Gender Spiral

All About HRT (w/ Dr. Crystal Beal) Oct 22, 2024

TRIGGER WARNING (anti-trans healthcare bans, suicide, death threats): 8:52-10:22

This is part 1 of 2 episodes where we get the answers to some FAQs about medical transition from medical professionals. In this episode, Dr. Crystal Beal (founder of Queer Doc) tells us all about hormone replacement therapy (HRT), how it's prescribed, and all the various ways it can help folks reach their transition goals.

Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gendered world.

Further reading as suggested by Dr. Beal:

"State-level anti-transgender laws increase past-year suicide attempts among transgender and non-binary young people in the US A" - Nature "The Substance of Borders: Transgender Politics, Mobility, and US State Regulation of Testosterone" - Toby Beauchamp Trans Healthcare Resources: - CenterLink (Find an LGBTQ Center near you) - WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health) - Queer Doc's Compilation of Trans and Gender Affirming Resources State-by-State Find and contact your legislators and tell them to lean on the DEA to extend telemedicine flexibilities.

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Being Trans on the Internet (w/ Charlotte McDonnell) Oct 08, 2024

Twitch streamer and YouTube star Charlotte McDonnell joins us to talk about digital footprint as a Trans Person on the Internet™, how taking a break from YouTube helped her get in touch with herself, and which video games are the most trans-coded.

Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gendered world.

Find Charlotte @coollike on Twitch and Instagram.

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Radicalizing the Rave (w/ Alima Lee) Sep 24, 2024

Artist and DJ Alima Lee talks about claiming Black femininity as a nonbinary person, how DJing helps with social anxiety, and how we can make club culture more accessible and equitable.

Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gendered world.

Check out Alima Lee on their Instagram @alima_lee and website

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Gender Spiral LIVE at the Bell House (w/ Honey Pluton, Rose Dommu, Cherry Jaymes, & River Ramirez) Sep 10, 2024

We had a blast with Honey Pluton, Rose Dommu, Cherry Jaymes and River Ramirez at The Bell House in Brooklyn, NY for our first East Coast live show! We talked all about our gender journeys, the trans community in New York, and sharing HRT on the Coney Island Ferris Wheel. Thanks to everyone who came out!

Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gendered world.

Check out Honey's podcast "Up Good with Honey Pluton" wherever you listen, and find him on Instagram @honeypluton.

Look out for Rose's debut novel Best Woman, check out her substack "Mall Goth" and her podcast "Like a Virgin" available on Patreon, and find her on Instagram @rosedommu.

Find Cherry Jaymes on Instagram @cherry.jaymes.

Check out River at their lecture/performance at Bard Graduate Center on September 11, 2024 in NYC. Also check out their substack "River's World" and find them on Instagram @pileoftears.

Follow us on Instagram and TikTok, and support us at patreon.com/GenderSpiralPodcast - and stay tuned for the video recording of the live show on Patreon!

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Bonus Episode: Q&A w/ Ally & Babette Aug 27, 2024

It's a busy week at Gender Spiral HQ prepping for our live show at The Bell House in NYC on 8/29/24 (grab the last few tickets HERE before they sell out!). Although we don't have a regular episode for you this week, we hope you'll enjoy a sneak peak of the Q&A we recorded on Discord last year.

Check out the full Q&A in video and audio form at patreon.com/GenderSpiralPodcast ($5 tier and up)!

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Pisces are Psychic (w/ Alice Sparkly Kat) Aug 13, 2024

Astrologer and writer Alice Sparkly Kat tells us about coming out to their Chinese family, how gender manifests in the planets, and why queer people like astrology so much.

Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gendered world.

Check out Alice's writing and other work at alicesparklykat.com.

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Dance Music is a Queer Safe Space (w/ Daria Lourd) Jul 30, 2024

DJ Daria Lourd (Bored Lord) tells us about her musical background growing up in Memphis, how rave culture helped her explore her gender, and what lesbian signaling looks like as a trans woman (hint: caribeaners help).

Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gendered world.

Check out Daria's work via her Instagram and Linktree. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok, and support us at patreon.com/GenderSpiralPodcast

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Interdisciplinary Furby (w/ River Ramirez) Jul 16, 2024

Multi-talented artist and hilarious human River Ramirez joins us for a chat about their journey to androgyny, the intersection of activism and self-care, and the Christian rock band "Underoath."

Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gendered world.

Check out River's EP "Giving," their substack "River's World," and support them at patreon.com/PILE_OF_TEARS

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Thinking Outside the "Man Box" (w/ Thomas Page McBee) Jul 02, 2024

Writer Thomas Page McBee shares about his personal and professional journey examining and reimagining masculinity. Content warning for gun violence at timecodes 28:48 to 31:36.

Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gendered world.

Check out Thomas' work at his website: https://www.thomaspagemcbee.com/

Check out Babette's 3D Virtual Walking Tour of West Oakland at: westoaklandyesterdaytodaytomorrow.com

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The Sands of Time (w/ Halo Perez-Gallardo) Jun 18, 2024

Gender Spiral TIME TRAVEL EDITION! Chef and restauranteur Halo Perez-Gallardo of Lil' Deb's Oasis in Hudson, NY talks to Ally about emotion, evolution, and good eats as they reflect on clips from the first time Ally interviewed them in 2020.

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Check out "Please Wait to Be Tasted: The Lil' Deb's Oasis Cookbook"

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Baddies Who Go to Church (w/ Bay Davis) Jun 04, 2024

Our FIRST EPISODE OF SEASON 2(!) features a chat with poet, artist, model, and overall incredible human Bay Davis about Brujería, burnout, and building a new relationship with herself through spirituality.

Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gendered world.

Learn more about: Labor Community Strategy Center and Black Bloom

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SEASON 2 OUT JUNE 4! May 31, 2024

We are back for season 2! Expect more meaningful, informative, and hilarious interviews about all things gender with the experts on the subject - trans and queer people - and more about the topics you've asked us to talk about. New episodes out biweekly starting Tuesday, June 4 - come Spiral with us!

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