Episode 54 features several brand new segments including Giselle's YAASessment, and new showrunner Sierra gives you her thoughts on things in a new weekly installment entitled "Sierra Says." The Wachowski Sisters and The Matrix are the Yaas of the Week and Kirsten discusses Old Navy in Kirsten's Corner.
Hi everyone! This is Sierra, the new CrossYaas Podcast showrunner, and I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself and share how excited I am to now be contributing a short segment to the podcast every week. Like Giselle, I'm 32 years old and from Southern California, and professionally I'm an academic and a tech consulting entrepreneur. My involvement with the podcast began pretty recently when I, at that time just a listener who found the podcast to be extremely helpful in figuring out my own gender identity, got in touch with Giselle and asked about how I could help. Since then, I've been lucky to become involved in the production and growth of this podcast, which I truly believe is the best resource for anybody interested in developing a deeper understanding of crossdressing and related forms of gender expression.
In addition to my role as showrunner, I am also contributing a new weekly segment entitled "Sierra Says", for which I will be sharing my thoughts about a topic normally related to gender expression/identity, crossdressing, or sexuality. If you have any thoughts about anything I share or say in this segment, we would love to hear from you -- you can find us (crossyaaspodcast) or me (sierra_maravilla) on Instagram. Thanks for listening!
Episode 53 is the first of a three part talk Giselle has with Adalina, a crossdresser from Philadelphia. Kehlani is the Yaas of the Week with her new music video for "Can I?" that features trans sex workers, and Kirsten talks social media influencer Bretman Rock in Kirsten's Corner.
Episode 53 features crossdressing guest Adalina. Here's our Q&A.
How old are you, and where you from?
I am 51 and from Philadelphia
How long have you crossdressed?
I started outfit wise in my late 20s, but mostly in my late 30s and 40s.
Are you heterosexual? Bisexual? Unsure?
I am heterosexual with experiences
How important is passing to you?
It is important for me to express myself as feminine as i feel, but not important that others accept me as female.
What would you like to do with your crossdressing moving forward?
I'd like to break stereotypes of crossdressers so society accepts us for who we are.
Are you public about your crossdressing?
No.
What’s your favorite thing to wear? What would you say your style is?
I like colorful dresses, and my style is kinda Tina Fey geek
What do you wish you did differently in your life?
I wish I'd begun the process of loving myself earlier.
What advice would you give to other crossdressers or those questioning their gender or sex?
You cannot fight nature, and even if you could, you lose in the end even if you thought you won.
Why did you come on the podcast? [Would you recommend others to come on the podcast?]
I came to tell my cautionary tale of what happens when you define your present by your past. And yes, i would recommend it to everyone who needs a resource to understand who they are.
Celebrate August and Giselle's birthday month with a brand new episode! Episode 52 has Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the Yaas of the Week and Giselle introduces brand new changes that are coming to the podcast including new weekly episodes, a Patreon account (Patreon.com/crossyaas) and ways you, the CrossYaas listener, can participate with the Question of the Month! Lastly, Kirsten talks Anti-Maskers. WEAR YOUR DAMN MASK!!