Hey fam, it's Amara.

Welcome to the Trans-Lash podcast, the show where we take a look at what's going on in the world from a trans perspective.

I hope y'all are out there managing to stay warm.

This week we're celebrating Black History Month, exploring how black trans histories can help

us envision and build toward bright black trans futures. For that, I'm sitting down with

Termaline, the incredible artist, activist, and scholar who's transformed how we access and understand who we are.

All of my work is so spiritually grounded. It's like about ancestral stewardship. It's about

receiving the message, the message that definitely didn't end when they were in a physical

body but continues to be beamed to us if we care to pay attention to it.

But before we get to the show, I just want to shout out all of our wonderful listeners

who've been sharing love for the show on social media and in the review section of Apple Podcast.

One review that just warmed my heart was Good Og, who said, quote, listening to the transash

podcast is like taking a warm bath. It makes me feel relaxed, happy, and like I can let my guard

down. All right now, we do all that. So if you leave a nice review like that or talk up the show on social media, we might feature your words too.

With that, let's tell some trans stories to save trans lives.

We're going to start off as usual with a little bit of trans joy.

One thing lifting my spirits this week is black trans entrepreneurs, those of us charting a path to build a brighter future for ourselves and our communities.

One of those entrepreneurs is Jamie Freya Knott.

She makes these stunning vegan soaps that smell amazing.

Jamie also plans to release some eco-friendly lip gloss later this year.

Here's what she has to say about the importance of

entrepreneurship for trans people. The entrepreneur, like I guess mindset or like building into

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