<p>“UNCLOSETED, with Spencer Macnaughton” is a new podcast by Uncloseted Media, an investigative LGBTQ-focused nonprofit news publication. Follow and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChu2TFT8tC_1kNxZTlExOkw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a> // <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0naD6C9bz6pYhSpddWSxid?si=c14a127b8f024bd3&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=3f2b9586a8c24d8f" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a> // <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uncloseted-with-spencer-macnaughton/id1886465537" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple</a></p><br><p>You may know Peppermint as a runner-up on season 9 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Or for her stint as the first trans competitor on the runaway hit “The Traitors.” Or for her relentless activism at a time when the Trump administration is waging <a href="https://www.unclosetedmedia.com/p/a-full-year-of-trump-and-lgbtq-rights" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">an unprecedented attack</a> on the LGBTQ community.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>Now, Peppermint is getting set to be one of New York City Pride’s official grand marshals. And she’s doing that while upholding the legacy of the trans women of color who were at the Stonewall Uprising in 1969.&nbsp;</p><br><p>In this episode of “UNCLOSTED, with Spencer Macnaughton,” Spencer sits down with Peppermint to hear about what it means to be a Black trans woman at the forefront of the LGBTQ movement during the second Trump administration.</p><br><p>Host: Spencer Macnaughton</p><p>Audio Production Intern: Bella Sayegh</p><p>Editor: Laury Peyssonnerie</p><p>Social producer/Design: Sophie Holland</p><p>Special thanks: Jennifer Moroz and Leital Molad</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>