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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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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
NYC wig shop Wigs & Plus - Faith's favorite spot for store-bought hair.
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Beyond Gender Podcast
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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."
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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.
Faith's own recollections of this feeling and how she dealt with it.
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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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Faith's own recollections of this feeling and how she dealt with it.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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