Gender Identity Weekly Amethysta Herrick

In this episode, I am proud to feature my dear friend Kaedyn Nedopak.  Kaedyn is an Award-winning Queer Transgender Producer, Author, Podcaster, and Activist...and he really lives up to the list!  Kaedyn and I talk about such interesting topics as Hollywood's failure to break gender roles, Pagan practices with Irish goddesses, and dissin' from the 80s.
REFERENCES:
Follow Kaedyn on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/transfaerieprince/
Follow Kaedyn on TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@transfaerieprince
Follow Kaedyn on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaedynnedopak/
Watch CAGD Interview with Kaedyn:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVtpsXku2hM
Kaedyn Nedopak on IMDb:  https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2969725

(00:00) - Opening credits

(00:37) - Show opening

(01:24) - Introducing Kaedyn Nedopak

(03:48) - Small town productions to cast as trophy wife

(08:13) - Somewhere in between

(12:28) - Gender roles or cast roles- same rigidity

(19:41) - Dissin' from the 80s

(20:48) - Faerie Prince of the Land

(27:14) - The Sun and The Morrigan

(31:25) - We are each a Triple Goddess

(34:18) - The Moon and hormone therapy

(40:52) - Pagan practices

(45:40) - Quick etymology and history lesson

(52:51) - Leadership of the Trans Faerie Prince

(01:01:26) - Showing, telling, and completing stories

(01:07:15) - Show closing

(01:13:16) - Closing credits

This episode features Win Charles, an award-winning author, podcaster, and advocate for people with disabilities.  Win and I discuss the abuse people with disability face, the help available after abuse, and why you should have a rainbow sticker on your wheelchair.
REFERENCES:
Win Charles on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/ButterfliesofWisdom
Win Charles on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/wincharles/
“I, Win” on Amazon:  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009YLKW54
Win Charles on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGN0mfJdlpKG8IdJTBjKTow
CEO of a Disability podcast:  http://ceoofadisability.weebly.com/

(00:00) - Opening credits

(00:37) - Show opening

(01:33) - Introducing Win Charles

(02:22) - The beginning of Win's tenacity

(08:19) - High incidence of abuse for people with disabilities

(17:21) - Finally getting help

(21:17) - Confronting the abusers

(24:15) - Protection for people with disabilities

(28:52) - Escaping the situation

(40:20) - Being able to move forward

(48:42) - How to find Win

(51:28) - Let us all rally together!

(53:24) - Show closing

(53:42) - Closing credits

Today I present an amazing conversation with Lindsay Law.  Lindsay retired from a career as an executive producer and President of Fox Searchlight Pictures to become a novelist.  Lindsay and I discuss the story of "Boys Don't Cry," why we need more gay people in media, and the magic of Vermont.
REFERENCES:
Lindsay’s personal website:  https://www.lindsaylaw.net/
Follow Lindsay on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/lindsay.law/
“The Orphan from Shepherds Keep:”  https://www.amazon.com/Orphan-Shepherds-Keep-Intertwined-Rightful/dp/B0CXYPYX23

(00:00) - Opening credits

(00:37) - Show opening

(01:37) - Introducing Lindsay Law

(04:26) - Choosing stories for American Playhouse

(07:40) - Good storytelling has an impact

(11:57) - Boys Don't Cry

(18:32) - Introducing the world to gay people

(24:48) - Why wouldn't these stories be on TV?

(29:33) - We are all in a 10 percent category

(31:50) - The truth cannot be generic

(35:02) - Characters live inside your identity

(40:00) - Good storytelling has a real atmosphere

(47:50) - Stories about healing

(52:09) - Characters lead to the story

(54:57) - Writing longhand vs. on a computer

(58:18) - Finance who people are, not what they can pitch

(01:04:07) - How to find Lindsay

(01:06:55) - Show closing

(01:08:26) - Closing credits

In this episode, I host Dr. Lino Martinez!  Dr. Lino is an author, podcaster, and Professor of Psychology who views his ability to survive not as extraordinary, only human.  Lino and I discuss existential psychology, depleting ourselves to please others, and The Meaning to Life.
REFERENCES:
Lino’s professional website:  https://www.alittlelessfear.com/
A Little LESS FEAR podcast:  https://www.alittlelessfear.com/podcastMuckle-Wells Syndrome:   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muckle%E2%80%93Wells_syndrome

(00:00) - Opening credits

(00:37) - Show opening

(01:32) - Introducing Dr. Lino Martinez

(03:09) - Birth as we choose it, even when it's difficult

(08:10) - Fighting not for life, but for being awesome

(17:34) - The rebirth of Dr. Lino Martinez

(24:01) - Dr. Lino's search for meaning

(29:27) - Combating a sense of isolation

(34:04) - The Meaning to Life

(38:24) - Pleasing people as a trauma response

(43:16) - Gender transition is not a change of identity

(52:51) - What doesn't kill me reveals the strength that was already there

(01:01:30) - How to find Dr. Lino

(01:02:58) - Show closing

(01:04:10) - Closing credits

Today's episode features Mx. Crys/ta Song, a Speech Language Pathologist and vocalist who is also Board Co-Chair of Queer Oriented Radical Days of Summer (QORDS).  Crys/ta and I talk about such topics as why the South should not be discounted as a political forum, how we cannot help but be part of humanity, and obscure William Makepeace Thackeray quotes.
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REFERENCES:
Follow Crys/ta Song on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mx.singasong/
QORDS website:  https://qords.org/
Follow QORDS on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Qords/
Follow QORDS on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/qords_camp/
Transcend NYC Chorus:  https://www.transcendsings.org/
“Braiding Sweetgrass:”  https://milkweed.org/book/braiding-sweetgrass
Quote from “The Crow:”  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6sz0mgQL_A

(00:00) - Opening credits

(00:37) - Show opening

(01:32) - Introducing Crys/ta Song

(02:31) - The beauty in pure vocal sounds

(06:11) - Applying sound to the human experience

(09:52) - Genderless choir

(12:23) - Music Theory for Cis/Het White Dudes

(15:11) - Gendered Voice for Cis/Het White Dudes

(20:59) - Healing through community connections

(27:15) - Chosen family is different from the labels we adopt

(31:07) - Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children

(35:55) - Stay aloof or be in the human community?

(43:12) - Why it's worth investing in the South

(49:44) - Transformation during Queer Oriented Radical Days of Summer

(57:10) - Can QORDS help youth with recalcitrant parents?

(01:01:41) - Finding Crys/ta in the Universe

(01:03:21) - Show closing

(01:04:54) - Closing credits

This week's episode features the ever-talented Danni Velasquez-Mora.  Danni is Founder and Creative Director of Womankind Creative and - because we had such a great conversation about women's representation the first time (see the link below), Danni wanted to interview me to get an angle on how the transgender community would appreciate representation in marketing.  We talk about topics as far-reaching as where gender originates, who fits the mold of "normal" woman, and the importance of label-lumping.
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REFERENCES:
Womankind Creative:  https://www.womankindcreative.com/
Womankind Creative LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/womankindcreative/
Womankind Creative Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/womankindcreative/

(00:00) - Opening credits

(00:37) - Show opening

(01:49) - Introducing...Amethysta?

(07:55) - Gender is not a choice

(12:06) - Gender is hard for everybody

(16:07) - Presenting as a woman when you aren't a "normal" woman

(24:24) - And it's no easier for transgender men

(27:12) - Manifesting who we are requires grit

(29:32) - Marketing and the transgender experience

(34:15) - Doctor? Or Woman Doctor?

(36:55) - Marketing and the Self-Concept

(43:12) - Appearing inclusive vs. being inclusive

(46:26) - Transgender hyperexpression

(52:07) - Every conversation is only about people

(56:25) - Is the problem too much knowledge?

(01:01:34) - Lumped into labels

(01:04:54) - Let's have more of these conversations

(01:08:22) - Show closing

(01:09:08) - Closing credits