Transplaining

Today we interview Dani, the host of the Treasures of Queer Salem podcast. We listen to her story and some of the struggles she experienced and how she has turned those experiences in to being a force for good in the community, supporting as many as she can. We discuss ways she helps the community and some of the results she has seen. We were amazed with her sincerity and selflessness in her missi...

Today we interview Nicole, a nutrition and fitness coach with Evolved Women's Health based in Utah. We discuss women's health and how to work with their bodies on their journey to health. We discuss dieting, exersizing, weightloss, gut health and more. We highly recommend this episode. It was a lot of fun to record and we hope you enjoy listening to it. As Always, Welcome to the Family To learn mo...

***This episode contains mature discussions and detailed descriptions of sensitive topics that may not be appropriate for all audiences, particularly minors. Parental discretion advised*** Today we interview Brian, a transman that has had "bottom surgrery". We discuss his story in finding peace with himself and then we dig deep into the discussion of what its like having surgery, the before, durin...

***This episode contains mature discussions and detailed descriptions of sensitive topics that may not be appropriate for all audiences, particularly minors. Parental discretion advised*** Today we interview Brian, a transman that has had "bottom surgrery". We discuss his story in finding peace with himself and then we dig deep into the discussion of what its like having surgery, the before, durin...

Today we talk with Laurin, TikTok extraordinaire who is making waves from her videos offering support and love towards the queer community to make sure no one is left behind, alone. We discuss what it looks like to be an advocate, especially in places where the lgbtq community is not only not celebrated but actively attacked. Laurin shares her story combined with her wit in this engaging conversat...

Today we interview Liz and hear her story about her roots, growing up mormon and the struggles of realizing who you are and finding the strength to embrace that. We discuss relationships, how they are affected, and what traumas can be left behind when family isnt supportive. We enjoyed hearing her story and hope you will too. As always, Welcome to the Family. If you would like to support the podca...

Today we interview Sara, the found of Free Mom Hugs, an organization that offers Free Mom Hugs to any individual that isn't able to get a hug from their own mom, often by rejection and in the queer community. We hear her story of why it was started, the growth the organization has seen, stories that moved her, and more. We get personal and deep in the emotions as we discuss a topic that can be har...

Today we interview Jess, Director of Transmatters.co , a UK-based meetup and advocacy group. She is the Director of Production for Transmatters as well and has been a driving force behind films such as Dear Wes. We discuss how the work the program does to help the trans community find friendship and family during an era when trans rights are under attack. We discuss the political landscape of the...

Today we interview Rub Rae, host of "Kaleidoscope - Perspectives Beyond the Surface" podcast. She discusses her journey as a South African woman who moved to China and her progress through her transition while in China. She discusses the successes and struggles and brings a unique perspective on what life is like as a transwoman in China. We enjoyed this conversation and hope you do too. And as al...

Today we interview Rub Rae, host of "Kaleidoscope - Perspectives Beyond the Surface" podcast. She discusses her journey as a South African woman who moved to China and her progress through her transition while in China. She discusses the successes and struggles and brings a unique perspective on what life is like as a transwoman in China. We enjoyed this conversation and hope you do too. And as al...

This is a speech Daphne gave at the Portland Community Council for Trans Day of Visibility. As always, Welcome to the Family If you like what we do and want to support us, you can do so at buymeacoffee.com/TransplainingPodcast

Today we interview MK{it/its}, is a transmasculine lesbian poet, theater artist, movement journalist, & BashBack aligned anarchist. We explore the expression of the pronouns it/its. We discuss its alignments with being anarchist and how the trans community fits into that political philosophy. The conversation was interesting and we enjoyed MK's ability to orate their beliefs and associations....

Today we interview Maybe - trans icon, activist, educator, actress and producer. We have a engaging conversation being trans in the acting and media world, being comfortable as themselves how they are, learning how to navigate relationships and creating the look that you feel inside. This was a fun conversation as well as extremely insightful. We highly recommend sitting this interview through. As...

Today we interview Maybe - trans icon, activist, educator, actress and producer. We have a engaging conversation being trans in the acting and media world, being comfortable as themselves how they are, learning how to navigate relationships and creating the look that you feel inside. This was a fun conversation as well as extremely insightful. We highly recommend sitting this interview through. As...

In this episode we sit down with Corra, a member of the military that has done incredible work to support other trans individuals within the armed forces - and was sidelined due to the new policies concerning trans individuals. We do add a disclaimer that any views or opinions expressed by Corra are her own and not the views or opinions of the armed forces. We discuss her history in the military,...

In this episode, we sit down with our friend Pastor Heather and continue to dig down into the gritty to find out the answer to one of the most contested questions about the bible in todays political atmosphere, "Is the bible against trans individuals?" We open up the book and go verse by verse through the most used passages and then some to see what the bible says. We explore what the different ve...

In this episode, we sit down with our friend Pastor Heather and we dig down into the gritty to find out the answer to one of the most contested questions about the bible in todays political atmosphere, "Is the bible against trans individuals?" We open up the book and go verse by verse through the most used passages and then some to see what the bible says. We explore what the different versions ar...

Send us Fan Mail Today we interview Shawn, host of the Sullivan's Unheard Voices Podcast. We discuss how he grew to love peoples stories and built it to the point that he has a quickly growing podcast and just has a passion to sit down and hear yours too. We enjoyed making this podcast as you can just feel the authenticity of Shawn as he speaks and we had a few laughs too.  If you like what we are...

Send us Fan Mail Today we interviewed Ashley and we discussed the fun topic of communism and how trans people fit into the cultural and economic ideology. This was a fun episode for us and we enjoyed the engaging conversation about what the future could look like. We hope you enjoy the episode and as always, Welcome to the Family. If you enjoy what we are doing and would like to support us, you ca...

Send us Fan Mail Today we interviewed Ashley and we discussed the fun topic of communism and how trans people fit into the cultural and economic ideology. This was a fun episode for us and we enjoyed the engaging conversation about what the future could look like. We hope you enjoy the episode and as always, Welcome to the Family. If you enjoy what we are doing and would like to support us, you ca...

Send us Fan Mail We realize this is super late but we felt it was still worth uploading. It is just Bear and I in the booth today and we discuss different holiday traditions and ways to cope with struggles. Bear gets to really come out of his cave for this one. It is a 2 part episode partly because of my ADHD but also we were just having so much fun in the conversation that it just went. We hope y...

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 of our Holiday Episode.  We realize this is super late but we felt it was still worth uploading. It is just Bear and I in the booth today and we discuss different holiday traditions and ways to cope with struggles. Bear gets to really come out of his cave for this one. It is a 2 part episode partly because of my ADHD but also we were just having so much fun in the conversat...

Send us Fan Mail This is a short update on what's been going on with Transplaining and what we have coming up. Enjoy and stay tuned for more updates. If you like the work we are doing and would like to help support us, you can do so at buymeacoffee.com/transplainingpodcast And as always, Welcome to the Family

Send us Fan Mail Today, we had a really fun episode as we interview Jenna, a local comedian that has put together comedy shows. We discuss some the struggles that both cis-women and trans people have in common and ways to cope with those struggles. It was personally fun for us, but also had a great message along with it and we highly recommend you go watch some of her shows.  And as always Welcome...

Send us Fan Mail Today we interview Monica Helms, Creator of the Trans Flag!!! We discuss her life growing up, her career in the navy, coming out and how it affected her relationship with her partner, the designing the flag and more. This was a conversation that we were excited to have and are so excited to share it with you. We hope you enjoy this as much as we did.  As always, Welcome to the Fam...