Gender Stories
Every body has a relationship with gender... What's your story?In this podcast Alex Iantaffi, author of "How to Understand Your Gender: a practical guide for exploring who you are" will reflect on how gender impacts different areas of our lives, such as relationships, spirituality, parenting and more. They will have guests to explore these topics as well as reflect on their own experiences as a therapist, writer, educator and trans masculine, non-binary person (don't worry if you don't know what that means, there will be a podcast episode about terminology!). If you have a relevant topic you would like to talk about contact Alex at genderstoriespodcast@gmail.com They would love to chat with you and maybe invite you on the podcast!
Episodes
81 episodes
In Conversation with Maeve Duvally
MAEVE CHEVONNE DUVALLY Maeve is a transgender multi-cultural communications specialist, storyteller and LGBTQ+ advocate. She spent the bulk of her career as a journalist and corporate spokesperson, most recently at Gold...
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Season 6
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Episode 84
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50:21
Finding Our Voices with Gender-Affirming Voice Teacher Renée Yoxon
Renée Yoxon is a queer, nonbinary, and disabled gender-affirming voice teacher with a passion for voice education, creativity, and vocal curiosity. Since 2010, they have taught thousands of students how to love their voice. Their strength as a ...
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Season 6
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Episode 83
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1:06:39
Frighten the Horses, a memoir by Oliver Radclyffe
Oliver Radclyffe is part of the new wave of transgender writers unafraid to address the complex nuances of transition, examining the places where gender identity, sexual orientation, feminist allegiance, social class and family history o...
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Season 6
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Episode 82
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1:15:11
In Conversation with Eli Lawliet, Ph.D. The Gender Doula
Eli Lawliet, Ph.D., (he/him) is the dreamer and weaver of The Gender Doula. In addition to a decade of experience researching trans healthcare, law, policy, and history, he has formal training as a full spectrum doula, breathwork facilitator, a...
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Season 6
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Episode 81
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1:08:20
Creating the Communities and Content That Reflect Us with Justine Mastin
Justine Mastin, LMFT (she/her) is a pop culture psychology expert and so much more. She literally wrote the book on Therapeutic Fanfiction—Starsh...
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Season 6
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Episode 80
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55:35
Mental Health Advocacy and a Gender Neutral Future with Non-Binary Rapper Dean FM
Dean FM (Dean-Fraser Milford) is a Boston Massachusetts based non-binary rapper, activist and influencer. His music encapsulates eclectic thoughts that scat over percussive rhythms and exotic sounds. His performances exude drag cult...
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Season 6
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Episode 79
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48:34
Queer and Trans Pleasure: In Conversation with Dr Damon Constantinides, PhD, LCSW, CST
Damon Constantinides, PhD, LCSW, CSTDamon is a queer trans man and sex nerd who loves being a dad, teaching and talking about queer and trans pleasure, and growing plants as a way to connect with magic and the sacredness of the earth. He...
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Season 6
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Episode 78
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1:16:01
Gender Affirming Therapy: A Guide to What Transgender and Non-Binary Clients Can Teach Us
Laura Scarrone Bonhomme (she/her), is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist who specialises in Gender, Sexual, and Relationship Diversity. She provides assessment, psychotherapy, and training to other professionals through
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Season 6
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Episode 77
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1:11:56
Pelvic Health Support for All Patients with Alex Papale PT, DPT
Alex Papale PT, DPT (they/them) is a pelvic health physical therapist, consultant, sex educator and international speaker based in Boston MA. They specialize in queer and trans health, and treating patients of all genders at Flourish Physical T...
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Season 6
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Episode 76
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59:03
Queering Magical Practice with Enfys J Book
Enfys J. Book (they/them) is an author, priestx, blogger, teacher, performer, singer, songwriter, and comedian. They wrote the Gold COVR award-winning Queer Qabala: Nonbinary, Genderfluid, Omnisexual Mysticism & Magick (Llew...
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Season 6
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Episode 75
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1:08:15
Representing Queer Characters in Fiction with Miah Jeffra
Miah Jeffra is author of The Fabulous Ekphrastic Fantastic! (Sibling Rivalry 2020), The Violence Almanac (Black Lawrence 2021), the chapbook The First Church of What’s Happening (Nomadic 2017), and co-editor, with Ari...
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Season 6
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Episode 74
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55:01
Graphic Journaling with Visual Artist Nicoz Balboa
Nicoz Balboa is an Italian visual artist, using his life events as inspiration for works ranging from painting, drawing, tattoo, to pyrography, graphic journal and sketchbook. He reveals his hopes, failures and successes in candid and, at times...
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Season 6
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Episode 73
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1:15:41
Trans Day of Visibility: A Conversation with Marissa Stein
Marissa Stein is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Washington (LMHC), an
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Season 6
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Episode 72
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42:45
In Conversation with House Mother Alice O'Callaghan
Alice O'Callaghan is a transgender community activist and CEO for the queer production company Zenith City Horror. She is a "20 under 40" award winner for her queer community and artistic leadership which spans over a decade in the Twin Ports. ...
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Season 5
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Episode 71
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55:27
Supporting Trans Community with Aydian Dowling
Aydian Dowling is the co-founder and CEO at TRACE. With the support of just 1 person, a trans or nonbinary youth’s risk of suicide goes down
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Season 5
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Episode 70
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49:53
Writing Her Identity with October Ryan
Born in a small pentecostal coal-mining town in the Appalachian Mountains, October Ryan struggled to express her true self from a very early age. When her femininity was met with hate, anger, & abuse, she retreated into a series of approval...
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Season 5
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Episode 69
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48:14
To See or Be Seen Nonbinary Tarot with PJ Desrochers
PJ Desrochers is a visual artist who explores their nonbinary humanness through art. PJ creates images, builds sculptural installations and immersive experiences of theirgender and a life well-lived. Their media originates with photographic...
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Season 5
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Episode 68
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43:48
Masculinity in Transition with K. Allison Hammer
K. Allison Hammer is assistant professor and coordinator of women, gender, and sexuality studies at Southern Illinois University. Masculinity in Transition traces the roots of “toxic masculinity,” showing that while toxic s...
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Season 5
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Episode 67
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1:16:14
The Glass Scientists: In conversation with S.H. Cotugno
S. H. COTUGNO (Sage) is a queer and mixed-race Victorian horror nerd born and raised in Los Angeles, California. They are a director, writer and storyboard artist in the animation industry and have previously worked on projects su...
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Season 5
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Episode 66
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43:53
The Power of Story and Representation with D'Lo
D’Lo is a queer/transgender Tamil-Sri Lankan-American actor/writer/comic. He has toured his solo shows internationally, his last show “To T, or not To T?” running last year at the Kirk Douglas Theater in LA. Acting credits include: LOOKIN...
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Season 5
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Episode 65
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45:25
Nobody Needs to Know with Pidgeon Pagonis
Pidgeon Pagonis is an activist on behalf of intersex and marginalized people. They have advanced youth advocacy with interACT, launched an intersex YouTube channel, written for Everyday Feminism, cofounded the Intersex Justice Project ...
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Season 5
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Episode 64
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1:20:58
Building a Web of Care with GenderMeowster
GenderMeowster (they/them) is a white, trans masc, nonbinary, AuDHD, mobility aid using, disabled content creator on Twitch, YouTube, and social media platforms. They, along with their friends, curate and maintain the Meowster’s Clowder discord...
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Season 5
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Episode 63
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58:25
Searching for What's True with Eli Conley
Eli Conley is an indie folk singer-songwriter, teaching artist, and activist based on Miwok and Nisenan land (Sacramento, California). He makes music for queer and trans folks, justice seekers, and anyone who doesn’t fit easily in a box. Eli's ...
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Season 5
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Episode 62
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54:56
BEGIN TRANSMISSION The trans allegories of THE MATRIX with Tilly Bridges
Tilly Bridges is one part of the trans woman / cis woman writing team (with her wife Susan) and creators of comics, screenplays, teleplays and audio dramas. On June 27th, Bridges releases BEGIN TRANSMISSION – The Trans Allegories of the Matrix,...
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Season 5
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Episode 61
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1:00:30
Speculative Queer Fiction with Redfern Jon Barrett
Redfern Jon Barrett (they/them) is author to novels including Proud Pink Sky, a speculative story set in the world’s first LGBTQ+ state – which will be released by Bywater Books in March 2023. Redfern’s essays, reviews, and short stori...
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Season 5
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Episode 60
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1:03:16