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The Cultural Frontline talks to artists, performers and cultural voices from around the world about their gender identity and the role it plays in the stories they tell and the art they create.

Joining Tina are Caitlin Benedict and Amrou Al-Kadhi the creative forces behind the critically acclaimed Â鶹Éç podcast NB – which stands for non-binary. They will be talking about their series and how it explores what being non-binary means and feels.

The indigenous Zapotec community of Mexico recognises an alternative gender identity- the Muxe, a term usually adopted by a person born male, who rejects a masculine gender role. It’s this identity that performance artist Lukas Avendaño has made their career exploring on stage. But as reporter James Fredrick discovers, today there’s even more to Lukas’ art than being Muxe.

Brazil is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be LGBTQ+. One of the leading lights of the LGBTQ+ community is the artist, singer and superstar drag performer Pablo Vittar. We hear from Pablo on why he is speaking out against the increasing homophobic and transphobic sentiment that has taken hold in the country since the election of President Jair Bolsonaro.

The artist, activist and academic Syrus Marcus Ware tells The Cultural Frontline about how he uses his platform, his pencil and his paintbrush to speak up for transgender and gender non-conforming people in Canada.

Presented by Tina Daheley with Caitlin Benedict and Amrou Al-Kadhi

Image: Presenters of the NB Podcast Caitlin Benedict and Amrou Al-Kadhi. Credit: Tricia Yourkevich