A thought experiment regarding representation. THIS WEEK: If you make a movie about a trans woman being assaulted by a cis man, you're saying all trans women will be assaulted. If you make a movie about a trans woman being accepted by a cis man, you're saying all trans women will be unconditionally accepted. In short: the compounding interest of mass storytelling in a world full of minorities desperate for representation presents a unique challenge for young storytellers. ALSO: Christmas day doubts, not having family to go home to, dealing with questions asked by a doubtful uncle, and a renewed sense of purpose as 2018 promises big changes for this budding trans woman.

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Sometimes having a hard life makes life easier. THIS WEEK: A couple comic recommendations, male privilege as a trans woman, bad family, identifying with anime cat girls and furry characters, the shame of stuff for girls, internalized misogyny, violence against women in media, and my plans for the new year.

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Did you think we forgot? THIS WEEK: Talking about podcast hosting, fearing friends talking behind your back, taking and giving good writing advice, how cis people talk about trans people, how fascists talk about everyone, how Thor:Ragnarok made me realize that I'm a lesbian, and all of this while shaving.

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A grand old time with grand old emotions. WARNING: This one is EXACTLY what it says on the tin. Talking about figuring out you're trans just a liiitle too late, losing friends, losing family, struggling to find yourself, and ultimately how cathartic it can be to just let yourself feel emotions.

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In the mood for patriarchy. THIS WEEK: Turns out I have bipolar, the wonderful effects of drugs, society's puritanical dislike of drugs, how we treat alcoholics, comorbidity in disorders, what's it like to feel normal? A long rant about how terrible "trap" is as a way to refer to trans people, and another long rant reacting to a series of hilariously transphobic tweets.

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"Weird is my thing." THIS WEEK: Do you have to "earn" your pronouns? The changing context of Facebook, a simple test to see if you're trans, an excerpt from Julia Serrano's "Whipping Girl," is passing as your preferred gender the end of the road? Obsessing over gender norms, expecting objectification, giving up the autonomy of a male body, the political danger of coming out as trans and the obligation you have to utilize your privilege to make other people's lives a little easier.

This episode was recorded October 10th, 2017.

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Hierarchies as far as the eye can see! THIS WEEK: Discussing an email sent to Laura Kate Dale, ranting about the absurdity of gender norms, late night depression and doubts, desperately wanting a nerd shirt, changing attitudes, remembering a mock debate about don't ask don't tell, and learning to live with your own problems.

This episode was recorded October 7th, 2017.

WARNING: This episode contains frank discussion of dysphoric emotions, depression, and suicidal thoughts.

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THIS WEEK: What lead me to realize I was transgender, how I feel about being trans, the magical thinking of gender questioning, the infuriating subjectivity of gender, how depression lies, why the best and worst advice is "trust your gut," and what to feel after a Twitter argument.

What does it mean to be transgender? Coming out is hard, and there's a lot of pressure to immediately start transition once you've gone public. But there is a lot we can learn about ourselves in the process of coming to terms with being transgender / nonbinary / genderqueer, and that is the focus of this podcast: to live in the question without an immediate need to reach an answer. The Trans Questioning Podcast is one newly-minted trans person's record of their thoughts throughout the questioning process, including the painful ones. Especially the painful ones.

This episode was recorded October 4th, 2017.

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains frank discussion of depression.

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What does it mean to be transgender? Coming out is hard, and there's a lot of pressure to immediately start transition once you've gone public. But there is a lot we can learn about ourselves in the process of coming to terms with being transgender / nonbinary / genderqueer, and that is the focus of this podcast: to live in the question without an immediate need to reach an answer. The Trans Questioning Podcast is one newly-minted trans person's record of their thoughts throughout the questioning process, including the painful ones. Especially the painful ones.

This episode was recorded September 29th, 2017.

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains frank discussion of depression, suicidal thoughts, and the death of a parent.

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