Note there are mentions of depression, loss, and suicidal ideation in this episode. Please take care of yourself as you listen.

Get ready to laugh, cry, and well, steer clear of the eggplant emoji…LOL. Today we welcome the incomparable Tonilyn A. Sideco to the show, and in their words – Queerness abounds! We explore what they call the “evidence of existence” – from a taboo emoji or two *faceslap*, to the angelic troublemakers among us. We discuss the necessity of joy and grief, levity and darkness…and how those aren’t actually dichotomies at all. More than a podcast, this episode is a feeling, a remembrance, a knowing, and a reconciliation. There is value in the ways we connect as people. Tonilyn will tell you – “I’m not half *ssing sh*t anymore.” And, yes, we went all in on this one. Come through.

Guest Bio: Tonilyn A. Sideco (they/he) is a proud Pilipinx booty-shaking trans genderqueer love warrior. Born and raised in the Sunset, SF - Toni is a writer, director, actor, creative educator and professor for both stage and film. An Emmy-nominated host and writer with PBS and PBS Learning, Toni utilizes media and storytelling as a tool for activism and social change. They are a player and singer with Bindlestiff Studio, Broadway Barkada and Granny Cart Gangstas, an all-Asian women and non-binary sketch-comedy troupe. Recent credits include Prospect Theater Company, 5th Avenue Theater, Joe’s Pub, NYC, Audible Theater, SAMMAY Productions, With You Theater Festival and co-producer and assistant director for Little Sky, a short film by Jess X. Snow. Toni works with the Center for Cultural Power in Artist Leadership, helping artist disruptors cultivate real cultural shifts through the arts. They currently consult and create with their production company ToneOnTop Productions, focusing on the joy, talents and experiences of queer people of color through food, music, multi-media performance, short-form documentary and narrative film. Visit their official website at: www.tonilynsideco.com.

Connect with Tonilyn on IG: @ToneOnTop

Connect with the hosts on IG: @humanregardspod

Connect with Carolyn on IG: @coachingkapwa

Connect with Shanta on IG: @7525impact

Producers and Hosts: Shanta Loecker and Carolyn Sideco

Editing, Music, and Artwork By: Shanta Loecker

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