Artist, musician, & performer John Jarboe (she/her), the founder & artistic director of the Bearded Ladies Cabaret, joins Wesley (he/him) to talk about:
+ John's process of changing her pronouns
+ Problematic gender icons like James Bond
+ Cannibalism as Gender (wtf?!)
& Wesley shares more of his gender journey, too
You can find out more about The Bearded Ladies Cabaret at www.beardedladiescabaret.com
You can follow John on instagram @johnjarbeard or @beardedladiescabaret
To watch the music video for "Rose: a true story & song" commissioned by Works & Process at the Guggenheim: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bme6-PUkDaY
For more on Harry Hay, co-founder of the Mattachine Society and the Radical Faeries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Hay
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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
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