Hey, fam, it's me, Amara.

Welcome to the TransLash podcast, a show where we tell trans stories to save trans lives.

Marsha B. Johnson has become a global figure both within and without the trans community,

but the stories around her are often flattened into myths or fragments.

Very rarely is the person behind the myth exposed.

That's why I'm thrilled to be able to welcome Termaline, who has written a new biography

of Marcia, which tells the expansive, multi-layered, and powerful story about Marcia P. Johnson.

The book is entitled Marcia, the joy and defiance of Marcia P. Johnson. It comes out on May 20th, and that's

why I am thrilled to be able to have this conversation right before Termaline goes on her book

tour to tell us about the brilliance and complexity of the one and only Marsha P. Johnson.

Right after Stonewall, Marcia was talking about, you know, starting HRT, and she's in such a

Marsha way, she was like, you know, I got a, I got a handful, my bust is a handful, but

it's like a nice handful.

And I'm just like, this is so beautiful, so Marcia.

So with that, let's start out as always with some trans joy.

Yeah. Oral history has always been a way for our communities to pass down stories of survival, joy, and becoming.

Caro de Robertois is the author of seven acclaimed books, including Cantoras, as well as the president

and the frog, with honors ranging from the Stonewall Book Award to the Penn Faulkner finalist

list. Their newest work, So Many Stars, is an oral history of trans, non-binary, genderqueer,

and two-spirit people of color, and it just hit bookshelves this week.

Sharing stories from activists, artists, and more.

This collection captures the courage of trans lives in poetry and pose.

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