What if trans identity can actually teach all of us what we really need right now: radical self-knowledge?

In this episode, I sit down with Chazzie Grosshandler, 19-year-old college sophomore, co-founder of The GenderCool Project, public speaker, and lifelong advocate. She came out to her family as transgender at nine years old, and was featured on the Today Show at eleven.

I first learned about GenderCool at an Out & Equal Summit, and what they shared gave me a deep respect and better understanding of the trans community, especially the courage of trans youth.

We talk about:

• What it felt like to come out to her family and then again on national television
• Why being trans is the least interesting thing about her
• The pattern of people who start out open-hearted and then harden into outrage
• GenderCool, its origins, and why representation at the highest levels matters
• Faith, intersectionality, and how stepping into yourself brings you closer to something bigger
• Chazzie’s advice for transgender youth and their parents

Chazzie’s story is an invitation to embrace who we truly are and see ourselves as more than our labels.

Find Chazzie and GenderCool:

https://gendercool.org/

https://www.instagram.com/chazziegendercool/

https://www.instagram.com/gendercool/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chazziegrosshandler/

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CREDITS:

Theme song: "You Are The One" by ⁠Nick Deutsch⁠

Produced + edited: ⁠Rikki Gunton⁠