The Gender Rebels Podcast

Kath has questions for Faith about John Cameron Mitchell's discomfiting masterpiece Hedwig and The Angry Inch .  (Several unpleasant topics come up, so heed the trigger warning at the start.)  Origin of Love is a song that makes Kath cry.  Happy tears-- it's ok. Maybe it's time to get an Origin of Love tattoo . That'll give her something to cry about. Learn more about Romy Haag . Learn more about...

A gay holiday movie with the luminous and exquisite Cate Blanchette? Yes please.

You're a transman but internet trolls only see "trans" and assume you're a transwoman.  "YOU'RE NOT A REAL WOMAN. YOU'LL NEVER BE A REAL WOMAN!1!!11!" might feel great.  But does it feel great? Should it feel great? What do you do when you accidentally receive affirmation from a hater?   Be sure and check out Kath's other podcast  Lab In the Time of Coronavirus. Sup port us on Patreon  to help us...

We've created a podcast within a podcast: The Rebels Go to the Movies!  In our first episode, we watch and review The Matrix.   SO MANY SPOILERS.  So see it before you listen. If you haven't seen it yet, why not????? It's so good! Lily Wachowski recently confirmed it is, indeed, an allegory for the transgender experience.   Be sure and check out Kath's other podcast  Lab In the Time of Coronavirus...

  Listener Devin sent this question many months ago (and we re-recorded this episode to replace the one we lost when Kath's hard drive died). It's great to have accomplished everything: coming out, the surgeries, the name change, building a support group. But now what?   Be sure and check out Kath's other podcast  Lab In the Time of Coronavirus. Sup port us on Patreon  to help us keep making great...

Listener Cormac asks if Faith felt nostalgic when getting rid of her old clothes   We have previous episodes on Developing a Sense of Style and Feminize for Free . They're female-oriented episodes but a lot of the advice applies to guys too. Faith loves Manda & The Marbles .  You should too.   Get your own Music Band T-shirt like Steve Buscemi wore in 30 Rock.   High-quality Inkbox fake tattoos se...

Faith finished her time in the hospital and is now home, recovering.  Her final day as an inpatient was an ordeal.  Post-op care is going much better at home.   We discuss everything about vaginoplasty in two different previous episodes so check them out if any terms are unfamiliar.   Blood pressure is measured with a sphygmomanometer (not a "sphygmamomometer" as we mispronounced it).   Be sure an...

Pardon the poor audio quality.  We recorded this episode on my phone and I did my best to clean it up!  THANK YOU to everyone who was  so supportive and encouraging on Facebook and everywhere else.  We really felt the love. More updates to come!  Stay safe and healthy, Rebels!       Be sure and check out Kath's other podcast  Lab In the Time of Coronavirus. Sup port us on Patreon  to help us keep...

Systemic racism is deadly. We need to put in the work to educate ourselves and start to proactively dismantle destructive organizations and unquestioned assumptions. We're using this episode to amplify the voices of POCs and keep society moving along the road to recovery.  CLICK THESE LINKS. Black Lives Matter  If you have some cash, consider donating to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund .  Activists w...

No visitors in the hospital.  Thanks, COVID. Can Faith doing this without Kath, or should she reschedule AGAIN?  Be sure and check out Kath's other podcast  Lab In the Time of Coronavirus. Sup port us on Patreon  to help us keep making great content, and to get some cool rewards! Check out  our website  for our latest episodes!   Follow us on twitter for all our shower thoughts and other musings ...

In this episode we answer a question from a young transgender girl who is curious about the potential issues and frustrations involved with changing your name.  Be sure and check out Kath's other podcast Lab In the Time of Coronavirus. And if you want to learn more about Life Magazine's privacy issues, check out this Dollop episode .  Sup port us on Patreon  to help us keep making great content, a...

An awesome Redditor sent Faith 11 great questions and we go through them all, bam bam bam, for your listening pleasure. The  Pitch Drop Experiment  is a demonstration of viscosity where pitch in a funnel yields one very slow drop every 7-9 years (until the lab installed air conditioning which then slowed the rate of drippage too ever 12-13 years). Of course  Flying Synagogues  are a thing. Or they...

Got Netflix Party?  Patrons are invited to join us in watching Tootsie on Sunday Apr 4 at 8 pm eastern time!  Is it a bold mainstream portrayal of crossdressing with A-list actors and comedians, a tasteless comedy that makes trans people the butt of every joke, or something in between? Join the chat and chime in when you're moved, tickled, or aghast.  And y'all? Faith has never seen it!   Not a pa...

  Neither of us are transguys.  Still, we know how to kill time during SIP (shelter-in-place). Practice tying your ties ! Actually, no.  Instead, perfect that bowtie . Long ties are vectors. Gross. Prep for your grandpa days and learn to whittle ! Smoke a pipe!  Figure out your future grandpa smell!  (Usually tobacco, hair pomade, aftershave, and grandpa funk, but do it your way.) Support us on Pa...

Delicious Chik Fil A sandwich recipe -- all the yum, none of the hate! Brining the chicken in pickle juice is the secret. Support us on Patreon  to help us keep making great content, and to get some cool rewards! Check out  our website  for our latest episodes!   Follow us on twitter for all our shower thoughts and other musings  @TheGenderRebels   Like us on   FaceBook  so we can haunt your feed.

And does it matter? Why? Let's say she passes.  Is she done with the transgender community? And is that shitty? Why? Anyway, here are some links:   Faith is using an app to count calories and it's actually helping her lose weight.  Also it's kind of  interesting learning about the calorie density of different foods.  We call it "Data Not Deprivation".   Faith loves Grimes. Grimes has a new album ....

Post-surgical recovery, physical therapy, and the patient panel were in the second part of the NYU-Langone day-long class in vaginoplasty.  Faith got antsy toward the end of the class but Kath took her to the Waterfront Ale House  right after (1 block away) and everything was okay. Peggy Huddleston wants you to heal from surgery faster .  Visualization and breathing have empirical data supporting...

NYU-Langone offers a day-long class in vaginoplasty for women who have their GRS scheduled in the near future.  Caregivers are able to attend too!  So we went, listened, took notes, asked questions, and ate sandwiches.  We learned SO MUCH that we couldn't fit it all into one episode. We could barely fit it into two.  So enjoy these mega-episodes! A hand mirror is recommended for looking at one's b...

Faith wants to be a grifter. Help Kath talk her out of it. This episode is kind of a throwback to the first podcast we dd together, Fool Me Once about scams (patrons can hear all 3 episodes we did) A bounty of links for this episode: The Community Service Society of New York helped Faith take on her health insurance company. The Mt Sinai plastic surgery dept staff supporting Dr. Avanessian are ama...

If there's a medical reason (or any other reason) that makes HRT impossible for you, are you screwed? Thanks to a great question sent in by listener N.R. whose pulmonary embolism  makes HRT too risky for her, Faith and Kath discuss what other options exist. They also think up terrible metaphors.   You can have an excellent stew without meat .  Seriously, try it.  We're not even vegan and we love t...

  BREASTS! Faith discusses her recent breast augmentation surgery: the ordeal itself (not bad), the immediate followup (kind of bad), and the weeks since then (not great, but getting better every day). Next time they tell you to grow a pair, just say "no thanks. I'll BUY a pair!"  No, wait, don't say that.  That's weird. Support us on Patreon  to help us keep making great content, and to get some...

Awesome partner Jenny asked us "I was wondering if you could discuss the gender spectrum a bit and what it means to be gender questioning. My partner doesn't really know how they feel but they know that they don't feel entirely their assigned gender. As a straight cis woman, I am having a really hard time understanding these feelings and what to do, if anything, to support them in helping them fig...

An interested listener wrote in to ask how Faith does her makeup. We discuss the basic items you need and starter tips and techniques.  YouTube will take you farther in your journey but here's how to get started. Faith got questionable advice about Cover Girl from Claire Storm -- check out her dramatic but effective contouring! Support us on Patreon  to help us keep making great content, and to ge...

Sorry about the dog noises. They think they deserve peanut butter to keep them quiet whenever the microphone is out.  We're trying to break that habit. Scarlett Johanssen has said some regrettable things . Faith loves the movie Gattaca and if you haven't seen it, or it's been a while, you should at least watch the preview . New York State and New York City   have very good job protections for tran...

    Gaysper is an adorable gay ghost with his own twitter account . Faith made Kath a trans flag Gaysper tshirt. What are the rules for cis allies wearing trans gear? Or even for trans people wearing trans gear? Is it safe?  Does it spread awareness? Or is it basically invisible to most people? Faith's favorite band is Garbage . We have an episode about chasers , if you want to hear how they steal...