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NO CHRISTMAS EPISODE THIS WEEK! Instead, we’re focusing on TAKING TURNS. It’s The Berenstain Bears Take Turns and, hey! Give a little, won’t you? National and International Organizations Trans Lifeline Website: https://www.translifeline.org/ The Trevor Project Website: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Website: https://www.hrc.org/ Trans Youth Equality Foundation (TYEF) Website: https://www.transyouthequality.org/ Mermaids (UK-based) Website: https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/ Montana-Based … Continue reading "Episode 465 – The Berenstain Bears Take Turns"

Join us for a fun-filled summer episode, as we dive into the world of mermaids! With birthdays and Caitlyn's wedding keeping us busy, we're bringing back this Patreon live bonus, with lots of new content. Get ready for mermaid myths, pop culture, and some fascinating folklore from around the globe.We'll discuss the darker side of mermaid lore, including sirens, who lure sailors to their doom with hypnotic songs, and the mysterious mermaid attacks in Zimbabwe. Discover the earliest mermaid tales, such as the story of Atargatis, the Syrian goddess who transformed into a mermaid out of love and sorrow. We also delve into the controversial 2012 documentary "Mermaids: The Body Found," which reignited the debate about the existence of these mythical sea creatures.Learn about the real-life mermaid community, from the International Mermaid Museum in Washington to the vibrant mermaid pods in the Pacific Northwest. Discover how mermaids are celebrated in festivals, parades, and even as symbols of gender diversity and support for transgender youth through Mermaids UK.Tune in for an episode packed with laughter, intriguing stories, and a deep dive into the enchanting world of mermaids. Whether you're a believer or a skeptic, this episode is sure to make a splash!✨

The first of our Christmas special episodes! We're looking at how to productively talk to family members with problematic views during the holidays, with words of wisdom from people who've had to have these difficult conversations. Big thanks to Theresa from Mermaids UK, Fiona Clark from Show Racism the Red Card and Kay and Danny. Theresa, Kay, and Danny are all using pseudonyms to protect their identities. This is a curly media production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's case focuses on the tragic murder of Shelby Tracy Tom. She was a Canadian woman who was strangled to death after 29-year-old Jatin Patel discovered she was transgender. The case sparked a national debate over gender politics and how to better prevent hate crimes.   Trigger Warning: Transphobia, Hate crimes, Sexual Assault Resources:   Trans Lifeline (USA & Canada support hotline and charity offering grants to trans people) Red Umbrella Fund (International grants and support for sex workers) Mermaids (UK based trans support) GATE (supporting rights for trans, gender diverse & intersex equality internationally) Egale (Canada's leading LGBT equality support) 

I starten af 2023 udkom spillet Hogwarts Legacy, og det fik igen diskussionen om hvorvidt JK Rowling, forfatteren og rettighedshaveren til Harry Potter serien er transfobisk til at blusse op.For mange Harry Potter fans er det et sårbart og splittende emne, og for mange der ikke har fulgt med i debatten eller nærlæste JK Rowlings tweets, kan anklagerne opfattes som overdrevne.I denne bonusepisode af Kønskrigerne har vært Maia Kahlke-Lorentzen besøg af Ivy-Oak til en samtale om at være potterfan og transperson på én gang, og sammen gennemgår de JK Rowlings mest omdiskuterede tweets og den verdensberømte forfatters ideologiske rejse de seneste fem år.⚠️Indholdsadvarsel: Indeholder eksempler på stærkt transfobisk retorik.Gæst: Ivy-Oak Charlton, diversitetskonsulent og aktivistRedaktion og produktion: Maia Kahlke LorentzenMusik: Sara NielsenVoiceacts: Text MagicAnbefalinger fra dette afsnit:Liste over alternativer til Harry Potter serien https://www.ivy-oak.biz/forslagStøt Ivy-Oaks podcast om Harry Potter universet https://www.ivy-oak.biz/podcast Find alle kilder og referencer fra dette afsnit, inklusive links til JK Rowlings egne tweets på Cybernauternes hjemmeside her:https://cybernauterne.dk/podcast/konskrigerne-bonusepisode-jk-rowling/Du kan støtte følgende initiativer for og af transpersoner i både Danmark og udlandetForeningen for Støtte til Transkønnede børn: https://fstb.dkProjektet Transsanta https://www.transanta.com/Ivy-Oaks PatreonCaelan Conrads Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/caelanconradTrans Writes: https://transwrites.world/donate/Foreningen til Støtte for Transkønnede Børn https://fstb.dk/Transadvocate, der blandt andet har skrevet artiklen om Sandy Stone, kan støttes her. https://www.patreon.com/transadvocateTrans Justice Funding Project støtter små græsrodsinitiativer for og ledet af transpersoner i USA. Donér via https://www.transjusticefundingproject.org/Mermaids UK støtter kønsdiverse børn og deres forældre https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/Trans Safety Network dokumenter anti-trans dagsordenen i England transsafety.networkGendered Intelligence: Englands nationale trans-ledede organisation https://genderedintelligence.co.uk/support-us/donateScottish Trans Skotlands nationale transrettigheds organisation https://www.scottishtrans.org/support-us/

Idéen om at en farlig transagenda forfører børn og lokker dem eller ligefrem tvinger dem til at skifte køn, er længe blevet fremført, både blandt kønskritiske influencere og konservative debattører og politikere. I USA har det medført flere omfattende og indgribende lovforslag og endda forbud mod behandling af transkønnede børn, ligesom flere og flere børnehospitaler og læger der arbejder med transkønnede børn oplever trusler og hadkampagner, koordineret af religiøse og politiske ekstremister. Dagsordener og decideret misinformation fra fra kønskritiske influencere spreder sig i medier herhjemme, og påvirker praksis i forhold til behandling af mindreårige i hele norden. Og panikken om børnene også for alvor nået til Danmark.Dette afsnit af kønskrigerne handler om børnene. Om hvordan misinformation og skræmmebilleder bliver spredt, om pseudovidenskabelige teorier om transkønnethed der smitter på internettet og om hvorfor tanken om at transkønnede børn godt forstår og kender deres egen identitet er så skræmmende for så mange mennesker.⚠️Indholdsadvarsel: Podcasten indeholde eksempler på stærkt transfobiske og hadefulde kommentarer, samt henvisning til selvskade, børnemishandling, vold og selvmord.❓Om denne podcast: I serien Kønskrigerne undersøger Cybernauterne den “kønskritiske” (Gender Critical) bevægelse, dens historik, dagsordener og metoder, og forklarer den anti-trans dagsordenen, den er en del af. I første afsnit kan du høre en introduktion til bevægelsens historieVi giver i podcasten især mikrofonen til dem, der rammes direkte af denne anti-trans retorik, og som ofte overses eller ekskluderes i “debatten”, selvom det er deres liv, sikkerhed og rettigheder der er til diskussion.Læs mere om baggrunden for podcastserien her: https://cybernauterne.dk/podcast/ny-podcastserie-konskrigerne/. Du kan også lytte til afsnit 1, der handler om bevægelsens historiske rødder, ligesom du kan finde afsnit 2 der handler om transkvinder i sport og afsnit tre der handler om den kønskritiske bevægelses organisering på internettet.Gæster i dette afsnit:Rolf Mertz er transmand, forfatter og debattør.Vivien Molnar er researcher og aktiv i TransAktionFrederikke Kjerulff Madsen er læge og seksualunderviserHelge Sune Nymand er formand i Forening for Støtte til Transkønnede Børn.Lyddesign: Sara Nielsen, www.saranielsen.dkStemmelægning: Nynne, AK, Telli, Henrik og JohannesVært: Maia Kahlke LorentzenDu kan støtte følgende initiativer for og af transpersoner i både Danmark og udlandetForeningen for Støtte til Transkønnede børn: https://fstb.dkProjektet Transsanta https://www.transanta.com/Caelan Conrads Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/caelanconradTrans Writes: https://transwrites.world/donate/Transadvocate, der blandt andet har skrevet artiklen om Sandy Stone, kan støttes her. https://www.patreon.com/transadvocateTrans Justice Funding Project støtter små græsrodsinitiativer for og ledet af transpersoner i USA. Donér via https://www.transjusticefundingproject.org/Mermaids UK støtter kønsdiverse børn og deres forældre https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/Trans Safety Network dokumenter anti-trans dagsordenen i England transsafety.networkGendered Intelligence: Englands nationale trans-ledede organisation https://genderedintelligence.co.uk/support-us/donateScottish Trans Skotlands nationale transrettigheds organisation https://www.scottishtrans.org/support-us/* Hvis du har andre initiativer i Danmark eller udlandet der bør være på denne liste, så skriv til os.Kilder brugt i denne episodeFind fuld liste over kilder og referencer på vores hjemmeside, da den fulde referenceliste fylder for meget til at vi kan uploade dem her: https://cybernauterne.dk/konskrigerne-4-taenk-dog-pa-borneneMoral Panic and Folk Devils, Stanley Cohen, 1972Moral Panic - the social construction of Deviance, Eric Goode & Nachman Ben-Yehuda, 2009Anita Bryants War on Gay Rights, podcastserie fra Slate; https://slate.com/podcasts/one-year/s1/1977/e1/anita-bryant-gay-rights-1977Hvad var sektion 28? https://www.thepinknews.com/2022/11/18/what-was-section-28-law-lgbt/Cal Hortons research om transkønnede børn: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1944-4122Nynne Bjerre Christensen Facebookopslag 19. august 2022: shorturl.at/lu248Vivien Molnar, Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria, an explanation, https://www.facebook.com/194160631240432/videos/313953877278679Udtalelse fra organisationer der fraråder brugen af teorien om ROGD: https://www.caaps.co/rogd-statementAbigail Shrier taler om transpersoner som “ ængstelige, depressive (primært hvide) piger som i tidligere årtier ville have været blevet ofre for anorexi, bulimi eller flere personlighedsforstyrrelser.” https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/2020/11/22/Gender-activists-Silicon-Valley-Transgender-LGBTQ/stories/202011220021Organisationer der anbefaler kønsbekræftende behandling:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK577212/#pediat_transgender.SURGICAL_MANAGEMENThttps://transhealthproject.org/resources/medical-organization-statements/https://transhealthproject.org/resources/medical-organization-statements/world-medical-association-statements/Studier fra England, Holland og USA om detransitionsrater: https://www.gendergp.com/detransition-facts/Se den fulde referenceliste her: https://cybernauterne.dk/konskrigerne-4-taenk-dog-pa-bornene

Dette afsnit af kønskrigerne er en bonusepisode. Vi fik ikke plads til interviewet med YouTube og researcher Caelan Conrad i 4 afsnit af kønskrigerne, der handler om den moralske panik om transkønnede børn. Men vi mener alligevel at samtalen med Caelan, der har brugt otte måneder på at være undercover og researche i kønskritiske Facebookgrupper i USA, var så vigtig at den her er som redigeret bonusepisode. I den fortæller Caelan hvordan forældre til transkønnede børn rekrutteres ind i grupper der fordrer dem misinformation om deres børn, og overbeviser dem om at isolere dem eller lave decideret omvendelsesterapi på dem.Caelans fulde videoer med deres research kan ses her: https://www.youtube.com/@caelanconrad/videos ⚠️Indholdsadvarsel: Podcasten indeholde eksempler på stærkt transfobiske og hadefulde kommentarer, samt henvisning til selvskade, børnemishandling, vold og selvmord.❓Om denne podcast: I serien Kønskrigerne undersøger Cybernauterne den “kønskritiske” (Gender Critical) bevægelse, dens historik, dagsordener og metoder, og forklarer den anti-trans dagsordenen, den er en del af. Vi giver i podcasten især mikrofonen til dem, der rammes direkte af denne anti-trans retorik, og som ofte overses eller ekskluderes i “debatten”, selvom det er deres liv, sikkerhed og rettigheder der er til diskussion.Læs mere om baggrunden for podcastserien her: https://cybernauterne.dk/podcast/ny-podcastserie-konskrigerne/. Du kan også lytte til afsnit et, der handler om bevægelsens historiske rødder, ligesom du kan finde afsnit to der handler om transkvinder i sport og afsnit tre der handler om den kønskritiske bevægelses organisering på internettet og afsnit fire, der handler om den moralske panik om transkønnede børn.Gæster i dette afsnit:Caelan Conrad, YouTuber og researcherOriginal musik: Sara Nielsen, www.saranielsen.dkKilder brugt i afsnittet:Caelan Conrads YouTube videoer om at være undercover i kønskritiske FacebookgrupperGender Critical: Recruitment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwI6py78gsI&t=5299sGender Critical: Conversion Therapy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBbOw_K6K5QGender Critical: Fascism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIhwmNGIdo8Du kan støtte følgende initiativer for og af transpersoner i både Danmark og udlandetForeningen til Støtte af Transkønnede børn: https://fstb.dkProjektet Transsanta https://www.transanta.com/Caelan Conrads Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/caelanconradTrans Writes: https://transwrites.world/donate/Foreningen til Støtte for Transkønnede Børn https://fstb.dk/Transadvocate, der blandt andet har skrevet artiklen om Sandy Stone, kan støttes her. https://www.patreon.com/transadvocateTrans Justice Funding Project støtter små græsrodsinitiativer for og ledet af transpersoner i USA. Donér via https://www.transjusticefundingproject.org/Mermaids UK støtter kønsdiverse børn og deres forældre https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/Trans Safety Network dokumenter anti-trans dagsordenen i England transsafety.networkGendered Intelligence: Englands nationale trans-ledede organisation https://genderedintelligence.co.uk/support-us/donateScottish Trans Skotlands nationale transrettigheds organisation https://www.scottishtrans.org/support-us/* Hvis du har andre initiativer i Danmark eller udlandet der bør være på denne liste, så skriv til os.

In this show, Dennis Noel Kavanagh, of the Queens Speech Podcast and Dennis Noel Kavanagh Substack walks us through the Mermaids UK charity scandal, unfolding as we speak. * He also helps us answer the following questions, answers we should take seriously, and treat as lessons we can use to prevent worse horrors being visited on American children:* How did charities like Mermaids get started and gain so much support so fast?* What do we mean when we talk about “grooming” and “misinformation” when it comes to “gender care?”* How do gender/queer theorists and groomers hide their toxic predation from average, everyday people, parents especially, and why is it legal when they do* How is gender theory homophobic?* What do we mean when we call the “trans” craze a “cult?”* Why are we so damn afraid to open our mouths and challenge gender and queer theory (and what IS “queer theory”)?* Why isn't it enough to get gender theory out of the schools, and how can parents safeguard their children wherever they are?We are truly blessed to have Dennis speaking out on this topic, and I sincerely hope you will listen to this show and share it with at least one other person!Parents especially need to reclaim their role as #1 EXPERT in their child's life, even when they don't know what to do themselves. They should hand-pick ALL the other adults who have any access to their children, especially when they are confused and hurting! As Dennis says, if you wouldn't hire them to babysit your kids while you go out to dinner, you shouldn't allow them to “treat” your child's mental illness!Dennis Noel Kavanagh is a former criminal barrister and now legal commentator, he is one of the three directors of the "Gay Men's Network", a not for profit organization fighting modern forms of homophobia. He joins me to discuss the willful manipulation and conversion of vulnerable children by the Mermaids "charity in the UK. We'll discuss what if anything we can take from this scandal in our fight to protect American kids from the same fate. Subscribe to Dennis's Substack at Please consider supporting my work with a paid subscription! Your support helps me produce as much free content as possible to help people fight back against woke agendas in schools! Get full access to The Reason We Learn at thereasonwelearn.substack.com/subscribe

Terfs og den kønskritiske bevægelse har taget mainstream sociale medie platforme som Twitter, facebook og Youtube til sig, og bruger det effektivt til at sætte en dagsorden og skabe allancer. Men de har også deres helt egne platforme på mere obskure steder på nettet, og her får man ofte et mere dybdegående indblik i, hvad de egentlig mener, når de tror vi andre ikke læser med.I tredje afsnit af Kønskrigerne har vi besøg af Katy Montgomerie, Caelan Conrad, Emily Gorcenski og Monir Mooghen, som vil forklare hvordan den kønskritiske bevægelse koordinerer digitale aktioner, sætter dagsordener, lukker munden på kritikere og rekrutterer nye medlemmer.Og så skal vi tale om den interne radikaliseringsprocess, der foregår i de mere lukkede kønskritiske fora på nettet.

Hver gang en transkvinde som vægtløfteren Laurel Hubbard eller svømmeren Lia Thomas deltager i en sportskonkurrence, eller måske ligefrem vinder, fylder det spalteplads i medierne og vælter kommentarsporene. Mange er bekymrede for fairness i kvindesport - også folk, der ikke ellers bekymrer sig om kvindesport. En del mener ligefrem, at der er tale om mænd, der skifter køn alene for at vinde medaljer. Men er det virkelig så nemt bare at stille op og konkurrere i kvinde-ligaer som transkvinde? Hvad sker der egentlig med kroppens styrke og hurtighed, når man får hormonterapi? Hvorfor hører vi aldrig om transmænd eller ikke-binære atleter? Og handler hele debatten om “fairness i kvindesport” egentlig overhovedet om sport? Disse og mange andre spørgsmål har vi inviteret volleyball-træner og debattør Nadia Jacobsen, sportsjournalist Karleigh Chardonnay Webb og vært på podcasten De Glemte Atleter Trine Nørgaard Petersen, i studiet for at hjælpe os med at finde svar på. Sammen vil vi forsøge at afkode debatten om transkønnede atleter og se på hvordan både “kønskritiske” feminister og konservative meningsdannere har en særdeles aktiv rolle at spille i at piske en stemning op omkring “fairness i sport”.Om denne podcast: I serien Kønskrigerne undersøger Cybernauterne den “kønskritiske” (Gender Critical) bevægelse, dens historik, dagsordener og metoder, og forklarer den anti-trans dagsordenen, den er en del af. I første afsnit kan du høre en introduktion til bevægelsens historie.Vi giver i podcasten især mikrofonen til dem, der rammes direkte af denne anti-trans retorik, og som ofte overses eller ekskluderes i “debatten”, selvom det er deres liv, sikkerhed og rettigheder der er til diskussion.⚠ Indholdsadvarsel: Serien berører transfobi, misogyni, homofobi og racisme, og der bliver læst eksempler på stærkt transfobiske kommentarer op.

Hvad sker der når feminister lægger transpersoner for had og det bliver grebet af den yderste højrefløj, kristne abortmodstandere, reaktionære kulturkrigere og sensationshungrende mainstreammedier? Det undersøger Cybernauterne i vores nye podcastserie “Kønskrigerne”Kønskrigerne handler om de transekskluderende radikalfeminister, også kaldet TERFs, og hvordan denne oprindeligt lille og snævre gren af feminismen i de seneste år har vokset sig til en bred mainstreambevægelse, der godt hjulpet af med kristne lobbyorganisationer, den yderste højrefløj, kulturpersonligheder, debattører og store medieinstitutioner, pisker en moralsk panik op, som har alvorlige konsekvenser for transpersoner verden over.I første episode går vi tilbage til bevægelsens historiske rødder i 1970'ernes amerikanske kvindebevægelse. Vi taler om den såkaldte "TERF bibel" og hvilke alvorlige konsekvenser denne bog havde. Vi ser på hvordan der er sket et "rebrand" af bevægelsen som nu kalder sig selv "Gender Critical, ligesom vi sammen med gæsterne afklarer en række centrale begreber omkring køn. Podcastseriens logo får du en forklaring på i 3. afsnit af serien. Så bliv hængendeIndholdsadvarsel: Serien berører transfobi, misogyni, homofobi og racisme, og der bliver læst eksempler på stærkt transfobiske kommentarer op.Gæsterne i dette afsnit er - Laura Mølgaard Tams, programmør, aktivist og driver mediet Killjoy - Emily Gorcenski, data analytiker og anti-fascistisk researcher- Katy Montgomerie, aktivist, musiker og Youtuber - Frederikke Kjærulff Madsen, læge og seksualunderviserVoice acts: Maria B og TelliMusik og Lyddesign: Sara NielsenKilder og referencer:- "TERF hate and Sandy Stone" af Christian Williams i Trans Advocate - “Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against Women of Color”, Kimberlé Crenshaw, Stanford Law Review, Vol. 43, No. 6 (Jul., 1991)- “Whipping Girl - - A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity” af Julia Serrano, Seal Press, 2016- “Excluded: Making Feminist and Queer Movements More Inclusive”, Julia Serano, Avalon Publishing Group, 2013- “The Trouble with White Women - a counterhistory of Feminism”, Kyla Schuler, Bold Type Books 2021- "Mitchfest" på Advocate.com - The Transsexual Empire, Janice Raymond, 1979, Beacon PressLydklip brugt i første afsnit:- Den næstbedste løsning, DR- Kom med søster hvid, kom med søster sort, DR- Winter Mvt 1 Allegro non molto - John Harrison with the Wichita State University Chamber Players- Original Rags (1900, piano roll) - Scott Joplin- PODCAST: The Transsexual Empire revisited — Janice Raymond on transgenderism, yesterday and todayDu kan støtte følgende initiativer for og af transpersoner i både Danmark og udlandet- Foreningen til Støtte for Transkønnede Børn https://fstb.dk/- Transadvocate, der blandt andet har skrevet artiklen om Sandy Stone, kan støttes her. https://www.patreon.com/transadvocate- Trans Justice Funding Project støtter små græsrodsinitiativer for og ledet af transpersoner i USA. Donér via https://www.transjusticefundingproject.org/- Mermaids UK støtter kønsdiverse børn og deres forældre https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/- Trans Safety Network dokumenter anti-trans dagsordenen i England transsafety.network- Gendered Intelligence: Englands nationale trans-ledede organisation https://genderedintelligence.co.uk/support-us/donate - Scottish Trans Skotlands nationale transrettigheds organisation https://www.scottishtrans.org/support-us/Læs mere om baggrunden for at starte podcasten på Cybernauternes hjemmeside https://cybernauterne.dk/blog/konskrigerne-fra-smal-maerkesag-til-mainstream-kulturkamp/

Welcome to Over the Rainbow, the podcast: a safe space and voice for all queer identities. Episode 46: Mental well-being in LGBTQ+ adults with Rosie Craven (she/her): In this episode, Rosie and I are talking about the queer mental health, including some of the unique challenges facing queer adults and what services and support queer folk can access. Resources mentioned in today's episode: · Dr Ronx: https://www.instagram.com/dr_ronx/ · Leicester LGBT Centre: https://leicesterlgbtcentre.org · Trade Sexual Health: https://www.tradesexualhealth.com · Mermaids UK: https://mermaidsuk.org.uk · Counselling directory: https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk · Galop: https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk · Person Centred Counselling for Trans and Gender Diverse People by Sam Hope More information on this podcast: · www.overtherainbowpod.com · Instagram: @_overtherainbowpodcast o https://www.instagram.com/_overtherainbowpodcast/ · Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/overtherainbowpodcast13 · Twitter: @overrainbowpod o https://twitter.com/overrainbowpod · Reading the Rainbow book club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/readingtherainbow Music: Find Your Way Beat by Nana Kwabena

Claire Dyer's poetry collections are published by Two Rivers Press, her novels by Quercus and The Dome Press.  Her latest novel, 'The Significant Others of Odie May' is published by Matador, and she has a new collection forthcoming with Two Rivers Press in 2024.  She has curated Reading's Poets' Café for the past five years, teaches creative writing and runs Fresh Eyes, an editorial and critiquing service.  She has an MA in Creative Writing from Royal Holloway, University of London and is a regular contributor on BBC Radio Berkshire Today though we are discussing the story behind her poetry collection “Yield” which beautifully shares her journey of her son becoming her daughter Yield can have three meanings   Some key points from our interview:·         How when her child first told them they thought they were trans she felt fear for their future·         How she writing Yield has been cathartic but took five years to complete·         How they have always been met with love, support and understanding ·         How it's felt like a grief process and had to learn to surrender and accept the changes within her family·         How she recognises that the heart of her daughter has never changed, even though outwardly she may look different to the gender she was assigned at birth Depend – Supporting the families and friends of trans peoplehttps://www.depend.org.uk Mermaids - UK organisation for young trans people and their families, with support and resources for bothhttps://mermaidsuk.org.uk You can get more info about Claire here: www.clairedyer.com Twitter: @ClaireDyer1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/claire.dyer.98 and https://www.facebook.com/Claire-Dyer-Author-131347343704266Insta: @clairedyerwriterhttps://tinyurl.com/yckp79uy 

Happy New Year, Listeners!Dylan has had Mono for 7 Weeks now which is why we haven't had any new episodes up, But! They rallied to record episode 50, and then took a month to edit it. (It's Me, Dylan Writing this Description)Kelloggs is still on strike as of posting, and here are some other things you might want to be aware of!Stop Line 3 - https://www.stopline3.org/Move to Higher Ground - https://mthg.org/Mermaids UK - https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/The Trevor Project - https://www.thetrevorproject.org/Resist Bot Petitions - https://resist.bot/petitionsFind Your Local Mutual Aid Group - https://www.mutualaidhub.org/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ed talks to New York based actor and producer Bex Silberfein about Jagged Little Pill, the controversial broadway musical produced by Dirk Gently rightsholder Arvind Ethan David, it's problematic history in regards to gender identity and the mistreatment of it's Trans/Non-binary cast, and the harm this has inflicted upon the Trans/NB community. We also look at how this has had a knock-on effect on Arvind's other new project, the Picture of Dorian Gray audio drama adaptation. Christian Lewis's article about the play: https://brooklynrail.org/2021/04/theater/One-Step-Forward-Two-Steps-Back-Broadways-Jagged-Little-Journey-Toward-Nonbinary-Inclusion Trans lifeline donation page: https://translifeline.org/donate/ Mermaids UK donation page: https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/donate/ The Open House project on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theeopenhouseproject/?hl=en Don't forget to give us a review on iTunes, or better yet, contact us via our website: dirkgentlypodcast.wordpress.com Also we're on Podchaser now, so feel free to check us out there as well: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/electric-monks-a-dirk-gently-p-742240

In this incredibly tangent driven episode, Sophia and Dylan talk about M&Ms, the dictionary, biscuits, jelly, tuna, customer service and so much more.Resources to do what you can:Stop Line 3 - https://www.stopline3.org/Move to Higher Ground - https://mthg.org/Mermaids UK - https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/The Trevor Project - https://www.thetrevorproject.org/Resist Bot Petitions - https://resist.bot/petitionsFind Your Local Mutual Aid Group - https://www.mutualaidhub.org/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today's episode is dedicated to Trans Awareness Week and Mermaids UK, a group supporting transgender, non-binary, and gender diverse children and their families. We are running a fundraiser to benefit the group and encourage listeners to contribute. Please click here to donate.Today – November 16th, 2021 – is 20 years to the day since Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone arrived in American theaters, the first film adaptation of (noted bigot) J.K. Rowling's worldwide sensation. Jonathan was a die-hard Harry Potter fan growing up, while Sean was a dedicated anti-Potter grump – but neither of us could escape the specter of this franchise even if we wanted to. For the 20th anniversary, we take a look back at this first film in particular – what it gets right in making this world feel special, and what it gets wrong in sticking too slavishly to source material that isn't particularly cinematic. We talk the actors, the sets, John Williams' music, and so much more – and reflect on how we see the film and Harry Potter's legacy differently 20 years later. Before the Potter talk, though, you'll also hear Jonathan's thoughts on the outstanding Forza Horizon 5 for Xbox Series S/X, and Jonathan challenges Sean in a game to recap this week's bottom-of-the-IP-barrel-scraping Disney+ news. Enjoy! And please consider donating to Mermaids UK to support trans youth if your are able.Plain text link for our fundraiser: https://tiltify.com/@jonathanlack/weeklystuffpodcastTime Chart:Intro: 0:00:00 – 0:11:05Forza Horizon 5: 0:11:05 – 0:29:08Disney+ News: 0:29:08 – 1:02:15Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: 1:02:15 – 3:23:39Harry Potter Memories: 3:23:39 – 3:40:38 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel!Subscribe to the WEEKLY SUIT GUNDAM Podcast!Subscribe for free to 'The Weekly Stuff' in Apple Podcasts!Follow Jonathan Lack on Twitter!Follow Sean Chapman on Twitter!

On this, the first episode in over a month cause Sophia and Dylan have been taking turns being busy, our hosts talk about conspiracy theories, space veggies, long drives, and what are mostly very clearly Christmas decorations very poorly rebranded for Hanukkah.Resources to do what you can:Stop Line 3 - https://www.stopline3.org/Move to Higher Ground - https://mthg.org/Mermaids UK - https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/The Trevor Project - https://www.thetrevorproject.org/Resist Bot Petitions - https://resist.bot/petitionsPresidential Phone Line - (202) 456-1111 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

She Kills Monsters is a play based on a journey of discovery sparked by a D&D adventure. She Kills Monsters is a comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games. In this high-octane dramatic comedy laden with homicidal fairies, nasty ogres, and 90s pop culture, acclaimed playwright Qui Nguyen (“Raya and the Last Dragon”) offers a heart-pounding homage to the geek and warrior within us all. The company Worlds Elsewhere has taken upon their shoulders to create a production that will be live streamed on Sat, October 30th, 2021 at 7:00pm USA Eastern Time. And they are gathering money for charity too! I had the enormous pleasure of talking to Mike Fatum, director of this play, about the challenges, rewards, reasons and what they have done to make sure this play lives up to everyone's expectations and then some. If you would like to find out more about this play, please visit their website: https://bit.ly/WorldsElsewhere You can find out more about Trans Lifeline and Mermaids UK here.

This week Sophia and Dylan talk almost entirely about bears!(Sorry this episode isn't up in time for you to vote in FBW, Dylan has been very sick and unable to edit. But they finally edited it and you can hear all about the bears that competed!)Resources to do what you can:Stop Line 3 - https://www.stopline3.org/IATSE linktree - https://linktr.ee/IAStoriesJulius Jones Website - https://www.justiceforjuliusjones.com/Move to Higher Ground - https://mthg.org/Mermaids UK - https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/The Trevor Project - https://www.thetrevorproject.org/Resist Bot Petitions - https://resist.bot/petitionsPresidential Phone Line - (202) 456-1111Ohio Judge Line - (4050 521-2342 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Sophia and Dylan are recording a little differently and it is very evident in the energy they brought to the recording session. It's part one of Fat Bear week and they talk about that along with a million other things, including the Met Gala and Dylan's Idea for a Met Gala Con, Lil Nas X and why he should come on our poooodcaaaaaast, birds, and more.Resources to do what you can:Stop Line 3 - https://www.stopline3.org/Move to Higher Ground - https://mthg.org/Mermaids UK - https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/The Trevor Project - https://www.thetrevorproject.org/Resist Bot Petitions - https://resist.bot/petitionsPresidential Phone Line - (202) 456-1111Article Links:Fat Bear Website: https://explore.org/fat-bear-weekCockatiels Using Tools: https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/wild-cockatoos-have-been-observed-making-and-using-cutlery-sets-for-their-food/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Sophia and Dylan talk about Blue's Clues, theater, 9/11, animals doing their own form of protest, a very special school security officer and much more. TW for discussions of suicide regarding the Dear Evan Hansen film. Resources to do what you can:Stop Line 3 - https://www.stopline3.org/Move to Higher Ground - https://mthg.org/Mermaids UK - https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/The Trevor Project - https://www.thetrevorproject.org/Resist Bot Petitions - https://resist.bot/petitionsPresidential Phone Line - (202) 456-1111Suicide Prevention Hotline - (800) 273-8255 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Sophia and Dylan talk about everything from gender, to twilight, to hot dogs. The focus being stories about art and the meanings behind it, both in terms of intent and impact. Resources to do what you can:Stop Line 3 - https://www.stopline3.org/Move to Higher Ground - https://mthg.org/Mermaids UK - https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/Land Back - https://native-land.ca/ and https://landback.org/Women for Women International - https://www.womenforwomen.org/Partners in Health - https://www.pih.org/Articles from this week:Dylan - https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/08/19/arts/planting-seeds-change/Sophia - https://www.npr.org/2021/08/06/1024315097/how-a-beloved-giant-rat-won-free-speech-rights See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Harris speaks to Jake Edwards (he/they), communications assistant and social media lead at Mermaids, the well-known UK charity dedicated to improving the lives of young trans, nonbinary, and gender diverse people. Started in 1995 by a group of parents who wanted to support their gender diverse children, it has become one of the UK's leading charities in its field. You can find Mermaids' website at mermaidsuk.org.uk, and you can find them on all major social media platforms. If you're new to the world of gender identity, you can download my free beginners' guide at mxharrishill.com/pdf, where you'll also find my free masterclass to accompany the guide. Unlike previous episodes, we have done our best to avoid using any ripe language, although we do discuss some issues which may not suitable for very young children. Parental discretion is advised. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transectionpodcast/message

Content Warning: discussions of transphobic views This week we look at the terrible transphobic TERF views of a once beloved children's author and millionaire, J.K. Rowling. We discuss her transphobic tweets, her 3000+ word essay 'TERF wars' that outlined the extent of her harmful views last year and the up to date outcomes of publicly transphobic women being endorsed. We also discuss the strange Draco simping and the embarrassing attempts for attention from Tom Felton and Cassandra Clare's chaotic fanfic beginnings before her mainstream fame. Pop culture moments of the week include more Kardashian nonsense, Trisha Paytas quitting frenemies (we do apologise for misgendering Trisha a couple of times at the beginning!) and Gabbie Hanna's evil behaviour towards Jessi Smiles. Donate what you can to Mermaids UK, a charity to support trans youth in the UK, or read more on where to donate or help at GIRES.org.uk We now have a Patreon with TWO bonus episodes released each month! Celebrity Corner and Bad Book Club are out NOW! Join our Culture Gang! Email us at culturehangpodcast@gmail.com and follow us on instagram @culturehangpodcast, twitter @CultureHang, TikTok @culturehangpodcast Links: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/trevor-support-center/a-guide-to-being-an-ally-to-transgender-and-nonbinary-youth/ https://www.vulture.com/2020/06/jk-rowling-anti-transgender-comments-blog.html Jammidodger ‘Responding to JK Rowlings Essay | Is It Anti-Trans?' ContraPoints ‘Gender Critical | ContraPoints' & ‘J.K. Rowling | ContraPoints' Samantha Lux ‘J.K Rowling is Transphobic? Trans Woman Responds…' https://www.thetrevorproject.org/2020/06/08/daniel-radcliffe-responds-to-j-k-rowlings-tweets-on-gender-identity/ Lindsay Ellis ‘Tracing the Roots of Pop Culture Transphobia' https://www.vox.com/2016/9/4/12534818/harry-potter-cursed-child-rowling-queerbaiting https://www.vox.com/culture/21285396/jk-rowling-transphobic-backlash-harry-potter https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/de0204/harry_potter_and_ya_literature_the_cassandra/

Welcome to Over the Rainbow, an LGBTQ+ podcast dedicated to queer education and queer representation. Hosted by Rachel Keighley (she/her).   Episode 21: Trans visibility, gender dysphoria and LGBTQ+ education with Phil Hill (they/them)   Phil is a trans, genderqueer and mental health activist who uses their social media platform to talk about all things gender and mental health in a raw and open way. They are also writing a book to make the workplace more inclusive to trans people, so do keep an eye out for that.   In today’s episode Phil and I talk about trans visibility. We discuss the difficulties of growing up in a cis-gendered, binary world and how a lack of trans visibility can limit your exploration of your gender when you can’t see yourself.   We answer the questions of how you can navigate the world without this representation, and what effects this lack of representation has on young people?   From there we talk about the importance of LGBTQ+ education from a young age and engaging with trans folk to understand their lived experiences, what it means to be trans, and what gender dysphoria is.   More information on Phil: @phil.hill.talks https://www.instagram.com/phil.hill.talks/ My Identity and the pandemic blog: https://www.fumble.org.uk/blog-my-identity-and-the-pandemic/ Tik Tok: @philhilltalks   Information, support and resources: Mermaids UK: https://mermaidsuk.org.uk Munroe Bergdorf @Munroebergdorf https://www.instagram.com/munroebergdorf/ The Proud Trust: https://www.theproudtrust.org   More information on this podcast: Instagram: @_overtherainbowpodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/_overtherainbowpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/overtherainbowpodcast13 Twitter: @overrainbowpodhttps://twitter.com/overrainbowpod Clubhouse: @rachelkeighley Reading the Rainbow book club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/readingtherainbow   Music: Find Your Way Beat by Nana Kwabena

Our guest today is Jameson Hallifax Embercynd (Character from the mind of Cadey LeBonte). Jameson is an Arcane Inspector from the great city-state of Night Market. We go into his military family history, how he ended up lost in adventures, his opinion on how these adventures should be handled, as well as a potential future decision that could change the scope of how he had envisioned his entire future. System - Quest RPG Content Warnings: Discussions around classism/fantasy racism, as well as altered fate. Also playful mutiny? Support transgender youths by visiting Mermaids UK: mermaidsuk.org.uk Follow Cadey's Twitter: twitter.com/R_Cadey Make sure to come be a part of the Fantasy Talk Show community Discord Invitation: https://discord.gg/FZAnk523wy Follow on Twitter: Twitter.com/FantasyPodShow Like and Follow on Facebook: Facebook.com/FantasyTalkShow Cover Art by Josiah Pyles: Instagram.com/digitalartventure_josiahpyles Music by Sasquatch #13: https://campsite.bio/sasquatchnumber13  

PRIDE ISN'T JUST A PARTY! This week we shared our stories of coming out, challenges as someone who identifies as LGBTQ+ in the UK, school antics and how we would react if our child identified as LGBTQ+. With love, Mavro Talks champions equality in every sense of the word and support these amazing LGBTQ+ organisations: - Stonewall UK - https://www.stonewall.org.uk - MindOut UK - https://mindout.org.uk - Switchboard - https://switchboard.lgbt - Mermaids UK - https://mermaidsuk.org.uk Don't be shy! Get involved in the discussion, drop down to the comments or follow us at: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mavrotalks/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mavrotalks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mavrotalks/ Website: https://www.mavroworldwide.com/mavrotalks Also, watch the show on YouTube - https://youtu.be/f6E6zSIzj1k

In this episode special guest Florence Ashley (@ButNotTheCity) tells Henry (@punkgroucho) and Ada (@the_ada_rhodes) why they think that Peter Pan is totally trans in part 3 of our 3 part Disney mini-series.Content Notice for this Episode: Peter Pan is an incredibly racist film and includes negative depictions of indigenous people. Peter Pan (1953) is currently available on Disney+Here is a link to Mermaids UK https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/Follow us on Twitter @totallytranspodGet bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytrans All clips are protected under fair use and our music this week was "Cali" by Wataboi which is royalty free and found on Pixabay

Welcome to Over the Rainbow, an LGBTQ+ podcast dedicated to queer education and queer representation. Hosted by Rachel Keighley (she/her).   Episode 4: Being nonbinary with Lindsey (they/them) and Susie (she/her) In this episode, Lindsey shares their journey discovering they are non-binary. Together Lindsey and Susie share some of the challenges non-binary people face everyday, including bathrooms, changing rooms, and marriage. We discuss the difficulties circumnavigating a gender binary world and how best to respond to people who are misinformed on gender. They also share some fantastic resources and podcasts on being non-binary.   Information, support and resources for gender non-binary, genderqueer, and gender diverse people: Mermaids UK: https://mermaidsuk.org.uk Barnardos - Positive Identities: https://www.barnardos.org.uk/what-we-do/services/positive-identities-lgbtq-commissioned-work My genderation: https://mygenderation.com Fox and Owl's Instagrams: https://www.instagram.com/thefoxfisher/ https://www.instagram.com/uglastefania/ Travis Alabanza: https://www.instagram.com/travisalabanza/ Out with Suzi Ruffell Podcast Queery Podcast   More information on this podcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_overtherainbowpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/overtherainbowpodcast13   Music: Find Your Way Beat by Nana Kwabena

As our Lord and saviour Noddy Holder once said: 'IT'S CHRISTMASSSS!!!!'Nathan and Angel are in a holly jolly mood (well, Nathan is anyway) as they discuss their favourite festive films! Join them as they get overly emotional over Muppets and James Stewart, and, inevitably, go off the rails with tangents.Here are the links to the charities I mention in the outro, as well as a link to my new Patreon page (only £1 a month) although it is understandable to want to give to charity at Christmas rather than me!The Trussell Trust: https://www.trusselltrust.org/Mermaids UK: https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/Jack Harrison VC Statue Campaign: https://www.facebook.com/jackharrisonvcMajor Film Reviews Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/majorfilmreviewsSupport the show (http://majorfilmreviews.com)

Website - Tumblr - Twitter  In this hiatus episode we sort the Merlin characters into Hogwarts Houses. Wish to argue with our sorting? Please do! Come talk to us and give us your sorting choices! Let the blood bath begin! We are also comitting to donating to transgender charities every time we talk about Harry Potter on our platform, and if you're in a position to do so we encourage you to do the same. We have chosen Mermaids UK and The Okra Project to donate to for this episode.  https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/ https://www.theokraproject.com/  

The Scots language didn’t have much of an LGBTQ+ lexicon. So writer and performer Dr Harry Josephine Giles decided to create one. Find out more about this episode, the subject matter and the interviewees, at theallusionist.org/manywaysatonce. Previous Allusionist episodes that go alongside this episode include Oot in the Open, Queer and Two Or More. And Josie has written up a very interesting document about the LGBTQ+ lexicon in Scots which you can read at bit.ly/lgbtscots. Wishing you all an excellent and kind Pride month. The Allusionist is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX, a collective of the finest independent podcasts. Find them all at radiotopia.fm. The Allusionist's online home is theallusionist.org. Stay in touch at twitter.com/allusionistshow, facebook.com/allusionistshow and instagram.com/allusionistshow. I donated 50% of the ad revenue from this episode to the Exist Loudly Fund to Support Queer Black Young People, the Okra Project, the Marsha P. Johnson Institute, the Trevor Project, akt and Mermaids UK. This month, the Allusionist is sponsored by: Catan, the fun collaborative boardgame where you settle, build and trade on the island of Catan. Allusionist listeners get 10% off the original base game Catan at catanshop.com/allusionist by using the promo code ALLUSIONIST at checkout. BetterHelp online licensed professional counselling. Get started today at betterhelp.com/allusionist and receive a 10% discount off your first month with the discount code allusionist. Bombas socks, thoughtfully engineered for comfort and durability - and for every pair of socks you buy, Bombas donates a pair to someone in need. Bombas works year-round with the Ally Coalition, and has a new collection of socks for Pride month. Shop and get twenty percent off your first purchase at Bombas.com/allusionist. Mejuri, ethically sourced fine jewelry for everyday wear, without the markups. Visit mejuri.com/allusionist for 10% off your first order. Molekule, air purification reinvented. For 10% off your first air purifier order, visit molekule.com and at checkout enter the code allusionist10. Squarespace, your one-stop shop for creating and running a good-looking and well-working website. Go to squarespace.com/allusion for a free trial, and use the code ALLUSION to get 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Progressive. See your insurance options and start a quote online at progressive.com.

Consider watching the following films: Do The Right Thing by Spike Lee, If Beale Street Could Talk by Barry Jenkins, Fruitvale Station by Ryan Coogler, 13th by Ava DuVernay, Sorry To Bother You by Boots Riley, + *bonus film* Paris is Burning by Jennie Livingston. Consider listening to Zsela’s EP, Ache of Victory. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/55ICRQmIlXrgsAS1JfKnEI?si=bZ2NDy4JSWKYbFLge_NacA. Consider following, learning from, + supporting these Black women: Rachel Cargle (@rachel.cargle) You can donate to The Loveland Foundation here: https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/NzU4MzM= Chidera Eggerue (@theslumflower) You can buy her book What A Time To Be Alone here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/what-a-time-to-be-alone-chidera-eggerue/1128305625 or her new book How To Get Over A Boy here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-to-get-over-a-boy-chidera-eggerue/1134863878 Munroe Bergdorf (@munroebergdorf) You can donate to Mermaids UK (a charity supporting transgender + gender variant children + their families) of which Munroe is a patron here: https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/donate/ Alex Elle (@alex_elle) You can listen to The Hey Girl Podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/31diB92xw4GjffXJUO2cQ8?si=wMHveV9LTguKrPt67xc-nQ + buy her books at http://www.alexelle.com/ Ev’Yan Whitney (@evyan.whitney) You can listen to The Sexually Liberated Woman here: https://open.spotify.com/show/4RJ6X2uZwV4bHxVlFL5WqG?si=qncYv1DRQ_qjKFX89UR9OQ) + read I Am A “Too Much” Woman here: https://evyanwhitney.com/too-much-woman/. Consider donating to the following organizations: Black Visions Collective at https://secure.everyaction.com/4omQDAR0oUiUagTu0EG-Ig2 BFTA Collective at https://linktr.ee/btfacollective Snap4Freedom at https://www.snap4freedom.org/donate Black Lives Matter Global Network at blacklivesmatter.com National Bail Fund at communityjusticeexchange.org Consider signing these petitions: Justice for George Floyd: https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd Justice for Tony Mcdade: https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-tony-mcdade Justice for Ahmaud Arbery: https://www.change.org/p/district-attorney-tom-durden-justice-for-ahmaud-arbery-i-run-with-maud Justice for Breonna Taylor: https://www.change.org/p/andy-beshear-justice-for-breonna-taylor Justice for David McAtee: https://www.change.org/p/louisville-mayor-greg-fischer-justice-for-david-mcatee?recruiter=862253145&recruited_by_id=ca6cbd70-2414-11e8-ab29-25fa8a73a71b

Multiple LGTBQ+ charities, social enterprises, and organisations have jumped in to support the LGBTQ+ community overcome these issues. Mermaids UK, is one of the country’s leading LGBTQ+ charities, and “has been supporting trans and gender-diverse children, young people, and their families since 1995”.In this episode, Susie Green, CEO of Mermaids, shares why the LGBTQ+ History Month is of great importance to the whole society generally as well as the LGBTQ+ community particularly. Find out more about the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation - https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/faculty-research/centres/social-innovation/Find out how to apply for our MSt in Social Innovation - https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/faculty-research/centres/social-innovation/teach/

In the episode we chat PreP consultations and the comedy of peeing in a sample tube, Starbucks campaign with Mermaids UK, the potential closure of dark rooms in Manchester and the homophobic graffiti at a Glasgow club, and all the usual movie madness Our instagram pages of the week are www.instagram.com/rainbowbear92 and www.instagram.com/meninpixel You can listen, and subscribe on apple podcast and spotify. Please listen, review, and subscribe. you can flowing the podcast at www.instagram.com/podcastbearwithme and www.facebook.com/podcastbearwithme and you can contact us at podcastbearwithme@gmail.com You can follow Mark at www.instagram.com/sparkicub You can follow Stephen at www.instagram.com/justahometownboy We want to say a massive thank you to Jonas for providing us with the intro music. you are an awesome man with a huge talent. follow Jonas at www.instagram.com/jonasgladnikoff Thank you for listening Mark and Stephen

We're declaring 2020… TwentyTwenT – the year to actively go out of your way to stand up for our trans friends, especially when people like Sharron Davies are coming after them every day on twitter. -Plus Dan's invaded a safe space – is everyone really welcome?-Read a recent research report on transphobia online here. https://www.brandwatch.com/reports/transphobia/ .-Please donate to one of our favourite charities , Mermaids UK and help children, young people and their families to achieve a happier life in the face of gender adversity, https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/donation-web/charity?charityId=1013391&stop_mobi=yes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"Christmas is my favourite time of the year and I don't want it overshadowed by pigs." Ho ho ho and "Merry" "Christmas"! This is the recording of our Christmas live show performed at the Effra Social in Brixton, London in aid of Mermaids UK (https://www.mermaidsuk.org.uk/). Thanks to the generosity of everyone who came to the show, we raised £450 for Mermaids UK to help support gender-diverse and transgender children in the UK. This year, we think of the best Secret Santa presents you can get for £3 in Asda, we dress children up in yellow leggings to be the Beyoncé of the school nativity version of Kill Bill: Vol. 1, we employ a cleaner to clean up our palatial mansion for 30 hours per week (but not over Christmas), we ponder over extensive arguments about what to do with micro-pigs over Christmas, and we tackle Am I Being Unreasonable questions from the audience.

What do mermaids have to do with zombies, monsters and saints? Laura von Holt interviews Persephone Braham about the mermaid mythology of Latin America and the Caribbean. From the evolution of the word sirenas, to mermaid iconography in religious works and art, to the mermaid’s role in colonialism, this in-depth interview covers the vast and multi-faceted role of mermaids in history, religion, literature and art. Learn about the sirenas relationship to Spanish sirens, mistaken manatees, mother-figures, the Virgin Regla, and Afro-Latin water deities, particularly Yemaya and Mami Wata. Persephone Braham a professor of Latin American literature and culture at the University of Delaware. the author of the book From Amazons to Zombies. Monsters in Latin America and  Song of the Sirenas: Mermaids in Latin America and the Caribbean. Important Links Persephone Braham’s website:  https://udel.academia.edu/PersephoneBraham Song of the Sirenas: Mermaids in Latin America and the Caribbean.: https://www.academia.edu/39391238/Song_of_the_Sirenas_Mermaids_in_Latin_America_and_the_Caribbean From Amazons to Zombies: Monsters in Latin America: https://amzn.to/2LC1wHp Past episodes mentioned: The Little Mermaid, Secrets Behind the Fairytale: http://www.cinderly.com/posts/little-mermaid-secrets-behind-fairytale/ , Mermaids UK: http://www.cinderly.com/posts/mermaids-uk-embrace-empower-educate/ The Princess of The Sea: The Little Mermaid’s Royal Wedding: http://bit.ly/lovelybooksMP Get your Mermaid Merch!  Get 15% off on official Mermaid Podcast merchandise. Use this link to shop: https://teespring.com/stores/the-mermaid-podcast?pr=PODCAST The Mermaid Podcast Recommends! Support this podcast by shopping our mermaid books and other recommendations. Keep in Touch! Sign up for our mailing list to get more behind the scenes bonuses and a heads up when we get new episodes.  Did you like this episode? Got a question or comment? Leave a review or email us at podcast@cinderly.com. Go to MermaidPodcast.com for more mermaid history and facts. Follow us on Instagram @mermaidpodcast and Facebook. The Mermaid Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts! ♡ ♡ ♡  MORE PRODUCTS FROM CINDERLY ♡ ♡ ♡  **Easy to Bake Unicorn Cookbook** Now on sale: http://bit.ly/Easy2BakeUnicorn DON’T QUIT YOUR DAY DREAM! Do you have a dream in your heart that you’d like to make real?Join us for “Don’t Quit Your DayDream!”  - a new video course to revitalize your creativity and business! Check it out at fairybossmother.com. 

It’s the 30th anniversary of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. With several adaptations in the works, it’s a great time to talk about the history of The Little Mermaid. Sacha Coward is mermaid folklorist and freelance museum professional who has worked at local, national, and international museums and galleries..and also designs escape  rooms! Host Laura von Holt asked Sacha to tell her everything he knows about The Little Mermaid, Hans Christian Andersen, queer history, mermaids around the world and what mermaids mean today. They also managed to touch on RuPaul’s Drag Race and the Twilight movies. Warning: There’s a teensy bit of strong language.  You can follow Sacha Coward on Twitter at @sacha_coward. Important Links The Wonderful World of Disney Presents The Little Mermaid Live Musical Event:https://abc.com/shows/the-little-mermaid-live Princess of The Sea: The Little Mermaid’s Royal Wedding: https://lauralovelybooks.com/princess-of-the-sea Sacha Coward Twitter thread on Halle Bailey casting: https://twitter.com/sacha_coward/status/1146671220248711168 Evelyn De Morgan’s painting, The Sea Maidens: https://www.demorgan.org.uk/collection/the-sea-maidens/ Past episodes mentioned: MerB’ys http://www.cinderly.com/posts/10-merbys-canadian-mermen-cause/, Mermaids UK: http://www.cinderly.com/posts/mermaids-uk-embrace-empower-educate/ Get your Mermaid Merch!  Get 15% off on official Mermaid Podcast merchandise. Use this link to shop: https://teespring.com/stores/the-mermaid-podcast?pr=PODCAST The Mermaid Podcast Recommends! Support this podcast by shopping our mermaid books and other recommendations. Keep in Touch! Sign up for our mailing list to get more behind the scenes bonuses and a heads up when we get new episodes.  Did you like this episode? Got a question or comment? Leave a review or email us at podcast@cinderly.com. Go to MermaidPodcast.com for more mermaid history and facts. Follow us on Instagram @mermaidpodcast and Facebook. ♡ ♡ ♡  MORE PRODUCTS FROM CINDERLY ♡ ♡ ♡  **Easy to Bake Unicorn Cookbook** Now on sale: http://bit.ly/Easy2BakeUnicorn DON’T QUIT YOUR DAY DREAM! Do you have a dream in your heart that you’d like to make real?Join us for “Don’t Quit Your DayDream!”  - a new video course to revitalize your creativity and business! Check it out at fairybossmother.com. 

Mermaids is a charity based in the UK, which has been working to support transgender and gender diverse children, young people and their families since 1995. Susie Green is their CEO. Laura von Holt interviews Susie Green on the history of Mermaids UK, the important work they do supporting families and young people, the organization’s endorsement by Prince Harry, how The Little Mermaid inspired the origins of the charity. You can follow Mermaids on Twitter: @Mermaids_gender and their Instagram is: @Mermaidsgender  Important Links https://www.mermaidsuk.org.uk Mermaid dolls that support Mermaids: https://punkbunnies.co.uk/collections/mermaids-uk   Get your Mermaid Merch!  Use code PODCAST to get 15% off on official Mermaid Podcast merchandise. Visit our shop: https://teespring.com/stores/the-mermaid-podcast?pr=PODCAST The Mermaid Podcast Recommends! Support this podcast by shopping our mermaid books and other recommendations. Keep in Touch! Sign up for our mailing list to get more behind the scenes bonuses and a heads up when we get new episodes.  Did you like this episode? Got a question or comment? Leave a review or email us at podcast@cinderly.com.   Go to MermaidPodcast.com for more mermaid history and facts. Follow us on Instagram @mermaidpodcast and Facebook. ♡ ♡ ♡  MORE PRODUCTS FROM CINDERLY ♡ ♡ ♡  Circus Cracker Crunch and Unicorn Cafe on The App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/developer/cinderly-inc/id1266118766?mt=8 **Easy to Bake Unicorn Cookbook** Now on sale: http://bit.ly/Easy2BakeUnicorn DON’T QUIT YOUR DAY DREAM! Do you have a dream in your heart that you’d like to make real?Join us for “Don’t Quit Your DayDream!”  - a new video course to revitalize your creativity and business! Check it out at fairybossmother.com. 

Each week on The Moment, I speak with a different guest about an individual moment in an episode of Doctor Who that means a lot to them. This trailer includes audio from upcoming episodes featuring guests Houman Sadri, Mikayla Micomonaco, Rachel T, Chas Lilly, Erika Ensign, Connie Gibbs, Deb Stanish, Chip Sudderth, and Sage Young. (It also features audio from Doctor Who, obviously.) Season 2 of The Moment begins on July 3rd, 2019. As always, the best thing you can do to help support the show is to recommend it to someone you think might enjoy it. But this year you can also support the show with money, on Patreon (http://patreon.com/themomentpod). For now there are no special benefits associated with being a Patron, it’s just a way for you to support the show if you’re interested, But when I reach $50 per episode, I’ll start doing bonus episodes every two months, and I might add other goals or rewards in the future. Please note that the Moment’s Patron does charge per episode, some Patreons charge per month, but this one is going to charge you each time I put out a regular non-bonus episode of the show. So that should be once a week for thirteen weeks, and then not at all, for a few months, until the show starts again for season 3. I did that because I didn’t want it to charge anyone for months when the show is not being produced. And if you would like to support the show but don’t want to make it a recurring thing of it, you can head over to Ko-Fi (http://ko-fi.com/themomentpod) and do that there. I want to stress that the show is free, and it will always be free, and you do not need to pay for it unless you want to. If you do choose to throw a little money my way, know that I am grateful. However, regardless of whether you choose to support the show on Patreon, please also use your money to support causes that make a real difference in the world. I suggest donating to an organization like the American Civil Liberties Union (http://aclu.org), or the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (http://raicestexas.org). You may recall that the first episode of The Moment ended with an editorial about the crisis at the southern US border, and in the year since then things have not gotten any better. And if you’re looking for something else to do with your money then might I suggest you donate to organizations that support transgender rights, like Mermaids UK (https://www.mermaidsuk.org.uk), which advocates for transgender youths in the UK, and the Transgender Law Center (https://www.transgenderlawcenter.org), an org that advocates for trans rights laws and policies in the US. Trans folks are a vital part of the Doctor Who fan community, and in the past month or so, there have been some rather distressing instances of people with platforms in that community spouting bigoted, transphobic rhetoric or normalizing transphobia. And a recent report from the BBC (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-48756370), indicating that anti-transgender hate crimes across the UK are up 81% from where they were two years ago, serves as a reminder of the consequences that this rhetoric can have, and the reason it’s important to protect our transgender friends in the Doctor Who fan community and the world at large. Like I’ve said in the past, my primary goal for the Moment is not to serve as a political soapbox. But the Second Doctor said it best: “There are some corners of the universe which have bred the most terrible things. Things that act against everything we believe in. They must be fought.” That’s all for now, follow the show at @themomentpod (http://twitter.com/themomentpod) on twitter, support the show on Patreon (http://patreon.com/themomentpod) And stay tuned, because season 2 will be with you, in a Moment.

Coming up in this week's episode of the GDPR Weekly Show: Swedish ICO Investigates Spotify Data Subject Access Requests, Privacy Policies - the Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Evite Data Breach, La Liga Receives Red Card from Spanish ICO for Listening In on Fan's Conversations, Mermaids UK Trans-Gender Charity Data Breach

Stories this week include: Trainee mermaids spotted off Devon coastline.  Man-made disaster befalls small Lincolnshire town.  Drunk men rescue terrified restaurant staff from 'confrontational' duck.  Specsavers customer gobsmacked at eye-watering price of dry eye treatment.  We give the NATO alphabet a long-overdue avian rebrand... Website: http://www.lapodcast.net/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LAPodcast/ Twitter: @LAPodcast

This week on Southpaws, we're inside and warm because Texas doesn't have normal seasonal weather patterns anymore. Topics this week include Amazon sucking, ConDFW, good news for Mermaids Gender in the UK, a little on Jussie, a rare 9-0 decision on the supreme court, and Astroneer being a lot of fun. Plus a few other things.   Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/Southpawscast   LINKS A white dude they actually called a terrorist- https://twitter.com/lailalalami/status/1098371819738869761?s=12 Good news for Mermaids UK - https://twitter.com/Mermaids_Gender/status/1097867934750396418 SCOTUS says no, 9-0 - https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/02/supreme-court-rules-against-civil-forfeitures-rbg-timbs.html

Daniel Elston joins us this week from Elston Studios in Melbourne to talk about his game Guile and Glory: Firstborn, a game featuring tactics, puzzles and most importantly adventure. Daniel spoke about the humble beginnings of his studio and how this retro tactical game was prototyped as a boardgame.   We take a look at look back at the charity stream run by Hbomberguy and how a simple run of Donkey Kong 64 to spite a conservative comedy writer turned a classic game into a symbol of trans rights around the world and raising just under half a million dollars for Mermaids, a charity that supports trans rights in the UK. This 57 hour marathon streaming session featured celebrities like Chelsea Manning, John Romero, and politicians like Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez who made the bold (but fair) claim the N64 is the best console ever.   Pixel Sift is produced by Scott Quigg, Sarah Ireland, Fiona Bartholomaeus & Mitch Loh. Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer. Thanks to Salty Dog Sounds for some of our promo music this week.   SPONSOR: Thank you to Murdoch University School of Arts for their support over every single episode of Pixel Sift. We couldn't have done it without you. If you want to bolster your skills in media, journalism or game development, check out the Murdoch University School of Arts website for more information!   You can find us on social media, Discord, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, YouTube and Steam. Just search for "pixelsift"

What do you do when your child exhibits markedly gender-atypical play behaviour almost as soon as they can walk and tells you, by the time they are four years old, that there's been a mistake? Susie is a Yorkshire mum with three young children. Two are very much boys, but the other, though born the same, has insisted since pre-school that a mistake had been made. In this in-depth interview she tells how she handled the challenge, sought help and has cared for her child at every stage in a remarkable journey through growing up. She also tells why she felt her child was not getting the right kind of treatment at Britain's only child and adolescent clinic specialising in this area, and why she turned, instead, to specialists in the USA and The Netherlands. As a mother, she also has advice for schools on how they could help parents and children avoid the bullying her child has experienced. For more information and support for parents and families in this position see Mermaids (UK) and Trans Youth Family Allies (US).