Raquel Willis - I Am Trans and Proud

Toure Show

DCP Entertainment

Society & Culture, Arts, Performing Arts

4.8 • 880 Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2025

⏱️ 97 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Toure Show Ep 415: Raquel Willis - I Am Trans and Proud Original Air Date: 1/31/2024 Raquel Willis is a major trans activist and the author of a powerful memoir called The Risk It Takes To Bloom. We dive deep into what it means to be trans from her coming out to her politics to her dating life. Amazing conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	I hate the burden of having to talk about my transness on the first or even the second date.
0:09.1	Wow.
0:10.2	You would let me take you out twice.
0:14.4	Well, this is ideal.
0:16.2	Right, and not say, just so you know.
0:21.4	If we met out and about, yeah.
0:25.9	I'm more likely to hold off longer.
0:29.6	Now, online, if I'm like on an app or something, I put it in my profiles.
0:34.5	Like, I don't play that game.
0:35.8	No, but I met you at, if I met you at bar, restaurant, whatever, Raquel's so beautiful,
0:41.9	can take you out? Sure.
0:44.8	It varies, but I'm not going to be like, can you take me out? Sure. Oh, by the way,
0:51.9	I'm trans.
0:55.0	Like, I might do that, but I don't feel obligated to do that.
1:01.0	Good to a race show. Okay, though.
1:06.0	Good to a race show. Okay, though.
1:09.0	That might be the best question I'd ever been asked.
1:12.5	You're a phenomenal person. I mean, you're legendary.
1:15.9	I am a fan of you, my brother.
1:22.4	Raquel Willis is a friend of mine and a noted trans activist and the author of a powerful memoir called
1:29.5	The Risk It Takes to Bloom. This is a really honest conversation about what it is like
1:35.3	to be trans in every aspect of life, from politics to her dating life. Raquel was incredibly
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from DCP Entertainment, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of DCP Entertainment and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.