Trans Wise Trans Strong

Trans Wise Trans Strong

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Trans Wise Trans Strong episodes

  • There's a Woman on the Stage
    In this episode I will look at the origins of the Pantomime Dames and how the role has evolved, and has become a staple of Christmas theatre entertainment.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    17 min
  • Trans Lives Matter
    In this episode I will consider the implication of the Supreme Court ruling in the case of, "For Women Scotland Ltd (Appellant) v The Scottish Ministers (Respondent)", which ruled on the meaning of biological sex, and illustrate with examples, that the notion of humans being a strictly binary species, either male or female, is not an absolute.

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    29 min
  • Take Pride in Your Flag - Revised

    In this episode I will look at the origin and evolution of the original Rainbow Pride flag and describe a Pride flag for each letter of LGBTQIA, and few of the many other Pride flags which I feel might be worth highlighting.


    The section about the Stonewall Uprising has been revised.

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    39 min
  • A Journey of Transition: Carolyne's Story - Part Three

    In the final part of my story we begin with my decision to come out as a trans woman, and to begin my actual journey of transition.


    Please be aware, this episode contains a graphic description of a medical procedure, and the post-operative care, and is written from a personal perspective, and the information herein contained, should not be treated as medical advice, and with that proviso I hope you find this episode informative.

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    29 min
  • Celebrating Gender Diversity in Song - Part One
    In this episode I will celebrate gender diversity in songs of the twentieth century, and discuss the following songs; He’d Rather Be A Girl (1954) by Ruth Wallis, I’m A Boy (1966) by The Who, Lady Godiva’s Operation (1968) by The Velvet Underground, Candy Says (1969) by The Velvet Underground, Queen Bitch (1971) by David Bowie, Lady Stardust (1972) by David Bowie, Walk on the Wilde Side (1972) By Lou Reed, Sweet Transvestite (1973) song by Richard O'Brien, sung by Tim Curry, Rebel Rebel (1974) by David Bowie, I Want To Break Free (1984) by Queen, Androgynous (1984) by The Replacements, As Girls Go (1992) by Suzanne Vega, Mr. Lady (1997) by The Lunachicks, King for a Day (1997) by Green Day, Born A Girl (1998) by Manic Street Preachers, Josephine (1998) by Terrorvision and Reflection (1999) by Christina Aguilera.

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    32 min
  • Celebrating Gender Diversity in Song - Part Two
    In this episode I will celebrate gender diversity in songs of the twenty-first century, and discuss the following songs; Androgyny (2001) by Garbage, Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!) (2002) by Garbage, Boy in a Dress (2002) by Namoli Brennet, For Today I Am A Boy (2005) by Antony and the Johnsons & ANOHNI, Born This Way (2011) by Lady Gaga, Cameron (2013) by Jillette Johnson, Annabel (2013) by Goldfrapp, Salt (2013) by Bad Suns, True Trans Soul Rebel (2014) by Against Me!, The Village (2017) by Wrabel, Nvr Pass (2018) by She/Her/Hers, Bird, You Can Fly (2019) by Eyemèr, The Tyranny of Either/Or (2021) By Evan Greer, Reborn (2021) by Eyemèr, featuring Ryan Cassata, We March (Stronger Together) (2022) by Ryan Cassata, The Villag - mtf version ( 2024) by WRABEL, Young Lion (2024) by Sade and GERM (2025) by Kate Nash.

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    32 min
  • One Year of Trans Wise Trans Strong
    In this episode I will look back at one year of Trans Wise Trans Strong, and events that have impacted the trans, non-binary and intersex communities in 2025, and early 2026.

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    30 min
  • Portrait of... Dr Magnus Hirschfeld
    This is the first of an occasional series called Portrait of...and the first Portrait is of Dr Magnus Hirschfeld, who founded the world's first Gender Identity Clinic in the Berlin of the Weimar Republic.

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    29 min
  • TrAnZgender Identities: An A to Z
    In this episode I will describe gender identities from A to Z and for a bit of fun, you can test your knowledge by seeing how many gender identities you know.

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    32 min

About Trans Wise Trans Strong

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In February 2025 Carolyne began publishing Trans Wise Trans Strong, with new episodes every three weeks. It combats prejudice with facts and insights about the trans, non-binary, intersex and wider…