Body Positivity and Shaming
Elle talks about weight, losing weight, being fat, the cultural conversation around these experiences. She references the singer Lizzo and her message of body positivity, her history of Bariatric Surg...
19 Dec 202227min
Clothing and Shopping
In this episode, Elle talks about her experiences learning how to dress herself again after presenting as a man for 30+ years. For trans feminine people in particular, clothing is a really big deal as...
12 Dec 202233min
Is Being Trans an Illness?
Elle discusses the DSM-V and its sometimes implicit (or explicit) pathologizing of different ways of thinking and feeling. Digital versions of this book are widely available (here's the first google s...
5 Dec 202231min
Married and Transitioning
Elle discusses her relationship to marriage, and her relationship to her wife of nearly 20 years. In this episode, she explores what it was like before, during, and after transition, including the cha...
28 Nov 202228min
Am I Transgender?
This is a question that for many trans people, haunts us. Elle talks about the weight of getting the answer correctly and some of the aspects she went through in sorting it out. In the episode, she re...
21 Nov 202224min
The Politics of Transgender Bodies
Elle talks about recent elections in the United States, the politics of being transgender, and therefore the ways in which our bodies are politicized in a hierarchical gender binary whether we choose ...
14 Nov 202229min
Visiting One's Hometown
In this (one day belated) episode, Elle talks about her recent trip back home, to the small rural town she grew up in. In a sense, this activity is a rite of passage for LGBTQIA+ people, who often fin...
8 Nov 202225min
Should I Transition?
Should I transition? This is a question a lot of trans people ask themselves at one time or another. The answer might seem obvious -- and it is for some people -- but it often is a little more complex...
31 Okt 202232min
