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In this episode of Dem Bois Podcast, we get to talk about the impact of visibility equalling possibility and the significance of building technology for social good. Today I sit down with Dr. Kortney Ziegler, a serial social entrepreneur, and we discuss the importance of community and compassion, grief after losing a parent, and cultural dynamics of living in South Africa. The conversation touches on themes of aging, representation in media, and the complexities of identity within the diaspora.

We talk:

06:14 Embracing aging and wisdom

17:59 Visibility and representation in media

24:33 Life in South Africa from a trans perspective

37:21 Cultural displacement and loneliness

46:52 Grief and loss

55:44 Building technology for social good

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Episode References:

Still Black: A Portrait of Black Transmen (2008)

The Changemakers Guide - preorder

Read more about Kortney in his bio below:

Kortney Ziegler, PhD, is the founder and CEO of WellMoney, a money-sharing community that enables members to both receive and provide monetary aid during times of financial emergencies. Kortney is a serial social entrepreneur who previously co-founded a crowdfunding platform—Appolition—that raised over $1 million to pay bail for people who couldn’t afford it and Trans*H4CK, a nonprofit that creates tech for the transgender community and visibility for trans technologists and entrepreneurs.

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