Gender Spiral

By: Ally Beardsley & Babette Thomas
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  • Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gendered world. Each episode of the podcast explores important topics and questions about navigating expectations of gender and presentation in our society through conversations with the foremost experts on the topic: trans and queer people. You'll hear firsthand accounts of gender variant folks of all stripes and walks of life, to highlight the liberation of questioning and exploring one's own gender, no matter your identity. Support us at patreon.com/GenderSpiralPodcast
    2023
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Comedy & Humor Social Sciences
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Episodes
  • The Revolution is Horny (w/ Nori Reed)

    The Revolution is Horny (w/ Nori Reed)
    Nov 19 2024

    Ally & Babette get into some post-election catharsis, then our guest Nori Reed provides some much-needed laughter as she shares stories about growing into herself as both a trans woman and comedian.

    Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gendered world.

    Find Nori Reed on Instagram @norireed

    Follow Gender Spiral on Instagram and TikTok

    Support us at patreon.com/GenderSpiralPodcast.

    Find transcripts and leave us a voicemail at genderspiralpod.com.
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • All About Trans Surgeries (w/ Kayla McLaughlin)

    All About Trans Surgeries (w/ Kayla McLaughlin)
    Nov 5 2024

    Content Warning (genital anatomy, surgeries).

    This is part 2 of 2 episodes where we get the answers to some FAQs about medical transition from medical professionals. In this episode Kayla McLaughlin, a Physician Assistant and surgery education liaison, gets into nitty-gritty details about trans surgeries and what it looks like to get one, especially bottom surgeries like vaginoplasty and phalloplasty.

    Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gendered world.

    Follow Gender Spiral on Instagram and TikTok, and support us at patreon.com/GenderSpiralPodcast.

    Find transcripts and leave us a voicemail at genderspiralpod.com.
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    51 mins
  • All About HRT (w/ Dr. Crystal Beal)

    All About HRT (w/ Dr. Crystal Beal)
    Oct 22 2024

    TRIGGER WARNING (anti-trans healthcare bans, suicide, death threats): 8:52-10:22

    This is part 1 of 2 episodes where we get the answers to some FAQs about medical transition from medical professionals. In this episode, Dr. Crystal Beal (founder of Queer Doc) tells us all about hormone replacement therapy (HRT), how it's prescribed, and all the various ways it can help folks reach their transition goals.

    Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gendered world.

    Further reading as suggested by Dr. Beal:

    "State-level anti-transgender laws increase past-year suicide attempts among transgender and non-binary young people in the USA" - Nature "The Substance of Borders: Transgender Politics, Mobility, and US State Regulation of Testosterone" - Toby Beauchamp Trans Healthcare Resources: - CenterLink (Find an LGBTQ Center near you) - WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health) - Queer Doc's Compilation of Trans and Gender Affirming Resources State-by-State Find and contact your legislators and tell them to lean on the DEA to extend telemedicine flexibilities.

    Follow Gender Spiral on Instagram and TikTok, and support us at patreon.com/GenderSpiralPodcast

    Find transcripts at genderspiralpod.com/episodes
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    51 mins

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