Wednesday 16 July 2014

Chat with TG Counsellor & Academic Dr Elizabeth Riley

A fascinating chat with Dr Elizabeth Riley, who answers a series of questions on crossdressing / transgender issues using her mix of experience and academic knowledge!

Dr Riley's website - http://peoplesmart.net.au/

You can download the podcast from iTunes at The Genderqueer Universe, or right click on http://traffic.libsyn.com/crossdressingcanopy/20140716_Chat_with_TG_Counsellor_Dr_Elizabeth_Riley.mp3 to download.

Questions:
As a starter, how did you become a counsellor for crossdressing/transgender persons?

Why are crossdressing/transgender people like this?
Why does trans-phobia exist?
How can you deal with an unaccepting spouse/other family members?
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How can I come out to people as crossdresser/transgender? Who should I come out to?
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How are the counselling issues for transsexuals and crossdressers similar? How are they different?
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How can I deal with desires to purge?
How do I find a crossdresser/trans-friendly counsellor?
 Aside from counselors, what crossdresser/trans resources would you recommend?
Anything else to add?

Tuesday 1 July 2014

#YesAllWomen

My take on #YesAllWomen and why violence, whether physical, sexual, or emotional, needs to be stopped.

To listen to my podcast on #YesAllWomen, you can download The Genderqueer Universe on iTunes. Alternatively you can right click on http://traffic.libsyn.com/crossdressingcanopy/20140701_YesAllWomen.mp3 to download the podcast.

Contents:

1. What is #YesAllWomen

TIME Magazine -The Most Powerful #YesAllWomen Tweets by Nolan Feeney
http://time.com/114043/yesallwomen-hashtag-santa-barbara-shooting/

2. Violence

UN chapter on Violence Against Women - http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/ageing/documents/egm/NeglectAbuseandViolenceofOlderWomen/Violence%20against%20women.pdf

Australian Government Department of Social Services - Facts about women's safety - http://www.dss.gov.au/our-responsibilities/women/publications-articles/general/fact-sheets-womens-issues/facts-about-women-s-safety

What men (and all people) can do to help stop domestic violence - http://www.domesticviolence.com.au/pages/what-men-can-do-to-help-stop-domestic-violence.php

3. Misogyny

Workplace misogyny discussed in prior podcast - http://crossdressingcanopy.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/mardi-gras-social-conditioning.html

Election body slammed for sexist cartoon - http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/05/511_158156.html

Egypt's sexual harrassment pandemic - and the powerlessness of hashtags - http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/06/18/egypts-sexual-harassment-pandemic-and-the-powerlessness-of-hashtags/

Pantene Philippines - Denise Laurel rises above her labels #WHIPIT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xYsvcKfq8E