12. “Naomi’’- Meet the woman who had her prostate removed. Transexuality in Prostate Cancer

Welcome to episode 12 of The Penis Project Podcast. Today, we speak with Naomi.

Naomi is a male to female trans woman. Please listen as she shares her story in a heartfelt, honest exchange. From overcoming her prostate cancer at 47, her challenges to becoming the woman she is now, and to advocating the importance of frequent PSA checks.

We hope this interview will educate and assist more in reducing ignorance about trans folks and positively, ripple into respect. As Naomi said, "We're not weird, we're human beings - we have the right to live".

We have tried to cover topics you have wanted to ask but didn’t think you could such as: experience of discrimination and acceptance, difference of crossdresser from transgender, being called queer, and saying goodbye to the penis.

Below are helpful links of the things mentioned in the podcast:

Charlie Martin - the first trans to join the 24 Hour Le Mans competition. See her details here: https://www.gocharlie.co.uk/

As mentioned by Naomi, here is her email:

tpp.naomi@gmail.com

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The Penis Project Podcast is the place to come to find out everything you've always wanted to know about men's health but were too embarrassed to ask.

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The Penis Project is sponsored by PROST! Exercise for Prostate Cancer.inc and the Yoga Vine. PROST is a not for profit organization in Western Australia is a not for profit organisation that provides professionally guided exercise training and support to men during Prostate Cancer treatment, to optimise preparation and recovery. The Yoga Vine is a Perth based studio operating for the past 8 years on St Georges terrace in the heart of the CBD, offering daily classes as well as a suite of Professional education and personal development programs for students, Yoga Teachers and the broader community. They are based in Perth CBD and provide a full range of corporate Yoga, mindfulness and wellness packages, seminars and workshops designed to keep your workplace productive, positive and healthy.

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Music

David Mercy

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Producer

Thomas Evans: The SOTA Process

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