Spaz

Age: 21

Hometown: The borough of Brooklyn and the state of New York is where my home and heart is.

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I’m a new lesbian podcaster and blogger. I’ve been a self-proclaimed writer since I’ve been able to put pen to paper. If it weren’t for that determination and artistic drive, I may have never summoned the courage to podcast. The podcasting came as an outlet for all the characters that live in my head and my strong passion for my community. I’m a strong believer that those of us who have the capabilities to be “a voice for those who can’t speak” should run at the chances to advocate. Now, through the podcast, I try my best to advocate for the lesbian and queer grrl community, but I must say I don’t take myself too seriously and the podcast is supposed to be comedy based. Generally, the stronger I feel about a situation the more the listeners and readers come across it.

What makes me stand out for starters unfortunately is my age. How can a young girl from Brooklyn have so much to say? Experience. Life doesn’t care about numerical age when it’s being lived out. I come from pure insanity. That’s the only way to describe it. In living a life of hardship you gain strength. You inspire yourself and the best thing to do following said inspiration is to spread it around. Pay it forward. When that good thing happens to you, you be the good thing that happens to another. The reward thereafter is priceless.

Now I cannot talk about myself without mentioning my passion for the fight against HIV/AIDS. The cure, my friends, is education. We have to stop being ignorant and unwilling when it comes to this. We have to teach our children early on, how to be tolerant, how to ask questions. I volunteered with Americorps for two years and in doing so I was stationed with a non-profit Adolescent Sexual Health Initiative. And even in this moment my heart swells with pride at knowing that our youth are so hungry to learn. We have to give them that option. Youth from ages 13-21 doing community outreach, peer counseling, and dealing with people who have been diagnosed with the virus one on one. I must say it is not easy being a teen and having to put a condom on a wooden demonstrator in a conference room full of your peers, or going out into the community handing out safe sex packets. You would be surprised how many people think that youth participating in this outreach was taboo. This program is no more, due to lack of funding. One of the things I want to do is outreach. Some of us 20-something and older still have no idea what safe lesbian sex entails. In the world of Google and internet there is no excuse to not be in the know. Ask questions. Join forums. Ignorance is not bliss!

So I do this kind of ranting on the podcasts and blogs. I also have some safer sex videos on You Tube. Lesbians, you’d be surprised what you can do with a glove! (I’ll leave it at that!) My individuality and tough as nails reserve is what makes me stand out and hopefully will inspire others. From the “mean” streets of Brooklyn to the Hollywood Hills we all have something to offer up, the thing is knowing how to channel it. We have to be the change we wish to see in others!

Podcast: WWW.SPAZTALKRADIO.PODOMATIC.COM
Blog: WWW.SPAZTALKRADIO.BLOGSPOT.COM
Myspace: WWW.MYSPACE.COM/SPAZTALKRADIO

*Podcast also available Free on Itunes

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