TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones

As we look towards Trans Day of Visibility 2023, Imara examines the good and the bad of increasing trans visibility in the United States. First, she’s joined by Jeopardy Champion Amy Schneider, who discusses her experience becoming a public figure after a record breaking run on the show. Next, Imara talks with Peyton Daisy O’Conner about her experience becoming the first openly trans Asheville NC...

As the war in Ukraine grinds into its second year, Imara highlights the role of anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and violence in Putin’s overall agenda. Award-winning author and journalist Masha Gessen shares their perspective on this political strategy, the role of the Ukraine war in achieving Putin’s aims, and the threat of autocracy to queer and trans people in Russia and beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast....

Day by day, the attacks on trans kids grow louder, and more anti-trans bills keep moving through state legislatures. In this season of The Anti-Trans Hate Machine, Imara Jones illuminates how the right wing has fueled these bills by generating a breathtaking and wide-ranging disinformation campaign. Christian Nationalists are manufacturing pseudoscientific theories and using the entire anti-trans...

In our second episode of Black History Month, Imara talks with two podcasters and advocates about the power of Black trans voices. First, she’s joined by Diamond Stylz, host of Marsha’s Plate and founder of Black Transwomen Inc. Diamond shares the story of her fight for freedom of expression at high school prom and in college, and what it took to reclaim her voice with and without support from her...

To start off Black History Month, Imara takes a look at the state incarceration and abolition for Black trans people in the United States. First she speaks with Ashley Diamond about her experiences fighting for her rights and freedom against the Georgia Department of Corrections. Next, she’s joined by artist, abolitionist, and community organizer Toni-Michelle Williams to talk about her work aroun...

Imara examines trans political representation and policy on the state and local level. First she talks to Montana State Representative Zooey Zephyr about her historic win as the state’s first out trans representative. They discuss her community-based campaign strategies, how she thinks about working from within the system and across the aisle, and her hopes to win hearts, minds, and policy. Next,...

In this episode replay from 2022, Imara discusses how the idea of Black civil rights has been reduced to the idea of changes in specific laws. But the civil rights movement also included the ideas of what we now call Black liberation: a specific revisioning of what our society should look like steeped in racial justice. Consequently we can see that the civil rights movement never totally succeeded...

Imara takes a look back at another year of the TransLash Podcast. She shares highlights from some of the most informative and inspiring episodes of 2022, including her conversation about trans motherhood, mutual aid, monkey pox, online hate and trans sex with Ceyenne Dorshow, Asanni Armon, Sydney Bauer, Ze R, Dr. Asa Radix and Dr. Elle Lett.  Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on Instagra...

Imara shares the trailer for Non-Binary Entrepreneurship with Daniela Capistrano, a new podcast coming spring 2023. On this intersectional podcast, DCAP Media founder and TransLash digital strategist Daniela “Dani” Capistrano applies a non-binary lens to startup ecosystems, unpacking the ways that transgender and cisgender founders innovate and collaborate. Sign-up for the Non-Binary Entrepreneurs...

We’re celebrating the holidays with trans hope and cheer! First, Imara talks with designer and entrepreneur Mars Wright about his streetwear brand Life on Mars. He reflects on the journey to starting his own business, the importance of making trans joy visible through clothing, and the beauty of trans spirituality. Next, Imara is joined by tech journalist and #letters4transkids creator, Ina Fried....

 This World AIDS Day, Imara reflects on the millions of lives lost to HIV-related illness and the ongoing fight against this epidemic within the trans community. First, she speaks to HIV health equity leader Tori Cooper about her decades of advocacy for more inclusive and effective policy. They discuss her early experiences with HIV in the 1970’s, her recent groundbreaking appointment to the...

As the dust settles on the 2022 midterm elections, Imara takes a closer look at what the results mean for trans issues and candidates. She talks with award-winning freelance journalist Katelyn Burns about how anti-trans strategies failed Republicans at the ballot box and why trans candidates are succeeding in red states. The pair also look to the future of shifting opinions on gender identity at t...

In this bonus episode, Imara is joined by North Carolina-based abortion doula and community organizer, Ash Williams. Ash shares his journey to becoming a doula and discusses the importance of abortion care for and by the Black trans community. He teases out the connections between systemic racism and the criminalization of abortion, and the risks of doing this work in an increasingly hostile polit...

As TransLash kicks off the second part of “Trans Bodies, Trans Choices,” Imara looks into the state of reproductive justice for our community. First, she talks with journalist Sydney Bauer about anti-trans and reproductive rights issues on the ballot this election. They discuss conservative strategies to overturn abortion access and the promise of a record-breaking number of trans people running f...

Imara is joined by actress and advocate Angelica Ross to discuss her groundbreaking role in Chicago the Musical . They chat about her experience playing Roxie Hart, what it means to be the first openly trans woman to star in a Broadway show, and her hopes for future roles. See Angelica Ross in Chicago through November 6, 2022. TransTech Day at Chicago is Saturday, October 29. For discounted ticket...

As New York Comic Con begins, Imara celebrates trans nerd culture. First she’s talks with Blu del Barrio about playing Adira Tal, the first non-binary character in the Star Trek franchise. They discuss the way transness can influence an actor’s approach to a role, the power of Star Trek, Discovery’s T4T relationship, and Blu’s hope for non-binary representation in Hollywood. Next, Imara delves int...

Online harassment against trans people is becoming increasingly violent and sophisticated. In the wake of the stalking and doxxing of streamer Clara Santorini, aka Keffals, Imara traces the emergence of these kinds of coordinated attacks, and asks what we can do about it.  First, she discusses Kiwi Farms, “Libs of TikTok,” and the other malicious actors with Harvard Cyberlaw Clinic instructor...

As the United States struggles to contain the outbreak of Monkeypox, trans people are once again sidelined in our public health response. Amidst this sea of misinformation and erasure, Imara talks with two experts about the disease’s spread and its impacts on our community. First, she sits down with physician and researcher Dr. Asa Radix to discuss Monkeypox’s origins, symptoms, treatment options,...

In this episode replay from 2021, 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.   Fol...

We're sharing a very special episode of the Black Girls Nerds podcast where Imara sits down host Jamie Broadnax to talk about gender and race in the new HBO series House of the Dragon, premiering Sunday, August 21st. Subscribe to the Black Girl Nerds Podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/black-girl-nerds/id1056793768 You can also follow Black...

In this episode replay from 2021, host Imara Jones sits down with the groundbreaking intersex activist Sean Saifa Wall. Saifa, who is Black, intersex and trans discusses how those who are intersex shift our fundamental understanding of gender and the promise that this community holds for all of us. Saifa also delves into the importance of realizing the intersectionality of those who are trans and...

From the work of Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera to the Covid-19 pandemic, mutual aid has long been key to trans survival. To find out what trans mutual aid looks like today, Imara speaks with organizers Asanni Armon and Tuck Woodstock. First, Asanni explains how party-based organization For the Gworls is disrupting conventional approaches to fundraising and aid distribution for Black trans pe...

Imara discusses the liberatory power of music with singer, songwriter, and activist Shea Diamond. They trace her journey of creative self-expression from childhood through Shea’s experience of incarceration, including the origins of her hit anthems “I Am Her” and “I Am America.” She also highlights the judgment and tokenism that Black trans artists face in the music industry and shares her determi...

Imara dives deep with internationally acclaimed author, speaker, poet, and comedian Alok Vaid-Menon. In this interview, Imara and Alok discuss the politicization of gender nonconformity, legibility and pride, and the divinity of trans life. Alok explains how they use comedy to cultivate joy and subvert cultural fears, and even shares a sneak peak from their current tour. Finally, Alok opens up abo...

Welcome to the Acast Audio Pride Parade! On this stop, Imara reflects on the violence of erasure she experienced growing up in Atlanta, Georgia, and reminisces about her pre-covid Pride traditions. You can follow the Audio Pride Parade to the next stop on the Vulgaire podcast in Saint Brieuc, France on June 27. Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on Instagram , Twitter and Facebook . Follow Ima...