Ep. 88 - Time to Come Alive: “Who Am I?” with Lindsay Tierstein, filmmaker, writer, and educator

Clarissa Pinkola Estés:  “The soul has no gender.” Shapeshifting into animal forms has always held a certain fascination for Lindsay Tierstein. As they embrace their true self at every turn, Lindsay has encountered labels put upon by family, friends, colleagues, and the world at large. They’ve now begun to peel off the ones that don’t fit and press in the ones that do, in pursuit of living life on their own terms. Highlights: · Stripping away gender · Differentiate what is inside and what is conditioning · The Golden Girls as a model life Books/TV/Movie Resources: Sidekick Squad Series, Author C.B. Lee. "Welcome to Andover… where superpowers are common, but internships are complicated." Young Adult, Scifi-Fantasy, f/f romance, transgender representation, women in STEM, and one of my favorite superpowers--shapeshifting. Wayward Children Series, Author Seanan McGuire. "Nobody gets to tell me how my story ends but me." Young Adult, Scifi-Fantasy, an exploration of identity through the magical lands that children return from, asexual protagonist featured in book 1 and more representation throughout the series, The Prince And The Dressmaker, Author Jen Wang. “My whole life is other people deciding what's acceptable. When I put on a dress, I get to decide.” Young Adult, Graphic Novel, a fairy tale for any age about identity, love, and art. TV Series Steven Universe, Creator Rebecca Sugar. "Take a moment to think of just flexibility, love, and trust." Rating: TV-PG, series on Cartoon Network and Hulu, family-friendly, explores themes such as identity, family, and gender through a modern fantasy setting. She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Creator Noelle Stevenson. "We're on the edge of greatness turning darkness to light." Rating: TV-Y7-FV, series on Netflix, colorful remake of the 80's series She-Ra, filled with lots of love. Pose Creators: Steven Canals, Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy. "The category is: live, work, pose." Rating: TV-MA, series on Netflix, set in New York City's African-American and Latino ballroom scene during 1980s/90s, talented cast of trans actresses, actor Billy Porter was the first openly gay black man to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role in this show. HRC Visibility Awards acceptance speech by Matrix Director Lana Wachowski  #TimeToComeAlive #ConnectToJoy #gender #queer #LGBTQ