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Chris Talbot (they/them)
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Queer, mixed-race, trans nonbinary creative. Editor of @thebkmagazine.bsky.social and Community-Centric Fundraising. Membership Program Lead of Next 100 Colorado. Board member of Summit for Action. But all my posts are my own.
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Hi folks! A Black trans individual needs emergency help. Please give to Jazz if you can:

Cashapp: $JCSCO26
Venmo: jassmittys
Apple Pay: 214-783-9245

And please share widely. We keep us safe, housed, and resourced!
Image says Support Jacob (Jazz) Smith. Rapid fundraising call. Jacob needs urgent support to stay housed and mobile. Living with a permanent disability, he's navigating limited work options and delayed federal aid until December 2026 while building powerful organizations and solutions. Your support keeps hope alive. Secure safe, stable housing after leaving an unsafe situation in Breckenridge; stay mobile for local travel, and weekly moonshot fellowship sessions; resource personal and work supplies currently not covered until 2026; focus on humanity solutions, innovation, not survival. "We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude and bond." Gwendolyn Brooks. October 13 $425 goal. Cashapp: $JCSCO26, Venmo: jassmittys, Apple Pay: 214-783-9245.
October 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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The other day, I told my partner the story of how everything changed in 5th grade, how I was exiled from the friend group for being a dictator...

Read more of "Wounds of Gold" by Victoria Derr Valencia in The B'K Mag, Vol 16, Issue 3: www.talbot-heindl.com/bitchin_kitsch
Image is the cover art by Jennie Cao which features double green self-portraits of the artist where one is whispering into the other's ear. There is a bright sunset and a stormy ocean behind them. Text overlaid is the exerpt of Victoria's piece.
September 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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This is the only way this "story" should be reported.

I have to amend my bias and concede that it isn't just white people who weaponize their faux "fear." But it is shameful that a Black man would do so, considering how much he's probably experienced it from white people himself.
Screenshot of a headline that reads Snoop Dogg says he's 'scared to go to the movies' after seeing two women kiss in a cartoon.
August 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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SUBS OPEN: There's a new zine project I'm editing hosted by Summit for Action's Community of Practice! The zine is called Toolkit for Tough Conversations and will feature a mix of art, storytelling, and accessible resources to help folks navigate challenging climate, environmental, and...
Graphic has the Summit for Action logo at the top with text that says "invites you to submit to the Toolkit for Tough Conversations Zine. Personal stories of navigating tough conversations; Conversation guides, resource lists, and how-to’s; Art, poetry, illustrations, comics; Sci-fi pieces of what can be accomplished through these tough convos; Etc. Subs due Aug 1." There is an illustration of an artist painting on a canvas and an illustration of a writer with papers and a computer.
June 12, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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Okay, I was getting worked up, but I've decided to lean back on humor because this is what's gonna get me through it. I present to you: Sometimes you have to TAME your BRAT (or how to notice and deal with disruptive behavior from individuals in an equity training who don't want to do the work).
A graphic in white pale yellow, and purple. The title says Sometimes you gotta tame your brat! Text says Recognizing the BRAT process. Beseech: Requesting real-world examples. This is a legitimate ask, but you may be dealing with a BRAT if the requests are endless. There are limits. Reject: Rejecting real-world examples and claiming that it’s a threat to psychological safety to use the examples because it hurts feelings instead of emotionally regulating. Apathize: Becoming apathetic if the very specific real-world example doesn’t apply to them without getting curious about the lessons the example provides. Trivializing the specific example if they don’t see how the continual experience of it could be harm without getting curious about the lessons the example provides. At the bottom is the logo for Mx. Chris Talbot. A graphic in white pale yellow, and purple. The title says Sometimes you gotta tame your brat! Text says Disrupting the BRAT process. Temper: Tempering expectations of the amount of labor you will do or the bratty behavior that will be tolerated when there appears to be a willful BRAT interruption. Assert: Being more assertive regarding the group guidelines, the expectations, the amount of disruption that will be tolerated, and/or the meaning of words as necessary. Manage: Managing the group so that a brat doesn’t overrun it with BRAT behavior. Provide homework to the brat while keeping the rest of the group on track. Extricate: Removing the brat from the group so their derailments don’t stop the rest of the group’s learning. Leave it up to the leadership to deal with the brat outside of the group’s time. At the bottom of the image is the logo for Mx. Chris Talbot
February 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Be trans; do crime. Regardless of which 6th grade level of understanding of gender and sex exists in the White House, and what laws they create to try and enforce their beliefs, I have always and will always exist and thrive outside the gender binary. #BeTransDoCrime
In the background is the trans flag gradient. In the mid-ground it says "Be trans; do crime. Regardless of which 6th grade level of understanding of gender and sex exists in the White House, and what laws they create to try and enforce their beliefs, I have always and will always exist and thrive outside the gender binary." In the foreground is a professional photo of Chris.
January 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Excited to share that my books came while I was visiting family in Kalamazoo! If you didn't pre-order yet, you still can via the Kickstarter here: kickstarter.com/projects/chr...

If you already did, be sure to check your email for the request for more info so I can send it to you!
An open box with copies of Chris's book inside
December 28, 2024 at 11:37 PM
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Hiked with two of Dana's sisters and their partners up in Boulder at the National Center for Atmospheric Research Trail. Had to share this because we are cute with our new haircuts. All snazzy and whatnot.
Dana with Chris behind him in front of a cliff face and trees along a trail.
September 17, 2023 at 2:22 AM