13. Dr. Elijah Nicholas
Transitioning at the age of 48 and writing a children’s book about a transgender family member.
This week, on the 13th episode of Epics, I’m so pleased to announce my guest Dr. Elijah Nicholas.
A twelve-time published author, Dr. Elijah Nicholas is also an Actor, and Advocate. He was assigned the female sex at birth, so Elijah spent almost half of his life in the US Military, as a woman before retiring from the US Air Force as a Lt Col in 2012.
He started his gender reassignment from female to male in 2018 at the age of 48.
We were able to cover a variety of topics in our interview such as his experiences of racism, navigating gender roles both pre and post transition, and his new book “Madoodle”!
Madoodle is an LGBTQI+ friendly family & children's book featuring Madoodle (aka Madison), a ten-year-old girl whose Uncle Pete was once her favorite Auntie Mary. And it is based on Dr. Elijah's personal experiences with family as he navigated his gender transition.
Be sure to buy Elijah’s book Madoodle! As always that will not only support Elijah but a local bookstore near you AND this podcast!
When I was editing this podcast I couldn’t help but smile the whole time, I just had the best time with Elijah and I am already formulating a list of questions for next time, and questions for his mother too if we can get her on!
I truly believe that Elijah’s perspective, like all of our trans community, is so unique and overlooked. They have lived life in ways that allow them insight into so many different facets of our society and for all of us who want to continue to spread light and love like Elijah we need to cherish these people and their stories.
I hope you got as much out of this episode as I did and are as eager as I am to share Dr. Elijah’s story!
