In 1989, jazz musician Billy Tipton died from a bleeding ulcer. Examinations of his body revealed a startling reality: Billy was assigned female at birth. From 1935-1989, Billy lived as a male jazz musician, husband, and adoptive father of three boys. The revelation of Billy’s transmasculine persona in death was fodder for the tabloid media in a time of ignorance about transgender lives. Today, Billy is revered as a pioneer of the trans experience and a talented jazz icon.

• "A Final Tribute to Billy Tipton." FTM, Issue 07 (March 1989)
• “Billy Tipton” topic in Digital Transgender Archive
• Billy Tipton Plays Hi-Fi on Piano (1957) (YouTube)
• "Suits Me: The Double Life of Billy Tipton" By Diane Wood Middlebrook · 1998 (Google Books)

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After the collapse of the Twin Towers in Lower Manhattan, thousands of first responders, trade workers, building and construction professionals mobilized at Ground Zero in a massive effort known as the Rescue, Recovery, and Clean-up. In this episode, Katie and Luke discuss the creation of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, the 25th anniversary commemoration, and interview Ron Vega, an architect who worked ‘the pile’ and helped transform the site into the Memorial & Museum campus as the Senior Director of Design and Construction. To listen to the full unedited version of this episode, please join us on Patreon today!

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The terror attacks of September 11, 2001 resulted in the deaths of 2,977 people at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Twenty five years on, thousands are suffering from health impacts borne from the exposure to toxins at Ground Zero. In this special episode, Katie and Luke will reflect on their time connecting audiences to this history at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum. Katie then discusses World Trade Center Health Advocacy with Lila Nordstrom, a 9/11 survivor, activist, and founder of StuyHealth, representing students who were exposed in Lower Manhattan. For the complete unedited interview, please join us on Patreon today!

• Some Kids Left Behind: A Survivor's Fight for Health Care in the Wake of 9/11 by Lila Nordstrom

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