Matt O'Connor on the Trans Youth Emergency Project and Composing a Fundraising Music Compilation

Matt O'Connor recently started a record label inspired by the need to help trans youth, creating Worry Beads Records' first release, a compilation of 18 different bands called True Names: A Benefit for Trans Youth. We talked about how we can create space to honor and support trans youth, while not only with fundraising, but also through the impact of literature and music. We also talked about literature, the origin of True Names, and learning how to open the self by letting go of control. Trans Youth Emergency Project WebsiteTrue Names: A Benefit for Trans Youth compilation on BandcampWorry Bead Records Instagram