Black Trans Stories Matter: Mars’ New Path
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Though Mars (they/them) comes from a legacy of performers, their genuine identity emerges after competing in a high school drag show. This is Episode 7 of Season 5 of The TMI Project Podcast: Black Trans Stories Matter featuring Mars Wolfe. Mars Wolfe is a genderqueer nomad. They orbit New York, Chicago, and LA, writing, performing, and project managing. Mars moonlights as the genderf*ck drag queen Ella Van o’Clock (11 o’Clock), and their one person show BILL, BILL, BILLZ premiered at Ars Nova's ANT FEST in 2022. Mars aims to amplify the voices of Trans/Gender variant people of color, adjusting the volume and turning the dial from the familiar to the unsung and unconventional. You can find out more about Mars at @mars.wolfe. Featured: Kiebpoli Calnek(they/them), Host, Writer, Editor Erik Harris (he/him), Host, Writer, Editor Mars Wolfe (they/them), Storyteller
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