the Transgenda
Episodes
We're Live with Trans Northland, February 25th!
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We're coming out of our long absence to be guests on the Live with Trans Northland podcast! It will be live streaming on February 25th at 12pm C...
Processing Our Grief Post Election
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded live with a small virtual audience and is being published with no editing. We wanted the opportunity to talk through our e...
Kittens Against Distress
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know pets can be a deterrent to psychological distress specifically for people experiencing gender dysphoria? This week we're sharing the...
Proudly Fly Your Flags
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're digging into intersections and expressing our identities! Cam starts by sharing some important intersectional figures of both the...
Live at Trans Joy Fest 2024
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're excited to share the recording of our most recent Live Show at Duluth's Trans Joy Fest on June 9th, 2024. Cam starts by sharing AI gen...
the Transgenda Presents: Trans 101 for Healthcare Professionals
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's special episode, we are sharing our live presentation on Sex, Gender, and Sexuality for healthcare professionals. In this session ...
Sistergirls and Brotherboys
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are joined by 7 year old Alex, a transgender boy who wants to start his own podcast and YouTube channel, and insights from his mom Andrea...
Is My Gay Broken?
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lots of life happening again for Ana and Cam, so we take some time this week to catch you up! Plus, we take an "Am I Gay?" quiz and Ana di...
Defining Dysphoria
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're back! Sorry to start off the new year with only one episode a month, that's just where we're at right now! Cam kicks things o...
Everybody Act Like It's Ok
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Season 3 comes with a new theme song! Cam starts things off with a Wikihow about giving subtle hints that you're lesbian. Then, we talk about...
A Homing Signal for Your Heart
30 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's our last episode of Season 2! Cam kicks things off by honoring the life of Dr. Jeanne Hoff, the first openly trans psychiatrist treating t...
Making it Up the Mountain
16 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're talking about trans representation in media again this week! This time we're discussing Maddy Thorson (creator of the game Celeste) an...
Fire Accountants
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we discuss the holidays and our chosen family and how to practice learning about your blood relatives if you're stuck with them. We a...
Live from the MN Council of Nonprofits Conference
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For this week’s episode, we had the pleasure of recording live at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Annual Conference, which was held in Duluth on...
A Condom with a Note
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode starts with a historical favorite of ours, Pliny the Elder, and his take on transgender people (spoiler: he thought people tr...
Podswap: The Gender Justice Brief, "North Dakota Health Care Ban Lawsuit"
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We have a podswap! Last week, Cam was the guest host of The Gender Justice Brief podcast where Gender Justice guests Brittany Stewart, Senior Staff At...
It's Never Been This Loud (with Guest Jamison Green)
20 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Living legend of trans rights and author of "Becoming a Visible Man", Jamison Green, joins us this week to share this journey and work. He...
Don't Let Go of Your Identity (with Guests Hildie and Hannah)
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are so thrilled to have Hildie, a 13 year old trans girl and activist, and Hannah, her Mom and Director of Transforming Families. After Hildie ex...
Like a Prized Stone (with Guest Ray Briggs)
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to Ray Briggs, Professor of Philosophy at Stanford and co-author of "What Even Is Gender". They share their journey, the...
Unlocking Cis+ (with Guest Rebecca Minor)
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are thrilled to be joined by Rebecca Minor, Gender Specialist. She talks about working with trans youth and caregivers, intersections i...
Podswap: Genderful, "The Gender Dysphoria Bible"
04 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Pride Month 2023! This week, we are featuring the episode "The Gender Dysphoria Bible" from our friends at the podcast Genderful! ...
Live from Trans Day of Visibility
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We were invited to record live at Trans Day of Visibility in Duluth on March 31, 2023. It was a wonderful event and we were so thrilled to be there!...
Trans Refuge
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As states across the U.S. are introducing anti-trans legislation, this week we discuss the positive Trans Refuge bills in Minnesota and elsewhere. C...
Badass Enough Not to Feel It (with Guest Alina Boyden)
02 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's all about trans books this week! We interviewed Alina Boyden, author of Stealing Thunder and Gifting Fire. Alina tells us about her writ...
You Can't Trans Wrong (with Guest Nomi Ostrander)
25 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Content Warning: This episode contains explicit reference to sex and kink and is not suitable to listeners under the age of 18.Also, we had some audio...
The Robots Are Coming for Your Gender
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're discussing Artificial Intelligence and the positive and negative impacts it is having on trans individuals and the world. Cam k...
New Season, Who Dis?
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Transgenda Season 2! Cam kicks things off discussing Sir Ewan Forbes, 11th Baronet. Ana gives us a recap of the podcast, Cam shares...
We Never Punch Down
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our main topic this week is Abortion Care and the importance of reproductive health access for all people and its intersection with gender affirming c...
Expressing (with Guests from As One)
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're going to the opera! We had the pleasure of talking to Alexis Enyart (conductor), Lucas Bouk (singer), and Mark Hakes (consultan...
Here's a Lobster Though
25 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cam kicks off the episode sharing a WikiHow about how to behave around queer people. Ana talks about Halloween and costumes from trans perspective, ...
It's Gonna be Hard, It's Gonna be OK
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's poetry time again... Cam starts by sharing Joshua Jennifer Espinoza's poem "The Moon is Trans". You can read it and more of...
Putting Pronouns Everywhere
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cam starts off by sharing some trans memes. Ana talks about the importance of practicing pronouns, then shares how mental health and being transgend...
Questionable Questions
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wonder what questions should never be asked of a transgender person? This week, Cam is asking the most questionable questions and Ana is answer...
School Board Shenanigans
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode starts with balls... r/LGBallT that is! Ana shares a listener question and Cam discusses the transphobic insanity storming a School Boa...
the Transgenda Presents: Ana's Mental Health Crisis
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Content Warning: This video discusses suicide, sexual assault, and trauma.In March 2022, Ana experienced a mental health crisis that resulted in an ex...
Island of Misfit Toys (with Guest Bee Golding)
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Content Warning: This episode contents discussion of suicide and drug use.Our guest this week is the talented and hilarious Bee Golding, owner of Deep...
Live at Trans Joy Fest
02 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We were so fortunate to be invited to do our very first live show at Trans Joy Fest in Duluth, Minnesota on June 25, 2022. The whole event was a bla...
Queerdos (with Guest AfroGeode)
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're thrilled to have musician and self-proclaimed "queerdo" Diona Johnson aka AfroGeode on the podcast this week! She talks about h...
Hot Damn, Sign Me Up (with Guest Lexi Schmidt)
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're laughing and learning with trans influencer Lexi Schmidt this week! She talks about her journey, educating Kindergarten teachers and Colu...
Documenting the Journey (with Guest Aydian Dowling)
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are interviewing transactivist, YouTuber, and co-founder of the new TRACE app (www.thetrace.app) Aydian Dowling! Aydian was the first t...
A Crushing Weight
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The tables have turned... this week, Ana tries out some queer jokes on Cam! We talk about queer representation in She-Ra (and Owl House) and then Ca...
Finding Your Path (with Guest Sean Hayes)
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are thrilled this week to interview Sean Hayes, co-founder of Trans Plus. Sean talks to us about his transition journey, relationships, and resou...
Covering
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Cam talks about Saint Wilgefortis, we discuss listener Nika's question about hostile work environments, and Ana walks us through ...
Trans Fairy Tale
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Cam shares the tale of Fet-Fruners, "The Girl Who Pretended to be a Boy" and we discuss transphobic "gotchas" and debate...
Playing a Role
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're back! Thank you for the positive messages and giving us the space to care for our mental health. This week Cam is revisiting Twitter Tr...
the Transgenda Presents: Trans Politics
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a bonus episode edited from our discussion in "Birds Are Trans" on anti-trans legislation and trans representation in politics. Th...
Kids and Gender (with Guests Celeste Finn and Oliver)
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we ask Ana's 5 year old brother his thoughts on her transition and discuss how to talk to kids about gender. Then we're joined by ea...
Birds Are Trans
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Ana shares some gay erasure memes and discusses transgender animals. Cam talks about anti-trans legislation, trans representation in polit...
Papers, Please?
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Changing your identity is not as flashy as the movies make it sound, as Ana discusses this week. Plus, we discuss Apple's new Pregnant Man and ...
the Transgenda presents: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a bonus episode edited from our discussion in "Accidental Allies" about the differences between Sex, Gender, and Sexuality. This i...
Gatekeepers
30 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're talking about Jeopardy's big winner Amy Schneider, UPenn swimmer Lia Thomas, and how to deal with identity gatekeeping.Send ...
Accidental Allies
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we're talking about transphobes who were accidental allies and ask the question "is Birdo a trans icon or problematic?"...
The Big Reveal
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're back after a short hiatus! This week, Cam shares "Maybe All Trans People Are Really Vampires" by Chrysanthemum Tran (https://ww...
The Binary Simulation (with Guest AJ)
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are joined by special guest AJ, our longtime friend, Ana's partner, and a nonbinary person. We also rant about trans representation in...
Tiddy Tablets
22 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Cam tries out some Trans jokes on Ana, Ana talks about hormone therapy, and we discuss some common questions you might have about transition...
Fighting the Phobes
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're discussing stupidly gendered restrooms, the Trans Flag, and how to deal with Phobes of all stripes but particularly Transphobes. Â Send you...
He/She/They... Toaster?
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're discussing MIT's Swim Test and the importance of getting pronouns and names correct. Misnaming and misgendering sucks!Send you...
Dirty Trans Secrets
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We start by talking about what it's like to be Cisgender, discuss being queer at the holidays, and then go over the "dirty secrets" of ...