This week's conversation aims to unpack transphobia and understand the trans experience through trans voices.

Guests for the Week:

Jay Banks

New to the Olympia area from DC, Jay Banks is an AfroLatinx Nonbinary Queer Educator. They started TQMason a trans support and education group during their time at George Mason University and was influential in the University adopting their gender-neutral housing policy. They also have their Masters in Early Childhood Education and worked to implement a Black Lives Matter curriculum in their classroom while focusing on being trans and queer affirming. After teaching in Elementary schools in Southeast DC Jay decided to use their life experiences and formal education to help support LGBTQ+ Youth with Pizza Klatch. Jay is passionate about intersectionality and being a source of positive representation for queer youth of color. They also love traveling to new places, binge-watching reality tv shows, and spending time with their french lop rabbit Bun.

Jaedyn Young

My name is Jaedyn or Jae (for short), and my pronouns are he/him. I grew up in North Minneapolis, and will always fight for justice and accountability no matter the situation. I graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato with a bachelors in Mass Media, and I’m now finishing up school at PCI Academy to become a licensed Esthetician. With that license, I really want to make sure I create a safe place for those in the LGBT+ & Black community, and to give them the space to truly feel relaxed and not judged.

E.J. Frazier

E.J. is currently a student at South Puget Sound Community college working on his associates degree in automotive technology. He is currently working in The A. Barbra Clarkson Diversity Equity & Inclusion Center at SPSCC with Que.