It's our interview with writer/director/actor Shakina, all about the recent episode she wrote for the Quantum Leap reboot, episode 112 "Let Them Play." We discuss taking the episode from concept to screen, cis folks wanting to mine trans people's trauma for story drama, living portraits, and just how special and vital this very trans episode was, and WHY it's so important and why this kind of representation matters across the board. You're also going to learn the absolutely vital difference between allies and accomplices. And hey... don't be a garbage goblin.

SHAKINA

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Interview with Shakina

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Tilly Episodes Around February 14, 2023

Intro!

The Past, and Why it Haunts Us

Trans Representation in 2022 media

Trans Roles and Stories

What Real Cis Acceptance Looks Like

The Signs Were Always There

Interview with Shakina

False Allyship

Trans Body Hacking

Trans Intersectionality

The False Dichotomy

Finding Our Own Representation - P!nk

Trans Day of Visibility (am I trans enough?)

The Erasure of Trans Men

Heavily Gendered Clothes and Trans People

Searching for Meaning (When You're Trans and Don't Know it)

Trans Courage

Internalized Transphobia

Trans Parents and Mother's Day

Anecdotal Trans Healthcare

Giving Yourself Permission to Explore Gender

Cis People Get Gender Affirming Healthcare Too

Summary