Making it Up the Mountain

We're talking about trans representation in media again this week! This time we're discussing Maddy Thorson (creator of the game Celeste) and Wendy Carlos (composer of scores including TRON and The Shining.) Ana walks us through the history and problems with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and Cam shares some trans jokes from Reddit.
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Resources from This Episode:

• Distribution of game developers worldwide from 2014 to 2021, by gender
• Research Links Regarding the DSM
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3282636/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25747420/
  • https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp-rj.2022.180103
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4112449/

Other Resources:

• https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
• https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/guide/a-guide-to-being-an-ally-to-transgender-and-nonbinary-youth/
• https://www.glaad.org/resourcelist

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