The Gender Rebels Podcast

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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