Welcome to another Beauty Translated minisode! Beauty Translated producer and musician Jess is covering the news with Carmen this week. First they discuss the trans sports debate, and in let's celebrate that, they discuss the new Miss Netherlands!

Footnotes:

• Transgender athletes banned from international cycling
• Miss Netherlands crowns its first openly trans woman Rikkie Valerie Kollé

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This week Carmen speaks with the woman who was connecting the trans community with the information and resources before the internet existed, Dallas Denny. Carmen talks with Dallas about her life's work - Creating the American Educational Gender Information Service, Chrysalis magazine, and Southern Comfort conference and what the trans community was like here in the South at that time. 

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Footnotes:

• Southern Comfort Documentary
• Drag Time Documentary 

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Welcome to another BIG minisode, this week I'm talking recent news with friend and past guest Zaida Zane and catching up on whats been going on in her world. First we discuss the Lance Armstrong hypocrisy. Then we celebrate Zaida's coming back from an international tour and releasing an AMAZING new EP called Boy Eyes. 

Footnotes:

• Lance Armstrong Confronted Over 'Disheartening' Trans Remarks on 'Stars on Mars'
• Zaida Zane - Boy Eyes
• In The Mix: Zaida Zane - Notion
• The Fight for Queer Nightlife in an Era of Political Violence | Pitchfork

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This week Carmen is talking with the writer Jamie Lauren Keiles about his Instagram account @sexchange.tbt which archives the written trans history of the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s. First, we get to know Jamie and the book he's writing The Third Person about non-binary gender in America, then Carmen and Jamie take a look at some of their favorite posts on his account, with fun discourse to follow! 

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This week Carmen is alone in her closet covering the latest and greatest (mostly the worst) news. Carmen is talking about the most recent cop city antics, Atlanta police arrested 76-year-old beloved queer activist Lorraine Fontana while she was peacefully protesting outside of a Home Depot. Dylan Mulvaney speaks out for the first time on how Bud Light abandoned her right before pride month. And finally some heart warming news about the newly transitioned voice of the NYC subway.

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Footnotes:

• 2 arrested after protest on Ponce De Leon Ave
• WUSSY mag post about Lorraine Fontana
• Dylan Mulvaney speaks out
• Learn more about how you can help STOP cop city.
• Support the Atlanta Solidarity Fund.
• The Voice of the NYC Subway Is a Trans Woman With an Inspiring Story | Them

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This week my guest is Forest Brienne Cutrer, A metal musician based out of the Bronx, NY with French Cajun roots. We discuss her Louisiana upbringing, what it was like to return to the South as a trans woman for a family reunion, making metal music as a trans artist, and MORE!

You can find Forest at the Gender Experts open mic event Tuesdays at Metropolitan Bar in Brooklyn. Also listen to Forest's latest release here, a split album with the artist Feminizer.

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In this week's minisode, we're chatting with friend of the pod and past guest Callie Williams (@progesterone.barbie)! We talk about the scorching Texas heat, stupid anti-trans bills, and that FUCKING submarine! with an honorable mention of the Orcas! This is a PRO Orca podcast. 

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In this week's episode, Carmen talks to Sean Ebony Coleman, the founder of Destination Tomorrow, a trans-led LGBT center in the Bronx, New York, and Atlanta, Georgia. Coleman discusses the importance of putting the "T" first in the LGBT community and the challenges that trans people face. He also talks about Destination Tomorrow's work to support trans people, including providing services such as housing, healthcare, and job training.

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Welcome to another Beauty Translated minisode! This week I am catching up with friend of the pod, the doll, Rylie! We discuss why we fucking hate it here, followed by LETS CELEBRATE THAT - When we discuss Rylie's new single "WEAPONS" and TV show in the works!

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This week Carmen talks to Blake Dotson (@aqueercowboy)  based out of the PNW in Seattle, Washington. Blake shares his story and his perspectives on trans issues from the trans male perspective. Topics in this episode include: Queer life in the PNW, Western Pleasure horseback riding and how it overlaps with drag culture, Blake's work in oncology, and trans discourse lacking trans male perspectives.

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