Well Well Well

6 Apr 2023

Trans Visibility in the Arts with Mama Alto

Advocacy and Activism, Art, Health, Non binary, Trans & Gender Diverse

Mama Alto is a jazz singer, cabaret artiste and gender transcendant diva.

She is a transgender and queer person of colour who works with the radical potential of storytelling, strength in softness and power in vulnerability.

Cal speaks with her about her upbringing, how her trans identity has informed her performance work, the Gender Euphoria journey and more.

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Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.

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