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Rather late in the game, we got wind of the first ever Katy Pride Festival , in Katy, Texas. We quickly reached out to the organizers and asked if they had a spot for us. The quickly and generously offered space for Trans Truth to set up our remote recording studio. In this special episode, we interview Amanda Rose, the president of Katy Pride, and Heather Tolleson, Senior Pastor of Katy's Fir...

We all know about artists like Boy George, Dee Snider, etc. but the history and influence of the transgender community goes back much further. Join Jeri Ann and Kelly as they dig through "the record library" (that's an old radio term for the room where the kept all the vinyl) to learn about all that history. News : https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/22/politicians-trans-health-care-...

In part 2 of our series on trans influences, characters, and themes in various forms of entertainment, we're looking at television. Again, this is a very selective look at those things, but we found some gems that we just had to share.

We're taking a break from the serious stuff. We've decided to do a few episodes about transgender subjects in entertainment media; moves, television, and music. First up - the movies, because I am a big ol' film buff and Jeri Ann is a real live movies star!.

Like we were saying in Part 1, much has changed about transphobia, how the vanilla population understands (or more accurately, does not understand transgender people. In Part 2, we're focusing on the "moral" objections often made about trans people, and we'll dig into the root of those objections. Here's a hint... it almost always boils down to religion, or more precisely, to...

As you've probably heard, Trans Truth will be on-site at the 5th Annual Woodlands Pride Festival. One of the board members was kind enough to sit down with us for an interview about the festival, it's history, and even a little bit about her role in that history. Little did I know, the interview was going to involve a little bit of serendipity. You'll have to listen to the interview fo...

Much has changed since we first discussed transphobia on Trans Truth, and frankly not much of it has been for the better. As we have documented regularly, the Republican Party and other right-wing hate groups have been waging a concerted national campaign of propaganda against trans people. This has led to laws being passed, in at least 21 states, which restrict or eliminate the rights of transgen...

Another in our series entitled, simply, "Our Stories". In this episode we ask the same questions, and as we're learning, we get some of the same answers and a lot of stuff that's different. That's what we love about this series. We get all get the affirmation of learning that we're not alone in what our journey has been, but we also get some very different, and very perso...

The right is currently obsessed with the myths and horror stories about regret and detransition among transgender individuals, and while we must honestly say that such things do happen, they represent a tiny fraction, like less than one percent, of the total number of trans men and women who have transitioned. So we're going to tell the truth about these things because... that's what we do...

Today, in the third installment of the "Our Stories" series, Jeri Ann and Kelly interview their long-time on-line friend Sara Doepner. Sarah refers to herself as a "late bloomer", having transitioned relatively late in life. Like so many of us baby boomers, she grew up in a time when there was less understanding of, and certainly a lot less tolerance for, those whose gender identity was "at the fa...

What a goldmine! On very short notice (like... two days!), we learned of this event, a fundraiser for this year's Houston Roundup , being held at Houston's  Lambda Center . BTW, y'all need to update that Roudup website. :) Anyway, we were thinking it might be a chance to get an interesting interview or two, and to promote the Houston Roundup conference and, what we quickly learned has...

In the second of our series entitled "Our Stories", Jeri Ann interviews co-host Kelly Nelson. News Links: Transgender Floridians remain in limbo as legal fight over gender-affirming care continues | WGCU PBS & NPR for Southwest Florida Transgender people largely lack sense of community, seek refuge online (usatoday.com) USU study shows clinicians lack knowledge of transgender health care | KSL...

This episode marks the first in a series that we're calling "Out Stories". We know that every trans person's story is unique, but at the same time there are often parts of those unique stories that will resonate with others. It is our hope that by sharing as many stories as we can, we will help others, transgender and allies to get through the rough patches a little sooner. In this episode, we put...

For the second year in a row, Houston has had a rather unique event that is a part of the Pride celebration, Trans Pride Houston. The event was held at The Social Beer Garden in mid-town, and the proceeds were to benefit the recently opened "Monica Roberts Resource Center". The organizers were kind enough to let us set up and do our first ever remote podcast. It was a noisy venue, and we apologize...

In this episode, Jeri Ann and I interview Gen Pena, one of the organizers of Veterans For Equality. The group has set for itself the mission of providing overwatch for LGBTQ events; everything from Pride events to drag brunches to mass protests at state capitols. News Links: Immediate access to gender-affirming hormone therapy eases distress, depression, suicidal thoughts for transgender adults, r...

In this episode, Jeri Ann and Kelly talk about public perception and understanding, or rather the lack of understanding, on the part of a large portion of the public, about transgender people and the issues they face. News Links: Arizona governor vetoes transgender bathroom bill, condemns it as ‘attack’ on children | The Hill Maryland Declared Safe Haven for Transgender Medical Care (metroweekly.c...

In this episode, Kelly and Jeri Ann talk about "Trans Broken Arm Syndrome", and other healthcare challenges that trans people often encounter. News Links: Nikki Haley connects teen girls' suicidal ideation to transgender girls in locker rooms in CNN town hall | CNN Politics Does Texas 'drag ban bill' target transgender Texans? (thehill.com) Elon Musk Shares Anti-Transgender Content on Twitter (bus...

In this episode, Kelly discusses the current propaganda campaign being carried out against the transgender community, who's responsible for it, and why it is so alarming in an historical context. Hint: we're breaking Godwin's law, or validating it, depending on your point of view. News Links Do No Harm, a group of 'medical professionals' fighting 'woke healthcare,' is behind many anti-trans laws (...

Yes, yes. We are back, at long last. In this episode, we will be talking about the deeply troubling national strategy by the Republican Party to garner political support by enacting laws against us, anything that might help us (like health care), and even anything like us (drag queens). No, they don't really care about "protecting the children". We're just their latest target for their fear monger...

Like many red states, Texas is seeing it's share of anti-trans legislation being introduced. As we will make clear in this episode, and in subsequent episodes, this is part of a nationally coordinated campaign by the Republican Party and other right-wing hate groups garner votes for conservative candidates. Nothing gets out "the rube vote" like villifying some mintority group. Looking specifically...

In this episode, Aunt Kelly introduces the concept of "ambassadorship". We'll discuss what it means to be an ambassador from our community to the general public, why its important for us to engage in such "diplomacy", and provide some ideas on how to get your diplomatic credentials. :) News Links: Fern Feather Murder (Pink News) Kennedy Health Spotlights Trans Care (Worcester Magazine) Dan Patrick...

In this episode of Trans Truth, we are tackling the wave of hateful legislation and executive action being taken against trans kids by cynical politicians who are exploiting the fear and ignorance of their "base". These actions are nothing more than state sponsored terrorism of trans kids and their families in the 38 states where such action is being considered. Joining us this episode is Danielle...

In this episode Jeri Ann and Kelly discuss "transphobia", what it is, what causes it, how it affects us, and most importantly, how we can deal with it in a positive and constructive way.

In this episode hosts Kelly and Jeri Ann talk about how they came to take on this project and why. Copyright 2022 Trans Truth (Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0)