Listener Cormac asks if Faith felt nostalgic when getting rid of her old clothes We have previous episodes on Developing a Sense of Style and Feminize for Free . They're female-oriented episodes but a lot of the advice applies to guys too. Faith loves Manda & The Marbles . You should too. Get your own Music Band T-shirt like Steve Buscemi wore in 30 Rock. High-quality Inkbox fake tattoos seems like a great Christmas present for Faith, right? Yeah but not, like, 20 of them. Lesson learned. Faith ...
Aug 14, 2020•36 min•Ep 148•Transcript available on Metacast Faith finished her time in the hospital and is now home, recovering. Her final day as an inpatient was an ordeal. Post-op care is going much better at home. We discuss everything about vaginoplasty in two different previous episodes so check them out if any terms are unfamiliar. Blood pressure is measured with a sphygmomanometer (not a "sphygmamomometer" as we mispronounced it). Be sure and check out Kath's other podcast Lab In the Time of Coronavirus. Sup port us on Patreon to help us keep maki...
Jul 22, 2020•53 min•Ep 147•Transcript available on Metacast Pardon the poor audio quality. We recorded this episode on my phone and I did my best to clean it up! THANK YOU to everyone who was so supportive and encouraging on Facebook and everywhere else. We really felt the love. More updates to come! Stay safe and healthy, Rebels! Be sure and check out Kath's other podcast Lab In the Time of Coronavirus. Sup port us on Patreon to help us keep making great content, and to get some cool rewards! Check out our website for our latest episodes! Follow us on t...
Jul 05, 2020•26 min•Ep 146•Transcript available on Metacast Systemic racism is deadly. We need to put in the work to educate ourselves and start to proactively dismantle destructive organizations and unquestioned assumptions. We're using this episode to amplify the voices of POCs and keep society moving along the road to recovery. CLICK THESE LINKS. Black Lives Matter If you have some cash, consider donating to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund . Activists we love: Munroe Bergdorf and Janaya Future Khan Podcasts we recommend: Queer Women of Color and Afroquee...
Jun 14, 2020•23 min•Ep 145•Transcript available on Metacast No visitors in the hospital. Thanks, COVID. Can Faith doing this without Kath, or should she reschedule AGAIN? Be sure and check out Kath's other podcast Lab In the Time of Coronavirus. Sup port us on Patreon to help us keep making great content, and to get some cool rewards! Check out our website for our latest episodes! Follow us on twitter for all our shower thoughts and other musings @TheGenderRebels Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed....
Jun 13, 2020•36 min•Ep 144•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we answer a question from a young transgender girl who is curious about the potential issues and frustrations involved with changing your name. Be sure and check out Kath's other podcast Lab In the Time of Coronavirus. And if you want to learn more about Life Magazine's privacy issues, check out this Dollop episode . Sup port us on Patreon to help us keep making great content, and to get some cool rewards! Check out our website for our latest episodes! Follow us on twitter for al...
May 09, 2020•35 min•Ep 143•Transcript available on Metacast An awesome Redditor sent Faith 11 great questions and we go through them all, bam bam bam, for your listening pleasure. The Pitch Drop Experiment is a demonstration of viscosity where pitch in a funnel yields one very slow drop every 7-9 years (until the lab installed air conditioning which then slowed the rate of drippage too ever 12-13 years). Of course Flying Synagogues are a thing. Or they were in 2006. Support us on Patreon to help us keep making great content, and to get some cool rewards!...
May 01, 2020•42 min•Ep 142•Transcript available on Metacast Got Netflix Party? Patrons are invited to join us in watching Tootsie on Sunday Apr 4 at 8 pm eastern time! Is it a bold mainstream portrayal of crossdressing with A-list actors and comedians, a tasteless comedy that makes trans people the butt of every joke, or something in between? Join the chat and chime in when you're moved, tickled, or aghast. And y'all? Faith has never seen it! Not a patron yet? Spend $1 to join the party!...
Apr 04, 2020•4 min•Ep 140•Transcript available on Metacast Neither of us are transguys. Still, we know how to kill time during SIP (shelter-in-place). Practice tying your ties ! Actually, no. Instead, perfect that bowtie . Long ties are vectors. Gross. Prep for your grandpa days and learn to whittle ! Smoke a pipe! Figure out your future grandpa smell! (Usually tobacco, hair pomade, aftershave, and grandpa funk, but do it your way.) Support us on Patreon to help us keep making great content, and to get some cool rewards! Check out our website for our la...
Apr 01, 2020•21 min•Ep 139•Transcript available on Metacast Delicious Chik Fil A sandwich recipe -- all the yum, none of the hate! Brining the chicken in pickle juice is the secret. Support us on Patreon to help us keep making great content, and to get some cool rewards! Check out our website for our latest episodes! Follow us on twitter for all our shower thoughts and other musings @TheGenderRebels Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed....
Mar 23, 2020•21 min•Ep 138•Transcript available on Metacast And does it matter? Why? Let's say she passes. Is she done with the transgender community? And is that shitty? Why? Anyway, here are some links: Faith is using an app to count calories and it's actually helping her lose weight. Also it's kind of interesting learning about the calorie density of different foods. We call it "Data Not Deprivation". Faith loves Grimes. Grimes has a new album . And Faith REALLY loves Grimes. Kath is glad Grimes is pregnant because Faith dislikes kids and Kath is pret...
Mar 10, 2020•33 min•Ep 137•Transcript available on Metacast Post-surgical recovery, physical therapy, and the patient panel were in the second part of the NYU-Langone day-long class in vaginoplasty. Faith got antsy toward the end of the class but Kath took her to the Waterfront Ale House right after (1 block away) and everything was okay. Peggy Huddleston wants you to heal from surgery faster . Visualization and breathing have empirical data supporting them but reiki lacks reliable evidence at this time. Trick or Treatment is a great book that looks at h...
Mar 04, 2020•55 min•Ep 136•Transcript available on Metacast NYU-Langone offers a day-long class in vaginoplasty for women who have their GRS scheduled in the near future. Caregivers are able to attend too! So we went, listened, took notes, asked questions, and ate sandwiches. We learned SO MUCH that we couldn't fit it all into one episode. We could barely fit it into two. So enjoy these mega-episodes! A hand mirror is recommended for looking at one's brand-new vagina. Your phone, or a compact, won't work. Sure, any hand mirror will do. But here, we like ...
Feb 26, 2020•49 min•Ep 135•Transcript available on Metacast Faith wants to be a grifter. Help Kath talk her out of it. This episode is kind of a throwback to the first podcast we dd together, Fool Me Once about scams (patrons can hear all 3 episodes we did) A bounty of links for this episode: The Community Service Society of New York helped Faith take on her health insurance company. The Mt Sinai plastic surgery dept staff supporting Dr. Avanessian are amazing human beings-- so amazing, the famously misanthropic Faith DaBrooke wrote thank you notes to th...
Feb 14, 2020•37 min•Ep 134•Transcript available on Metacast If there's a medical reason (or any other reason) that makes HRT impossible for you, are you screwed? Thanks to a great question sent in by listener N.R. whose pulmonary embolism makes HRT too risky for her, Faith and Kath discuss what other options exist. They also think up terrible metaphors. You can have an excellent stew without meat . Seriously, try it. We're not even vegan and we love this recipe. Support us on Patreon to help us keep making great content, and to get some cool rewards! Che...
Jan 20, 2020•30 min•Ep 133•Transcript available on Metacast BREASTS! Faith discusses her recent breast augmentation surgery: the ordeal itself (not bad), the immediate followup (kind of bad), and the weeks since then (not great, but getting better every day). Next time they tell you to grow a pair, just say "no thanks. I'll BUY a pair!" No, wait, don't say that. That's weird. Support us on Patreon to help us keep making great content, and to get some cool rewards! Check out our website for our latest episodes! Follow us on twitter for all our shower thou...
Dec 29, 2019•23 min•Ep 132•Transcript available on Metacast Awesome partner Jenny asked us "I was wondering if you could discuss the gender spectrum a bit and what it means to be gender questioning. My partner doesn't really know how they feel but they know that they don't feel entirely their assigned gender. As a straight cis woman, I am having a really hard time understanding these feelings and what to do, if anything, to support them in helping them figure out what makes them most comfortable." We discuss how labels can be both helpful and unhelpful, ...
Dec 15, 2019•29 min•Ep 131•Transcript available on Metacast An interested listener wrote in to ask how Faith does her makeup. We discuss the basic items you need and starter tips and techniques. YouTube will take you farther in your journey but here's how to get started. Faith got questionable advice about Cover Girl from Claire Storm -- check out her dramatic but effective contouring! Support us on Patreon to help us keep making great content, and to get some cool rewards! Check out our website for our latest episodes! Follow us on twitter for all our s...
Dec 01, 2019•38 min•Ep 130•Transcript available on Metacast Sorry about the dog noises. They think they deserve peanut butter to keep them quiet whenever the microphone is out. We're trying to break that habit. Scarlett Johanssen has said some regrettable things . Faith loves the movie Gattaca and if you haven't seen it, or it's been a while, you should at least watch the preview . New York State and New York City have very good job protections for trans* people. Move here! Get jobs! Hang out with us! Support us on Patreon to help us keep making great co...
Oct 12, 2019•37 min•Ep 129•Transcript available on Metacast Gaysper is an adorable gay ghost with his own twitter account . Faith made Kath a trans flag Gaysper tshirt. What are the rules for cis allies wearing trans gear? Or even for trans people wearing trans gear? Is it safe? Does it spread awareness? Or is it basically invisible to most people? Faith's favorite band is Garbage . We have an episode about chasers , if you want to hear how they steal transwomen's photos to attract other transwomen online. Support us on Patreon to help us keep making gre...
Sep 21, 2019•31 min•Ep 128•Transcript available on Metacast Here it is! The surgery happened! Hear about the day itself and the start of the recovery process. And thank you to everyone who wished Faith good luck and a speedy recovery-- you are THE BEST. Support us on Patreon to help us keep making great content, and to get some cool rewards—like drinks with us at Stonewall Inn! Check out our website for our latest episodes! And watch the brand new Gender Rebels TV Youtube Channel ! Like us on FaceBook so we can haunt your feed. Music by one of our favori...
Sep 05, 2019•44 min•Ep 127•Transcript available on Metacast FFS ain't cheap, paying out-of-pocket isn't an option, Faith's health insurance decided to not cover it, and multiple appeals have been rejected. Time to lawyer up. Tune in for the exciting conclusion of Faith's legal battle to have her facial feminization surgery covered! Faith loves The Regrettes and you should too. Support us on Patreon to help us keep making great content, and to get some cool rewards—like drinks with us at Stonewall Inn! Check out our website for our latest episodes! And wa...
Aug 30, 2019•20 min•Ep 126•Transcript available on Metacast An awesome listener wants to know how to support their newly-out transgender coworker. Gosh we love questions like this! And if you're wondering if we've ever addressed workplace issues,or cis questions, before: why yes! Yes we have. You can check out: Sept 2018: Interviewing and Starting Jobs Mar 2018: What Cis People Shouldn't Say Sept 2017: Coming Out Transgender at Work Nov 2016: So Long, Privilege Also: Operation Faith 100! Support us on Patreon to help us keep making great content, and to ...
Aug 09, 2019•34 min•Ep 125•Transcript available on Metacast Ugh, MORE talk about the Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference?? Yes but this will be the last episode where we go over the PTWC the until next year, we promise. But all you wonderful listeners who stopped to talk with us at PTWC got us drunk on dopamine, so all this Philly material is kind of your fault. But it also brings up the importance of community,even to introverted misanthropes like ourselves. While online communities are invaluable and even lifesaving, there's just something about bei...
Aug 01, 2019•42 min•Ep 124•Transcript available on Metacast Next week's Philadelphia Transgender Wellness Conference is going to be amazing. We hope we see you there. COME SAY HI AT OUR TABLE! But 75% of the reason we got to Philly is the food. For that reason, please educate yourself on the following important information: 1) There's an art to ordering a Philly cheesesteak , and it's worth getting it right. 2) You can have a sandwich of pork roll or Taylor ham, but it's smart to know the difference . You can admire the luminous Faith DaBrooke on her ins...
Jul 19, 2019•23 min•Ep 123•Transcript available on Metacast Are we OBLIGATED to celebrate Pride? What if parades and dance parties are just not your scene? What about those people wearing nothing but body glitter? You can support their life and autonomy without wanting to be around genitals and glitter. What if house music isn't your thing? Do you have to turn in your gay card? Support us on Patreon to help us keep making great content, and to get some cool rewards—like drinks with us at Stonewall Inn! Check out our website for our latest episodes! And w...
Jul 12, 2019•34 min•Ep 122•Transcript available on Metacast Is the political climate right now conducive to coming out trans? In this week's episode we answer a listener question: "Someone close to me has come out to me as trans and I’m so proud of her but so many things in the news scare me. I know she finds them scary too. I just wonder, if you were facing starting a transition in today’s world, would you? Would any of the threats to trans rights going on today give you pause if you were still at the beginning of this process?" Be sure and check out Qu...
Jul 05, 2019•29 min•Ep 121•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we talk with author, podcaster, and mom to a transgender kid, Theresa Thorn. We'll talk about how parents can be supportive of their LGBTQ kids and we'll discuss her new kids book "It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity." You can find the book It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity on Amazon and the illustrator Noah Grigni on Instagram . Be sure to check out Theresa Thorn's podcast One Bad Mother . And you can find more information about al...
Jun 27, 2019•30 min•Ep 120•Transcript available on Metacast Is Taylor Swift a true ally or is she just using Pride to sell albums? In this episode we take a look at Taylor's controversial new single "You Need to Calm Down" and its related video. Is it a genuine, albeit clumsy attempt to show support for the LGBTQ community? Or is it merely a straight cis person trying to use Pride to sell more records? Be sure to check out the New York Times article "Is Ego Stronger than Pride?" The Onion's "Taylor Swift Inspires Teen to Come Out as Straight Woman Needin...
Jun 21, 2019•39 min•Ep 119•Transcript available on Metacast Should Pride parades ban police from marching or being involved with the parades? What part should corporations be allowed to play in Pride celebrations? In this episode we explore the question of whether some organizations should be dis-invited to Pride celebrations. A group called the Reclaim Pride Coalition announced in May that it will mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots with a separate march. Reclaim Pride’s Queer Liberation March will begin 2.5 hours before the official parade...
Jun 14, 2019•36 min•Ep 118•Transcript available on Metacast 
