Trans Cookout

Beverly Little Thunder was a Lakota elder and advocate for two-spirit and LGBTQ+ communities. On this episode, Trans Cookout host Holiday Simmons discusses her legacy and reads passages from her memoir, "One Bead at a Time," along with a panel of guests:

• Tasha Peltier: Hunkpapa Lakota, an Indigenous public health leader
• Tavi Hawn: a multiracial two-spirit healer, licensed clinical therapist, and author
• Josh Dunn: Lakota and Dakota language instructor, herbalist, and plant medicine teacher

Listen to Holiday Simmons in conversation with Dean Spade, a writer, organizer, and teacher. He's also the host of a new podcast.

Listen to Holiday Simmons in conversation with Kayla Gore, the founder of My Sistah's House and the Tiny House Project in Memphis, Tennessee. She works to help coordinate homeless services and outreach, and she is an advocate for TLGBQIA+ rights. She's also a published author, nonprofit founder, social justice advocate, and filmmaker.

On this episode of Trans Cookout, host Holiday Simmons is joined by Tourmaline, an award-winning author and filmmaker. Together, they discuss Tourmaline's own life, and the living legacy of Marsha P. Johnson in her new book, "Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson."

Listen to host Holiday Simmons in conversation with Crispin Torres, a musician, educator, organizer, and activist in Chicago. Crispin is also the co-founder of Better World Collaborative, a social impact consultancy.

Accomplished theater artist David H. Parker (they/them) joins host Holiday Simmons (he/him) for the latest episode of Trans Cookout. David is co-artistic director of the Birmingham Black Repertory Theater Collective (BBRTC)

Together, they discuss David's journey, the BBRTC, and more.

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On the second episode of Trans Cookout, host Holiday Simmons (he/him) talks with Laura Yohualtlahuiz Rios-Ramirez (she/they). Together, they discuss topics including:

• Laura's journey into activism
• The impact of borders on identity, migration and Indigeneity
• Black and Indigenous shared histories in cotton fields
• The role of doulas
• The importance of inclusion in ceremonies
• Queer leadership
• The blessing of being trans and nonbinary

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Welcome to the Trans Cookout, a new podcast from the Campaign for Southern Equality. On our first episode, we talk about trans rights and housing justice.

Join host Holiday Simmons in conversation with Kenni Cummings, the organizing coach and trainer for South Carolina United for Justice & Equality. Together, they discuss topics including:

• What housing justice means
• How housing justice impacts trans lives
• What a new future for housing might look like
• How to get your activism ready for the long haul

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