The Gender Rebels Podcast

The Gender Rebels Podcast

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The Gender Rebels Podcast episodes

  • An MD’s POV: Interview with Dr. Aron Janssen

     


    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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    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. 
    28 min
  • All About Wigs

    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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    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.
    37 min
  • All About Binding



    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.

    Check out our website for our latest episodes! 

    Follow us on twitter for all our shower thoughts and other musings @TheGenderRebels 

    Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed. 

    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.
    25 min
  • Is Faith Happier after Starting Transition?

    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.

    Check out our website for our latest episodes! 

    Follow us on twitter for all our shower thoughts and other musings @TheGenderRebels 

    Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed. 

    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.
    22 min
  • ID Trouble and Coming Out to Kath's Parents

     

    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. 

     Check out our website for our latest episodes! 

    Follow us on twitter for all our shower thoughts and other musings @TheGenderRebels 

    Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed. 

    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.
    26 min
  • ID Trouble and Coming Out to Kath’s Parents

     


    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. 


     Check out our website for our latest episodes! 


    Follow us on twitter for all our shower thoughts and other musings @TheGenderRebels 


    Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed. 



    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. 
    26 min
  • Waxing and Waning Dysphoria

     

    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. 

     Check out our website for our latest episodes! 

    Follow us on twitter for all our shower thoughts and other musings @TheGenderRebels 

    Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed. 

    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.
    24 min
  • Are We SJWs, Clocking and Past Tense Transies

     

     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. 

     Check out our website for our latest episodes! 

    Follow us on twitter for all our shower thoughts and other musings @TheGenderRebels 

    Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed. 

    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.
    26 min
  • Coming Out Transgender on Active Duty

    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. 

     Check out our website for our latest episodes! 

    Follow us on twitter for all our shower thoughts and other musings @TheGenderRebels 

    Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed. 

    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.
    12 min
  • Why is it Awesome to be Transgender?

    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. 

     Check out our website for our latest episodes! 

    Follow us on twitter for all our shower thoughts and other musings @TheGenderRebels 

    Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed. 

    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.
    29 min

About The Gender Rebels Podcast

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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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