31 August 2023 - Being Blonde, Female, and Depressed

08/31/23 • 19 min

On the program today:
- Why I missed the Dingbat Diaries video for last week
- A response to an article that explained my absence last week in which I was called female
- Do I really buy into the rhetoric that genetics is gender?

REFERENCES:
Gender Identity Today: https://genderidentitytoday.com
Series of articles I wrote:
"All Except for My Parts": https://genderidentitytoday.com/all-except-for-my-parts/
"To Bear Responsibility is Transgender": https://genderidentitytoday.com/to-bear-responsibility-is-transgender/
"Writing My Transgender Life": https://genderidentitytoday.com/writing-my-transgender-life/
Transgender suicide statistics: https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/suicidality-transgender-adults/

(00:00) - Agenda
(00:41) - Introduction
(01:34) - What Happened Last Week?
(04:52) - Dealing with My Genetics
(06:52) - Being Blonde in 1980s SoCal
(08:50) - The Genetics of Being Interblonde
(09:46) - Should We Regulate Non-Blondes Who Identity as Blonde?
(10:36) - The Abstraction of Sex
(12:20) - The Concept of Gender
(14:24) - Modern Technology and Gender
(15:17) - I Own that I Am a Woman
(16:10) - Does Genetics Define Gender?
(16:24) - Finding My Purpose Again
(18:42) - Show Closing

(00:00) - Agenda
(00:41) - Introduction
(01:34) - What Happened Last Week?
(04:52) - Dealing with My Genetics
(06:52) - Being Blonde in 1980s SoCal
(08:50) - The Genetics of Being Interblonde
(09:46) - Should We Regulate Non-Blondes Who Identity as Blonde?
(10:36) - The Abstraction of Sex
(12:20) - The Concept of Gender
(14:24) - Modern Technology and Gender
(15:17) - I Own that I Am a Woman
(16:10) - Does Genetics Define Gender?
(16:24) - Finding My Purpose Again
(18:42) - Show Closing

Previous Episode

18 August 2023 - New Web Site, Haterade, and D&D

On the program today, I talk about these fabulous topics:
- I launched the new web site I've talked about for a month
- I had a short video get many views - and many hate comments
- I want to talk about role-playing...probably not what you're thinking

REFERENCES:
Gender Identity Today: https://genderidentitytoday.com
Instagram video with 13K views: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cv8kE1uJIkQ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Gender-affirming care statistics: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-the-science-on-gender-affirming-care-for-transgender-kids-really-shows/
Transcurrent Explorers Discord Server: https://www.amethysta.io/transcurrent-explorers/
Sly Flourish article: https://slyflourish.com/playing_dnd_can_save_your_life.html
Rollo May: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollo_May

(00:00) - Intro
(01:09) - New Web Site Launched!
(03:15) - Gender Theory as a Practice
(04:30) - Gender Studies vs. Gender Theory
(06:12) - Come Prove Me Wrong!
(07:25) - Instagram Video Goes Fungal
(08:18) - Gender-Affirming Care Works!
(08:58) - Drinking the Haterade...and Spitting It Out
(11:03) - It Looks like Hate; It Feels like Love
(13:02) - Role-Playing Games and Identity
(14:39) - Sly Flourish Blog Post
(15:48) - D&D Is a Dressing Room
(17:26) - Dressing Up in a Role Explores Identity
(19:20) - Getting Together with Friends Is Great! Until It's Not.
(20:03) - Show Closing

Next Episode

08 September 2023 - Mental Health and the LGBTQ Community

This episode is the beginning of what is to become Gender Identity Weekly - my existing Dingbat Diaries idea, but engaging other contributors to Gender Identity Today. I may someday break this out into a separate podcast, but I will publish them here as well until the change occurs.

REFERENCES:
CDC Statistics: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/suicide-data-statistics.html
The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/survey-2023/
Williams Institute - LGBTQ: https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/suicide-coming-out-press-release/
Williams Institute - Transgender: https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/suicidality-transgender-adults/
Gender Identity Today: https://genderidentitytoday.com/