Radicals & Revolutionaries Lab

This week's Radical is Kiley May, a writer, filmmaker, actor, and space-carver for queer and indigenous representation in Canada. She's appeared in It Chapter Two (2019) as well as a recurring role on the CBC series Coroner (2019-), and is currently working on a book (tentatively titled How to Love a Trans Girl) and a short film trilogy that she will write and direct.In this episode we cover the intersections of race, gender, and sexuality that inform Kiley's work and outlook, her journey from journalism school to the screen, growing up in the Hotinonhshón:ni Mohawk culture on Six Nations, how she came up with her own take on the Bechdel Test, why some people think being Two-Spirit is a Toronto thing, and more.Some Questions I Ask:How does screenwriting work? (2:46)What does having a "kaleidoscope identity" mean for you? (16:38)What is Two-Spirit? (27:03)What is the May Test? (35:17)What can you tell me about How to Love a Trans Girl? (43:42)In This Episode, You Will Learn:How Kiley made the transition from j