Tristan Miedema and Tessa Tura

Trans Tea

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Welcome to Trans Tea, a podcast all about queer life in the Midwest — the community, the trans choral movement, and the queer stories yet to be told. Co-hosted by Tristan Miedema (he/they), director of TRANScendent, Iowa's only trans and non-binary singing ensemble, and Tessa Tura (she/her), drag entertainer, queer activist, and one of TRANScendent's founding members. We're here to talk about queer Iowans living out loud and the voices making it happen. So consider this your invitation — sit back and grab a cup, cuz we're spillinggg.

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Tristan Miedema and Tessa Tura

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Pride is over, and we're still trans — Celebrating 25 years of the Des Moines Gay Men's Chorus 04.07.2026 54:20

Hi gay! We're backkkk after a short pride hiatus. 🌈 Today we're talking about The Silver Party, the Des Moines Gay Men's Chorus's 25th Anniversary Concert Celebration. We've got lots more coming this summer, so stay tuned, and keep those cups full. ☕🏳️‍⚧️ ——— Featuring Tristan Miedema & Tessa Tura from Iowa's only trans and nonbinary singing ensemble TRANScendent. Welcome to Trans Tea, a podcast...

Are Tuxes Trans? Gendered Clothing & Trans Identity in Choir 31.05.2026 44:19

Episode 2 of Trans Tea is here! 🎉💖 The tuxedo: a choral tradition, a symbol of formality, and — for a lot of trans and nonbinary people — a complicated relationship. In this episode, Tessa & Tristan dig into gendered clothing in the choral movement: what wearing a tux really means when you're trans, how their own journeys with clothing have shaped who they are on stage, and whether it's time cho...

There's trans people in Iowa—and they sing!?!? 20.05.2026 28:47

It's heeerreee!!! Episode 1 of Trans Tea. 💖 Featuring Tristan Miedema & Tessa Tura from Iowa's only trans an nonbinary singing ensemble TRANScendent. Welcome to Trans Tea, a podcast all about queer life in the Midwest — the community, the trans choral movement, and the queer stories yet to be told. Co-hosted by Tessa Tura (she/her), drag entertainer, queer activist, and one of TRANScendent's foun...