Dem Bois Podcast

Send us Fan Mail There is no such thing as a completely healed person. You heal and grow through things, but there will always be something else to grow through and heal from. So don’t wait for the right time or the right person. Dive in now, responsibly. That is advice from today’s guest, Oscar Robles, a Trans man, and Senior Marketing Manager on HubSpot’s Community-led Growth team. In this episo...

Send us Fan Mail A lot of the time when we think of progress, we think of making giant leaps and diving forward. But progress can be made in small increments, 1% at a time. That is what I want you to take from this episode. As Cairo would say, “feel the fear and keep going!” In this episode of Dem Bois Podcast, part 2 of my conversation with Cairo Nevitt, we talk about being kind to people and bei...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Dem Bois Podcast, I sit down with poet, filmmaker, community builder, and coach, Cairo Nevitt. We have an amazing conversation about how he navigated his transition journey, the importance of a strong support system, advice for parenting children who are trans, and so much more. We talk: How the name Cairo chose him - 4:30 The film project that introduced him to...

Send us Fan Mail This is the final episode of 2022 and I am so grateful for everyone who has played a part in bringing this podcast to life. To my guests, my producer, my supporters, my donors, and you, my listeners, thank you! In this episode of Dem Bois Podcast, I recap every episode so far and I give you an idea of what to expect next year, more guests, more questions, more resources, and more...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to part two of this juicy conversation on love, sex, and relationships! I learned a lot about myself and the trans community and I hope you do too. In this episode of Dem Bois Podcast, we talk about transitioning later in life, finding support and being your own elder, deciding what type of man you want to be, and much more. If you haven’t listened to part one yet, I defin...

Send us Fan Mail I am so excited for you to hear this first part of our conversation on Love, Sex, and Relationships. I was joined by five trans men of color from across the country and even one from the UK. And today we talk about stigmas we face, finding love, being socialized as female, transitioning while in relationships, and much more. Stay tuned for part 2 coming next week. We talk: Guest i...

Send us Fan Mail I never really liked the term “coming out,” I always thought of it more as inviting people into your life. So in this episode of Dem Bois Podcast, I share my “inviting people into your life” stories, my feelings of being silenced and shamed, and how they affected my life. I also introduce my series on Love, Sex, and Relationships and what to expect in the next two episodes. I talk...

Send us Fan Mail I grew up in the church and one thing that always resonated with me was the community call to action. The deacons or deaconesses would get up in front of the congregation and talk about how they needed money for the building fund, or to pay the guest preacher, or whatever else they needed money for, and the people would respond! That is what I want to use this episode of Dem Bois...

Send us Fan Mail A running theme in this first season of Dem Bois Podcast has been the importance of healing and therapy, and this episode is no different. Today, I sit down with Xavier Jones, husband, father of three, fitness enthusiast, and first lieutenant in the Army Reserves. We talk about mental shifts that come with the physical transition, changing our names and celebrating rebirth, moving...

Send us Fan Mail I’ve talked about it before on this podcast, and I will continue to talk about the importance of therapy and healing, especially as Trans folks of color. And in this episode of Dem Bois Podcast, you get to hear it from the perspective of a first-generation, non-binary, bilingual therapist. Today’s guest is Mely Anais Quiroz, and we talk about healing, family, religion, stabilizing...

Send us Fan Mail Do you know what philanthropy means? When I was younger I used to think that only rich people could be philanthropic. I couldn’t relate to the term. It wasn’t until I was an adult that I truly understood what it means to be a philanthropist. And, I made it my life’s work to give back to my community, specifically, providing financial assistance to Trans men of color for gender aff...

Send us Fan Mail Being a parent has helped me heal from many traumatic events in my childhood. I had to really think about what I needed as a child and how I could do things differently. In this episode of Dem Bois Podcast, I share some of the verbal and physical abuse I faced, some of the things I didn’t want to repeat as a parent, and some things I did want to bring into the relationship with my...

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes people are put in our lives to guide us in getting to know another part of ourselves. The relationship might last for a few days or a few years, but their effect on your journey will last forever. I talk about that in this episode of Dem Bois Podcast. Today I sit down with Vee Martin, and we talk about transitioning as a parent, acceptance from your family/friends, menta...

Send us Fan Mail I truly believe that it is our obligation to support transmasculine folks, especially those of us who have gone through the experiences they are facing. As a community, it is our responsibility to … In this episode of Dem Bois Podcast, I get to chat with artist, advocate, community healer, Andy Corali Gonzalez, they/them. We talk about mental health, post-op depression, false narr...

Send us Fan Mail I never really thought of myself as being courageous. I’ve done courageous things in the past, but it wasn’t until recently that I thought about the courage it took to stand in my truth and do what made me happy. In this episode of Dem Bois Podcast, I answer a question from Mark in Atlanta, and talk about how I found that courage. I also share definitions and quotes about courage,...

Send us Fan Mail Luckie Alexander is a trans advocate, father, grandfather, husband, and he is my brother from another mother. He is the founder of Invisible Men, a platform “created for Transmen and Transmasculine folks to share their own narratives in their own words…to explore Transmasculine visibility and how we are seen or not, within the community and the world.” And in this episode of Dem B...

Send us Fan Mail There were many moments in my transition journey that I didn’t plan but worked out in my favor. For example, transitioning at work wasn’t easy, but there was a sense of ease and a level of comfort. Before me, the company had never experienced someone transitioning, so I got the chance to educate them and feel empowered in the process. But, there were moments when I felt very uncom...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Dem Bois Podcast, I sit down with Zeke Williams aka Mr. Phyzeke aka Mr. Never Not Working! Zeke is a certified personal trainer, fitness entrepreneur, and model, and we have a great conversation about the importance of being mentally fit, doing your own research and advocating for yourself, how being disciplined can positively affect your life, and much more. Ze...

Send us Fan Mail Before my transition, I learned about masculinity from those around me. I had an idea in my head about what it meant to be a man - to be tough and take care of my family and be the breadwinner, but I was so wrong. After I transitioned, I had to unlearn what I knew and relearn that masculinity is different for everyone, and there are levels to it. In this episode of Dem Bois Podcas...

Send us Fan Mail Something that is talked about often is the physical transition that trans-men make when we have gender-affirming surgeries. But you never really hear about the mental and emotional transitions we have to make. Or the transitions our families and loved ones have to make with us. Well, in this episode of Dem Bois Podcast, I sit down with Braxton T. Fleming, the founder and CEO of S...

Send us Fan Mail I was homeless for 2 and a half years. I didn’t have a job or money so I wasn’t eating regularly. I couldn’t wash my body or even comb my hair. All I could do was cry and hope for my life to get better. During that time I was embarrassed, ashamed and overwhelmed with emotion. And in this episode of Dem Bois Podcast, I finally share this story. I talk about what caused me to be hom...

Send us Fan Mail I want this platform to be a space where trans men of color can tell our stories and be heard. Where we can uplift and help one another. So in this first guest episode of Dem Bois Podcast, I sit down with Samir King, a past recipient of the Dem Bois Inc. Gender Affirming Surgery Grant. Samir opens up about his transition, being incarcerated for 10 years, the nonprofit organization...

Send us Fan Mail Hey guys! I’m Shawn Aaron and I am the host of Dem Bois Podcast. When I was sixteen I came out to my mom as a lesbian. I identified as a masculine-centered woman and up until that point, I had never met anyone who identified as transgender. It wasn’t until years later, when I hired a body-building trainer, who happened to be a trans man, that the thought even crossed my mind. Meet...