Educate and Celebrate on Trans Day of Visibility
Three members of our global community share their personal recommendations and resources to celebrate and educate on International Trans Day of Visibility 2022.
On this International Trans Day of Visibility, we invited some members of our global community to contribute their personal recommendations and resources to celebrate and educate on aspects related to the trans experience. The list includes articles, videos, podcasts, and documentaries compiled by LA.MIMI, Joni Newham and Zvrra.
We’re often approached to collaborate on projects for “women in music”. Whilst these initiatives are needed, they can leave out a core aspect of our work, which is to also support those who identify under the umbrella of transgender; be that man, woman, nonbinary or other. At Saffron, we strive to address the imbalance in the music tech sector across the whole spectrum of gender diversity.
ZVRRA’S RECOMMENDATIONS
Ts Madison is an entrepreneur, actor and comedian from Miami, Florida. Her Reality TV Show The Ts Madison Experience details her journey to be the first Black trans woman to host a mainstream talk show. Her Youtube podcast details her everyday experience and she often live streams her day to day routine and she is hilarious! I’m always smiling and laughing. Her energy is heartwarming.
Podcast King hosted by Draya King
Draya King is an entertainer and entrepreneur based in Los Angeles, California. Her show Podcast King covers a wide range of issues including transitioning as a Black Trans Woman, relationships and other real-world issues. She invites a variety of guests from different industries. In episode 4 they flip the script and Draya King is actually the guest this time and Jayla Roxx is the host.
Fierce Media Entertainment by Juju Blaqueman
Fierce Media Entertainment is an entertainment network and record label run by Chicago’s very own Creative Director and Entrepreneur Juju Blackman. Fierce Media Entertainment has a variety of different shows such as Fem News, Beasty Bake Ultimate Oven, Healing With Hoodoo and State of the Media. Seeing an entertainment network with a Black Trans Woman as the face is very impressive and inspiring.
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ABOUT ZVRRA
Zvrra is an electronic music producer based in the Chicago area and has been producing music for nearly two decades. Known for her experiments in music, she explores a multitude of genres and styles ranging from techno and house, to hip hop, to tribal and industrial, often blending styles and crafting intricate concept albums. She recently hosted a Tech Dissect workshop for our Digital Members Club.
JONI’S RECOMMENDATIONS
Hosted by the wonderful Tuck Woodstock, this is a podcast that interviews trans people of all descriptions in an attempt to get even a tiny bit closer to figuring out what the heck gender is, anyway! (And because sometimes it’s exhausting to be trans and visible, they’re celebrating Trans Day of Staying In and Having a Nice Snack today!)
Follow the Gender Reveal Podcast on Instagram.
Variations by Juliet Jacques
Juliet’s vivid, emotionally rich and sharply observed writing in this short story collection narrativises the trans experience in the UK from the industrial revolution to the 21st century, and gave me an affirming perspective on my place in queer history through its stories of “how hard it is to love and be loved in a world that hates you.”
To my knowledge the first piece of trans media I ever experienced, the Matrix is, among other things, Lana and Lily Wachowski’s articulation of the dissociative experience of being transgender in a neoliberal capitalist society. It also answers the question “what if a western sci-fi epic had action scenes shot like a kung fu movie, and also Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss wore lots of leather?” so what’s not to like!
Identity: A Trans Coming Out Story
Abi Thorn’s incredible video on the experience of coming out was one of the things that helped me to come out to the people around me, and one of the first things I pointed people to, to help them understand what it might be like to be in my situation.
Worst Girls Games’ 2016 visual novel is a touching meditation on queerness, the mess and confusion of being a teenager and having to fight Satan even though you and your friends are kinda going through some stuff.
ABOUT JONI NEWHAM
Joni Newham is a tutor for Mix Nights Nottingham, and she DJs and produces as Outsider. Ask them about their special interests, which are varied and change regularly but mostly involve being queer and making loud noises.
LA.MIMI’S RECOMMENDATIONS
A documentary on the harmful depiction and under-representation of transgender people in Hollywood.
Trans Girls Belong on Girls’ Sports Teams
An article about trans inclusion in sports.
“Sex isn’t binary and we should stop acting like it is”
An article about the man-made sex binary and its harmful impact.
“As an intersex person living as a male, I just want my periods to end”
A first-person experience of an intersex person.
About LA.MIMI
LA.MIMI is a non-binary, interdisciplinary artist from Karachi, Pakistan. They are a visual artist and an experimental, ethereal pop producer and vocalist. They are also a member of Saffron Members Club.
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