Join pod host, RJ Quirk (they/them), and guest, Tyalor Howell (he/him), as they sit at the feet of transgender ancestor, Elisa Shupe. This 2-part episode remembers Shupe, who passed away in January 2025, as a deeply complicated individual. Let her story remind us all of our own fallibility and shared humanity.

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Citation Sluts ⬇️

Taylor Howell Art: https://www.instagram.com/taylorhowellart/

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/03/anti-trans-transgender-health-care-ban-legislation-bill-minors-children-lgbtq/

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https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/elisa-rae-shupe-complicated-profile-bravery

Elisa Rae Shupe, First Person in U.S. to Be Legally Recognized as Nonbinary, Has Died at 61 | Them

Elisa Shupe: Setting The Record Straight. – Elisa Shupe

The making of a detransitioner | Xtra Magazine

I Knew Elisa Rae Shupe (1963-2025) and She Deserved Better - Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents

https://www.pghlesbian.com/2016/07/jamie-52-celebrates-the-queer-tribe-rising-amplify/

https://www.syracuse.com/news/2025/04/her-long-search-for-herself-ends-in-a-syracuse-tragedy-a-vets-life-on-an-identity-rollercoaster.html

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