Interview With Lee Blinder

Today, we have an interview with Lee Blinder. Lee Blinder (they/them) is the executive director of Trans Maryland, and a co-founder of the Maryland Trans Resilience Conference. Lee is an Maryland State LGBTQ+ Commissioner, and they sit on LGBTQIA+ advisory boards around the state. They are an openly nonbinary transgender and queer Marylander. They facilitate transgender 101 and gender affirming workplace training for government, medical organizations, and private companies, in addition to leading Trans Maryland's peer to peer name and gender marker change program. Mx. Blinder is also a member of the Maryland Judiciary's LGBTQ+ workgroup. They have worked in service to their community for 26 years, starting with helping launch a GSA at Montgomery Blair High School in 1996. They also enjoy spending time with their adopted animal companions, their cat Basil Pasta Marinara and their dogs Cupcake & Summer.  We talk about their work, their thoughts about recent legislation, how their Jewishness affects their activism, and more. Lee has been a friend for several years and I was delighted that they took the time to talk with me about their activism.  You can find TransMaryland at https://transmaryland.org/. They are on Instagram and Twitter (@transmaryland).  Sistas of the T Baltimore Safe Haven Trans Resilience Conference If you want to follow the podcast, you can follow us on Twitter or Instagram (@queerpolifaith) or you can email [email protected]. Please be sure to rate and review the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Podcast theme music by Transistor.fm. Learn how to start a podcast here.