Chachi

It really dissects a lot of what you and I are speaking about with the language.

And the end...

For him, owning his gender 100% versus somebody who is still trying to discover his book is really enlightening because it talks about a lot of the language and then presenting how you can uplift the community, even if you're not part of it, but also his struggle with transitioning

It's something that's so relatable on so many levels, not just as a transitioning person, but like just growing as an individual.

So that's really a really empowering book, I think, to talk about.

Yeah, it's so great.

Yeah, if you get a chance, you should pick it up.

It's really, really, really...

it just was really well thought and it really dissects literally how you can feel at every different moment and stage in your life and and and educating those around you uh he had us i mean as anybody who is transitioning there are so many we don't come out once right even in the core community we come out every day

You go to a coffee shop and somebody starts talking to you and asks me if I'm married.

And I say, yeah.

And they're like, well, do you have any kids?

How long have you been with your wife?

And it's like, well, no, I'm married to a man.

A man, yeah.

You know what I mean?

Because it's like, I don't have kids.

It's like reprogramming that terminology.

And it's sometimes really challenging because it's like you don't always want to have to give your life story to strangers.

I was just going to say, I appreciate you having this conversation, but I also appreciate all of the different conversations you have on your podcast, especially with the queer community, because I think it's so important for your straight listeners to understand a little bit of this slice.