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Brooke Stepp

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Soleil Ho

Ezra Furman

Caitlin Benedict

Leo Sheng

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In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with somatic therapist and politicized healer Brooke Stepp (they/them). Topics include:  Tips for finding a therapist as a trans person Eating disorders and harm reduction (h/t Gloria Lucas) Why body acceptance doesn’t work for trans people Nonbinary high femme identity (vs womanhood) Gender communism!  Content warnings  Suicidality (20:30–21:30) Eating disorders (29:30–38:30)  Read more about our This Week in Gender topic: “Many Genes Influence Same-Sex Sexuality, Not a Single ‘Gay Gene’” in the New York Times. We’ve got limited-edition merch that raises money for trans designers &amp; LGBTQ orgs, including a  NEW design from Lena Dirscherl. Browse our shirts, stickers, totes and more at bit.ly/gendermerch. Support trans media! Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App. Do you have gender questions that you’d like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form. Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram.  Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack.  Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster Cylinder Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with somatic therapist and politicized healer <a href="http://www.haveheartwellness.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brooke Stepp</a> (they/them). Topics include: <ul> <li>Tips for finding a therapist as a trans person</li> <li>Eating disorders and harm reduction (h/t <a href="https://www.nalgonapositivitypride.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gloria Lucas</a>)</li> <li>Why body acceptance doesn’t work for trans people</li> <li>Nonbinary high femme identity (vs womanhood)</li> <li>Gender communism!</li> </ul> Content warnings <ul> <li>Suicidality (20:30–21:30)</li> <li>Eating disorders (29:30–38:30)</li> </ul> Read more about our This Week in Gender topic: “<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/29/science/gay-gene-sex.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Many Genes Influence Same-Sex Sexuality, Not a Single ‘Gay Gene’” in the New York Times</a>. We’ve got limited-edition merch that raises money for trans designers &amp; LGBTQ orgs, including a <a href="https://teespring.com/real-valid?tsmac=store&amp;tsmic=gender-reveal&amp;pid=2&amp;cid=2397&amp;sid=front" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> NEW design</a> from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bopolena/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lena Dirscherl</a>. Browse our shirts, stickers, totes and more at <a href="https://teespring.com/stores/gender-reveal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bit.ly/gendermerch</a>. Support trans media! Pledge any amount at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/gender" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/gender</a> to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via <a href="https://www.paypal.me/MollyWoodstock" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PayPal</a> or <a href="https://cash.app/$TuckWoodstock" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cash App</a>. Do you have gender questions that you’d like answered on the show? <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16vdn1hycgM8noY0uyLry7_oYVWFWVGxmJMT5JUQhVas/viewform?edit_requested=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Submit questions anonymously via this Google form</a>. Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at <a href="https://www.genderpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">genderpodcast.com</a>; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or <a href="https://twitter.com/gendereveal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">on Twitter</a> or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gendereveal/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. <a href="https://join.slack.com/t/gendereveal/shared_invite/enQtNTE5MzgwNjMwNjQwLWYyZGY1NDJhMDdkN2ZhZWU2ZTgwM2ExOTM1ZWFmZjkyNmEyNzEyZDIyZjEzMjYwMzM5NmJmZmRmNWY5ODg0NmE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack.</a> <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9hcijFTh0xyt9o4VR4rXoVajQl_qgYWY9T13Z5yYNIf-1yw/viewform?usp=sf_link" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Submit a piece of Theymail</a>: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Logo: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/myopicmisanthrope/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ira M. Leigh</a><a href="http://www.michelleleigh.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>Music: <a href="https://breakmastercylinder.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Breakmaster Cylinder</a> Sponsors: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/gender" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YOU!</a> Thank you!

Episode 59: Brooke Stepp