As theatergoers flock to Broadway during the holiday season, Imara talks with two talented performers about their experiences on and off the stage. First, she chats with actor and singer Justin David Sullivan about their role in the Broadway musical & Juliet as well as their decision to pull out of consideration for the Tony Awards due to its binary gender categories. Next, Imara is joined by artist and advocate Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi, who discusses how she preserves her creative energy, the need for theater to engage with politics, and why it makes sense within the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the character Mystique to be trans. You can find trans businesses with holiday offerings on our website at https://translash.org/trans-owned-business-holiday-shopping-directory/.Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on Instagram, Threads,  X, and Facebook.Follow Imara Jones on X (@ImaraJones) and Instagram (@Imara_jones_)Follow our guests on social media!Breaking the Binary Theatre: Instagram (@breakingthebinarytheatre) Justin David Sullivan: Instagram (@justindavidsullivan)Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi: Instagram (@ladydanefe)TransLash Podcast is produced by Translash Media.Translash Team: Imara Jones, Oliver-Ash Kleine, Aubrey Calaway. Xander Adams is our sound engineer and contributing producer.Brennen Beckwith is our social media producer.Digital strategy by Daniela Capistrano.Theme Music: Ben Draghi and ZZK records.Additional music credits: Basixx, Guustavv, [ocean jams], and Jobii Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.