Have you ever had muscular strangers seek you out for your tiny hands? Trans activist Mx Shannon Amitin is no stranger to San Francisco’s kinky underbelly, but when an infamous trans tourist he admires wants a sexual blowout on Folsom weekend, Shannon escorts them all over his city - and ends up elbow deep in a tub of Crisco for the first time. #MakeMeAMuppet #DirtyQueer #Sling     Song: ‘I Can Change’ (Ezra Furman)   About the Storyteller: • Mx. Shannon Amitin is a Trans activist, community leader, and entrepreneur. Shannon has volunteered with The Compton’s Transgender District, Castro LGBT Cultural District, served on the planning committee for Trans March SF and fundraised for numerous Bay Area non-profits. Amitin’s last project is the ground-breaking San Francisco trans youth of color-led coffee and event cooperative. Fluid is a partnership with La Cocina’s Municipal Marketplace in the Tenderloin. Today, Amitin is looking to use their experience building community among diverse groups of LGBTQ communities to make these cities a better place for all queer folks. They have served on the boards of the Castro Merchants, the Alice B. Toklas Democratic Club, and were elected to the newly legislated Castro LGBTQ Cultural District. At the end of the day, Amitin sees their projects as a service to the communities they call home. The mission is simple and personal as hell; fighting to keep LGBTQ communities safe, thriving and dancing. In addition to his commercial work, Amitin is a tireless advocate and innovator, working to create safe spaces and events for the entire Queer and Trans community. Learn more about Shannon at https://www.shannonamitin.com/   Episode links:   SAN FRANCISCO: Our last live event of the Year - nay, our last live show till Bawdy’s 16 year Anniversary in Feb 2023 - will be on Friday, November 18th. Our theme? ‘Pornucopia: Stories of Abundance and Gratitude’ as I want to draw attention to all the good we have in our lives. Please join us at the Verdi Club in San Francisco, in person, if you can. Or tune in to the Livestream, wherever you are. Tickets are on sale now at https://BawdyPAGratitude.eventbrite.com   Dipsea is an app full of hundreds of short, sexy audio stories designed by women, for women. They bring scenarios to life with immersive soundscapes and characters, no matter who you’re into or what turns you on. New content is released every week, so in between listening to your favorite stories, again and again, you can always find something new to explore. And for listeners of this show, Dipsea is offering an extended 30 day free trial when you go to  DipseaStories.com/DIXIE   Patreon: Live shows attendance has been really hit and miss lately due to COVID fears, and as we get close to the new year, I’m having a hard time figuring out where to focus my energy. As I face this new post-Lockdown frontier, do I buy new equipment for online shows? Do I agree to the exorbitant venue rate increases I’m being quoted, and focus on live shows? There’s so safety net for Performers, and so many shows are calling it quits in 2023. As a Bawdy Patreon member, your support for Bawdy’s important work can help to ensure that it continues and that we don’t go away, too. Join Bawdy’s Patreon now and you’ll get exclusive rewards when you join (like monthly free livestream tickets at the $10/mo level and our ad-free podcast episodes) Please consider becoming a Patreon member. I need your support, now more than ever. Join the Club now at https://www.patreon.com/Bawdy   Want to support Bawdy in another way? Every little bit helps, and it’s easy. Our donation links are:   Venmo: Venmo.com/BawdyStorytelling Paypal: paypal.me/bawdystorytelling Zelle: BawdyStorytelling@gmail.com CashApp: $DixieDeLaTour And THANK YOU!   Wanna work with Dixie? Do you want to learn to tell a compelling, relatable personal true story? I can help you dig deep, gain understanding and communicate with clarity. Whether it’s getting onstage, Writing a m