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Ahna and Luca from the United Brotherhood of Carpenters Local 336 in Worcester join Clare to discuss queers in the trades.Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com.Show NotesUBC Local #336Pride WorcesterFrances PerkinsBayard RustinCoors BoycottMA Dept. of LaborLexington Community EducationEducate, Agitate, OrganizeStraw Man ArgumentSchedule FFour ArrowsAmber Czech Murder

An exploration of the kink community, co-hosted by sex educator and friend of the show Kim Adamski. NSFW or for younger ears.Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com.Show NotesKim AdamskiTransqat Episode 12: Kim AdamskiBetwixt the SheetsGone MedievalB.O.I.N.K.VanillaShibariRule 34kink.comThe DuchyMidoriUnfuck Your KinkUnfuck Your ShameFRIESSSCRACKPRICKTell Me What You WantDollificationFour Arrows landing pageChem sexPoppersWhippetsEdgeplayEdgingSubspaceViolet WandPirates XXXUpline StudioQueer Munch CTBow Tie ProductionsLess Dead Studios

Students, administrators and the founders of the JS Bryant School speak with Clare about their therapeutic day school in the Berkshires for LGBTQ youth.Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com.Show NotesSarah McBride on SC Gov. RaceJS Bryant SchoolPFLAGImprov: Yes, and…The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa ParksJSB goatsMastery Transcript ConsortiumWilliam Cullen BryantJulia Sands Bryant

The Darling Divas of CT: Shaneeda Razor, Brandy Alexander, Minnie and Morgana DeLuxe join  Clare to talk all things drag.Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com.Show NotesDarling Divas of CTTrixie Mattel videoAfter What Happened at the Library Q&AStony Creek BreweryImperial Sovereign Court of CT“3-Article Laws”Black Cat BarJose SarriaEmperor NortonAPNHFree Mom HugsProtectors of AnimalsHartford HarlettesFour Arrows“Release the Kraken”Match GameHollywood SquaresThe Deluxe IrisHartford Gay Men’s Chorus

Congressman Barney Frank, who passed away this week, joined Clare in September 2024.

Shane Engstrom and Wendy Peek reveal the trans and nonbinary offerings in this year's Connecticut LGBTQ Film Festival. More info at outfilmct.org.Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com.Show NotesOutFilm CTCinestudioCT Science CenterWhat a FeelingRed, White & Royal BlueIt’s PatJulia SweeneyX-FactorOff My Brain, Dylan & the MoonEarly Lesbian FilmsIris PrizeThe Price of CelerySmahtguy: The Life & Times of Barney Frank

Fitness coach and trans man Aleia Hayes joins Clare to discuss wellness and gender journeys.Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com.Show Notes

Sarah Guercia, founder andowner of Fox & Feather Healing Arts in Guilford CT and two of her colleagues join Clare to discuss art therapy, trauma, and finding your flow state.Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com.Show NotesFox & FeatherMinority StressPliny the Elder, Natural History Book VIITransqat Episode 18: Stefan SimanovichEMDRJung: ComplexesFlow: Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiScribble DrawingLevels of CareDBTCBTWheel of the YearMagic vs. MagickICE in MinnesotaFrancis Weller, The Long DarkTransqat Episode 82: Prism CounselingTransqat Episode 97: Dr. Nicholas MeadeMiddletown PrideFour ArrowsAleia HayesOutFilm CT

Shari Lucas and Amanda Redfern talk with Clare about all things bisexual.Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com.Show NotesBeardLavender MarriageHistory of “bisexual”Bowie Playboy interviewTime 1992 coverTriangle Community CenterBi+ in CT FB pageBi+pansexualomnisexualasexualbi vs androgenousRobin OchsBisexual ManifestoPew ResearchImposter syndromeGSAsBojack Horseman: ToddStar Trek: DiscoveryL Word: AliceKilling EveHeated RivalryHeartstopperNight ManagerFleabagAndrew ScottBi suicide ratesbi.orgPrEP & PEP1st Church MiddletownRussell Library bi support group

#1 NYT and #1 USA Today author TJ Klune talks with Clare about his newest book, We Burned So Bright.Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com.Show Notes:TJ KluneWe Burned So BrightThe Black Cat TavernsenachieThe Straight StoryWild at HeartMulholland DriveThe Front RunnerTucson Festival of BooksIsland of Misfit ToysAdoption MovementTwin Peaks: The Return

John Pica-Sneeden, Executive Director of the Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Chamber, talks with Clare about the power of belonging.Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com.Show NotesSponsor: Goodspeed MusicalsCTGLCRiver Bend BooksPrism CounselingHartford HealthCareNational Gay & Lesbian ChamberYWCA New BritainTravelers InsuranceKimmel SuspensionShampoochImperial Sovereign CourtDarling DivasMiddlesex HealthWhen We RiseSNAP Benefits CutWheeler HealthDCFPlanned Parenthood of Southern NEBoys & Girls VillageTransferenceMaclean Senior LivingDouble Tree Hotel BristolFirst World MortgageHartford AthleticCT SunHartford Wolf PackHartford Yard GoatsBridgeport Islanders

On location in Provincetown, Clare hosts a panel of participants at the 2026 Trans Week.Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com.Show NotesTrans WeekAAVeronica VeraCDI New YorkThe RavenTrans Heaven, PennsylvaniaSouthern Comfort

Peggy Gillespie, editor of the book Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and Their Families, along with Fresh Lev White, Genny Beemyn and Brianna Harris (who are featured in the book) join Clare to discuss found famil and hope in difficult times.Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com.Show Notes:

Clare reviews Gretchen Felker-Martin's horror novel Manhunt.

Miss Constitution State 2026 talks with Clare about mental health and recovery, pageant life, and all things queer.Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com.Show Notes:Sponsor: Prism Counseling CTChuckles XIChrista SteinerMiss ConnecticutMiss AmericaNAMIBipolar Type 1Manhattan School of MusicCommunity Music SchoolKristen ChenowethGoodspeed MusicalsTwo River TheaterThe Gilded AgeLove Is BlindBob Mackie BarbiesWhite ChristmasLove to Love You, Donna SummerYear of the Cat, Al StewartI’ll Be There For You, Bon JoviNo One Like You, ScorpionsThe Visitors, AbbaRide Like the Wind, Christopher CrossMen at WorkTotoAuthentic Selves

The third and final installment of excerpts from Pride event attendees from 2025.Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com.Show NotesSponsor: Goodspeed MusicalsTransqat Episode 106Transqat Episode 108Little v. HecoxWest Virginia v. BPJUS v. SkrmettiMexico City PolicyDr. Dolittle: Pushme-PullYuAshley ShadeSaw the MusicalEvery BodyLeslie FeinbergDayenuUniTy of Pioneer ValleyHRC Workplace GuideHRC & Trans CommunityBernie SandersBecca BalintchaserPronouncing New OrleansAnemoni LGBTQ+ Peer Respite1312Oi! PunkScouting USAChrista Steiner

 Ali Wicks-Lim and AT from ROAR talk with Clare about making LGBTQ+ events more joy-focused.Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com.Show Notes: Sponsor: Goodspeed MusicalsROARLaurel HubbardIOC StandardsNCAA Standards (2010)NCAA standards (2022)Trump’s Weight Imane Khelif vs. Angela CariniHampshire PrideRural Justice NetworkParasol PatrolQueer Joy Collaborative

Clare refutes the claim that she's illiterate by discussing queer-themed books. This episode: Casa Susanna: The Story of the First Trans Network in the United States, 1959-1968

Clare addresses some changes at Transqat

More excerpts from Middletown, Madison, North Haven, Worcester, North Adams, Holyoke and Hampshire Pride.Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com.Show NotesSponsor: Prism Counseling LLCACA SubsidiesHR 1399Kennedy-Oz Press ConferenceFDA & BindersSeneca the ElderTreme-John GoodmanIris Rocks Madison PrideThe Deluxe IrisShaneeda RazorPrism OUT Loud: Big Gay CabaretRainbow t-shirtIt Gets BetterSJ Bryant SchoolMaddie’s TEDx TalkThis Is My Body, Madeline AliahCypress School, Santa CruzBlue-Eyed SamuraiUniTy of SpringfieldSteven UniverseSmith CollegeRiver Valley DSALauren Bacall for Gourmet Fancy FeastOutFilm CTWorcester TornadoesDestroy BoysHayley Williams

The artist and author of Butch Heroes and More Butch Heroes joins Clare to discuss their 15-year project of depicting gender variance in history.Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com.Show NotesSponsor: Goodspeed MusicalsRia BrodellButch HeroesMore Butch HeroesAntonio de ErausoCatholic Prayer CardsGouache paintingSt. BartholemewόλισβοςSex Variants: A Study of Homosexual PatternsMagnus HirschfeldInversionDenver Center for Visual Art: Dance of ResistanceWellesley Davis MuseumTransqat 46Transqat 80Transqat 98Butch is Not a Dirty Word

 In a spin-off series of mini-episodes, host Clare McCarthy spotlights queer-themed books. Today's episode focuses on Mike Curato's 2025 graphic novel Gaysians. 

Excerpts from conversations at Middletown, North Haven, Madison, Hampshire, Worcester, North Adams and Holyoke Pride events.Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com.Show NotesSponsor: Goodspeed MusicalsQuantum Leap (1989)Quantum Leap (2022)Mason Alexander ParkGaylordsville CTConversion TherapyIntersex Society of North AmericaTransqat Episode 47: Dr. Carl StreedPCOSThe Race to be Myself, Castor SemenyaT4THome ImprovementMass MoCABerkshire PrideDurham CTSilence = Death designACT UPGran Fury Collective1988 Albany ACT UP ProtestACT UP ashes ActionNY Church ProtestNYSE ProtestNIH ProtestHigh Costs of AZT William F. Buckley Tattoo CommentGay Officer Action LeagueIntersectionalityWomen Don’t Get AIDS, They Just Die From ItMiddletown Pride<

Marybel Delgado, founder and Executive Director of Transcending Beyond, a Holyoke-based nonprofit working to support and educate parents, caregivers and allies of trans folx.Transqat is a safe space where transgender and queer people can stand together.  We stand for respectful conversations, for open minds and open hearts, for a better understanding. We stand against bigotry, willful ignorance, and fear-mongering. Transqat: We Stand.Show NotesSponsor: Goodspeed MusicalsTranscending Beyond (email)HRC Survey“Transgender Terrorists”Dr. Eunice Avilés FariáTRANScend MassachusettsSpringfield LibraryRiver Valley DSAAlexis de TacquevilleThe Hunger GamesMassachusetts Transgender Political AllianceBAGLYTouch the Sky

In honor of Trans Day of Remembrance, Dr. Anthony Redgrave of the Trans Doe Task Force talks with Clare about working LGBTQ+- related cold cases and missing persons.Transqat is a safe space where transgender and queer people can stand together.  We stand for respectful conversations, for open minds and open hearts, for a better understanding. We stand against bigotry, willful ignorance, and fear-mongering. Transqat: We Stand.Show NotesSponsor: Fox & FireTrans Doe Task ForceTrans Day of RemembranceAdvocates for Trans EqualityNAMUSSkip TraceGEDmatch#ifigomissingIntersexDr. John MoneyEhlers-Danlos SyndromeDNA Doe ProjectEarring OrientationHarris County TX DoeForensic ArtJulie DoeTo Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie NewmarWilliam Dennis Matthews (KY)Jasper County Doe (William Joseph Lewis)Larry EylerPillar Point DoeProxy TraumaMirror NeuronsThis is Jan (pw: Transqat2025)Prism eventWindsor PL

Todd Rennebohm talks with Clare about his podcast series Transgression: My Search for the REAL Trans Agenda in Saskatchewan.Transqat is a safe space where transgender and queer people can stand together.  We stand for respectful conversations, for open minds and open hearts, for a better understanding. We stand against bigotry, willful ignorance, and fear-mongering. Transqat: We Stand.Show NotesSponsor: Fox & Feather Healing ArtsTransqat Episode 102This Is Jan screeningTransgression (Spotify)Mental Health & Bunny Bugs podcastTwo-SpiritSaskatchewan (map)Bill 137Scott MoeSask PartyNDPNotwithstanding ClauseJared ClarkJust Bins (Twitter)Jared Clark speechMaven MauerSaskatchewan Rough RidersCP RailBerdacheChristian Boarding Schools in CanadaWESU ScheduleTransqat Episode 38 (Coming Hot Into the Box)Transqat Episode 50 (Audacious)Transqat Episode 59 (I’m Feeling Queer Today)Trans Day of Remembrance

Writer/director Robert Larriviere and producer Brooklyn ___ of the short film This Is Jan join Clare to dissect and appreciate this short film. A special, limited-time screening is available to Transqat subscribers.Link: https://vimeo.com/1013685119?share=copyPassword: Transqat2025Transqat is a safe space where transgender and queer people can stand together.  We stand for respectful conversations, for open minds and open hearts, for a better understanding. We stand against bigotry, willful ignorance, and fear-mongering. Transqat: We Stand.Show NotesSponsor: Fox & Feather Healing ArtsRobert LarriviereBrooklyn Leigh ShafferThis is Jan screener (PW: Transqat2025)Casa SusannaCasa Susanna BookClub My-O-MyLyle BrocatoWESU scheduleen femmeYou Can’t Stay Here, Pearl Reeves & The ConcordsNo Other Love (Like Yours), The HolidaysLavern BakerDinah WashingtonJohn WilliamsTransqat Episode 46 (Safe Word)Transqat Episode 55 (A Complicated Woman)Transqat Episode 88 (Sorority)The Team (RIP Sun)

Clare proves she knows how to read by discussing TJ Klune's The House in the Cerulean Sea and Somewhere Beyond the Sea.

Clare celebrates 100 episodes with a compilation of clips from the first 25 shows. Transqat is a safe space where transgender and queer people can stand together.  We stand for respectful conversations, for open minds and open hearts, for a better understanding. We stand against bigotry, willful ignorance, and fear-mongering. Transqat: We Stand.Show Notes

Julia Serano, author of Whipping Girl, Excluded, and Sexed Up, joins Clare to discuss how trans folx are represented (and misrepresented) in this cultural moment.Transqat is a safe space where transgender and queer people can stand together.  We stand for respectful conversations, for open minds and open hearts, for a better understanding. We stand against bigotry, willful ignorance, and fear-mongering. Transqat: We Stand.Show Notes:

Transformation, a 1-man show by friend of Transqat Quyen Tran, plays at Wesleyan University in Middletown this week.Transqat is a safe space where transgender and queer people can stand together.  We stand for respectful conversations, for open minds and open hearts, for a better understanding. We stand against bigotry, willful ignorance, and fear-mongering. Transqat: We Stand.

Clare speaks with LICSW & CST Jordon Anderson about deconstructing sexual scripts  and why all sex is queer sex. Transqat is a safe space where transgender and queer people can stand together.  We stand for respectful conversations, for open minds and open hearts, for a better understanding. We stand against bigotry, willful ignorance, and fear-mongering. Transqat: We Stand.Show Notes:

Clare Knows How to Read is a series of mini-episodes featuring reviews of LGBTQ+-themed books.This episode spotlights Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson by Tourmaline (2025, Penguin Random House).

Clare talks with the artist/author of the graphic novel Spill the T.Transqat is a safe space where transgender and queer people can stand together.  We stand for respectful conversations, for open minds and open hearts, for a better understanding. We stand against bigotry, willful ignorance, and fear-mongering. Transqat: We Stand.Show Notes available at transqat.com/show-notes-S4

Dr. Nicolas Meade of the Yale School of Medicine and the Yale Pediatric Gender Program speaks with Clare about using VR in GAC, recent changes in Yale's program, and the resilience of trans youth.Transqat is a safe space where transgender and queer people can stand together.  We stand for respectful conversations, for open minds and open hearts, for a better understanding. We stand against bigotry, willful ignorance, and fear-mongering. Transqat: We Stand.Show Notes:Dr. Nicolas MeadeYale Pediatric Gender ProgramForetell RealityYale School of MedicineStar Trek: Next GenerationStar Trek: Strange New WorldsTyler DeWittXR PediatricsSherlock Holmes on the HolodeckPicard Rides HorsesErin Reed mapMagnus HirschfeldNazi Youth Burn Hirschfeld’s RecordsButch Heroes, Rio BrodellTransqat Episode 75: Kae RavichandranChoose Your Own Adventure booksWESU 88.1 FMInstitutional CourageAG Tong Press Release

Author Sarah Miller talks with Clare about her new book, Hick: The Trailblazing Journalist who Captured Eleanor Roosevelt's Heart.Transqat is a safe space where transgender and queer people can stand together.  We stand for respectful conversations, for open minds and open hearts, for a better understanding. We stand against bigotry, willful ignorance, and fear-mongering. Transqat: We Stand.Show Notes Sarah MillerLorena HickockGreaseShadow Dancing, Andy GibbPresident Teddy RooseveltFERAAdams Memorial statueFDR’s infidelitypecksniff

The Torch Song Revival Collective, in association with Easthampton (MA) Theatre Company is staging Harvey Fierstein's class play July 25-August 3. Join actor (Arnold), director, and arts administrator Patric Madden stage manager Benji Macroni to discuss this production. Transqat is a safe space where transgender and queer people can stand together.  We stand for respectful conversations, for open minds and open hearts, for a better understanding. We stand against bigotry, willful ignorance, and fear-mongering. Transqat: We Stand.Show Notes available at transqat.com/show-notes-S3

 Last day of Pride 2025. Connecticut LBGTQ+ community leaders drop by to share their thoughts and observations.Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com.Show Notes:

The season finale focuses on the evolving language of SOGIE and features and includes a conversation with Bill Ollayos and Robin McHaelen of the LGBTQ+ Justice & Opportunity Network.Transqat is a safe space where transgender and queer people can stand together.  We stand for respectful conversations, for open minds and open hearts, for a better understanding. We stand against bigotry, willful ignorance, and fear-mongering. Transqat: We Stand.Show Notes

Amanda Redfern of Triangle Community Center in Norwalk and Laura Boccadoro of the New Haven Pride Center join Clare  to discuss providing essential services in difficult times.Transqat is a safe space where transgender and queer people can stand together.  We stand for respectful conversations, for open minds and open hearts, for a better understanding. We stand against bigotry, willful ignorance, and fear-mongering. Transqat: We Stand.Show Notes

Ellen Paul, Executive Director of the CT Library Consortium, Ramona Burkey, Director of the Russell Library in Middletown, and Jennifer Billingsley, Director of the Portland (CT) Library join Clare to discuss censorship, funding, and the preserving America's libraries.Transqat is a safe space where transgender and queer people can stand together.  We stand for respectful conversations, for open minds and open hearts, for a better understanding. We stand against bigotry, willful ignorance, and fear-mongering. Transqat: We Stand.Show Notes

The Grand Marshals of Middletown Pride 2025, Ace Ricker and Chris Forte)  join Clare.Transqat is a safe space where transgender and queer people can stand together.  We stand for respectful conversations, for open minds and open hearts, for a better understanding. We stand against bigotry, willful ignorance, and fear-mongering. Transqat: We Stand.Show Notes

In the first of five episodes celebrating Middletown Pride 2025, Clare is joined by the  Bree, MP's Organizer and Steven, Chair of Middletown's LGBTQIA+ Commission.Transqat is a safe space where transgender and queer people can stand together.  We stand for respectful conversations, for open minds and open hearts, for a better understanding. We stand against bigotry, willful ignorance, and fear-mongering. Transqat: We Stand.Show Notes

The cast & crew of the short film Sorority join Clare to talk trans joy, the sisterhood of the women's room, and glitter!Transqat is a safe space where transgender and queer people can stand together.  We stand for respectful conversations, for open minds and open hearts, for a better understanding. We stand against bigotry, willful ignorance, and fear-mongering. Transqat: We Stand.Show Notes

Disability activist, queer educator and piano noodler Farrah Garland joins Clare for the hour.Transqat is a safe space where transgender and queer people can stand together.  We stand for respectful conversations, for open minds and open hearts, for a better understanding. We stand against bigotry, willful ignorance, and fear-mongering. Transqat: We Stand.Show Notes:(The) Farrah GarlandEquality CTCare Work, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-SamarasinhaBrilliant Imperfection, Eli ClareCT Independent Living CouncilCT Wheelchair Reform Coalitionwabi-sabiAnthem, Leonard CohenJudy HeumannAmericans With Disabilities ActProposed Medicaid Cut45 Proposes Eliminating ADAWaffle House Charging Extra for EggsIndiana Defunding Child Literacy Program

A recording of Clare's keynote address at Albertus Magnus College's Lavender Graduation Celebration, May 7, 2025.Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com.

Executive Director and founder of Q+ CT discusses creating safe spaces for queer youth.Transqat is a safe space where transgender and queer people can stand together.  We stand for respectful conversations, for open minds and open hearts, for a better understanding. We stand against bigotry, willful ignorance, and fear-mongering. Transqat: We Stand.Show Notes

APRN Jurg Oggenfuss talks about serving the needs of the LGBTQ+  community in his practice.Transqat is a safe space where transgender and queer people can stand together.  We stand for respectful conversations, for open minds and open hearts, for a better understanding. We stand against bigotry, willful ignorance, and fear-mongering. Transqat: We Stand.Show NotesSponsor: Small State ProvisionsLet Me Say ThisAffirmative Health & WellnessJustice Thomas on ObergefellACA on Gender Affirming CareHIV RegimensTruvada/PrEPWPATHThe Health CollectiveSex Trivia May 23Sabbath Queen at CinestudioPrism’s Big Gay CabaretMilford Public LibraryDonateStore

Author Angela Wicke joins Clare to discuss her Isekai-based novel series I  Left My Hormones in Another World.Transqat is a safe space where transgender and queer people can stand together.  We stand for respectful conversations, for open minds and open hearts, for a better understanding. We stand against bigotry, willful ignorance, and fear-mongering. Transqat: We Stand.Show Notes 

Miriam, Maddy and Miles from Dignity Boston talk with Clare about deconstructing Catholicism.Transqat is a safe space where transgender and queer people can stand together.  We stand for respectful conversations, for open minds and open hearts, for a better understanding. We stand against bigotry, willful ignorance, and fear-mongering. Transqat: We Stand.Show Notes