Authentic. Unapologetic. Hilarious. "A Bulldozer of a personality." You will want to listen to every word of Rose's story! Rose uses the pronouns Zie/Zir and adopts a beautiful persona as a Trash Lesbian. Currently working as a professor and director in the operatic arts, zie travels around the world engaging youth and young adults with zir dynamic and incredibly outgoing personality. Zie explains the journey growing up in incredibly rural Wisconsin and recognizing that zie was a member of the LGBTQ+ community at an early age. Zie worked hard to discover zir gender identity and embrace that in every aspect of zir life. With a boisterous, but genuinely kind personality, Rose has an exciting and informational story to share.

Running a gay underground railroad in her early years, having been on the forefront of gay marriage, and now working in the arts, Rose's story is enlightening, encouraging, and entertaining.

With the help of David, zie WAS able to reclaim zir website mentioned in the episode: TrashLesbian.com :)  :) Yaaaaaaassss! Also mentioned is the outstanding work of Alison Bechdel "Dykes to Watch Out For." A great read for anyone in the LGBTQ+ circle, but especially our lesbian sisters and trans friends. DykesToWatchOutFor.com And this wouldn't be complete without a link to Rose's professional website: rosefreeman.org