Hey, fam, it's me, Amara.

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

Now, with everything going on in the world, I wanted to bring you a fun.

There I say,

nerdy episode today, and it'll be just that, trust me. But before we nerd out on this show today,

I want to tell you a way in which you can nerd out on another show that we have at Translash,

which is The Mess, my guide to our political health skate, which is on Apple Podcast.

Now, it's on the paid tier, but as a paid tier member, you get the mess as well as all of

our shows ad-free, so it's really, really worth it. And it's where I share my analysis of the

most important news stories that you need to know right now, especially in this

wild, crazy, dark, and sometimes even hopeful world of politics. And I also throw shade to

help us lift our spirits when it seems like nothing will. So please go and subscribe to

The Mess on Apple Podcasts. Now, on to the main event.

Today we're diving into the world of video games.

It's one of the world's most powerful storytelling mediums,

especially now in our time.

And at this time of wild events worldwide,

it makes sense for us to have a medium where we can take a break

and connect with ourselves and with others. And that's what video games help us do, especially

for trans people, where they have always been an influential part of both the video games

as gamers, makers, and in the industry overall.

That includes people like Danielle Buntenberry, who helped pioneer multiplayer games in the

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