TRANScendent: First Nations Panel, at the Trans Book Festival
From Queering The Air by Queering the Air collective
June 7, 2026
About this episode
This episode features a panel discussion with First Nations writers and poets about trans identity and cultural responsibility.
This special episode is a broadcast of the Trans Book Festival’s First Nations Panel, first recorded on 19th April at the Wheeler Centre. First Nations writers and poets Arlie Alizzi, moirra., and Lay Maloney (Weaving Us Together) yarn with chair Jazz Money (mark the dawn) about what it means to be a trans Ancestor, the responsibility of truth-telling with ink, and how Blak Love transcends all expectations.
People in this episode
Host: Jazz Money
Guests: Arlie Alizzi, moirra., Lay Maloney
Topics covered
- First Nations
- trans identity
- truth-telling
- Blak Love
- literature
- poetry
Keywords
- trans Ancestor
- First Nations Panel
- Wheeler Centre
- Trans Book Festival
- Blak Love
- truth-telling
- poetry
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Trans Book Festival
Places: Wheeler Centre
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