Tre'vell Anderson on 'We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film'

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Jesse Thorn

Society & Culture

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Tre'vell Anderson is non-binary and black, and they often focus their work on identity, especially the places where queerness intersects with blackness. They're the co-host of the podcast FANTI, and they've covered entertainment for Essence, Time and Out, among many other outlets. Tre'vell has also guest hosted Bullseye in the past and interviewed folks like Katori Hall and Aidy Bryant. This time around Tre'vell returns to Bullseye as a guest. They just published a book called We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film. On the latest episode, Tre'vell talks about their new book, opens up about their childhood, and so much more!

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0:00.0	Bullseye with Jesse Thorn is a production of MaximumFun.org and is distributed by NPR.
0:21.5	It's Bullseye, I'm Jesse Thorn.
0:23.4	My guest is Trayvell Anderson.
0:25.6	You might recognize them.
0:27.0	If you're a regular on this show, they've actually hosted it a few times.
0:30.9	They're also the host of the great podcast, Fanty, and they've covered entertainment
0:35.4	for Essence, Time Magazine, and Out, among many other outlets.
0:40.8	Trayvell is non-binary and black, and they often focus their work on identity, especially
0:47.0	the places where queerness intersects with blackness.
0:50.6	They've profiled little nausex, Billy Porter, and Janelle Monet, among others.
0:56.3	It makes sense then that their first book is about that intersection.
1:00.6	It's called We See Each Other, a black trans journey through TV and film.
1:06.2	Partly, it's a history of trans representation on screen, especially black trans representation,
1:13.7	the good and the bad.
1:16.0	It's also a personal history.
1:18.0	A story of how Trayvell came into their own identity.
1:22.6	But hey, why am I still talking when I have one of the greatest talkers I have ever known
1:28.8	right here?
1:29.8	Let's get into my conversation with Trayvell Anderson.
1:37.4	Trayvell Anderson, welcome to Bullseye.
1:39.6	It's nice to see you here.
1:40.6	I should say welcome back to Bullseye, but welcome to Bullseye as a guest.
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