TPT#194 - Libra Moon

The election results and the changing dynamic among the bigot class have made the world a scarier place, but life keeps chugging along. George is sick, but that doesn't keep him from being responsible for his elderly relatives, who have new adventures with recurring themes.

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TPT#193 - Don't Be A D*ck About It.

It's okay to like things, to dislike things, to like or dislike people, even to have opinions on things or people. But to paraphrase a recent viral tweet, "Opinions are for things like 'I dislike coffee', not 'I dislike black people'." It is generally frowned frowned upon, and for good reason, to dislike people for certain traits that have been historically used to justify their disenfranchisement. One would break Wheaton's Law to do so. So when we happen to dislike the company of some transgender persons, for reasons not directly related, but possibly tangentially related, to their trans-ness, how does one avoid dickishness?

To even identify traits related to mental health, education, or childlessness, seems judgemental because of the cultural connotations of these characteristics. George has professional skill in how to distance oneself from judgement regarding these concepts, but Jess can't shake the feeling of being the bigger or more advantaged sibling, pointing a finger at their smaller sibling, obnoxiously in their personal space, almost-but-not-quite-touching, saying "I'm not judging you! I'm not judging you! I'm not judging you!"

The little song Jess sang can be found at youtube.com/watch?v=0la5DBtOVNI.

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TPT#192 - Q's & A's, Round 6

Did you meet us at some event? What should I do if my kid is trans? Does Jess have any voice tips for MtF's? Does George have any packing preferences for FtM's? Will we host your client on our podcast? We tried for six questions, but only got to five.

The tutorial video for the homemade STP is at youtube.com/watch?v=TLiaVVihEn4 and we have a longer discussion of George's initial experiences with prosthetics in Ep#66 "Packing, Peeing, and P*nises" at transpantastic.net/2014/06/packing-peeing-and-pnises.html.

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TPT#191 - Incredulous

We continue discussing ALL THE THINGS that are kicking George's butt lately, between finding out who ate the cake, and taking the elders to vote, and continuing his game of "which doctor does mom think we're visiting today", he still feels more than a bit overwhelmed. Which has made him more than a bit irritable. And we still haven't settled on why he is more irritable lately, but there's likely some relation to HRT.

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TPT#190 - Tangentially Related

It is a common experience among those experiencing medical transition, that HRT can reorient one's emotions and expression of them. George has felt overwhelmed lately, and as many trans guys have mentioned many times before, "I can't cry about it." There's nothing particular to cry about, though, just a lot of little busy things that are each, on their own, only somewhat bothersome. When we put them all together, though, ALL THE THINGS become a bit much.

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TPT#189 - That's Messed Up!

Our thoughts on the US elections, with the usual sidetracks and rabbit trails.

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TPT#188 - Taco Tuesday

Why do men and women give Jess different change when they are sent to retrieve Jess' lunch from the taco truck? And why on earth would Jess plagiarize a failing term paper? And did that plagiarism report make Jess more sweary than they've ever been? And can George rename election day "taco tuesday"?

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TPT#187 - Back To The Owlery

We are a podcast. Well, technically we host a podcast, which is the thing you're probably listening to right now. Unless you're reading the notes without listening, which is your right if you so choose... But as most podcasters like to also listen to podcasts, we discuss some of our favorites, as well as some new transgender voices in podcasting.

You can hear the Maddow quote we referenced here: http://archive.org/details/MSNBCW_20160525_010000_The_Rachel_Maddow_Show#start/1133/end/1244.6

Other projects we mentioned:

• Queer & Queerer: zackfordblogs.com/queer-and-queerer
• Climate Stew: climatestew.com/podcast
• Citizens Climate Lobby: ccl.podbean.com
• SciFri: sciencefriday.com
• Hidden Brain: npr.org/podcasts/510308/hidden-brain
• Invisibilia: npr.org/podcasts/510307/invisibilia
• Verity!: veritypodcast.wordpress.com
• Web of Queer: www.thewebofqueer.com
• Two Minute Time Lord: twominutetimelord.com
• Radio Free Skaro: radiofreeskaro.com
• Nerdist: nerdist.com/podcasts/nerdist-podcast-channel
• TrekCast: trekcast.com
• 2Homos: 2homos.com/
• TransPonder: OHMYGDTHERESNOLINKANYMORE!!11!!
• Minnesota Trans Atheist: thequeerlife.org/category/transatheistpod
• Changes In Latitudes: changesinlatitudespodcast.blogspot.com
• Diary of a Trans Woman: inkedgeekstudios.com/diaryofatranswoman
• Gender Rebels: genderrebels.podbean.com
• Transgeneral: www.transgeneral.supplies
• Trans Life Tho: trans-life-tho.tumblr.com
• You're So Brave: soundcloud.com/youre-so-brave-podcast

Other projects we love but neglected to mention:

• Transition Transmission: transitiontransmission.com
• Star Talk: startalkradio.net
• Queer Theology: queertheology.com/category/podcast

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TPT#186 - "They're All F*ck-A$$es!"

Our kids' lives are hard. Admittedly they don't have to deal with a lot of problems that children in poverty or trauma survivors experience, but they have their own unique challenges, and it's our job to help them find the adaptability and resiliency to manage themselves before becoming adults. Occasionally, though, we just feel like our Child#2 when he says "I don't wanna!"

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TPT#185 - In The Category Of Women

After decades of living in a female presentation, there are a lot of ways in which George identifies with feminism and feels solidarity with women's causes. We discuss the understanding that many FtMs have of the struggles of female existence, the privilege men have, and the ways in which these causes should be championed in social and political venues.

The Hillary Clinton piece we discussed is at http://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork/posts/1362452657162164.

The FtM YouTube video we referenced is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQdgSQZATdY.

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