Transparently Speaking

Kids EN ↓ 131 episodes

We are Diana and Joy - two moms who each supported their children to transition in early elementary school to become their true selves. We are using our voices to reflect our child’s voices, and have navigated everything from family and friends, to health care offices and schools. We are here to share our experience and our learning along this transgender journey, to provide support and guidance, parent-to-parent, and if you find yourself on a similar journey, we want you to know that you are not alone. Beyond parenting, we are also excited about building a community of allies and chosen famil...

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Transparently Speaking

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6. Introducing Dinah...Diana's second parental transgender journey 08.08.2021 19:45

Send us Fan Mail We began this podcast after supporting our children’s gender transition, which began more than 5 years ago. After we began taping, Diana’s youngest child, Dinah, let her know that he was a boy. We wanted to share the beginning of that journey with you as it unfolded during taping. We share the thoughts, questions, emotions, and the challenges of changing pronouns with you in this...

5. Swimsuits 01.08.2021 20:39

Send us Fan Mail In our 5th episode, we explore bathing suits as a key step in both our learning journey and in the validation of our children’s identity. We discuss the challenges of balancing affirmation with our concerns for their safety. With hindsight, we share what we wish we had done differently, and that there is no "right answer" to personal decisions. We highlight some concer...

4. Anti-Transgender Sports Bills 15.07.2021 24:04

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we examine various view points of the anti-transgender athletic bills that have been introduced throughout the USA. Our episodes are unscripted and are recorded in the moment. Clarifications we would like to highlight include: “Hormone suppression” is in reference to the suppression of testosterone. When Diana says “Unfairness to female athletes,” she is quoting a...

2. How We Knew 01.07.2021 27:10

Send us Fan Mail Join us as we explore the discovery of our children’s identity, and our journey of learning. We discuss our feelings and introduce our decision to support our children’s transition. If you’re taking something away from our podcast, we’d appreciate it if you’d take a moment to provide us a review; the more listeners and reviews, the more people we can reach and support. As alwa...

3. Puberty Blockers 01.07.2021 21:46

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we explore our journey and feelings as we supported our children in the first step of medical transition, puberty blockers. We share what we know, and how we decided to take this step that our children deeply desired. If you’re taking something away from our podcast, we’d appreciate it if you’d subscribe and/or take a moment to provide us a review; the more li...

1. Introduction 30.06.2021 18:21

Send us Fan Mail Join us, Diana & Joy, as we discuss who we are and why we wanted to create this podcast. We also explore the language we use for our children and why. * Of note. We pre-recorded this episode, as referenced by discussing being in the middle of the pandemic. If you’re taking something away from our podcast, we’d appreciate it if you’d take a moment to provide us a review; the...