Gender Journeys

Talking to people that don't understand your gender identity can be tiring and invalidating, but not everyone who is uninformed is malicious. In this episode, El and Josie chat about some ways to approach teaching people about gender expansive identities.

Some cool resources to help you teach others:

https://www.genderspectrum.org/

https://www.tolerance.org/topics/gender-sexual-identity

https://nonbinary.wiki/wiki/Practical_resources

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Pronouns are an important part of any gender journey -- and as we learn more about them, it's important to revisit and talk more about them! This week, El and Josie briefly revisit their own pronoun journeys and discuss neopronouns and more!

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Happy almost New Year's! This week, El and Josie talk about some of the awesome gay and genderqueer books that El's read over the course of the year (and they've read a LOT of books!)

Check the bottom of the description for a list of the books discussed!

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El's 2020 Gay Books:

Realm of the Elderlings (14-book series) by Robin Hobb

Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love by Jonathan Van Ness

Naturally Tan by Tan France

Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope by Karamo Brown

Queer Eye: Love Yourself. Love Your Life. by Antoni Porowski

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo

Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden

Our Own Private Universe by Robin Talley

Loki: Where Mischief Lies by Mackenzie Lee

What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli

Zami, a New Spelling of My Name by Audrey Lorde

Autoboyography by Christina Lauren

I Wish You All The Best by Mason Deaver

Kissing Kate by Lauren Myracle

The Symptoms of Being Human by Josh Garvin

The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin

How Long Til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin

The Brilliant Death by A.R. Capetta

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Soloman

On A Sunbeam by Tillie Walden

Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

Kindred by Octavia Butler

Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

Bloom by Kevin Panetta

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callendar

Nonbinary: Memoirs of Gender and Identity edited by Micah Rajunov and Scott Duane

Dreadnought by April Daniels

The Black Tides of Heaven by J.Y. Yang

Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

A Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

Going home for the holidays (or even just seeing family via Zoom) can be a particularly trying experience for genderqueer folx. This week, El and Josie discuss some tips and tricks for helping you get through any potentially trying family gatherings this holiday season!

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Table-top Role Playing Games like Dungeons & Dragons can be surprisingly effective tools for exploring your gender. In this episode, El and Josie chat about the merits of using these games this way as well as some approaches you and your friends can use!

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This week, El and Josie discuss a phase that many gender expansive people go through early in their gender journeys. Seeking validation for your gender identity is normal and can be beautiful, but there are some things to bear in mind if you or someone you know if currently going through it!

Check out Season 8 of MTV's Are You The One.

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Systemic oppression of gender expansive people is an unfortunate reality of the world we live in, and no matter who you are, you've internalized some aspects of it. In this episode, El and Josie discuss internalized transphobia -- as well as some other internalized ideals -- as well as how to spot it and what you can do about it.

Music for Gender Journeys composed by Sonia Bourdaghs

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This week, El and Josie focus on ways to be thankful in the day to day life (even if the holiday inspiring that thankfulness requires a little bit of mindfulness!)

Check out why American Thanksgiving is a fraught subject: The Myths of the Thanksgiving Story and the Lasting Damage They Imbue

Donate to some cool Indigenous organizations:

Native American Rights Fund

National Indian Child Welfare Association

Navajo Water Project

National Indigenous Women's Resource Center

Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance

First Nations Development Institute

Feeding Nunavut (For our Canadian listeners!)

North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (For our Australian listeners!)

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Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Need some advice? Reach out to us at [email protected]!

Gender expansive folx often pursue therapy -- whether that's for assistance in their gender journey, or for other mental health reasons. Either way, though, they deserve to be understood and respected by their practitioners. In this week's episode, El and Josie discuss the ups and downs of therapy as gender expansive folx.

Some helpful links:

Howard Brown Healthcare in Chicago

OKEQ in Tulsa

How to find your local LGBTQ Center

Music for Gender Journeys composed by Sonia Bourdaghs

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Twitter: @Gender_Journeys

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Website: JosieWrites.com/GenderJourneys

Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Need some advice? Reach out to us at [email protected]!

Gender Expansive people often have to deal with being misgendered, and the experience can be emotionally trying. In this episode, El and Josie discuss how YOU can support someone when they get misgendered in various settings!

Music for Gender Journeys composed by Sonia Bourdaghs

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Twitter: @Gender_Journeys

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