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By Jonathan Rogers
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The podcast currently has 6 episodes available.
My wonderful friends Lianna Newman (no pronouns, just Lianna) and Valerie Green (she/her) join me on episode 3 of the Building Bridges - Breaking Barriers podcast in honor of Transgender Awareness Week to share their personal experiences and insights as Non-Binary and Transgender members of the LGBTQIA+ community. They share a little about themselves and help our listeners understand some basic definitions like "Gender Identity" "Transgender" "Trans Non-Binary" "Gender Expression". Lianna and Valerie both share their personal journeys growing up and coming to understand their gender identities. They share how they have personally transitioned, whether socially, medically, and/or surgically. We discuss the social justice work that they are both doing including the importance of mental health support and suicide lifelines. We also cover transgender visibility and representation in the media and in political spaces and trans rights, protections, and equity. Lianna and Valerie share the importance of listening to the stories of transgender people and building relationships and connections to them to break down the barriers of misunderstanding and misconceptions. Thank you Lianna and Valerie for both being on the podcast and being so vulnerable and open with us about your journeys and sharing ways that we can build bridges of understanding and love for our transgender family, friends, and neighbors and break down barriers for more diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The podcast currently has 6 episodes available.