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This month on The Strong Stance we have another stories episode. These are my favorite episodes because we get to hear stories from all types of trans and non-binary people.This episode features stories from JB Diaz Fuoco, Julian, and Kris McElroy. Tune in to listen and to learn how to submit your own story!

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On this month’s episode of The Strong Stance, tune in as Chris Jay discusses all of the amazing things they do in the drag world, with their photography, and with their newest live adventure, The Coffee with Chris Show! *Spoiler Alert:* They *might* have even taken your family photos at JCPenney…

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With the recent House passing of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the state of queer public health is even more unsure and in danger. On this episode of #TheStrongStance, I am joined by +Tiffany Mott-Smith and +Kris Oseth to discuss queer public health and their new podcast, aptly named The Queer Public Health Podcast.

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I had a great time talking to Avre’ Vickers about all the things he is doing as of late, not least of which is creating his own beard products company, Lost Boys United, and impacting young lives as a youth basketball coach. Tune in!

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#transisbeautiful

#wearetransilient

Please keep loving yourself and keep fighting. 

We are in this together and we love you.

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Hey folks! Check out this great conversation I had with Melvin Whitehead and Morgan Rich about their recent moves to Georgia and the adjustments they've made relocating from larger cities to the Deep South, particularly as #QTPOC.

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I love and uplift all of my black and brown trans brothers and sisters...

The One-Sided Messengers

We are the one-sided messengers, The Black Lives that never get riots, But are always making sure people respect them, And are even present for them.

We are the one-sided messengers, Existing both on the front lines and the back burner. Protecting the legacies, Of those who won’t even put our real names in stories about how they killed us.

We are the one-sided messengers, Straddling the worlds of loving our people, And living in fear of them. Our bodies are merely collateral, In this economic exchange of police for activist politics.

We are the one-sided messengers, Those who will watch the videos of our cis brethren dying, In the hopes that we do not lose the empathy they never had for us. Videos that no one ever bothers to record when we are slaughtered.

We are the one-sided messengers. The ones who will boost videos of Black joy, And keep our Black Trans pain to ourselves, Because it is only making people uncomfortable.

We are the one-sided messengers, Organizing movements that are still not meant for us to benefit from, Attending rallies never held in our name, While our Trans elders live off Go Fund Me campaigns, Instead of cisgender solidarity for the shoulders they stood on to make it out alive.

We are the one-sided messengers, Building safe spaces that we are not welcome in, Teaching classes that do not have us in the curriculum, Writing songs that no one will repeat without a cis name attached. Holding hands with our attackers and abusers, As a form of taking what we can get, Because normally those hands are beating us to death, Shooting us in cold blood, Burning our corpses, And then typing posts about how we deserved it.

We are the one-sided messengers, Those that will kill for and die from the same Black hands that raise fists in the name of liberation.

We are the one-sided messengers, Misgendered, under-represented, Slaves to a system that is ironically built on the premise of dismantling all systems, Still erased, even today.

We are the one-sided messengers… And I fear we always will be.

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June was hard for a lot of people…check out this chat I had with Benny Rodriguez about how the events of this past month affected their life.We discussed the Latinx community, the anti-blackness found at many of the aforementioned events, and the erasure that was so blatantly evident in the wake of tragedy.Tune in for this episode of The Strong Stance Spotlight to hear ‘Benny’s June’.

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I'm out at Augusta Pride today. Come find me!!! (at Augusta Pride Festival)

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At the We Stand With Orlando benefit at @msr_lesbian_bar (at MSR)

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Look what I found in the back of my drawer... #gayish #pridemonth❤️💛💚💙💜 #lgbtqiapride

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Thanks to the best father-in-law ever for this awesome shirt!! #StandAgainstHB2

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On this episode of The Strong Stance Spotlight, Basil Soper discusses his life and his newest project, Transilient @wearetransilient. It’s an amazing traveling, photo-based storytelling project that has already been featured in @theadvocatemag. TUne in to learn more!

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Tune in to The Strong Stance Stories: Family Matters. Each of these segments features a story about events involving a family member or members. I am so amazingly proud of this episode and our storytellers, Julian and Ari.**I am still looking for stories!**If you would like to share a story on the show, send me an email at thestrongstance(at)gmail(dot)com and I’ll send you all the details. There’s also more info in this episode.

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5/6/16: On this episode of @TheStrongStance, I break down the NC & AL bathroom bills: the points, counterpoints & realities.

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Introduction to The Strong Stance

Finally! A dedicated Tumblr account for #TheStrongStance! This has been a long time coming…

The podcast was founded in Oct 2013 on the Back2Us Radio Network. We discuss issues affecting the transgender & gender non-conforming community.

I’m going to share some of the recent episodes so you can get a flavor for what we do here. Follow us and host Eli Strong (@stron003).

You can also connect w/ us on FB (https://www.facebook.com/TheStrongStance) & subscribe to the show on Spreaker (http://www.spreaker.com/show/the-strong-stance-with-eli-strong) for future episodes.

Have a story to tell? Let me know! I want to give voice to anyone in the trans/gnc community. Get in touch & I’ll get you ALL the details.

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On this episode of #TheStrongStance Spotlight, Basil Soper (@tulsi-bear-photos) discusses his life and his newest project Transilient (@wearetransilient) . It's an amazing traveling, photo-based storytelling project that has already been featured in @theadvocatemag. Tune in to learn more!