community care through long-term activism with Brandon Connolly (part 1) [S2E1]
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Join host Elle Billing as Hoorf! podcast launches its second season with a special two-part episode recorded on a visit to Idaho, where she connected with guest Brandon Connolly. In part one, Brandon shares his experience as an LGBTQ+ community organizer and activist in the state of Idaho, and how he integrates the essentials of self- and community-care into the seemingly daunting task of fighting for queer and transgender rights in a super-majority conservative legislature.
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Guest Spotlight: Brandon Connolly
Brandon is Afro-Latino, an amputee, and a transgender man. Brandon embraces all of his intersectionalities and it has helped him in his work as a community organizer and advocate in Idaho. Brandon has appeared on multiple podcasts, news interviews, articles, and even a TV show on HBO. He is the president of a local LGBTQIA+ nonprofit organization and the vice-chairman for his county Democrats. Of all things, Brandon loves being the spouse of his wonderful partner and a dog dad.
Connect with Brandon: https://www.instagram.com/woughlfheart/
Episode Resources
Southern Idaho Pride
Website: www.southernidahopride.org
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/SouthernIdahoPride
See Brandon, his spouse, and all of Twin Falls, Idaho, on Season 1 of HBO’s We’re Here: https://www.hbo.com/were-here/season-1/2-twin-falls-idaho