Ep: 78 - Journey Towards Authenticity
With special guest, Stevie Bees
Welcome to Leading Inspired Learning: A Strive Podcast! In this episode, Ally, Strive Manager, hosts Stevie Bees, a nonbinary/trans-masc activist and community member, to discuss their journey, their new book "What is a Safe Space?", and how educators can create safe spaces through authentic interactions with children and families. Listen, learn, reflect, enjoy!
Learn more about and register for Stevie’s upcoming Trans 101 workshop with us!
Guest Bio
Stevie Bees (they/he) is an active community member, artist, author, queer/trans activist and a gender doula. They see clients in the community to support them with social, legal and medical transition.
Stevie also sends tshirts with trans activism to celebrities and influencers to make the messages more visible and in January of this year, purchased ad space on their local city buses that read “Protect Trans Kids”.
They have gone viral a few times and most notably worn by David Tennant on Instagram.
Stevie is the president of their own not for profit called Fairy Godparents-London and founded the Greyson Jones Memorial Scholarship for transgender and gender nonconforming youth attending post secondary school in Ontario.
Stevie is passionate about equity for transgender people and all marginalized communities especially with regards to reproductive justice.
When they are not busy with their advocacy work, Stevie can be found doing art or spending time with their two kiddos and husband.