{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F11070a84-b8b8-4be7-8b85-58a9e7ba856f","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Episode 165: Face It. Belong just as you are in the world. \u2013 Mila Jam","description":"We all are who we are. No getting around that. Even if we put on makeup, false smiles, and act as if we\u2019re really happy, even when we\u2019re not. But, it\u2019s time to take a deeper look into ourselves and embrace that we do belong, we are enough, and there are plenty of wild flowers in the meadow of the world that will love us just as we are\u2026regardless of the face we inhabit.\r\nTo that end, today we celebrate individual beauty, self-acceptance and everyone\u2019s right to belong, with our guest Mila Jam who\u2019s gone from YouTube sensation to pop recording artist with her new single, Faces. Inspired to counteract all the negativity that media bombards us with, Mila wrote this song as an inspiration to recognize the beauty that we each offer to the world.\r\nThe powerful single includes an equally compelling music video with appearances by many of the leading \u201cFaces\u201d in today\u2019s LGBTQ community including Unbreakable\u2019s Titus Burgess, Laverne Cox, supermodel Geena Rocero, Candis Cayne, RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race\u2019s Peppermint, Transparent\u2019s Zackary Drucker and Trace Lysette, and many more, all lip syncing to Mila\u2019s formidable vocals. Additional LGBTQ notables who appear in the music video are trans businesswoman Angelica Ross, Sense8\u2019s Jamie Clayton, MTV Making His Band\u2019s Jaila Simms, MTV Real World\u2019s Davis Mallory, Dollhouse diva Lina Bradford, Jai Rodriguez, Ari Gold and the transgender actress from TV Land\u2019s Lopez series, Rain Valdez. Faces is meant to be a moving and modern reminder to embrace the love of self.\r\nShow Highlights\r\n\r\n* She didn\u2019t choose who she is, but she chooses to be open about it\r\n* It\u2019s a universal experience & not about being\u00a0transgender\u2026\r\n* What does the rainbow flag really represent?\r\n* The perception of others is the real problem, not me or you\r\n* You can be honest about something without bringing hate into\u00a0the conversation\r\n\r\nConnect with Mila Jam\r\nMila Jam is an NYC-based transgender YouTube Sensation turned pop recording artist. She is best known for her one of a kind music videos and unforgettable stage performances. She hastoured internationally with the Broadway musical RENT; performed alongside James Brown,Mark Ronson, Laverne Cox, Travis Wall, Jody Watley, Lady Kier (Deee-Lite) and Natasha Bedingfield. TV appearances include the BBC\u2019s The Lilly Allen Show, MTV and MTV News.\r\nMila was named Odyssey Nightlife Awards Breakthrough Artist in 2015, and she was awarded Best Video and Dance Artist at the 2013 GLAM Nightlife Awards. She is host of the original YouTube Talk Show Series, I\u2019m From Driftwood.\r\nMila Jam is currently working on a full-length album to be released this summer. \u201cFaces\u201d is available on iTunes now.\r\nWebsite\r\nFacebook\r\n\u201cFaces\u201d Single Launch Release Party Info:\u00a0April 21st, 11:30 p.m: Rise Bar, 859 9th Ave, New York, NY 10019\r\nFaces by Mila Jam (YouTube Video)\r\nFaces by Mila Jam (Official Video)\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n<a class="a2a_dd addtoa...","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4b9b6c41-474a-4fd0-a374-cbb2a7aa23a4/1400x1400_uncloseted_artwork-01-573.jpg"}