Lance McDaniel: Navigating Intersectionality: Being Indigenous, Black, Latinx, and Trans in New Mexico

Every coming-out story is unique, and every story deserves to be heard. On this episode of Lip Service, we sit down with Audacity Nadler for a personal conversation about identity, authenticity, and the experiences that shape who we become.Through honest storytelling and meaningful conversation, we explore what it means to embrace who you are, navigate life's challenges, and live more authentically. Because sharing our stories helps build understanding, creates connection, and reminds us that none of us are alone.Join us for another conversation celebrating the courage it takes to be yourself.Lip Service is a Two Flower Productions podcast amplifying LGBTQ+ voices, one story at a time.

In this episode of Lip Service, host Pam Myers speaks with Jesse, a non-binary lesbian hairstylist and barber. Jesse shares their lifelong coming out journey, from growing up as a tomboy in 1990s Chicago to embracing their non-binary and queer identities. They discuss the challenges of fitting into gender roles, the importance of inclusive spaces, and their decade-long career in hairstyling. Jesse also reflects on relocating from Chicago and New York to Albuquerque, where they recently opened their own studio, The Fox Fades, with a mission to create a safe, welcoming environment for the LGBTQ+ community.

In this episode of Lip Service, host Pam Myers welcomes Michael Adair from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Michael shares his coming out journey, from a surprisingly smooth experience with supportive parents in Houston, Texas, to navigating self-expression through drag in high school. He recalls humorous moments, like buying a princess dress at Disneyland, and a four-year relationship with a boyfriend whose conservative parents never realized Michael was male. He also discusses building multiple businesses, coping with personal loss, and eventually opening his spirituality-inspired store, Temple, in Santa Fe—a city he feels perfectly embraces his authentic self.

Host pamm speaks with Jill, a mother of a 14-year-old transgender daughter. Jill shares her family's journey from early signs at ages two to three, through social transition in second grade, to medical interventions including puberty blockers and hormone therapy. She highlights the vital role of the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico and director Adrian Lawyer in guiding her family. Jill emphasizes the importance of listening to children, advocating for them, and finding community support, noting that parental support reduces trans youth suicide rates from 40% to approximately 4%.

In this episode of Lip Service, host pamm meyers welcomes Jenna (Zenyanova Reign), a queer, polyamorous woman originally from Ukraine, now living in Albuquerque. Jenna shares her coming out journey, revealing her relationship with a married couple and her family's shocked, culturally influenced reaction. Over time, her family softened, though tensions remain, particularly around her polyamorous lifestyle and her partner Avery's transgender identity. Jenna also discusses her current relationship with a woman named Marissa and her career as a sex and intimacy coach. She describes building a supportive "cosmic family" alongside her biological one in New Mexico.

In this episode of Lip Service, host Pam Myers speaks with Kat Eaves about their coming out journey and nonprofit work. Kat shares how fear, body image struggles, and an evangelical phase delayed their queer identity exploration until their mid-20s, when a supportive Oakland community helped them embrace who they are. Their coming out to family was remarkably smooth. Kat also discusses their role as CEO of Give Us the Floor, a nonprofit app providing anonymous peer support for LGBTQ+ youth aged 13–24. The conversation touches on social media safety, age-gating laws, and the importance of holding tech companies accountable.

pamm meyers, speaks with Lance McDaniel, a queer and trans man from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Lance shares his coming out journey, first identifying as a lesbian in childhood before coming out as trans at 17. He discusses the support he received from friends and family, including his mother's emotional but loving response. Now 34, Lance is married with two children and owns Transcending Massage LLC, a practice dedicated to providing safe, affirming care for trans and gender-diverse clients.

Unique addresses safety concerns for LGBTQ+ families in Texas, particularly as Black women. She also discusses her organization, For The People, which advocates for healthier youth relationships with technology,

Doug identified as straight well into adulthood before having a personal epiphany in 2012.

In this episode of Lip Service, host pamm interviews Doctor Sun, a counselor and coach based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Doctor Sun shares her complex coming-out journey, from identifying as bisexual to embracing an Ace Ero (asexual and aromantic) identity