Transcending Norms (w/ TS Madison)
Why Won't You Date Me? with Nicole Byer
Headgum & Nicole Byer
4.9 • 16K Ratings
🗓️ 9 June 2023
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
Actress and activist TS Madison (judge on RuPaul's Drag Race) is here for a heartfelt chat on her journey from being a viral TikTok sensation to a vocal advocate for trans rights, and all of the unseen struggles she faced in navigating systemic biases. She discusses doing sex work for survival, shares real examples of the transphobic harassment she receives to this day, and her relentless efforts to forge a better future. This episode is a raw exploration into the battles and victories that come with being Black, trans, and unapologetically visible.
Content Warning: This episode contains audio clips featuring transphobic harassment which may be disturbing for some listeners.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm gonna be on the road |
| 0:05.0 | For a little bit |
| 0:07.0 | July 6th through 8th albeit comedy works downtown in Denver, Colorado |
| 0:13.2 | September 15th albeit River City, Cancino and St. Louis, Missouri |
| 0:18.3 | September 16th the Pantages Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota and then September 29th |
| 0:23.7 | I'll be at the Newmark Theater, Portland and then September 30th |
| 0:27.2 | I'll be at the |
| 0:28.7 | Casino in Washington. I don't want to mess up the name is I |
| 0:34.2 | Well, I don't want to say it. I it's hard. I |
| 0:38.3 | Should have looked it up, but you can see it on my website in a colbyer was taken.com |
| 0:43.6 | And that's where you can get tickets |
| 0:45.6 | Okay, November 4th and met a theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I'm at another casino in November 9th and Ben Salem |
| 0:53.4 | Pennsylvania and then November 11th. Oh, baby. I'm gonna be at the Wilbur Theater and Boston, Massachusetts |
| 0:59.7 | And you can get your tickets and Nicole Byros taken dot com |
| 1:13.2 | Why won't you date me why won't you date me why won't you date me please? |
| 1:23.0 | Oh |
| 1:29.7 | Baby welcome to another episode of why won't you date me a podcast for me Nicole Byer is just exploring love and stuff because I |
| 1:36.8 | Was trying to figure out why I'm single, but you know, I've done it for like six years. There's no answer |
| 1:41.8 | My guest today is a |
| 1:44.2 | LGB TQ IA activists author and actress who you know from movies like Rose and |
| 1:52.5 | Zola I loved her and Zola she was so good and the drama series hush |
| 1:56.6 | She's also a rotating judge on RuPaul's drag race and the host of |
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