Teo Drake is a spiritual activist, educator, practicing Buddhist and yogi, and an artisan who works in wood and steel. A blue collar, queer-identified trans man living with AIDS, Teo’s activism exists at the intersections of gender, sexuality, race, class, ability, and spirituality. He is affiliated with Off the Mat, Into the World and Transgender Law Center’s project Positively Trans. His writing appears in the anthology Yoga and Body Image and in the blog rootsgrowthetree.com.