Ep 2: Texas Ballroom Realness

On this special episode of Queer Chronicles, we bring together some notable *adult* guests: actress, activist and drag queen Miss Peppermint; ACLU lawyer and trans rights activist Chase Strangio; and activist, community organizer, drag queen and founder of the non-profit Southern Fried Queer Pride, TAYLOR ALXNDR.  Our roundtable of guests reflect on stand-out moments from our teens this season – and they share their own experiences, insights, advice and solidarity. RESOURCES: https://www.queerchronicles.com/resources See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we near the end of this season of Queer Chronicles, we brought our teens together to have an open conversation about coming into their identities, experiences at school, and their reactions to the politics (and politicians) impacting their lives. Hear as, for the first time on the show, Connor, Daniel, Safara, It and Libby connect directly with each other. RESOURCES: https://www.queerchronicles.com/resources See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After feeling exhausted by advocacy work, Daniel and Libby wanted to make a powerful statement rooted in the celebration of trans youth. On May 22, 2023, they invited 50 youth from across the country to their own special prom in front of the US Capitol, a beautiful and bold display of trans joy.  RESOURCES: https://www.queerchronicles.com/resources See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There haven’t always been many representations of queer love in the media for youth to look up to. So they often forge their own path. In this episode, Indigo tells us all about his girlfriend, how he defines love, and what it takes to make a relationship work. RESOURCES: https://www.queerchronicles.com/resources See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, some of our cast of teenagers talk about the spaces they feel joy or find sanctuary in. From online communities and tarot circles to an all-trans choir that sings about collective liberation, we explore the importance of safe spaces for queer and trans youth – and how even everyday hobbies can make us feel seen.  RESOURCES: https://www.queerchronicles.com/resources See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trans health care for youth has been in the news a lot lately. In this episode, we have a roundtable discussion about hormone replacement therapy: the experience of it, the hurdles to accessing it, and the ways it can expand our thinking of gender expression and feeling at home in your body.  RESOURCES: https://www.queerchronicles.com/resources See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Safara, a Black teenager from Central Texas, goes on a journey of self-love and discovery and finds confidence in the Ballroom scene — an art form and community that has long been a haven for queer and trans people of color.   RESOURCES: https://www.queerchronicles.com/resources See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What does it mean to express your authentic self? Who are you when you’re alone, or when you feel your safest? In the season premiere of Queer Chronicles, we meet a group of teenagers in political battleground states across the country who show us how they find ways to live authentically, even while the world around them tries to keep them silent.   RESOURCES: https://www.queerchronicles.com/resources See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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