Tuesday Top Five: Creative Visibility
Mar. 31st, 2026 09:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nevannaIn recognition of the Trans Day of Visibility, here are five trans or nonbinary Makers of Stuff whose work I admire. This is not an exhaustive list. All of the links offer ways to give the creators money, if you are so inclined.
1. Harmony Colangelo co-hosts This Ends At Prom, a podcast that discusses movies about and/or marketed toward teen girls, alongside her wife BJ. I enjoy their conversations so much that I’ve listened to episodes about movies that I haven’t actually seen, but I might have also listened to their episode on Scream multiple times, not only because I like the movie but because I love how much they love it.
2. Jay Edidin has co-hosted the podcast Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men for over a decade. Although I’m only an occasional listener these days, I’ve continue to vocally and financially support what he and his podcasting partner (and their team) have have created, in terms of both critical analysis and entertainment. Jay also designs T-shirts that can be found on TeePublic here; I bought the follow your weird heart" one the last time they had a sale.
3. Jude Doyle has published book-length nonfiction, both before and after transitioning, but also hosts a newsletter/column about media and pop culture. I linked to his essay "Broken Watch" in a previous Top Five entry, but as someone who has a lot of mixed feelings about "Problematic Faves" discourse, I also appreciated "Reading Rainbow: On problematic feminists and what queer people are allowed to read."
4. Kat Blaque’s catalog of YouTube videos is extensive, and I can’t guarantee that I’d love or agree with everything that she produces, but I did enjoy her review of the Fifty Shades of Grey movie, which she explored through the lens of her experience in real-life kink spaces.
5. Spider Perry helps to run NerdyKeppie, a small company in the Pacific Northwest that makes Pride-themed clothing, accessories, home goods, and other trinkets. I have bought numerous gifts for myself and others from them.
1. Harmony Colangelo co-hosts This Ends At Prom, a podcast that discusses movies about and/or marketed toward teen girls, alongside her wife BJ. I enjoy their conversations so much that I’ve listened to episodes about movies that I haven’t actually seen, but I might have also listened to their episode on Scream multiple times, not only because I like the movie but because I love how much they love it.
2. Jay Edidin has co-hosted the podcast Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men for over a decade. Although I’m only an occasional listener these days, I’ve continue to vocally and financially support what he and his podcasting partner (and their team) have have created, in terms of both critical analysis and entertainment. Jay also designs T-shirts that can be found on TeePublic here; I bought the follow your weird heart" one the last time they had a sale.
3. Jude Doyle has published book-length nonfiction, both before and after transitioning, but also hosts a newsletter/column about media and pop culture. I linked to his essay "Broken Watch" in a previous Top Five entry, but as someone who has a lot of mixed feelings about "Problematic Faves" discourse, I also appreciated "Reading Rainbow: On problematic feminists and what queer people are allowed to read."
4. Kat Blaque’s catalog of YouTube videos is extensive, and I can’t guarantee that I’d love or agree with everything that she produces, but I did enjoy her review of the Fifty Shades of Grey movie, which she explored through the lens of her experience in real-life kink spaces.
5. Spider Perry helps to run NerdyKeppie, a small company in the Pacific Northwest that makes Pride-themed clothing, accessories, home goods, and other trinkets. I have bought numerous gifts for myself and others from them.
