How might it look like navigating health care as a trans person? In this episode of TransChat, Lisa and Luna do a brief dive into the intersection of chronic illness, disability, and gender identity in accessing and receiving healthcare (in this episode we focus primarily on the USA).

Show Notes:

ACEs : https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html

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A brief announcement that on Sunday, January 30th @ 6pm Central (CT) Jen, Luna, and maybe more of the GFS team will be doing a watch party on Twitch. We will be watching Boy Meets Girl.

Boy Meets Girl

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3007302/

In today's episode of TransChat Jen and Luna talk about safety, trans experiences, and some LGBT+ slang. Some of the slang discussed is pejorative or saucy in nature. Terms identified as strong pejoratives or slurs were not selected from our source material. If we have mistakenly included a term that should be removed, please email us to rectify that mistake.

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Show Notes:

A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns - Archie Bongiovanni & Tristen Jimerson

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Quick-Easy-Guide-to-They-Them-Pronouns/Archie-Bongiovanni/Quick-Easy-Guides/9781620104996

A Quick & Easy Guide to Consent - Mady G. & Jules Zuckerberg

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Quick-Easy-Guide-to-Queer-Trans-Identities/Mady-G/Quick-Easy-Guides/9781620105863

A Quick & Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities - Isabella Rotman & Luke Howard

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Quick-Easy-Guide-to-Consent/Luke-Howard/Quick-Easy-Guides/9781620107942

A Quick & Easy Guide to Sex & Disability - A. Andrews

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Quick-Easy-Guide-to-Sex-Disability/A-Andrews/Quick-Easy-Guides/9781620106945

Untamed - Glennon Doyle

https://untamedbook.com/

In this episode of TransChat Jen and Luna go on a friend date. Along the way we discuss: some challenges of dating while lgbt+, dating experiences, and advice. Other subjects in the episode include: types of love, boundaries, getting pepper sprayed, preferences vs. phobic behavior, tiktok and more. This episode is the first in an anticipated series on dating, sex, and safety.

Potential TWs include: Dating discussion, a brief mention of someone not recognizing boundaries.

Jen's TikTok:

https://www.tiktok.com/@stingrayjen

Boundary links:

https://mashable.com/article/setting-boundaries-dating-relationship

https://www.autostraddle.com/boundaries-a-thing-you-need-134829/

One Saturday Morning Reference:

https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Great_Minds_Think_4_Themselves

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This brief addition has been added to the LDS, Queer, and Trans episode. It briefly explains that Luna is no longer positively  associated with the LDS church.

On Transgender Day of Remembrance we reflect on transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming people lost to violence this year.

Show Notes:

https://www.hrc.org/events/transgender-day-of-remembrance

https://www.hrc.org/resources/fatal-violence-against-the-transgender-and-gender-non-conforming-community-in-2021

Jen (she/her) and Luna (she/her) discuss shows we dig, more Star Trek, minority representation, lgbt+ musicians and music videos, touch on being a trans parent and/or parent of trans kiddos, and briefly talk about visibility.

Show Notes:

DID Links:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4959824/

https://emilyandothers.wordpress.com/glossary-of-did-terminology/

Podcast mentions:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrilling_Adventure_Hour

https://www.welcometonightvale.com/

Music Videos mentioned:

The Village

https://wrabelmusic.com/

We Belong

https://namolibrennet.com/home

Since I was Young Music Video

In this episode of TransChat, Lisa (Zie/Hir) and Luna (She/Her) chat a bit about the intersection of LGBT+ experiences and being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Luna describes some of her experiences growing up LDS, how she came to embrace herself later in life, and answers several questions posed by Lisa. *Edited to include Luna is no longer positively associated with the LDS church*

https://ko-fi.com/genderfreedomsociety

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Join us for part 1 of a multi part discussion about Star Trek. Jen (She/her) and Luna (she/her) discuss ways Trek has contributed to positive on screen portrayal of marginalized communities and one time they really missed the mark.

TW: Queer is used

Spoiler Alert:

Spoilers may be present for the following: Star Trek (franchise), Virus, Event Horizon, and the '98 Lost in Space Movie.

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Hey folks, here are some outtakes from previous episodes. Clips including Lisa (Zie/Hir), Luna (she/her), and Kaden (they/he) are featured in this bonus episode. Our audio tech is in the middle of a cross state move but our weekly schedule should resume again mid August.