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KEMPIRE: KING OF POP CULTURE

"Trans Women Make Space for Themselves" [Ep 5] | Know Better Do Better Live Better

KEMPIRE: KING OF POP CULTURE

KEMPIRE

News, Tv & Film

4.9 β€’ 928 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 17 June 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Singer & Trans advocate, Mila Jam, sat down for an intimate conversation about growing up in Georgia, telling her family about her transition and her thoughts on how the LGBT community treats the transgender community. Follow Mila Jam on Social Media: Twitter/IG: @themilajam Get "Better Days": https://open.spotify.com/album/0C0Q7ykuZ49GWEaNqx0ccG?highlight=spotify:track:2zdN2T0PF2uAAGAD2uJeMJ Watch "Better Days" music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuRXIMCIsII Support our network to keep this quality entertainment going. Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/kempireradio SAMHSA's National Helpline – 1-800-662-HELP (4357) SAMHSA's National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders. Support the Black Lives Matter movement here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019 Follow our host on his social media: Facebook: The Kempire Twitter: @TheKempire IG: @TheKempire Follow Kempire Radio: Facebook: Kempire Radio Network Twitter: @KempireRadio IG: @KempireRadio

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0:00.0

You're listening to Know Better, Do Better, Live Better on the Kempire Radio Network.

0:06.7

Welcome to another week of No Better, Do Better, Live Better, here on the Kempire Radio Network.

0:12.9

I'm your boy at the Kempire. So excited about this week and what we're going to be talking about.

0:18.6

I think it's so important right now to focus on the current events of what's going on in the world,

0:26.3

especially with this wellness series.

0:29.1

So this week I spoke with singer and songwriter Mila Jam,

0:34.7

and we explored a variety of different topics beyond just her music career.

0:39.2

But I also wanted to speak to someone that is very vocal on the trans experience about Black Lives

0:46.9

Matter.

0:47.8

And we talked about all of those different things, along with her music.

0:52.9

But I think it was so important, especially for

0:55.6

this wellness series, to deeper, a little bit deeper into what the trans experience really

1:01.5

is, not only in music, but also in the world that we live in. How is dating? How is, you know,

1:10.4

dealing with this within a black family?

1:13.2

So I was so grateful to Mila for being so transparent and being so insightful on some of her thoughts

1:22.1

in regards to her experience. And I think it's so important to just put it out there, and I said this during

1:29.3

my conversation with Mila, is that although I'm black and a part of the LGBT, and she's black

1:35.3

and a part of the LGBT plus community, we are speaking about our own experiences. We do not

1:42.9

represent the entire community.

1:45.0

And I encourage people that aren't a part of the community.

1:47.7

If you do have questions, speak to a variety of people.

1:51.1

You may speak to one person and hear something completely different.

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