This week we talk with Baphomet, a gay trans man who makes art and is getting ready to study to be a vet tech. We talk with him about the symbolism of tattoos and piercings and his experience of how mushrooms helped him come out and process his trauma that led him to hide his gender identity and sexuality.

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Podcast music by DC queer artist Be Steadwell. Check out her music at www.besteadwell.com