State Fair Couture & Iowa Drag 🌽

We're state fair ready, are you? 🌽Today we're talking all things draggg and Tessa's incredible hat. 😏🐄———Featuring Tristan Miedema & Tessa Tura from Iowa's only trans and nonbinary singing ensemble TRANScendent.Welcome to Trans Tea, a podcast all about queer life in the Midwest — the community, the trans choral movement, and the queer stories yet to be told. Co-hosted by Tessa Tura (she/her), drag entertainer, queer activist, and one of TRANScendent's founding members & Tristan Miedema (he/they), director of TRANScendent, Iowa's only trans and non-binary singing ensemble. We're here to talk about queer Iowans living out loud and the voices making it happen. So consider this your invitation — sit back and grab a cup, cuz we're spillinggg.🌈 ADShttps://www.DMGMC.orgBook us for next season or join the chorus for Season 26!🍵 THE REFILLCheck out The Garden Restaurant & Show Lounge!https://www.grdn.com Want to support our work?☕ Buy us a tea at https://buymeacoffee.com/transteapodcast💖 FOLLOW US 💖⁠⁠Tea with Tristan⁠⁠ on Substack⁠@TristanMiedema⁠ on Instagram⁠@TristanMiedema⁠ on TikTok⁠@TheTessaTura⁠ on Instagram⁠@The_Tessa_Tura⁠ on TikTok🎧 LISTEN on your favorite platform: https://tr.ee/transtea-podcastSee all our links:https://linktr.ee/tristanmiedemahttps://linktr.ee/tessatura#transvoices #transchoralmovement #transchoir #transchorus #queervoices #queermidwest #midwest #iowachoruses #choir #choirhumor #choirrehearsal #transpodcast #lgbtqchoruses #galachoruses #queermusic #queerpodcast #queerpodcasts #transpodcasts #transpodcaster #desmoines #desmoinesia #nonbinary #nonbinarypodcast #nonbinaryvoices #nonbinarymusic #transmusic #transmusicpodcast #transgender #transrights #choirlife #genderedclothing, #queerfashion #tuxedo #choirperformance

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