New Trans HeartBeat Episode Alert!
TRACTION is thrilled to drop the latest episode of Trans HeartBeat, featuring violinist, activist, and festival cofounder Hayden Stern.
On this episode, Hayden shares the inspiration behind Trans Trad, a groundbreaking new festival in Olympia, WA that celebrates trans and gender nonconforming performers in traditional folk music. From bluegrass to Irish tunes, Trans Trad is reimagining who gets to hold the mic in folk traditions.
In this powerful conversation, we talk about music as resistance, building joyful community, and creating space for trans+ magic in every genre.
Watch the episode now and feel the beat of a movement!
Available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Zencastr.
Hosted by TRACTION President Michelle Matlock, Trans Heartbeat celebrates and affirms trans+ existence, empowers responses to the rising tide of transphobic rhetoric in our country, and showcases the power of trans+ artistic expression.
Keep listening! Keep creating! Keep shining your light!


