Trans Tea

Tristan Miedema and Tessa Tura
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Welcome to Trans Tea, a podcast all about queer life in the Midwest — the community, the trans choral movement, and the queer stories yet to be told. Co-hosted by Tristan Miedema (he/they), director of TRANScendent, Iowa's only trans and non-binary singing ensemble, and Tessa Tura (she/her), drag entertainer, queer activist, and one of TRANScendent's founding members. We're here to talk about queer Iowans living out loud and the voices making it happen. So consider this your invitation — sit back and grab a cup, cuz we're spillinggg.

Episodes

  1. 6d ago

    Are Tuxes Trans? Gendered Clothing & Trans Identity in Choir

    Episode 2 of Trans Tea is here! 🎉💖 The tuxedo: a choral tradition, a symbol of formality, and — for a lot of trans and nonbinary people — a complicated relationship. In this episode, Tessa & Tristan dig into gendered clothing in the choral movement: what wearing a tux really means when you're trans, how their own journeys with clothing have shaped who they are on stage, and whether it's time choral tradition caught up. Featuring Tristan Miedema & Tessa Tura from Iowa's only trans and nonbinary singing ensemble TRANScendent. Welcome to Trans Tea, a podcast all about queer life in the Midwest — the community, the trans choral movement, and the queer stories yet to be told. Co-hosted by Tessa Tura (she/her), drag entertainer, queer activist, and one of TRANScendent's founding members & Tristan Miedema (he/they), director of TRANScendent, Iowa's only trans and non-binary singing ensemble. We're here to talk about queer Iowans living out loud and the voices making it happen. So consider this your invitation — sit back and grab a cup, cuz we're spilling, and the trans tea is always hot. 🌈 SHOUTOUTS🪩 DMGMC.org for Tickets to The Silver Party! ❤️ Learn more about First Friday Breakfast Club: ffbciowa.org 🍵 THE REFILLCheck out Common Love DSM: @CommonLoveDSM Want to support our work? ☕ Buy us a tea at buymeacoffee.com/transteapodcast 💖 FOLLOW US 💖⁠⁠Tea with Tristan⁠⁠ on Substack ⁠@TristanMiedema⁠ on Instagram ⁠@TristanMiedema⁠ on TikTok ⁠@TheTessaTura⁠ on Instagram ⁠@The_Tessa_Tura⁠ on TikTok 🎧 LISTEN on your favorite platform: tr.ee/transtea-podcast See all our links:linktr.ee/tristanmiedema linktr.ee/tessatura #transvoices #transchoralmovement #transchoir #transchorus #queervoices #queermidwest #midwest #iowachoruses #choir #choirhumor #choirrehearsal #transpodcast #lgbtqchoruses #galachoruses #queermusic #queerpodcast #queerpodcasts #transpodcasts #transpodcaster #desmoines #desmoinesia #nonbinary #nonbinarypodcast #nonbinaryvoices #nonbinarymusic #transmusic #transmusicpodcast #transgender #transrights #choirlife #genderedclothing, #queerfashion #tuxedo #choirperformance Mentioned in this episode: 🎶 Celebrate 25 Years of #MusicThatMatters with DMGMC! Join the DMGMC for their 25th Anniversary Celebration — The Silver Party at Sheslow Auditorium Drake University. Friday & Saturday June 26 & 27 @ 7:30 PM. DMGMC Silver Party

    44 min
  2. There's trans people in Iowa—and they sing!?!?

    May 20

    There's trans people in Iowa—and they sing!?!?

    It's heeerreee!!! Episode 1 of Trans Tea. 💖 Featuring Tristan Miedema & Tessa Tura from Iowa's only trans an nonbinary singing ensemble TRANScendent. Welcome to Trans Tea, a podcast all about queer life in the Midwest — the community, the trans choral movement, and the queer stories yet to be told. Co-hosted by Tessa Tura (she/her), drag entertainer, queer activist, and one of TRANScendent's founding members & Tristan Miedema (he/they), director of TRANScendent, Iowa's only trans and non-binary singing ensemble. We're here to talk about queer Iowans living out loud and the voices making it happen. So consider this your invitation — sit back and grab a cup, cuz we're spilling, and the trans tea is always hot. 💖 FOLLOW US 💖⁠Tea with Tristan⁠ on Substack @TristanMiedema on Instagram @TristanMiedema on TikTok @TheTessaTura on Instagram @The_Tessa_Tura on TikTok #transvoices #transchoralmovement #transchoir #transchorus #queervoices #queermidwest #midwest #iowachoruses #choir #choirhumor #choirrehearsal #transpodcast #lgbtqchoruses #galachoruses #queermusic #queerpodcast #queerpodcasts #transpodcasts #transpodcaster #desmoines #desmoinesia #nonbinary #nonbinarypodcast #nonbinaryvoices #nonbinarymusic #transmusic #transmusicpodcast #transgender #transrights Mentioned in this episode: 🎶 Celebrate 25 Years of #MusicThatMatters with DMGMC! Join the DMGMC for their 25th Anniversary Celebration — The Silver Party at Sheslow Auditorium Drake University. Friday & Saturday June 26 & 27 @ 7:30 PM. DMGMC Silver Party

    29 min
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About

Welcome to Trans Tea, a podcast all about queer life in the Midwest — the community, the trans choral movement, and the queer stories yet to be told. Co-hosted by Tristan Miedema (he/they), director of TRANScendent, Iowa's only trans and non-binary singing ensemble, and Tessa Tura (she/her), drag entertainer, queer activist, and one of TRANScendent's founding members. We're here to talk about queer Iowans living out loud and the voices making it happen. So consider this your invitation — sit back and grab a cup, cuz we're spillinggg.

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  • Creator
    Tristan Miedema and Tessa Tura
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 Tristan Miedema and Tessa Tura
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    Trans Tea

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