Episodes
Thursday Nov 29, 2018
Should Faith Come Out to Her Grandma?
Thursday Nov 29, 2018
Thursday Nov 29, 2018
Coming out to family is hard. But what about extended family members that you're not close with? In this week's episode we'll tackle the important question of whether Faith should come out as a transwoman to her highly conservative and religious grandmother. Is it worth it to keep things simple so other family members don't have to remember who you're out to yet? Or should one just not try and rock the familial boat? What do you think?
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Faith's book, American Transgirl, available now!
Music by one of our favorite bands, the super cool, all-female punk band Jasper the Colossal. Download their new album "Take Your Time" and all their tracks on iTunes.
Thursday Nov 22, 2018
Dealing with Persistent Misgendering
Thursday Nov 22, 2018
Thursday Nov 22, 2018
No one likes to be misgendered. But what point do you stop being patient with people? In episode we answer a listener question from James who asks "When does the grace period end? I’ve come out as trans to everyone in my life at this point, but there are a few who still aren’t getting it. They use the wrong pronouns, name, and never apologize. It’s been several months now and these 'problem people' are unavoidable. They’re at my work. In my family. And even a roommate. How many times do you kindly correct someone before you’re allowed to lose your patience?"
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Faith's book, American Transgirl, available now!
Music by one of our favorite bands, the super cool, all-female punk band Jasper the Colossal. Download their new album "Take Your Time" and all their tracks on iTunes.
Thursday Nov 15, 2018
Being a Nonbinary Therapist and Faith Gets Electrolysis
Thursday Nov 15, 2018
Thursday Nov 15, 2018
What does transgirl Faith think of her first electrolysis? In this two question episode we'll first answer a listener question from Danika who is a non-binary therapist with anxiety about how their presentation might affect their work. And we'll also discuss Faith's thoughts on getting her facial hair the electrolysis treatment.
Be sure and check out Dara Hoffman-Fox's page for some great NB content. And check out our earlier episode where we talked to Sarah about her electrolysis experience.
Support us on Patreon to help us keep making great content, and to get some cool rewards—like drinks with us at Stonewall Inn!
Check out our website for our latest episodes! And watch the brand new Gender Rebels TV Youtube Channel!
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Faith's book, American Transgirl, available now!
Music by one of our favorite bands, the super cool, all-female punk band Jasper the Colossal. Download their new album "Take Your Time" and all their tracks on iTunes.
Thursday Nov 08, 2018
How NOT to Come Out to Your Significant Other
Thursday Nov 08, 2018
Thursday Nov 08, 2018
Coming out to a partner can be difficult. But there are ways that you can make it way more difficult for yourself. In this episode Faith and Kath discuss some really, really bad ways to come out to an SO.
Be sure and check out Dara Hoffman-Fox's page for some great NB content.
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Check out our website for our latest episodes! And watch the brand new Gender Rebels TV Youtube Channel!
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Faith's book, American Transgirl, available now!
Music by one of our favorite bands, the super cool, all-female punk band Jasper the Colossal. Download their new album "Take Your Time" and all their tracks on iTunes.
Thursday Nov 01, 2018
Are You Intimidated By Cis People?
Thursday Nov 01, 2018
Thursday Nov 01, 2018
Presenting as female is no small feat, even for cis women. Transwomen sometimes have a lot of catching up to do in the "living as a female" department. And cis women have had their entire lives to figure it out! Does that intimidate Faith?
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Faith's book, American Transgirl, available now!
Music by one of our favorite bands, the super cool, all-female punk band Jasper the Colossal. Download their new album "Take Your Time" and all their tracks on iTunes.
Thursday Oct 25, 2018
Will My Halloween Costume "Out" Me As Trans?
Thursday Oct 25, 2018
Thursday Oct 25, 2018
(Note: skip to 16:29 for the BEST costume for closeted/ questioning MtFs seeking last-minute ideas.) Listener Jaylah is still male-presenting, and she asks if she can use a Halloween party as an opportunity to girl up for the first time. Her important colleagues and awesome new friends will be at the party. Or will it raise too many eyebrows? The tricky theme for the party just increases the challenge level. We say go for it, but of course you need an awesome costume, so we give lots of good suggestions. The Gender Rebels believe in you, Jaylah!
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Check out our website for our latest episodes! And watch the brand new Gender Rebels TV Youtube Channel!
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Faith's book, American Transgirl, available now!
Music by one of our favorite bands, the super cool, all-female punk band Jasper the Colossal. Download their new album "Take Your Time" and all their tracks on iTunes.
Thursday Oct 18, 2018
Does Transition Change Your Hogwarts House?
Thursday Oct 18, 2018
Thursday Oct 18, 2018
Listener Vanessa is asking the hard questions! What if you used to be Gryffindor but now come up Ravenclaw? Are all transpeople automatically Gryffindor? What is the Sorting Hat's actual methodology of personality assessment? Is the Sorting Hat clairvoyant? And the name "Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry" is so binary. What do enbies do?
Be sure to also check out Faith's piece Being Transgender at Hogwarts.
Get sorted at Pottermore. (They make you login first, but it's quick.)
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Check out our website for our latest episodes! And watch the brand new Gender Rebels TV Youtube Channel!
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Faith's book, American Transgirl, available now!
Music by one of our favorite bands, the super cool, all-female punk band Jasper the Colossal. Download their new album "Take Your Time" and all their tracks on iTunes.
Tuesday Sep 04, 2018
When It's Time To Take The Makeup Off
Tuesday Sep 04, 2018
Tuesday Sep 04, 2018
You know that complex emotion, when you have to change out of your real presentation and go back to your assigned presentation? It feels worse than just changing clothes. It's so unspeakably bad/ sad/ wrong/ unfair. Kath and Faith try to come up with a name that encompasses all these nasty painful facets.
Big thanks to listener Xan for the question. She recommends Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality by Sarah McBride.
Baby Faith looking super-cute back in the day.
Boy Meets Girl is Michelle Hendley's awesome movie. Girl Meets Boy is... not.
Support us on Patreon to help us keep making great content, and to get some cool rewards—like drinks with us at Stonewall Inn!
Check out our website for our latest episodes! And watch the brand new Gender Rebels TV Youtube Channel!
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Faith's book, American Transgirl, available now!
Music by one of our favorite bands, the super cool, all-female punk band Jasper the Colossal. Download their new album "Take Your Time" and all their tracks on iTunes.
Thursday Aug 23, 2018
Illegal Silicone Injections
Thursday Aug 23, 2018
Thursday Aug 23, 2018
Lots of gruesome details in this one. But we wanted to be really sure we convinced you that silicone injections from an unlicensed practitioner in, like, a hotel room?? Bad idea. Faith already knew this thanks to TS Roadmap. We hope you did too.
Friday Aug 10, 2018
Trans Wellness Conference, Philadelphia 2018
Friday Aug 10, 2018
Friday Aug 10, 2018
The amazing people at the Mazzoni Center in Philadelphia have done it again. They organize the Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference every year. This is a gathering of trans and cis doctors, lawyers, therapists, scientists, professors, vendors, social workers, health insurance insiders, artists, activists, poets, writers, YouTubers, podcasters, clergy, parents, nurses, comedians, entrepeneurs, and even a witch. All these fine people come together to work towards a world with greater access to resources and acceptance of transfolks. They present workshops, give talks, throw parties, and discuss and celebrate YOU. We describe our experience of our first year at the conference: the talks we heard (Seeing Myself in the Bible: Gender Minorities in Scripture, My Journey With Illegal Silicone Injections, Communication With Your Cis Partner, Getting FFS and Breast Implants Covered By Insurance, The Road To Desired Vocal Identity), the events we attended, and the joy of meeting some of our listeners in person! We hope we see you there next year!
Friday Aug 03, 2018
What's It Like To Be Cis? And Other Gender Philosophy
Friday Aug 03, 2018
Friday Aug 03, 2018
Our perceptions are limited by our own lived experience, but it's still good to know how other people experience the world. At least, as close as is possible. In this episode, listener Lee asks Kath "What's it like to be cis?" Another thought puzzle: what does one do whenvthey know they're different somehow, but none of the labels apply? What then?
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Check out our website for our latest episodes! And watch the brand new Gender Rebels TV Youtube Channel!
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Faith's book, American Transgirl, available now!
Music by one of our favorite bands, the super cool, all-female punk band Jasper the Colossal. Download their new album "Take Your Time" and all their tracks on iTunes.
Tuesday Jul 17, 2018
Reverting to Boy Mode As Needed
Tuesday Jul 17, 2018
Tuesday Jul 17, 2018
When your family won't accept your true gender identity, but you don't want to cut them out of your life, what can you do? Listener Melanie asks if she can be on HRT but switch to boy mode as needed. She loves her family, but knows they won't support her transistion. She asks "Is it possible to be on HRT, but revert back to boy mode passably enough for the purposes of semiannual family meetings?"
Support us on Patreon to help us keep making great content, and to get some cool rewards—like drinks with us at Stonewall Inn!
Check out our website for our latest episodes! And watch the brand new Gender Rebels TV Youtube Channel!
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Faith's book, American Transgirl, available now!
Music by one of our favorite bands, the super cool, all-female punk band Jasper the Colossal. Download their new album "Take Your Time" and all their tracks on iTunes.
Thursday Jun 14, 2018
Special Kath-Only Microepisode: For Cis Straights At Their First Pride
Thursday Jun 14, 2018
Thursday Jun 14, 2018
We ARE on vacation, but Kath had to make this microepisode for the cis and straight people who may be attending Pride celebrations this month. Here's what to do to be a great ally-- and what to avoid! Play it for your cool ally friends. Happy Pride!
Invictus Animus' amazing article Why "Ally" Is A Verb Not A Noun
Thursday Jun 07, 2018
The Gender Rebels are on Vacation
Thursday Jun 07, 2018
Thursday Jun 07, 2018
But don't worry, we will be back soon!
Thursday May 24, 2018
Rejected Gender Rebels Episodes
Thursday May 24, 2018
Thursday May 24, 2018
With almost a hundred episodes, we've covered a lot of topics. But, there are some ideas and topics that aren't quite up to snuff when it comes to putting out a new Gender Rebels episode. So, as we begin celebrating the major milestone of 100th episodes, we thought it would be fun to share some of our rejected episode ideas.
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Faith's book, American Transgirl, available now!
Thursday May 03, 2018
Being a Partner in Limbo
Thursday May 03, 2018
Thursday May 03, 2018
How do you date someone who doesn't know if they're trans? This week we answer a listener question from Beth who writes "What advice would you or Kath have for a partner trying to cope with a transperson living in the closet and living in uncertainty about whether HRT or transition will ever happen?"
Check out Faith's transition video on the Gender Rebels YouTube chanel. Be sure and subscribe!
We mention our episode on being part time-- checkit out!
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Check out our website for our latest episodes! And watch the brand new Gender Rebels TV Youtube Channel!
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Faith's book, American Transgirl, available now!
Thursday Apr 19, 2018
Does Faith Hate Transgender Media?
Thursday Apr 19, 2018
Thursday Apr 19, 2018
Do you watch movies and TV shows with trasngender characters and themes? In this episode we'll discuss how representation of transgender people has changed and evolved over the last few decades.
Check out the YA novel Dreadnought about a transgender superhero. And be sure to check out Eddie Izzard's hilarious comedy special "Dress to Kill."
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Faith's book, American Transgirl, available now!
Thursday Apr 12, 2018
How to Take Good Photos
Thursday Apr 12, 2018
Thursday Apr 12, 2018
Everyone loves to look great in pictures, but how do you make that happen? In this episode we'll discuss some great tips and tricks for making you look your best in photos.
For the best in pictures of Faith and New York scenery, be sure to follow Faith on Instagram here. Also here's Faith's infographic on how to take great photos.
Check out Vertiasium's video about how the functioning of our lazy brains makes us like certain photos more than others.
For reference here is actress Reese Witherspoon's IMDB page which includes forty-one different feature film appearances.
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Faith's book, American Transgirl, available now!
Thursday Nov 23, 2017
Non-Binary Talk with Avery
Thursday Nov 23, 2017
Thursday Nov 23, 2017
What's it like being non-binary in a world that's far too stuck in the gender binary? In this episode we talk with our friend Avery. They explain the issues non-binary people face shopping for clothes, looking for a job, deciding to physically transition, finding language to express themselves, and fitting in in the fitting in to the LGBTQ community.
Be sure and check out our other episode featuring Avery, Everything in Between. And also check out this helpful tutorial about turning men's band shirts into slim fitting, curvier shirts.
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And be sure and check out Faith's new novel American Transgirl.
Thursday Oct 26, 2017
Transgender Halloween Adventures
Thursday Oct 26, 2017
Thursday Oct 26, 2017
Halloween can be an amazing time for transgender people. It can provide an opportunity to dip your toe into coming out and to present how you've always wanted to without fear of judgement or rejection. But, Halloween can also be a time for inadvertently offensive costumes. In this episode we answer a listener question from Shayla, who asks about how to do a feminine-presenting costume without accidentally offending the transgender people in her life. We'll also share some listerner stories about their own Halloween adventures.
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Friday Aug 11, 2017
Feminize for Free
Friday Aug 11, 2017
Friday Aug 11, 2017
Creating a new look isn't cheap, especially if your goal is to be more feminine. This week, we answer a question from listener Zoelle who asks "What are some feminizing tips for looks and clothing for someone who can't afford clothes or accessories?" In this episode we'll share some great ways to feminize your look for free and for super cheap. Because no matter the contents of their pocket book, everyone deserves to look great and express who they are. And we'd love to hear your tips too! Share them with us by email or on Twitter with the hashtag #FreeFeminize.
Check out Sephora or Harmon Face Values for free makeup samples, or check out Wet & Wild cosmetics at your local drug store or supermarket. Reddit's /r/crossdressing and /r/MtF for tips and info. Also be sure and check out our friend Jess at the podast Transpantastic.
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Thursday Jun 29, 2017
Are You a Real Girl?
Thursday Jun 29, 2017
Thursday Jun 29, 2017
Let's face it, no one wants to be asked if they're a "real girl." In this episode the Gender Rebels answer question from listeners Laura Jean and Nathalie who enjoy taking in a drag show now and again. But, they ask, what do you do when you're having fabulous fun and a random person comes up and asks "Are you a real girl?" How can a cis girl, a trans girl, or anyone respond to that?
Sadly, both local CSRA gay bars we mentioned, Colosseum and Marlboro Station, are both appear to closed.
Also to clarify, Imam is most commonly used as the title of a worship leader of a mosque and Muslim community among Sunni Muslims.
Also, Ramadan Mubarak to our Muslim listeners!
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