Good evening, everybody. How you all doing? Lots going on in the world.

Whoa! Watching a couple days ago tracking the announcement that Trump might be starting his own

social media platform. Last week I was watching into this week the response to the Dave Chappelle

piece over at Netflix and people walking out and workers striking. There's a lot going on in

the world, y'all. But what I really see it all being wrapped up in is humanity and compassion. And I'm

thankful for that because as always as a mental health activist and social justice activist,

I want people to get their needs met. So I will always be on the side of the worker and the

individuals trying to get health care and fair wages I will always be on the side of the worker and the individuals

trying to get health care and fair wages. And so I'm glad people are striking. I'm glad people are

leaving jobs that aren't providing, you know, basic needs. And I'm glad that people are holding

Netflix accountable. I still have not seen the comedic special. I'm not interested. So I'm kind of

on the outside of that, which is a little

strange for some people. They're like, just watch it. So you can have a firm opinion. I don't.

But what I did want to start today's show talking about is tips to be a better trans ally.

This is important for all of us, whether we know trans individuals or not, because we live in

the world, we're going to encounter them, see them on television, have them in our family.

And us, ourselves might be going on a gender explorative journey.

I think it's really important for everyone to take some time to sit down and say, hey, I wonder

how me being raised or identifying with the gender identify with and the way that I was raised

as a result of my gender presentation and my sexual anatomy, how might that

be working for me or against me? I've had to do that. You know, what has my manhood or my

malehood, how has it worked for me and against me? What are the negatives and what are the

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