Rae Senarighi: The Transgender Manifesto

The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

Srinivas Rao

Society & Culture

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2018

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

What is life like as a transgender non-binary person? Rae Senarighi joins us to discuss the challenges that face transgender people, how families, friends, and strangers can be more accepting and understanding of the transgender experience, and how compassion and empathy define relationships.

Rae Senarighi is a transgender non-binary artist currently based in Portland, OR. He is best known for vivid colorful abstracts, intricate typography and vivid portraiture. Rae began his studies at the University of Montana in 2000 and finished his BFA at the Art Institute of Seattle in 2009, receiving a Hall of Fame Award in 2011. His art has been internationally published in Cell, Nature and Science magazines and his graphic design and typography have been key features at Elevate Your Brand and Peaceful Media.

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0:00.0	The thing about being transgender is that or non-binary is that this person, whoever it is in your life that may be exploring that
0:10.7	They're doing so out of necessity to express their true selves.
0:18.0	It's not a game, it's not a fad, it might you know it might be that they that they do
0:29.6	change and grow in different ways than you expect.
0:33.0	But we're not trying to trick anyone.
0:37.0	We're not playing games.
0:38.0	It's very, it's very, um, it takes a lot of bravery actually to explore the side of yourself because society has pretty strict rules about, you know, gender and binary in particular. So if someone is exploring that it's it's not something that they
1:00.3	do lightly you know it's something that they're trying to follow their own intuition
1:06.4	and listen to their own soul really and so even if it's hard for you just being able to
1:11.7	meet them
1:12.9	and at least ask questions or have conversations with them.
1:16.9	And I think really it comes down to like
1:20.4	trusting that person. I'm Sreeni Rao and this is the unmistakable creative
1:28.0	podcast where you get a window into the stories and insights of the most
1:32.0	innovative and creative minds who started movements,
1:34.8	built thriving businesses, written best-selling books, and created insanely interesting art.
1:39.3	For more, check out our 500 episode archive at unmistakable Creative.com.
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2:12.0	Ray,
2:12.6	welcome to the Un Mistakable Creative.
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