2.3 | Zakaria & Caroline

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08/05/19 • 53 min

Call Me By My Name Project | A Trans Oral History Podcast

In today’s episode Lee & Ryan travel to Zakaria and Caroline’s beautiful home in Footscray that they share with their two cats. Zakaria and Caroline generously share their story of their love and relationship with us, which is often comedic but always tender. They speak about growing up in big families, the importance of carving out time to do nice things together, like traveling, watching Netflix, going on drives together, and listening to podcasts and harry potter books. Zakaria discusses the seemingly sudden decision to begin HRT and the ways in which the people around him have loved and supported him to experiment with his identity. Both, Caroline and Zakaria discuss the the importance of nurturing the relationships you have with the important people around you. For additional support please check out our website at callmebymynameproject.com

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2.2 | Sage

In this episode, Lee and I chat with Sage (they/them) at their lovely plant-filled house in Ascot Vale, and get to meet their super sweet dalmation. Sage speaks to us about growing up in Lebanon, going to an all-girls Catholic private school in Melbourne, the pressures to conform to strict gender norms, and working for Australia's largest youth-driven LGBTIQA+ organization (minus 18). They also talk about experiencing being trans as a gift, undergoing second puberty at the age of 27, their love of camping and being outdoors, and their connection to place.

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2.4 | Tara

In this episode, Lee and Ryan head to Northcote to meet Tara, who uses she/her pronouns. Among other things, Tara speaks to us about moving to Australia from a small town near Copenhagen, stencil art and rock-climbing, restrictive gender norms and undermining them, pronouns and visibility, how things have shifted since she came out 14 years ago, class, chosen family, and the importance of sharing job-seeking skills and knowledge, and improving access to employment for trans people.