Hey fam, it's me, Amara Jones.

Welcome to the Transash podcast, the show where we talk about news, politics, and culture from a trans perspective.

But more importantly, welcome to our holiday show, which today will be emphasizing two stories, which are

not only joyful but practical, giving you some last-minute holiday ideas. And who doesn't need

those? But before we get to that, I wanted to let you know how over the moon I am that the

trans-slash podcast was featured in

this year's Spotify rap, which highlights the best shows of 2020. Thank you, Spotify, for

lifting us up and honoring our work. And thank you to all of our listeners who helped us get here.

Your positive reviews and love on social media

really helps get the word out and elevates our show. So please keep sending us that love.

We might even share it here on the show, like that of Kristen Parisi or at Kristen Perisi on

Twitter who said, quote,

if you're looking to get some more education on the trans community,

I recommend translash, a podcast with the Incredible at Amara Jones, close quote.

Kristen, thank you for sharing that and sharing your thoughts.

And no, we didn't pay her to say the word incredible.

That tweet just somehow landed in our timeline.

Now, on to the heart of our program.

I've been thinking about all the small trans and non-binary-owned businesses and creators

making fabulous products and at the

same time supporting our communities in powerful ways and they can use your support this season.

Less than 1% of all small business owners are LGBTQ plus with a tiny fraction of that

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