Transqat

An exploration of the kink community, co-hosted by sex educator and friend of the show Kim Adamski. NSFW or for younger ears. Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com. Show Notes Kim Adamski Transqat Episode 12 : Kim Adamski Betwixt the Sheets Gone Medieval B.O.I.N.K. Vanilla Shibari Rule 34 kink.com The Duchy Midor...

Students, administrators and the founders of the JS Bryant School speak with Clare about their therapeutic day school in the Berkshires for LGBTQ youth. Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com. Show Notes Sarah McBride on SC Gov. Race JS Bryant School PFLAG Improv: Yes, and… The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks J...

The Darling Divas of CT: Shaneeda Razor, Brandy Alexander, Minnie and Morgana DeLuxe join  Clare to talk all things drag. Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com. Show Notes Darling Divas of CT Trixie Mattel video After What Happened at the Library  Q&A Stony Creek Brewery Imperial Sovereign Court of CT “3-Arti...

Congressman Barney Frank, who passed away this week, joined Clare in September 2024.

Shane Engstrom and Wendy Peek reveal the trans and nonbinary offerings in this year's Connecticut LGBTQ Film Festival. More info at outfilmct.org. Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com. Show Notes OutFilm CT Cinestudio CT Science Center What a Feeling Red, White & Royal Blue It’s Pat Julia Sweeney X-Fact...

Fitness coach and trans man Aleia Hayes joins Clare to discuss wellness and gender journeys. Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com. Show Notes

Sarah Guercia, founder andowner of Fox & Feather Healing Arts in Guilford CT and two of her colleagues join Clare to discuss art therapy, trauma, and finding your flow state. Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com. Show Notes Fox & Feather Minority Stress Pliny the Elder, Natural History Book VII Transqat...

Shari Lucas and Amanda Redfern talk with Clare about all things bisexual. Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com. Show Notes Beard Lavender Marriage History of “bisexual” Bowie Playboy interview Time 1992 cover Triangle Community Center Bi+ in CT FB pag e Bi+ pansexual omnisexual asexual bi vs androgenous Robin Oc...

#1 NYT and #1 USA Today author TJ Klune talks with Clare about his newest book, We Burned So Bright . Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com. Show Notes: TJ Klune We Burned So Bright The Black Cat Tavern senachie The Straight Story Wild at Heart Mulholland Drive The Front Runner Tucson Festival of Books Island of...

John Pica-Sneeden, Executive Director of the Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Chamber, talks with Clare about the power of belonging. Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com. Show Notes Sponsor: Goodspeed Musicals CTGLC River Bend Books Prism Counseling Hartford HealthCare National Gay & Lesbian Chamber YWCA New B...

On location in Provincetown, Clare hosts a panel of participants at the 2026 Trans Week. Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com. Show Notes Trans Week AA Veronica Vera CDI New York The Raven Trans Heaven, Pennsylvania Southern Comfort

Peggy Gillespie, editor of the book Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and Their Families , along with Fresh Lev White, Genny Beemyn and Brianna Harris (who are featured in the book) join Clare to discuss found famil and hope in difficult times. Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com. Show No...

Clare reviews Gretchen Felker-Martin's horror novel Manhunt .

Miss Constitution State 2026 talks with Clare about mental health and recovery, pageant life, and all things queer. Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com. Show Notes: Sponsor: Prism Counseling CT Chuckles XI Christa Steiner Miss Connecticut Miss America NAMI Bipolar Type 1 Manhattan School of Music Community Musi...

The third and final installment of excerpts from Pride event attendees from 2025. Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com. Show Notes Sponsor: Goodspeed Musicals Transqat Episode 106 Transqat Episode 108 Little v. Hecox West Virginia v. BPJ US v. Skrmetti Mexico City Policy Dr. Dolittle : Pushme-PullYu Ashley Shade...

 Ali Wicks-Lim and AT from ROAR talk with Clare about making LGBTQ+ events more joy-focused. Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com. Show Notes:  Sponsor: Goodspeed Musicals ROAR Laurel Hubbard IOC Standards NCAA Standards (2010) NCAA standards (2022) Trump’s Weight Imane Khelif vs. Angela Carini Hampshire Pride R...

Clare refutes the claim that she's illiterate by discussing queer-themed books. This episode: Casa Susanna: The Story of the First Trans Network in the United States, 1959-1968

Clare addresses some changes at Transqat

More excerpts from Middletown, Madison, North Haven, Worcester, North Adams, Holyoke and Hampshire Pride. Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com. Show Notes Sponsor: Prism Counseling LLC ACA Subsidies HR 1399 Kennedy-Oz Press Conference FDA & Binders Seneca the Elder Treme -John Goodman Iris Rocks Madison Prid...

The artist and author of Butch Heroes and More Butch Heroes joins Clare to discuss their 15-year project of depicting gender variance in history. Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com. Show Notes Sponsor: Goodspeed Musicals Ria Brodell Butch Heroes More Butch Heroes Antonio de Erauso Catholic Prayer Cards Gouache...

 In a spin-off series of mini-episodes, host Clare McCarthy spotlights queer-themed books. Today's episode focuses on Mike Curato's 2025 graphic novel Gaysians . 

Excerpts from conversations at Middletown, North Haven, Madison, Hampshire, Worcester, North Adams and Holyoke Pride events. Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com. Show Notes Sponsor: Goodspeed Musicals Quantum Leap  (1989) Quantum Leap  (2022) Mason Alexander Park Gaylordsville CT Conversion Therapy Intersex Soc...

Marybel Delgado, founder and Executive Director of Transcending Beyond, a Holyoke-based nonprofit working to support and educate parents, caregivers and allies of trans folx. Transqat is a safe space where transgender and queer people can stand together.  We stand for respectful conversations, for open minds and open hearts, for a better understanding. We stand against bigotry, willful ignorance,...

In honor of Trans Day of Remembrance, Dr. Anthony Redgrave of the Trans Doe Task Force talks with Clare about working LGBTQ+- related cold cases and missing persons. Transqat is a safe space where transgender and queer people can stand together.  We stand for respectful conversations, for open minds and open hearts, for a better understanding. We stand against bigotry, willful ignorance, and fear-...

Todd Rennebohm talks with Clare about his podcast series Transgression: My Search for the REAL Trans Agenda in Saskatchewan. Transqat is a safe space where transgender and queer people can stand together.  We stand for respectful conversations, for open minds and open hearts, for a better understanding. We stand against bigotry, willful ignorance, and fear-mongering.  Transqat: We Stand. Show Note...