13 July 2023 - Medium, My Future, and Having Thoughts

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/

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/

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

Hi, Kittycats! This is The Dingbat Diaries for the week of August 10th, 2023, which features Kevin Dorman of Prismatic Speech Services: - What is gender-affirming voice? - How do we develop gender and gender identity? - How is gender perceived out there in the world today? -- Linktree: https://linktr.ee/amethystadings Prismatic Speech Services: https://prismaticspeech.com/ Transgender Voice article: https://medium.com/the-identity-current/sound-off-using-my-transgender-voice-46402382d48 Home Free - "Man of Constant Sorrow": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ew_bfFvros

Hi, Kittycats! This is The Dingbat Diaries for the week of August 4th, 2023: - What in the world makes "Barbie" such a controversial movie? - A new friend of mine helped open my eyes to greater issues of mental health around youth developing identity - A couple conversations that reminded me how gender and gender identity is understood today -- Linktree: https://linktr.ee/amethystadings "Barbie": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie_(film) Naomi Alderman "The Power": https://littlemountainpublishing.biz/the-power-by-naomi-alderman "Transgender Meh": https://medium.com/the-identity-current/transgender-meh-finishing-before-i-was-done-b989f53db019 Superbands.me: https://www.superbands.me/ Prismatic Speech Services: https://prismaticspeech.com/ Speech413: https://www.speech413.com/ "Sound Off: Using My Transgender Voice ": https://medium.com/the-identity-current/sound-off-using-my-transgender-voice-46402382d48