Episodes

  • Health Care
    Feb 2 2022

    How might it look like navigating health care as a trans person? In this episode of TransChat, Lisa and Luna do a brief dive into the intersection of chronic illness, disability, and gender identity in accessing and receiving healthcare (in this episode we focus primarily on the USA).

    TWs: Child abuse, Sexual Abuse, Medical Malice, Sterilization, Eugenics, Genocide, Disability

    Show Notes:

    ACEs : https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html

    Email to reach us:

    transchat@genderfreedomsociety.org

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Boy Meets Girl Watch Party Announcement
    Jan 26 2022

    A brief announcement that on Sunday, January 30th @ 6pm Central (CT) Jen, Luna, and maybe more of the GFS team will be doing a watch party on Twitch. We will be watching Boy Meets Girl.

    Boy Meets Girl

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3007302/

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    2 mins
  • LGBT+ Slang
    Jan 24 2022

    In today's episode of TransChat Jen and Luna talk about safety, trans experiences, and some LGBT+ slang. Some of the slang discussed is pejorative or saucy in nature. Terms identified as strong pejoratives or slurs were not selected from our source material. If we have mistakenly included a term that should be removed, please email us to rectify that mistake.

    Email to reach us at: transchat@genderfreedomsociety.org

    Show Notes:

    A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns - Archie Bongiovanni & Tristen Jimerson

    https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Quick-Easy-Guide-to-They-Them-Pronouns/Archie-Bongiovanni/Quick-Easy-Guides/9781620104996

    A Quick & Easy Guide to Consent - Mady G. & Jules Zuckerberg

    https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Quick-Easy-Guide-to-Queer-Trans-Identities/Mady-G/Quick-Easy-Guides/9781620105863

    A Quick & Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities - Isabella Rotman & Luke Howard

    https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Quick-Easy-Guide-to-Consent/Luke-Howard/Quick-Easy-Guides/9781620107942

    A Quick & Easy Guide to Sex & Disability - A. Andrews

    https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Quick-Easy-Guide-to-Sex-Disability/A-Andrews/Quick-Easy-Guides/9781620106945

    Untamed - Glennon Doyle

    https://untamedbook.com/

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    52 mins
  • Dating
    Dec 22 2021

    In this episode of TransChat Jen and Luna go on a friend date. Along the way we discuss: some challenges of dating while lgbt+, dating experiences, and advice. Other subjects in the episode include: types of love, boundaries, getting pepper sprayed, preferences vs. phobic behavior, tiktok and more. This episode is the first in an anticipated series on dating, sex, and safety.

    Potential TWs include: Dating discussion, a brief mention of someone not recognizing boundaries.

    Jen's TikTok:

    https://www.tiktok.com/@stingrayjen

    Boundary links:

    https://mashable.com/article/setting-boundaries-dating-relationship

    https://www.autostraddle.com/boundaries-a-thing-you-need-134829/

    One Saturday Morning Reference:

    https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Great_Minds_Think_4_Themselves

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    transchat@genderfreedomsociety.org

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • LDS, Queer, and Trans Correction
    Dec 15 2021

    This brief addition has been added to the LDS, Queer, and Trans episode. It briefly explains that Luna is no longer positively associated with the LDS church.

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    1 min
  • Transgender Day of Remembrance 2021
    Nov 21 2021

    On Transgender Day of Remembrance we reflect on transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming people lost to violence this year. TWs: Murder Discussion/Description, Suicide mentions

    Show Notes:

    https://www.hrc.org/events/transgender-day-of-remembrance

    https://www.hrc.org/resources/fatal-violence-against-the-transgender-and-gender-non-conforming-community-in-2021

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    54 mins
  • Trek, Music, and Belonging
    Aug 27 2021

    Jen (she/her) and Luna (she/her) discuss shows we dig, more Star Trek, minority representation, lgbt+ musicians and music videos, touch on being a trans parent and/or parent of trans kiddos, and briefly talk about visibility.

    Show Notes:

    DID Links:

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4959824/

    https://emilyandothers.wordpress.com/glossary-of-did-terminology/

    Podcast mentions:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrilling_Adventure_Hour

    https://www.welcometonightvale.com/

    Music Videos mentioned:

    The Village https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tilsrO-3gcQ

    https://wrabelmusic.com/

    We Belong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAKXi47qPmg

    https://namolibrennet.com/home

    Since I was Young Music Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrjM8oYfx6M

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    44 mins
  • LDS, Queer, and Trans
    Aug 1 2021

    In this episode of TransChat, Lisa (Zie/Hir) and Luna (She/Her) chat a bit about the intersection of LGBT+ experiences and being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Luna describes some of her experiences growing up LDS, how she came to embrace herself later in life, and answers several questions posed by Lisa. *Edited to include Luna is no longer positively associated with the LDS church* TWs: Religion (Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, LDS/Mormon), self hate, suicide attempts, self harm, brief mentions of LDS attitudes regarding sexy time, pornography, and masturbation. Like what we're doing? Support us through:

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    1 hr and 7 mins