A Queer Was Here

Today's episode is the first personal story episode, and it is on name choice and meaning. I talk about what each part of my name symbolizes to me, and discuss why misnaming is so painful.

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Note: Apologies for last month's audio quality. I was trying a few new methods, and my headphones were having issues. This month is an improvement, and next month should be better still as I experiment with various recording locations and devices in my new home.

Today's episode is the second part of a guide on making workplaces more trans-inclusive. It discusses the importance of offering gender identity protection for trans employees in the EEOC, and enforcing those protections, providing spots for preferred name and pronouns on application and non-binary gender options, teaching non-gendered ways of addressing customers and co-workers, and why anonymous reporting options are valuable.

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Today's episode is the first part of a guide on making workplaces more trans-inclusive. It discusses trans healthcare, bathroom policies, dress codes, educational modules, and "do" and "don't"s for questions you might want to ask trans folks. Part Two will be released July 1, 2017.

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Today's episode is a primer on a variety of aromantic relationships, from squishes to lust-crushes to QPs, with a poem on romantic gestures as an aromantic individual.

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"Understanding Dysphoria" discusses dysphoria through a story, a poem, and a link, with the goal of making the feeling more understandable to those who do not experience it themselves.

Link: Amy Dentata's article on dysphoria

Link: WPATH Standards of Care, V7 (PDF)

Link: Buzzfeed article about dealing with dysphoria

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As a polyamorous grayromantic pansexual genderqueer gentleman with a large social circle, I've come out of more closets than most. As a public speaker and trans educator, many of those coming-out experiences have been on a stage. Whether I'm coming out to a crowd of strangers or one-on-one with a person I've known my whole life, though, every "coming out" has taught me something.

This episode I discuss number five through eight of the most important lessons I've learned from coming out.

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As a polyamorous grayromantic pansexual genderqueer gentleman with a large social circle, I've come out of more closets than most. As a public speaker and trans educator, many of those coming-out experiences have been on a stage. Whether I'm coming out to a crowd of strangers or one-on-one with a person I've known my whole life, though, every "coming out" has taught me something.

This episode I discuss four of the eight most important lessons I've learned from coming out. Part Two will be released January 15.

To find out more about me and the other things I do, go here.

"Types of Polyamory" discusses the meaning of polyamory, busts the "no jealousy" myth, and discusses eight common types of polyamory.

Find the articles mentioned in the episode below:

The Short Instructional Manifesto for Relationship Anarchy

Relationship Anarchy Takes the Judgement Out of Love

Find the books mentioned in the episode below:

The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships & Other Adventures

Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships

"Activism and Survival" discusses fear following America's recent election, twenty actions you can take to deal with that fear and be an activist, and twenty self-care tips for overwhelm and burn-out prevention.

"Gender and Bathrooms" peels back the lid on the fear that trans individuals often face when choosing a bathroom, and explains how you can help with that fear.

Here's a link to the gender-neutral bathroom finder mentioned in the podcast: REFUGE Restrooms.