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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 Jun 01, 2017
Thursday Jun 01, 2017
Here's our shopping guide for transgirls and crossdressers. Going out shopping in public can be stressful for transgender women, crossdressers, non-binary folks and even lots of cis girls. How do you figure out your size? What fitting rooms are okay to use? What are the salespeople and customers going to think? Kath and Faith discuss these questions and give some tips and tricks for shopping for clothes, makeup, underthings, shoes and all the other fabulous stuff we love to shop for.
Reddit's Makeup Addiction subreddit is a great resource.
Gender Rebels episode on wigs.
Discussion of Victoria Secret's policy on male appearing individuals .
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Thursday May 25, 2017
Thursday May 25, 2017
The world's first transgender sitcom is here! In this episode Faith and Kath interview Amy Fox who is showrunner, co-writer and co-star of The Switch. The Switch really is the first transgender sitcom in the history of television. Not only that, but it features transgender actors in transgender roles. Who knew such a thing was possible? We speak with Amy about transgender representation, comedy, roleplaying games, and more.
The Switch is produced by Trembling Void Studios and will be on air in Canada. But, you can go to Revry and watch it right NOW.
For more info, check out out The Switch on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. You can also check out their website We Love the Switch.
If you love that, you can check out Switch star Nyla the Destroyer or Amy's feature length film Floating Away.
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Friday May 19, 2017
Friday May 19, 2017
Does MtF transgender voice surgery work? In this episode Gender Rebels Kath and Faith interview special guest Sara who recently travelled to Korea to get vocal chord surgery. We'll discuss the details of this surgical procedure; what it is, what it costs, does it hurt, how's recovery and most importantly, how are the results?
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Friday May 12, 2017
Friday May 12, 2017
Can a person really be transgender AND a Republican? Sure, the GOP doesn't seem like a friend to the LGBTQ community, what with their bathroom bills, fight against gay marriage and now laws trying to stop LGBTQ people from adopting children. But, what about people who feel gender dysphora and also love the Second Amendment, a flat tax, and states' rights? Are they traitors to the cause or a real part of the LGBTQ community? In this episode Kath and Faith discuss the intersection of politics and identity.
Also check out Beyond Gender podcast who provide great LGBTQ news updates.
What Pat Robertson has to say about trans folk.
Stephen Colbert's take on Trump and bathroom bills.
Kristin Beck's book Warrior Princess and an article about how she applied to work for the Trump Administration.
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Thursday May 04, 2017
Thursday May 04, 2017
Aron Janssen is a doctor but he doesn't play one on TV. In this episode, the Gender Rebels interview Dr. Aron Janssen MD, director of the Gender and Sexuality Service at NY Langone's Child Study Center. There he works with gender varient and gender non-conforming children and adolescents. We discuss trans-related health issues, self-medicating, and how trans people (especially trans youth) can navigate the complex world of health care.
Dr. Aron Janssen's bio and his webinar on how to talk to your kids about gender and sexuality.
For those looking for resources; Callen Lorde Community Health Center's Health Outreach to Teens, Ali Forney Center for homeless LGBT youth, and The Door which provides services for youth.
WPATH Standards of Care and Endocrine Society Guidelines
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Thursday Apr 27, 2017
Thursday Apr 27, 2017
Wigs can be fun, they can be a pain and they can be an important tool. In this episode Kath and Faith answer a question from listener Christine who asked about options for the follically challenged. So listen now and learn everything about wigs; types, costs, wig materials, shapes, where to get them and why Faith hates them!
The movie Colossal, in which star Anne Hathaway may or may not sport a wig
Indie film Little Sister where the main star Collen Lunsford definitely wears a wig. Good movie - worth checking out.
NYC wig shop Wigs & Plus - Faith's favorite spot for store-bought hair.
A gallery of unfortunately-attired people who ordered clothes from China.
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Thursday Apr 20, 2017
Thursday Apr 20, 2017
So what's up with binding? In this episode our special guest, Caleb from the Beyond Gender podcast, tells us everything about binding for FtM transgender men. What is binding? How do you get started? What's safe and what should you look out for? Where can you get a binder? Caleb helps us out with these and lots of other questions as we explore everyting about binding.
Beyond Gender Podcast
Transistional Male - Binder vendor with a big brother binder sharing program.
Autostraddle binder sharing site.
DC King's drag king how-to guide.
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Thursday Apr 13, 2017
Thursday Apr 13, 2017
Does transition make transgender people happier? What's it like to spend your whole life dreaming of something, planning for it, wishing for it, only to have it actually happen? In this episode, cis woman Kath asks transgender woman Faith if she's happier after starting to transition? Is life all good now? Do you still feel dysphoria? Plus we go over common transgender "bingos," those annoying responses and questions transgender people hear far too often.
Faith's novel "The Homebody's Guide to Falling in Like."
Gender Rebels episode on Shapewear
Blake Lively's famous bandage dress.
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Friday Apr 07, 2017
Friday Apr 07, 2017
ID cards and coming out can be super stressful for trans people. In this episode Kath and Faith discuss how people who are only part time, or who are in the process of tranitioning, deal with drivers' licenses, passports and other identification that doesn't match their gender presentation. In the second part of this episode, Faith shares her worries, fears and hopes for the tricky and troubling issue of one day coming out to Kath's parents and extended family.
The TSA's guide for Transgender Passengers.
The Intrepid, Sea, Air & Space Museum.
Faith's own recollections of this feeling and how she dealt with it.
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Thursday Mar 30, 2017
Thursday Mar 30, 2017
Is it normal for gender dysphoria to dim and grow from time to time? In this episode we answer a question from listener Jaylah who asks if it's normal to have strong gender dysphoria for a time when other times you don't feel dysphoric at all. Do other transgender people feel okay in their birth gender sometimes and super unhappy other times?
Faith's own recollections of this feeling and how she dealt with it.
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Thursday Mar 23, 2017
Thursday Mar 23, 2017
What does it mean to be a social justice warrior? Gender Rebels Kath and Faith (in this episode from the archives) discuss what it means to be a social justice warrior and why some people are bothered by this. In the second part of this episode we discuss what it means when a transgender person is "clocked" and how that feels. Lastly, we talk about what pronouns to use to describe a transgender person in the past tense, back before they transitioned.
Anita Sarkeesian's Wikipedia page and the page on Gamergate.
Folding Ideas Youtube video about Gamergate.
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Thursday Mar 16, 2017
Thursday Mar 16, 2017
What's it like coming out transgender while on active duty in the military? The US Military tends to be a conservative place where traditional gender roles are the norm, where comformity is required and where the rights LGBT service members have been a decades-long political hotspot. In this episode, the Gender Rebels talk with Elizabeth about her time in the US Navy, about coming out transgender while serving in the armed forced and about her experiences, service and transition.
National Center for Transgender Equality's resources for military & veterans.
Gender therapist Lisa Barrow in NC.
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Friday Mar 10, 2017
Friday Mar 10, 2017
Beatboxing skills are just the beginning. In this episode of Gender Rebels we answer another question from our favorite listener @JenDurbent (FYI if you'd like to be our favorite just send us lots of questions like Jen did). She asks "Why is it awesome to be trans?" Yep, it's easy to get sad about this world, so on this episide we explore all the things that make being transgender a blast.
Here's the book we mentioned- "How to Pass as Human."
And check out the Lorde song "Bravado," for when you come out to HR.
Faith's essay on privilage.
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Thursday Mar 02, 2017
Thursday Mar 02, 2017
Yes, "trans" is a verb. In this episode, cis girl Kath asks transgender girl Faith to answer listener @JenDurbent who asks "Do you have any advice for transgender people living in Red States?" How can transgender people cope and thrive in America's Red States? These are the places where transgender people face a great deal of discrimination, harrassement, and threats of violence.
Still think your Red State legislators aren't interested in you? Check our our friends Micah and Genevive at The Bomb Shelter. In this episode they sit down with Alabama State Representative Patricia Todd to learn more about Alabama government, how she was elected as the first openly gay woman, and the upcoming bill that could target trans people in Alabama.
GLAAD's Transgender Resources Page
Advocate article Why Red State Queers are the New Frontier.
The American Prospect article Trans in the Red States.
Reddit's /r/TransSupport, /r/MtF, and /r/AskReddit.
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Friday Feb 24, 2017
Friday Feb 24, 2017
"Grow a pair." "Man up." "Way to go, LADIES." In this episode cis girl Kath asks transgender girl Faith discuss how sexist langague seems to permeate our culture. We also discuss the normal process of questioning, self-doubt and confusion that many transpeople go through as they decide to transition or not.
And if you want to order your own custom "I hope your day sucks. I hope your day treats you like someone who's willing to put their mouth on your genitals to make you feel good. And I hope you are tough enough to take the kind of pounding vaginas can take" then check out this etsy page. They'll make one for you.
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Friday Feb 17, 2017
Friday Feb 17, 2017
Luscious curves for everyone! In this episode cis girl Kath asks transgender girl Faith about how some transgender women and crossdressers manage to look to so feminine? We discuss breast forms, corsets, hip pads, butt pads and more.
Check out Faith's how-to blog post about shapewear.
Faith's Rey costume from Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Hip and butt pad tutorial from YouTube user petrilude.
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Faith's blog post about the Women's March.
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Thursday Feb 09, 2017
Thursday Feb 09, 2017
Cismen in dresses are a problem. The Gender Rebels Kath and Faith discuss the the number of transgender characters in TV and movies that are played by cis actors. Why is it that casting directors so rarely cast actual transgender actors in these roles?
Link to Her Story with Jen Richards
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Faith's blog post about the Women's March.
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Thursday Feb 02, 2017
Thursday Feb 02, 2017
Newsflash: trans people spend money. Your Gender Rebels Kath and Faith discuss some recent television commercials that show transgender women. Are such advertisements respectful to transgender people and their experience or are they simply turning transgender people into a commodity that can be exploited for PR and profits.
Here are the two ads:
Secret Deoderant Transgender Ad
Danish Electronics Store Transgender Ad
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Thursday Jan 26, 2017
Thursday Jan 26, 2017
Uteruses and vaginas and pussy hats, oh my! Gender Rebels hosts Faith and Kath went down to DC to take part in the Women's March on Washington. We had a wonderful time being there with so many people who also wanted to be sure their voices were heard. But after seeing so many signs with pictures of vaginas or uteruses, or about reproduction, cis host Kath started to wonder if those signs would make a transgender woman feel left out. So in this episode of everyone's favorite podcast she asks trans girl Faith if vaginas on protest posters make transgirls feel left out.
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Thursday Jan 19, 2017
Thursday Jan 19, 2017
Look, see? There she is! In this episode the Gender Rebels explore the issue of the "cis gaze," how cis people see transgender people, their natural reactions and how that should or shouldn't effect the way cis people interact with transgender people in their lives.
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Thursday Jan 19, 2017
Thursday Jan 19, 2017
Forward, MARCH. Your Gender Rebels, Faith and Kath are going to be in DC for the Women's March on January 21, 2017. It's an important moment for our nation and for the world, so we thought we'd put together a special bonus episode this week wherein we discuss the march, safety tips and other good info for those who will be able to march with us. Though we will be proudly displaying transgender flags at the march, this isn't really a transgender or non-binary themed episode, so consider it a B-side, a deleted scene, or a free bonus!
Check out more information at https://www.womensmarch.com/
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Thursday Jan 12, 2017
Thursday Jan 12, 2017
Fonzie can teach us a lot about respect for others. Sometimes after transgender people come out, they often encounter cis people who knew them as their previous gender. And sometimes in conversation those cis people seem to go out of their way to ignore the elephant in the room. In this episode of Gender Rebels, transgender girl Faith asks cis girl Kath just what it is going on in cis peoples' heads when they try to play it as cool as Fonzie?
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Thursday Jan 05, 2017
Thursday Jan 05, 2017
We at TGR don't love the term "deadname", but it IS annoying to hear "What's your real name?" Many transgender people choose to adopt a name that better confirms their preferred gender. And often transgender people will refer to the birth-name as their "deadname." In this episode, Gender Rebels Faith and Kath explore why dealing with their deadname is such an annoying thing for transgener people.
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Thursday Dec 29, 2016
Thursday Dec 29, 2016
When is it not so great to get a compliment? In this episode the Gender Rebels tackle the question of what it means when strangers compliment a transgender person. Does getting a compliment always mean that a transgender person has been clocked? How should transgender people take a compliment?
Thanks to /r/asktransgender and /u/ucaffejsheckereit for this topic idea.
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Thursday Dec 22, 2016
Thursday Dec 22, 2016
Holidays are a time that brings the whole family together. And as anyone who's ever had a family can tell you, that's not always a good thing. It's especially difficult for LGBTQ people who might find themselves having to pass the mashed potatoes to the transphobic or homophobic person sitting next to them at dinner.
This holiday season we answer a question from Embedded Emily on twitter (@embeddedemily). She asks "I'm a grown up transgender person who lives on my own and my parents refuse to use preferred name/pronouns. They've claimed it's explicitly for religious reasons. Should I go to holiday events with them and just accept their disapproval or is their disapproval such that I should just avoid them and all the family's holiday gatherings?"
Ted Chiang's "Stories of Your Life" book on which the film Arrival is based.
Info on Leela Alcorn's tragedic death.
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Thursday Dec 15, 2016
Thursday Dec 15, 2016
Every person who transitions has a unique perspective, experience and story to tell. While many people choose to transition earlier in life, some people (especially those who grew up in more decades before transgender topics were mainstream discussions) choose to transiiton later in life. In this episode, The Gender Rebels hear from Erica who transitioned in her 50s. How is later transiiton and what unique insights, struggles and opportunities does it present?
Hannah McKnight -Website of the Minnesota T Girls organizer.
Minnesota T Girls - A great group for trasgender women in the North Star State.
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Thursday Dec 08, 2016
Thursday Dec 08, 2016
GRS, SRS, Sex Change Operation, Bottom Surgery...it goes by many names but no matter what you call it, it's something that most people (especially cis people) know almost nothing about. Your Gender Rebels, Kath and Faith, discuss the information and the misinformation about this infamous, little understood, and fairly difficult to get medical procedure.
The U.S. Trans Survey (USTS) is the largest survey ever devoted to the lives and experiences of trans people, with almost 28,000 respondents. Today, Dec 8, 2016,the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) launched the survey report!
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Thursday Dec 01, 2016
Thursday Dec 01, 2016
Does there exist a heirarchy in the transgender community with those further in their transition sitting at the top above all the part-time or non-HRT, non-op plebes below? Also what do transgender women think of drag performers? Are they on the same team or something else entirely? The Gender Rebels drive right into these questions to bring you our wisdom about the world.
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Friday Nov 25, 2016
Friday Nov 25, 2016
We're joined by the hosts of TransPanTastic, Jess and George. They tell us all about pansexuality and being a transdad. Plus!! You get a bonus "how we met" story that will drive you insane with cuteness. If you're not already a listener, I urge you to check out their awesome podcast!
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Thursday Nov 17, 2016
Thursday Nov 17, 2016
Restroom use has become a serious civil rights issue for transgender people in the United States. In this episode transgender woman Faith queries cis woman Kath about ladies' room ettiquite. Are there secret social cues or other things that transgender women should be aware of that will help them pass, blend in or be more comfortable in public bathrooms? If you have questions, post them in the comments!
We discussed a video some bro made about transgender bathroom use, and rather than post to the original, here's a link to wonderful transgender girl Maya's commentary and thoughts on it.
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