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Here We Go Again With Kal PennThe Fashion Police with Alok MenonThroughout history, certain moments have brought the fashion police and -- not to mention the acutal police -- around in full force. Why should schools, the government, our job, or anyone for that matter stay out of our closets? Kal talks to the poet, comedian, public speaker, and actor Alok Menon about the history of policing clothing as a way to control people's identity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2025-12-1648 min
Late Night Live — Full program podcastLNL Summer: Trans poet and comedian Alok Vaid-Menon on being banned by TrumpOne of US President Donald Trump's first executive orders was to declare there are only two genders and to ban transgender women from participating in female sports. Trans poet and comedian Alok Vaid-Menon says people need to not only have compassion for transgender people, but for the people who are trying to deny their existence. And they're getting their message out through humour. Alok's show Biology is on Youtube.GUEST: Alok Vaid-Menon - comedian, poet and performance artist PRODUCER: Catherine Zengerer*This show originally aired on 27 February 2025
2025-12-1154 min
Proudly Out of Line PodcastProudly Dreaming with Mardi Moore and Alok Vaid-MenonIn this episode of Proudly Out of Line, Mardi Moore talks to Alok Vaid-Menon (they), an internationally acclaimed poet, comedian, and actor, to talk about the power of fashion, extending empathy and compassion, and overcoming generational trauma.
2025-09-1840 min
Ritual SistersEpisode 14: On Gender Identity with Cass Howlett, LPCCHow can we explore and understand our gender identity? How can we support people in our lives who are questioning their gender? In today’s episode, we speak with Cass Howlett (they/them/theirs), a Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate and Dance/Movement Therapist to answer these questions and more! Cass works for The Rainbow Circles, an LGBTQIA+ led and affirming therapy practice in Fort Collins, Colorado. They share many wonderful insights into how members of the trans and cis communities can explore and affirm gender identity! Contact us: ritualsisterspod.comFollow us: @rit...
2025-08-1050 min
Reset the AlgorithmBeyond the Binary: ALOK on Power, Compassion, and Cultural DisobedienceWe’re back! Season 2 of Reset the Algorithm opens with a bold and unflinching conversation between host Moj Mahdara and ALOK Vaid-Menon—a globally recognized writer, performer, and cultural theorist pushing the edges of identity, grief, and liberation. This isn’t just an episode. It’s a call to disrupt the algorithm inside all of us.Together, Moj and ALOK challenge binaries—gender, power, politics—and offer a new way of seeing the world. They talk about the emotional toll of performance, the myth of neutrality, and why compassion might be the most s...
2025-07-0850 min
Helt Igennem Trans(EN) Arley - The nature of nature is queerArley (enby) kindly shares their inner-most thoughts, reads aloud poetry by Travis Alabanza, discusses the impact of Alok V. Menon and explores transness as an ever-expanding freedom – like the dripping of a tap. Poem by Traviz Alabanza, “The Sea” (About - TRAVIS ALABANZA.) Spiritual learnings from Alok V Menon (ALOK) Gæst: Arley Goslett, ze/zem or they/them, non-binaryVært: Adam Goslett (he/him)Musik: timouse, WHAT!?
2025-06-2831 min
The Optimist Project with Yara ShahidiAlok Vaid-Menon on Art, Identity & the Radical Power of Joy🌈 Artists, Seekers, and Boundary-Breakers—This One’s For You.This week on The Optimist Project, I’m joined by the brilliant and genre-defying artist, writer, and performer Alok Vaid-Menon, whose work invites us to embrace our full selves with tenderness, complexity, and courage. In this luminous conversation, Alok redefines what it means to be optimistic—not as blind positivity, but as a sacred practice of embracing the unknown and choosing beauty, again and again.We explore their early artistic influences (yes, including Avril Lavigne!), the transformative power of imagination, and how humor and honesty becom...
2025-06-1852 min
Wide Open with Ashlyn HarrisThe Moment Alok Vaid-Menon Found Their Sacred SpaceIn this episode, Ashlyn sits down with poet, comedian, and inspiring public speaker, Alok Vaid-Menon. Ashlyn and Alok jump straight into a complex discussion about what it’s like to exist as a queer person in the present cultural and political climate. From Alok’s experience growing up queer in Texas, to finding heaven in queer spaces, to performing their work in places not considered queer friendly, the conversation leads the two to discover that queer people aren’t actually the “different” ones, despite what society may tell us.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2025-06-1655 min
The Dylan Hour with Dylan MulvaneyTomfoolery with Alok Vaid-MenonI feel so much kinship and connection in my conversation with Alok, and not just because they show up wielding one of my purses. The poet, model, comedian, and many-other-hyphenate brings their full self to The Dylan Hour — and also has a lot to share about me, including stories about the time I opened for them as a standup comic. Speaking of the stage, I find out all the holes in their musical theater knowledge, and I even choke down a less-than-appetizing drink so they’ll hold up their end of a Broadway deal. The drama runs high. Al...
2025-04-3054 min
Aspen Ideas to GoIn Defense of Misfits: Alok on Breaking the Bonds of ConformityLiving as a trans person in America comes with its share of challenges, which are sometimes even life-threatening. But some say it can also open up access to incredible freedom. What lessons can we all learn from people who’ve transitioned and transformed? Alok Vaid-Menon is a comedian and writer with remarkable patience and compassion for everyone and their inner journey – even the people sending them hate and death threats. “I am trying to look in their face and say ‘I want you to live,’” they say in a documentary short about them titled “Alok.” Artist and filmmaker Alex Hedison got to k...
2025-03-2659 min
Dressed: The History of FashionDressing in Beauty Beyond the Gender Binary with Alok Vaid-MenonIn this episode we revisit our 2021 conversation with poet, performance artist, and activist Alok Vaid-Menon who discusses the beauty, importance and imperative of moving beyond the gender binary with the #DeGenderFashion movement. Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?
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2025-03-1444 minDressed: The History of FashionGendering Fashion: A History with Alok Vaid-MenonIn part one of a two-part conversation from 2021, poet, performance artist, and activist Alok Vaid-Menon joins us to discuss the history of sartorial gender codes and legislation, and the non-gender conforming individuals who dared to defy them.Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?
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2025-03-1259 min
brb crying026: ari, can we be friends? / stand-up dramedyNins decodes several meanings in the song and music video "we can’t be friends (wait for your love)" by Ariana Grande. Arns clings onto the humanity of grief through Alok Vaid Menon's comedy special "Biology!".0:00 - Intro5:13 - Nins: "we can't be friends" by Ariana Grande28:13 - Arns: ALOK's Biology! Comedy Special45:13 - OutroReferenced in this episode:"we can’t be friends (wait for your love)" by Ariana Grande music video & Spotify “'We Can’t Be Friends Anymore (Wait For Your Love)” by...
2025-03-0447 minLate Night Live — Full program podcastTrans poet and comedian Alok Vaid-Menon on being banned by TrumpTrans poet and comedian Alok Vaid-Menon on how they use humour to flip the narrative about transgender people, and how to tackle Donald Trump's transgender ban - by focusing on compassion for the people who want to oppress them.
2025-02-2754 min
Conversations With WāhineAlok Vaid-MenonWe interview Alok Vaid-Menon an American writer, performance artist, and media personality ahead of their Wellington show.
2025-02-1434 min
Great Ones with Susie Abromeit#07-Alok Vaid-Menon Alok Vaid-Menon who is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning poet, writer, comedian, public speaker, actor, and style icon. Known for their groundbreaking work, Alok continues to challenge boundaries and inspire audiences worldwide.They’re known for the Netflix special Gender Agenda and HBO’s Sex Lives of College Girls, captivating viewers with their wit, charm, and authenticity. Their latest comedy special, Biology, executive produced by comedy legend Christopher Guest, is out now—Discover more about Alok’s unique voice, thought-provoking humor, and vibrant artistry.Follow the journey: Susie's Instagram / susieabrome...
2025-01-081h 00
This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio MagazineVaid Squared - Alok to the Power of UrvashiActivist-author Urvashi Vaid’s gender politics may have been ahead of her time, but her nibling, poet-comedian Alok Vaid-Menon, finds contemporary resonance in recordings of her from This Way Out’s archives (part 2 of 2, produced by Brian DeShazor).
And in NewsWrap: the European Court of Justice orders all 27 E.U. states to recognize a person’s legal gender transition secured in any other member state, Georgia’s Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili signs a “no promo homo” Protection of Family Values and Minors law after President Salome Zourabichvili refuses, detained gay Chechen men are forced to fight in Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine...
2024-10-0828 minThis Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio MagazineVaid Squared - Alok to the Power of UrvashiActivist-author Urvashi Vaid’s gender politics may have been ahead of her time, but her nibling, poet-comedian Alok Vaid-Menon, finds contemporary resonance in recordings of her from This Way Out’s archives (part 2 of 2, produced by Brian DeShazor).
And in NewsWrap: the European Court of Justice orders all 27 E.U. states to recognize a person’s legal gender transition secured in any other member state, Georgia’s Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili signs a “no promo homo” Protection of Family Values and Minors law after President Salome Zourabichvili refuses, detained gay Chechen men are forced to fight in Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine...
2024-10-0828 min
This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio MagazineAlok Beyond the BinaryInternationally acclaimed poet, comedian, actor and author of “Beyond the Gender Binary” Alok Vaid-Menon critiques the LGBTQ+ movement’s myopia around intersectional politics, and, thanks to This Way Out’s archives, discovers that their perspective echoes their Aunt Urvashi Vaid’s analysis of “Virtual Equality” in the 1990s (Part 1, interviewed by Brian DeShazor).
And in NewsWrap: Thailand King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s royal assent officially redefines marriage as a legal union of two individuals, the Duma gives initial approval to a ban on the adoption of Russian children to countries that allow gender-affirming healthcare and marriage equality, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues the...
2024-10-0128 minThis Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio MagazineAlok Beyond the BinaryInternationally acclaimed poet, comedian, actor and author of “Beyond the Gender Binary” Alok Vaid-Menon critiques the LGBTQ+ movement’s myopia around intersectional politics, and, thanks to This Way Out’s archives, discovers that their perspective echoes their Aunt Urvashi Vaid’s analysis of “Virtual Equality” in the 1990s (Part 1, interviewed by Brian DeShazor).
And in NewsWrap: Thailand King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s royal assent officially redefines marriage as a legal union of two individuals, the Duma gives initial approval to a ban on the adoption of Russian children to countries that allow gender-affirming healthcare and marriage equality, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues the...
2024-10-0128 min
Cool Cool CoolFollow Your Instincts with Alex HedisonThis week, I sit down with the amazing Alex Hedison, who's got a hand in photography, directing, and acting. We dive into her creative journey and chat about her latest short film, ALOK, which made it to Sundance Film Festival! Alex opens up about the challenges and rewards of making the film, working with Alok Vaid-Menon, and exploring the film's message about breaking free from societal norms and transforming into your truest self. Plus, we reminisce about her time on The L Word and more! Connect with Alex: Instagram: https://www.in...
2024-09-0553 min
A Really Good CryAlok Vaid-Menon: Accepting Yourself - How to Not Let the Judgement of Others Mold Who You AreReal compassion breaks down the barriers that divide us. It's not just about doing nice things, it's about creating a safety net of care. True compassion blurs the lines between "me" and "you." It's about understanding that we're all connected and that looking out for each other is what really matters. Today, I welcome Alok Vaid-Menon, a writer, performer, and advocate known for their activism in the LGBTQ+ community. They're recognized for their insightful discussions on gender, identity, and social justice. Alok's work often challenges societal norms and perceptions, aiming to promote acceptance and equality for all...
2024-06-181h 07
Se Regalan Dudas444. The power of being yourself | Alok Vaid-MenonIn today's episode, we had the pleasure of inviting Alok Vaid-Menon - poet, actor, comedian, public speaker and activist - to talk about the journey they have taken as a non-binary person and how knowing and connecting with their own story allowed them to overcome and heal parts of it. We talked about how to integrate fear into our lives and giving ourselves the opportunity to change, grow, and create a life on our own terms. Alok talked to us about how they have changed their perspective on friendship and gave us some tips on how to work on...
2024-03-2652 min
We Can Do Hard ThingsThe One Question to Finally Let Go of Control with ALOK293. The One Question to Finally Let Go of Control with ALOKAlok Vaid-Menon is back exploring belonging, beauty, community, and the freedom in letting go of the need to control. Buckle up, podquad, this episode will change your life! Discover:
How we can embrace the absurd chaos of life instead of struggling against it;
The way to find energy to keep going through stress of life and politics;
Why ALOK responds to hate with love, not because they want to be the bigger person, but because they want to...
2024-03-261h 10
On the Table with AshleyDylan Williamson, Âme Atendre’s Principal Designer - Living Beyond the Gender BinarySend us a textWe have gender, identity and design on the table today. This is a special episode of On the Table with Ashley because this week we speak with Principal Designer of Âme Atendre, Dylan Williamson (they/them). Join us as Dylan shares a bit about their thoughts on gender outside of the binary, why education around pronouns and gender is so invaluable, and how good design makes for good connections. You can learn more about Dylan Williamson at https://ameatendre.com/about-us/ where they currently co-design Âme Atendre’s collection of lu...
2024-01-171h 28
SABOR A QUEERA DATE with ALOKSabor a queer entra en su international girl era. Alok Vaid-Menon, activista, escritore, icono mundial y oráculo en cuestiones de género, se pasa por nuestro diner para tener una cita muy especial con David Velduque. Hablamos sobre meter la pata con los pronombres, salir del armario, binarismo colonial, ir a terapia, utilizar el dolor como motor de cambio y, por supuesto, sobre teñirse el pelo de colores. Y sí, ahora estamos en abierto. Escucha Sabor a queer en todas las plataformas y no te pierdas todo lo que viene.
2023-09-2443 min
Segurola y HabanaLlega a la Argentina Alok Vaid-Menon | Lucas Fauno en #SegurolaLlega a la Argentina Alok Vaid-Menon | Lucas Fauno en #Segurola
2023-07-1224 min
QUESTION EVERYTHINGThe Most Important Relationship is With Yourself: with ALOKInternationally acclaimed artist, poet, author, comedian, and speaker, Alok Vaid Menon joins PRETTYSMART! They share: What it was like being bullied as a child and how it impacted them. Their daily relationship with self acceptance and self hatred. How transitioning is not about gender for them. Why they feel the most beautiful when they are telling the truth. How we are politicizing just being and the impact of that. Why they think so many people are triggered by the concept of transgender rights. Their thoughts on color! Why we all need to be more curious and have more...
2023-06-291h 08
Good Night Stories for Rebel GirlsAlok Vaid-Menon: Beyond the BinaryAlok Vaid-Menon is a nonbinary performer, artist, and designer. They travel the world telling stories, sharing their art and fashion, and advocating for joy.This podcast is a production of Rebel Girls. It’s based on the book series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. This story was produced by Haley Dapkus with sound design and mixing by Mumble Media. It was written by Alexis Stratton and edited by Abby Sher. Fact-checking by Joe Rhatigan with sensitivity read by Schuyler Swenson. Narration by Anjali Kunapaneni. Joy Smith was our executive producer. Original theme music was composed and pe...
2023-06-1312 min
Coming Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 4 Episode 14 | Dr. LuluThis week on Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories, host Anne-Marie Zanzal welcomes certified parent and life coach Dr. LuluDr. Lulu is Queer, Nigerian-born, a pediatrician, mom of a transgender daughter, and TEDx speaker. Her work centers on coaching parents of Queer children, helping families overcome the shame and fear that often comes with learning a child is Queer. Dr. Lulu's mission is youth suicide prevention particularly amongst LGBTQIA+ youth. She is a bestselling author of 7 books, including "How to Teach Your Children About Racism” and other books in the nonfiction genre. Her next book: “Invited In, How...
2023-06-091h 00
So Far, So GoodS2Ep5—“My Body is my Garden” with Abby WatersIn this episode, Kerri and Kayla talk with Abby Waters about gender exploration, brave spaces, internal interrogation, and engaging with empathy and humanity. Abby is a local social worker and a graduate of the Garland School of Social Work. They bring the poetry book Your Wound, My Garden by Alok Vaid-Menon to discuss tensions of the body and deconstructing gender through fashion.
Content Warnings: Brief mentions of LGBTQ+ trauma (non-descriptive)
Reference material: Your Wound, My Garden by Alok Vaid-Menon
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2023-05-1647 min
In Polite CompanyTERF Wars - Part 3In this episode we talk all about the current anti-trans climate, and the urgent necessity of allyship and solidarity with our trans siblings. As cis queer people, we discuss how the gender binary impacts us, as well as the responsibility we have to use our privilege in spaces where we have it, to fight for trans rights and liberation.
Part 3 covers the 'bathroom debate', the dangers of reducing women to their biology - for trans and cis women alike; how intersex people are often erased from the conversation; trans & non-binary inclusion in the workplace ... and much more. Kieron shares a...
2023-05-1029 min
Festival of Dangerous IdeasJoin the Rebellion (2022) | Jane Caro, Osher Günsberg, Yasmin Poole, Kevin Roose & Alok Vaid-MenonAs we confront the challenges of the 21st century, we've been encouraged to think that we can innovate our way out of anything, or that coding and technology are the answers. But what if the most important tools for our time are human skills like compassion, creativity and collaboration? To protect our own futures, it's time to stop relying on technology to save us and focus on the things that make us truly human. Jane Caro is a Walkley Award winning Australian columnist, author, novelist, broadcaster, documentary maker, feminist and social commentator. Osher Günsberg i...
2023-04-111h 16
The Sandip Roy ShowThe documentary won, when will our elephants? ft Vivek Menon and Alok GuptaWhat is the actual state of elephants in India? How many of them are currently in captivity, and what are the reasons for that? And what challenges do conservationists face in trying to help them? After the recent Oscar win of The Elephant Whisperers, Vivek Menon and Alok Hisarwala Gupta join Sandip Roy to answer these questions, and talk about the extent to which a documentary like this helps the conservation cause.Vivek Menon is the Founder Trustee & Executive Director, Wildlife Trust of India. Alok Hisarwala Gupta is a lawyer and founder of the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation...
2023-03-1943 min
Embodied with Elizabeth DiAltoOn Cleaning Up the Coaching IndustryI’ve been engaging in conversations around liberation in business for the REAL Uplevel Interview Series, and it’s been illuminating the consistent incongruences in the coaching, wellness, and healing industries. There are very real consequences when people with any kind of authority in these spaces view vast and global topics through their own micro-experiences. In this episode, I break down what some of those outcomes are, including upholding systems of supremacy and oppression and engaging in manipulative sales tactics. Join me as I break down my creation process for this series and share what topic...
2023-02-2040 min
The Closet Writer ChroniclesPragya Bhagat: Living LimitlesslyThe episode opens with Pragya talking about what writing & creativity mean to her. We chat about how she got into writing professionally and her earliest memories of being creative. She shares her take on belonging & identity. We delve into how she wrote both her memoirs and get an insight to her writing process. Later, she opens up about her relationship with body image and mental health. The episode ends with Pragya reading an excerpt from her memoir, 'Swimming In Our Oceans'.
Pragya Bhagat is an award-winning essayist and spoken word poet. Her work has...
2023-02-041h 11
Varta LabComedy, Massages & Celebrity Interviews w/ ALOK V MenonThis week on Varta Lab, Aakash & Navin are joined by ALOK V Menon. ALOK (they/them) is an internationally acclaimed author, poet, comedian, and public speaker. As a mixed-media artist their work explores themes of trauma, belonging, and the human condition.
2023-02-0449 min
PowerPivotGender, and a podcast recommendation"…So I listened to a podcast this morning and oh my god, mostly, I'm just here to tell you to go listen to that other podcast. That other podcast is called Man Enough, which is not a podcast I necessarily would have picked up for myself. Although I like the premise. The interview was with ALOK Vaid-Menon, who is an Indian-American activist, speaker, and poet, who is nonbinary, and does a lot of public work around nonbinary identities, around being trans-feminine, and gender. Gender in terms of how does nonbinary identity and gender inclusion, and moving beyond binary understandings of...
2023-02-0109 min
Better Than Yesterday with Osher Günsberg465: You're Telling On Yourself - with Alok Vaid-MenonAlok Vaid-Menon is a performance artist, standup comedian, author, advocate, fashion icon and poet from Texas.Their book “Beyond The Gender Binary” is absolutely game-changing.Tickets for live shows are here:SydneyMelbourneStay up to date on more upcoming shows by joining the mailing list here: Osher Günsberg - Better Than Yesterday Podcast | LinktreeAnything else? Come visit us on discord. Join the oshergünsberg Discord Server! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Se...
2023-01-291h 15
At LibertyAlok Vaid-Menon on the Fight for Gender FreedomThis week, we are re-airing a conversation we had with Alok Vaid-Menon in early June, before we had the final Dobbs decision. Alok’s work is always salient but with the recent midterm election results showing an overwhelming affirmation of reproductive access, we believe their call for transformative thinking around gender essentialism and bodily autonomy is a way both to celebrate the wins at the polls and drive us towards a more expansive and imaginative vision of what’s possible from here.
Alok Vaid-Menon is a nonbinary writer, performer, public speaker, activist and artist exploring the themes of trauma, belonging, and...
2022-11-1753 min
Do The Work with Denise Love HewettEp 1. Alok Vaid-Menon | ”Choosing Love”On the season 3 premiere of Do The Work, author, speaker, and thought leader on non-conformity Alok Vaid-Menon sits down with Denise for a candid chat about privilege politics, radical imagination, and the difference between living and existing. Alok dives into the importance of representation in the tech industry and shares tools to become embodied quicker.
2022-11-0950 min
tragisch, aber geilALOK x Barbie BreakoutBarbie Breakout meets Alok Vaid-Menon
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2022-10-141h 00
Hallo HoffnungAlok und die Erleuchtung
Phin erzählt Christiane von Alok Vaid-Menon und sie reden darüber, was uns davon abhält, so zu sein, wie wir sind. Einer der Gründe: Wir schämen und für das, was wir lieben.
Hallo Hoffnung ist ein Podcast von Christiane Stenger und Stephan Phin Spielhoff.
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2022-09-1429 min
It's A Lot with Abbie Chatfield"I'm Coming Out As Tragic" with Alok Vaid-MenonAs author, performer, and visionary Alok Vaid-Menon summed it "How can we say that we're a democratic nation with equal rights when gender non-conforming people live in existential terror every day?" If any of the topics discussed is triggering for you, please seek help by visiting Lifeline's website at https://www.lifeline.org.au/ or by calling 13 11 14 Send your Nightmare Fuel via voice note to hello@itsalotpodcast.com LINKS Listen Abbie's 'Hot Nights' radio show https://bit.ly/3vDRYDw Watch Alok live at Festival of Dangerous Ideas Keynote: Beyond the Gender B...
2022-09-1249 min
Naoness: The Power of Connection31: Season 3 Profound Topics that Inspire UsWelcome to Season 3 of Naoness. The more we explore themes of inclusion, belonging, and the human condition, we find ourselves naturally exploring what it means to be free from gender norms. This is just the tip of the iceberg of being inspired by ALOK, an acclaimed gender non-conforming writer/poet, performer, and speaker, who captured our attention with their take on the necessity of bringing compassion into our everyday lives. We also share being inspired by musician Bruce Springsteen and former President, Barack Obama's relatively new podcast Renegades: Born in the USA. Themes discussed include having continued hopes for the...
2022-08-1544 min
Let's Give A Damn#234 - Jacqui Lewis, Jeffrey Marsh, Frederick Joseph, Hillary McBride, Janos Marton, & Alok Vaid-MenonRecently, we’ve had so many incredible conversations that have moved me in so many profound ways. Here are a few of the clips that have helped me as I continue to figure out how to give a damn well in a world gone mad. Enjoy!
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2022-07-1349 min
TransLash Podcast with Imara JonesALOKImara dives deep with internationally acclaimed author, speaker, poet, and comedian Alok Vaid-Menon. In this interview, Imara and Alok discuss the politicization of gender nonconformity, legibility and pride, and the divinity of trans life. Alok explains how they use comedy to cultivate joy and subvert cultural fears, and even shares a sneak peak from their current tour. Finally, Alok opens up about the recent death of their aunt and LGBTQ rights activist Urvashi Vaid, and their commitment to carrying on her legacy by supporting the next generation of trans youth.Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on...
2022-06-3047 min
3 Books With Neil PasrichaChapter 106: Alok Vaid-Menon battles binary boundaries and beauty biasesAlok ("A-loke") Vaid-Menon was born in College Station, Texas in 1991 to parents from India and Malaysia. When they were young they'd dress up in their mom and sister's clothes and dance around the living room for all their extended family, including their Auntie Urvashi (a gender non-confirming lesbian of color and national activist). The entire room would clap and cheer them on over syrupy bowls of gulab jamon. But when they performed a similar Bollywood routine onstage at the school talent show at age six ... they got laughed at by the entire school. Thus began...
2022-06-291h 47
Let's Give A Damn#233 - Alok Vaid-MenonALOK (they/them) is an internationally acclaimed writer, performer, and public speaker. As a mixed-media artist their work explores themes of trauma, belonging, and the human condition. They are the author of Femme in Public (2017), Beyond the Gender Binary (2020), and Your Wound/My Garden (2021). They are the creator of #DeGenderFashion: a movement to degender fashion and beauty industries and have been honored as one of HuffPo’s Culture Shifters, NBC’s Pride 50, and Business Insider’s Doers.
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2022-06-211h 26At LibertyAlok Vaid-Menon Wants You to Reimagine GenderThis year brings an unprecedented surge of anti-trans legislation banning everything from sports participation to healthcare access. So far, we’re tracking roughly 280 state bills that have been filed ahead of or during this legislative session. At the same time, the Supreme Court is on the precipice of delivering a final decision that will likely overturn Roe v. Wade, blocking people who can get pregnant from abortion care. These attacks are actually all part of the same movement, a movement against bodily autonomy and our ability to live freely no matter our model or make, a movement to re-entrench gender hi...
2022-06-0252 min
the goop podcastGwyneth Paltrow x Alok Vaid-Menon: Finding Your Inner FreedomAlok Vaid-Menon is a writer, performer, public speaker, and the author of Beyond the Gender Binary, which examines gender fluidity and why the binary hurts us all. Vaid-Menon joins GP to discuss their journey as a nonbinary artist, how they’ve reclaimed their peace, and why it’s important to become familiar with your pain. “It’s actually through doing this intimate work of self-discovery and self-acceptance that we unlock a deep sense of community and interconnectivity. That’s what happened in my life,” says Vaid-Menon. To learn more about listener data and our privacy p...
2022-04-261h 01
InSpektren - Der Podcast aus der deutschsprachigen A*spec-CommunityGender und KleidungIn dieser Folge unterhalten sich Jay-Jay und Gilman über Mode und Kleidung. Es geht darum, was die Funktion von Kleidung eigentlich ist und wieso wir uns eigentlich so kleiden wie wir uns kleiden. Außerdem geht es um Genderstereotypen in Bezug auf Mode und die Frage, ob es eigentlich a*spec-typische Kleidungsstücke gibt.
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Content NotesGesamte Folge: Im Zusammenhang mit dem Thema werden durch die Folge hinweg immer wieder über gesellschaftlich gegenderte Kleidung und gegenderte Stereotypen in Bezug auf Kleidung ange...
2022-04-1456 min
Mo TherapyHurt People, Hurt People & Self-Care, Saves PeopleA short episode about the necessity of self-care.
Any technique I suggest is an invitation, not an expectation. I am but a therapist in training and I say this because I want the very best for your mental health. Above all else, encourage yourself to be compassionately curious and try these things out to see what works for you.
“When you mess up, which you will because you’re human and you will mess up gloriously. And when you mess up, you say “I’m sorry” and when you mess up again, you say “I’m sorry, I’ll...
2022-03-1708 min
Signal with Mory & MelissaIntuition and Empowerment with ALOK: Writer, Performer and Trans-ActivistIn this special episode of Signal, Mory welcomes prolific writer, performer, trans-activist, and dear friend, Alok Vaid-Menon. Here you’ll find a candid discussion of Alok’s experience with intuition and learn more about their unique perspective on the topic, including how it affects their fight for equal rights in a marginalized community, the notion that intuition is largely the work of privilege, and how coming into alignment with their signal was instrumental in realizing the power they always had but were never fully aware of. Mory shares some of her past experiences of working with Alok and explains why...
2022-02-0949 min
S.J. Quinney College of Law Events and WebinarsDean's Book Review ~ Beyond the Gender BinaryPlease join Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner for her monthly dean’s book review. The book to be reviewed will be, Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon. The book is part of a series called, Pocket Change Collective which was born out of a need for space. Space to think. Space to connect. Space to be yourself. This is your invitation to join us for a book review and panel discussion.In Beyond the Gender Binary, poet, artist, and LGBTQIA+ rights advocate Alok Vaid-Menon deconstructs, demystifies, and reimagines the gender binary.Pocket Change Collective is a...
2022-02-021h 06
The Man Enough PodcastReset MindsetIn this special episode of Man Enough, we’re looking back and reflecting on some of the great conversations we had throughout 2021 with guests including Alok Vaid-Menon, Shawn Mendes, Jay Shetty, Sam and Emily Baldoni, Emmanuel Acho, Jason Wilson, and more.New episodes every Monday 🎙️ Follow & listen wherever you enjoy your podcasts 🎧 The video version of every episode and bonus features will always be available here and at https://ManEnough.com/podcast RESET MINDSETWhat was it really like to learn in real time together? To kick off the ne...
2022-01-1058 min
The Business of Fashion PodcastHarris Reed and Alok Vaid-Menon: “The Future of Fashion Is Gender Free” | BoFVOICES 2021At this year's edition of VOICES, performance artist Alok Vaid-Menon sat down with Harris Reed, a recent Central Saint Martins graduate who has emerged as one of the industry’s brightest rising stars and is vocal about pushing gender-fluid fashion to the mainstream. Reed and Alok spoke about concrete opportunities for industry stakeholders to de-gender fashion. While many fashion companies want to be seen working with gender non-binary people, few are baking their gender-free principles into their businesses beyond one-off collaborations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-01-0720 min
Metaphysical Milkshake with Rainn & RezaAlok Vaid-Menon: Does Your Soul Have a Gender?Rainn and Reza sit down with artist Alok Vaid-Menon to ponder, "Does Your Soul Have a Gender?"
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2021-12-2156 min
Four Gardens Podcast17: Lauren Hershey on Discovering Personal Truth and Identity through Poetry, Storytelling, Astrology and Conflict ResolutionLauren Hershey joins the show in the middle of an adventure in the UK. I enjoy how many of my conversations with Lauren explore the power of words to shape our reality. This conversation continues that inquiry, as Lauren shares her thoughtful and creative approach to conflict resolution, storytelling, gender, astrology, and nature connection. Later in the conversation we share about what poetry has meant to each of us and our writing process.
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Lauren Hershey, Founder of The Unconventional Plutonian
Lauren Hershey is a word witch, storyteller, conflict resolution practitioner, and astrologer...
2021-11-131h 03
Word NerdNow reading: The Deepest Breath by Alok V. MenonA reading of The Deepest Breath by Alok V. Menon
How long has it been since you've breathed deeply and thought about your place in this world? To Word Nerd this poem feels like a cathartic exhale, a hope-renewing inhale, a lesson on what we owe each other, and a reminder that we all breathe the same air.
2021-10-0811 min
Beau my God#26 - Welcome BackWelcome back to Beau My God, as host Beau Bradley (he/they) begins to re-structure the podcast into segments! In this week's all new episode, Beau catches us up on some current events in the LGBTQIA+ community including how a Human Rights Tribunal in British Columbia enforced mandatory training and fees from a local restaurant after the business fired a waiter for speaking up against being misgendered in the work place, how an Orlando teen became the first Transgender Homecoming Queen in school history, and a catch up with Beau on his journey with Gender Affirming Hormone...
2021-10-0714 min
FRIGHT SCHOOL170 - She Done Already Done Had Purged! - The Forever Purge (2021)Welcome back to Fright School! We're winding up our summer school series! Joshua checked out A QUIET PLACE II. The boys get into a heavy discussion about gender after Alok Vaid-Menon's podcast appearance on MAN ENOUGH went viral. This week we dive back into the PURGE universe with THE FOREVER PURGE. Is there a socio-political issue NOT found blood splattered and vivisectioned in this "orgy of violence"? We discuss assimilation and colonization, White supremacy, American idealization, magical Natives, and the Purge as opportunity for labor class revolution(?!). The Forever Purge asks "what happens if the Purge never stops?" We're...
2021-08-021h 07
The Man Enough PodcastAlok Vaid-Menon: The Urgent Need for CompassionDo you know who you are outside of who you have been told you should be? Acclaimed gender non-conforming writer, performer, and speaker, ALOK, shares their story, and the stories of those who came before them, with an urgency that invites us to step into our power and the power of interdependence. As the creator of the growing movement to degender fashion, ALOK is helping others move beyond the binary into full expression. In a conversation filled with wisdom, historical insight, and radical mercy, ALOK challenges us to value compassion over comprehension, to try harder for each other in...
2021-07-261h 09
Dressed: The History of Fashion(De)Gendered Fashion: Past, Present, Future with Alok Vaid-Menon, Part IIAlok Vaid-Menon is back to discuss the importance and imperative of moving beyond the gender binary with the #DeGenderFashion movement.Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?
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2021-07-0138 min
Une Sacrée Paire d'OvairesAlok Vaid-Menon, modifier la définition du genrePour découvrir la sonde Perifit, c’est par ici https://fr.perifit.co/ Tu as moins 15% avec le code OVAIRES15Dans ce 148 ème épisode, Marie Bongars te raconte la vie d’Alok Vaid-Menon, média artiste, auteurice, performeurse, engagé·e dans la lutte LGBT+ et antiraciste, iel est une figure de proue de l’activisme non binaire.Bonne écoute!Si vous souhaitez me contacter, n’hésitez pas à le faire…Par mail : unesacreepairedovaires@gmail.comPar instagram : https://www.instagram.com/unesacreepairedo...
2021-07-0104 min
Dressed: The History of Fashion(De)Gendered Fashion: Past, Present, Future with Alok Vaid-Menon, Part I In this two-part series, we welcome one of the most important voices working in fashion and fashion history today. Writer, performer, and public speaker Alok Vaid-Menon (they/them) joins us to discuss the history of gendered fashion and its degendered present and future. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-06-2953 min
This Podcast is Self CareGender GraduationDrew and Cait are back and recording from Drew's new production office where he immediately spelled his company's name wrong, then we pivot and discuss Cait's coming out as nonbinary and their journey of self discovery as well as their new vocation as a hyperpop star! Cait's new music project is called Yellowstar and their first single "No Genitals Just Vibes" drops today! Check it out on twitter @Yellowstarmusic The Non-Binary Union Los Angeles is a space to all who are non-binary, intersex, gender nonconforming or questioning and looking for social connections, they are holding...
2021-06-091h 05
AwakenOur Divine Nature with Writer Alok Vaid-MenonWhat if enlightenment is not something to strive for, but an innate quality born to every human being? Gender non-conforming writer, performer, and public speaker Alok Vaid-Menon challenges us to see the divine nature in every person, including ourselves, and asks who we might be if we choose to step outside of the limitations of judgment. Alok considers a sculpture of the Buddha Triumphing Over Mara, which depicts the moment the Buddha overcame ignorance, touched the earth as his witness, and became enlightened, declaring, "I am not a man, I am awake." Visit the podcast webpage to see the...
2021-06-0533 min
4D with Demi LovatoAlok Vaid-MenonAuthor and performer Alok Vaid-Menon is an important voice within the non-binary community. They join 4D for Demi’s very personal announcement. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2021-05-1937 min
LGBTQ&AAlok Vaid-Menon: Trans People Have Always Existed“What feminine part of yourself did you have to kill in order to survive in the world?” Alok Vaid-Menon talks about the past, present, and future of gender.
LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. Come find us on Twitter @lgbtqpod.
2021-05-0440 min
Homo Sapiens118: Alok Vaid-Menon | Part 2What is it like to go home to Texas during a pandemic when you’re a gender non-conforming writer & performer who looks incredible in a dress with big shoulders? This week’s guest, the hilarious and wonderful Alok Vaid-Menon did exactly that, and the answer will surprise you. Alok is one of those people who makes you laugh out loud one moment, then the next moment properly makes you think. We hear about starting a queer gym in a parking lot, the chequered history of the gender binary, how to shower even the meanest internet troll with love, and why...
2021-03-2538 min
Homo Sapiens118: Alok Vaid-Menon | Part 1What is it like to go home to Texas during a pandemic when you’re a gender non-conforming writer & performer who looks incredible in a dress with big shoulders? This week’s guest, the hilarious and wonderful Alok Vaid-Menon did exactly that, and the answer will surprise you. Alok is one of those people who makes you laugh out loud one moment, then the next moment properly makes you think. We hear about starting a queer gym in a parking lot, the chequered history of the gender binary, how to shower even the meanest internet troll with love, and why...
2021-03-2531 min
The Laverne Cox ShowMoving Beyond the Gender Binary w/ ALOKAlok Vaid-Menon, also known simply as ALOK, joins Laverne for an inside perspective on what it means to live in the world as a person who does not belong on either side of the traditional gender binary - meaning strictly male or female. ALOK (they/them) is a gender non-conforming writer and performance artist. As a mixed-media artist ALOK explore themes of gender, race, trauma, belonging, and the human condition. They are the author of Femme in Public (2017) and Beyond the Gender Binary (2020). In 2019 they were honored as one of NBC’s Pride 50 and Out Magazine’s OUT 100. They have...
2021-02-2554 min
MOSAIC StationChatting with Alok Menon!We collab with the A.S. Cesar Chavez Community Action Center to bring a panel dialogue with Alok Menon. Alok's an acclaimed artist, speaker, and performer whose work centers on identity, belongingness, community, healing, and being fabulous. They are gender non-conforming, transfeminine, South Asian, and an absolute joy to talk to. Join us for this wonderful conversation with Alok and since we know you will want more, Alok is a Spartan Speaker and will be speaking to the SJSU campus on Wednesday, February 24th.
Register for a special VIP meet and greet event and a chance to get Alok's...
2021-02-1752 min
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare PressDegendering Fashion - Alok Vaid-MenonWhy does so much fashion still cling to strict men's and womenswear codes? Is the industry finally ready to shake off tired old binaries and embrace the trans and gender-nonconforming community? Or is Harry Styles' Vogue cover about as far as it goes?For this week's #sharethepodcastmic episode, sustainable fashion journalist Aditi Mayer is in charge.She's interviewing Alok Vaid-Menon about their new book, Beyond the Gender Binary. Alok is a gender-nonconforming poet, author, performance artist and designer.Up for discussion: everything from gender neutral fashion, to the limitations of representation to what it...
2020-12-1046 min
Almost 30Alok Vaid Menon: Self-Expression is The MedicineTHE INTERVIEW K+L originally spoke to Alok Vaid Menon about two years ago — or, in 2020 terms, a lifetime ago — and it continues to be a relevant and important conversation for us to share. There are few people who have had such a lasting impact, not just from the show but from life. K+L left this conversation feeling more human, more connected, more aware of how they affect others: exactly what our world desperately needs more of right now. Alok also recently released a book, “Beyond the Gender Binary,” which shows that gender is a malleable and crea...
2020-11-241h 22
AGENCY'S AddendumASLMU Elections, Alok Vaid-Menon, and the COVID-19 Aftermath (feat. ASLMU)April 19, 2020: INTRODUCING: THE ADDENDUM — the postscript of LMU’s week. In this episode, we talk COVID-19 Updates, ASLMU Elections, Alok Vaid-Menon's virtual visit to the Bluff, and more! Pop in your earbuds and get caught up on everything you might have missed on the Bluff this past week and every week. Hosted by Agency's Raven Yamamoto, Jonathan Grace.
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2020-10-2710 min
Cade Hildreth on Fitness, Food and Finance - Audio Feed of CadeHildreth.comAlok Vaid-Menon: Busting the Binary through Poetry, Art, and Fashion [CadeHildreth.com — Audio Feed]Alok Vaid-Menon is a gender non-conforming performance artist, educator, and writer. Alok uses the pronoun ‘they’ and has received international attention for challenging the gender binary through fashion and poetry.
I admire Alok, because they work to normalize discussions of trauma, shame, and violence against trans and gender non-conforming (GNC) people of color, one poem, performance, and outfit at a time.
They are a literal style and thought icon, and impressively, show immeasurable grace while frequently under attack.
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This podcast is an audio feed of the website, CadeHildreth.com...
2020-09-1209 min
Simplexity with Alyson StonerPoet Alok Vaid-Menon simplifies gender-nonconformity, self-determination, and intersectional identitiesAlok Vaid-Menon is a linguistic savant and multifaceted artist whose work explores gender, race, trauma, belonging, and the human condition. We discuss living beyond the gender binary, self-determination, intersectional identities and so much more! Follow and support Alok & Into Action:https://alokvmenon.myshopify.com/products/beyond-the-gender-binary-bookhttps://www.alokvmenon.com/#new-pagehttps://www.instagram.com/alokvmenon/http://into-action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2020-08-1731 min
The Greenlight Bookstore PodcastEpisode QS11: Meredith Talusan + Alok Vaid-Menon (August 6, 2020)Award-winning author and journalist Meredith Talusan’s talks about her memoir Fairest — a coming of age story about a precocious boy with albinism, a “sun child” from a rural Philippine village, who would grow up to become a woman in America — with her friend (and former roommate), writer and performance artist Alok. Topics of conversation included combating the white cis gaze, different constellations of gender, and the multiplicity of truth, with plenty of warmth and humor in the mix. Recorded May 26, 2020.
2020-08-0658 min
Spirit of DesignExpansive Visioning for FashionExpansive Visioning for Fashion - Podcast Ep. 19
This episode was our favourite joint episode we’ve recorded together so far. We’ve been feeling the need to really explore visions for a new fashion future and in this episode we share some of our ideas, some of the visionaries whose work has inspired us, and we try to push the boundaries of imagination for what is possible in the future of fashion.
We chat about things like:
- Encompassing a balance of the feminine and masculine energies
- The rol...
2020-08-031h 13
We Are YAAlok Vaid-Menon: Beyond the Gender BinaryJoin host Anna Borges for a conversation with Alok Vaid-Menon, the author of Beyond the Gender Binary,
part of The Pocket Change Collective series.
2020-06-2541 min
Bloomsbury Academic PodcastSex and Suits with Alok Vaid-MenonFashion, in many ways, is an extension of the person who wears it and can be used to make a statement, create a persona, or even claim an identity. In this special episode, performance artist, writer, and LGBTQ+ rights activist Alok Vaid-Menon talks about their experience reading Sex and Suits, the history behind gendered fashion, their own choices in style, and the fight against the gender binary.
2020-06-2349 minLGBTQ&AAlok Vaid-Menon: Beyond The Gender BinaryAlok Vaid-Menon talks about their art, the paradox of transfeminine life, and the beauty and joy of transition. Alok's new book, Beyond The Gender Binary, is available now.
LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD.
Want to recommend a future guest? Come find us on Twitter @lgbtqpod.
2020-06-1640 min
Connect to Complete Audiobook Collection with Easy AccessBeyond the Gender Binary : Alok Vaid-MenonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/66255 to listen full audiobooks. Publisher's Summary: Pocket Change Collective is a series of small books with big ideas from today's leading activists and artists. In this installment, Beyond the Gender Binary, Alok Vaid-Menon challenges the world to see gender not in black and white, but in full color. Taking from their own experiences as a gender-nonconforming artist, they show us that gender is a malleable and creative form of expression. The only limit is your imagination. Title: Beyond the Gender Binary Author: Alok Vaid-Menon Narrator: Alok Vaid-Menon Format...
2020-06-0202 min
Ignite Your Ears To A Ground-Breaking Full Audiobook.Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-MenonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/66703to listen full audiobooks.
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Pocket Change Collective is a series of small books with big ideas from today's leading activists and artists. In this installment, Beyond the Gender Binary, Alok Vaid-Menon challenges the world to see gender not in black and white, but in full color. Taking from their own experiences as a gender-nonconforming artist, they show us that gender is a...
2020-06-021h 07Get Hooked On The Most Soul-Stirring Full Audiobook Today!Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-MenonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/65809to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Beyond the Gender Binary
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Narrator: Alok Vaid-Menon
Format: mp3
Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
Release date: 06-02-20
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 561 ratings
Genres: Biographies
Publisher's Summary:
Pocket Change Collective is a series of small books with big ideas from today's leading activists and artists. In this installment, Beyond the Gender Binary, Alok Vaid-Menon challenges the world to see gender not in black and white, but in full color. Taking from their own experiences as a gender-nonconforming artist, they show us that gender is a malleable and...
2020-06-021h 07
Weapon of Choice PodcastArtists Coping in Covid - Vol. 1 with Alok Vaid-MenonWe caught up with Alok Vaid-Menon (they/them), gender non-conforming writer and performance artist, for a chat on our live Instagram miniseries about how they're doing in these strange times.
Alok's book, Beyond the Gender Binary, is available for preorder and out June 1st.
Tune into our live Instagram and IGTV to watch and listen to artists and advocates we love for powerful short interviews about creatively transitioning in a time of uncertainty.
In these challenging times, we wanted to check in and let you know we're with you. And let's hold up this world with empathy. Remember, we can...
2020-05-2522 min
The Point of PainPain as a Pathway to Truth with Alok V. MenonAlok V. Menon is as much of a light in this world as they are willing to hold and be with the darkness and I am so honored that they took the time to speak with me. Alok has been very open and generous with making sure that the conversation around pain and chronic illness is shared with as many people as possible and that we open that conversation to the world, whether it’s ready or not. Alok is a gender non-conforming writer and performance artist. Their distinctive style and poetic challenge to the gender binary ha...
2020-05-1053 min
How Two Live : The PodcastAlok Vaid-Menon, Artist: Breaking All BinariesListen if: Societal pressure has ever stopped you from doing something you really wanted to.In this episode, Jess and Stef sit down with gender non-conforming Indian-American writer, performance artist, and media personality, Alok Vaid-Menon.Alok reveals many incredible insights on how we all possess the ability to be loving, accepting and compassionate, and how self-transformation is linked to transformation of the world. Alok shares their own story of dealing with harassment and coming to find their confidence, offering important advice on why you should never compromise on your...
2020-04-2700 min