Episode 19: GRSM
Only one question today, asking the difference between the GSRM/GRSM and LGBTQIA+ acronyms, and whether it's time to start using GRSM.

Only one question today, asking the difference between the GSRM/GRSM and LGBTQIA+ acronyms, and whether it's time to start using GRSM.
This week's topics include: Alternate gender-neutral pronouns What is Toxic Masculinity? Asking your parents to use your correct name when talking about the past Tips for using public restrooms while trans or nonbinary
Topics this week include: Why are people trying to replace the old lipstick lesbian flag? Is it normal to still not feel connected to my new name after a few weeks?
This week my only request was to talk about straight camps, which are a form of conversion therapy.
Questions today include: Does my sexuality change when I come out as trans? Is it OK to identify as "queer?" What's wrong with "that's so gay?”
Questions today include: How can I deal with Body Dysmorphia? What does the A in LGBTQIA stand for? Is it normal to feel self-doubt about being trans? Am I trans enough? What's the difference between Gender Identity and Gender Expression?
No listener questions this week, so Auntie Wombat gives a primer on consent, then a quick lesson on reproductive health.
Auntie Wombat discusses tips for Coming Out. WebMD has a great page that I used as a starting point for this episode: https://teens.webmd.com/features/coming-out-as-lgbt-teen#1
Auntie Wombat fields a question about Gender Fluid as an identity and disentangling it from past trauma, and then discusses emotional abuse. Articles and resources referenced: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/signs-your-parents-might-be-abusive https://www.teenvogue.com/story/lesbian-abusive-relationship-signs https://www.teenvogue.com/story/signs-of-verbally-abusive-relationship https://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-to-help-a-friend-in-abusive-relationship https://www.joinonelove.org/get-help/...
Auntie Wombat talks about the gender binary and non-binary gender identities, a high level overview of transitioning, and then tackles mental health and suicide. Chest binders for trans guys, from a company owned by trans guys: https://www.gc2b.co About consent and confidentiality in teen mental health services: https://www.utmb.edu/pedi_ed/CoreV2/Adolescent/Adolescent7.html About depression in the LGBTQ+ population: https://www.healthline.com/health/depression/gay Suicide Hotlines: The Trevor P...