TW: Coming out to religious family, homelessness

In today’s episode I sit down with Clover-Lynn, aka HillbillyGothic, a traditional bluegrass banjo musician with deep roots in Virginia. We explore a few different questions during our conversation: Who defines Appalachia? What are the differences in the Appalachian dialect throughout the region? Why are we taught to be embarrassed by our Appalachian accents? What does it mean to be poor or middle class? What is it like being trans in Appalachia and how is it different from being trans in other areas? What does acceptance from Appalachian family members look like? How do we hold the pieces of ourselves that are in conflict?

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