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⚠️ Sensitive Topics Notice
This episode of Kaleidoscope includes discussion of sensitive topics, including suicidality. Please take care while listening, and step away if you need to.

If you are struggling or thinking about suicide, you are not alone. Support is available:

In South Africa: call the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) Suicide Crisis Helpline at 0800 567 567

In the UK & Ireland: call Samaritans at 116 123

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Or, if you are elsewhere, please look up a local crisis hotline or reach out to someone you trust.

Your safety matters, and your life has value. 🌈

⚠️ ⚠️ ⚠️ ⚠️ IMPORTANT NOTICE: You’ll hear me say in this episode that trans people are the least LGBTQ and the most LGBTQ at the same time. I framed it as us breaking every gender rule while also just trying to act ‘normally.’

Listening back, I don’t love how I said that. It sounds like I’m ranking queerness - like some kind of least-to-most scale - and that’s not who I am, and it’s not what I believe.

The truth is, there is no hierarchy in queerness. None of us are the least, none of us are the most. LGBTQ people are and fully LGBTQ, in ways that are everyday and extraordinary at once. Sometimes that looks like breaking rules; sometimes that looks like living quietly. All of it counts. All of it is real.

And I also want to be clear: just because I personally have goals of passing or appearing heteronormative, that doesn’t mean I project that onto queerness in general. That’s my journey, my survival strategy, my choice, but it’s not a standard, and it’s not a measure of validity.

So instead of least or most, I want to affirm: queer life isn’t a competition. It’s a spectrum of stories, and each one adds to the whole. Trans, gay, bi, ace, pan, intersex - whoever you are, however you show up, your identity doesn’t need qualifiers. It just is. And that is enough.

🌈🌈🌈🌈IN THIS EPISODE:
Two trans voices, two different backgrounds, one shared year of transformation. In this milestone tenth episode of Kaleidoscope, Ruby Rae Liu and Kira Renaux reflect on the struggles, sparks, and stories shaping their lives in 2025.

We talk about what it means to live authentically in different cultural contexts, the pressures of family and belonging, and the unexpected joys of gender euphoria. From resilience in the face of challenge to the small everyday wins that keep us moving forward, this episode is a heartfelt conversation about identity, courage, and growth.

✨ What you’ll hear in this episode:
The parallel journeys of two trans people in 2025
Struggles with identity, family, and acceptance
Sparks of creativity, resilience, and joy that carry us
How background and culture shape trans stories
A milestone moment for Kaleidoscope — turning the prism after 10 episodes

🎙️ Kaleidoscope is a podcast about the art of growth and the beauty of being yourself. Every episode dives into new perspectives, difficult questions, and the conversations that matter most.

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