Midas - Trans - Advocate

Midas - Trans - Advocate

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Othering Podcast - Disabled and LGBTQ+ by Mike & Dory
Jun 18, 2026
59:28

Episode notes

Midas, a queer, trans, and neurodivergent educator and community organizer with over seven years of frontline experience in LGBTQ+ advocacy joins us in this episode. As the longest-running coordinator for Canada's Glow Center, the country's oldest continuously operating 2SLGBTQ+ organization, Midas shares their powerful journey from Iran to Canada, discussing the challenges of being queer in different cultural contexts, the importance of showing up authentically, and building community through volunteering and peer support.

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