Interview with Alok Vaid-Menon: Beyond The Gender Binary | LGBTQ&A Podcast

"As queer people, one of the ways that we're oppressed is we're denied our history and formal education. It makes us feel like we're impossible and like we're unprecedented. And that's just not true," Alok Vaid-Menon says. "We've actually been here for thousands of years and we've actually created incredible networks of resistance."
Vaid-Menon's life and work are contextualized amongst the long history of gender-nonconforming people in their new book, Beyond the Gender Binary. Though not included in history books, people living outside the binary have always existed. Beyond the Gender Binary challenges the world to be a kinder, safer place, and encourages anyone with questions about their gender to not shy away from them.
To celebrate the release of their book, Vaid-Menon spoke with the podcast about why denying LGBTQ+ people our history is so dangerous, the beauty of transition, and why they feel most joyous wearing a beard, full face of makeup, and a miniskirt.
This was originally recorded in April 2020. A full transcript is posted on The Advocate's website: www.advocate.com/transgender/...
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