583: Ronnie Gladden – Letting Out The White Girl Within

By Rick Clemons | 08/09/2023

We all have many layers and facets to who we are as human beings. Yet, we hide some parts and voices of ourselves. How fun is that? Instead when we unleash all aspects of ourselves into the world we discover the power of living our truth and being exactly who we’re meant to be. Dr.…

576: Ocean Atlas – Let’s Talk Candidly About Being a Nonbinary Ally

By Rick Clemons | 06/21/2023

Nonbinary. It’s simple. Just ask the questions you’re afraid to ask, in the right way, and you will learn and you will support our nonbinary community. But we make it so much harder than that. Guiding us to have the candid conversations is Author Ocean Atlas as they discuss their book Nonbinary For Beginners: Everything…

526 – The Legalities of Letting Trans Be Trans on The Planet – Paisley Currah

By Rick Clemons | 07/13/2022

Ever filled out a Driver’s License application? Doctors patient form? Passport form? School enrollment form? Of course you have. Now imagine filling out the form and the only options for the question – Male or Female – is Male or Female. Or even worse, “Gender at Birth!” This is where the nightmare starts for any…

505: Diversity and Inclusion: Being in someone else’s story – Don Reed

By Rick Clemons | 02/16/2022

Diversity and inclusion isn’t just a once a year endeavor to be brought out of the closet and then shoved back into the closet. It is a daily practice of learning to stand in other peoples stories. Taking us into the diversity zone, Don Reed – master storyteller and entertainer – guides us to step…

502: Blowing Up Your LIfe, To Uncloset Your Life – Francis Yahia

By Rick Clemons | 01/26/2022

Imagine, growing up in a cult, being married to a female-to-male transgender individual for 10 years, and through all of that, plus life’s other twists and turns, you find your calling to help others come out of their subconscious closets to live their fullest life! Today, Dr. Frances Yahia, tells her story and guides us…

469: Watch Out, Tranpa In The House – Buck Angel

By Rick Clemons | 06/16/2021

Never one to walk away from a fight or a belief system, Buck Angel is coming out swinging this PRIDE Season letting everyone know that TRANPA is in the house. But what is TRANPA? An elder TRANSMAN who is not going to be told, ” Go sit down TRANPA and let us younger TRANSMEN take…

428: A Different Kind of Transgender Story – Meredith Talusan

By Rick Clemons | 06/10/2020

What little boy doesn’t wish to grow up as an albino, Phillipino girl trapped in a male body? And what Phillipino woman, wants to transition into her truth only to battle white privilege, from her own trans community? The answer is no one, and no one. Yet, these factors are only the beginning of Meredith…

What manhood really means! – Ryan Sallans

By Rick Clemons | 09/24/2019

What defines a man? Ever asked yourself, or been asked that question? The answers are as varied as there are men, yet when we step back, most of us guys have more in common in our definition than we have differences. Yet manhood becomes a whole different thing – at least in many peoples eyes…

383: – Advocating for Transgender Rights, A Filmmakers Perspective – Hammad Rizvi

By Rick Clemons | 05/29/2019

When love is love and who you are is who you are collides, your first thought might be, this sounds like another LGBTQ story. It is, with a twist. Imagine being a transgender woman, and finding an abandoned child and making the decision to care for it out of love and concern. But there’s still…

344: Finding our home, your place to live Life (UN)Closeted – Jeff Hammerberg

By Rick Clemons | 01/02/2019

Food, shelter. Two basic needs that we all need to survive. Now imagine, fighting to be able to find a home and live in a place that makes you feel secure, only to discover that you can’t because of your sexuality or gender identity. Yes, this is true. People get denied housing and home loans…