Saturday, May 30, 2015

TPT#116 - It's My Only Language

Jess thinks in words, George thinks in pictures. That sometimes makes it difficult to communicate when the words are needed to share the pictures and ideas in his head. As George's body continues to change, and his place in our world continues to settle into the "man camp", he considers how and when to best express the unique viewpoint that his experiences with HRT, with the changes testosterone has brought, with masculinity and femininity, and with emigrating from the "woman camp" have provided.

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Saturday, May 23, 2015

TPT#115 - Microphone Magic

Parenting is hard. There's no tutorial level, and difficulty settings are subject to change at random. One minute your kid is your trusty sidekick with tons of charisma points, and the next they're on a boss-fight level tantrum. One of ours is particularly difficult, by no fault of his own, and so we have started to hunt down a strategy guide or walkthrough.

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Saturday, May 16, 2015

TPT#114 - Three-Year-Old Logic

Jess and George are fairly rational people. We prefer to use our brains whenever possible, but we are sharing our lives with other people who have clear limits to their sense of reason. Whether it's George's mom, entitled-genius Child#3, developmentally-delayed Child#2, or autistic-teenager Child#1, we often have to be the logical ones on behalf of those in our care.

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Saturday, May 9, 2015

TPT#113 - A Handful O' Trans People

At George's second anniversary of HRT, we review how the past two years have gone, his medical transition process, and how he feels about the experience. In some ways these events echo what we hear from others, but every experience is unique.

An "extra" episode will also be released today, with details of how George's measurements and body shape have changed in two years, for those who want those details.

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TPT#113x - Extra - Measurements and Changes at Two Years HRT

George's body has changed a lot over two years on testosterone. In this "extra" episode, we detailed some specific measurements and how T has affected them. We pulled this content from the main "second man-iversary" episode because it only interests a segment of our listeners, so we didn't want to bore the majority of you, but we wanted to have this information available for those who find it interesting or pertinent to their own experience.

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Saturday, May 2, 2015

TPT#112 - The Jesus People, Pt. 2 (Career Christians and the “big fat gay wedding”)

Continuing last week's discussion of Christianity and the LGBTQIA+ community, we talk about how our friends' lives changed as they moved in and out of religious employment, government employment, and the private sector. They could see the effect of their religious views and their love for the queer community in the way they fit (or didn't) into each step of their respective and collective journeys.

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Saturday, April 25, 2015

TPT#111 - The Jesus People Pt. 1 (Finding faith, “ex-gay”, the culture wars, and being hated)

George's friend and his wife, the ones who lead the bible study we've mentioned, join us for another guest episode! We discuss their initial experiences at the intersection of religion and respect for the LGBTQIA+ community, and how they moved from a place of supporting "ex-gay" ministries to being genuinely supportive and loving toward the queer community.

To be continued next week!

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Saturday, April 18, 2015

TPT#110 - Gender F*ckery

Transition literally means a change from one thing to another. Prior to transition, we were perceived as our assigned gender, and until we begin transitioning we have to cope with a less-than-ideal circumstance and state of being. How we cope is unique to each individual, and how long we choose to adapt to our assigned gender is also variable. George's experience of adapting and his methods of adaptation to his assigned gender were effective for him... until they weren't.

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Saturday, April 11, 2015

TPT#109 - He Even Tattles On Himself

When Child#2's special needs require a school meeting, it's naturally a little stressful. When we find out that Child Protection has gotten involved with him, it's a lot stressful. When we're a queer family facing these things, with relatively little experience so far with bigotry or discrimination, things might not be what they seem.

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Saturday, April 4, 2015

TPT#108 - They're All Very Friendly People

During transition, the way others see us changes. This often changes the way they interact with us, although not in ways we would have expected. Sometimes the changes aren't even things others realize they're doing, but we who have seen the interactions from both presentations can spot the differences.

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