Episode 8: Gender Affirming Care + Beauty Standards - Venus Viveros and Zaya Perysian

This episode, with guests Zaya Perysian and Venus, dives into their paths to gender-affirming care at different stages of life-the social, medical, and surgical interventions that help trans people live in alignment with who they are. The conversation explores the physical and mental health realities of HRT and surgical transition, from early symptoms and emotional shifts to their personal medical routines. Beyond the clinical, Zaya and Venus offer an intimate look at how society's treatment of them shifts as they become more "passable," and the evolving relationship between trans identity, intimacy, and performance under the weight of ever-changing beauty standards. Alyx Flores Liu - Host + Editor Faisal "Rah" Rahman - Executive Producer Christopher Lacey - Director of Photography Amy Harris - Editor Drita Vushmaqaj - Producer Sara Jin Li - Producer Sol Quiñones - Brand + Social Strategist Owen Giesler - B Camera Operator Alan Arellano - B Camera Operator Angel Orozco - B Camera Operator Paul Kirz Jr. - Sound Engineer PLZR Studios - Venue