LAST CALL: NEW ORLEANS DYKE BAR HISTORY PROJECT

In our final episode of Mais Jamais, we lean into the joy that has been central to the work and lives of the organizers fighting Anti-Trans legislation. Listen to unearth deep healing practice and for a little smile.  Trans Joy, the gift that keeps on giving. 

In ep3 we tell the story of of locALL. Facing an increasing number of anti-trans bills in the Louisiana legislature,  Trans and Queer organizers, healers, artist, and many more come together to build a coalition of resistance and restoration. Listen for a possibly of model of building intersectional movement and with multi - pronged strategy! 

In our second episode of Mais Jamais, Last call and Louisiana Trans Oral History Project paint the Trans and Queer legislative landscape of 2020-2022. Community experts dive into the nature of the bills Louisiana Legislators tried to push through, the harm that they would cause, and what larger powers and misplaced analysis allow them to exists. 

From our joint oral history project with Louisiana Trans Oral History Project, the first episode of this  Mini Series, Mais Jamais :The Rise of Louisiana's Anti-Trans Legislation and the Story of Our Resistance,  provides a foundational understanding of the political landscape Trans and Queer folks in Louisiana had to navigate before the recent uptick in Anti-Trans Legislation of the 2020's. Our host try to answer the question, in what context, is the groundwork for dangerous and hateful full bills allowed? Tap In! 

Hey, folks!  Here's a little bonus episode to while some time on... Recently, free went to Diverse Works in Houston to present this story to an audience.  It's about the first Lesbian Mardi Gras Krewe, as far as we know, the Krewe of Ishtar.  For this one, free interviewed one of the Krewe's founders, Diane Dimiceli and Gail Pellerin and Marsha Robert who were both active members. The piece was commissioned and made possible by Diverse Works, and Nick Vaughn and Jake Margolin, whose project 50 states "is an ongoing fifty-part series of installations created in response to recently uncovered or unappreciated LGBTQ2 histories from each state." from free: Jake and I go way back (I believe I was 12 when we met) and it was an honor to get to collaborate on this and see the beautiful work he and Nick are making together.  They commissioned this piece to accompany the premiere of their Louisiana piece, exploring intersections of queer life with maritime, commercial indigo, Mardi Gras, and capitalism. Due to our current state of affairs, the exhibit is not currently available to visit, but you can view the work at diverseworks.org.  You can check out their other work at NickandJakestudio.com