Transformation Thursday

In this episode we chat with Glenn Estey who survived conversion therapy sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) and how this affected his marriage to a woman. Glenn also discusses how when his mom passed away that after years of being an inactive Mormon the Mormon missionaries showed up at his house, and he started coming to church again.

To the One Pamphlet, as mentioned in the interview, here's a link to the Wikipedia page for it. 

In this special edition of Transformation Thursday we are releasing it on Wednesday November 20, 2019 to commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance. Today we speak with Liam Hackett from DitchTheLabel.org, and we discuss bullying of kids, alternate ways to view bullies that are not intuitive, and we discuss in detail the groundbreaking research his organization does to understand online radicalization and how it leads to violence and calls for genocide of transgender people.

Link to Ditch The Label's research on transphopia 

Content Warning: Police, Racism, Body Cams

In this episode Amy and Penny tackle a difficult issue for many in our communities, the transformation of policing with the introduction of body cameras now worn by many police departments around the country. Officer Jonathan Lawton who is the Community Engagement Officer for the Irondequoit (NY) Police Department comes in to share with us his experiences and viewpoints on this issue from his perspective as a law enforcement officer. Officer Lawton has been a police officer for almost 13 years with the last eight of those being in Irondequoit, which is a suburb of Rochester, New York. As a matter of full disclosure, Amy serves on the same volunteer fire department as Officer Lawton does since 2013.

The Effectiveness of Body Cameras

Content Warning: Cancer and Depression

In this episode Amy and Penny dance their way through their interview with "Cancer Dancer" Tiffany Staropoli, who kept a positive attitude and found purpose through her stage 4 colon cancer treatment, and how after she went into remission how she lost her purpose and sunk into a deep depression she still battles today.

LInks...

Tiffany's TedX Talk

Tiffany's YouTube Channel

Tiffany's Visit to Newfoundland as covered by the CBC

Great Big Sea's Video of "When I'm Up (I Can't Get Down)"

In this episode we sit down with Veronika "V" Sucy to discuss past relationships, transgender sexuality, Always removing the female logo from their packaging, and how the TV show the "Family Guy" depicts transgender women, hint ain't it good.

Penny goes solo in this episode as Amy had family matters she had to be a part of. this week's guest on Transformation Thursday Podcast is comedian and activist Mike Gamms, who stops by to talk about his transformation from film student to comedian to queer activist. Mike talks about that path, and the things that made him a member of the Super Queer Super Punks in good standing.

In this episode Amy and Penny chat with Lt. Col. Bryan Bree Fram (USAF) about her experience being transgender in the United States Air Force, she details how she came out in 2016 after then President Obama authorized transgender to openly serve, and how she is now dealing with the "TRANSBAN" instituted by the Trump Administration.

Lt. Col. Fram's Bio

In this episode, Penny and Amy discuss a series of Facebook posts Amy put up just before she went full-time as her true self. The posts served to inform family and friends how to approach Amy at a critical point in her transition.

In this episode of Transformation Thursday Amy Stephens (she/her) and guest host Woody Battaglia (he/him) interview Monroe County (NY) Legislator Rachel Barnhart. We discuss her vision for Monroe County, how county government can serve the needs of their transgender citizens, how people monitor her speech and Tweets more than any other woman in our area, and how working the local campaign trail she is viewed by her constituents as a 43 year old woman.  

Follow Rachel on Twitter at: @rachbarnhart

Follow Woody on Twitter at: @woodybattaglia

In episode 11 of the Transformation Thursday Podcast Rochester, New York based comedians Ralph Tetta and Woody Battaglia take over the show, while Penny and Amy shopped on Amazon for clothes, shoes, and makeup. While the girls were shopping Ralph and Woody had a very in depth conversation about comedy, how it has changed, what can & cannot be said on stage, restrictions on comics, and a lot more. Listen in and enjoy this very frank conversation about comedy.