Transformation Thursday

Transformation Thursday

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Transformation Thursday episodes

  • 9 - Spiritual and Political Transformation with Stephanie Townsend

    CW: Religion, politics

    In this episode we break it into two segments with the same guest, Stephanie Townsend. In the first segment Stephanie discusses her spiritual transformation from a practicing Roman Catholic to Reform Judaism. Then in the second segment Stephanie returns, well she never left, to discuss how she ran for political office in a suburb, which was thought to be very red, but through her hard work and changing demographics actually is quite purple, and starting to become a lot more blue.

    1 hr 3 min
  • 8 - Becoming a Father to a Transkid with Spencer Shiley
    Content Warning: Sexual Assault, Suicide, Cutting, Mental Health, Religion
    In this episode we sit down with my friend Spencer Shiley, and discuss his transformation and how he and his family have come to terms with having a transgender child. Spencer and his family exemplify to me love and the true meaning of what it means to be a Christian, because not only does his family have to navigate the usual societal issues of having a transkid but also those of a conservative religion that teaches gay people will be turned straight in the eternities, gay people should live a celibate life on earth to enjoy the fruits of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and that "“[The adversary aka: Satan] seeks to confuse gender."
    Yet within this context the Shiley family exudes love, and practices the true religion of unconditional love in the face of the hate taught by the highest levels of the Mormon Church. Locally the Mormon Church has been accepting of Spencer's family including his transkid, so within this context they continue to push forward in faith.
    Mormon Leader Dallin Oaks' October 2018 speech where he discusses his view on LGBTQIA+ issues.
    The Salt Lake Tribune's Robert Gehrke's Response to Oaks' remarks, dated October 10, 2018
    1 hr 10 min
  • 7 - The Transformation of the News - Megan Mack & Evan Dawson
    CW: News, President Trump, and some language...
    With the decline of print newspapers, viewership of the network news programs, and with the rise of the 24 hour news cycle, the way we consume news has dramatically in the past two decades. On today's episode we are speaking with two veteran journalists who are in the middle of the transformation. Megan Mack and Evan Dawson are the producer and host of WXXI Radio's, Connections with Evan Dawson, a daily talk show on Rochester's local NPR station, and they give their honest and at times pointed opinions on the status of news as related to our current political environment, especially that concerning our less than honest President.
    1 hr
  • 4 - Making Spaces for Queer Folk at the Gym, Lore McSpadden

    In this episode our guest Lore McSpadden (they/them/their) has been featured by Vice, Medium.com, and many other fitness related websites and publications for their approach to fitness that definitely is not a one size fits all approach as advocated by most of the fitness industry. This is a very personal and intimate interview, and we hope you get as much out it as Penny and Amy did conducting the interview with Lore.

    Links to all the things Lore mentioned in the interview, check these out!

    1. Nonnormative Body Club:  https://nonnormativebodyclub.com/ 

    2. Decolonizing Fitness:  https://decolonizingfitness.com/ 

    3. Queerflex:  https://www.queerflex.com/ 

    4. Size and Diversity: https://www.sizediversityandhealth.org

    5. Alien Athletes:  https://www.alienathletes.co/about 

    6. Melissa Toler:  https://www.melissatoler.com/ 

    46 min
  • 3 - Female to Male Transition, Khoury Humphrey

    In this episode we welcome our inspirational friend Khoury Humphrey, he discusses his experience as a transman living in Oklahoma, moving to New York State, and how his top surgery went.

    Show Notes:

    1. Why Trans Surgeries are Medically Necessary: https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/31/health/transgender-medically-necessary-procedures/index.html
      1. Satisfaction With Transgender Surgeries
      2. MTF: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4261554/      https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321258.php
      3. FTM: https://academic.oup.com/asj/article/38/1/49/4004910
        4. 43 min
      4. 2 - Penny Sterling

        Welcome to episode two of the Transformation Thursday Podcast, today we are featuring the transformation story of co-host and co-producer Penny Sterling. She discusses how she started coming out in her mid-50's, and the process of dealing with her children and all the other aspects that go into transitioning gender. While Penny's story has some overlap with Amy's her story is unique in its own way, and with Penny's ability to tell a story this is one entertaining episode.

        Show Notes:

        JK Rowling is a TERF, https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/25/jk-rowling-under-fire-following-transphobe-twitter/

        Evangelicals Bankroll TERFs,https://jezebel.com/the-unholy-alliance-of-trans-exclusionary-radical-femin-1834120309 

        47 min
      5. 1 - Amy Stephens
        Welcome to the first episode of the Transformation Thursday Podcast, today we are featuring the transformation story of co-host and co-producer Amy Stephens. She discusses how she started coming out at the age of 45, and the process of dealing with her now ex-wife, kids, work, and volunteer activities who all knew her as a male and how Amy navigated the tricky waters of a social transition as transgender woman transitioning in her 40's and who has become a comic, advocate for the LGBT/LGBTQIA+ community, and who still is an active volunteer firefighter in her community.
        Show Note:
         University of Minnesota Study finds nearly 3% of Minnesota HS students as Transgender/Gender Non-Conforming: 
        https://www.health.umn.edu/news/news-releases/umn-study-nearly-3-minnesota-students-identify-transgender-gender-nonconforming
        51 min

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