Tempest in a Cupcake

Authors

  • Lara Rae

Keywords:

transphobia, transgender rights, 2SLGBTIQ

Abstract

I originally planned to attend Dr. Boucher’s talk in person, but in a very 21st-century compromise, it ended up on Zoom. It was a bit of a scramble. When I say I “attended,” I had a piece in my ear, listening and engaging with the talk while eating cupcakes at the counter event, which I found quite interesting. At 60 years old, I come from an academic background where I don’t discuss talks or events without attending and understanding the content. Thus, I engaged with the talk, which has broader ramifications and specific terms that are important to consider.

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Author Biography

Lara Rae

Lara Rae is a comedian, instructor, and writer. She transitioned in 2015 and her experience is told in her play Dragonfly available in print and audio book format. Dragonfly is winner of the Chris Johnson Manitoba Book award for Best New Play.

Lara is the co-founder of the Winnipeg Comedy Festival. She was the first trans woman to guest host CBC's flagship news program The Current and was one of the developers of the international hit series Little Mosque on the Prairie for which she was nominated a Gemini and shares three Canadian Comedy Awards and the Prix Roma Italian screenwriting prize. She has taught trans culture and literature at the University of Winnipeg in the gender studies department and has an honorary PhD in Literature from the University of Manitoba.

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Published

2024-12-08

How to Cite

Rae, L. . (2024). Tempest in a Cupcake. At The Forks, 3(1). Retrieved from https://ojs.lib.umanitoba.ca/index.php/forks/article/view/953