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Top Episodes
El and Josie welcome some new listeners with a brief recap of their own identities followed by a deep dive into El's genderfluid identity!
When folx hear the term "Top Surgery," they often think of the masculinizing surgery that many binary trans men seek. However, there's a wide variety of top surgery options beyond this perceived standard. This week, El and Josie chat about some non-binary approaches to top surgery.
CW: surgery, dysphoria
The inaugural episode of Gender Journeys, in which hosts El and Josie discuss and place themselves on three different spectrums used to describe gender.
El and Josie discuss the ins and outs of "passing," and how the concept can be harmful to the gender expansive community.
This week, El and Josie chat about gender euphoria, the feeling of intense happiness and satisfaction in relation to gender, as well as why that should be a larger focus of the trans and gender expansive communities!
Recent Episodes
El and Josie discuss Gender Dysphoria Disorder, and the issues with the DSM in general.
Content warning: mental health discussion, dysphoria discussion, transphobia mentions
El and Josie discuss how and why transphobia can act as a "gateway prejudice" that leads toward potentially violent far-right rhetoric.
CW: discussion of transphobia, racism, antisemitism, homophobia, and far-right nationalism/calls to violence.
This week, El and Josie reflect on El's top surgery journey, chat about El's 6 month follow-up, and discuss the next steps El's going to take.
CW: surgery discussion, blood mention, dysphoria discussion
El and Josie chat about all the queer books El read in 2021!
This week, El and Josie discuss whether or not bisexuality is transphobic (it isn't) or enbyphobic (also no) and how other identities under the multisexual umbrella like pan or omni interact with bi, trans, and nonbinary folx.
CW: discussion of transphobia and biphobia (mild)