Being trans and nonbinary in the workplace feat. Zoa Glows
This week, Zoa Glows (they/she) returns from the first season to share how they navigate the workplace as a trans and nonbinary person, and what they wish workplaces would do to make it safer and easier. In this episode, you will learn 1. Why she decided to leave professional performing 2. What hate comments do to their spirit, and how their reactions to it have evolved over time (plus what those of us who follow Zoa on social can do to support them) 3. How some gendered terms may feel good to her in specific situations
🎙️ Connect with Zoa:
💻 Sources and resources:
- Charlie’s reel about not being transmasc (which includes the 2D 3D comment)
- The Gender and Sexuality Galaxies | Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights
📣 Announcements:
- Our names are a gift that we can exchange - Substack post about the name change from Chris Angel to Charlie
- New merch drop 👀 with another line coming VERY soon 👕
Creators and Guests
Host
Charlie Ocean, MSW
Pronouns: they/them. Neuroqueer LGBTQ+ speaker, trainer, consultant, podcaster, writer...
Guest
Zoa Starlight Glows
"Sometimes it’s scary. Or even me wearing the clothes that I want to wear and wearing makeup and having long nails. It feels like what if one day they’re just like, ‘Oh, yeah, we don’t want to have you here. We don’t want to see you.’ Like, I don’t know. It’s just scary being trans and nonbinary in the workplace... And hopefully good jobs come, and hopefully there’s jobs that are affirming, but we just never know."
