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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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Saturday Sep 30, 2023
Saturday Sep 30, 2023
Listener Claire asks a great question about how to move in a more feminine way. We can't all be ballerinas or elegant gliding angles on ice like the truck drivers of Manitoba, but we can all take some yoga or barre, work on our posture, get video to track our progress, and attempt to emulate the Playboy bunny walk. But ultimately, it all comes down to practice.
Barre class and how to pronounce it. (It's just "bar", y'all.)
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Sunday Sep 24, 2023
Sunday Sep 24, 2023
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 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!
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 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!
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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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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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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Thursday Aug 13, 2020
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
Listener Cormac asks if Faith felt nostalgic when getting rid of her old clothes
Be sure and check out Kath's other podcast Lab In the Time of Coronavirus.
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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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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!
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Neither of us are transguys. Still, we know how to kill time during SIP (shelter-in-place).
Practice tying your ties! Actually, no. Instead, perfect that bowtie. Long ties are vectors. Gross.
Prep for your grandpa days and learn to whittle! Smoke a pipe! Figure out your future grandpa smell! (Usually tobacco, hair pomade, aftershave, and grandpa funk, but do it your way.)
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Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Post-surgical recovery, physical therapy, and the patient panel were in the second part of the NYU-Langone day-long class in vaginoplasty. Faith got antsy toward the end of the class but Kath took her to the Waterfront Ale House right after (1 block away) and everything was okay.
Peggy Huddleston wants you to heal from surgery faster. Visualization and breathing have empirical data supporting them but reiki lacks reliable evidence at this time. Trick or Treatment is a great book that looks at high-quality scientific publications about several alternative medical practices.
The dilator set: throw away the purple and work your way up to the orange!
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Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
NYU-Langone offers a day-long class in vaginoplasty for women who have their GRS scheduled in the near future. Caregivers are able to attend too! So we went, listened, took notes, asked questions, and ate sandwiches. We learned SO MUCH that we couldn't fit it all into one episode. We could barely fit it into two. So enjoy these mega-episodes!
A hand mirror is recommended for looking at one's brand-new vagina. Your phone, or a compact, won't work. Sure, any hand mirror will do. But here, we like to go big or go home.
Psychology Today can help you find a therapist. (That's the US link, so go here if you're Canadian, Mexican, or if you live outside North America.)
The OUT Foundation partnered with NYU-Langone for the class. They can provide resources for people traveling for their GRS, and seem pretty cool overall. They have an inclusive gym finder, host the Big Gay Field Day , and started the Don't Be An Asshole Tour.
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Monday Jan 20, 2020
Monday Jan 20, 2020
If there's a medical reason (or any other reason) that makes HRT impossible for you, are you screwed? Thanks to a great question sent in by listener N.R. whose pulmonary embolism makes HRT too risky for her, Faith and Kath discuss what other options exist. They also think up terrible metaphors.
You can have an excellent stew without meat. Seriously, try it. We're not even vegan and we love this recipe.
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Sunday Dec 29, 2019
Sunday Dec 29, 2019
BREASTS! Faith discusses her recent breast augmentation surgery: the ordeal itself (not bad), the immediate followup (kind of bad), and the weeks since then (not great, but getting better every day). Next time they tell you to grow a pair, just say "no thanks. I'll BUY a pair!" No, wait, don't say that. That's weird.
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Sunday Dec 15, 2019
Sunday Dec 15, 2019
Awesome partner Jenny asked us "I was wondering if you could discuss the gender spectrum a bit and what it means to be gender questioning. My partner doesn't really know how they feel but they know that they don't feel entirely their assigned gender. As a straight cis woman, I am having a really hard time understanding these feelings and what to do, if anything, to support them in helping them figure out what makes them most comfortable." We discuss how labels can be both helpful and unhelpful, the kinds of questions necessary, what societal strictures should be ignored, and the frustrations Jenny's partner may encounter.
There's a great guide to figuring out a non-binary identity from Micah at Everyday Feminism.
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Sunday Dec 01, 2019
Sunday Dec 01, 2019
An interested listener wrote in to ask how Faith does her makeup. We discuss the basic items you need and starter tips and techniques. YouTube will take you farther in your journey but here's how to get started. Faith got questionable advice about Cover Girl from Claire Storm-- check out her dramatic but effective contouring!
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Saturday Oct 12, 2019
Saturday Oct 12, 2019
Sorry about the dog noises. They think they deserve peanut butter to keep them quiet whenever the microphone is out. We're trying to break that habit.
Scarlett Johanssen has said some regrettable things.
Faith loves the movie Gattaca and if you haven't seen it, or it's been a while, you should at least watch the preview.
New York State and New York City have very good job protections for trans* people. Move here! Get jobs! Hang out with us!
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Saturday Sep 21, 2019
Saturday Sep 21, 2019
Gaysper is an adorable gay ghost with his own twitter account. Faith made Kath a trans flag Gaysper tshirt. What are the rules for cis allies wearing trans gear? Or even for trans people wearing trans gear? Is it safe? Does it spread awareness? Or is it basically invisible to most people?
Faith's favorite band is Garbage. We have an episode about chasers, if you want to hear how they steal transwomen's photos to attract other transwomen online.
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Thursday Sep 05, 2019
Thursday Sep 05, 2019
Here it is! The surgery happened! Hear about the day itself and the start of the recovery process. And thank you to everyone who wished Faith good luck and a speedy recovery-- you are THE BEST.
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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 29, 2019
Thursday Aug 29, 2019
FFS ain't cheap, paying out-of-pocket isn't an option, Faith's health insurance decided to not cover it, and multiple appeals have been rejected. Time to lawyer up. Tune in for the exciting conclusion of Faith's legal battle to have her facial feminization surgery covered!
Faith loves The Regrettes and you should too.
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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 01, 2019
Thursday Aug 01, 2019
Ugh, MORE talk about the Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference?? Yes but this will be the last episode where we go over the PTWC the until next year, we promise. But all you wonderful listeners who stopped to talk with us at PTWC got us drunk on dopamine, so all this Philly material is kind of your fault. But it also brings up the importance of community,even to introverted misanthropes like ourselves. While online communities are invaluable and even lifesaving, there's just something about being in a room full of people like you.
Watch First Girl I Loved and weep along with Faith.
Join us in our fangirling over First Girl I Loved star (and Philadelphia native) Dylan Gelula. She also played Xanthippe on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
Check out the Wingnuttery podcast!
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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.
Friday Jul 19, 2019
Friday Jul 19, 2019
Next week's Philadelphia Transgender Wellness Conference is going to be amazing. We hope we see you there. COME SAY HI AT OUR TABLE! But 75% of the reason we got to Philly is the food. For that reason, please educate yourself on the following important information:
1) There's an art to ordering a Philly cheesesteak, and it's worth getting it right.
2) You can have a sandwich of pork roll or Taylor ham, but it's smart to know the difference.
You can admire the luminous Faith DaBrooke on her instagram, especially her foxy new haircut.
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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 Jul 11, 2019
Thursday Jul 11, 2019
Are we OBLIGATED to celebrate Pride? What if parades and dance parties are just not your scene? What about those people wearing nothing but body glitter? You can support their life and autonomy without wanting to be around genitals and glitter. What if house music isn't your thing? Do you have to turn in your gay card?
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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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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.