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A weekly question-and-answer podcast that explores life outside the gender binary. We discuss transgender, nonbinary, asexual, queer, and even lesbian & gay topics!
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Facial feminization surgery (FFS) is not covered by some health plans. If your health insurance company says they won't pay for a surgery you need, you can appeal that decision. Listener Robin asks for tips from Faith, who succeeded with her appeal on her third try.
Sunday Jul 16, 2023
Sunday Jul 16, 2023
Ken Ham founded the Creation Museum and Faith got extra credit for going to see him speak on--what else?-- science.
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Saturday May 27, 2023
Saturday May 27, 2023
"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." We misattributed this quote to Lee Atwater. It was in fact Lyndon B. Johnson. Don't feel bad for Atwater; he was no peach either. Here's audio of him spelling out how Republicans should signal that they support racist policies without actually saying racist things. TW for some seriously fucking brutal racial terms.
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Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
In our final episode on transgender music, we discuss Jenny Lewis in Rilo Kiley One of The Guys, The Regrettes A Living Human Girl, Liz Phair Firewalker, Metric Too Little Too Late, R.E.M. Hope, and Chvrches Death Stranding. We really hope you liked this series!
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Sunday Mar 05, 2023
Sunday Mar 05, 2023
We're back with even more songs. And this ain't all, there's still a part 3 in your future!
In this episode, we discuss:
Fraulein Wunder Wenn Ich Ein Junge War or "If I Were A Boy". Faith's judgment: a good song.
The Soviettes Middle of the Night
Hole My Beautiful Son and the link shows you a picture of Kurt Cobain looking pretty in a dress and lipstick and pearls at 0:52
Lords of Acid I Like It (best known for the song The Crab Louse about pubic crabs)
James Laid
St Vincent has a song about Candy Darling
Green Day King for A Day
The Replacements and Peter Buck Androgynous
Laura Jane Grace is lead singer of Against Me! and she transitioned in public. One of the band's albums is Transgender Dysphoria Blues.
Trans or queer musicians:
Kim Petras
Romy Haag
Pete Burns of Dead of Alive which you know from "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)".
Kurt Cobain
New York Dolls
David Bowie
Getting a used toaster as wedding gift is just one of the many objectifying, dehumanizing virginity metaphors Faith was taught. But sure, let's follow that comparison to its conclusion. A used toaster? What if it's just the right toaster for you? What if it's amazing, and it sees you and treasures you for who you are, and it makes you laugh, and it shares your values and interests? Yes, then I wouldn't care if the toaster has a few crumbs in its tray from a previous owner.
Buy Faith's book! It's the mid 1990s, and a high school guy in Georgia is grappling with his queerness, his faith, his friends, and his future in Disgusta by Faith DaBrooke.
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Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
You KNOW we have opinions on everything from "Lola" to "Walk On The Wild Side" to "Dude Looks Like A Lady". The good, the bad, and the strange. And this is just part one!!
Links galore:
Jasper the Colossal Markers and Beer live version. It slaps.
Make famous friends by cultivating fandoms for less- famous people. Faith admires awesome YouTuber Lindsey Ellis -- and she reteweeted one of Faith's dog pics!
Lake Baikal is a super deep lake. Terrifyingly deep.
Okay, music! In this ep, we discussed:
Aerosmith's Dude Looks Like A Lady. Faith's judgment: Not a good song.
Here's a picture of Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe (not Poison; apologies to both Mr. Crüe and Mr. Poison), for reference.
Hair metal, for reference including two cool lists of Top 10 Best and Bottom 5 Worst Hair Metal Bands.
The Kinks Lola. Faith's judgment: Good song but not on her mix or karaoke list.
Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground Take a Walk on the Wild Side (Faith's judgment: good song and not on her karaoke list) and Candy Says (Faith's judgment: same-- good song and not on her karaoke list)
Learn about:
Candy Darling !
Andy Warhol's Factory !
Joe Delassandro !
The Community commercial where they say "meet different people!"
Many familiar crabs are of the genus Cancer
Suzanne Vega As Girls Go. Faith's judgment: not a good song.
Matt Baum's Culture Cruise on YouTube talks about the representation of gays in TV and movies.
Madonna's What It Feels Like For A Girl. Faith's judgment: a good song.
Garbage Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go), Androgyny, and Bleed Like Me . Faith's judgment: 100% awesome songs. Bonus is their cover of Candy Says that's also spectacular.
The JT Leroy literary hoax
Buy Faith's book! It's the mid 1990s, and a high school guy in Georgia is grappling with his queerness, his faith, his friends, and his future in Disgusta by Faith DaBrooke.
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Sunday Jan 01, 2023
Sunday Jan 01, 2023
Transition is expensive. A listener writes in to ask, what's the harm with starting an OnlyFans account to help with the costs? Chasers are creepy, but money is money. She's got systems in place to ensure her anonymity and safety. What do you think?
Topics in this episode include:
Usury laws
Bible says don't charge interest when you lend money, but Christians still seem to like it for some reason.
"Caveat" means an old-fashioned necktie, we're pretty sure.
Don't Fuck With Cats taught us people can locate you based on your images, if they're motivated enough.
NYC paramedic outed (correction: not fired) for having an OnlyFans account.
The concept of "less dead" in criminal justice
Porn actress Asia Carrera retired to Utah because no one looks at porn in Utah.
Speaking of Utah: the only thing better than the breathtaking canyon walls of Zion National Park were the cute Utah queers we encountered there. We see you and we love you.
Faith does not love driving in Phoenix AZ.
Listen past the end credits for sounds of one of our dogs sleep- barking!
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Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Krav Maga is a hand- to- hand combat technique originally developed by the Israeli armed forces. And Faith and Kath took the field by storm a few months ago. Hear how it's going in their women- only classes and their mixed classes.
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Sunday Sep 04, 2022
Sunday Sep 04, 2022
Listener and Rebel Erin wrote in to ask about mourning her lost girlhood, and also about her obligations to help other transfolx having a hard time with transition. Thanks Erin!
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Saturday Jul 30, 2022
Saturday Jul 30, 2022
Listener Hayley actually wrote in with three excellent questions. She asked the Rebels' thoughts on transgender representation in video games, transitioning in the public eye, and how transgender academics handle a lifetime of publications attributed to their deadname.
Buy Faith's book! It's the mid 1990s, and a high school guy in Georgia is grappling with his queerness, his faith, his friends, and his future in Disgusta by Faith DaBrooke.
Faith has been playing Civilization for years and Civ 6 is the newest one.
A recent article about trans representation in video games-- including 3 games that get it right.
The super-easy, super-tasty popcorn recipe Faith likes. And that website has a TON of great vegetarian recipes. We're not even vegetarian and we like Cookie & Kate's recipes!
Within the last year, leading academic publishers have developed a simple policy to help transgender academics: rapid and discreet revisions on all electronic resources. Nature, Science, Elsevier, Wiley and other of the top academic publishers are paving the way.
Kath does not know how to pronounce Elsevier. It is "el suh veer". Both of her guesses were wrong.
Wiley published the MR safety book with Kath's chapter, chapter #30. But don't buy that book. Buy Faith's book.
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Sunday Jul 03, 2022
Sunday Jul 03, 2022
You know things are bad if the Gender Rebels do a political episode about sports. But ignoring politics is a luxury for privileged people and we're just plain pissed.
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Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
The book is here! The book is here!! The second edition of Trans Bodies, Trans Selves is finally out, featuring 2 pieces by our very own Faith Da Brooke!! We can't contain our excitement even though this 649-page ENCYCLOPEDIA is going to put us out of business. Written almost entirely by trans people, it is an exhaustive resource on healthcare, legal stuff, relationships, history, poetry, and more. And we were so lucky to have the opportunity celebrate the launch by interviewing 2 of the people who were the force behind this, Kelsey Pacha and Kevin Johnson.
Kelsey Pacha is more than just President of the TBTS Board. He's also a consultant for workplaces who want to move forward with their diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Kevin Johnson is a doctor in upstate New York specializing in addiction medicine.
Help us get Trans Bodies, Trans Selves into libraries!
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Sunday Apr 17, 2022
Sunday Apr 17, 2022
What does it mean to want to transition, while also being aware gender is a construct? Does transition mean gender is not a construct? Taylor writes in with this excellent question and a few other great insights.
Faith brought up the monkeys who wash their sweet potatoes, which is an atypical behavior that nonetheless spread through the troop and was even handed down through generations. They do it today; you can go to Japan and see them. It's an amazing case study of behavior that meets three proposed aspects for a cultural behavior: emergence, propagation, and modification.
The "modification" part is most relevant to Taylor's question. Yes, gender is a construct, a cultural behavior. It has a lot of problematic aspects but also a LOT of aspects that feel right to many people. So trans* people and even plenty of cis people modify gender constructs to fit themselves. We live gender in the way we want.
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Sunday Apr 10, 2022
Sunday Apr 10, 2022
Listener Emma is early in her journey, and she writes in to ask for tips or reassurance.
Your first step on your trans* journey is always LEARNING as much as you can! Emma is already right on track but there are great resources that can help. Check out My New Gender Workbook by the always amazing Kate Bornstein. Also, You and Your Gender Identity: A Guide to Discovery by Dara Hoffman Fox.
Our episode Bringing Others In The Closet With You.
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Sunday Sep 05, 2021
Sunday Sep 05, 2021
"I don't understand," they say, and now you've got some work to do. Listener Kai asks how to explain what nonbinary means to their boyfriend's religious parents. Luckily, Faith knows how to talk to religious people so you know The Gender Rebels have some thoughts.
Checkout our episodes with our nonbinary friend Avery: Everything In Between and Nonbinary Talk With Avery.
A nonbinary person is not necessarily intersex, but Avery said it can be a helpful metaphor to people who prefer to start from a scientific example. Check out our intersex episode for details.
Faith is a fan of Sci Show and they also have an episode on intersex people.
Becoming Eve: My Journey from Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman by Abby Stein is just one of many stories from religious or formerly religious people dealing with queerness, transition, or being nonbinary or intersex. Also it's just a great read.
We love Austen Hartke and he has done so much fascinating work on queer interpretations of the bible. Check out his book Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians if that YouTube clip piqued your interest.
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Monday May 31, 2021
Monday May 31, 2021
Memorial Day used to be Decoration Day because you're supposed to decorate the graves of fallen soldiers.
Yes, housewives were told to put hot dogs in Jello. We wouldn't make up something like that.
NASA briefly considered sending women on the Mercury VII mission but ultimately made John Glenn the first American astronaut in orbit instead. NASA's official selection criteria for astronauts was
- Less than 40 years old;
- Less than 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall;
- In excellent physical condition;
- With a bachelor's degree or equivalent;
- A graduate of test pilot school;
- With a minimum of 1,500 hours total flying time; and
- A qualified jet pilot.
But the unofficial criteria? Well, they were all white male Protestants with wives and children. They were all the eldest or only sons in their families and they were all raised in small towns.
Grilled broccoli is amazing. Don't forget the red pepper flakes! I like to leave the stems long; they make a nice handle for turning on the grill surface.
Be sure and check out Kath's other podcast Lab In the Time of Coronavirus.
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Thursday Apr 01, 2021
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
Faith is a Star Trek fan, and this is Kath's first Star Trek episode ever. The New Generation's Season 5 Episode 17 "The Outcast" was a heavy-handed, clumsy, well-intentioned episode about gay things. It was 1992 so we're giving them a break.
Why is the flight deck called "the bridge"? There's only one way to find out.
Be sure and check out Kath's other podcast Lab In the Time of Coronavirus.
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Saturday Feb 27, 2021
Saturday Feb 27, 2021
Kath has questions for Faith about John Cameron Mitchell's discomfiting masterpiece Hedwig and The Angry Inch. (Several unpleasant topics come up, so heed the trigger warning at the start.)
Origin of Love is a song that makes Kath cry. Happy tears-- it's ok. Maybe it's time to get an Origin of Love tattoo. That'll give her something to cry about.
Learn more about Romy Haag.
Learn more about Theo Kogan.
Watch Shortbus if you dare.
Got a great voice? Are you scrawny or Taye Diggs? You, too, could play Hedwig, like all of these people.
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Thursday Dec 24, 2020
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
A gay holiday movie with the luminous and exquisite Cate Blanchette? Yes please.
Thursday Nov 26, 2020
Thursday Nov 26, 2020
You're a transman but internet trolls only see "trans" and assume you're a transwoman. "YOU'RE NOT A REAL WOMAN. YOU'LL NEVER BE A REAL WOMAN!1!!11!" might feel great. But does it feel great? Should it feel great? What do you do when you accidentally receive affirmation from a hater?
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Sunday Oct 04, 2020
Sunday Oct 04, 2020
We've created a podcast within a podcast: The Rebels Go to the Movies! In our first episode, we watch and review The Matrix. SO MANY SPOILERS. So see it before you listen. If you haven't seen it yet, why not????? It's so good! Lily Wachowski recently confirmed it is, indeed, an allegory for the transgender experience.
Be sure and check out Kath's other podcast Lab In the Time of Coronavirus.
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Sunday Sep 27, 2020
Sunday Sep 27, 2020
Listener Devin sent this question many months ago (and we re-recorded this episode to replace the one we lost when Kath's hard drive died). It's great to have accomplished everything: coming out, the surgeries, the name change, building a support group. But now what?
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Thursday Aug 13, 2020
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
Listener Cormac asks if Faith felt nostalgic when getting rid of her old clothes
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Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Faith finished her time in the hospital and is now home, recovering. Her final day as an inpatient was an ordeal. Post-op care is going much better at home.
We discuss everything about vaginoplasty in two different previous episodes so check them out if any terms are unfamiliar.
Blood pressure is measured with a sphygmomanometer (not a "sphygmamomometer" as we mispronounced it).
Be sure and check out Kath's other podcast Lab In the Time of Coronavirus.
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Sunday Jul 05, 2020
Sunday Jul 05, 2020
Pardon the poor audio quality. We recorded this episode on my phone and I did my best to clean it up! THANK YOU to everyone who was so supportive and encouraging on Facebook and everywhere else. We really felt the love. More updates to come! Stay safe and healthy, Rebels!
Be sure and check out Kath's other podcast Lab In the Time of Coronavirus.
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Sunday Jun 14, 2020
Sunday Jun 14, 2020
Systemic racism is deadly. We need to put in the work to educate ourselves and start to proactively dismantle destructive organizations and unquestioned assumptions. We're using this episode to amplify the voices of POCs and keep society moving along the road to recovery. CLICK THESE LINKS.
If you have some cash, consider donating to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
Activists we love: Munroe Bergdorf and Janaya Future Khan
Podcasts we recommend: Queer Women of Color and Afroqueer
VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE in your local elections. Here's how to register and here's how to find when they are and who's running.
Merriam Webster improved and clarified the definition of racism.
The protests are working. Minneapolis will disband the police force. Other areas are discussing defunding their police forces. "Breonna's Law" outlaws no-knock warrants in Louisville. The Louisville police chief was removed from his post after an unrelated shooting by police officers-- another unarmed black citizen, this time at a protest. Louisville's mayor has issued a request for proposal for a comprehensive, top-to-bottom review of the entire Louisville police department The officers who killed Breonna are on administrative leave. (The question of their firings or prosecutions come after the investigation.) Keep it up.
Redlining is an example of deliberate, institutionally-deployed racism. We still deal with its repercussions today.
The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 is just one of many attacks on thriving African American communities throughout history.
Read The New Jim Crow about racial discrimination in law enforcement and the rise of mass incarceration.
Finally New York State has a special prosecutor's office to investigate cases where a person dies while in police custody. Previously, these investigations were done by local district attorneys. This old system was crippled by built-in conflicts of interest, since local district attorneys have to work with cops on their other cases.
A good article about armed cops in schools aka "school resource officers".
Remember that stupid whitewashed Stonewall movie? At least the Marsh P. Johnson character appeared onscreen for four seconds.
Kath is always talking about asymptotes: things approaching zero, always getting closer to it but never quite getting there.
Saturday Jun 13, 2020
Saturday Jun 13, 2020
No visitors in the hospital. Thanks, COVID. Can Faith doing this without Kath, or should she reschedule AGAIN?
Be sure and check out Kath's other podcast Lab In the Time of Coronavirus.
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Saturday May 09, 2020
Saturday May 09, 2020
In this episode we answer a question from a young transgender girl who is curious about the potential issues and frustrations involved with changing your name.
Be sure and check out Kath's other podcast Lab In the Time of Coronavirus.
And if you want to learn more about Life Magazine's privacy issues, check out this Dollop episode.
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Friday May 01, 2020
Friday May 01, 2020
An awesome Redditor sent Faith 11 great questions and we go through them all, bam bam bam, for your listening pleasure.
The Pitch Drop Experiment is a demonstration of viscosity where pitch in a funnel yields one very slow drop every 7-9 years (until the lab installed air conditioning which then slowed the rate of drippage too ever 12-13 years).
Of course Flying Synagogues are a thing. Or they were in 2006.
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Saturday Apr 04, 2020
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
Got Netflix Party? Patrons are invited to join us in watching Tootsie on Sunday Apr 4 at 8 pm eastern time! Is it a bold mainstream portrayal of crossdressing with A-list actors and comedians, a tasteless comedy that makes trans people the butt of every joke, or something in between? Join the chat and chime in when you're moved, tickled, or aghast. And y'all? Faith has never seen it!