TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones

Imara welcomes TS Madison, the incredible entrepreneur, entertainer, and star of the reality TV series The TS Madison Experience, for a colorful and insightful conversation. Madison opens up about living unapologetically as liberation, the difficulty of sharing so much of her family life, and living out dreams far beyond what she envisioned for herself. You can connect with us on social media!Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.Follow Imara Jones on Twitter (@imarajones) and Instagram (@imara_jones_)Follow our guests on social media!TS Madison: @therealtsmadison (Instagram) @TsMadisonatl1 (Twitter)Vote for us in the 25th Annual Webby Awards here!Translash Team: Imara Jones, Oliver-Ash Kleine, Montana Thomas, and Yannick Eike Mirko. Our intern is Mirana Munson-Burke.Alexander Charles Adams does the sound editing for our show. Digital strategy by Daniela Capistrano.Music: Ben Draghi and also courtesy of ZZK records.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In honor of April being Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Imara welcomes advocate and organizer LaLa Holston-Zannell, who is currently working at the ACLU supporting and empowering trans people as the Trans Justice Campaign Manager, to discuss what we have to change as a whole in our society to end this violence, what drives people to commit these crimes, and more. For our Transform segment, Imara is joined by Ignacio G. Rivera, sociologist, visionary, and Founder of The HEAL Project, an initiative working towards preventing and ending childhood sexual abuse, who talks with us about strategies for recovery, the role of sexual liberation in healing, and more.For Trans Joy, Wriply M Bennett, co-founder of THORN, a program that sends self defense kits to trans people of color, talks with us about the importance of safety, and what it means to provide that for marginalized communities through the growing project.You can connect with us on social media!Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.Follow Imara Jones on Twitter (@imarajones) and Instagram (@imara_jones_)Follow our guests on social media!Ignacio G Hutía Xeiti Rivera: @heal2end (Instagram) @heal2end (Twitter)LaLa Holston-Zannell: @lalabzannell (Instagram) @lalazannell (Twitter)Wriply M. Bennett: @wriply (Instagram) @bell_blue (Twitter)THORN: @thornselfdefense (Instagram)Translash Team: Imara Jones, Oliver-Ash Kleine, Montana Thomas, and Yannick Eike Mirko. Our intern is Mirana Munson-Burke.Alexander Charles Adams does the sound editing for our show. Digital strategy by Daniela Capistrano.Music: Ben Draghi and also courtesy of ZZK records.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Imara welcomes the incredible model, actor, dancer and activist Leyna Bloom to the podcast for a conversation about her groundbreaking work. Notably, Leyna will be featured in this year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, making her the first trans woman of color to appear in the yearly publication.For Trans Joy, Imara welcomes Juniperangelica/Gia Cordova, Associate Director of Gender Justice Leadership Programs at GSA Network & Transgender Law Center, to talk about supporting young trans high schoolers of various experiences’ growth as leaders through “Truth,” and starting The Roses Initiative for trans girls of color. You can connect with us on social media!Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.Follow Imara Jones on Twitter (@imarajones) and Instagram (@imara_jones_)Follow our guests on social media!Leyna Bloom: @leynabloom (Instagram) @leynabloom (Twitter)Our Trans Truth: @ourtranstruth (Instagram) @ourtranstruth (Twitter)Juniperangelica/Gia Cordova: @giaginagirl (Instagram) @giaginagirl (Twitter)Translash Team: Imara Jones, Oliver-Ash Kleine, Montana Thomas, and Yannick Eike Mirko. Our intern is Mirana Munson-Burke.Alexander Charles Adams does the sound editing for our show. With additional sounds by g0ggs and nexotron.Digital strategy by Daniela Capistrano.Music: Ben Draghi and also courtesy of ZZK records.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At a time when so much hate and misinformation about trans athletes is rampant, Imara brings two talented trans competitors on the show to hear their stories and celebrate their accomplishments.First CeCé Telfer, the first openly trans woman to win a National Collegiate Athletic Association title, joins Imara to discuss her historic win, how the attacks on trans girls in sports is rooted in anti-Black racism, and how she continues to follow her passion despite the backlash. Plus, Chris Mosier, the first openly trans athlete to represent the US in an international competition, comes on the show to discuss his career and the importance of making space for other trans athletes. And, for our moment of Trans Joy this episode, we celebrate Luca Page who started RadicallyFit, a gym that centers queer, trans, POC, big bodied and fat identified people. You can connect with us on social media!Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.Follow Imara Jones on Twitter (@imarajones) and Instagram (@imara_jones_)Follow our guests on social media!CeCé Telfer: @cecetelfer (Instagram) Chris Mosier: @thechrismosier (Instagram) @thechrismosier (Twitter) Radically Fit: @radicallyfitoakland (instagram)Contribute to CeCé’s GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/GoTeamCeCeTranslash Team: Imara Jones, Ruby Fludzinski, Oliver-Ash Kleine, Montana Thomas, and Yannick Eike Mirko. Our intern is Mirana Munson-Burke.Alexander Charles Adams does the sound editing for our show. Digital strategy by Daniela Capistrano.Music: Ben Draghi and also courtesy of ZZK records.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For Black History Month, Imara brings us an episode focused on honoring Black, trans histories and understanding how they can help us envision and build toward bright Black, trans futures. She’s joined by the incredible artist, filmmaker, and scholar Tourmaline, whose passion for understanding trans histories is the singular reason the world knows so much about Marsha P. Johnson. Tourmaline discusses how understanding and reimagining the lives of trans people from the past fuels her creativity, the importance of freedom dreaming, and how engaging with Black trans histories can help us find ease in the present while allowing us to build to the futures we envision.For Trans Joy, Imara welcomes Jamie Freya Knott, owner of the organic and vegan soap company Shop Jamie Freya, to talk about the freedom and control she’s found through becoming an entrepreneur.You can connect with us on social media!Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.Follow Imara Jones on Twitter (@imarajones) and Instagram (@imara_jones_)Follow our guests on social media!Tourmaline: @tourmaliiine (Instagram) @tourmaliine (Twitter)Jamie Freya: @freejamiefreya @shopjamiefreya (Instagram) @shopjamiefreya (Twitter) TransLash Podcast is produced by Translash Media by Futuro Studios. Translash Team: Imara Jones, Ruby Fludzinski, Oliver-Ash Kleine, Montana Thomas, and Yannick Eike Mirko. Our intern is Mirana Munson-Burke. The Futuro Studios team: Nicole Rothwell, Jess Alvarenga, Stephanie Lebow, Julia Caruso, Leah Shaw, Elisheba Ittoop, and Gabriela Baez. Digital strategy by Daniela Capistrano.Music: Ben Draghi and also courtesy of ZZK records. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Valentine’s Day episode, Imara brings us an entire episode celebrating trans love. First, she sits down with Precious Brady-Davis, who appeared on the TLC special 'My Pregnant Husband' to open about what having a child taught her about love, learning to feel worthy of care and the origin story between her and her husband Miles.Then Imara talks to Max Slack, head of Global Partnerships for the dating and social app HER, about finding love online while trans and what HER is doing to make that platform actively trans affirming. You can connect with us on social media!Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.Follow Imara Jones on Twitter (@imarajones) and Instagram (@imara_jones_)Follow our guests on social media!Precious Brady-Davis: @preciousbradydavis (Instagram) @mspreciousdavis (Twitter)Max Slack: @theyrequeer (Instagram) @theyrequeer (Twitter) TransLash Podcast is produced by Translash Media by Futuro Studios. Translash Team: Imara Jones, Ruby Fludzinski, Oliver-Ash Kleine, Montana Thomas, and Yannick Eike Mirko. Our intern is Mirana Munson-Burke. The Futuro Studios team: Nicole Rothwell, Jess Alvarenga, Stephanie Lebow, Julia Caruso, Leah Shaw, Elisheba Ittoop, and Gabriela Baez. Digital strategy by Daniela Capistrano.Music: Ben Draghi and also courtesy of ZZK records.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Imara shares another podcast TransLash listeners are sure to love: Gender Reveal.In this episode, host Tuck Woodstock speaks with author and community worker Kai Cheng Thom (she/her) in our longest episode ever. Topics include:The harm of problematic/pure and perpetrator/victim binariesThe evolution of “femme” and “transsexual”The future of trans kids and class solidarityLosing faith, but not hope, in community justicePlus: Spicy trans memoir takes, Kai Cheng’s secret Goop life, and being the only masters-credentialed trans woman therapist in CanadaSubscribe to Gender reveal wherever you listen to podcasts.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Imara delves into what the new Biden-Harris administration means for trans people. Political analyst Danielle Moodie, who hosts the talk show WokeAf Daily and the podcast democracy-ish, joins to help us process recent events and understand what to expect from a Biden-Harris administration. We’re also joined by Sarah McBride, the first openly trans state senator in US history, to discuss her historic win, the Biden administration, and what we can expect from her political career. Trans Joy: Micah Domingo, who led the effort at Callen Lorde Community Health Center to create an online directory for trans people in NYC called Trans Atlas, talks to us about the importance of trans-affirming resources.You can connect with us on social media!Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.Follow Imara Jones on Twitter (@imarajones) and Instagram (@imara_jones_)Follow our guests on social media!Danielle Moodie: @deetwocents (Instagram) @deetwocents (Twitter)Micah Domingo: @micahmaps (Instagram) @transatlasnyc (Instagram) Sarah McBride: @sarahemcbride (Instagram) @sarahemcbride (Twitter)TransLash Podcast is produced by Translash Media by Futuro Studios. Translash Team: Imara Jones, Ruby Fludzinski, Oliver-Ash Kleine, Montana Thomas, and Yannick Eike Mirko. Our intern is Mirana Munson-Burke. The Futuro Studios team: Nicole Rothwell, Jess Alvarenga, Stephanie Lebow, Julia Caruso, Leah Shaw, Elisheba Ittoop, and Gabriela Baez. This episode was mixed by Leah Shaw, Rosana Cabán and Gabriela Baez.Digital strategy by Daniela Capistrano with support from Agency of Joy. Music: Ben Draghi and also courtesy of ZZK records. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the TransLash Podcast, we go back and bring you the best segments from our first year with this lookback. As always, we start with a moment of trans joy, hearing Tyler Rodriguez’s palpable glee that comes from helping other trans people feel more comfortable in their bodies through a binder exchange program. Then, Debi Jackson, a former conservative Southern Baptist turned trans rights advocate, joins Imara to take a peek into the mentality of the Christian Right to learn how we might get them in our side. Plus, we hear from, Isa Noyola, deputy Director of an organization centering Latinx people in social justice movements called Mijente to discuss her work around abolishing systems that oppress trans immigrant communities of color. You can connect with us on social media!Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.Follow Imara Jones on Twitter (@imarajones) and Instagram (@imara_jones_)Follow our guests on social media!Point of Pride: @pointofprideorg (Instagram) @pointofpride (Twitter)Debi Jackson: @the.debi.jackson (Instagram) @the_debijackson (Twitter)Isa Noyola: @muxerisa (Instagram) @muxerisa (Twitter)Click here to read through the TransLash Holiday Zine!TransLash Podcast is produced by Translash Media by Futuro Studios. Translash Team: Imara Jones, Ruby Fludzinski, Oliver-Ash Kleine, Montana Thomas, and Yannick Eike Mirko. The Futuro Studios team: Nicole Rothwell, Jess Alvarenga, Stephanie Lebow, Julia Caruso, Leah Shaw, Elisheba Ittoop, and Gabriela Baez. Digital strategy by Daniela Capistrano with support from Agency of Joy. Music: Ben Draghi and also courtesy of ZZK records.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Imara helps you find your last minute holiday gifts by highlighting trans and non-binary owned businesses to support! She’s joined by Al Sandimirova, a refugee who founded the gender and size inclusive fine jewelry company Automic Gold. Imara also highlights ProjectQ, a non-profit organization giving free haircuts and other support to homeless and housing insecure LGBTQ youth, by learning about their hair products and important work through conversation with Executive Director Madin Ray Lopez.You can connect with us on social media!Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.Follow Imara Jones on Twitter (@imarajones) and Instagram (@imara_jones_)Follow our guests on social media!Automic Gold: @AutomicGold (Instagram) @AutomicGold (Twitter)Madin Lopez: @madinraylopez (Instagram)ProjectQ: @project_q_ (Instagram) @project_q_ (Twitter)TransLash Podcast is produced by Translash Media by Futuro Studios. Translash Team: Imara Jones, Ruby Fludzinski, Oliver-Ash Kleine, Montana Thomas, and Yannick Eike Mirko. The Futuro Studios team: Nicole Rothwell, Jess Alvarenga, Stephanie Lebow, Julia Caruso, Leah Shaw, Elisheba Ittoop, and Gabriela Baez. Digital strategy by Daniela Capistrano with support from Agency of Joy. Music: Ben Draghi and also courtesy of ZZK records.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.