Real Talk with NMAC

Today, we commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance by honoring the victims of transgender violence in 2021. To honor their lives, we address the increasing epidemic of violence against the transgender and gender non-conforming community.

NMAC’s Lauren Miller sits down with Tori Cooper, Director of Community Engagement for the Transgender Justice Initiative at the Human Rights Campaign, and Libra Valentino, founder of Take Me As I Am. Together, we discuss how transgender violence can be conveyed through words, policies, and physical actions, how we can better humanize victims of transgender violence and ensure that people see transgender and nonbinary lives as valuable, the importance of teaching conflict resolution in relationships, and the need for respect of the self and others. 

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En este episodio centrado en el Día Nacional Latinx para la Concientización sobre el SIDA (#NLAAD), el presentador Damián Cabrera tendrá una conversación con el activista Alexi Díaz sobre la experiencia del VIH alrededor de la latinidad. Ellos estarán hablando sobre los efectos dispares de la epidemia del VIH en poblaciones de hombres latinos/hispanos a la vez que exploran las intersecciones entre el VIH, la cultura y la construcción del género. Además, discutirán la importancia de desarrollar campañas centradas en las voces de la comunidad como herramienta eficaz para aumentar el conocimiento sobre el VIH y maneras de practicar una sexualidad saludable.

In this episode focused on the National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (#NLAAD), the host Damián Cabrera has a conversation with the advocate Alexi Díaz about the experience of HIV around la Latinidad. They will be discussing the disproportionate effects of the HIV epidemic on Latino/Hispanic male populations while exploring the intersections between HIV, culture, and the gender constructs. In addition, they will discuss the importance of developing campaigns focused on the voices of the community as an effective tool to increase HIV awareness and ways to engage in healthier sex.

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Welcome to the NMAC community. This is a place for people of color一gay, transgender, or straight一who are at greater risk of HIV/AIDS. Our goal is to provide this community with a greater understanding of the role racial inequities play in the HIV/AIDS epidemic and how we can address them.

To provide this information, and create a safe space for everyone, we wanted this podcast to lead with voices that represent our community. In this episode, we meet the five hosts of Real Talk with NMAC. Each host shares their background, what topics they will address in future episodes, and whose stories they’ll be focusing on. 

Meet the hosts:

Terrell Parker (he/him)

Gabriella Spencer (she/her)

Lauren Miller (she/her)

Christopher Paisano (he/him)

Damián Cabrera-Candelaria (he/him)

To connect with us further, or to find more resources on race and HIV/AIDs, visit our website. You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.