'When do we get past the starting point?' Ask a transgender person
Transgender people are coming out (to welcome and rejection) more now than ever. We learn something about their experiences in news of a looming military service ban, from prominent transgender celebrities, TV shows and movies, but many of us don’t have personal connections with transgender people.
KUOW’s 'Ask A...'® series created a space for conversations at a recent Ask a Transgender Person event in West Seattle.
KUOW’s 'Ask A...'® events create a safe and respectful environment for people to explore each other's views. We set up one-on-one conversations for six minutes. After that, a bell rings, chairs are swapped and another conversation begins. At the end, we host a group discussion and a meal.
This event took place at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center on Sunday August 20, 2017. You can listen to some of the conversations below.
Jay and Gunner
Kelly and James
Kaelyn and Stephan
Kari and Nikki
Katie and Jeremiah
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John O'Brien
Senior Producer, All Things Considered
John O’Brien is KUOW's All Things Considered Senior Producer. He spends his days setting up interviews with newsmakers on subjects from politics and public health to arts and culture. John learned to make radio starting in 2006 as an intern on KUOW’s The Conversation with Ross Reynolds.
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