True Tea w/ Kat Blaque
True Tea is a podcast by Kat Blaque, a woman sitting at the intersections of transness, blackness, kink, sex positivity and polyamory. In this podcast, she answers questions asked about the nuances of her life and also poses questions to her audience with a desire to learn. Sometimes she's right, sometimes she's wrong, but either way she's honest and that's the True Tea.
Episodes
53 episodes
Parenthood when You're Transgender
Based on a previous discussion we had, I thought I'd speak about my desires to have or not have children and how it relates to my transness or doesn't. As an adoptee, I have some pretty strong feelings about adoption and being ready when you ha...
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[Call-in Show] Polyamorous Folks Discuss Discrimination and Queer Identity
This month I asked if being polyamorous makes someone part of the queer commuity and I got a lot of very surprising answers to this question on this month's show. A grad student working on his thesis tells me a few stories of the discrimination...
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36:24
Does Being Polyamorous Make You Queer?
As a polyamorous person who some see as queer, I figured I'd share my thoughts about whether or not being polyamorous on its own defines you as queer. I have...complex and honestly conflicting feelings about this.
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14:00
[Call-in Show] How do you feel about the word Queer?
After sharing my thoughts, I thought I would ask my audience how they felt about the term queer. For some it's a word that's too vague to speak to their experiences, and for other, the vagueness is the appeal. Full Unedited episode...
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30:58
Why I'd Never Describe Myself as "Queer"
"Queer" is a term I've always had a very complex relationship with. On one hand, I respect that as a transgender woman, I will always be seen by as outside of heterosexist norms by many. Yet it's hard for me to reconcile the reality of my lived...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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26:44
Artists, Researchers and Art Theorists Discuss AI Art
This month, we discussed AI Art and its ethics. In this call-in show, I spoke to several different people who all offered different perspectives on AI art and its impact. We had a great conversation about how it's impacting upcoming artists and...
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48:31
An Argument Against AI Art
A few days ago, I found an acquaintance of mine trying to sell AI portraits of popular characters in baby form. His only challenge was plugging in specific descriptions of the images he wanted and a computer generated images for him to se...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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[Call-in Show] Transitioning Young, Detransitioning and The Complexities of Both
This month, we're having a conversation about how young is too young to be transgender. It's a rather rhetorical question because obviously anyone at any age can identify or understand themselves as transgender, but when it comes to trans care,...
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How Young is Too Young To Be Transgender?
With increased antagonism towards transgender children receiving care, I thought it would be a good idea to have an open conversation about the benefits of transitioning young; with a few caveats based on my own experiencing transitioning young...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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24:29
[Call-In Show] Asexuals Clarify Demisexuality
In this month's podcast episode, I asked the question: Am I demisexual or do I just have standards? In this call-in show, people who identify as demi and ace speak to me about the difference between these two and the complexities of not exactly...
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25:54
Am I "Demisexual" or Do I Just Have Standards?
Despite being overtly sex positive, I'm not really a person who jumps into the bed with people and for that reason, some people have suggested that I may be demisexual. For me, this is strange because I think most people tend not to rush into s...
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Episode 3
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11:24
[Call-In Show] "Pretty Privilege: Misogyny, Colorism/Featurism and Colonization?
We continue our conversation about "pretty privilege", wether it exists and if the concept can be differentiated from other isms. We hear from a white transgender man who experienced "pretty privilege", a South Asian woman who grew up with a th...
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Is it "Pretty Privilege" or Just Racism?
The concept of "pretty privilege" is an interesting one for me. On one hand, I don't doubt it's existence and frankly, I've benefited from it. However, quite frequently. when I unpack what's considered attractive in the United States, it seems ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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13:40
[Call-In Show] Queer Folks and Teachers Discuss the Don't Say The Gay Bill
I hosted a call-in show to discuss the complexities around the Don't Say The Gay bill in Florida and the concept of "grooming".
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26:05
"Grooming" and Not Saying The Gay
With growing antagonism towards queer kids and educators, there's a risk of alienation and, the subsequent grooming that typically happens when queer kids seek out support and find predators instead.
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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Is It Transphobic To Sexually/Romantically Reject a Trans Person?
It seems like we can never discuss transgender people's existence without discussing who they're sexually available to. One of the most popular bits of discourse around this issue is whether or not someone is transphobic for not being sexually ...
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27:36
[Call-In Show] Formerly Hypersexual Survivors Discuss How They Were Confronted At the Height of Their Hypersexuality
As we've been discussing, hypersexuality is a pretty common reaction to sexual violence and it's also pretty commonly misunderstood. In this episode, I ask my audience the question whether or not they would have been receptive to someone trying...
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52:22
How To Help Someone Engaging in Hypersexuality as Self Harm
In the continued discussions we've been having around hypersexuality, one of the things I mentioned was that I would have appreciated someone stopping me or calling me out for what I was doing. However, the reality is I would have been incredib...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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21:06
[Call-In Show] New York Lesbians Discuss Whether Trans Women Are Shutting Down Lesbian Bars
In the podcast last week, I spoke about a comment I got from a New Yorker who said that lesbian bars in NY were so full of trans women that cis women who didn't want to date them were forced to go underground in order to meet with each other. A...
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38:00
Lesbians, Trans Women and "Transphobia"?
Transphobia and dating are subjects that come up pretty frequently and one of the most intense debates is about whether or not lesbians are transphobic for not wanting to sleep with trans women. I dont personally think so, but im fairly used to...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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20:51
[Call-In Show] Various Genders Discuss Gendered Pricing
In this episode of the call-in, we speak to a few people of various genders and they give their perspective on gendered pricing structures at events. We speak to a trans man who once enjoyed getting freebees for being seen as a woman, a post op...
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37:57
Women Get in Free??
From clubs to kink parties, I discuss the concept of "women get in free" in the midst of a reckoning in the LA area where some of these places are being shut down because of sexual assault allegations. They often say when you get in for free, y...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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28:41
[Call-In Show] Survivors Discuss Hypersexuality After Sexual Violence
Hypersexuality is a common response to sexual violence, but many folks would assume the opposite. In this call in show I open the floor up to a wider range of people to discuss their own experiences with hypersexuality after sexual violence.&nb...
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52:35
Hypersexuality After Sexual Violence
When you've been assaulted, the assumption is frequently that you would become more modest, less sexual and very protective of who you allow into your physical space. This idea is often predicated on the idea that sexual violence only occurs wh...
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Episode 14
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21:27
[Call-In Show] Black Queer Folk Discuss The Complications of Black Love
When you're black, you're often raised with this idea of black love. My parents directly told me not to date outside of my race. However, as a trans woman, I've found this to be pretty complex and I discussed that in the last episode. Now I ope...
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