PODCAST · business
Werk!
by TransWave Jamaica
This podcast will provide a space for Jamaican transgender persons to share their experiences. These experiences will range from dealing with stigma and discrimination in healthcare, family life, love & relationships and employment from a nuanced approach to heal what divides us and heal what unites us – doing the werk to systematically overcome the forces that oppress us towards true liberation.
Episodes
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Yuh Bingo: Sex Work Is Real Work
Within this episode, we learn about the experience of trans sex workers navigating spaces before and during this pandemic.
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Di Werk: Trans Advocacy & Activism as Werk
What’s it like to work in full time advocacy as trans persons in Jamaica? Within this episode, we sit down with a trans person doing the work to systematically change legislative and cultural approaches to trans individuals.
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All About Di Biznizz: Trans Creatives at Werk - Part 2
This episode is continued interview series artists who have sustained themselves through making art as a business. We’ll be learning about their start-ups and the challenges of having an business as a trans person living in Jamaica. Is art sustainable at this time as a career?
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All About Di Biznizz: Trans Creatives at Werk
This episode is part 1 of an interview series with artists who have sustained themselves through making art as a business. We’ll be learning about their start-ups and the challenges of having an business as a trans person living in Jamaica. Is art sustainable at this time as a career, especially…
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Mi Get Tru: Traversing Healthcare Spaces as A Trans Jamaican
What happens when trans persons seek to access healthcare in Jamaica? Within this episode, the lived experiences of trans persons traversing healthcare pre and during this COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mek Wi Link: Dating As A Trans Jamaican
Love… we all crave it in some form. In this episode, we’ll talk about the ins and outs of love and relationships as trans persons, especially in #Trans4Trans, or #T4T for short, relationships.
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No Fems/No Drags: Navigating Dating Apps as a Trans Jamaican
Where did the idea of no fems/no drags come from? Within this episode, we’ll explore this common preference within Jamaican dating app culture and how other issues affect trans individuals navigating dating apps.
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Sista Sista: Chosen Families & How They Werk!
The episode highlights the importance of chosen family to trans persons living in Jamaica through lived experience. Werk! Is a new series podcast produced by TransWave. This podcast has been produced with financial support from the Equality for All Foundation using financial assistance from the...
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Yuh Cum Out Eeh: Cuming Out as a Trans Jamaican
This episode explores the challenges of coming out to family as a trans person living in Jamaica – the highs, the lows and all the steps considered as part of the journey. Werk! Is a new series podcast produced by TransWave. This podcast has been produced with financial support from the Equality...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This podcast will provide a space for Jamaican transgender persons to share their experiences. These experiences will range from dealing with stigma and discrimination in healthcare, family life, love & relationships and employment from a nuanced approach to heal what divides us and heal what unites us – doing the werk to systematically overcome the forces that oppress us towards true liberation.
HOSTED BY
TransWave Jamaica
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How many episodes does Werk! have?
Werk! currently has 9 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Werk! about?
This podcast will provide a space for Jamaican transgender persons to share their experiences. These experiences will range from dealing with stigma and discrimination in healthcare, family life, love & relationships and employment from a nuanced approach to heal what divides us and heal what...
How often does Werk! release new episodes?
Werk! has 9 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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Who hosts Werk!?
Werk! is created and hosted by TransWave Jamaica.
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