A podcast about gender, identity, orientation, and all the life that happens around them! George is an FtM transgender man, Jess is his pansexual genderqueer wife; they talk parenting, work, and such.
Episodes
Saturday Jun 22, 2013
Saturday Jun 22, 2013
Holy smallfolk, Batman! Kids make Jess swear. And to be fair, there's a lot to swear about. Extra-special needs, autism, developmental delays, occupational therapy, public school nonsense, and trying to juggle careers and transition in the meanwhile, make us very busy and occasionally frustrated.
Saturday Jun 15, 2013
Saturday Jun 15, 2013
We had to cut a significant amount of content from this episode, from personally identifying information to lots of throat-clearing as George's vocal cords start to thicken as a result of testosterone. And speaking of testosterone, now that the medical part of George's transition has gotten underway it's time to start informing friends and family. You never know how people will take the news that their child, friend, or sibling will be changing gender, but George's experiences so far, with the few people he's had "the talk" with, have been fairly positive.
Saturday Jun 08, 2013
Saturday Jun 08, 2013
We run almost a full half-hour today, as George finally had his appointment at the itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny, yellow polka-dot gender clinic, and he finally gets testosterone. Recorded just shy of a week on T, we discuss our initial impressions of his new experience.
Saturday Jun 01, 2013
Saturday Jun 01, 2013
A trip to IKEA, and a bathroom snafu on the way home, made us think about how important it is to be realistic. George finds it important and helpful to see the world and his own place in it from a range of viewpoints, both to effectively present himself as he is at this early stage of transition (still pre-everything), and to map out a plan or timeline for effectively managing the process of transition when he, like many trans* folk, want it now!
Saturday May 25, 2013
Saturday May 25, 2013
After a quick update on George's process toward medical transition (he's still waiting on any formal medical intervention), we discuss other support that we've found for this journey, both online and in person.
Saturday May 18, 2013
Saturday May 18, 2013
With a family of five living in one house, when one of us gets sick we all get sick. But never at the same time. First child 2 brings it home from school, then it passes from person to person, and just as one of us gets better, another gets ill. As a family that prefers natural medicine over synthetic whenever possible, we seem to be managing pretty well.
Saturday May 11, 2013
Saturday May 11, 2013
This gender thing is complicated. The binary as a social construct is not entirely applicable to the entire range of human experience, and the terminology used within a binary system can be confusing or frustrating to individuals who don't fit their culturally expected roles. This week we discuss identity, pronouns, and how the recent shifts in George's presentation have affected the way others interact with him.
Saturday May 04, 2013
Saturday May 04, 2013
Last week was all-about-George week, but some of you have asked about the other half of our fine team. So this week Jess talks about herself and her experience as pansexual nonbinary/genderqueer quasi-femme.
Saturday Apr 27, 2013
Saturday Apr 27, 2013
George talks about his life so far as trans*, from childhood up to now, answering the common question, "When did you know you were transgender?"
Saturday Apr 20, 2013
Saturday Apr 20, 2013
George finally gets to the endocrinologist, hoping to start T sooner than later, but she tells him to check with the surgeon. Surgeon? He hadn't scheduled with a surgeon yet. Whoops! Please forgive the page-flipping at the start, George is finding the right page in his notebook to read from.
Saturday Apr 13, 2013
Saturday Apr 13, 2013
While George waits for his appointment with the endocrinologist, he decides to visit a therapist. Family and friends are supportive, but an outside viewpoint can be helpful while we wait. The WPATH Standards Of Care and ICATH model of Informed Consent may not require therapy for gender transition anymore, but that doesn't mean that it isn't beneficial anyway. We can be found online at http://TransPanTastic.blogspot.com/, and you can email us at TransPanTastic@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you, so let us know what you think or what you want to hear about!
Saturday Apr 06, 2013
Saturday Apr 06, 2013
Lily Tomlin, in character as Ernestine the Operator, once said "You must think HMO stands for 'Help Me Out'!" The endocrinologist's prettyboy receptionist was unhelpful and borderline obstructionist, to the point that a number of George's friends were expressing concerns about bigotry and discrimination. His insurance, however, wouldn't have any of it, and he's now (finally) on his way to an appointment with the endo. In other news, we've decided that since we have a lot to say lately, we're going to release every week for a month or so, and then get back to every other week when things settle back down.
Saturday Mar 30, 2013
Saturday Mar 30, 2013
We have kids. Three of them. Jess brought numbers one and three, George brought number two, to share a home for just over two years now. Numbers one and two are special-needs, and all three of them like to drive us crazy.
Saturday Mar 16, 2013
Saturday Mar 16, 2013
Between referrals and phone calls, George has to visit "that" doctor. Nobody likes visiting "that" doctor, and men least of all, but this one turns out to be surprisingly helpful!
Saturday Mar 02, 2013
Saturday Mar 02, 2013
In our inaugural episode, George discusses his transition, or lack thereof, so far. Also included: parenting, podcasting, and a throwaway reference to The Kills.