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Best podcasts about alex iantaffi

Latest podcast episodes about alex iantaffi

Lost Spaces
'I Don't Do Very Well With Binaries' - with drag king Mr Wesley Dykes

Lost Spaces

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 47:52


We talk a lot about — and when I say 'we,' I mean the wider queer community — how upsetting it is that queer bars and clubs are closing at an accelerated rate. But I think the bigger tragedy is the disappearance of queer cafés.And maybe it's wrong to pit them against each other, but queer cafés offer that beautiful intermediate step. They're not as full-on or intimidating as a bar or a club, and they're places where you can just be. There's no pressure to perform, no need to match the thump of a bassline — just you, your overpriced oat flat white, and the comforting hum of conversations that sound a little more like home.One of the absolute best queer cafés that ever existed — and I won't hear any counterarguments — was First Out Café in Central London. Before it closed in 2011 to make way for yet another railway construction project, it was a sanctuary. A place where you could nervously nurse a tea while pretending to read the free gay magazines that used to exist, all the while sneaking glances at the other queers who had found refuge there too.It's also where today's guest, drag king extraordinaire Mr Wesley Dykes, took his first tentative steps into queerdom. Growing up between Lagos and South London, Wesley navigated the complexities of identity, family expectations, and self-acceptance. And when that weight felt a little too heavy, First Out Café was there — offering a cup of tea and the reassuring presence of a community.Other episodes about First Out Cafe'The First Gay Place That I Went Inside...' - with Alex Iantaffi from Gender Stories PodcastFirst Out Cafe, London (with Ali Brumfitt)Follow meInstagram: ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/lostspacespod⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/lostspacespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lostspacespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to the Queer Word newsletter: https://queer-word.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠Support meBuy Me A Coffee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lostspacespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow my guestInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrwesleydykes/

Gender Stories
How to Understand Your Relationships: A conversation with the authors Meg-John Barker and Alex Iantaffi

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 64:52 Transcription Available


'Profound and vulnerable. An essential gift for all of us that relate' - Anne MauroWhat do we mean when we say 'relationship'?How do we separate our needs and desires from norms and expectations?How can we approach our relationships with mutuality, care and compassion?This down-to-earth guide is the ultimate companion for anybody who wants to examine their place in the world -- how we relate to ourselves, and others.With considerations of historical, cultural, and developmental contexts; explorations of relationship diversity as it manifests in queerness, the ace and aro spectrum, non-monogamy and neurodivergence ; and a look towards deeper, compassionate, interdependent ways to relate - this book will help people of all ages, backgrounds and identities explore their relational world.Order a copy of the Book: How to Understand Your Relationships: A Practical Guide Support the showInstagram: GenderStoriesHosted by Alex IantaffiMusic by Maxwell von RavenGender Stories logo by Lior Effinger-Weintraub

Lost Spaces
'...Because I'm THAT Gay Stereotype' - with Nick Baker from Incomplete Geeks Podcast

Lost Spaces

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 51:11


When I first moved to London I had this friend who I would go to bars and clubs with. And, he was totally, 100% a friend of convenience. In fact, the only reason we spent any time together is because neither of us had any other friends. But I always look back on that friendship with a great deal of affection — and I think that one of the gifts of being queer is that you end up making friends with people you'd never otherwise meet, and that can open up your world in surprising ways. It can push you to do things you wouldn't have otherwise done, like going to places that you wouldn't choose to go to. Which brings us to this week's guest—Nick Baker is co-host of the Incomplete Geeks podcast, a show for all your gay geeky needs, from TV shows to comics. But many years ago he too was new to London and he too had a friendship of convenience, which led him to a club he wouldn't have gone to on his own. At the time he was into the fizzy, frothy pop of mainstream gay places like G-A-Y and Heaven, but this friendship exposed him to the much cooler Ghetto (honestly, I'm not exaggerating when I say that - if you speak to queers of a certain age in London, Ghetto was THE place to be). Other episodes featuring lost London spaces 'The First Gay Place That I Went Inside...' - with Alex Iantaffi from Gender Stories Podcast "I'm Such A Cliched Gay Of A Certain Age" - with Ty Jeffries 'My Queerness Is My Strength' - with John Sizzle Follow me Instagram: ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/lostspacespod⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/lostspacespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lostspacespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up to the Queer Word newsletter: https://queer-word.ck.page/3bf4af59cc Support me Buy Me A Coffee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lostspacespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow my guest Incomplete Geeks website: https://incompletegeeks.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/incompletegeeks/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@incompletegeeks

Lost Spaces
'The First Gay Place That I Went Inside...' - with Alex Iantaffi from Gender Stories Podcast

Lost Spaces

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 56:58


The lyric to that very famous 80s TV theme song is 'sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name'. Whilst I think that's true I also think there are times where you want to go where nobody knows your name and where there's absolutely no risk of running in to anybody that you even vaguely know. It's that type of space that gave this week's guest - scholar, therapist and host of the Gender Studies podcast Alex Iantaffi - the courage to actually go through the front door and start to explore their queerness for the first time. And so, in this episode, Alex takes us back to the 90s and sits us down in a corner seat in London's First Out Cafe to show us the magical, open, friendly space that made them feel welcome. Follow me Instagram: ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/lostspacespod⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/lostspacespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lostspacespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up to the Queer Word newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/queerqueerword⁠⁠⁠ Support me Buy Me A Coffee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lostspacespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow my guest Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/xtaffi Podcast: https://episodes.fm/1353717550

Queer Relationships, Queer Joy
Finding Glimmers of Joy

Queer Relationships, Queer Joy

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 36:01


How do we engage with the world around us and continue some form of activism or social justice while also finding moments of joy? We're exploring this question to bring some optimism and mindfulness when it feels like the world is fire.  You'll hear (5:56) Finding joy in challenging times (8:37) Balancing activism with moments of joy and hope. (13:56) Finding hope and inspiration in small moments, or glimmers  (19:43) Oxytocin and sex (25:23) Meaning, joy, and overstimulation in modern life (28:06) Queer joys Keep up with Melisa on Instagram @therapeutic.ideas and look out for the training on April 20th by Alex Iantaffi on mixed orientation relationships at Eventbrite or connectivetherapycollective.com.

Tilly's Trans Tuesdays
Transmedicalism (and WPATH soc 1)

Tilly's Trans Tuesdays

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024


There's something insidious growing inside the trans community: transmedicalism. It's exclusionary, it's harmful, it's gatekeeping, and it needs to stop. So let's talk about what it is, why it's so bad, and where in the heck it came from (the answer may (not) surprise you). Therapist, author, and gender specialist Dr. Alex Iantaffi returns to discuss how ubiquitous transmedicalism is in the field of trans care, as well as the ways we lift each other up and the importance of self-compassion. Our collective blood is boiling. ALEX IANTAFFI Insta: @xtaffi, @genderstories, @edginghearts Website: alexiantaffi.com FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at TillysTransTuesdays.com) Trans Day of Visibility (you are trans enough), Gender Dysphoria, Trans Kids (and the intake exam), Misgendering and Passing, Trans People in History, Internalized Transphobia REFERENCE MATERIAL My experience during the Trans Dark Ages - https://medium.com/@allisawash/quora-asked-me-about-my-experience-during-the-trans-dark-ages-648f060fa458 Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music. Please stop by and show your support at daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

Tilly's Trans Tuesdays
Gender Dysphoria

Tilly's Trans Tuesdays

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024


How do you describe the indescribable, something so pervasive and yet so inscrutable? Join me as I tackle one of the biggest topics for many trans people, gender dysphoria. We're gonna talk about how there's no escaping it, and then see if I can put into words what it's like to live with. We're joined by therapist, author, and gender specialist Dr. Alex Iantaffi to discuss challenging the patriarchy, needing to see ourselves to find ourselves, and Sicilian bubble-butts! ALEX IANTAFFI Insta: @xtaffi, @genderstories, @edginghearts Website: alexiantaffi.com FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at TillysTransTuesdays.com) Body Hair, Pandemic Transition, Privilege (time and money), Finding Our Trans Style, Boymode/Girlmode, Photos and Reflections, How Do You Know if You're Trans Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music. Please stop by and show your support at daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

Genderful
Genderful E87: Intersectional Identity Studies with Alex Iantaffi (they/them)

Genderful

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 67:12


In episode 87 we discuss Intersectional Identity Studies with Alex Iantaffi (they/them) GUEST PROMOS ▶ Alex Iantaffi, PhD, MS, SEP, CST, LMFT (they/he/lui) is a family therapist, WPATH certified gender specialist, AASECT certified sex therapist, Somatic ExperiencingⓇ practitioner, clinical supervisor, and award-winning author. They have researched, presented and published extensively on gender, disability, sexuality, and relationships. More information available at www.alexiantaffi.com YOUTUBE VERSION More specific show notes in the Youtube description: https://youtu.be/wqd-3vSBL7k LINKTREE https://linktr.ee/GenderMeowster --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/genderful/support

Minnesota Now
Transgender Day of Remembrance kindles sadness, celebration

Minnesota Now

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 5:16


Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20 honors the memory of those killed in acts of anti-transgender violence worldwide. That violence is an increasing problem in the U.S., where 57 transgender people died by homicide in 2021, a record. Many were women of color. “This is a hard week for many trans folks because that violence brings an increased visibility. They are often very afraid for young people, and that fear is not unfounded,” Alex Iantaffi, a Minneapolis family therapist who works with transgender people, told MPR News host Cathy Wurzer Thursday. “It is a tender conversation about holding space and support for people to process the impact of systemic violence, as well as to be reminded that as a community, we also have beauty, resiliency and mutual support.” Related reporting Listen Allina Health addresses breast health gap for transgender patients March On Transgender Day of Visibility, White House announces moves to expand trans rights 2018 'You cannot erase us out of existence': Transgender Minnesotans rally in Twin Cities According to the LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD, the day of remembrance began in 1999 as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in Boston in 1998. While there are a few local events scheduled in Minnesota, Iantaffi said the day can also be celebrated alone, honoring those lost. Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.  Subscribe to the Minnesota Now podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.    We attempt to make transcripts for Minnesota Now available the next business day after a broadcast. When ready they will appear here.

The Erotic Philosopher
When Trauma Informs Pleasure with Alex Iantaffi & Meg John Barker

The Erotic Philosopher

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 51:54


This episode brings two leading powerhouses of gender, trauma and their intersections with sex and pleasure. In this episode we look at the notion of intersectionality and how pleasure is informed by so much more than whats in our pants. You can find joy and pleasure after trauma and why generic sex advice can often make things worse for us than we intend. Alex Iantaffi, PhD, MS, SEP, CST, LMFT (they/them) is a family therapist, WPATH certified gender specialist, AASECT certified sex therapist, Somatic ExperiencingⓇ practitioner, clinical supervisor, and author. Alex is Chair of the Trans and Queer interest network of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) and President Elect of the Minnesota Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (MAMFT). Alex is the author of "Gender Trauma: healing cultural, social, and historical gendered trauma" and co-author of the books "How to UnderstandYour Gender: a practical guide for exploring who you are", “How To Understand Your Sexuality”, “Life Isn't Binary”, and “Hell Yeah Self-Care: a Trauma-Informed Workbook”. They also host the podcast Gender Stories. You can find out more about them at www.alexiantaffi.com or follow them on Twitter and Instagram @xtaffi and @genderstories  Meg-John Barker is the author of a number of popular books on sex, gender, and relationships, including graphic guides to Queer, Gender, and Sexuality, How To Understand Your Gender, Life Isn't Binary, Enjoy Sex (How, When, and IF You Want To), Rewriting the Rules, and Hell Yeah Self Care. They have also written a number of books for scholars and counsellors on these topics, drawing on their own years of academic work and therapeutic practice. Website: rewriting-the-rules.com. Twitter: @megjohnbarker, YouTube: MegJohnBarkerPsych  

Navegando Cultura
NC10: Lenguaje inclusivo no binario directo

Navegando Cultura

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 57:53


¿Por qué decir todes si ya existe todos? ¿Por qué incomoda la propuesta no binaria directa? Ya que estamos, ¿qué es el lenguaje inclusivo?, ¿y el lenguaje no binario?En este episodio, Carla Bataller Estruch, desde España, y Viviana Ávila Alfaro, desde Chile, nos hablan del lenguaje inclusivo no binario directo (nomenclatura que acuña Ártemis López). Une, editore y traductore; la otra, lingüista y con mucho interés en el lenguaje no binario. ¿Lista para escucharnos? Enlaces de interés Viviana Por mí y por todas mis compañeras - Blogspot El blog de todes - Blogspot Viviana Ávila Alfaro- Goodreads @laverdaderavivi (Instagram) Carla Carla Bataller Estruch - LinkedIn Fábulas estelares – Blog de literatura (carlabatallerestruch.com) Carla Bataller Estruch - Goodreads Carla Bataller Estruch – Crononauta @trad_carbaes (Twitter e Instagram) https://www.revistamercurio.es/2022/01/29/el-espejo-no-binario/ Otros Libro. Cómo entender tu género, Alex Iantaffi y Meg-John Barker Ed. Dos bigotes La entrada NC10: Lenguaje inclusivo no binario directo se publicó primero en Navegando Cultura.

Deconstructing Health and Fitness
Fitness Beyond the Binary

Deconstructing Health and Fitness

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 82:16


Kris and Liz have special guest Meghan Crutchley M.Ed., CPT, PN2 (they/them) Meghan Crutchley is a writer, speaker, entrepreneur, and non-binary health coach whose work is centered in improving the health outcomes of the queer community. In addition to their private coaching practice and the habitqueer community they founded, Meghan is a queer health advocate working to make fitness more inclusive by educating fitness professionals, coaches, and businesses on issues around queer health, and helping businesses create more inclusive environments and policies. To facilitate this work Meghan created the first certification of its kind for coaches in the health and fitness space, Fitness Beyond the Binary: coaching gender-diverse clients, to educate and empower an industry that has a long history of excluding the queer community.  Meghan currently resides in Stamford, CT. and enjoys kettlebells, mountain biking, and hiking on the weekends with their wife Carrie, and their power chihuahuas Violet and Sebastian. Resources: http://www.habitqueer.com/education (www.habitqueer.com/education) https://www.instagram.com/habitqueer/ (https://www.instagram.com/habitqueer/) https://www.amazon.com/Life-Isnt-Binary-Beyond-Between/dp/1785924796 (Life Isn't Binary- Meg-John Barker and Alex Iantaffi) https://www.amazon.com/Evolutions-Rainbow-Diversity-Gender-Sexuality/dp/0520260120 (Evolution's Rainbow- Joan Roughgarden) https://www.instagram.com/athleteally/?hl=en (Athlete Ally Instagram) https://www.instagram.com/alokvmenon/?hl=en (Alok) https://shop.hrc.org/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwsdiTBhD5ARIsAIpW8CJAIPW1sX6mF-syXk2SE71lg7P2USNPZrmWUkk6bG3NnoTlD0VUF6EaAhvQEALw_wcB (The Human Rights Campaign)

We Were Always Here
Gender Non-conformity

We Were Always Here

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 36:06


TW: This episode contains discussion of transphobia In this episode, Ruby is exploring how their own gender feels to them, speaking to her sibling and partner as well as other gender non-confirming and non-binary people about their experiences. She also hears from Meg-John Barker about what gender even is, the ways that we all go on a journey with gender throughout our lives, and the impacts these conversations are having. Full transcript available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RgDeoCT8XbfTMWd4YzcFd5afRwbnPaKK/view?usp=sharing  CREDITS: Host: Ruby Rare Producer, Editor and Sound Design: Bea Duncan Executive Producer: Hana Walker-Brown Production Assistants: Rory Boyle and Mars West Social Assets: /Forward Slash This is a Broccoli Production Full transcript available here:  RESOURCES: Gendered Intelligence Increasing understandings of gender diversity and improve trans people's quality of life Phone: 0330 355 9678 (Mon, Tues, Thurs 2pm-7pm / Wed, Fri 10am-3pm) Website: http://genderedintelligence.co.uk The National Domestic Abuse Helpline, run by Refuge Free and confidential helpline. Phone: 0808 2000 247 (24 hours a day) Galop Hate crime, domestic abuse and sexual violence support service for LGBT+ people Helpline: 0800 999 5428 (Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm / Wednesday & Thursday, 10am-8pm) Website: http://www.galop.org.uk Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline to discuss things including sexuality, gender identity, and emotional wellbeing. Website w/chat: https://switchboard.lgbt Phone: 0300 330 0630 (Every day 10am - 10pm) LGBT Foundation Helpline run by LGBT health charity. Phone: 0345 3 30 30 30 (Weekdays 9am-9pm, Weekends 10am-6pm) Website: http://lgbt.foundation/helpline LINKS & FURTHER READING: Life Isn't Binary: On Being Both, Beyond, and In-Between by Alex Iantaffi & Meg-John Barker https://www.waterstones.com/book/life-isnt-binary/alex-iantaffi/meg-john-barker/9781785924798 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Law According To A King
Not Hope Alone... LGBTQ+ History Month 2022

Law According To A King

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 62:54


In this episode of Law According To A King, our first panel episode to celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month 2022, we talk to lawyer Owen Knight, actorJennifer Tyler, educational consultant Destiny Clarke, community activist Shingai Mabhumbo, and photographer and speaker Sophie Cook. We discuss everything from Harvey Milk's iconic speech 'We Cannot Live On Hope Alone' and the importance of hope to the queer community, to intersectionality, Pride, and how to build on the work of those who came before us. To thank our panellists, Law According To A King made a donation to a charity nominated by each of our panellists. Owen nominated the Albert Kennedy Trust (akt.org.uk); Jen nominated Mermaids (mermaidsuk.org.uk); Destiny nominated the Trevor Project (thetrevorproject.org); Shingai nominated PAFRAS (pafras.org.uk); and Sophie nominated People's Pride Southampton (peoplesprideuk.com). We are proud to support these fantastic organisations, and would like to thank our guests for their nominations. For Jen's book recommendation: 'Life Isn't Binary: On Being Both, Beyond, and In-Between' by Alex Iantaffi and Meg-John Baker. Check out the blog at lawaccordingtoaking.blogspot.com to learn more about topics like this, with everything from constitutional law and human rights to tort reform and land law, with our new Law According To Kings series featuring blog posts from young people around the UK. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn at @lawaccordingtoaking, Twitter at @lawaccording, or email us on lawaccordingtoaking@gmail.com with your questions, comments, and ideas.Music: https://www.purple-planet.com “Phoenix Rising”

The Twin Cities Wellness Collective™ Podcast
#146: Tess Gittleman & Eric Fawcett- Leveraging Ambivalence to Overcome Polarity Issues

The Twin Cities Wellness Collective™ Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 53:59


Tessa “Tess” Gittleman, MA, LMFT, is a Relational Therapist, Public Speaker, and System's Coach currently working at her private practice, Talk Tutor, PLLC, in Golden Valley, MN. Tess' background is eclectic, working in Advertising, Food Media, and with incarcerated populations before a chronic health diagnosis forced a pivot. Tess realized what she really loved was connecting to people in meaningful ways, and decided to become the one thing she said she never would: a therapist. After pivoting to mental health, Tess worked across residential and school-based settings, providing services to people across a variety of backgrounds, from queer to conservative, seven to seventy five, individuals and groups. She specializes in helping people who are “acutely aware of the problem” but feel helpless to change it despite outward success. These people often identify as perfectionistic, anxious, and/or with Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder. Her approach can best be described as collaborative, transparent, and humorous, borrowing from Existential, Narrative, and Internal Family System's approaches.  In addition to her clinical and coaching work, Tess is the Treasurer of the Minnesota Association of Marriage and Family, and is currently working towards being an AAMFT Approved Supervisor under the supervision of Dr. Alex Iantaffi, LMFT, and Shawn Neel, LMFT. As a supervisor, Tess specializes in providing clinical support to clinicians who struggle with chronic illness, or are struggling with clients who can't be “out-smarted.” Eric Fawcett, M.A., is a postgraduate, pre-licensure Marriage & Family Therapist. Eric specializes in assisting clients to bridge seemingly irreconcilable parts of themselves, and bridge what feel like irreconcilable differences with others. Before pursuing his MFT degree, Fawcett spent three decades as a recording artist, as a creative entrepreneur partnering with major corporations, and as a published writer and speaker addressing the relational joys and challenges of the collaborative process. Fawcett has long believed that the training MFTs receive prepares them to work with people-systems far beyond couples and families. In his private practice, Eric works not only with individuals and families, but also with organizations seeking to increase trust and cohesion among its members. Eric is thrilled to be partnering with Tess Gittleman in the creation of Attunement Architects, a practice committed to improving the relational health of organizations of all kinds, from businesses to spiritual communities to universities.Links From the Episode:Tess's Website: www.TalkTutor.org Tess's email: Tess@TalkTutor.orgMore about Eric at his private practice website: www.attunerelational.comContact Eric at eric@attunerelational.comJoin the Twin Cities Wellness Collective™: https://www.tcwellnesscollective.com/

Licence To Queer
Dr. No queer re-view Part 5 (Camp and Queer Verdict out of 007)

Licence To Queer

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2021 15:32


Was the humour intentional or not? Does it matter? After a discussion of the Camp aspects of Dr. No, I have a go at coming up with a score (out of 007) to rank it - purely in terms of queerness - in relation to the other Bond films. Finally, some post re-view reflections on why people get worked up about the gender binary, an excerpt from a brilliant book by Meg-John Barker and Alex Iantaffi (link below) which has shaped my thinking and the acknowledgements. https://www.rewriting-the-rules.com/self/new-book-life-isnt-binary-out-today/ Full references on www.licencetoqueer.com/dr-no

HodderPod - Hodder books podcast
HOW TO UNDERSTAND YOUR GENDER by Alex Iantaffi and Meg-John Barker, read by Robyn Holdaway

HodderPod - Hodder books podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 2:02


Have you ever questioned your own gender identity? Do you know somebody who is transgender or who identifies as non-binary? Do you ever feel confused when people talk about gender diversity? This down-to-earth guide is for anybody who wants to know more about gender, from its biology, history and sociology, to how it plays a role in our relationships and interactions with family, friends, partners and strangers. It looks at practical ways people can express their own gender and will help you to understand people whose gender might be different from your own. With activities and points for reflection throughout, this book will help people of all genders engage with gender diversity and explore the ideas in the book in relation to their own lived experiences.

Gender Stories
I have always been me: in conversation with Precious Brady-Davis.

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 49:58 Transcription Available


Alex Iantaffi interviews Precious Brady-Davis to discuss her book "I have always been me: a memoir" and the themes of family, life transitions, healing, faith, and belonging . Precious Brady-Davis is an award-winning diversity advocate, communications professional, and public speaker. She currently serves as the associate regional communications director at the Sierra Club. She served for three years as the assistant director of diversity recruitment initiatives at Columbia College Chicago, her alma mater, implementing the campus-wide diversity initiative and providing leadership and oversight of national diversity recruitment and inclusion policy initiatives. She also served as the youth outreach coordinator at Center on Halsted, the largest LGBTQ community center in the Midwest. During Precious's tenure, she launched a $1.6 million CDC HIV prevention grant, which provided outreach, education, youth programming, and testing services to over three thousand young African American and Latinx gay, bi, and trans youth. Precious is married to Myles Brady and lives in Hyde Park on the South Side of Chicago, where they are raising their daughter, Zayn. In her free time, she enjoys online shoe shopping, travel, and fine dining with friends. For more information visit www.preciousbradydavis.com.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
Jamie Windust & Alex Iantaffi in conversation

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 65:23 Transcription Available


This episode was recorded live on April 21st, 2021 for London's fabulous, independent bookstore Pages of Hackney. Jamie Windust, model, presenter, contributing editor at Gay Times, TedxLondon speaker, and author of In Her Shoes discusses their book and writing process with Alex Iantaffi, author of Gender Trauma. You can follow Jamie on Instagram and Twitter. You can order In Her Shoes and Gender Trauma from Pages of Hackney, your nearest independent bookstore, or wherever you get your books.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Science Friday
Gender-Affirming Health Care, Defining ‘Life’. April 23, 2021, Part 2

Science Friday

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 47:17


Proposed Legislation Threatens Trans Rights Nationwide Since the start of the 2021 legislative session, members of more than 30 state legislatures have proposed over 100 bills that would limit transgender children’s ability to play sports, or access gender-affirming medical care such as puberty blocking medications. One such proposal, restricting access to gender-affirming medical treatments for anyone under 18, passed the Arkansas State Legislature earlier this month, over the veto of Republican governor Asa Hutchinson. Ira talks to Kate Sosin, LGBTQ+ reporter for The 19th News, about the scope of bills limiting access to medical care. Sosin explains why lawmakers say they’re pushing them—and what misconceptions about both trans kids and trans adults may be fueling these proposals.  We had editing and consultation help for this segment from Jaye McAuliffe. Why Gender-Affirming Healthcare Is ‘Lifesaving Care’ State legislatures around the country are proposing bills to remove access to gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth. Meanwhile, doctors, parents, and trans adults warn that restricting access to commonplace interventions, like puberty blocking medications, will endanger the mental health and social well-being of trans children across the country.  Learn more about the bills passing through statehouses this year. The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association, the Pediatric Endocrine Society have all condemned bills like Arkansas’ AB1570, which passed the state legislature in early April. It prohibits healthcare providers from giving puberty blockers or gender-affirming hormones to anyone under the age of 18. The World Professional Organization For Transgender Healthcare (WPATH), which produces standards of care for transgender youth and adults, has stated that the ability to pause puberty supports the mental health of trans youth while they navigate their gender identities. Ira talks to pediatric endocrinologist Kara Connelly and family therapist Alex Iantaffi about their work with trans youth, and what gender-affirming health care provides, to young people and throughout a person’s lifespan.  We had editing and consultation help for this segment from Jaye McAuliffe. What Does It Mean To Be Alive? What is life? This question has caused headaches for humanity for centuries. But if it’s taken out of philosophy classes or past Frankenstein’s monster, this question becomes an important legal and biological discussion. If we’re searching for life on other planets, how will we know when we’ve found it? Scientists throughout history have come up with what they think the constraints of life are, whether it needs to meet certain physiological criteria, or reproduce. But despite hundreds, if not thousands of theories that have been proposed, the scientific community can’t come to a consensus about what makes something alive. The complexities of defining life are the subject of the new book, Life’s Edge: The Search For What It Means To Be Alive, by New York Times science columnist and author Carl Zimmer. He joins Ira to talk about the creatures that complicate our understanding of life, and if synthetic biology and artificial intelligence might ever be classified as alive.

Gender Stories
Black Boy Out of Time: a conversation with Hari Ziyad

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 53:51 Transcription Available


Alex Iantaffi interviews author, artist, screenwriter and speaker Hari Ziyad about their new book Black Boy Out of Time.  They talk about family, mental health, gender, growing up Black and queer,  abolition, ancestral grief and wisdom,  and healing.Hari Ziyad is a cultural critic, a screenwriter, and the editor-in-chief of RaceBaitr. They are a 2021 Lambda Literary Fellow, and their writing has been featured in BuzzFeed, Out, the Guardian, Paste magazine, and the academic journal Critical Ethnic Studies, among other publications. Previously they were the managing editor of the Black Youth Project and a script consultant on the television series David Makes Man. Hari spends their all-too-rare free time trying to get their friends to give the latest generation of R & B starlets a chance and attempting to entertain their always very unbothered pit bull mix, Khione. You can find out more about Hari at https://www.hariziyad.com/ and follow them on Twitter.  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Beyond the Couch with Dr. Christine Jehu
5. CLINICIAN CORNER with Mix Thomas

Beyond the Couch with Dr. Christine Jehu

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 49:14


Today's interview is with Mix Thomas, MSW, LGSW (they/them) who is a therapist based in Washington DC. We chat about Mix's journey to becoming a therapist (it wasn't a linear process!), their experience working with non-binary and transgender clients, and their approach to clinical work.https://mixthomas.com/ Books Mix Mentioned(non-fiction) Care work by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha(non-fiction) Gender Trauma by Alex Iantaffi(fiction) Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis Mix on instagram @enbycalledmix Become a Beyond the Couch INSIDER:  https://view.flodesk.com/pages/60030d50d46c01f41fc0b776 Finding A TherapistPsychology Today Therapist Finder (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists) Google search in your areaNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255 (1-800-273-TALK) Text Hotline:Text HOME to 741-741Trevor Project for LGBTQI+1-866-488-7386Text START to 678-678Online messaging: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help-now/ 

Gender Stories
Trans Sexualities: a conversation with Lucie Fielding

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 70:19 Transcription Available


Alex Iantaffi interviews Lucie Fielding, author of the forthcoming book Trans Sex: Clinical Approaches to Trans Sexualities and Erotic Embodiments (Routledge, May 2021). They talk about sex, sexuality, gender, educating providers, the brilliance of trans people, and so much more. Please be aware that in this episode Alex and Lucie talk about sex in a transparent and explicit way. CN: mentions of genitals, dysphoria, and cisgenderism. Lucie Fielding, MA (she/they) is a white, queer, non-binary femme, and a Resident in Counseling, practicing in Charlottesville, VA. She received her Master’s in Counseling Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute (2018). Lucie also holds a PhD in French from Northwestern University (2008), where she specialized in eighteenth-century literature, histories of sexualities, and erotic literature. Her background in literature and history attunes her to the many ways that image, metaphor, and cultural scripts shape and inform the narratives we carry with us as we move through the world as well as how these narratives inscribe themselves on our bodies. You can find out more about Lucie at https://luciefielding.com and follow her on Instagram and Twitter. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Meg-John and Justin
Meg-John Barker and Alex Iantaffi: Hell Yeah Self Care!

Meg-John and Justin

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 47:33


I was delighted to be joined today to chat with Meg-John and Alex about their excellent new workbook 'Hell Yeah Self Care!' We chatted about: The importance of self care Why people critique self care Self care as political and anti-capitalist Wellbeing giving self-care a bad name Comparing self-care with the network of care we discussed in the Hologram episode The capacity for doing care and self-care is unfairly distributed Trauma and self-care Reflective self care The kindness cradle of slowness, gentleness, being enough, and consent For the full discussion head to our Patreon where you can hear us chat for another 20 mins about: Somatic self-care Coronavirus, lockdowns and self care It’s really excellent so please do buy it and have a go. It’s playful and interesting whilst also being challenging and gentle. You can get it from most bookshops online, but here’s a nice indie queer publisher https://www.queerlit.co.uk/products/hell-yeah-self-care Justin

Gender Stories
Pausing puberty for gender expansive youth: a conversation with Dr. Angela Kade Goepferd

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 46:29 Transcription Available


Alex Iantaffi interviews Dr. Angela Kade Goepferd about puberty blockers, in light of the Bell V Tavistock decision in the UK. They discuss why this decision is relevant in the UK and beyond, what puberty blockers are (and what is puberty), as well as the reasons why this is such a safe and effective treatment for some trans, nonbinary, and/or gender expansive children and youth. Angela Kade Goepferd, MD (she/they), is the Chief Education Officer for Children’s Minnesota, Chief of Staff, pediatrician in the Children’s Minneapolis Primary Care clinic and medical director of Children’s Gender Health Program. Dr. Goepferd has a passion for working with underserved and at-risk kids and families, speaks Spanish and cares for a diverse community of patients in the primary care clinic. In addition to running the academic education and health professional education programs for Children’s, Dr. Goeperd is the Chief of the Professional Staff. They are a leader in the LGBTQ community who is driving equitable care for LGBTQ youth, particularly transgender and gender expansive youth and is a sought after speaker and trainer on these topics. They were a member of the LGBT Standards of Care Advisory board, which developed the first healthcare standards for LGBT people in the state of Minnesota, and have been a recipient of one of the inaugural Business of Pride awards from the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal in 2018, and winner of a special recognition award from the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2019 for advocacy and education about LGBTQ youth. In 2020 they gave their first TEDx talk, titled “The revolutionary truth about kids and gender identity” as part of TEDxMinneapolis. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
Gender & Sex in Medieval Times: a conversation with Eleanor Janega

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 53:50 Transcription Available


Alex Iantaffi talks about gender and sex in medieval times with Dr Eleanor Janega, a medieval historian. More specifically, Dr Janega specialises in late medieval sexuality, apocalyptic thought, propaganda, and the urban experience in general, and in central Europe more particularly. She has taught (and still teaches) medieval and early modern history at a number of universities across London, in the UK. Her work can be found in History Today, at the BBC History magazine, at sex education websites such as BISH, and on discerning erotica sites such as Frolic Me. Content warning: this conversation might change the way you think about the middle ages. Also, they talk about sex, a lot. Apparently, it's a medieval thing. You can follow Dr Janega on Twitter @GoingMedieval, support her work on Patreon, read her blog and pre-oder her book The Middle Ages: A Graphic History, illustrated by Neil Max Emmanuel.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
Hell Yeah Self Care! A dialogue between Meg-John Barker and Alex Iantaffi

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 53:33 Transcription Available


Alex Iantaffi and Meg-John Barker interview one another about self-care from a trauma-informed perspective. They talk about what self-care is, why embodiment matters, and how individual and collective trauma impact our capacity to care for ourselves and others. Their new book "Hell Yeah Self-Care!: A Trauma-Informed Workbook" will be published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers in January 2021 (but you can pre-order it now). This talk was given as part of The Embodiment Conference. However, both Alex and Meg-John want to be clear that their participation is not an endorsement of the conference. In fact, they invite you to read the open letter about the conference that Tada Hozumi wrote at: https://medium.com/@tadahozumi/public-letter-to-mark-walsh-and-the-embodiment-conference-ab9319ee4b69 Alex and Meg-John hold their participation in the event with open hands and with as much transparency as possible. Thank you for listening!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
Gender creative parenting: a conversation with Kyl Myers

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 53:47 Transcription Available


Alex Iantaffi talks gender and parenting with Dr. Kyl Myers, a sociologist, educator, and globally recognized advocate of gender creative parenting. Kyl’s TEDx talk, Want Gender Equality? Let’s Get Creative, encourages people to rethink childhood gender socialization in an effort to break up the binary before it begins. Kyl is the creator of www.raisingzoomer.com and the @raisingzoomer Instagram account, advocating for letting kids be kids in an environment where everything is for everyone. Kyl has been featured in articles in international media, including New York, HuffPost UK, and MamaMia. Kyl lives with their family in Salt Lake City, Utah, and can be found providing bite-size gender studies lessons on their @kyl_myers Instagram account. They can also be found at kylmyers.com. Raising Them: Our Adventure in Gender Creative Parenting is their first book from TOPPLE Books.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
Abolition is a systemic & personal issue: a conversation with Deana Ayers and Meg-John Barker

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 65:32 Transcription Available


In this joint episode of Gender Stories and the Meg-John & Justin podcast, Alex Iantaffi and Meg-John Barker continue the conversation with Deana Ayers about abolition. They discuss how abolition needs to be addressed at the cultural, community, and interpersonal levels as well as in the inner work each one us needs to do to make this vision a reality. Deana Ayers is 21 year old Black, nonbinary organizer. They graduated in May 2020 with a Bachelor of Social Work degree from the University of North Texas. As a college student they were involved with student government, reproductive justice organizing, and a push for transformative justice and police abolition. They are currently living in Minneapolis, MN with their girlfriend, where they work as a Political Education Coordinator at an abolitionist organization. You can check out their writing and organizing work at deanajayers.com and follow them on Twitter @deanajayers. Deana's call to action is to support ZACAH's efforts in providing emergency housing to the unsheltered residents of Minneapolis: https://www.zacah.org/minneapolis-sanctuary-emergency-resSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Sex Academy Podcast: El placer es nuestro
Raquel Rojas: Cómo entender tu género, y el lenguaje no binario

Sex Academy Podcast: El placer es nuestro

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 18:52


Esta semana tenemos un episodio extra! Hablamos con Raquel Rojas (www.raquelgrojas.com), traductora del libro "Cómo entender tu género" de Meg-John Barker y Alex Iantaffi. https://www.lamarea.com/2020/05/07/novedad-editorial-como-entender-tu-genero-de-alex-iantaffi-y-meg-john-barker/ Hablamos sobre cuestiones lingüísticas de identidad de género no binaria, así como del lenguaje inclusivo. Yo hago referencia al libro de "Ni por favor ni por favora" de Maria Martin Barranco. Raquel hace referencia a un artículo de Artemis López, en la linterna del traductor, número 19. Y también nos recomienda la guía del lenguaje inclusivo que publicó la Universidad del País Vasco junto con Pikara Magazine: https://alava.sartu.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Uso-inclusivo-del-castellano_UPV.pdf Agradecimientos a Fraggle por cedernos el uso de su gran canción "Get High": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3UloOBwNZk

Gender Stories
Gender and Trauma

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 32:31


This episode was originally recorded as a Facebook live in June 2020 by your host, Alex Iantaffi. Here are some of their thoughts and reflections about gender and trauma during Pride season. CN: Mentions of domestic violence, systemic violence, and racist and transmisogynistic violence when discussing the case of Cece Mc Donald.If you are inteested in engaging in ongoing conversations on gender, you can join the Gender Stories Facebook Group.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
Melissa's Takeover: the anti-pink phase

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 46:04


Melissa, Alex Iantaffi's teen daugher, takes over Gender Stories to talk about life as a girl: what it means to like certain things, to dress and behave in different ways, and to interact with unconscious bias. She discusses femininity and dealing with societal ideas of gender. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
Abolition as everyday practice: a conversation with Deana Ayers

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 59:24


Alex Iantaffi discusses prison abolition with Deana Ayers, a 21 years old Black, nonbinary organizer. They graduated in May 2020 with a Bachelor of Social Work degree from the University of North Texas. As a college student Deana was involved with student government, reproductive justice organizing, and a push for transformative justice and police abolition. They are currently living in Minneapolis, MN with their girlfriend, where they are interning for an economic justice organization and writing articles about prison industrial complex abolition, political education, and the social work profession. You can check out their published articles in their portfolio at deanajayers.journoportfolio.com and follow them on Twitter @deanajayers. Deana's call to action is to support a working class Latinx community in their journey to getting clean water: https://www.gofundme.com/f/green-tree-estates-water-relief?fbclid=IwAR34nStg63fv9Lg3T2z9FNIk17G_wEV6zH5vPjN2_yJSwkRnzOGN-QYOZ40If you want to find out more about prison abolition in Minneapolis, check out the following websites: MPD 150 https://www.mpd150.com/ and Black Visions Collective https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Secular Sexuality
Secular Sexuality 07.25 2020-06-11 with Christy Powell, Vi La Bianca & Johnny P. Angel

Secular Sexuality

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 87:47


It is so ordered. 5 years ago the Supreme Court ended its decision to guarantee equal marital rights to all U.S. citizens with those words. But how much really changed? In a summer where we realize the gains of 50 years ago have fallen short of true equal rights, what should our next steps be? Is it even possible to outlaw bigotry and is there anything the trans rights movement can take away from these decades long legal battles? The Atheist Experience Network’s Johnny makes a return visit, joining Vi and Christy in taking your calls and peering again at the age old question, can you legislate morality? ► Learn more and dive deeper into the episode at https://www.vcatx.com/media/obergefell► After Bostock, We’re All Textualists Now by Ilya Shapirohttps://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/after-bostock-were-all-textualists-now)► How to Understand Your Gender by Alex Iantaffi (https://smile.amazon.com/How-Understand-Your-Gender-Practical/dp/1785927469) ► Supreme Court Delivers Major Victory To LGBTQ Employees by Nina Totenberg for NPR (https://www.npr.org/2020/06/15/863498848/supreme-court-delivers-major-victo)► 5 Years after landmark gay marriage ruling by SCOTUS. lawyer in the case says it’s ‘gone swimmingly well’ by Randy Maniloff for American Bar Association Journal(https://www.abajournal.com/web/article/5-years-after-landmark-gay-marriage-case-mary-bonauto-says-its-gone-swimmingly-well)Demigender is a gender identity that involves feeling a partial, but not a full, connection to a particular gender identity or just to the concept of gender. Demigender people often identify as non-binary. -Gender.Wikia.org

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Secular Sexuality
Secular Sexuality 07.25 2020-06-11 with Christy Powell, Vi La Bianca & Johnny P. Angel

Secular Sexuality

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 87:47


It is so ordered. 5 years ago the Supreme Court ended its decision to guarantee equal marital rights to all U.S. citizens with those words. But how much really changed? In a summer where we realize the gains of 50 years ago have fallen short of true equal rights, what should our next steps be? Is it even possible to outlaw bigotry and is there anything the trans rights movement can take away from these decades long legal battles? The Atheist Experience Network’s Johnny makes a return visit, joining Vi and Christy in taking your calls and peering again at the age old question, can you legislate morality? ► Learn more and dive deeper into the episode at https://www.vcatx.com/media/obergefell► After Bostock, We’re All Textualists Now by Ilya Shapirohttps://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/after-bostock-were-all-textualists-now)► How to Understand Your Gender by Alex Iantaffi (https://smile.amazon.com/How-Understand-Your-Gender-Practical/dp/1785927469) ► Supreme Court Delivers Major Victory To LGBTQ Employees by Nina Totenberg for NPR (https://www.npr.org/2020/06/15/863498848/supreme-court-delivers-major-victo)► 5 Years after landmark gay marriage ruling by SCOTUS. lawyer in the case says it’s ‘gone swimmingly well’ by Randy Maniloff for American Bar Association Journal(https://www.abajournal.com/web/article/5-years-after-landmark-gay-marriage-case-mary-bonauto-says-its-gone-swimmingly-well)Demigender is a gender identity that involves feeling a partial, but not a full, connection to a particular gender identity or just to the concept of gender. Demigender people often identify as non-binary. -Gender.Wikia.org

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Gender Stories
Intersex & Nonbinary Recognition Project

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 44:32


Alex Iantaffi interviews Addison Rose Vincent (they/them), a 27-year-old queer transfeminine nonbinary advocate from Los Angeles, CA. Born in Canada and raised in Michigan, Addison moved to California at the age of 17 to come out as part of the LGBTQ+ community and pursue their dreams. Since graduating from Chapman University with a major in Peace Studies in 2015, they have worked for several Los Angeles non-profit organizations providing direct services to LGBTQ+ people facing sexual or domestic violence, housing insecurity, unemployment, addiction, and risk for HIV. Addison now serves as the Executive Director of the Nonbinary & Intersex Recognition Project (NIRP), a national advocacy organization working to create third gender options (X) on state IDs and help end invasive "corrective" surgeries on intersex youth. Addison is also the Founder & Lead Consultant of Break The Binary LLC, the Founder of the Non-Binary Union of Los Angeles (NBULA), and the Co-Director of History Reimagined. NIRP: www.intersexrecognition.orgEmail info@intersexrecognition.org Break The Binary LLC: www.breakthebinaryllc.comAddison's Instagram page: @breakthebinary Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

ON BOYS Podcast
Understanding Gender with Dr. Alex Iantaffi

ON BOYS Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020 41:04


A generation ago, few people thought much about understanding gender. Then, gender seemed simple and straightforward: boy or girl, male or female. Things are different today. Merriam-Webster declared they the 2019 word of the year, and there's increasing recognition of the fact that gender is not strictly binary. What does this have to do with boys? Well, our boys are living in a time when it's okay to openly discuss and think about gender. Many of our boys have peers who self-identify as gender-fluid or genderqueer -- and even if they don't have personal friends or acquaintances who are navigating the gender continuum, our sons are growing up in the world in which they (and we) can't assume a person's gender based on physical appearance or anything else. Also: some of us are learning that children we pegged as our daughters might actually be our sons. For many parents (and teachers) -- who grew up in times and places where gender wasn't discussed or pondered but assumed -- this "new" reality can be a bit confusing. But as Alex Iantaffi tells us, gender fluidity has been a part of human experience for millennia. "Gender creativity has always existed across time and space," says Dr. Iantaffi, a licensed marriage and family therapist, parent and author of numerous books about gender. "But at some point in modern science, we have developed this idea of a gender binary and now we think that's 'normal' and 'natural.'" This is a must-listen episode for modern parents who are interested in understanding gender. In this episode, Jen, Janet & Alex discuss: Real-life pandemic parenting All the terms: LGBTQ+, LGBTQIA, LGBTQ2S, cisgender, trans, non-binary, pansexual, gender fluid, intersex, heteronormative The difference between gender & sexuality Is the internet responsible for gender curiosity? Gender creativity throughout history How to support a child who is questioning gender What to do if your boy tells you he's a girl Inclusive language Protecting a gender-nonconforming child in the larger world Harassment of trans, nonbinary and LGBTQ childre Links we mentioned (or should have) in this episode: alexiantaffi.com -- Alex's online home Gender Stories -- Alex's podcast Gender Reveal -- another podcast, recommended by Alex Life Isn't Binary: On Being Both, Beyond and In-Between, by Alex Iantaffi and Meg-John Barker How to Understand Your Gender: A Practical Guide to Exploring Who You Are, by Alex Iantaffi and Meg-John Barker Why Inclusive Sex Ed is So Important -- article by Jen Additional Resources Recommended by Alex: Sorted: A Memoir of Growing Up, Coming Out, and Finding My Place (A Transgender Memoir), by Jackson Bird Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of An American Family, by Amy Ellis Nutt Transforming Families Minnesota - a a community for transgender, gender non-conforming and questioning youth and their families PFLAG - America's first and largest organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people, their parents and families LIKE THIS EPISODE? Share it with your friends (and thanks!): Twitter:   Use this link Facebook:  Use this link Linkedin:  Use this link STAY CONNECTED WITH JANET & JEN: Join the Building Boys FB group and the Boys Alive! FB group Be sure to opt-in at  Boys Alive! .com for your free report “3 Simple Tips to CONNECT with Your Boy.”  And opt-in at  BuildingBoys.net, too! Follow us on Instagram:  @on.boys.podcast and @boys.alive Twitter:  @ParentAdvisor and @BuildingBoys  LinkedIn:  use this link for Janet and use this link for Jennifer

Gender Stories
Gender liberation as healing justice

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 53:11


Content warning: mentions of transphobia in healthcare towards the end of the talk during the Q&AThis is a talk given by Alex Iantaffi at the University of Minnesota for the School of Nursing (co-sponsored by the Office of Equity and Diversity and by the Gender and Sexuality Center for Trans and Queer Life). Here's the description of the talk:Gender liberation is often viewed as beneficial for trans, nonbinary or gender expansive people. In this talk, Dr. Iantaffi posits how a rigid gender binary is part of the ongoing settler-colonial project and, as such, it is a form of historical, cultural and social trauma that impacts everyone's health, albeit in different ways. Gender liberation, in this context, is then not only desirable for everyone, but also essential to the larger framework of healing justice, within which healing can be viewed as collective, interdependent, and sustainably rooted in community.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
A non-binary approach in the COVID-19 pandemic: a conversation with Meg-John Barker and Alex Iantaffi

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2020 48:14


In this special joint episode of Gender Stories and the Meg-John & Justin podcast, Meg-John Barker and Alex Iantaffi reflect on how a non-binary approach might influence the way we approach the COVID-19 crisis. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
Gender in the time of Coronavirus

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 27:36


In this solo episode, your host, Dr Alex Iantaffi reflects on the impact of gender during the COVID-19 public health crisis. How does the way in which we are gendered influence the ways in which we are impacted by this pandemic? Why is talking about gender relevant and necessary at this time? Listen to find out what Alex thinks and feel free to share your thoughts and experiences by emailing them at genderstoriespodcast@gmail.com You can also support the podcast on Patreon. Thank you for listening.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
Ante up! A conversation with Bianca Laureano - Part 1

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2020 58:38


In this episode Alex Iantaffi interviews award-winning educator, curriculum writer and sexologist Bianca I Laureano. In fact, they had so much fun that their conversation is split between two episodes, so make sure to listen to both part 1 & 2. Bianca is a founding member of the Women of Color Sexual Health Network (WOCSHN) and The LatiNegrxs Project. Her most recent project is ANTE UP! a virtual freedom school for justice workers offering professional development and certification we need for doing the work during these challenging times. Bianca earned her BA in Individual Studies with a focus on Latina Sexualities in 2000 from the University of Maryland, College Park. She earned a Masters of Arts from NYU in Human Sexuality Education in 2002 and a second Masters of Arts from the University of Maryland in Women’s Studies with a focus on sexualities, race, and racialization in 2006. While at UM she was a CrISP Scholar at the Consortium on Race, Gender, and Ethnicity and helped create the Intersectional Research Database. She has written several curricula that focus on communities of color: What’s the REAL DEAL about Love and Solidarity? (2015) and Communication MixTape: Speak On It Vol 1. (2017) and wrote the sexual and reproductive justice discussion guide for the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene published in 2018. Bianca has been on the board of CLAGS, the LGBTQ Center at CUNY, and The Black Girl Project; and is currently on the SisterSong board. She currently resides in Oakland, CA with her core partner G and is an AASECT certified sexuality educator and supervisor. Find out more about Bianca at her website BiancaLaureano.com and about ANTE UP! at www.AnteUpPD.com You can also follow Bianca on Facebook. Bianca's call to action is to support the wonderful Patty Berne's GoFundMe!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
Ante up! A conversation with Bianca Laureano - Part 2

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2020 54:06


In this episode Alex Iantaffi interviews award-winning educator, curriculum writer and sexologist Bianca I Laureano. In fact, they had so much fun that their conversation is split between two episodes, so make sure to listen to both parts. Bianca is a founding member of the Women of Color Sexual Health Network (WOCSHN) and The LatiNegrxs Project. Her most recent project is ANTE UP! a virtual freedom school for justice workers offering professional development and certification we need for doing the work during these challenging times. Bianca earned her BA in Individual Studies with a focus on Latina Sexualities in 2000 from the University of Maryland, College Park. She earned a Masters of Arts from NYU in Human Sexuality Education in 2002 and a second Masters of Arts from the University of Maryland in Women’s Studies with a focus on sexualities, race, and racialization in 2006. While at UM she was a CrISP Scholar at the Consortium on Race, Gender, and Ethnicity and helped create the Intersectional Research Database. She has written several curricula that focus on communities of color: What’s the REAL DEAL about Love and Solidarity? (2015) and Communication MixTape: Speak On It Vol 1. (2017) and wrote the sexual and reproductive justice discussion guide for the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene published in 2018. Bianca has been on the board of CLAGS, the LGBTQ Center at CUNY, and The Black Girl Project; and is currently on the SisterSong board. She currently resides in Oakland, CA with her core partner G and is an AASECT certified sexuality educator and supervisor. Find out more about Bianca at her website BiancaLaureano.com and about ANTE UP! at www.AnteUpPD.com You can also follow Bianca on Facebook. Bianca's call to action is to support the wonderful Patty Berne's GoFundMe!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
Queering the tarot: a conversation with Cassandra Snow

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2020 37:07


Alex Iantaffi interviews Cassandra Snow, author of Queering the Tarot. Cassandra Snow (they/them/she/her) is a professional tarot card reader, teacher, writer, and theatre maker in Minneapolis, MN. Cassandra believes tarot is a powerful tool for insight that leads to healing that leads to liberation and empowerment. Their tarot practice centers around empowerment of queer seekers, overcoming personal trauma, practical step by step business or creative plans and spiritual guidance. As a writer, tarot is also one of Cassandra's focuses, and she penned the long running queer journey through the tarot, Queering the Tarot at Thecolu.mn and Little Red Tarot, now available on Patreon. This series has been turned into a book through RedWheel/Wieser Publishing and was released in May 2019! Cassandra's writing has been featured not only on their own blog and at Little Red Tarot, but at Take Your Pills (a mental health blog), and Howlround. Cassandra also served as Contributing Arts Editor at TheColu.mn until its closing. Cassandra also runs Gadfly Theatre Productions, a queer and feminist theatre company in Minneapolis, MN who makes queer art by and for queer people. They serve as co-artistic director for the company and have for the past ten years. Cassandra has been reading tarot for over about 14 years and has "gone pro" for about 9 years. You can find out more at www.cassandra-snow.com. Their instagram handle is tarotcassandra and they offer daily tarot guidance and advice there and on their community style patreon at patreon.com/cassandrasnowSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

GenderGP Transgender Services | Putting you in charge of your gender journey
Exploring the Binary with Meg-John Barker – The GenderGP Podcast S4 E2

GenderGP Transgender Services | Putting you in charge of your gender journey

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2019 45:49


  Author and academic Meg-John Barker joins Helen and Marianne to explore what it means to be non binary, the limitations of language when it comes to gender, the importance of education and the impact on our mental health of having to conform to gender stereotypes.   We hope you enjoyed this episode. If you have been affected by any of the topics discussed in our podcast and would like to get in touch, please drop us a line at info@GenderGP.com. You can also contact us on social media, where you will find us at @GenderGP on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. We are always happy to accept ideas for future shows, so if there is something in particular you would like us to discuss, or a specific guest you would love to hear from, let us know. Your feedback is really important to us so if you could take a minute or two to leave us a rating and a review for the podcast on your favourite podcast app, it will help others to discover us. Links: Gender, sexual and relationship diversity (GSRD): Good practice across the counselling professions - BACP https://www.bacp.co.uk/events-and-resources/ethics-and-standards/good-practice-across-the-counselling-professions/gpacp001-gender-sexual-and-relationship-diversity/   Find out more about MJ Barker here: The Meg-John and Justin Podcast: https://megjohnandjustin.com https://www.rewriting-the-rules.com Follow MJ on Twitter: @megjohnbarker   Additional resources: Sexuality and Gender for mental health professionals by Christina Richards and Meg John Barker How to Understand Your Gender: A Practical Guide for Exploring Who You Are by Alex Iantaffi and Meg-John Barker Gender queer and non binary genders by Christina Richards, Walter Pierre Bouman, Meg-John Barker Understanding trans health: Discourse, power and possibility by Ruth Pearce Transgender Health: A Practitioner's Guide to Binary and Non-Binary Trans Patient Care by Ben Vincent     The GenderGP Podcast Exploring the Binary with Meg-John Barker – The GenderGP Podcast S4 E2   Hello, this is Dr Helen Webberley. Welcome to our GenderGP Podcast, where we will be discussing some of the issues affecting the trans and non-binary community in the world today, together with my co-host Marianne Oakes, a trans woman herself, and our head of therapy.   Dr. Helen Webberley: Today I am really excited to welcome MJ Barker. Thank you very much for joining Marianne and myself. And as always, I’m going to hand over to you to introduce yourself and tell us a bit about you and your work and your interest in this area. MJ Barker: Absolutely. So yeah. MJ Barker, Meg-John Barker for my professional writing work, and my background is I've been an academic in psychology and sociology. I've also been a therapist for many years and an activist on LGBT matters for a long time. But I've given most of that up recently to become a full-time writer. So the main thing that I do is to write books, self-help books and gender relationships and sex, and also graphic guides comic books about introducing various ideas. So I've written a Queer: A Graphic History and the Follow Up on Gender which is out in November actually.And I've also written the book Life Isn't Binary, so it's taking non-binary thinking about gender and applying it to all kinds of other things, with Alex Iantaffi, my co-author for that. I also to have a podcast on sex and gender and relationships with Justin Hancock, the sex educator. It's theMeg-John and Justin podcast. So we've got plenty of stuff on trans there. And I guess in this area I mean doing a lot of kind of non-binary activism is I can definitely speak to non-binary issues. And then Alex and I in our book How toUnderstand Your Gender, we talk a lot, and then Life Isn't Binary, we talk a lot about breaking down binaries, including kind of a man-woman binary obviously, and gay-straight binary, but also maybe the trans-cis binary,

Gender Reveal
BONUS: updates galore (feat. Queersplaining)

Gender Reveal

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2019 23:59


In this bonus episode, Molly updates listeners about all matter of topics in the Gender Reveal universe, including (but not limited to) Gender Reveal Season 5; exciting new holiday merch (and 10% off the whole store with the offer code BETRANS!); the seven(!!!) Gender Reveal grant winners; and our fantastic first live show. Then, we listen to an important Personal Gender Update from friend of the show Callie Wright. (This portion of the episode originally aired on Queersplaining under the name “saying it out loud.”) Listen to Molly on the Gender Stories podcast with Alex Iantaffi! Please donate to our grant fund (and podcast) at patreon.com/gender, or make a one-time donate via PayPal or Cash App.  We’ve got all sorts of new merch, including four rad sweatshirts; “femmes can be thems” tanks, Gender Reveal pillows and a spooky ghost mug! Browse our shirts, stickers, totes and more at bit.ly/gendermerch, and use the promo code “BETRANS” to save 10% on everything (through Dec. 25). Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack2. Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach at genderpodcast.com; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. Do you have gender questions that you’d like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form. Logo: Ira M. Leigh(!!)Music: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Silver Lanyard and “Feathersoft” by Blue Dot Sessions (yes we’ve used these before and yes they didn’t super fit but I was just trying to get the podcast out lol) Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

Gender Stories
Sorted: a conversation with Jackson Bird

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2019 58:04


Alex Iantaffi interviews Jackson Bird about his first book - Sorted: Growing Up, Coming Out, and Finding My Place - as well as being a trans creator and so much more! Jackson Bird is a writer and digital creator dedicated to demystifying the transgender experience by sharing his and others’ stories online. You can hear some of those stories on his YouTube channel jackisnotabird. A TED Resident and Speaker, Jackson’s TED Talk “How to talk (and listen) to transgender people” has been viewed over a million times. Jackson was also a 2018 GLAAD Rising Star Digital Innovator, a YouTube NextUp Creator, and a LogoTV Social Trailblazer nominee. Currently a Civic Media Fellow at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg Innovation Lab, he is also known for his past work with the Harry Potter Alliance. Jackson lives in New York City, where he regularly puts his apartment at risk with his slapdash YouTube series, Will It Waffle? You can follow him online @jackisnotabird Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
Gender Stories meets Gender Reveal: a conversation with Molly Woodstock

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2019 59:58


Alex Iantaffi interviews the creator, host and producer of the weekly, award-winning podcast Gender Reveal. Molly Woodstock is a journalist, audio producer, and inclusivity educator. They are queer and trans and biracial and other things. Molly frequently leads diversity & equity workshops with an emphasis in transgender topics. They have been featured as a gender educator in the New York Times, NPR, Washington Post, SF Chronicle, and other publications. They were a 2019 Third Coast/Ragdale radio resident and a 2019 Third Coast featured speaker. Molly has previously worked as a health editor, a vegan food writer, and the editor of the Portland visitors guide. They’ve written 500+ articles for various publications and edited hundreds more. Their bylines include such outlets as the Washington Post, Bitch, and Portland Monthly, You can find out more about Molly and their work at https://mollywoodstock.com/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
Companion in Shadow: a conversation with Sam Lofgren

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2019 55:56


Alex Iantaffi interviews Sam Lofgren. They are the owner of Companion in Shadow and are dedicated to helping folks in transitional times find clarity and affirmation. They offer services as a 20+ year professional tarot reader and educator; death, abortion, and loss doula; shadow work specialist; and jewelry artisan, exploring the intersections of divination and death. Sam is the author of Tarot of Little Secrets, and the column "Death Needs a Bureaucrat" (on the paperwork involved with end of life planning). Their call to action is for folks to complete their end of life/advanced planning paperwork, to ensure their decisions about their care are honored and respected. You can find out more about Sam's work at companioninshadow.com or follow them on Instagram and Facebook @companioninshadow Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
On creating as a Black girl nerd: a conversation with De Ana Jones

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2019 45:08


Alex Iantaffi interviews De Ana Jones and the conversation is wide-ranging: from why we need diverse games, what stories we choose to tell and how conventions can be more truly inclusive. De Ana Jones is a blogger and podcaster from Southern California who in elementary school learned that the stories in her head were easier to keep track of on paper. She previously liked to talk about nerdy things on the Nerdgasm Noire podcast (and hopes to start again soon) and currently enjoys playing Indie RPGs with The Reclaimers group on the I Need Diverse Games twitch channel. She's had fiction previously published in Hidden Youth by Crossed Genres and an essay published by Fireside Fiction. She's also working on a web comic (https://www.patreon.com/hexschoolforgirls) and is a self-proclaimed Professional Smartass on twitter as @NaniCoolJ.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
Reclaim: serving queer and trans youth

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2019 65:56


Dr Alex Iantaffi moderates a live panel discussing 10 years of Reclaim, an organization devoted to to increasing access to mental health support for queer and trans youth so they might reclaim their lives from oppression in all of its forms. The panelists are: Janet Bystrom, Reclaim's Founder; Autumn Brown, Co-Host of the Podcast How to Survive the End of the World and former interim Executive Director of Reclaim; and Reclaim Alum Elizabeth Soleayst. They discuss Reclaim's history, how the organization touched their lives and the way in which their gender stories were shaped by Reclaim. If you're interested in queer and trans youth, mental health and healing justice, this episode is for you.If you would like to find out more about Reclaim, please visit https://www.reclaim.care/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
Money and relationships

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2019 32:36


Dr Alex Iantaffi interviews Dan Hinz, MBA about money and relationships. Dan is the gentle soul and financial coach behind Adulting With Money. For six years, Dan has taught newlyweds how to be on the same page with money and stop money fights before they start. His 20,000+ word ebook, How to Talk About Money with Your Spouse: The Ultimate Guide, teaches couples how to focus on meaningful, lifelong habits and sprinkles in some helpful hacks. To download the free guide "How to talk about money with you spouse; the ultimate guide", please go to: adultingwithmoney.com/GSSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
Romance beyond the binary

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2019 40:25 Transcription Available


Dr Alex Iantaffi interviews Lex Pulice-Farrow about their research on the experiences of nonbinary people in romantic relationships. They discuss the opposite of microaggressions, that is microaffirmations of nonbinary identities and experiences in romantic relationships, as well as the joys and challenges of dating as a nonbinary person. Lex Pulice-Farrow is a second-year graduate student in the Counseling Psychology doctoral program at the University of Tennessee - Knoxville. They work with Dr. Kirsten Gonzalez, and, presently, their work focuses on positive psychology of transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming individuals and their experiences of community connection and belongingness. Lex hopes to someday become a professor, and use their research to advocate for policy changes of gender and sexual minority individuals. Outside of research, Lex competes in short-course triathlons, enjoys cooking, video games, reading, and hiking in East Tennessee, as well as spending time with their fiancee, dog, and cat. You can find Lex's publications at: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lex_Pulice-Farrow and follow them on twitter @LexPuliceFarrowSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

The Family Tree
The Family Tree Season 3 - Episode 24 - Cuttings 5 - Identity

The Family Tree

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2019 60:34


In the fifth Cutting of Season 3, Dave considers different elements of identity. He talks to Scout Pup about furries and puppies, and speaks to Alex Iantaffi about genograms, intergenerational trauma and mind plasticity. The episode features more clips from the Meg-John and Justin podcast, which consider hierarchies of love and relationships. CONTENT NOTE: trauma, holocaust, genocide and intimate partner violence. The Family Tree's Cuttings discuss the real issues raised in the show with special guests from podcasting, journalism, religion and the arts. Find our Guests! Alex Iantaffi: http://www.alexiantaffi.com/ Gender Stories Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gender-stories/id1353717550 Meg-John and Justin (podcast, book, zines): https://megjohnandjustin.com/ Meg-John Barker (writing, zines):  https://www.rewriting-the-rules.com/ Justin Hancock's sex and relationship education for young people: Bish https://www.bishuk.com https://bishtraining.com/ Life Isn't Binary by Meg-John Barker and Alex Iantaffi:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-Isnt-Binary-Beyond-Between/dp/1785924796  

Gender Stories
Live from Podcast Movement 2019

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2019 26:52


Alex Iantaffi and Root Holden recorded a live episode during the Podcast Movement Conference in Orlando, Florida on August 14th, 2019. They comment on the conference through the lens of gender and discuss Root's upcoming podcast Grave Decor. If you want to get a sense of what podcasters are up to when we all come together for the largest gathering in the US, this episode is for you!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
On Vacation?

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2019 24:57


Dr Alex Iantaffi discusses the often hidden and gendered labor of making vacations happen, for those who have the privilege to do so. They break down the various components of vacations, from decision making to underlying assumptions underpinning our choices, and how gender might influence all of these things. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
Erotic liberation and gender blessed ancestors

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2019 57:33


Alex Iantaffi interviews Dr. Pavini Moray (pronoun: Pe), a somatic sex therapist in private practice, about changing pe's gender marker in California, erotic liberation, ancestral healing and gender blessed ancestors. Working through a trauma-informed, pleasure-centric lens, Pavini works with individuals and couples who wish to resolve the past, inhabit their bodies and their pleasure, and learn to speak their desires. Pavini hosts the podcasts “Bespoken Bones: Ancestors at the crossroads of sex, magick, and science” and, launching in September 2019, “The Well-Pleasured Podcast.” As a queer trans witch, Pavini walks the glitter path of dancing bones, ridiculous delight and old magick. You can find out more about Pavini at: https://www.emancipating-sexuality.com/ Listen to Bespoken Bones at: https://bespokenbones.com/ or follow on Instagram @bespokenbonesSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Bespoken Bones  Podcast
Episode 54: The gender revolution will be podcasted!

Bespoken Bones Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2019 57:07


Join Dr. Alex Iantaffi, gender radical, ancestral reverence practitioner and host of Gender Stories Podcast as we discuss liminality, the intersection of patriarchy and liberation, and praying through queer sex. 

Gender Stories
Complex PTSD

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019 35:55


CN: This episode addresses various forms of trauma. Please take care of yourself if you choose to listen. Thank you.For PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) Awareness Month, Alex Iantaffi talks about how complex PTSD and developmental trauma can impact our nervous systems, why gender matters when discussing trauma and how neuroplasticity gives us hope.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
Music and words

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2019 35:11


Alex Iantaffi interviews CN Lester, a writer, musician, academic, and leading LGBTI activist. CN is the co-founder of the UK's first national queer youth organisation, they curate the trans art event Transpose for the Barbican, and work internationally as a trans and feminist educator and speaker. Their work has featured on BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, SBS, The Guardian, ABC, The Independent, Newsnight, and at Sydney Opera House. Alex and CN talk about 17th century composer Barbara Strozzi, gender and CN's internationally acclaimed book "Trans Like Me". Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
Losing sisterhood?

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2019 29:22


Alex Iantaffi reflects on the value of sisterhood in their life as a survivor and on losing a sense of belonging after they came out as trans. They look at their life and how their survival has in the past depended on using 'women's services' while exploring their own gender identity. Alex addresses domestic and sexual violence as gendered violence and invites the listeners to join them on a journey that honors their past while troubling easy binaries. CN: This episode contains mentions of domestic violence, abuse and sexual assault.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
Becoming visible to ourselves

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 37:47 Transcription Available


On Trans Day of Visibility, Alex Iantaffi talks to Root Holden, a trans masculine, nonbinary person living on Anishinaabe territory, currently known as Minneapolis. They are a Reclaiming witch, podcast producer (for this podcast!), and have twenty years of experience in the tech industry. They talk about visibility across gender, geographical location, at work and as a pagan. Root talks about the process of becoming more visible to themselves in their own gender journey and how this impacted them. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
Self-consent and gender

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2019 29:54 Transcription Available


Alex Iantaffi offers some reflections on self-consent and gender expressions and roles. They start from defining self-consent using Sophie Graham's article at https://loveuncommon.com/2017/09/28/self-consent/ and then discuss why self-consent matters when it comes to gender, how it may be constrained by issues of power and privilege and how we're impacted by social and cultural pressures, which might get in the way of respecting our own needs, desires and boundaries around gender.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Meg-John and Justin
Life Isn't Binary

Meg-John and Justin

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2019 59:02


In this special episode Meg-John Barker and Alex Iantaffi answer a series of questions about all things non-binary posed by their publisher, Jessica Kingsley, to celebrate LGBT History Month in the UK and their upcoming book, Life Isn't Binary (to be published in May 2019). https://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-Isnt-Binary-Beyond-Between/dp/1785924796/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1550678081&sr=8-1&keywords=life+isn%27t+binary The full transcript of the episode can be found here http://genderstories.buzzsprout.com/156032/960367-non-binary-everything

Gender Stories
Captain Marvel: a teen perspective

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2019 38:49


Alex Iantaffi talks about Captain Marvel, why representation matters and what it means to be a girl in superhero fandom with their 15 years old daughter, Melissa Iantaffi-Wright, who is a huge Marvel fan. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
Non-binary everything!

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2019 59:55 Transcription Available


In this episode Meg-John Barker and Alex Iantaffi answer a series of questions about all things non-binary posed by their publisher, Jessica Kingsley, to celebrate LGBT History Month in the UK and their upcoming book, Life Isn't Binary (to be published in May 2019). Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
Words, words, words!

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2019 35:47 Transcription Available


This episode is all about language. Alex Iantaffi reflects on the multiple ways in which language and gender are connected and can define one another. They invite us to look at language through the lens of gender and to reflect on what we might open up or close down with our linguistic choices. As well as offering some definitions of words like trans, cis and non-binary, which have already been used on the show, they also invite us to look at gendered words such as madam, lady, gentleman, handsome and pretty from a more intentional perspective. If you would like to deepen this conversation, you can check out Alex's website at www.alexiantaffi.com, their book "How To Understand You Gender" and the upcoming book "Life Isn't Binary", both co-authored with Meg-John Barker. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
Dancing ourselves free

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2019 58:03 Transcription Available


In this episode, Marcel Byrd talks with our host, Alex Iantaffi, about dance, how it intersects with gender and other aspects of identity, such as race, and the joy it can bring us. Marcel Byrd is a 25 year old dancer and public health activist that has been living in the Washington DC area for a little more than three years. An avid lover of health equity, dance, and social justice, Marcel aims to better health and wellness outcomes through creativity and access to the arts. Marcel is also about to co-host a brand new podcast These Colored Pages. You can soon find out more at thesecoloredpages.com or follow their podcast on Twitter @TheColoredPages Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
New year, new pressure

Gender Stories

Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Jan 7, 2019 24:11 Transcription Available


In this opening episode for season 2, our host, Alex Iantaffi gets vulnerable talking about the pressures they feel around holidays and especially times that mark a new year. They share how some of these pressures are gendered for them and also for other people. Alex talks about the pressures we might experience during these times when we might be expected to come together to celebrate cultural, religious or family holidays. They invite the listeners to consider an approach that privileges intentions over resolutions, kindness over obligation and compassion over trying to do it all. If you have ever felt pressured around the holidays, and especially marking new cycles, such as a new calendar year, this episode is for you. And, if you never have, maybe this episode might help you understand people around you who might feel this way. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
Healing sex education for the next generation

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2018 43:48 Transcription Available


Justin Hancock, a fantastic, experienced and qualified UK-based sex and relationships educator chats with Alex Iantaffi about the role of gender in sex education, consent, power and privilege and so much more! Justin is also the co-host of the fabulous Meg-John & Justin podcast, as well as co-author (with Meg-John Barker) of Enjoy Sex (How, when and IF you want to). You can find his podcast and educational zines co-created with Meg-John Barker at https://megjohnandjustin.com/ Find out about their training courses and resources at https://bishtraining.com/ and find their sex education website for everyone over 14 at https://www.bishuk.com/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

The Armchair Philosopher
Gender Liberation With Alex Iantaffi

The Armchair Philosopher

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2018 59:57


This week we wrap up (for now) the LGBTQ+ Conversations with an exploration of gender. I am joined by Alex Iantaffi to discuss his journey as well as the research behind understanding gender identity. 

Screaming Pods Network
The Armchair Philosopher Gender Liberation With Alex Iantaffi

Screaming Pods Network

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2018 59:57


This week we wrap up (for now) the LGBTQ+ Conversations with an exploration of gender. I am joined by Alex Iantaffi to discuss his journey as well as the research behind understanding gender identity. 

Gender Stories
Writing non-binary

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2018 33:23 Transcription Available


Alex Iantaffi interviews the wonderful author and 2015 winner of the Tiptree Literary Award Pat Schmatz. They talk about language, writing non-binary characters and so much more. You can find out more about Pat's wonderful books at http://www.patschmatz.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Meg-John and Justin
Gender Stories X Meg-John & Justin Collab

Meg-John and Justin

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2018 75:39


Here we chat with Alex Iantaffi our mate, who now hosts the wonderful podcast Gender Stories. You can search for this through the usual podcast platforms. He can also be found at http://genderstories.buzzsprout.com/ and on the twitters https://twitter.com/GenderStories and also on the instagrams as GenderStories. It's a long one, but we didn't want to break it up because of plugging references (you'll hear).

Gender Stories
Navigating the world as a woman

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2018 31:34 Transcription Available


Content warning: in this episode we talk about body image issues and sexual assault. In this episode, Alex Iantaffi interviews the formidable Erica Hanna, a speaker, video maker, activist and consultant, six time Emmy Award winner, Nobel Peace Prize Forum Social Media Ambassador, and Twitter personality for Minneapolis. Erica is the owner of Puke Rainbow, a business focusing on content strategy, video production, and education in these areas. She also raises funds for nonprofit @charitywater through social media and she has worked with Ellen Degeneres and Prince. We discuss topics such as being a video maker, running your own business, body image, visual diet, and sexual violence. You can find out more about Erica's work at http://www.pukerainbows.com/ or follow her on Twitter @meetericaSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
Political healers at the intersection of race and gender - Part 2

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2018 49:38 Transcription Available


In this episode, Alex Iantaffi continues the interview with the incomparable Arique Aguilar, lead organizer at TakeAction Minnesota, about what it means to be a political healer, how she came up with this concept and why this work is so relevant at the intersection of race and gender. They had so much fun in this conversation that they talked for longer than one episode so please check out episode 3 for the first part of the conversation, if you haven't already! You can follow Arique on Twitter at @arique777Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
Political healers at the intersection of race and gender - Part 1

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2018 37:07 Transcription Available


In this episode, Alex Iantaffi interviews the incomparable Arique Aguilar, lead organizer at TakeAction Minnesota, about what it means to be a political healer, how she came up with this concept and why this work is so relevant at the intersection of race and gender. They had so much fun in this conversation that they talked for longer than one episode so please check out episode 4 for the second part of the conversation! You can follow Arique on Twitter at @arique777Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
Letting your voice shine

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2018 30:34 Transcription Available


In episode 2 of Gender Stories, Alex Iantaffi interviews the wonderful conductor Erik Peregrine (https://www.erikperegrine.com/), artistic director of Ensemble Companio, music director of the Woodbury Chorus & Orchestra, assistant conductor for One Voice Mixed Chorus, and artistic consultant for Caritas Vocal Ensemble. They talk about the upcoming Transgender Voices Festival in the Twin Cities on April 13 and 14 2018 (http://www.onevoicemn.org/performances/season-calendar/events/transgender-voices-festival/) and why and how to include voices of all genders! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

Gender Stories
Introducing Gender Stories

Gender Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2018 21:25 Transcription Available


In this episode you can learn more about the podcast. Alex Iantaffi, the host, talks about why they decided to launch this podcast, what you can expect and how often podcast episodes will be released.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/genderstories)

The Thoughtful Counselor
EP58: Gender, Sexuality, and Mental Health - A Conversation with Alex Iantaffi

The Thoughtful Counselor

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2017 59:33


About this Episode In this week of the Sex Series, we focus on gender with Dr. Alex Iantaffi — sex and gender expert, licensed therapist, and Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Sexual and Relationship Therapy. This episode is for anyone looking to better understand the role of gender in clients’ lives, including how people can change and express their gender identity. Considering gender from both its biological and societal roots, we look at how gender plays a role in our relationships and interactions with family, friends, partners and strangers.  About Alex: Alex Iantaffi, PhD, MS, LMFT is the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Sexual and Relationship Therapy. They work as a therapist, writer and independent scholar on Dakota and Anishinaabe territories, Turtle Island, also known as Minneapolis, MN. Alex has researched, presented and published extensively on gender, disability, sexuality, bisexuality, polyamory, BDSM, Deafness, education, sexual health, HIV prevention, and transgender issues. You can find out more at www.alexiantaffi.com Find Alex on Twitter: @xtaffi Links from the Conversation: The Journal of Sexual and Relationship Therapy References and Relevant Books: To get 10% off the book “How to Understand Your Gender,” use the discount code GEND10 (for orders in the US) or GEN (for orders in the UK) at the following link: http://www.jkp.com/usa/how-to-understand-your-gender-2.html Affirmative Counseling With LGBTQI + People edited by Misty M. Ginicola, Cheri Smith, and Joel M. Filmore The APA Citation for this Episode: Speciale, M. (Producer). (2017, October 11). Unhushed with Dr. Karen Rayne: Talking to Kids and Teens about Sex [Audio Podcast]. The Thoughtful Counselor. Retrieved from https://wp.me/p7R6fn-ei Thanks to the Following Photographer: Clem Onojeghuo on Unsplash  

Meg-John and Justin
Gender Chat With Alex Iantaffi

Meg-John and Justin

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2017 34:15


We have a lovely chat with Alex Iantaffi about gender and about Alex and MJ's new book 'How to Understand Your Gender' which is really brilliant. http://www.jkp.com/uk/how-to-understand-your-gender-2.html