Episode 38: Guns, Gender & Getting Real: Embracing Nuance in a Divided World w/ Courtney Gray

This week, we’re joined by trans woman and advocate Courtney Gray, a competitive shooter, welder, mom, wife, and all-around badass, for a conversation that challenges assumptions and brings some much-needed nuance to the culture wars of the day.

Courtney walks us through her journey from being socialized as male to living fully and unapologetically as a woman, and how that experience shaped her approach to identity, advocacy, and self-protection. We talk about how she got into firearms (spoiler: it involves Trump), what it’s like to be a queer person in conservative spaces, and how she navigates the impossible binary of American politics with clarity and compassion.

From passing privilege to policy, social media to self-defense, this episode unpacks the power of showing up as your full self, even when it doesn’t fit the narrative.

Learn more about the podcast, and the hosts Jane + Hannah:

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