Black Femme Crone poet, writer, & teacher Ayesha Ali (she/her/Majesty) joins Wesley (he/him) to talk about:
+ Using your Majesty as a pronoun
+ Teaching the path of joy in mindfulness community
+ Femme gender as part of a spiritual practice
& so much more!!!
You can meet Ayesha for mindfulness meditation at imcw.org. Just type her name in the search bar to find the Heart Refuge Mindfulness Community Sangha for BIPOC or the Heartwidth Sangha, welcome to all. https://imcw.org/Teachers/Teacher/TeacherID/192
If you found her insights helpful and you want to offer dāna, or monetary donations (please do!!!), her Venmo is @ayesha-ali-8
The full text of the Lucille Clifton poem, won't you celebrate with me, can be found here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/50974/wont-you-celebrate-with-me
For more information about Stormé DeLarverie, go to https://www.nps.gov/people/storme-delarverie.htm
Also, do yourself a favor & watch some YouTube clips of Pearl Bailey or find an old Mae West movie ASAP.
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Special thanks to our producer, Oliver Slate-Greene (he/him), Emily Bate (she/her) for the perfect theme song and Charley Parden (he/they) for writing the iconic lyrics.
If you or anyone you know is struggling with your gender, we encourage you to contact Trans Lifeline
US (877) 565-8860
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