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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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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.
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!
Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed.
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
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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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 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!
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!
Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed.
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
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.)
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!
Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed.
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.
Wednesday Oct 17, 2018
Thursday Sep 27, 2018
Thursday Sep 27, 2018
Not everyone who CAN be stealth WANTS to be stealth. Thanks to a great listener question from Devin, Faith and Kath discuss the pros and cons of being stealth, including the effect of social media. What's the best way to make this decison? What do you think? Are you stealth, or loud & proud?
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!
Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed.
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 Sep 13, 2018
Thursday Sep 13, 2018
Should you come out during the interview? On the first day? In the first month? Never? Changing jobs is extra tricky outside the gender binary. Whether your work is blue-collar, white-collar, pink-collar, or other, Faith and Kath discuss all the factors to consider when making big changes in your professional life.
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!
Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed.
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
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!
Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed.
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
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
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
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?
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!
Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed.
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
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!
Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed.
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 Jul 12, 2018
Thursday Jul 12, 2018
Being the partner of a transgender person can be complex. All relationships involve work, but how does having a transgender partner ? In this episode we'll answer a listener question from Catherine whose partner is dealing with some issues unique to trans people. What do you do when your partner is stressed because everyone sees them as only their transition and either stares or offers constant, unwanted niceness?
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!
Follow us on twitter for all our shower thoughts and other musings @TheGenderRebels
Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed.
Faith's book, American Transgirl, available now!
Thursday Jul 05, 2018
Thursday Jul 05, 2018
Why are some people so out of touch? It's 2018 right? In this episode we'll give a point by point response to a letter one listener's Aunt Nina sent her. We'll give a point-by-point response to every homophobic, transphobic, outdated, bigoted, or just jerky comment in the letter.
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!
Follow us on twitter for all our shower thoughts and other musings @TheGenderRebels
Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed.
Faith's book, American Transgirl, available now!
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
Friday Jun 01, 2018
Friday Jun 01, 2018
Author, activist, and super wonderful fantastic person Katie Rain Hill sits down with the Gender Rebels for the second part of our 100th episode. We'll talk about growing up transgender in a religious, military family, transitioning at a young age, coming out, why listening to oposition matters, and the importance recycling bins at conferences.
Be sure to check out Katie's memoir Rethinking Normal on Amazon (we can't recommend this book enough! You should buy it and read it).
Also be wowed by the Barney's Spring Campaign 2014 that Katie modelled for.
And here's a link to the WPATH standards of care.
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!
Follow us on twitter for all our shower thoughts and other musings @TheGenderRebels
Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed.
Faith's book, American Transgirl, available now!
Thursday May 31, 2018
Thursday May 31, 2018
Actress, star of Boy Meets Girl, and all around aweseome person Michelle Hendley sits down with the Gender Rebels for the first part of our 100th episode. We'll talk dating after transition, navigating the gaming world as a trans woman, the best pizza in NYC, and potential proof that CERN has led us into an alternate dimension.
We discuss a lot in this episode, so here are all the links:
Everybody loved Boy Meets Girl
They LOVED it. Becasue it's awesome.
All The Little Things We Kill teaser trailer
Even Brad Pitt endured a lot of rejection in his career.
L&B Spumoni Gardens is Michelle's favorite sit-down pizza in NYC
2 Brothers is perfectly decent $1 pizza to keep you company while stumbling home after an awesome night out
BZ Grill Greek food place in Astoria is the best gyro (/yee-roh/ or if you must, /gear-roh/)
Michelle Hendly: The Biopic will star either Eve Lindley or Hari Nef
Did CERN cause the Mandela Effect? (Answer: possibly. Skip to 5:37.)
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!
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.
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!
Follow us on twitter for all our shower thoughts and other musings @TheGenderRebels
Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed.
Faith's book, American Transgirl, available now!
Thursday May 17, 2018
Thursday May 17, 2018
What does it mean to be intersex? How common is being intersex? How does being intersex relate to being transgender? And should intersex people be included in the rainbow flag community? In this episode we explore some the many issues faced by intersex people today.
Be sure and check out Delaney King's amazing Twitter thread that started it all. Also here is an easy, straightforward Intersex 101 article. Faith mentioned Olympic controversies, including doping among East German athletes and their current efforts to address intersex athletes. Also check out The Gender Puzzle documentary.
upport 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!
Follow us on twitter for all our shower thoughts and other musings @TheGenderRebels
Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed.
Faith's book, American Transgirl, available now!
Thursday May 10, 2018
Thursday May 10, 2018
What is clocking? This week we discuss clocking; from accidental passing fails to horrible jerk people. We'll talk ways to deal with being clocked, how to react, and how to cope with this awful hurtful thing that transgender people sometimes have to deal with.
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!
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!
Follow us on twitter for all our shower thoughts and other musings @TheGenderRebels
Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed.
Faith's book, American Transgirl, available now!
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!
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!
Follow us on twitter for all our shower thoughts and other musings @TheGenderRebels
Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed.
Faith's book, American Transgirl, available now!
Thursday Apr 26, 2018
Thursday Apr 26, 2018
Does being attracted to a transgender woman make you a chaser? In this episode we read a listener question from Stephen who asks "I met this girl online and we started dating. A couple dates in, she tells me that she's trans. I was totally okay with it, and so we continued dating. We shortly thereafter ended up in the bedroom, and at the danger of being crass, dare I say that it was probably one of the best experiences I'd had in that department. As time went on, our relationship devolved for reasons unrelated and came to an end, but it left me more sexually open and interested.So, I tried my hand at dating men, since they share some of the parts that were fun, but I didn't like it, because as it turns out, I'm not into men. While I still very much enjoy cis women as well, I think I've grown a preference towards trans women. I definitely think that I go out of my way to be respectful and a gentleman to anyone I date, regardless of where they are on the spectrum. Does this make me a chaser, and if so, do I just stop attempting to date trans folks?"
We're fans of Her Story, starring Jen Richards.
There's plenty of talk about fetish porn in this episode, but you're going to have to do your own research there.
Check out our episode about Chasers.
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!
Follow us on twitter for all our shower thoughts and other musings @TheGenderRebels
Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed.
Faith's book, American Transgirl, available now!
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."
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!
Follow us on twitter for all our shower thoughts and other musings @TheGenderRebels
Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed.
Faith's book, American Transgirl, available now!
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.
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!
Follow us on twitter for all our shower thoughts and other musings @TheGenderRebels
Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed.
Faith's book, American Transgirl, available now!
Friday Apr 06, 2018
Friday Apr 06, 2018
Coming out transgender is already difficult. Having kids can make it even harder. In this episode we discuss some of the difficulties inherent in come out as a parent and provide some how-to recommendations for helping to make the coming out process a little easier.
Check out Cassie Brighter's "Coming Out Trans to Your Children: A Step-by-Step Guide."
Here is a resource for finding a family therapist.
Be sure and check out the children's book Red: A Crayon's Story and the YA superhero novel Dreadnaught.
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!
Follow us on twitter for all our shower thoughts and other musings @TheGenderRebels
Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed.
Faith's book, American Transgirl, available now!
Thursday Mar 29, 2018
Thursday Mar 29, 2018
Coming out transgender is already difficult. Having kids can make it even harder. In this episode we discuss some of the difficulties inherent in come out as a parent. We'll also discuss some stories of parents coming out to younger and older kids and how attitudes can change over time.
Here are the stories we reference in the episode if you want to explore them further:
My Father is Now a Woman by Katheryn Leehane
When My Father Came Out as Transgender by Johua Hewitt
It Happened to Me: My Father Transitioned When I Was a Kid and It Was Nothing Like "Transparent" by Sara Bibel
Transgender Parent: Child's Journey When Mom Becomes Dad by Susan Donaldson James
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!
Follow us on twitter for all our shower thoughts and other musings @TheGenderRebels
Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed.
Faith's book, American Transgirl, available now!
Thursday Mar 22, 2018
Thursday Mar 22, 2018
Taking hormones can be a huge part of starting transition, but how does one get HRT? In this episode we answer a listener question from Mia who asks "I want to get on hormones, but am having trouble figuring out how to get access to hormones? Who can I talk to about this?"
If you are in the greater NYC area, check out Callen-Lorde Community Health Center. Planned Parenthood also provides HRT services among other important health care work. You can also search for transgender health care providers here.
Our first episode with Dr. HD of Hormones Demystfied has a lot of good info on HRT.
Check out the Center for Transgender Health which has a page on the Transgender Standards of Care.
(And a clarification regarding psychologists and prescriptions: in some states, psychologists can prescribe medications. However, it's only for medications that treat psychiatric conditions, not HRT.)
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!
Follow us on twitter for all our shower thoughts and other musings @TheGenderRebels
Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed.
Faith's book, American Transgirl, available now!
Thursday Mar 15, 2018
Thursday Mar 15, 2018
It's amazing to transition, but is everything always perfect afterward? This week we answer a listener question from Nora. She asks "Is there anything about being a cis male that you miss? Please don’t misconstrue this as 'do you regret transitioning?' That question would be rude, inconsiderate, and non of my business. And it’s not a sociological question such as 'Don’t you wish women earned as much as men?' I’m just wondering about day-to-day stuff where there’s a (generalized) difference between the way women and men do things, or the way they act.
As we discuss in the episode, check out this article on Everyday Feminism about women's secondary status in public places.
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!
Follow us on twitter for all our shower thoughts and other musings @TheGenderRebels
Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed.
Faith's book, American Transgirl, available now!
Thursday Mar 08, 2018
Thursday Mar 08, 2018
What would you hate to hear when you come out transgender? In this episode we talk about all the wrong things that cis people sometimes say be they ignorant, condescending, or just misguided.
Also be sure and check out our What Are Cis People Thinking episode. And if you're looking for resources for the cis folk in your life, direct them to PFLAG as a way to start their search.
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!
Follow us on twitter for all our shower thoughts and other musings @TheGenderRebels
Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed.
Faith's book, American Transgirl, available now!
Thursday Mar 01, 2018
Thursday Mar 01, 2018
Finding the will to get in shape can be tough, doubly so for transgender people who may be nervous about going to a gym with binary changing rooms. In this episode we answer a listener question from Bree who asks "Do you have any tips for going to the gym? Despite having been full-time for almost a year, I am terrified of going to they gym. My problem is I just don't know how to approach the gym and I am dragging my heels getting back in there because of it. Any advice?”
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!
Follow us on twitter for all our shower thoughts and other musings @TheGenderRebels
Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed.
Faith's book, American Transgirl, available now!