Ep #8 – Thanksgiving & Trans Awareness Week

Hey!!!! Welcome, Welcome, Welcome To BLACK TO THE FUTURE PODCAST! We are so pleased you could join us here today! On this podcast we will discussing various topics through a Black, Queer, Feminist Lens. Our goal is elevate, educate, and empower those of us in the Black Queer community, and also to help our supporters and allies to become more knowledgeable about what we need as far as support!

On this episode Mikey & Xay Dé speak about Trans Awareness Week. During this week, organizers come together to raise awareness about the Transgender community. They have various lectures, panels, and workshops to provide people with insight into the Trans experience. In addition to that, there are campaigns and events that take place to engage with knowledge-seekers. This week leads up to Transgender Day of Remembrance, and on this day, we reflect upon the Transgender lives that were taken from us. 

These two also cackle about the joys and hilarious drama of Thanksgiving – specifically typical Black Thanksgiving. They go over food,tradition, and find time to talk about Thanksgiving Clapback Memes. But, its not all fun and games. They provide a small list of coping mechanisms to handle problematic situations with relatives if you are a Black/Brown, Queer/Trans person. Lastly, they’ll cover the history of Thanksgiving, including what happened to the Indigenous People once the country was “discovered” and colonized. 

INTRODUCTION (2:00) – Trans Awareness Week & Transgender Day of Remembrance (11:46) – Thanksgiving Origin (26:05) – Thanksgiving Clapbacks (38:50) – Tips For LGBTQIA+ at Thanksgiving (43:55) – BLACK THANKSGIVING (54:55)

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