shawndeez

In this talk, I share my personal experience with embracing my trans identity, outlining a journey through consciousness. Sorting through notions of fear, shame, and guilt, I share how reaching trans joy radically transformed my entire mindset, and sense of self. I offer my story as a token of hope for what is possible, as well as lessons and guidance on how to lovingly receive trans coworkers, friends, and loved ones as they experience gender transition.

Offered insight from a trans/transmasculine perspective on reproductive justice and activism. How to include and integrate trans experiences in reproductive care and consciousness.

Outlining the myriad ways trans and nonbinary Iranian Americans conceptualize God, this presentation explores how such individuals understand divinity within, around, and through Islam. Drawing
from stories of psychedelics and queer love, this work centers the lived experiences of trans/nonbinary Iranian Americans in the Los Angeles diaspora and how they come to visualize, dream up, and relate to notions of divine power. This attention to the spiritual invites a reimagination of what is considered possible, liberatory, and affirming of trans life and our futures.