PILOT: "Don't Worry, You're Going to Be Okay."
10/04/23 • 43 min
Welcome to Trans Canada Stories!
Meet Emma (she/her) and Cyn (she/her) as Emma shares her transitioning story, and the two talk about the importance of access to gender affirming care, and the role of the queer community as a support resource.
Emma shares a beautiful story about her own transition, recalling how the experience drew her closer to not only her community, but to her mother as well.
Later in the show, Emma and Cyn speak with Felix Vandergrift (He/Him). Felix is a researcher and works in governmental relations. He is an active advocate for TGNB rights, access to gender affirming healthcare, supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ youth, harm reduction and human rights.
Felix recently underwent top surgery in Dartmouth thanks to the plastics team at the QEII and is continuing to push for more access to better gender affirming care for all TGNB folks in the province.
Felix's Literature Review
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w93LegmDGp-NjYUpMIq96g_mhMe6gF_WK-7cMnkCMzY/edit
TD Connected Community Moment
Trans Canada Stories are your stories, and we want to know what you want to hear. Follow this link to fill out our Google Doc form and let us know what you want from this podcast!https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc5FM151Ud0q-I3V_EoDii5c600DVf-a-_Y9BYf1dd366cdsw/viewform
For more information on Simply Good Form, follow this link: https://www.simplygoodform.com/
Get Social:
- Creators & Guests
- SGF Inclusion - Producer
- Connor Sampson - Producer
- Cyn Sweeney - Host
- Emma Stanley - Host
- Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/SimplyGoodForm/)
- Instagram (@simplygoodform)
- LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/simply-good-form/)
This podcast is created by Simply Good Form, with production assistance and editing from Podstarter.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/simply-good-form/
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/SimplyGoodForm
Get Social:
Creators & Guests
- SGF Inclusion - Producer
- Connor Sampson - Producer
- Cyn Sweeney - Host
- Emma Stanley - Host
- Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/SimplyGoodForm/)
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/simply-good-form/
- Linktree: https://linktr.ee/SimplyGoodForm
- Trans Canada Stories is proudly partnered with TD Bank Group.
- Check out the gender affirming children's story, based on a true story, 'The Pink Balloon'. Available on Amazon.
- The first 6 episodes of Trans Canada Stories were made possible with support from community partner TD Bank Group.
Welcome to Trans Canada Stories!
Meet Emma (she/her) and Cyn (she/her) as Emma shares her transitioning story, and the two talk about the importance of access to gender affirming care, and the role of the queer community as a support resource.
Emma shares a beautiful story about her own transition, recalling how the experience drew her closer to not only her community, but to her mother as well.
Later in the show, Emma and Cyn speak with Felix Vandergrift (He/Him). Felix is a researcher and works in governmental relations. He is an active advocate for TGNB rights, access to gender affirming healthcare, supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ youth, harm reduction and human rights.
Felix recently underwent top surgery in Dartmouth thanks to the plastics team at the QEII and is continuing to push for more access to better gender affirming care for all TGNB folks in the province.
Felix's Literature Review
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w93LegmDGp-NjYUpMIq96g_mhMe6gF_WK-7cMnkCMzY/edit
TD Connected Community Moment
Trans Canada Stories are your stories, and we want to know what you want to hear. Follow this link to fill out our Google Doc form and let us know what you want from this podcast!https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc5FM151Ud0q-I3V_EoDii5c600DVf-a-_Y9BYf1dd366cdsw/viewform
For more information on Simply Good Form, follow this link: https://www.simplygoodform.com/
Get Social:
- Creators & Guests
- SGF Inclusion - Producer
- Connor Sampson - Producer
- Cyn Sweeney - Host
- Emma Stanley - Host
- Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/SimplyGoodForm/)
- Instagram (@simplygoodform)
- LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/simply-good-form/)
This podcast is created by Simply Good Form, with production assistance and editing from Podstarter.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/simply-good-form/
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/SimplyGoodForm
Get Social:
Creators & Guests
- SGF Inclusion - Producer
- Connor Sampson - Producer
- Cyn Sweeney - Host
- Emma Stanley - Host
- Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/SimplyGoodForm/)
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/simply-good-form/
- Linktree: https://linktr.ee/SimplyGoodForm
- Trans Canada Stories is proudly partnered with TD Bank Group.
- Check out the gender affirming children's story, based on a true story, 'The Pink Balloon'. Available on Amazon.
- The first 6 episodes of Trans Canada Stories were made possible with support from community partner TD Bank Group.
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Trailer: Trans Canada Stories
Welcome to Trans Canada Stories!
It's a podcast dedicated to cutting through the headlines and clickbait to tell real stories about real trans people living in Canada today.
"This show isn't going to be a bunch of inspiration porn about people having terrible lives and overcoming challenges..."This is a place to celebrate trans joy and the successes (big and small) which inspire it. We'll desensationalize the stories of trans people to tell honest accounts of the trans experience. We want to provide role models and heroes for the community to look up to and admire, while helping to foster the development and strengthening of trans communities across Canada.
For more information on Simply Good Form, follow this link: https://www.simplygoodform.com/
Find us on:
- Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/SimplyGoodForm/)
- Twitter (@simplygoodform)
- Instagram (@simplygoodform)
- LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/simply-good-form/)
This podcast is created by Simply Good Form, with production assistance and editing from Podstarter.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/simply-good-form/
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/SimplyGoodForm
Trans Canada Stories is proudly partnered with TD Bank Group.
Hosts: Emma Stanley (She/Her) and Cyn Sweeney (She/Her)
Producer: Connor Sampson (He/Him) podstarter.io
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Inside the Fruit Machine and Canada’s LGBT Purge
"It's the work of all of us to make sure people are informed."
During the Cold War, Canadians became targets of a widespread, systemic effort to identify and expel all any queer people working in the military or public service. This included today's guest, Martine Roy.
Martine was a young woman from Montréal who, looking for a purpose-driven career, joined the Armed Forces. Her world was shattered when one day, she was arrested out of the blue, and subjected to rounds of humiliating interrogation on the subject of her intimate life and sexuality. Eventually, she was dishonourably discharged for being in a relationship with another woman.
This so-called "homosexual witch hunt" lasted for over three decades, and the stories of those persecuted during this time are shared in Sarah Fodey's 2018 documentary, The Fruit Machine.
In this episode, we hear from Martine what it was like to live through this traumatizing experience, but also how she's found new purpose in her life and what steps have been taken to secure justice for the hundreds of people affected by the Purge.
Watch The Fruit Machine (2018) on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dLEn0h4hJI
TD Connected Community Moment
So, what did you think about The Fruit Machine? Did you know about Canada's LGBT Purge? Send us a message on our SpeakPipe, and you may be featured in our next episode! To leave us a message on SpeakPipe, follow this link: https://www.speakpipe.com/TransCanadaStories
For more information on Simply Good Form, follow this link: https://www.simplygoodform.com/
Get Social:
Creators & Guests
- SGF Inclusion - Producer
- Connor Sampson - Producer
- Cyn Sweeney - Host
- Emma Stanley - Host
- Martine Roy - Guest
- Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/SimplyGoodForm/)
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/simply-good-form/
- Linktree: https://linktr.ee/SimplyGoodForm
- Trans Canada Stories is proudly partnered with TD Bank Group.
Check out the gender affirming children's story, based on a true story, 'The Pink Balloon'. Available on Amazon.
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