We were invited to record live at Trans Day of Visibility in Duluth on March 31, 2023.  It was a wonderful event and we were so thrilled to be there!

Cam kicks things off with the Keath Silva's poem "A Message for Trans Kids".  We share stories of Trans history in Minnesota from the 1800s to today.  Ana talks about what trans visibility is and why it's important.

Resources from This Episode:

• Five Must Read Poems for Trans Day of Visibility

Other Resources:

• https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
• https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/guide/a-guide-to-being-an-ally-to-transgender-and-nonbinary-youth/
• https://www.glaad.org/resourcelist

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As states across the U.S. are introducing anti-trans legislation, this week we discuss the positive Trans Refuge bills in Minnesota and elsewhere.  Cam kicks off the episode with the Wikihow "How to Dress Gender Neutral" and Ana answers questions submitted by our listeners!

Resources from this Episode:

• Trans Legislation Tracker
• Erin in the Morning

Other Resources:

• https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
• https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/guide/a-guide-to-being-an-ally-to-transgender-and-nonbinary-youth/
• https://www.glaad.org/resourcelist

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It's all about trans books this week!  We interviewed Alina Boyden, author of Stealing Thunder and Gifting Fire.  Alina tells us about her writing process as well as her passion for fencing, archery, and flying airplanes.  Plus, we talk about our recommended reading for Trans Right Readathon!

Resources from this Episode:
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• Stealing Thunder by Alina Boyden 
• Gifting Fire by Alina Boyden
• How to They/Them by Stuart Getty
• Always the Almost by Edward Underhill
• Bound in Flesh: An Anthology of Trans Body Horror
• Before We Were Trans by Kit Heyam
• A Girlhood: Letter to my transgender daughter by Carolyn Hays
• Fierce Fems and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl’s Confabulous Memoir by Kai Cheng Thom
• The Black Tides of Heaven by Neon Yang

Other Resources:

• https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
• https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/guide/a-guide-to-being-an-ally-to-transgender-and-nonbinary-youth/
• https://www.glaad.org/resourcelist

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Content Warning: This episode contains explicit reference to sex and kink and is not suitable to listeners under the age of 18.

Also, we had some audio gremlins making trouble throughout the episode, we apologize for the sound quality!

Ana starts us off with a book report on Dreadnought and Stealing Thunder, two great fantasy novels featuring trans protagonists.  Then, we welcome Dr. Nomi Ostrander, therapist and professor specializing in sex, relationships, and kink, who answers listeners submitted questions about trans and nonbinary sexuality.

Thank you for Eli Oberman (www.elijahoberman.com) for producing our theme music and to our editor Frey Cheqama (www.youtube.com/@FreyCheqama)!

Please send your questions and gender euphoria to [email protected], message us on social media, or hit the Chat with Us button on our website.

If you or a trans loved one are contemplating suicide, please call the Trans Lifeline at (877) 565-8860.

Resources from this Episode:

• Dreadnought by April Daniels
• Stealing Thunder by Alina Boyden
• Trans and Nonbinary Sexual Health from Planned Parent
• Kate Sloan (Cam's favorite sex educator)

Other Resources:

• https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
• https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/guide/a-guide-to-being-an-ally-to-transgender-and-nonbinary-youth/
• https://www.glaad.org/resourcelist

Want to support the podcast?

• For as little as $3 per month, you can help us continue producing this podcast and reaching a broader audience.  https://www.patreon.com/transgendapod
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This week we're discussing Artificial Intelligence and the positive and negative impacts it is having on trans individuals and the world.  Cam kicks things off with a poem "Batter My Heart, Transgender’d God" by Meg Day.  Ana discusses why it's important to us that humor is part of our podcast.

Thank you for Eli Oberman (www.elijahoberman.com) for producing our new theme music and to our editor Frey Cheqama (www.youtube.com/@FreyCheqama)!

Please send your questions and gender euphoria to [email protected], message us on social media, or hit the Chat with Us button on our website.

If you or a trans loved one are contemplating suicide, please call the Trans Lifeline at (877) 565-8860.

Other Resources:

• https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
• https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/guide/a-guide-to-being-an-ally-to-transgender-and-nonbinary-youth/
• https://www.glaad.org/resourcelist

Want to support the podcast?

• For as little as $3 per month, you can help us continue producing this podcast and reaching a broader audience.  https://www.patreon.com/transgendapod
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Welcome to the Transgenda Season 2!  Cam kicks things off discussing Sir Ewan Forbes, 11th Baronet.  Ana gives us a recap of the podcast, Cam shares some of his favorite moments from the past year.  Then we answer some of the most frequently asked questions we receive.

Thank you for Eli Oberman (www.elijahoberman.com) for producing our new theme music and to our editor Frey Cheqama (www.youtube.com/@FreyCheqama)!

Please send your questions and gender euphoria to [email protected], message us on social media, or hit the Chat with Us button on our website.

If you or a trans loved one are contemplating suicide, please call the Trans Lifeline at (877) 565-8860.

Other Resources:

• https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
• https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/guide/a-guide-to-being-an-ally-to-transgender-and-nonbinary-youth/
• https://www.glaad.org/resourcelist

Want to support the podcast?

• For as little as $3 per month, you can help us continue producing this podcast and reaching a broader audience.  https://www.patreon.com/transgendapod
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Our main topic this week is Abortion Care and the importance of reproductive health access for all people and its intersection with gender affirming care.  Ana kicks off the episode with the Wikihow "How to Discreetly Find Out if Someone You Know is Gay" and Cam shares his 2022 Transphobic Celebrity Roundup!

Be sure to mark your calendar for our A Very Transgenda Holiday Live Stream on December 25th, 12pm - 6pm CST.  We're celebrating our favorite holiday tradition... playing video games, making each other laugh, and forgetting it's the holidays!

Please send your questions and gender euphoria to [email protected], message us on social media, or hit the Chat with Us button on our website.

If you or a trans loved one are contemplating suicide, please call the Trans Lifeline at (877) 565-8860.

Resources on Episode Topics:

• Planned Parenthood Abortion History
• National Library of Medicine "Abortion in Early America"
• Ken Hub "Clitoris: Location, structure, and diagram"

Other Resources:

• https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
• https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/guide/a-guide-to-being-an-ally-to-transgender-and-nonbinary-youth/
• https://www.glaad.org/resourcelist

Want to support the podcast?

• For as little as $3 per month, you can help us continue producing this podcast and reaching a broader audience.  https://www.patreon.com/transgendapod
• Check out our merch and more at www.transgendapod.com.  You can also support us on Patreon!
• Start a podcast free on Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!
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This week we're going to the opera!  We had the pleasure of talking to Alexis Enyart (conductor), Lucas Bouk (singer), and Mark Hakes (consultant/understudy) of the Lyric Opera of the North's production of "As One".  They talk about accessibility of opera, transitioning in your professional career, and telling trans stories.  Cam kicks of the episode talking about Jennie June and the Cercle Hermaphroditos.

Please send your questions and gender euphoria to [email protected], message us on social media, or hit the Chat with Us button on our website.

If you or a trans loved one are contemplating suicide, please call the Trans Lifeline at (877) 565-8860.

Other Resources:

• https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
• https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/guide/a-guide-to-being-an-ally-to-transgender-and-nonbinary-youth/
• https://www.glaad.org/resourcelist

Want to support the podcast?

• For as little as $3 per month, you can help us continue producing this podcast and reaching a broader audience.  https://www.patreon.com/transgendapod
• Check out our merch and more at www.transgendapod.com.  You can also support us on Patreon!
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Cam kicks off the episode sharing a WikiHow about how to behave around queer people.  Ana talks about Halloween and costumes from trans perspective, and then shares the reality of trans healthcare for children.

Check out our merch and more at www.transgendapod.com.  You can also support us on Patreon!  For as little as $3 per month, you can help us continue producing this podcast and reaching a broader audience.  https://www.patreon.com/transgendapod

Please send your questions and gender euphoria to [email protected], message us on social media, or hit the Chat with Us button on our website.

If you or a trans loved one are contemplating suicide, please call the Trans Lifeline at (877) 565-8860.

Other Resources:

• https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
• https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/guide/a-guide-to-being-an-ally-to-transgender-and-nonbinary-youth/
• https://www.glaad.org/resourcelist

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It's poetry time again... Cam starts by sharing Joshua Jennifer Espinoza's poem "The Moon is Trans".  You can read it and more of her work here: https://pen.org/five-poems-by-joshua-jennifer-espinoza/   Ana discusses two important listener questions; how to come out to your doctor and how to respond to your friends' overly personal questions.

Be sure to fill out the 2022 U.S. Trans Survey by November 21st!  https://www.ustranssurvey.org/

Check out our merch and more at www.transgendapod.com.  You can also support us on Patreon!  For as little as $3 per month, you can help us continue producing this podcast and reaching a broader audience.  https://www.patreon.com/transgendapod

Please send your questions and gender euphoria to [email protected], message us on social media, or hit the Chat with Us button on our website.

If you or a trans loved one are contemplating suicide, please call the Trans Lifeline at (877) 565-8860.

Other Resources:

• https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
• https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/guide/a-guide-to-being-an-ally-to-transgender-and-nonbinary-youth/
• https://www.glaad.org/resourcelist

Intro and Outro Music:  Cats Walking by Yomoti

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