Marla Alpert | Freja Ki Gray | Foxx Cant : Queer Art, Systemic Constraint & Literary Resistance

On this episode, Caroline is joined by trans artists and creatives Marla Alpert, Freja Ki Gray, and Foxx Cant for an expansive, spirited discussion on storytelling, media, and trans identity. The episode opens with a discussion on trans representation in theater, where Marla critiques the persistent casting of non-binary actors in roles that align with binary expectations. Foxx shares their experience managing a queer production company and developing stories centered on housing crises, while Freja dives into her literary worldbuilding and her trans horror fiction.

As the conversation deepens, the group unpacks the complexities of gender, monogamy, and self-expression. They reflect on the societal pressures imposed by capitalism and cisnormativity, especially within queer communities. Freja and Foxx weigh in on gender abolition, questioning whether dissolving binary structures leads to freedom or invisibility.

The episode concludes with reflections on liberation, planned obsolescence, and trans representation across industries. Each guest underscores the urgent need for professional opportunities, fair pay, and broader cultural understanding of trans experiences.

Marla Alpert (she/they) is a seasoned actor and singer with national tour credits in Jekyll and Hyde and Ragtime, and performances with the Yiddish Theater Folksbiene. She starred in A Leg Up, the first LGBTQIA+ farce, and Miss Step at Playwrights Horizons. Marla is co-host of Flop of the Heap, a podcast about Broadway flops, and a vocal TikTok advocate for trans media representation.

Freja Ki Gray (she/her) is a Canadian trans writer and performer known for her novels Neon Acid Switchblade and Demon of Want. Her short fiction appears in Rumble and Grow. Freja also works in live performance, creates visual art exploring gender and identity, and performs annually as a monster actor in a Halloween park.

Foxx Cant (she/they) is a non-binary trans femme filmmaker based in Vancouver, on the unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations. She is the founder of Anomalous Transmissions Media, creator of the YouTube channel Foxxlales, and a manager of two queer small businesses while volunteering for a queer nonprofit.

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