In this week's episode, we speak with Leila and Haile and Maya Vivas, co-directors of Ori Gallery. Ori is a brand new gallery that seeks to amplify the voices of trans and queer artists of color in Portland, Oregon. (CW: assault at 9:00 and 33:00) Topics include:

Queerness and Afro-Queerness as a gender, sexual, and political identity
Racism and transphobia in the medical industrial complex
Navigating queer spaces as a Black, trans, disabled human
Coming into a non-binary identity through an African identity
Creating a truly accessible art gallery

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Find Ori Gallery at oriartgallery.com and on Instagram. Find Leila Haile at leilahaile.com, and Maya Vivas at mayavivas.com.

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Episode 5: Leila Haile and Maya Vivas