Brian Meegan

06/15/22 • 47 min

Brian Meegan is a formerly-incarcerated artist and personal trainer whose work is featured throughout the Queer Prisoner’s Comix Anthology series from A.B.O. Comix. He discusses coming to prison as an openly-gay man, facing discrimination due to his HIV status, facilitating queer and trans community on the inside, and finding joy in the darkest places.

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Teleway 411 - Brian Meegan

Transcript

INTRO

Conductor Trig: You are now boarding Teleway 411, departing from the realm of brick and barbed wire. Next stop, inside the minds and lives locked away behind bars. Beware of the shifting airwaves as they may cause turbulence. Please stand clear of the evolving doors.

Casper: Dispatching from the Telegraph and Broadway terminal in Oakland, we transport the stories of queer artists in prison throughout the United States. Our conversations with people navigating the justice s