Transgender School

Bridget Sampson

An honest, eye-opening, mother-daughter conversation that’s different than most. Join Jackie as she shares her journey to fully becoming the woman she was always meant to be, and hear from her mom Bridget about the mistakes she made, the things she got right, and the lessons she’s learned along the way. Together, Jackie and Bridget will discuss current events, welcome guests, and share actions you can take to support trans people.

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Support for LGBTQ+ College Students with Whitney Workman, Manager of the CSUN Pride Center

Transgender School

10/03/23 • 65 min

College students should be able to focus on their education without having to spend time and energy battling for fundamental rights like being addressed by their correct pronouns or having their gender expression acknowledged. This is one of the many reasons that Pride Centers at universities are essential.

In this episode, we were so happy to be joined by Whitney Workman (fae/they), Manager of the California State University, Northridge Pride Center. We talk about faer work with LGBTQ+ students, the holistic view of the Pride Center at CSUN, their thoughts on the best ways of spreading awareness of LGBTQ+ issues on college campuses and more.

A trailblazer in faer teen years, as the second person in their high school to come out, Whitney immediately recognized the needs in the Queer community and hasn't stopped working to improve lives and create safe spaces for students in their early stages of transition or exploring their own sexuality and gender.

Throughout this episode, you'll hear about Whitney's journey from being an organizer at feminist organizations and working with reproductive justice to making it to the CSUN Pride Center. Fae then provides a detailed list of the Center's services, how it supports LGBTQ+ college students, and how to learn about their services and programs. We also discuss the best ways of spreading LGBTQ+ awareness, free speech, hate speech, censorship, and much more.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

A bit about Whitney and their background before becoming the manager of the CSUN Pride Center (2:20)
What kind of support LGBTQ+ students will find at the Pride Center (18:30)
Who should have access to students' legal names (23:30)
Why the CSUN Pride Center is crucial for LGBTQ+ students (33:40)
Whitney shares faer thoughts on the best ways of spreading awareness (42:40)
Safety tips the Pride Center offers to LGBTQ+ students (54:40)
Don't trust the Campus Pride Index, go to a college’s LGBTQ+ Center website to see what they offer (1:02:50)

Connect with CSUN Pride Center:

Website

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A Father's Journey With His Transgender Daughter

Transgender School

03/02/21 • 26 min

Perhaps a common mistake we can make as parents of transgender children is to think that something must be fixed, that we need to say or do something to solve a problem. We might feel stuck in the mud when we see our children suffering and we aren’t able to help them in the way we think would be best. But the truth is, the only thing they want from us is our love and support.

In this episode, we add a special guest to the conversation, Bridget's spouse and Jackie's father, Neal Thornhill. We talk about the journey of having a transgender child from a parent's perspective and how Jackie's experience with announcing her transition publicly made her a stronger person. In the last episode, Bridget shared her first reactions to Jackie coming out as transgender, and today you'll hear how Neal dealt with the news initially and what are, in his opinion, the things every parent should avoid.

Tune in to hear Neal's internal battle between wanting to prevent his family from suffering and feeling powerless in the face of the unknown territory he stepped into.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

How is it for an unprepared father to deal with his child's transition (8:07)
The priceless value a support group can bring (10:25)
The generational differences in accepting and understanding transgender people (14:58)
There is no problem to be fixed (16:02)
Community, family, and parents' support have a massive positive impact on transgender youths (20:19)

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Connect with Neal Thornhill:

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How the Housing Crisis Impacts LGBTQ+ People

Transgender School

07/02/24 • 34 min

The housing crisis in blue states like California, with homes averaging over $700K, disproportionately affects LGBTQ+ individuals. Elevated housing costs limit their access to safe and inclusive communities, forcing them to either remain in less accepting areas or face homelessness. Addressing this issue is crucial for ensuring equitable living conditions for LGBTQ+ folks and other marginalized groups.

In today's episode, we analyze the housing crisis in blue states and its impact on LGBTQ+ communities. You'll also hear our thoughts on the institutionalized segregation in the United States after World War II, the limitations of the Fair Housing Act, and the consequences of downzoning.

We also unravel myths and truths about the massive number of vacant homes across the United States and discuss several approaches to address this crisis, like vacancy taxes, market-rate housing development, and inclusive zoning policies.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

The historical roots of housing segregation (2:30)
About San Francisco's residential security map and its long-lasting effects (5:20)
The Fair Housing Act and its limitations in enforcing desegregation (9:10)
A comparison of historical and current housing production rates in California (15:50)
Are there more vacant houses than homeless people in the United States? (19:50)
Why we must discuss the need for more affordable, multi-unit housing solutions (22:30)

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The Trump-Vance Ticket is Anti-Trans

Transgender School

08/06/24 • 30 min

How could the Trump-Vance ticket impact the transgender community, their rights, and their access to care?

The political climate is fraught with tension as Trump emerges as a significant threat to transgender rights. Considering Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ actions during his presidency and several anti-trans remarks he has made during the current campaign, most of us are living in days of uncertainty and fear.

In this episode, we analyze the political landscape as we approach the 2024 United States presidential elections. You'll hear our thoughts on Trump's intention to pass a bill establishing that the US Government will recognize only two genders, the lack of affirming care for trans people if he wins, and Elon Musk's decision to remove X's operations from San Francisco.

You'll also hear about the myths around the "trans epidemic among children," why it is crucial to fight for the continuity of gender-affirming care, and more.

Important announcements:

We will release a special bonus episode tomorrow about Kamala Harris’s campaign, with our thoughts on her qualifications and her history of LGBTQ+ support.

Here’s the link to sign up for our live Zoom Transgender Awareness course to learn how to be an even better ally to transgender people on September 28.

Resources Mentioned:

Fact check: Pamela Paul's Latest Anti-Trans New York Times Article Filled With Disinformation by Erin Reed

Book: Caster Semenya - The Race to Be Myself: A Memoir

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

About the terrifying assassination attempt against Trump and its effects on the political landscape (2:20)

Any option is better than Trump (8:40)

Debunking myths about the "epidemic of kids getting gender-affirming surgeries" (11:40)

About how trans rights and policies will look under Trump's mandate (13:20)

About Trump's intentions of establishing by law that there are only two genders (15:40)

Jackie and Bridget on why it is crucial to fight for gender-affirming care (20:50)

Connect with Jackie and Bridget:

Join us on Zoom on September 28 for our Transgender Awareness course

Transgender Support: Becoming a True Ally Video Course on Vimeo

Transgender School Patreon Membership with all exclusive content

Transgender School on Medium

Instagram

Website

Facebook

Community Facebook Group

YouTube

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Transition: A Beautiful Book of Poetry by Our Friend, Alicia Arballo

Transgender School

09/03/24 • 40 min

Imagine keeping who you really are hidden for 62 years, knowing deep inside that you are not the person that others see. Can you feel the pain of what it would be like to be unable to live as your true self because you could lose everything?

On today’s episode, we welcome back our dear friend, Alicia Arballo, who was kind enough to be our guest on episodes 18 and 19 two years ago. Having transitioned at 62 years old, Alicia has taught us and many others so much about what it was like to have the courage to finally let the world know that she’s a woman.

We’re thrilled to share with you that Alicia has published a moving, beautiful book of poetry called Transition. Her poignant poems about the heartbreaking realities of coming out as transgender and the euphoria of living authentically moved us deeply and we couldn’t wait to talk with Alicia about them.

We’re also incredibly grateful to Alicia for being willing to read us a few of her poems, which we know can be very emotional, and we invite you to share that emotional journey with us, as there is so much to learn from it.

Alicia is a natural storyteller who has been writing poetry since she was a little girl, yet it wasn't until her transition that she felt the urge to share the feelings, sensations, challenges, and joys of her journey with us all.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

About Alicia's passion for telling stories (5:10)
"Christine." The importance of representation (12:50)
"Checkout Counter." Daily, trivial moments for some, unforgettable for others (17:50)
"Joyce." The anxiety and relief of showing up as we really are (29:20)
"Dead name." The pain of rejection (34:00)

Resources:

Get a copy of Alicia Arballo's book, Transition

Connect with Jackie and Bridget:

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Jackie's Gender Affirming Therapist & Bridget's Secret Wish

Transgender School

03/05/24 • 23 min

Can gender-affirming therapy change people's minds?

Transgender kids and their parents often have very different expectations about what gender-affirming therapy will provide. For some parents, the hope is that when their child starts therapy, they’ll realize they aren’t really trans, but instead are gay, confused, or just in a phase. But studies have shown that among transgender kids, less than 3% give up on their transition.

In today's episode, Jackie and Bridget unveil a part of Jackie's coming-out story that they haven’t previously discussed publicly. They share details of Jackie's first appointments with the gender affirming therapist who helped and supported her in her transition. In this honest and open conversation, Bridget confesses a secret wish she had in the beginning, which she now realizes was based on delusional thinking. There are valuable lessons to take away from this part of Jackie and Bridget’s story - about unconditional love, acceptance, support, trust, and how allies are made.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

Why some parents are reluctant to believe their kids are trans (4:00)
Jackie talks about how gender affirming therapy helped her come out (8:20)
The importance of keeping trust healthy and robust in families (12:10)
How to choose the right gender affirming therapist (16:00)

Resources Mentioned:

Connect with Jackie and Bridget:

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Nonbinary Identities, Top Surgery, Coaching, and Joy With Dr. Erin Baker

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11/07/23 • 58 min

"Joy is not just an emotion; it's a deep alignment with the self. And those of us who are in the LGBTQ+ community know better than most communities about what it really feels like to wake up with joy at your core because who you are is aligned." - Dr. Erin Baker.

In today's episode, we are joined by the amazing Dr. Erin Baker, Executive Coach, Elite Certified Neurotransformational Coach, Internal Family Systems L2 Practitioner, and Self-Leadership Expert. Erin earned a PhD in Social Psychology and is the Bestselling Author of "Joy-Full AF: The Essential Business Strategy We're Afraid to Put First." They led a UX Research team at Facebook, were part of bringing Facebook Stories to 2 billion people, and were the Director of UX Research and Design at Microsoft Yammer.

Throughout this episode, a true testament to the uniqueness of everyone's gender experience, Erin discusses the process of coming to terms with their nonbinary gender identity throughout adolescence and early adulthood. They also share some of the challenges they faced, especially at the beginning. And we learned a lot thanks to Erin's openness about their top surgery, which led to a greater feeling of alignment with their gender. It was also interesting to hear about Erin’s experiences as a nonbinary person working for tech giants.

Additionally, Erin talks about their book, the multiple benefits of pursuing joy, Self-Leadership Coaching, Internal Family Systems, and much more.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

About Dr. Erin's coming out story (6:40)

Erin shares a bit about their experience with they/them pronouns and being misgendered (11:00)

The retreat in Mexico that changed everything for Erin (18:10)

Erin shares their thoughts on top surgery (24:00)

What is Self-Leadership? Erin shares their perspectives on it (39:00)

Pursue joy and success will follow (45:50)

Resources Mentioned:

Book: Dr. Erin Baker - Joy-Full AF: The Essential Business Strategy We're Afraid To Put First

Book: Richard Schwartz, Alanis Morissette - No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model

Connect with Dr. Erin:

Website

Instagram

Connect with Jackie and Bridget:

Transgender Support: Becoming a True Ally Video Course on Vimeo

Transgender School Patreon Membership with all exclusive content

Transgender School on Medium

Instagram

Website

Facebook

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The Fight for Trans Rights & San Francisco's Hypocrisy

Transgender School

07/04/23 • 27 min

We’re sure you’re aware of the wave of anti-trans legislation being proposed and passed across the United States, but much of the information out there is confusing and misleading. In today’s episode, we want to clear things up for you and identify the truth about what’s happening and why by analyzing the political discourse on LGBTQ+ issues. We also debunk some myths about the idea of San Francisco being a Queer haven.

The increasing number of states that have outright banned gender-affirming care for anyone under 18 is forcing trans youth to flee red states and small towns to big blue cities. Unfortunately, they do not always find the support, safety, and opportunities they seek and may end up entangled in addictions, mental illness, and homelessness. Jackie describes how she has seen this firsthand in her career in local government in San Francisco.

It’s not only trans youth who are affected. Many adults in some states, such as Florida, have been suddenly and shockingly prevented from renewing their necessary transition-related medications, due to new discriminatory laws making it incredibly difficult or even impossible.

We discuss the effects of anti-trans legislation on the trans community, especially on trans youth, how we can all fight back, San Francisco's affordable housing issues, protests at schools that are teaching LGBTQ+ inclusion, and much more.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

The orange man and the political use of the transgender community (2:30)
Making necessary HRT nearly impossible to obtain (5:40)
Addressing the right-wing talking head Matt Walsh (9:50)
Jackie's soapbox on the SF Board of Supervisors’ housing policies (13:00)
The impacts of not having affordable housing (18:30)

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Meet Sander, Brother of Jazz Jennings, from I am Jazz

Transgender School

05/02/23 • 41 min

In today's episode, we are so excited to be joined by the wonderful Sander Jennings. He is a creator, a digital marketing strategy expert, the Head of Marketing at Checkin, a love, positivity, and motivation spreader, an amazing LGBTQ+ ally, and the older brother of Jazz Jennings from TLC’s docuseries, I am Jazz.

Throughout our conversation, Sander was very open about how it was for him growing up as Jazz's brother and how he dealt with being in the public eye. He masterfully cleared up some of the most common misconceptions about transgender people. For example, Sander had this to say about choice: "People don't choose to be transgender, people choose to come out. Yet support and becoming an LGBTQ+ ally is a choice."

In addition, we discuss the need for allies to speak out and/or do what they can behind the scenes, the rewarding side of being an LGBTQ+ ally and advocate, how Sander deals with hate and bigotry online, and so much more.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

What it’s like to be Jazz's brother (3:20)
Being an ally and advocate is a choice (6:30)
Sander’s unique perspective on hate online (10:50)
About social media platforms and their role in stopping hate and bigotry from spreading online (17:10)
How allies can provide more support (23:10)
About Sander’s work as a creator and digital marketing strategist (30:05)

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LGBTQ+ Rights in the 2024 Election

Transgender School

04/02/24 • 17 min

Do shifting attitudes towards LGBTQ+ rights reflect broader trends in the American political landscape?

As the 2024 elections approach, the intricate dance between political agendas and voter inclinations, particularly regarding LGBTQ+ rights, intensifies. As citizens, can we do anything to contribute to the greater good? Yes, we can start conversations.

In today's episode, we analyze the results of a poll and survey conducted by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), illuminating the upcoming election's complex landscape. From voters' motivation regarding candidates' stances on transgender issues to the complexities of LGBTQ+ support for Biden and Democratic candidates, we ponder the deeper undercurrents in what we believe is a presidential election that can change it all.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

Jackie shares some results of GLAAD's poll (1:30)
What voters think about Republicans’ efforts to bar transgender-affirming care for youth (4:00)
Why the Democratic Party is losing support from non-white voters (7:40)
Why Republicans "can't stop" talking about transgender people (9:30)
About the critical importance of the 2024 elections (12:40)

Resources Mentioned:

Democrats' events, volunteers, and petitions

Connect with Jackie and Bridget:

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How many episodes does Transgender School have?

Transgender School currently has 49 episodes available.

What topics does Transgender School cover?

The podcast is about Parents, Health & Fitness, Transgender, Lesbian, Trans, Podcasts and Education.

What is the most popular episode on Transgender School?

The episode title '20+ U.S. States Ban Transgender Care' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Transgender School?

The average episode length on Transgender School is 45 minutes.

How often are episodes of Transgender School released?

Episodes of Transgender School are typically released every 28 days.

When was the first episode of Transgender School?

The first episode of Transgender School was released on Feb 2, 2021.

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