Ray
Kai McBride Kai McBride

Ray

Raymond Rea is a filmmaker and writer. Ray's work often challenges assumptions, hints at theatricality, and uses a raw LoFi aesthetic to address complexities. He is distributed through Canyon Cinema and Frameline Distribution  https://raymondrea.com

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Kylar
Kai McBride Kai McBride

Kylar

Kylar Broadus is a black trans man who has been a pioneer in the movement as an attorney, longtime activist, public speaker, author, and Professor. Kylar is known worldwide for his avant garde work in the LGBT and Trans rights movements. He's the founder and director of the Trans People of Color Coalition, the only national organization dedicated to the civil rights of transgender people of color.

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Episode 75: Catching Up with Jamison Green
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Episode 75: Catching Up with Jamison Green

Jamison Green, Ph.D. is an author, educator, public speaker, independent legal scholar, and expert policy consultant in transgender health and employment discrimination litigation. He is best known for his influential book Becoming a Visible Man, first published in 2004 and updated in 2020. This work is considered a classic in transgender literature, offering valuable insights into the experiences of trans men.

Dr. Green began working for transgender visibility and rights in San Francisco in 1994 when a newly implemented non-discrimination ordinance (which he co-authored with City attorneys) placed the City in violation of its own Equal Benefits Ordinance. It took until 2000 to win on the issue, and a trans-inclusive policy went into effect in 2001.

Jamison shares the latest news about his writing, activism and the history of transgender medicine in the United States.

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Ivan
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Ivan

Ivan Coyote is a writer and storyteller. Born and raised in Whitehorse, Yukon, they are the author of thirteen books, the creator of four films, six stage shows, and three albums that combine storytelling with music. Coyote’s books have won the ReLit Award, been named a Stonewall Honour Book, been longlisted for Canada Reads, and been shortlisted for the Hilary Weston Prize for non-fiction and the Governor General's award for non-fiction twice. In 2017 Ivan was given an honorary Doctor of Laws from Simon Fraser University, and in 2023 they received the first Honorary Doctor of Arts ever bestowed on anyone by Yukon University. They have toured public schools solo around the world for 19 years now, using the power of a personal story to fight bullying and make schools safer for students, staff and parents. In 2024 Ivan will mark 30 years on the road as an international touring storyteller and musician. Coyote’s stories grapple with the complex and intensely personal topics of gender identity, family, class, and queer liberation, but always with a generous heart, and a quick wit. Ivan's stories manage to handle both the hilarious and the heartbreaking with reverence and compassion, and remind us all of our own fallible and imperfect humanity, while at the same time inspiring us to change the world. Ivan's 13th book, Care Of, was released in June 2021 by McClelland and Stewart.

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