Maya Vivas's guest appearances

Maya Vivas

Gender Reveal

dark matter

Leila Haile

Laverne Cox

Caleb Luna

Sonalee Rashatwar

Carmen Maria Machado

Callie Wright

Gaby Dunn

Sam Sanders

Emily VanDerWerff

Kai Cheng Thom

Vivek Shraya

Soleil Ho

Ezra Furman

Caitlin Benedict

Leo Sheng

OwlTail

In this week's episode, we speak with Leila and Haile and Maya Vivas, co-directors of Ori Gallery. Ori is a brand new gallery that seeks to amplify the voices of trans and queer artists of color in Portland, Oregon. (CW: assault at 9:00 and 33:00) Topics include:  Queerness and Afro-Queerness as a gender, sexual, and political identity Racism and transphobia in the medical industrial complex Navigating queer spaces as a Black, trans, disabled human Coming into a non-binary identity through an African identity Creating a truly accessible art gallery  Read more about our This Week in Gender topic here  and here. Find Ori Gallery at oriartgallery.com and on Instagram. Find Leila Haile at leilahaile.com, and Maya Vivas at mayavivas.com. Questions/feedback/feelings? Hit us up at gendereveal@gmail.com or on Twitter @gendereveal. And of course, we always appreciate donations at patreon.com/gender or PayPal or Cash App. Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderSponsors: Gladrags (coupon code: “GENDER”) and TomboyX (coupon code: “TOMBOYS”)

In this week's episode, we speak with Leila and Haile and Maya Vivas, co-directors of Ori Gallery. Ori is a brand new gallery that seeks to amplify the voices of trans and queer artists of color in Portland, Oregon. (CW: assault at 9:00 and 33:00) Topics include: <ul> <li>Queerness and Afro-Queerness as a gender, sexual, and political identity</li> <li>Racism and transphobia in the medical industrial complex</li> <li>Navigating queer spaces as a Black, trans, disabled human</li> <li>Coming into a non-binary identity through an African identity</li> <li>Creating a truly accessible art gallery</li> </ul> Read more about our <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/newswires/entertainment/oscars-history-quietly-transgender-nominees-article-1.3774974" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This Week in Gender topic here</a> <a href="http://www.newsweek.com/laverne-cox-makes-history-cosmopolitans-first-ever-transgender-cover-girl-788639" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> and here</a>. Find Ori Gallery at <a href="https://www.oriartgallery.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">oriartgallery.com</a> and on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oriartgallery/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. Find Leila Haile at <a href="https://www.leilahaile.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">leilahaile.com</a>, and Maya Vivas at <a href="http://www.mayavivas.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mayavivas.com</a>. Questions/feedback/feelings? Hit us up at gendereveal@gmail.com or on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/gendereveal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@gendereveal</a>. And of course, we always appreciate donations at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/gender" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/gender</a> or <a href="https://www.paypal.me/mollywoodstock" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PayPal</a> or <a href="https://cash.app/$TuckWoodstock" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cash App</a>. Logo: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/myopicmisanthrope/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ira M. Leigh</a>Music: <a href="https://breakmastercylinder.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Breakmaster Cylinder</a>Sponsors: <a href="https://gladrags.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gladrags</a> (coupon code: “GENDER”) and <a href="https://tomboyx.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TomboyX</a> (coupon code: “TOMBOYS”)

Episode 5: Leila Haile and Maya Vivas

Maya Vivas is a ceramic artist in Portland who creates works that speak to the experiences of marginalized black and queer folks.  They are best friends with Leila Hale, an activist community organizer/tattoo artist that shows up and supports our community in so many ways. What a treat to get to know them, what an honor to share their story.In this episode of Dark Matter Leila Haile and Maya Vivas discuss their new space, Ori Gallery, and all the elements that went into creating the space. We break down the history of white supremacy in Portland and how it effects us as individuals and as artists. I feel so empowered knowing that we as a community are breaking norms and forging new spaces despite not feeling safe in the society at hand. We value our freedom to create honestly above all else and will break down any walls preventing that.Leila and Maya are working day in and day out with the most marginalized folks in Portland, OR. These voices are making new what has historically been out dated, old and oppressive schools of thought. I am grateful, as I know everyone who hears this will be, to engage with some of the most prominent and active black, queer and femme voices we have here in this glorious, rainy city. It is one of my favorite episodes yet, pour some tea and enjoy.

Maya Vivas is a ceramic artist in Portland who creates works that speak to the experiences of marginalized black and queer folks.  They are best friends with Leila Hale, an activist community organizer/tattoo artist that shows up and supports our community in so many ways. What a treat to get to know them, what an honor to share their story. In this episode of Dark Matter Leila Haile and Maya Vivas discuss their new space, Ori Gallery, and all the elements that went into creating the space. We break down the history of white supremacy in Portland and how it effects us as individuals and as artists. I feel so empowered knowing that we as a community are breaking norms and forging new spaces despite not feeling safe in the society at hand. We value our freedom to create honestly above all else and will break down any walls preventing that. Leila and Maya are working day in and day out with the most marginalized folks in Portland, OR. These voices are making new what has historically been out dated, old and oppressive schools of thought. I am grateful, as I know everyone who hears this will be, to engage with some of the most prominent and active black, queer and femme voices we have here in this glorious, rainy city. It is one of my favorite episodes yet, pour some tea and enjoy.

Ep. 4 | Maya Vivas and Leila Haile