A weekly examination of trans life, trans representation in media, allyship, and even the broad basics of existing as a trans person in our society.
Latest episodes
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Trans Allegories in Popular Music, part 1
Trans people are human beings (shocking, but true!). And that means that art made by human beings, even cisgender ones, can speak to trans people in profound ways. One of the easie…
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TERFs 3: No Ethical Consumption of Harry Potter
Now you know what TERFs are, and why they're trash. Now you know how intentionally transphobic JK Rowling is and the harm she does. And the end result of it all is this episode. If…
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TERFs 2: JK Rowling, Queen TERF
The next time someone asks you, "But what has JK Rowling really done that's so transphobic?" I want you to point them right here. It's so much more than one bad opinion, or a bad s…
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TERFs 1: Anti-scientific Bigotry
It's time to discuss everyone's least favorite acronym: TERFs. Let's talk about what these anti-feminist transphobes, where they come from, how they're full of hot garbage, and how…
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Hair 3: When a Haircut Goes Wrong
The only downside to consistently challenging the things that scare you is that your track record isn't going to be perfect. Sometimes it can turn out worse than you could've imagi…
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Hair 2: First Haircut
Getting my first haircut was more anxiety-inducting than you might expect, because at the time my hair was the only part of me that caused no dysphoria. But I went through with it,…
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Hair
My hair has played a huge part in my transition, and believe it or not, played a huge part in my denial of the truth of my transness pre-transition. Let's talk about all the ways i…
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The Trans Allegory of KPop Demon Hunters, part 4
Let's wrap up our talk about the trans allegory of KPop Demon Hunters, where we see that conditional love is not love, and you cannot fix broken systems by replacing them with the…
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The Trans Allegory of KPop Demon Hunters, part 3
The trans allegory of KPop Demon Hunters continues, again! This week we look at how transphobia becomes transphobes' entire personality, internalized transphobia, and the hypocrisy…
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The Trans Allegory of KPop Demon Hunters, part 2
The trans allegory of KPop Demon Hunters continues! This week we deal with denial of our truth, and see how our first encounter with the trans community can truly change things for…
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The Trans Allegory of KPop Demon Hunters, part 1
Kpop Demon Hunters has taken the world by storm, and settled itself deep in the hearts of many trans people, myself included. Is it a trans allegory? Let's take a look and see what…
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Come see us at SDCC!
Here's our full schedules for this year's San Diego Comic-con! Come see us, get our books and comics, and see our short film!
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Six Year Retrospective
I came out publicly six years ago today! And that means it's time for my annual check in on all things transition-related. Let's see where everything's at, and what changed since y…
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Rainbow Capitalism 2: From Bad to Worse
Rainbow Capitalism is terrible. Flat-out awful, even though trans and queer customers SHOULD be catered to as part of any company's customer base. But it's got to be legit, without…
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Interview with Mia V. Moss about "The Heresy of Thieves"
We talk with author Mia V. Moss about their upcoming debut novel, "The Heresy of Thieves!" Learn all about this upcoming queer epic fantasy novel, releasing October 6 from Dark Mat…
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Confidence 3: Embracing Your True Self
I recently discovered that without realizing, I have apparently so fully embraced and accepted who I am, that I am literally excited to be perceived. Let's talk about how that can…
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Letting Go
We all have hopes and dreams, and imagine how transition is going to go, and who we really are inside. But often the only way to actually get to that true person inside is by letti…
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The Constant Fight
Every single day living as a trans person in the US is an unending battle on dozens of different fronts, and it all adds up and takes a toll. Let's talk about what it's like when y…
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Interview with Nicole Maines about Dreamer
You know her as Dreamer from the CW's SUPERGIRL, and from roles in YELLOWJACKETS, CLEAN SLATE, and BIT. She's now the writer of multiple DC comics featuring Dreamer, including Suic…
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Performative Allyship
You don't get to just call yourself an ally to trans people without action to back it up. Ally is a verb, and if you're not willing to do even the easiest, smallest thing to help t…