Lexi Plata, a 63-year-old trans Ecuadorian-American comedian from Queens, joins Mary Houlihan for a wide-ranging conversation covering her life story, trans identity, and growing up in pre-gentrified New York City. They discuss the anti-trans media narrative, working for the Gambino family as a teenager, Lexi's complicated relationship with Catholicism, immigration, ICE, and why she has checked out of politics entirely.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Trailer

00:00:44 Intro

00:01:02 Trans People Under Attack and Media Representation

00:04:29 TikTok, Trans Visibility, and Censorship

00:09:26 Trans Sports and Identity from Age Five

00:10:33 Catholic School, Altar Boy, and the Gambinos

00:15:42 Mom's Reaction and Coming Out Later in Life

00:17:53 Immigration, Spanish in Schools, and Full Circle

00:20:16 Immigrants and the "Taking Our Jobs" Myth

00:21:58 Running Errands for the Mob at 16

00:27:05 Both Sides of Politics and Checking Out

00:51:23 Religion, God, and Historical Christ

00:57:54 Outro

Follow Lexi: www.instagram.com/lexicomic60/

Follow Mary:

YouTube - www.youtube.com/maryhoulihan

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/maryhoulie/

twitch - twitch.tv/maryhoulie

TikTok - tiktok.com/@maryhoulie

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