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Growing to Become the Driver of Your Own Life with Dallas Martinez

Growing to Become the Driver of Your Own Life with Dallas Martinez

FromDem Bois Podcast


Growing to Become the Driver of Your Own Life with Dallas Martinez

FromDem Bois Podcast

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Length:
66 minutes
Released:
Mar 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode of Dem Bois Podcast I sit down with husband, father, and attorney, Dallas Martinez. Dallas was a part of the Love, Sex, and Relationships episodes, and I had to have them back on the podcast to tell their story. Today we talk about the mental aspects of transitioning, living in an intergenerational household, becoming an attorney, and much more. Dallas also gives some great resources for LGBTQIA2S+ folks who have faced/are facing discrimination. We talk: Dallas’ military experience and “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” - 4:44 How his transition journey began - 13:05 The stages of his transition - 19:10 How Dallas knew he was Trans - 31:35 Transitioning in an intergenerational household - 38:54 His career as an attorney and working in nonprofit - 48:20 Click here for transcript!Read more about Dallas in their bio below:Dallas Martinez (he/they) is a Latine-Indigenous Trans Masculine identified person. They currently live in Seattle, Washington, but were born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He is married with children and lives in an intergenerational household, as his 90 year old father is aging in place with his family. They are an attorney for an LGBTQIA2S+ civil legal aid non-profit and founder of an intergenerational QTBIPOC non-profit in their South Seattle community. IG: @DallasinSeattleWADallas Martinez - Staff Attorney - QLaw Foundation | LinkedInhttps://www.spectrumresourcecenter.org/ Are you enjoying the Dem Bois Podcast? Donate today to help support the cost of production and the honorarium we pay our guests for their time. All donations are tax-deductible. Click here! Donate to support our 2023 Gender Affirming Surgery Grant Fund here!
Released:
Mar 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (54)

This podcast aims to serve as a platform to highlight and amplify the voices of trans men of color and share our transition stories. The Dem Bois Podcast will also cover other issues related to being a trans man of color, such as dating, fitness, sex, mental health, family, and other topics related to our existence. The podcast aims to amplify trans men of color voices and raise awareness of our lived experiences.