In this week's episode, Tuck speaks with Gender Reveal grant winner and LGBTQ+ advocate Elle Halo (she/her). Topics include:

• How other LGBTQ+ folks can support trans women
• How trans women offer/teach empathy to other communities
• The importance of Black foster parents
• The impact of the National Black Trans Advocacy Conference and SHEBA

Content warnings: (14:15) brief mention of child sexual assault; (30-32) mentions of assault, abuse, etc.

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