogue's vision is a Connected Community across distance, enabled virtually, that  provides those looking for meaningful cultural Jewish learning,  experiences, and community a space where they feel true belonging. ValuesSecular Synagogue serve anyone who wishes to be part of their group including: Jews who are secular/cultural/humanist/atheist/agnostic/questioning/skepticalThose connected to Jews via family, relationship, or ancestryThose exploring becoming Jewish, Jews-by-choice, new Jews, those on their own path/journey to JudaismThey do not believe in "bad Jews" or "bad Jew guilt"They are pro-intermarriage/intercultural partnerships. There will never be  any questioning or guilt about "authenticity" for anyone at any time.Social justice is part of our Jewish practice and expression.They are kind, and foster goodness. Secular Synagogue turns the internet into a place of communal support and mutual love and respect. They are fun and funny. Sure, they tackle serious issues. But try not to take themselves too seriously.Support the showThank you for tuning in to The Bridging Connections podcast. Please partner with us to promote this important work. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram or visit our website at www.bridges613.org for exciting news about innovation in Jewish life. This work depends on your feedback and donations. Please consider leaving feedback and or making on donation. We are grateful for all your support.

In this weeks episode, Han is joined by H Coakley. H is a queer, non-binary registered nutritionist dietitian, who works with individuals with eating disorders and disordered eating. H works with folks from a range of identities and experiences, including queer, trans and gender non-conforming individuals. .In this weeks episode, we discuss:H's personal experience of an eating disorder and how this has led to their work as a dietitian with queer, trans, non-gender confirming, individuals with eating disorders or disordered eating.The unique experiences that trans and non-gender conforming individuals may experience, and how this may contribute to an eating disorder including gender dysphoria and dysmorphia.H's approach to unpacking an individual's unique experiences, and how to work through this to move away from an eating disorder and build new coping mechanisms that are more supportive.H's experience of working with clients on hormonal replacement therapy, and how this has impacted clients.The importance of developing alternative coping mechanisms, and understanding that just changing your body may not provide the relief from the eating disorder individuals expect.How H's recovery aligns with their work as a dietitian.How healthcare systems can work with trans, queer, and gender non-conforming clients to ensure their unique experiences are acknowledged and respected.To find out more about H, you can find them on Instagram @pandowellness or visit their website https://www.pandowellness.org/.You can also find out more about the FedUp Collective where H works to support trans+, intersex, and gender-diverse people who are experiencing eating disorders to get the support they require and deserve. You can find them on Instagram @fedupcollective or visit https://fedupcollective.org/.Please note that this podcast episode discusses topics such as eating disorders, gender dysphoria and dysmorphia, and other topics that individuals may find difficult. Please tread lightly, check in with yourself, and remember that this podcast is not a replacement for therapeutic advice.

Travel & dating as Trans, non-binary, and/or perceived non-Cis. Show notes short hand version: (Queer Trans male, Chinese-American) actor (trained in social work and raised by 2 adoptive mothers) Leo Sheng traveling documentation for a trans person (trans male). Check out their full episode or scrub to Leo's part: https://youtu.be/mU-rgzhpby0 Expensive process. Government forms: privilege, being perceived as Cis, legal name change, birth certificate changes, (state differences), citizenship papers, letter from doctor that sex listed differently on passport than on other documents (birth certificate still said “F” for female gender from birth), DMV automatically put “M” for male, (considerations for moving, application processes for new jobs- needing to drive/ travel, housing applications). Access to physical documents. Green card. Financial privilege, requirements for doctors, use of ID, people involved in personal business. Irene Tu: Airport security gender scan https://youtu.be/Qb_OG_IITYA waist check --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Show notes below:   Talking Shit with Tara Cheyenne is a Tara Cheyenne Performance Production www.taracheyenne.com Instagram: @TaraCheyenneTCP  /  FB: https://www.facebook.com/taracheyenneperformance Podcast produced, edited and music by Marc Stewart Music www.marcstewartmusic.com    © 2022 Tara Cheyenne Performance   Subscribe/follow share through Podbean and Google Podcasts and Apple Podcasts and Spotify.   Donate! To keep this podcast ad-free please go to:  https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/13386   Links: PTC (Playwrights Theatre Centre): https://www.playwrightstheatre.com/ PTC's Block D Program:  https://www.playwrightstheatre.com/programs/block-d/ Universal Limited: https://www.universallimited.ca   About Joanna: Joanna Garfinkel is the Dramaturg, Creative Engagement at Playwrights Theatre Centre and co-founder, with Yoshie Bancroft, of Universal Limited. Joanna's focus is in collaborative approaches to new play development, multidisciplinary, and site-specific work; upcoming projects include dramaturgy with ZeeZee Theatre/VACT on My Little Tomato, and the Queer & Trans playwriting unit; UL's development on To the Sea; PTC Associates Kamila Sediego's Engkanto and José Teodoro's Binary Star. She is also working on ongoing dance collaborations, including TCP's Pants. She is the co-creator, with Yoshie Bancroft, of JAPANESE PROBLEM, a site-responsive piece about the Japanese Canadian Incarceration, which has been performed site-specifically in Vancouver, at Soulpepper in Toronto, and in several locations in between. Joanna is struck by the systemic inequities that repeat in Canada, and to troubling those patterns through performance. Other notable credits include Berlin: The Last Cabaret at PuSh 2020, and the multi-award-winning Poly Queer Love Ballad, which toured to Theatre Passe Murailles in 2019. She has been nominated for three Jessie awards, winning one (Critics Choice for Innovation); was awarded the Pure Research grant from Nightswimming Theatre (Toronto), and has received the Sydney Risk award for directing. She moved to Vancouver to get her MFA in directing at UBC, and her focus since has been primarily in new play development, multidisciplinary, and site-specific work. She has trained with Anne Bogart and the SITI Company in New York. About Tara:  Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg, is an award winning creator, performer, choreographer, director, writer, and artistic director of Tara Cheyenne Performance, working across disciplines in film, dance, theatre, and experimental performance. She is renowned as a trailblazer in interdisciplinary performance and as a mighty performer "who defies categorization on any level". Along with her own creations Tara has collaborated with many theatre companies and artists including; Zee Zee Theatre, Bard on the Beach, ItsaZoo Theatre, The Arts Club, Boca De Lupo, Ruby Slippers, The Firehall Arts Centre, Vertigo Theatre (Calgary).  With a string of celebrated solo shows to her credit (including bANGER, Goggles, Porno Death Cult, I can't remember the word for I can't remember, Body Parts, Pants), multidisciplinary collaborations, commissions and boundary bending ensemble creations Tara's work is celebrated both nationally and internationally.  Tara is known for her unique and dynamic hybrid of dance, comedy and theatre. She is sought after for creating innovative movement for theatre and has performed her full length solos and ensemble works around the world (highlights: DanceBase/Edinburgh, South Bank Centre/London, On the Boards/Seattle USA, High Performance Rodeo/Calgary etc.). Recent works include a collaboration with Italian dance/performance artist Silvia Gribaudi, empty.swimming.pool, (Castiglioncello, Bassano, Victoria and Vancouver), ensemble creation, how to be,  which premiered at The Cultch, and her solo I can't remember the word for I can't remember, toured widely, and her newest solo Body Parts has been made into a stunning film which is currently touring virtually. Tara lives on the unceded Coast Salish territories with her partner composer Marc Stewart and their child.

Mon Schafter, the Content Lead of ABC Queer, speaks about their podcast 'Innies and Outies', the visibility of non-binary people in Australia, and how to media can better serve LGBTQIA+ communities. The podcast brings you fascinating stories from diverse LGBTQIA+ Australians about coming out or staying in, and is available to listen to on all streaming platforms. //Rebeckah Loveday, founding member of Trans Sisters United and organiser of Trans Pride March Melbourne, speaks on the upcoming march and the process of organising it. //LOCAL EVENTSTrans Pride March Melbourne -- Sun Nov 13, 12pm at the State Library, kick off Trans Awareness Week by coming along to Victoria's first ever trans pride march. Hear from 15 inspiring speakers and relish in trans joy! LGBTQIA+ community and allies welcome. Check out FB event here. Instagram here. An Evening with Trans Elders -- Fri Nov 18, 5pm at Palace of Magnificent Experiences, 267 Swan St, Richmond. Hear from four trans elders as they share their life stories and journeys. Performances by Miss Cairo. Free entry for TWOC and First Nations. Check out FB event here. SONGS PLAYEDEveryone's Waiting by Missy HigginsFlicker by Keelan MakTalia by King PrincessHawaiian Party by Cub SportTreat Me Like a Slut by Kim Petras

Hey!!!! Welcome, Welcome, Welcome To BLACK TO THE FUTURE PODCAST! We are so pleased you could join us here today! On this podcast we will discussing various topics through a Black, Queer, Feminist Lens. Our goal is elevate, educate, and empower those of us in the Black Queer community, and also to help our supporters and allies to become more knowledgeable about what we need as far as support! SURPRISE!! It's a bonus episode before our 100th!! On this episode, the podcast continues with its BRAND NEW SEGMENT!! ✨The Kiki Katch-Up✨ We didn't get a chance to do one last month, so we decided to squeeze it in right here! Xay Dé is joined by her favorite person to hate -@dexter_lorde These two talk about RIHANNA!!! She is BAAAACCCCCKKKKKK!!! We can't wait to see what is going to happen!! In addition to that, they talk about the past with their growing up and discovering their Queer/Trans identities, and how to protect yourself out in the world when it comes to HIV. But most importantly they talk about SEX!

Genderful is a weekly talk show about Gender featuring nonbinary and trans guests hosted by GenderMeowster (they/them), a nonbinary Twitch streamer, YouTuber, Podcaster, and more! Topic: Queer/Trans Weddings Guest Speakers: Carly Miller (they/them) -Social Media: “Magical Weddings By Carly” Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/magicalweddingsbycarly/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@magicalweddingsbycarly?_t=8UrnPimri7n&_r=1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carlyjanemiller Originally streamed on Twitch: 8/15/22 Theme song by @Mattcherne at https://www.chernebeats.com/ Please contact Gender Meowster on Discord if you are nonbinary or trans and interested in being a guest on the show. Computerized (imperfect) transcript of this episode on Descript: https://share.descript.com/view/f7xMdjWDVCk Please support independent queer content creators by signing up for our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenderMeowster?fan_landing=true For all other links, please head over to Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/gendermeowster For simplified Podcast and video editing, please consider suporting our channel by using our affiliate link for Descript: https://www.descript.com/?lmref=NaoIoQ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gendermeowster/support

Cleo Madeleine is a researcher, activist, and poet. Cleo's pronouns are she/her, and she is queer, trans, and a woman. Find out what that means to Cleo in this episode. Join us as we briefly go down a rabbit hole of queer history and time, talking about the entanglement of sexuality and gender, linguistic limitations, the intersection of history, language, and identity, what is left out of history, the construct of normativity, levels of activism, and the many ways things can get lost in translation. More on www.fiftyshadesofgender.com/cleo 

Zoë Julian (they/them) is a Black and queer educator and obstetrician-gynecologist. In today's conversation, Zoë and Josie discuss ways for queer, trans, and non-binary People of the Global Majority to find medical care that fully supports them on their fertility journey, and how healthcare providers and community workers can protect and support their queer, trans, and non-binary patients and clients. Read Zoë's article: Community-informed models of perinatal and reproductive health services provision: A justice-centered paradigm toward equity among Black birthing communitiesTake the course Structures & Self: Advancing Equity and Justice in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare.Follow Zoë on Twitter.Donate to Indigenous Women Rising, and National Network of Abortion Funds.

Host Beau Bradley (he/they) welcomes back guest Marty Noel Chenyao (he/him) for his third appearance on BMG, to discuss topics like Transgender health care and considerations post Roe v Wade being overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, current transgender representation in literature, Marty's collection of both writing and photography that can be found on his website www.theantisocialite.com, and much more! The familiar duo chat candidly back and forth about their feelings in today's current world, it's implications on BIPoC and Queer/Trans folks, and then truly dig into queer literature, specifically chatting about nonbinary characters, gender representation, how most stories play to cisgender-heterosexual readers, and how to approach pronouns in a non-cringe way while writing. Marty shares how he crafts his stories, why homophobia and transphobia don't exist in his fiction, and what those conversations look like amongst queer authors and writers.To listen to other BMG Episodes including Marty, check out Season 2 Episode 2, Meet in the Middle with Marty Noel Chenyao, or Season 2 Episode 13, Testosterone is Magic with Marty Noel Chenyao. You can find Marty on social media @the.antisocialite. Don't forget to rate subscribe and follow along for more of your favorite Queer and Trans content we're on most social platforms @beaumygodpod. Check us out at www.beaumygod.com where you can find out more info AND purchase some BMG swag like stickers, hats, and shirts.*episode contains light cursing Sources: 1. The Antisocialite - www.theantisocialite.com 2.  Pure Heroines - https://docdro.id/fa4NkPR 

Chuefeng Yang (she/her) is a queer, transgender HMoob (Hmong) singer-songwriter living in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota. In today's episode, Chuefeng talks with Annie about her experiences coming out as trans in a family with traditional Asian gender norms, sharing her Hmong identity through her music, and how she strives to see people beyond their labels. *Please note that “HMoob” is a newer spelling of “Hmong” that is used to be inclusive of people who speak both HMoob dialects spoken in the US. Sources/Information on HMoob history: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hmong https://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/03/01/10-things-hmong https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/01/30/512449534/how-the-u-s-war-in-laos-was-key-to-the-birth-of-a-military-cia HMoob people in the USA: https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/fact-sheet/asian-americans-hmong-in-the-u-s/ Links to Chuefeng's Music: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJhKp9nx2d7zv9kbdbI1quA https://open.spotify.com/artist/04pXnhIrzbcXMYYtt43e5L https://music.apple.com/us/artist/chuefeng/1510888352 Also be sure to follow Chuefeng on Instagram @chuefengy: https://www.instagram.com/chuefengy/?hl=en “Sort Of” on HBO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul3sh7DUK4w&t=7s --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/annie-prafcke/support

From the grasslands of the Columbia Plateau to the rich valleys west of the Cascade Mountains, There are over 70,000 miles of rivers in Washington state. Rivers are vital to our region's ecosystems, hosting a wide diversity of living things in their waters and along their banks – our beautiful state would not be what it is without our waterways. How might we better understand rivers and ensure their vitality now, and in the future? According to queer-trans-feminist river scientist Cleo Wölfle Hazard, the key to our rivers' futures requires centering the values of justice, sovereignty, and dynamism. Wölfle Hazard's new book, Underflow: Queer Trans Ecologies and River Justice, meets at the intersection of river sciences, queer and trans theory, and environmental justice, and explores river cultures and politics at five sites of water conflict and restoration in California, Oregon, and Washington. Incorporating work with salmon, beaver, and floodplain recovery projects, Wölfle Hazard weaved narratives about innovative field research practices with a queer and trans focus on love and grief for rivers and fish. Wölfle Hazard framed the book with the concept of underflows — important, but unseen parts of a river's flow that seep down through the soil or rise up from aquifers deep underground. Wölfle Hazard explained that there are underflows in river cultures, sciences, and politics, too, where Native nations and marginalized communities fight to protect rivers. In discussion with UW associate professor Stephanie Clare, Wölfle Hazard described why rivers matter for queer and trans life and how science can disrupt settler colonialism. Cleo Wölfle Hazard (he/him, ze/hir, they/them) is assistant professor in the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs at the University of Washington, coauthor of Thirsty for Justice: A People's Blueprint for California Water, and coeditor of Dam Nation: Dispatches from the Water Underground. Stephanie Clare is an Associate Professor of English and the author of Earthly Encounters: Sensation, Feminist Theory, and the Anthropocene (SUNY Press 2019). Their writing in feminist and queer studies has appeared in GLQ, Signs, Social Text, and differences, and they are currently writing a second monograph: Non-Binary/Woman: An Auto-Theory. Buy the Book: Underflows: Queer Trans Ecologies And River Justice from University Book Store  Presented by Town Hall Seattle. To become a member or make a donation click here. 

THE HOT GIRL'S GUIDE TO FEMINISM 2 | Welcome back to our mini series all about feminism! Indi is here this week to take you through a very special edition of The Hot Girl's Guide To Feminism. She's gonna break down gender theory for you all and the ways in which gender is a social construct rather than an essentialist aspect of our identity by drawing on gender theorists such as Judith Butler & Simone de Beauvoir. In the second half of the mini ep it's all about Queer Theory and Transfeminism. From its grassroots beginnings with Trans pioneer Emi Koyama to the deconstruction of queerness altogether. You won't wanna miss this ep! Follow us on socials:HGT Instagram: @hotgirlstheoryHGT Twitter: /hotgirlstheoryHGT TikTok: @hgtpodcastAsh's Instagram: @ashleighxoroseIndi's Instagram: @fueledbyindiCheck out our brand new website HERE!Support the show:BUY US A COFFEE Donations from $5 (AUD) via this linkBECOME A PATRON Sign up from $3 (AUD) a monthRate us on Apple Podcasts & SpotifyArtwork by Kaila, @whinemum on InstagramMusic in this episode from Epidemic Sound:Mimmi Bangoura - So I ChangedSara, The Illstrumentalist - Cotton Candy FlavouredSara, The Illstrumentalist - Q Bounce Cushy - Midnight DiscoDJ DENZ The Rooster - Find Your Own WayTheme Music:King Sis - My/Your PlaceChapters:0:06 - Intro & Acknowledgement of Country0:50 - Plugs2:05 - Main Topic Intro3:30 - Gender Theorisation 10111:35 - Queer Theory & Transfeminism18:05 - Book Recs18:40 - Outro

A brand new Seattle music fest launches this weekend, to kick off LGBTQ Pride month.

Kris Henry (they/them/theirs) is a radical Jamaican nonbinary creative, an Obeah enby, and an Aborisha in the Lukumì tradition. Kris creates art in many forms—centering their twerk as a spiritual safe space for Black queer, trans and intersex folx. They seek to create authentically empowering, ancestrally connected healing experiences that bring a sense of agency and sovereignty back to the historically marginalized from the inside out. Kris’ first published project is a collection of poetry titled “Love LETTERS”, and their second project, Warri(O)racle, is an online chapbook. Their latest creative baby is The Spiritual Abolitionist Oracle Deck: a radical, Black and queer centered divination tool to affirm the spiritual safety and wellness of Black queer, trans and intersex folx. You can find their projects at www.thespiritualabolitionist.com and follow them on Instagram @kriswithakcreates and @thespiritualabolitionist to see what they’re up to next.This episode we explore:Connecting with your ancestors and trancestorsHonoring our queer ancestors with visibilityGender in the spirit worldProtecting your spiritual energyThis episode is too good to keep all to yourself.Hello. Welcome to another episode of body liberation for all. I'm your host, Dalia Kinsey your Black, queer, holistic registered dietitian and the author of Decolonizing Wellness A QTBIPOC-Centered Guide to Escape the Diet Trap, Heal Your Self-Image, and Achieve Body Liberation.Like I've covered on the show before and like I covered the book, healing, growth, there's no end to it. If you are a curious person, if you are a person who's really interested in being as free as possible, you know there is no end point. As soon as you dig in deep and heal one area of your life, another layer appears. It's never over.And something that I have been working on a lot lately is my relationship with spirituality and my reluctance to openly talk about the spiritual traditions that I feel most closely tied to and realizing that I have been socialized/ colonized to normalize Christian beliefs and to not think it's strange when someone believes wholeheartedly in the rapture or in the second coming of Christ, all of that seems perfectly normal. And all the time in the United States, you see people who are professionals, who are academics, blending their Christian belief systemand the work that they do all the time, you see therapists doing their work through a Christian lens. And I don't often find people criticizing that, but that may also be because I'm in Georgia.That said I've been taking a closer look at my reluctance to dig in, to traditional African spirituality in a public way and questioning why do I think that people may see me as less professional if I openly share my spiritual beliefs?What are the assumptions that I'm making? What are the assumptions that I have internalized that make it seem complex to me, to both be a person who believes in science and a person who believes in ancestor veneration? Why does it seem like those two things don't go together? Where does that come from? And what can I do to uproot those beliefs from my own consciousness?So, this conversation is coming from a bit of a vulnerable place because it's something I'm still working through. And I know that at some point I'll face that challenge of not feeling compelled to defend my spiritual beliefs or to counter. Any ignorant statements that imply the ancestor veneration is somehow more primitive than Christianity or somehow less logical than Christianity.Now for any of the atheist fam that's listening. I am sure that it all seems maybe about the same level of illogical. But I will say you were warned that my approach is holistic mind, body, spirit.And this episode, we're leaning heavily into the spirit aspect of that. I do think it is very important for your wellness to have a view to have a belief system that supports who you are as a full person.One of the things that is most nourishing about the traditions I've been exploring lately is that they don't have an element of proselytization. So, you are free to believe whatever affirms you and whatever feels good for you. And that doesn't affect me, and it doesn't have to affect my belief system.That is an enormous departure from the form of Christianity that I practiced in my youth. But it is a deeply liberating approach to spirituality. So, there's room for everyone. And if you already know in your gut, this episode is not for you.Then I'll see you on the 15th. Today am joined by Kris Henry.Kris is a spiritualist and they identify as an Obeah enby and an Aborisha in the Lukumi tradition. So, a lot of the insights that Kris brings us today are coming through that lens. You have to check out their site, www.thespiritualabolitionist.com If you don't immediately fall in love when you see them using twerk in place of work throughout the branding of the site and centering Black queer trans and intersex folks, I don't understand you. They are a fascinating person their book of poetry, entitled love letters, I absolutely love, and I've gotten so much value out of there oracle deck. I love using oracle decks, tarot decks as journaling prompts so that I can really connect to my own will whenever I'm at a crossroads.I've started working with Kris myself and the more I honor ancestral practices, the more empowered I feel in the present tense.I deeply resonate with their goal to create authentically empowering ancestrally connected healing practices that bring a sense of agency and sovereignty back to the historically marginalized from the inside out. Doesn't that just hit you in the heart? Their work is beautiful. This conversation was lovely.Let's get into itBody Liberation for All ThemeYeah. They might try to put you in a box, tell them that you don't accept when the world is tripping out tell them that you love yourself. Hey, Hey, smile on them live your life just like you like it is.It’s your party negativity is not invited. For my queer folks, for my trans, people of color, let your voice be heard. Look in the mirror and say that it's time to put me first. You born to win. Head up high with confidence.  This show is for everyone. So, I thank you for tuning in. Let's go.Dalia: Thanks for coming on the show today, Kris.Kris: Thank you for having me.Dalia: I'm so excited.I got my oracle card deck. So originally this is how we met. I saw you posted something on Facebook about your deck pre-sales being ready to go live and what really just grabbed my attention was that it's specifically from the perspective of a queer nonbinary Black person. And how many times is that even an option? Because I know even when I was just looking for a tarot deck or an oracle deck actually made by a Black person, I couldn't find, but a few. And there were others out there where they had Black characters depicted on the card, but it was clearly like exactly the same images from something else.I don't know if you've ever tried to buy a Black Santa, but anybody who has knows the struggle. So sometimes you'll find a quote unquote, Black Santa, but it is the white Santa who's been painted. And sometimes it even has the audacity to chip before Christmas is over. So, it was the same thing. Some of these, I was like, all y'all did was paint these same characters, Black or even worse.I saw a couple from non-Black artists. And it was their concept of Blackness, which we'll just say it was off. It wasn't, it wasn't accurate. So anyway,Kris: Hashtag problematicDalia: Thank you! Then I actually saw you promoting your own art. I was just fascinated. So, I would love to hear about your journey into spiritualism and how you got to the point that you created this for the rest of us, who've been dying to have something exactly like this.Kris: Oh my gosh, you don't even know how many back flips my heart just did that you said that because, I mean, I felt the same way to be totally honest with you.I was looking for a deck that really resonated with me. And I was like, I don't want to feel like a part of me is left out. Like, this is very like cis- het in premise, even though it's Black or this is non-Black, but it's queer kind of thing. And yeah, so that really just warmed my heart. I just had to say, thank you.Thank you for that. So, my journey into spiritualism, well, I was like a very devout Christian when I was in high school and nobody made me go to church or anything. I think like some part of me just knew I needed something spiritual in my life. And then in college I started having like a crisis of faith and just started really questioning a lot of things about the foundations of Christianity.So I was in more of a place where I was like, I don't know what I believe. But in that time, my father's mother passed, and I started seeing and hearing her. And that was my introduction into ancestors, I would say. And that's probably the foundation of where like all my other connections with different spirits and energies and stuff really started.Dalia: How did you feel when that first happened? Because I know me growing up in a, I was made to go to church, so difference there, and there was always a lot of fear around anything that had to do with the dead. At least what I was told was that if you think you heard a deceased, loved one, it's a demon pretending to be them.So, I would have been alarmed, had that happen to me. But what was your experience?Kris: I think what this really came down to is that I was blessed to have relationships with both of my grandmothers while they were alive. So, it was like, I knew their energies. Both of them, like when they passed, I knew it was, they knew it was me kind of thing.And like right before my grandma passed a few months earlier, when we kind of found out that she wasn't going to make it and they were like, just take her home so she can be comfortable for however long she has left kind of thing. She started saying something very like random to me about like asking me what size shoe I wear.And she was like, I just have a feeling you're going to have to wear my shoes. But she was like this hardcore prayer warrior. And there were so many things that she used to do that I didn't understand as a kid, or I thought like, she's just really, really into this and not quite as much as me kind of thing.And, but it's like, they're really like some foundations for spiritual ism and that side of my family, despite being very devoutly, Christian, they're very superstitious about things that kind of let me know. There was other things that folks started hiding in Christianity on that side of my family. So, I think between those two things, I just knew it was her.I literally felt it in the moment that she let go of her existence in this life. And I felt her come to me and then I just started feeling her. It'd be like, grab this while you're at the store. And I would need it like six months later and stuff like that. And then eventually she was like, I need you to make me, she didn't describe it as an altar.Other people call them alters, but she described it as a landing pad. She was like, I need you to make me a landing pad. I need to introduce you some other ancestors. And so that was how she basically taught me how to make an altar. And so I'm spirit taught in a lot of the things that I do, like different spirits, just kind of introduce themselves to me cause they know that like I won't get freaked out and I kind of, you know how to communicate and learn them.I think the foundation of that is that I knew her while she was alive. And so, it was like, I got to be in her energy while she was alive. And I knew it was her when she passed. Yeah.Dalia: That really resonates the idea that even in families that have become very deeply interested in Christianity or that's the only religious practice they associate with that doesn't mean that all of the old spiritual practices are gone.And it's something that I've seen pop up a lot of places, the accusation or the false idea that Black Americans who are descendants of enslaved people have no culture because slavery interrupted all of that. And somehow, we just magically became nothing but property. And there are even some Black Americans who believe that, like we have nothing, but it's not true.It may be took different forms and our culture has evolved to be something that you don't find on the continent. It has become something else, but at no point, did we become culture free or spirituality free and only have the option of what, you know, your oppressor offered you. It always becomes some kind of hybrid version of what we were before and who we are now.So, I've been reading more about hoodoo and how you can see a lot of practices you see, and who do come from specific indigenous practices that people might still practice a little bit in Africa, not as much because colonization also affected people's relationship with indigenous religions there, but you can see that people were brought here and then became like an amalgamation of all the different religious practices.It wasn't coming from one specific area. So, it becomes a reflection of the diaspora and you find it everywhere. You just don't always recognize where it came from.Kris: Exactly. And that was what I would actually go to say that that applies to Black people globally. Cause my family is actually Jamaican. And I like work with Christian spirits, but I also practice Obeah and those two things are treated like they're totally different.And Obeah is still like illegal because it's associated with curses and hexes, but people don't know that a lot of those laws came from when Obeah men were giving slaves poison to poison their masters and were giving slaves or enslaved people, rather because I'm like reprogramming that one in my brain.But we're giving them tokens for a courage to rebel and things like that. Because before that white people were still going to Obeah men in Jamaica too. So, it was just like, but it's different when you start using this stuff to mess with their systems. Right? So that's where a lot of like the witchcraft laws aroundreally began. It's like rooted in this tradition of rebellion. And I don't know, it just never felt mutually exclusive for me because both of my grandmas were Christians. And so, it's like, despite the fact that Obeah is really what connects me to my ancestors and through my ancestors connects me to a lot of other stuff.It's like, I know that like a lot of Christian spirits have my back because my grandmother is prayed over me, like to them tooDalia: So, some of these other spirits are not deceased blood relatives. They could be spirits who have been looking out for your family for a while.Kris: Exactly. And that's the thing for a lot of Black people globally like that.I really try to impart is that. You can be the one who is restoring some tradition from 600 years ago and developing a new way of relating to this spirit that could just recognize like, oh, hey, you know, you're a descendant of this like bloodline that I have like a pact with or whatever. So as a lot of people are really waking up to these things, you know, a lot of these spirits are like, oh, you might actually be open to be in the one I can talk to you now.Dalia: Now when it comes to that, was there a recognizable alter in hindsight, in your grandma's house?The one who said she needed a landing pad; did she have one?Kris: So, both of my grandmothers had like these just different like display case things with everybody's funeral programs or like a wall wave and yeah, one time actually, when my mom on. On my mom's side, she basically says like, yeah, I like to keep everybody's programs.Cause my mom used to do it. Like, and one time she saw my altar and she totally rearranged it somewhere else. She like brought me something and she didn't go, this was my author. She was just like, well, I just saw you had this right here. And I thought it made sense to do it like this. And she completely like perfectly made an altar and she knows nothing about that stuff just from seeing it so many times without a name though.Dalia: That's so interesting because I never thought about that saving the programs. And that is so interesting. Yes, absolutely. I have a ton of relatives who do that, who feel very Christian and that's all they are, but like my mother is half Jamaican and half Cuban and I know just, they worked so hard to break people away from their traditional ways that feels like even in the family members, there is this fear around all things that aren't recognizable as part of Catholicism or part of another branch of Christianity. Even the family members that, you know, in Cuba, the mixing of Santeria and Catholicism,but then some people are like, oh no. Even if their neighbors and the rest of the town says, this is normal, and this is what we do here. So have you had any tension like that with anybody in the family or you've been able to just stay focused on what you knew was right? And you were affirmed by your two grandmas?Kris: Yeah, it's definitely more so the second one, I like. I don't know that I've really been like super close to a whole bunch of my family. Like, as I just got older, because I was just more so in community where I was, and my family didn't necessarily live near me, you know? So, I wouldn't necessarily be the person who was like traveling across the country for a bunch of family events.So, in that way, it's like, I mean, if somebody does have a problem with me, they probably just keep their distance. And I don't know, but the family members that I'm close to are all really, really cool about it, but also just because they know me as a person. So, it's like, nobody's looking at me like, oh, Kris is just evil.Dalia: That's a blessing in itself. You don't need that extra, heat from family.Kris: Yeah. And so, I don't know. I feel like if I have a feeling like somebody does feel like that, I just kind of keep my distance from them. And I do think internally I had to work, lose some things like both with my queerness and with my spirituality on that front.But over time, like my sister burns ancestor money now she'll hit me up. Like, what should I do to like, thank the ancestor because this money burns has just brought in some clients, like what's going on.And I had a cousin hit me up one time was like, what's this aura cleanse business about?Definitely some of like my family's minds have open or they felt led into just trying some stuff and seeing how they can work their realities and things based off seeing me. So that's been really good.Dalia: I love that, like you said, other ancestors or other spirits in general might recognize that you are the entry point into helping the family reclaim old practices, but then it also seems like living family may recognize you are the entry point to reconnecting to something that they've lost.Kris: Wow. I hadn't really thought about it like that, but yeah.Dalia: With the queerness, when did that come into your awareness? So, you were voluntarily, actively experiencing spirituality in high school, through a Christian Church where you aware of your queerness then, or were you in a church where that wasn't a problem.Kris: So, I don't think I was really aware of my queerness in high school, at least not like consciously. I think I became aware of my friend sometime in college around my junior year of college, I would say when I was just like dating more and hoeing more so, and senior year was my first queer relationship and we were together for a little while.And so, when it became like, just kind of clear that that was serious, that I wasn't like experimenting, I was really embracing like, no, I can just, I'm like just queer, you know, I can, I can have really queer relationships. At that point, I was like, all right, well, I'm gonna have to tell my family.They, cause I'm not like I'm obviously not going to like hide my relationships and stuff like that. Like that was just my mentality at that time was just, well, if like where there's going to be some problems, we might as well just find out now, you know? But I don't think anybody was really like actively homophobic or at least not like intentionally, because I do come from a Jamaican family.Like my mom sometimes will say like really insensitive stuff and I'll be like, Ooh, that was like really hurtful. But in hindsight, I can see like, she's trying, you know, she was trying, but there's like a cultural learning curve and stuff. And she wouldn't like, when I learned how to just communicate, like this hurts me, she would adjust her behavior rather than being like super reactive.So even looking back with that, like things where I would've been like, yeah, I was dealing with homophobia and stuff from my family, it was more like from a place of ignorance, it wasn't from a place of like malice or like anybody was going to disown me or anything like that, you know? And so, yeah. And then when I came out as non-binary, that was in 2019.So that was more recently that I came out to myself and then like to my family and stuff. Oh, it was a lot harder with my pronouns. Dalia: Oh my goodness. The struggle is real. How, what was that process like for you? Because I feel like in hindsight, so I was born in 81. I'm going to be 40 this year.And so, we didn't have a lot of language that we have now in English. And its weird how language can kind of bind you. It's hard to conceive of a concept that doesn't exist in your language, but at the same time, this is the colonizer's language. Unfortunately, I don't have access to any of my ancestors’ indigenous languages, even though I speak Spanish because of my Cuban ancestry.Again, that's another colonizers language. So, I'm sure there was more room and gender wasn't as binary and some of these languages, because I know culturally the binary was not a thing in a lot of the cultures that we are linked to by blood, but for me, even trying to express, I knew I was never hyper femme. I always hated hyper fem things, but then I also thought, well, what part of this is just how we're socialized to think about femininity?And for a while, it was just like, well, I'm just a bunchy woman, but then in relationships with women, they were like, hmmm, you're absolutely not that. And then I'm like, oh, I'm an aggressive femme. Just trying to find the language and then trying to find which pronouns are mine, it's been such a journey. I find sometimes I'll even mis-gender myself, but lately what's been feeling right is no pronouns at all. And my mother growing up, even though she, her are her pronouns, she was always told us you never use someone's pronouns while they're in the room. Like, if I would say her talking about my mother, she would pop me in the head, not like super hard, but like, I'm right here.I'm your mother. I'm right here. Don't talk about me like I'm not here. And she said that it was a Jamaican thing, but I have not heard that consistently.I'm like, is it, where does that come from? Have you heard that before? Like being a thing, that even cis people say don't use pronouns while I'm standing right here?Kris: No, not in my family, but I'm so intrigued when I hear stuff like that, because it does sound like indigenous in nature.Dalia: It's weird. And then I mentioned it just someone else trying to explain, I don't use any pronouns at all, but some people, mostly straight people have been reading no pronouns as hostile to LGBTQIA+ people, but I'd heard other people saying it too.So I don't know I'm in like this weird place of like didn't we always know we were non-binary, but we just weren't using the word non-binary and isn't that just a big ass umbrella. And that's why so many of us are like, am I in the right place? Cause it's like such a big room.Kris: Exactly. Yeah. I because I think if I had the language, I probably would've started going by.Non-binary when I started going by Kris when I was 12, because I didn't have language for it, but I was like, it just sounds less like a girl's name, you know? Cause like my birth name was Kristen and so my family would call me Kristin, but everybody else in my life had called me Kris since that age, you know?And so it was like, I was thinking about it. I was like, if I would've had the language back then that probably would have been the moment that I would have been like, yeah, no, this is it's because this is like who I am and just feeling very much outside of a lot of the language and almost feeling like I existed just outside of a lot of people's concepts of what masculine feminine are and like, and I think that's divine.You know, and I think my connections with all these different spirits and all these different realms has just continued to affirm that. Like when you really start seeing the vast variety of realms that there are, it makes sense. How many of us are probably connected to all of these realms that are really just figuring out a new way to exist and new ways to express ourselves.But you're also not the first person ever I've known who doesn't use any pronouns and is just like, I know two people who just use their first initials and they're like, my pronouns are K you know.Dalia: That gives me an idea, that actually is really helpful. It can be hard for people to get used to it, not because they're trying to be difficult. It's just a bigger shift than them accepting your queerness and learning how to not be offensive to you, but asking people to use the correct pronouns when that's just not how the language has worked in their experience up until now. It's a struggle.So then when you ask somebody don't use any pronouns at all, they feel like they're saying your name entirely too much in a sentence. It feels very strange to them.Kris: Oh goodness. That's wild. Yeah. I think like, I'm just, I just know so many different queer people that I'm not programmed to just assume anything about anybody.So I'm very much like when somebody tells me, like, if somebody was like refer to me as it, I'm like, okay, that's just, you, you know,Dalia: It's not a problem with queer people because when people use Neo pronouns, I'm just like, okay, okay. I write it down. I put it next to their name in my phone and I get it. And I know to look at it again before we start talking so that I will use the correct ones.It's not that hard.Kris: Exactly. So, I think like being in community, you kind of learn to let people tell you who they are, rather than assuming anything about them. So it didn't like strike me as anything when I saw no pronouns. So I was just like, all right.Dalia: You see this is why spending time in community is so crucial. I really want to know more about when you look back, even thinking about your ancestors and the gendered language around like, oh, that was your great, great grandma, but was it, we don't know. You didn't meet, like we don't really know. Have you had any epiphanies that specific people have brought to you or once people get out of their physical body, is there less attachment to things like that?Because spirit never has a gender, right? At least that's what I thought that spirit is always gender free.Kris: Because this is a freewill universe. They can take on like any like forms and fashions that they want. That's why, like, even with our Orisha, you'll have different paths, like there's different lifetimes of them that will look different and we're different.And just because multidimensionality is a very real thing when it comes to spirits. And a lot of like, just the fact that energy does recycle in all these different ways. So you will have a lot of gender neutral entities that are like, I'm just like a universal energy. Like I don't, but then you will also have like goddesses or, you know, who are just like, no, I like really lean into what we would say is femininity now. But even within the, like, you've seen the deck, like I really break down how, like, these things are really formless energy concepts that can manifest in different ways. So there's no way to define it except to connect to it for yourself and decide what proportion of that you resonate with, you know?Just like, there's all different types of like identities that humans are realizing that we have it's very similar for spirits.Dalia: Interesting, because I had assumed that, especially when we're here in the west, a lot of times you're always dealing with some kind of male cis-gender God.I started to think it was always a projection that humans are putting on spirit, this gendered thing. But I never thought about, you know, the spirit itself or himself or herself may decide. This is the energy that I want to put out there. And then people pick up on that energy and understand this is a goddess, or this is just spirit with no gender.Kris: Right. And sometimes like, just depending on where your conception is, spirits won't necessarily have attachments to being seen a certain way. So if they have to take on a certain form to be comprehensible, then that's what they'll do. Like there's this one Veda where Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita where Krishna shows somebody Krishna’s universal form and it freaked the person out.Like the whole thing is like, I went through wonder, I went through total fear.... and then Krishna turned back into like a humanoid thing. So yeah that's like what I really look like. And you just aren't ready.Dalia: I wonder if that's why, so a while ago I got a reading, an ancestor reading. I was under the impression maybe something broke down in communication, but I thought that my ancestors were going to be, making bold, visible moves within a certain timeframe and that it didn't happen.But then when I went back for a follow-up reading, the person that had the reading, when they said, I think it's you, you are not ready and they know you're not ready and they're not here to freak anybody out. They know that if you really start hearing them and seeing them, you're going to have a little meltdown, even though you keep saying, show yourself, show yourself.They're like, ummmm, but you're not ready. So that all makes sense.Kris: Yeah, absolutely. Cause my spirits definitely know there's only certain times that I can deal with visuals. Other times it's like do not just pop up in the corner of my eye when I just woke up. Y'all like, don't do that. I don't have a problem with hearing anybody like that for some reason, that just never really freaked me out. So I'm like send a sound like before you send an image, if you see like I'm doing any meditation, I can look at you.Dalia: I love the idea of being able to set boundaries even with non-human entities.,Kris: You have to, or they'll run your life. Like they'll get away with as much as you let them get away with, but then you also have some, like, that's why I think ancestors, it's really important to connect with them before you start connecting with other entities because you are them.So they really understand your human limits a lot more than other spirits. Like some of them, it's not that they don't care, but they don't exist in this body. So they don't understand that you're tired unless you just say like, Hey, not right now, like I'm tired. Or if you're like, they don't come at me like that, like this is not a productive way to communicate.Like, okay, I understand that this is urgent, but you can't do this right now. This is hurting my ears. Like that kind of thing. You know?Dalia: How do you make sure that you specifically stick to your ancestors? Is it just by asking that only they come through or are there tools you would stay away from.Is that your experience? Are there certain tools we should save for later or save for never?Kris: So tricksters will definitely like, especially if the spirit doesn't recognize you. So it's if you haven't been initiated into something and you're like, oh, I'm just going to light this candle and summon and so-and-so and tricksters there definitely will be like, well, s**t, I'm just gonna answer cause like so-and-so's obviously not coming.Cause you don't know what you're doing. And they will just come and talk to you, like give me attention, give me energy. I think, well, number one, like either starting with somebody that you knew in life or somebody that you just heard a lot of stories about when it comes to ancestors and letting them be your entryway into other ancestors.And when it comes to branching out into other spirits, like, because when spirits realize you can hear them, a lot of different things, we'll just kind of like try to flood you sometimes. And so you do have to know how to say no . When I feel like somebody, I like haven't like consciously interacted with before it's coming.The first thing that I do is like ask, do you mean me my highest good. And if the answer is at all shaky, cause like a trickster will try to lie, but you can kind of feel, it feels like when a person's lying a little bit, you know, like there's just something shaky. You didn't know how to answer that directly.But then when I get a really direct response, the responses like, yes, like obviously like then it's like, okay, so now we can like talk.Dalia: That's really helpful. Do you, in your experience, does everyone who passes, like if you're thinking of a close relative that died, but in life they were super, super Christian and all they ever envisioned was going straight to heaven no in-between is everybody available to be called out to, or are there some people that based on what they said when you knew them.They probably have moved on and they can't hear you anymore.Kris: It really depends. Some ancestors are earth bound. Like for some reason they just couldn't cross over. They can't let go. And some really didn't have something just deeply unhealed in them. That just still plagues them as a spirit.So different situational things like that will affect even if you say like, let me speak with my honorable ancestors or my righteous ancestors, then like certain ancestors, aren't going to be able to answer that. And that is how you want to start. You don't want to start with like your unhealed ancestors giving you a bunch of discouraging advice. I think one thing when people talk about this separation though, is that eventually you can reach a point where you can do healing work with those ancestors, but you really have to have a solid foundation with the ones who mean you your highest good first, you know, so that like you can really see that distinction and know the kind of healing work that you're doing.Because a lot of the things with your unhealed ancestors are also unhealed in you. So that's a very vulnerable thing.Dalia: Can you help them do healing without directly interacting with them? If you do your own healing work does that go backwards, and forwards like with your other relatives?Kris: Yeah. I think anytime anybody heals themselves, it heals around and backwards and forwards.The present is in conversation with all things, whatever current present you're choosing is in conversation with alternate realities, it's in conversation with the future and it's in conversation with the past. And so, yeah, you can definitely do things to elevate ancestors who need elevating and help bring them peace, but you need to be in a solid place and have a solid, hold on those things within yourself first, you know?Dalia: Yeah. That makes a lot of sense to me. I've been thinking a lot lately about, well, not lately, probably like forever about intergenerational trauma and how it physically is passed on to you through DNA. But then also wondering if sometimes if you feel like a high level of rage or just general being super, super high strung in a way that indicates you're a descendant of survivors of trauma, but also could be that you're still feeling their energy and all this unresolved rage that they died with because they were subjected to countless injustices and just all the disappointment you can even imagine.If you get to a point where you're spending your time in silence and you feel like your nervous system is less agitated all the time, would that also be going out to them or does that not necessarily mean anything's happened beyond you?Kris: Oh, it absolutely does. Like, your DNA is like a continuation of that, you know?And so yeah, the intergenerational healing definitely does impact the experiences of intergenerational trauma, because it starts activating the things that the trauma deactivated within the bloodline too, you know, like these connections with all these other spirits. That's why sometimes when you move through something that does take up a whole lot of weight, because trauma is like a really heavy energy, wherever you experience it.Right. And when you clear that it makes room for like a whole lot of subtle energy that was once there before, you know.I think you said something earlier about like ancestors who conceptualize gender differently that I wanted to touch on because a lot of the people will say it was the great mothers were the original humans, but they like it when I say the great ancestors, because so many of them did not resonate with womanhood.Like there were trans men, they were folks who in today's terms would identify as non-binary. And that's why like Black queer trans and intersex folks do have like a lot of unseen forces that are so in supportive us, like being visible and being out.Dalia: That makes me wonder too, when you spoke about ancestors that are invested in the wellbeing of your family, not because you're blood relatives, but because they had a commitment with your blood line.I immediately thought that this could also be like folks who never decided to have children of their own or couldn't for whatever reason also being part of our extended family. Family isn't just blood family in this life or in any other.Kris: Yeah, absolutely. And that's where like the whole concept of trancestors comes from too.Like a lot ofDalia: Ohhh tell me about that I haven't heard that.Kris: I feel like my first trancestors were Monte Carlo and Keywan they pass they were really like really integral in the Atlanta community. But they were two of the first, like people who had passed that my ancestors were like, okay, you have to help them transition.You have to work with them and stuff like that. So I actually bonded with them, in depth and wound up really involved in doing a lot of like death doula work and helping community members like grieve and like sending messages from them and things like that. And it really has deeply connected me to a lot of trancestors who really their family and this life was community, you know?And so they, they look over communities still.Dalia: Oh, wow. That's beautiful. So the things that you offer to the community as a spiritualist, you do death doula work, and you also have created the Oracle deck for us. What are the other things that you do?Kris: I'm also just a deeply creative person, so there's a lot of like just creative stuff that I do as well. I paint, I do poetry. I've been a career spoken word artists. And so I would say that while it's not necessarily my career, it is another deep, part of my calling is to be a creative soul.But the spiritual abolitionist definitely is and the cosmic reparations fund and just making myself available as a universal, spiritual support system for Black queer trans and intersex people who sees them like for who they are, you know? And I think it's deeply meaningful to receive spiritual support and healing protection tools, prosperity tools.Everything in my shop is really geared towards things to make our lives easier, given all the s**t that goes on in this system. So when there was a lot going on with police action against Black people, I dropped the f**k around and find out protection blend was like, okay. So if a white person is trying to kill you with the cops clot then went this, you know, like, but then also like when I see people crowdfunding like, oh, Hey, here's some ancestor money burn this as you crowd fund and help manifest more funds for you.You know? The higher love potion, which is like a roll-on oil is like, I see a lot of folks going through stuff emotionally. So this is going to help with calling in your spirits who can help with emotional support, you know so it's deeply rooted. Just everything that I do. I'm open for aura cleanses and for divinations this month as well. The deck really came out of like, I was like, I can't really like divine for everybody all the time, but I think this is literally a way that I can, you know, and when I realized that like that Oracle deck did not exist, that was for like Black queer trans and intersex folks. I was like, all right, well, I need to create, it was basically what spirit was just like, it doesn't exist yet.Cause you didn't make it like you paint, you write you've been a collective channel, what's stopping you they were just like, why haven't you made it already? Dalia: I love that. I love that. And for anybody who doesn't know the difference between tarot and oracle cards, what is the difference to you as someone who actually has made it.Kris: Yeah. So tarot is a regimented system. So even though you'll have them with different themes and using different things to express them, there's still basic things about numbers and the elements and stuff that just applies to tarot and the major Arcana also. And so it's more regimented in that way, you're going to have the same number of cards you're going to have the same archetypes. Oracle decks are a lot more open-ended even in how you can read with them.with this one, they, it went through like several different editing processes kind of, because I was initially gonna like, have a lot more keys and they were just like, why? Just like, like you said, everything you need to say, like stop trying to like rub your nose against the grind stone.Basically.Dalia: When you say it could be read different ways to, how do you recommend somebody use a deck?Kris: So you can pretty much approach it anyway, that was one thing about the reason that I. Went to different primordial, just universal energies but I more so consulted the universal energies who were conscious of marginalization and of the spiritual warfare on the mental and emotional wellbeing of Black queer trans and intersex folks every day, because we're seeing it more.And I started just seeing a lot of things that folks were going to have to be dealing with in the next 10 to 25 years. And it was like, yo, I need the guidance that's really going to help, folks to do the inner work, do the outer work or whatever to be prepared. And a lot of us who can really feel that new ways of existence need to, are going to need to be existing sometime soon.You know, I was like a lot of these oracle decks are very frilly and love and lighty and don't necessarily acknowledge like, no, revolution is coming. It's really here in the spiritual realms, you know?Dalia: Oh, yeah, that resonates so deeply. So much is missing in these mainstream spiritual practices that have hijacked some indigenous traditions and over simplified them.And everything's about 'love and light love and light', and the insinuation is if you really are a spiritual person that you're only aware of positive things, and every time something negative, you know, starts to come toward you, you're just like positive vibes only. And then magically that negative force just poof disappears.We know from living in these Black bodies, that's not a f*****g thing. And that you could be bursting with positive energy and spiritual power and you will still have to deal with whatever the fuckery is of the day, whether that's somebody's homophobia f*****g up your employment situation, or somebody's transphobia f*****g you over, or somebody racism, it really is a thing.So when you just now said it's spiritual warfare, can you talk about that? Because I would love to hear from a spiritual perspective, that's focused on abolition and liberation. What is really going on?Kris: Oh, okay. I'm going to have to like talk about this kind of broadly and you're going to find this getting fucked.So my, my word that I like to use is Babylon for the powers that used to be, I'm just going to say, cause they're really scrambling to hold onto power now. Because I think so many Black people are waking up and kind of realizing when you feel very drained because of a lot of these things, your energy is going somewhere.It's powering things. And so a lot of the times, like when there's like these really subtle stories, these news stories, that these are the ones that everybody's seeing everywhere of, like, like I was telling somebody the other day, I've marched for a lot of people who did not make the news. And now all of a sudden it has to be a news story.And the video footage has to be on your timeline and stuff like that. And just things that like will fundamentally make you feel unsafe and make your spirit feel unsafe in your body. That energy goes somewhere. So that stuff is very much intentional, just like in terms of trying to degrade our mental and emotional wellness to distract us from getting messages about what we need to be doing and ways that we can be prepared and things that we're meant to be doing on this earth right now to deal with this stuff, you know. For a whileI was just like going around doing healing, work with different places in the land where there are a lot of Black American earthbound ancestors who just died in such horrific ways that they're not at peace . And so I would just go out and do healing work. That was where, like the term, the spiritual abolitionist really came from, was it felt like helping free them and free these ancestors that were bound.But those were ritual sacrifices. You see what I'm saying? Like the KKK is a ritualistic group. And so even when those things, like they're deeply embedded in a lot of the folks who are at the top of these corporations and stuff like there's ritual symbolism and things like that, that they're really trying to do to wage war on us all the time, and to keep us blind to our power, you know?But the thing is a lot of us, we are we're master manifesters or we have spirits who are master manifesters like, we have spirits who will make ways for us and stuff like that. And spirits who will give us strength like High John the Conqueror is one that a lot of people will use because he's really big on emotional uplift and on helping you find ways to outwit them and outwit situations and stuff.And so I like, as a shadow seer, I can see like certain like ritualistic things that are going on and are very background when certain things start circulating like that. And so I'll also see like, okay, this will be emotionally manipulating this kind of stuff. So then my channelings will be like, Hey, do this kind of inner healing work, focus on this in this time, you know?To try to send messages from energies that are trying to balance and neutralize and not allow certain outcomes to happen to folks. And so that also definitely went into the creation of the deck was just teaching people how to protect themselves on a small scale when people are throwing crap at you or just evil eye and stuff, but also on a larger scale with the stuff that the state is just doing every day to try to f**k with us, you know?Dalia: I've been hearing lately from almost everybody I know at this point in my life, everybody, they told you on a regular basis is involved in some kind of social justice work in some area, whether it's trying to get equal access to healthcare for fat people, whether it's trying to get people to stop murdering Asian people, everybody's in some kind of liberation work and everyone has been so demoralized lately that at the end of every conversation, it's just like, I guess my new objective is just to survive. Like repeatedly friends, keep saying, when I asked, well, how are you doing? And they know, I don't mean just give me some surface level. I mean, how are you really doing?How are you doing? They're like, well, I'm still alive. And that's about it. Early 2020, it felt like momentum and there was new life into this second wave of the civil rights movement.And then it started to feel like the constant news coverage, became an energy drain. And then you heard even well meaning folks of color saying you can't look away and don't forget their names. And basically if you don't have the strength to keep watching it, like who the f**k do you think you are? I mean, they died.Kris: It's like guilting people into consuming. Especially I dislike it when people do that to Black people and like I'm Black every day, you know?Dalia: Right, right. Do I really have to keep watching something that's going to make me feel like I don't have any energy left to do anything?Kris: And to be honest, I was an organizer before I was a spiritualist. And I think that was one thing that I saw. I was like, I can't help, but feel like the way this is modeled currently, we're not modeled to model wellness and model wellness as an essential part of doing that kind of work, you know, like modeling, having inner peace as an essential part of going to war with things. Because you can't be out of balance and those energies either, or you'll just be popping off and giving your energy to everything and mental health matters.You know, mental health is deeply connected to spiritual health. We had so many ancestral practices that were for mental, spiritual, and emotional health that I feel like are coming back in a lot of these ways. I am prioritizing, like, I've seen a lot of Hoodoo apothecaries with like, anti-anxiety herbs for Black folks, you know, and different stuff like that.I mean, in my opinion, you should be in your liberation work out of love and not obligation. If you are doing what you're doing, because somebody is telling you to feel obligated to it. That's not really coming from your heart. That might not even necessarily be what you are meant to do. I do think they try to condition us to burn ourselves out so that we're not effective.And so that is a large part of what spurred me into becoming a healer and doing aura cleanses and things like that. And helping people release those things at an energy level ,receive these visions from spirit at an energy level, you know, like cultivate that self love on an energy level so that you have like a level of psychic shielding.And you know, when to use that when you're dealing with these things.Dalia: That framing is extremely helpful. Doing the work out of love. From your posts online, you seem very intersectional, but your work is focused on the liberation of queer Black folks, but that doesn't necessarily mean you're elevating the people you're serving above other people, but that's what you were called to do.Kris: Right, I center Black queer trans and intersex folks because there's just such a big question with spiritualists all the time. Is that a safe space for me personally, as a Black queer, trans and intersex person, like, am I going to have to deal with some kind of microaggressive b******t while I'm coming to you for a healing service, you know, It's not that I don't also like do service with cis people. It's not that I don't also, you know, do service with white people. I do, I have a reparations fund and I asked that any white person who benefits from my work contribute to that consistently. Like, so if you are going to take benefit from me as a white person, I need you to be a benefit to my community by sponsoring community healing services and sponsoring products for community members.But I do think it's important as a spiritualist that I do center myself that way to always make it like clear first and foremost to community members who need that heal at work the most like I'm in a safe space for you.Dalia: Yeah. Oh, that makes so much sense to me. Oh my goodness. I'm sure there's like a million other questions I'm going to of later, but...Kris: Do you want me to see if the deck has anything to say?Dalia: Yessss, let's see!Kris: Something just popped out. Dalia: Is that the one that wants to be read?Kris: Yes. So it is the birth key and for people who this is their first time seeing it, they're kind of like flashcards. So there's no books you have to sift through. When you pull a card, it's just going to tell you what it means.The birth key unveils that you can either consciously sit down or get sat down by spirit because you have a new creation to labor into existence. The only thing blocking this creation from coming to you is the fact that you are not honoring your labor and prioritizing your creative baby. Only share your energy with those who can support you in your focus and allow the universe to remove anyone else from your life.Allow spirit to use you in your co-creation process. Creation is spiritual labor surrender fully to this blessing. Focus on your focus and abundance will flow in what follows. Dalia: That might've been specifically for me. I don't know if it's for the conversation. Kris: It’s wild because it's a new moon. Yeah, it was yesterday. So that's manifestation time. So it felt like this feels kind of specific. I don't know. This might be like the perfect astrological time for you to.Dalia: Yeah, sometimes it's ridiculous how many different ways spirit tries to tell me something. And I'm still like, what do I do?I got that message a lot yesterday. And I was like, huh, I don't know. I'm still feeling lost. And now here it is.Kris: Oh, I love that. And I've been loving that with the feedback specifically for Black queer and trans folks about the deck, just like, oh my gosh, it's so straight forward. And that was my goal. I was like, I don't want this to be a super confusing deck.I want it to really just call out the energy so that you can see it like, oh yeah, likeDalia: That's so interesting. There's something about the way that it's written too. And I always, I struggled with this because I felt very disconnected from Black American culture growing up because I was raised in a very white centered church.I didn't get to engage with the music. And the church is such a big part of Black American culture. If you didn't at least get to go as a kid, I feel like you're missing out on a lot of references. There's all kinds of songs you don't know. And then so many of these songs also have messaging that bridges, spiritualism and Christianity.And so I'm always concerned that I won't get it. That something specifically for Black people might just go right over my head. But what I do find is when somebody is more connected to the diaspora in general, and your worldview is expanded because of the queerness and the focus on the trans folks and the intersex folks, that's the language that I understand. Like I maybe wouldn't have understood it if it was written by cis femme Black woman from the US who got to grow up in the church. That she might use language that I'd be like, I don't know the references, but when I've been going through the deck, I find myself asking, why do I feel like these were all written for me?Kris: Yes. And I've heard that from several Black gender expansive folks too, just like this feels really affirming with like language that I can get behind. And that was so the goal I'm so glad.Dalia: Yeah. Thank you so much for making and then modeling for everybody that there's just a lot of stuff that we're here to do, but sometimes you feel like you can't do it because you think there aren't enough people that need it.Like, you know, you could have used it, but you're like, how many of me are there out there more than you think, because people's voices are constantly being suppressed and people are still finding their way to clearly identifying who they are for themselves. Like coming out to yourself first, like you said, as a non-binary person,that is a step. You don't hear people talk about it a lot, but that's like the most important step.Kris: Exactly. And it's a process.Dalia: It doesn't happen just like that.Kris: It's a decolonization process really.Dalia: Yeah.Kris: Just decolonizing your concept of new.Dalia: Wow. That really hits. Where do we go to hear more of this? Where did we go to hear more of what Kris is putting out into the world?Kris: So I have a podcast where I do collective channelings. If it ever seems like s**t is really going to like hit the fan. I dust out my old telepathic hotline with the universe and pull out messages.And that's called The Liberation Station Podcast. you can find me at www.thespiritualabolitionist.com. There you'll find links to the podcast, to my shop, with all my products, including the deck and my art and all my different spiritual tools and the cosmic reparations fund for any white and non-Black folks who have heard this and would like to sponsor healing products and services and emergency funds for community members.All of that can be found on my website. I'm also on Instagram @thespiritualabolitionist and @kriswithakcreates. That's more so like my personal, like splash, just like putting out different creative things that I'm working on. Just for fun for. Yeah, I think that's pretty much everywhere that you can find me dropping my little gems.I try to put out different little like memes and stuff about the, how to handle the astrological weather on my Instagram.Dalia: That's what I feel like is really missing for me. A lot of times they're like a practical approach. There's so much spiritual stuff out there and sometimes it just kind of feels like you're on the receiving end of a fire hose and you're like, well, what should I do right now?Presenting it and in a meme form sounds very digestible.Kris: Yeah, I did a really, I did a really fun one with a living single scene the other day. And I was like, Max equals how I'm going to be this mercury retrograde. And it was a scene where everybody was arguing in the kitchen and Max just walked in and got handed the cookie and got handed a glass of milk and tried to reach for another cookie and just walked out.Dalia: Yeah, this is what we need. This is what we need. Understandable. Something you can internalize. Yeah, we remember Max. I keep seeing all this stuff about the Friends anniversary or reunion or whatever, andKris: you mean white Living Single?Dalia: Thank you. I'm like, oh, that thing that was a derivative form of a show that it just resonates so much more.It's funny because at the time the environment I was in, all I ever saw was Friends. And then I get to watch Living Single, as a binge, as an adult. And I'm like, wow this clearly was first.Kris: I literally can quote every single episode. I'm going to be writing an article at one day where I break down every Friend's episode.That's can you link directly back to a Living Single episode. Stay tuned. Cause that's been in the back of my head cause I grew up in a Friends household too, and I started rewatching it, but I watched living single all the time.Dalia: Yeah. That really says something for anybody who's thinking from an artistic standpoint.Oh, I can't do ... because it's so derivative. But can't you though? Because how successful was Friends? But can't you though? It really depends on who's going to be consuming it in the end.Kris: It's true. So, yeah. Yeah. Yeah.Dalia: Thank you so much for coming on. Yeah, not that we want to encourage or validate the constant theft of Black culture.Kris: I was like white folks that wasn't necessarily for you to go appropriating anything.Dalia: If anything, all what I can say is it was on brand.Kris: So true. So trueDalia: Taking, taking, taking, taking, and what I've been seeing so much lately is how both straight Black American culture and white popular culture is just constantly stealing Black, queer cultural things like left, right and center. A friend was telling me about a show that they're enjoying, but I had decided not to watch it because the news behind the scenes was basically like, hey, there were ancestors who put in a ton of time into ballroom that got passed over vs the person we selected, you know, while they're a person of color, they're very fair skinned and they have straight hair, they're not any of the things that the people who started ballroom are. And while they are queer and I'm definitely not invalidating their queerness. It's different to be queer and not engage with the culture. It's not the same.Kris: With a lot of these celebrities that come out and it's like, okay, wait, you definitely aren't having the same experience as a lot of the rest of us.And you're not in community with all these other queer people in the streets, which is where queerness really developed. Dalia: If you were you’d have known to just sit your ass down. When this opportunity came up, if you actually were an active member of the community, it never would have crossed your mind to take this spot from a trans person with dark skin, who has been doing the damn thing since before you were f*****g born. It never would have entered your consciousness.Kris: We have that issue in academia too, with folks who develop those things in academia, who aren't actually in the streets. And don't actually have respect for a lot of the dark skinned, Black, queer, and trans folks who model these accountability, things that you're now making millions off of books about I'm side eyeing somebody with the initials AMB on that one, because your publishing team is really trying to crush it.There even is a story on that with you not compensating, dark skinned, Black, queer, and trans folks whose essays are the basis for your books. And now you're the authority on transformative justice. Dalia: Alright. Cute. It's amazing when you start to hear about the layers. You suspect there's more b******t, but sometimes you don't know, cause it's not the area you function in.That's really interesting to me and I am pan, bi/pan. Pan feels more right now, but bi is what people said a million years ago because I'm old. But I would never presume that I could lead the way in helping dark skinned trans femme folks, get liberation. If there was a show that was specifically for Black trans femmes, I would never think that that was my spot.Or even if it was something that was supposed to be centered on cis gay Black men, because their lives and their experience of homophobia and transphobia is a million times higher than what I experience when it comes to homophobia because people keep assuming I'm straight. I keep having to tell people I'm not straight and I don't have to worry about somebody throwing a brick at me if I'm holding hands with someone who, as people walk by, they think they see an opposite gender couple, it's not the same. So then why would I try and push myself to the front. Kris: Centering yourself in an experience that you’re not living in the streets. Exactly. And you can so tell, but that's why I feel like it's so important that a lot of us just manifest our own s**t at this point. That's so much of why I try to get people tapped into like getting that spiritual support to manifest in your own s**t. I was a Black queer and trans person. You know,Dalia: We’re going to leave it on that note to manifesting your own s**t everybody.Kris: That's pretty much what the birth key is all about.Dalia: Oh my God. I love that.Oh, isn't Kris, just a breath of fresh air. I would love to hear what your greatest takeaways are from this episode. Supporting members on Substack have access to group posts and that is an excellent place to share. I recently decided that social media was just taking so much more away from me than it was giving and because my energy is needed elsewhere.I just decided to let it all go.Now the best way to connect with me online is on Substack.So, if you want to chat about the episode checkout daliakinsey.substack.com and consider the supporting a member option.Substack makes it super easy for you to share episodes that you love. 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Rivers host vibrant multispecies communities in their waters and along their banks, and, according to queer-trans-feminist river scientist Cleo Wölfle Hazard, their future vitality requires centering the values of justice, sovereignty, and dynamism. At the intersection of river sciences, queer and trans theory, and environmental justice, Underflows: Queer Trans Ecologies and River Justice (U Washington Press, 2022) explores river cultures and politics at five sites of water conflict and restoration in California, Oregon, and Washington. Incorporating work with salmon, beaver, and floodplain recovery projects, Wölfle Hazard weaves narratives about innovative field research practices with an affectively oriented queer and trans focus on love and grief for rivers and fish. Drawing on the idea of underflows--the parts of a river's flow that can't be seen, the underground currents that seep through soil or rise from aquifers through cracks in bedrock--Wölfle Hazard elucidates the underflows in river cultures, sciences, and politics where Native nations and marginalized communities fight to protect rivers. The result is a deeply moving account of why rivers matter for queer and trans life, offering critical insights that point to innovative ways of doing science that disrupt settler colonialism and new visions for justice in river governance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Rivers host vibrant multispecies communities in their waters and along their banks, and, according to queer-trans-feminist river scientist Cleo Wölfle Hazard, their future vitality requires centering the values of justice, sovereignty, and dynamism. At the intersection of river sciences, queer and trans theory, and environmental justice, Underflows: Queer Trans Ecologies and River Justice (U Washington Press, 2022) explores river cultures and politics at five sites of water conflict and restoration in California, Oregon, and Washington. Incorporating work with salmon, beaver, and floodplain recovery projects, Wölfle Hazard weaves narratives about innovative field research practices with an affectively oriented queer and trans focus on love and grief for rivers and fish. Drawing on the idea of underflows--the parts of a river's flow that can't be seen, the underground currents that seep through soil or rise from aquifers through cracks in bedrock--Wölfle Hazard elucidates the underflows in river cultures, sciences, and politics where Native nations and marginalized communities fight to protect rivers. The result is a deeply moving account of why rivers matter for queer and trans life, offering critical insights that point to innovative ways of doing science that disrupt settler colonialism and new visions for justice in river governance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/environmental-studies

Rivers host vibrant multispecies communities in their waters and along their banks, and, according to queer-trans-feminist river scientist Cleo Wölfle Hazard, their future vitality requires centering the values of justice, sovereignty, and dynamism. At the intersection of river sciences, queer and trans theory, and environmental justice, Underflows: Queer Trans Ecologies and River Justice (U Washington Press, 2022) explores river cultures and politics at five sites of water conflict and restoration in California, Oregon, and Washington. Incorporating work with salmon, beaver, and floodplain recovery projects, Wölfle Hazard weaves narratives about innovative field research practices with an affectively oriented queer and trans focus on love and grief for rivers and fish. Drawing on the idea of underflows--the parts of a river's flow that can't be seen, the underground currents that seep through soil or rise from aquifers through cracks in bedrock--Wölfle Hazard elucidates the underflows in river cultures, sciences, and politics where Native nations and marginalized communities fight to protect rivers. The result is a deeply moving account of why rivers matter for queer and trans life, offering critical insights that point to innovative ways of doing science that disrupt settler colonialism and new visions for justice in river governance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/lgbtq-studies

Rivers host vibrant multispecies communities in their waters and along their banks, and, according to queer-trans-feminist river scientist Cleo Wölfle Hazard, their future vitality requires centering the values of justice, sovereignty, and dynamism. At the intersection of river sciences, queer and trans theory, and environmental justice, Underflows: Queer Trans Ecologies and River Justice (U Washington Press, 2022) explores river cultures and politics at five sites of water conflict and restoration in California, Oregon, and Washington. Incorporating work with salmon, beaver, and floodplain recovery projects, Wölfle Hazard weaves narratives about innovative field research practices with an affectively oriented queer and trans focus on love and grief for rivers and fish. Drawing on the idea of underflows--the parts of a river's flow that can't be seen, the underground currents that seep through soil or rise from aquifers through cracks in bedrock--Wölfle Hazard elucidates the underflows in river cultures, sciences, and politics where Native nations and marginalized communities fight to protect rivers. The result is a deeply moving account of why rivers matter for queer and trans life, offering critical insights that point to innovative ways of doing science that disrupt settler colonialism and new visions for justice in river governance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/geography

Rivers host vibrant multispecies communities in their waters and along their banks, and, according to queer-trans-feminist river scientist Cleo Wölfle Hazard, their future vitality requires centering the values of justice, sovereignty, and dynamism. At the intersection of river sciences, queer and trans theory, and environmental justice, Underflows: Queer Trans Ecologies and River Justice (U Washington Press, 2022) explores river cultures and politics at five sites of water conflict and restoration in California, Oregon, and Washington. Incorporating work with salmon, beaver, and floodplain recovery projects, Wölfle Hazard weaves narratives about innovative field research practices with an affectively oriented queer and trans focus on love and grief for rivers and fish. Drawing on the idea of underflows--the parts of a river's flow that can't be seen, the underground currents that seep through soil or rise from aquifers through cracks in bedrock--Wölfle Hazard elucidates the underflows in river cultures, sciences, and politics where Native nations and marginalized communities fight to protect rivers. The result is a deeply moving account of why rivers matter for queer and trans life, offering critical insights that point to innovative ways of doing science that disrupt settler colonialism and new visions for justice in river governance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-west

Rivers host vibrant multispecies communities in their waters and along their banks, and, according to queer-trans-feminist river scientist Cleo Wölfle Hazard, their future vitality requires centering the values of justice, sovereignty, and dynamism. At the intersection of river sciences, queer and trans theory, and environmental justice, Underflows: Queer Trans Ecologies and River Justice (U Washington Press, 2022) explores river cultures and politics at five sites of water conflict and restoration in California, Oregon, and Washington. Incorporating work with salmon, beaver, and floodplain recovery projects, Wölfle Hazard weaves narratives about innovative field research practices with an affectively oriented queer and trans focus on love and grief for rivers and fish. Drawing on the idea of underflows--the parts of a river's flow that can't be seen, the underground currents that seep through soil or rise from aquifers through cracks in bedrock--Wölfle Hazard elucidates the underflows in river cultures, sciences, and politics where Native nations and marginalized communities fight to protect rivers. The result is a deeply moving account of why rivers matter for queer and trans life, offering critical insights that point to innovative ways of doing science that disrupt settler colonialism and new visions for justice in river governance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Earth Day! In honor of Earth Day, we wanted to highlight a student who is taking sustainable action in their community. Lillian Poulson, a fourth-year student at the University of Iowa, works as an intern for the University's Office of Sustainability. Part of her work is with the Queer-Trans closet, a project whose goals include social equity, accessibility to gender-affirming clothing, and sustainability. Link to the Queer-Trans Closet website: https://sites.google.com/view/qtcloset/home

I knew, at the age of four or five, that I wasn't a girl, but I couldn't articulate what I knew, and the world told me I was a girl, and I had to get used to that somehow. I also knew, around the same time, that I was not like other kids, but not knowing I was NeuroDivergent, also meant not having the language to describe that experience either, and falsely believing that I was an inferior, lazy, NeuroTypical child, and then, eventually, a inferior lazy NeuroTypical adult. I held myself to those NeuroTypical standards, even to my own detriment. I forced myself to fit into their boxes, at the expense of my own mental and physical health. I held myself to CIS heteronormative standards, often feeling like I was living a lie and pretending to be someone I wasn't, for the comfort of other people. I hit for safety, to blend in, and not make waves. I hid to avoid being the target of bullying and harassment, though bullies still managed to find me. That's what happens when you grow up in a violent, hostile place, where you don't feel you're safe, and you are forced into the peripheries of society. Being invisible was safer and preferable to standing out, so I did my best to be invisible, and it almost killed me. Eventually, I got to a point where I couldn't do it anymore. I came to a place where I could no longer maintain the complex social mask that had protected me for most of my life, and when it all fell apart, I found myself in a place of crisis and was diagnosed Autistic at 29. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2022/03/09/queer-trans-neurodivergent-autistic-the-human-need-for-authenticity/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/neurodivergentrebel/support

In this episode, we dive deeper into the fallacies of ancestry DNA tests with evolutionary biologist Dr. Shay-Akil McLean. Dr. McLean helps us explore how our understandings of biology, DNA, and genes are deeply intertwined with the history of slavery and colonialism. Also, he helps us see how science is ultimately used as a distraction to race/racism. Bio Dr. Shay-Akil McLean, Ph.D. (@Hood_Biologist & @DATTShayAkil) is a Queer Trans masculine & gender queer man racialized as Black, on stolen Indigenous land, an educator, organizer, writer, public intellectual, human biologist, anthropologist & sociologist. Shay-Akil earned his Ph.D. from the UIUC School of Integrative Biology's Ecology, Evolution, & Conservation (PEEC). Shay-Akil studies Du Boisian sociology, STS/HASTS, race/ism, human health demography, evolutionary genetics, & theoretical population genetics. He holds degrees in biological anthropology (BA & MA) & sociology (BA & MA) which he uses to study bioethics, medical ethics, philosophy of biology, population genetics, evolutionary theory, health inequities, & knowledge LINKS: 1. Shay-Akil McLean Academia https://illinois.academia.edu/ShayAkilMcLean 2: Political Education Readings - https://1drv.ms/u/s!AgkR2_KRa91ZoldRk0jiSmWg_O7w?e=7ZdABQ 3: DATT Freedom School Readings (Summer 2015) - https://1drv.ms/u/s!AgkR2_KRa91ZhMUFqfOuI1XfC1fdGA?e=bZX76G 3.1: DATT Freedom School Syllabus (Summer 2015) - https://decolonizeallthethings.com/2015/06/22/d-a-t-t-freedom-school-summer-2015-syllabus/

On this episode of "Unbinding the Binary"; DeShawn and Sayje kick off the first of many panel discussions called "The Dating Diaries" with our very special guest Mmell (VENMO: @Mellonearth - INSTAGRAM: @mmellonearth). The theme of today's diary is "1st Encounters", with DeShawn, Mmell, and Sayje getting honest about there first experiences with online dating, online personas and the various ways they all have navigated dating in the 21st century as Queer Trans and Non-binary people. Please support our guest by sending donations via Venmo: @Mellonearth For more information: www.unbindingthebinary.com Feel free to email us: Unbinding.the.binary.podcast@gmail.com Filmed at - The Oracle Shop - www.Theoraclehealingshop.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unbinding-the-binary/support

This week, we will be joined by Schuyler Borges (they/them). Schuyler is a 4th year PhD student in Astronomy and Planetary Science at Northern Arizona University. Their dissertation research focuses on astrobiology; specifically, they study Antarctic microbial mats as potential analogs for life on Mars and exoplanets. Over the course of their graduate experience, Schuyler has felt very alone as a result of their identities and values. As a result, they've been actively involved in numerous efforts to provide a support network for those with marginalized identities in STEMM including Thrive Lifeline, a trans-owned grass-roots crisis hotline staffed by and for marginalized people in STEMM. A full-text transcript of this episode is available via google doc. Join us every second Saturday at 3 pm EDT/12 pm PDT for the YouTube live stream and check out the PhD Balance YouTube Channel for all the videos! The podcast episodes are posted the Tuesday after the live stream! Want to be a guest or know somebody we should be talking to? Fill out our google form! Follow our host Linda on Twitter: @LindaCCor Check out the PhD Balance website for more info on Grad Chat!

Hey Sacred Galaxy! In this podcast episode, Meaghan is talking to Bastian, who applied his skills from serving in the military as an army national guard to his holistic business coaching. We discuss his process behind helping queer and trans folks build their confidence and launch businesses of their own. Investing in yourself plays an important role in providing a solid foundation for business. We dive into the fears marginalized people can face and how messy action leads to the exponential growth that inspires change. We need more queer wealth in the world. It's for the taking by breaking through those limiting beliefs and fostering an abundance mindset. Bastian shares how he helps his clients with their money blocks so they can become the successful LGBTQ+ representation that is needed to impact others. He uses his knowledge and experience to help entrepreneurs create more diverse and inclusive businesses. Tune in for more ways to help create fair access, opportunities, and advancement for queer and trans people this pride month and every month. Key takeaways to tune in for: (7:51)- Bastian's Journey to Helping LGBTQ+ Entrepreneurs (12:06)- Importance of Investing in Yourself (18:50)- Marginalized Money Blocks + Abundance Mindset (22:46)- Overcoming Limiting Beliefs w/ Messy Action (27:17)- Building Diverse + Inclusive Business (32:54)- Creating Access for Trans + Queer Community (37:30)- Small Businesses to Support + Make a Statement For accessibility, click here for the transcription for this episode. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a five-star review here. If you leave a five-star review, Meaghan would love to offer you a FREE coaching call! Screenshot it, DM it to her on Instagram, and she will connect with you. How do you support the LGBTQ+ community? Share your thoughts with a voice message here. Find Meaghan on IG here. Links mentioned here: Connect with Coach Bastian here: IG, Website, Email The Queer Impact Collective LGBTQ+ Small Businesses to Support: Trans Figure Print Co Stealth Bros Co Gay + Rich Shirt by Outtire Photographer Kayla Pederson's IG, Website Subscribe to Sacred Wealth to join the Sacred Galaxy fam & turn on notifications so you never miss an upload! Looking for support? Level up your money mindset with a 90 minute 1:1 Jam Session with me. Click here to book a clarity call! For Freebies, click here. Click here to be the first to get notified of updates & special offers! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pleasurablemoneypod/message

Award-Winning Trans/Non-Binary Filmmaker, Actor, Writer, Producer and LGBTQ+ Activist Bowie Starr joins Christopher Albert on The Junk and Jam Hour to talk about their fascinatingly successful career in filmmaking so far - specifically aimed at telling the important stories within the LGBTQIA+ communities, that are often underrepresented, if not fiercely censored. On topic: Bowie shares their unique upbringing in Dayton Ohio, and how they managed to navigate their way to exploring, and finding their identity, made even more complex when compared with their cis-gendered twin sister - whom they have fostered a supportive, and collaborative relationship with since. Bowie also walks us through their multiple 'coming-out' experiences - first identifying as bisexual, to now discovering their trans-masculinity - all outside of the constructs of societies binary labels. They also explain the importance of honoring their authentic identity through each part of their life, and being cognizant of bi-erasure. As an Award-Winning Filmmaker and Producer - of which they were the Grand Jury Winner at the 2020 Outfest Fusion Film Festival for their short film 'Gen Z' - Bowie details their tireless work to bridge and break Trans and Binary barriers within the entertainment world, and their incredible dedication as an LGBTQ+ activist, advocating for all in the TGI community (Transgender, Gender Variant and Intersex) as well as for BIPOC youth. Bowie talks about the necessity for trans protection and representation in a world that often invalidates their experiences and identity - and as someone who has personally experienced being shamed at the pharmacy for picking up their testosterone - Bowie also highlights their aim to normalize the conversation around transgender treatment. For more information about Bowie Starr and their upcoming films, visit www.BowieStarr.com Also visit www.RadioFreeBrooklyn.com and www.JunkandJam.com Background music provided by www.FreeBeats.io

WOW! Y'al lare in for a treat! We dedicated our May Episodes of Altars Up Witches Podcast to gorgeous TRANS & QUEER GRT community stories in honor of the Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer pilgrimage. And because we're queer and femme we do figured more is more; so this month we have a special DOUBLE PODCAST!! In S1E10 we are blessed with 9 stories by Trans/Queer GRT babes about their experiences asTrans/Queer GRT babes at the intersections of queerness, transness, and Romanipé! Featured in this episode: Kostya Polykova https://www.instagram.com/polykostya17/ Derin Deschain https://www.instagram.com/darindeschain/ Aurora Luna https://www.instagram.com/baby_recklesss/ Wes Baxto https://www.instagram.com/wesdoestattoos/ Jezmina Von Thiele https://www.instagram.com/jezmina.vonthiele/ Nelle Tankus https://www.instagram.com/nelletankusplaywright/ Kiki Robinson https://www.instagram.com/opulentwitch/ Tsarina Hellfire https://www.instagram.com/tsarina_hellfire/ Ylva Mara https://www.instagram.com/schooloftraditionalmagic/ In devotion to Saint Sara e Kali we will be making donations in support of the following Romani Rights & Culture projects. To all our gadje followers, we encourage you to join us: Get the Heck to School https://www.selmanselma.com/march-to-school Support Romani families in Northern Italy https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/8wJkZgIZvs Support Roma families in Budapest https://www.instagram.com/romska_djevojka_romani_cej/ E-Romnja https://instagram.com/eromnja12?igshid=a1p6vjcuid7j Thank you again for all your support, we're really excited about this project and to archive trans and queer Romani stories!!! TECHNICAL MAGIC: You can listen to Altars Up Witches anywhere you cast your pods; be sure to subscribe to and review our podcast… and of course like, share, and comment on this episode post. DON'T FORGET to leave us a review! For more information about The Living Altar and the #ALTARSUPWITCHES Podcast, follow us on Instagram @thelivingaltar FOR LISTENERS IN THE SEATTLE AREA - HAVE YOU PAID YOUR RENT THIS MONTH? Check out Real Rent Duwamish to do the right thing. https://www.realrentduwamish.org This episode was edited by Cherub Quist; contact Cherub for creative project support via Instagram @cheruhhhbim Theme song “Mother Conjurer” by Serpents Temple https://www.instagram.com/serpentstemple/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/altarsupwitches/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/altarsupwitches/support

Our host Janrey and reporter Sahil explore the long history of Asian American queer and trans activism. We begin by talking about some queer and trans activists in US history such as Crystal Jang, Kiyoshi Kuromiya, and Kitty Tsui. Then, we speak with South Asian activist, writer, and podcaster Priya Arora about queer representation in pop culture, while also recognizing histories within our communities. We also speak with activist Pauline Park about creating queer community spaces beginning in the mid-90s and rethinking identity. Finally, Janrey and Sahil reflect on their ancestral lineages, rediscovering queerness in pre-colonial cultures, and reclaiming their identities.Our guests this week were Priya Arora (@thepriyaarora on Twitter and Instagram) and Pauline Park (@paulinepark on Twitter).Listen to our previous episode on anti-Asian hate, Ep. 4 What You Need to Know About Anti-Asian Violence.Mentioned in this episode (and more):APIQWTC (Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women & Transgender Community)Red Envelope Giving Circle (based in the San Francisco Bay Area)Listen to Priya's podcast Queering Desi on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!Desi Rainbow Parents & Allies Inc.“‘I Had to Prove That I Exist': Transgender Anchor Makes History in Bangladesh” (New York Times) by Geneva AbdulSatrang (based in Los Angeles)SALGA NYC (South Asian Lesbian and Gay Association)“The Multiple Migrations of a Transgendered Korean Adoptee” by Pauline ParkQueens Pride HouseNYAGRA (New York Association for Gender Rights Advocacy)“In Search of Queer Ancestors” by Sarah NguUnruly Immigrants by Monisha Das GuptaLearn More About AZI MediaFollow Us On Twitter and InstagramAZI Media's Code Of ConductSubscribe to our Mailing ListSupport Us on Ko-Fi 

In part 2 of my conversation with Sydney Ji (go listen to part 1 from last week if you haven't yet!), hear them talk about their orientation to and from whiteness and their Asian identity, invisible disabilities, intersectionality, and the work they hope to do in the future. --- Follow Homecoming on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/homecomingpod/) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/homecomingpod) to get to know our guests better, receive quick access to updates, and see behind-the-scenes content! You can also find resources from all of our episodes so far here: https://linktr.ee/homecomingpod. Season 2 of Homecoming is wrapping up next week! Thank you all for listening and for your support! --- Follow Sydney: https://www.facebook.com/sydney.y.ji, https://www.instagram.com/kumoshii/ --- Asian American Community and Justice Organizations to donate to/volunteer at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CGLrII9ycdPPcavGkatzGpoqGsdwJm46AgDXVWla3H8/edit GoFundMe links for the victims of the Atlanta shooting: https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/atlanta-area-spa-shootings-fundraisers --- Thank you to mariokhol and Pixabay for the music! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homecomingpod/support

In this episode, Space Daddy & Bimbo Yaga have the honor of interviewing Saira Barbaric & Alistair Fyrn, queer creators of SCUMTRUST Productions. Here's how you can follow and support all the good work they are up to: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scumtrustpack/ Twitter https://twitter.com/scumtrust?lang=en Film Festivals https://nwfilmforum.org/films/pr0n-4-freakz-2021/ SCUMTRUST Content https://pinklabel.tv/on-demand/studio/scumtrust-productions/ ABOUT SCUMTRUST PRODUCTIONS: Scumtrust Productions is a collection of Nonbinary, Trans + Queer myth builders making surreal fantasies, films and events. Alistair Fyrn and Saira Barbaric are the founding freaks and both multi-genre creators who've banded together over their love of genderqueer bodies, magic and storytelling. Scumtrust seeks to embrace the sensuality in kink and bdsm while building collaborative structure within the filmmaking process. Since 2016, Scumtrust has crafted tales of sex and ritual that have screened in over a dozen cities across North America and Europe. ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this Full Moon in Virgo episode we talk with Saira & Alistair about their experience of the porn industry and the need for queer & trans erotica made by queer & trans producers. We talk rituals of erotic connection to self, nature, and of course the cosmos. Saira and Alistair share their current inspirations & guide us through a lovely ritual to build our own internal pleasure palace! Come luxuriate with us in these themes of sex magic and empowering cultural shifts through queer erotic exploration. This episode contains mature content that may not be suitable for all audiences; listener discretion is advised. WITCH CRUSHES: Check out the mega babes we are all crushing on this Full Moon Betye Saar https://www.moma.org/artists/5102 Crash Pad Series https://crashpadseries.com EDIY Porn - Queer Brazilian Sex Artists https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/jun/24/queer-art-in-age-of-bolsonaro-ediy-performance-porn-far-right Manon Praline https://twitter.com/pralinemanon?lang=en Queer Nature - For more information on Queer Eco Sensuality https://www.queernature.org A special shout out to all of our QueerWitch4QueerWitch matchmaking participants; check out their personals mid episode. HOUSE KEEPING: You can listen to Altars Up Witches anywhere you cast your pods; be sure to subscribe to and review our podcast… and of course like, share, and comment on this episode post. For more information about The Living Altar and the #ALTARSUPWITCHES Podcast, follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thelivingaltar/ FOR LISTENERS IN THE SEATTLE AREA - HAVE YOU PAID YOUR RENT THIS MONTH? https://www.realrentduwamish.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/altarsupwitches/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/altarsupwitches/support

Hey!!!! Welcome, Welcome, Welcome To BLACK TO THE FUTURE PODCAST! We are so pleased you could join us here today! On this podcast we will discussing various topics through a Black, Queer, Feminist Lens. Our goal is elevate, educate, and empower those of us in the Black Queer community, and also to help our supporters and allies to become more knowledgeable about what we need as far as support! On this episode Mikey & Xay Dé speak about Trans Awareness Week. During this week, organizers come together to raise awareness about the Transgender community. They have various lectures, panels, and workshops to provide people with insight into the Trans experience. In addition to that, there are campaigns and events that take place to engage with knowledge-seekers. This week leads up to Transgender Day of Remembrance, and on this day, we reflect upon the Transgender lives that were taken from us. These two also cackle about the joys and hilarious drama of Thanksgiving - specifically typical Black Thanksgiving. They go over food,tradition, and find time to talk about Thanksgiving Clapback Memes. But, its not all fun and games. They provide a small list of coping mechanisms to handle problematic situations with relatives if you are a Black/Brown, Queer/Trans person. Lastly, they'll cover the history of Thanksgiving, including what happened to the Indigenous People once the country was "discovered" and colonized. INTRODUCTION (2:00) - Trans Awareness Week & Transgender Day of Remembrance (11:46) - Thanksgiving Origin (26:05) - Thanksgiving Clapbacks (38:50) - Tips For LGBTQIA+ at Thanksgiving (43:55) - BLACK THANKSGIVING (54:55) INTERACT WITH US: https://linktr.ee/blacktothefuturepodcast/