The Dingbat Diaries Weekly Amethysta Herrick

This episode is the beginning of what is to become Gender Identity Weekly - my existing Dingbat Diaries idea, but engaging other contributors to Gender Identity Today.  I may someday break this out into a separate podcast, but I will publish them here as well until the change occurs.
REFERENCES:CDC Statistics:  https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/suicide-data-statistics.htmlThe Trevor Project:  https://www.thetrevorproject.org/survey-2023/Williams Institute - LGBTQ:  https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/suicide-coming-out-press-release/Williams Institute - Transgender:  https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/suicidality-transgender-adults/Gender Identity Today:  https://genderidentitytoday.com/

On the program today:- Why I missed the Dingbat Diaries video for last week- A response to an article that explained my absence last week in which I was called female- Do I really buy into the rhetoric that genetics is gender?
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REFERENCES:Gender Identity Today: https://genderidentitytoday.comSeries of articles I wrote:    "All Except for My Parts":  https://genderidentitytoday.com/all-except-for-my-parts/    "To Bear Responsibility is Transgender":  https://genderidentitytoday.com/to-bear-responsibility-is-transgender/    "Writing My Transgender Life":  https://genderidentitytoday.com/writing-my-transgender-life/Transgender suicide statistics:  https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/suicidality-transgender-adults/

(00:00) - Agenda

(00:41) - Introduction

(01:34) - What Happened Last Week?

(04:52) - Dealing with My Genetics

(06:52) - Being Blonde in 1980s SoCal

(08:50) - The Genetics of Being Interblonde

(09:46) - Should We Regulate Non-Blondes Who Identity as Blonde?

(10:36) - The Abstraction of Sex

(12:20) - The Concept of Gender

(14:24) - Modern Technology and Gender

(15:17) - I Own that I Am a Woman

(16:10) - Does Genetics Define Gender?

(16:24) - Finding My Purpose Again

(18:42) - Show Closing

On the program today, I talk about these fabulous topics: - I launched the new web site I've talked about for a month - I had a short video get many views - and many hate comments - I want to talk about role-playing...probably not what you're thinking 
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REFERENCES: Gender Identity Today: https://genderidentitytoday.com Instagram video with 13K views: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cv8kE1uJIkQ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Gender-affirming care statistics: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-the-science-on-gender-affirming-care-for-transgender-kids-really-shows/ Transcurrent Explorers Discord Server: https://www.amethysta.io/transcurrent-explorers/ Sly Flourish article: https://slyflourish.com/playing_dnd_can_save_your_life.html Rollo May: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollo_May 

(00:00) - Intro

(01:09) - New Web Site Launched!

(03:15) - Gender Theory as a Practice

(04:30) - Gender Studies vs. Gender Theory

(06:12) - Come Prove Me Wrong!

(07:25) - Instagram Video Goes Fungal

(08:18) - Gender-Affirming Care Works!

(08:58) - Drinking the Haterade...and Spitting It Out

(11:03) - It Looks like Hate; It Feels like Love

(13:02) - Role-Playing Games and Identity

(14:39) - Sly Flourish Blog Post

(15:48) - D&D Is a Dressing Room

(17:26) - Dressing Up in a Role Explores Identity

(19:20) - Getting Together with Friends Is Great! Until It's Not.

(20:03) - Show Closing

Hi, Kittycats! This is The Dingbat Diaries for the week of August 10th, 2023, which features Kevin Dorman of Prismatic Speech Services: - What is gender-affirming voice? - How do we develop gender and gender identity?- How is gender perceived out there in the world today?
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Linktree: https://linktr.ee/amethystadings Prismatic Speech Services:  https://prismaticspeech.com/Transgender Voice article:  https://medium.com/the-identity-current/sound-off-using-my-transgender-voice-46402382d48Home Free - "Man of Constant Sorrow":  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ew_bfFvros

(00:00) - Show Introduction

(01:10) - Introducing Kevin

(03:31) - About Kevin and Prismatic Speech Services

(05:07) - About Voice in Communication

(06:51) - Ami's Voice Journey

(09:17) - Voice Play

(09:51) - Why Gender-Affirming Voice?

(13:50) - Voice is for Everybody

(17:10) - Developing Gender

(17:54) - External Aspects of Gender

(20:09) - Negotiating with Society

(24:12) - Why Are Pronouns Important?

(28:39) - Ze / Zey in the 1980s

(31:48) - The Power of Being Named Correctly

(34:48) - Can Cisgender People Talk about Gender?

(38:30) - Microaggression in Gender Relations

(40:37) - A Tale of Real Aggression

(45:00) - Can We All Understand Each Other?

(48:00) - Show Closing

Hi, Kittycats! This is The Dingbat Diaries for the week of August 4th, 2023: - What in the world makes "Barbie" such a controversial movie? - A new friend of mine helped open my eyes to greater issues of mental health around youth developing identity - A couple conversations that reminded me how gender and gender identity is understood today 
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Linktree: https://linktr.ee/amethystadings"Barbie": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie_(film) Naomi Alderman "The Power": https://littlemountainpublishing.biz/the-power-by-naomi-alderman"Transgender Meh": https://medium.com/the-identity-current/transgender-meh-finishing-before-i-was-done-b989f53db019 Superbands.me: https://www.superbands.me/ Prismatic Speech Services: https://prismaticspeech.com/ Speech413: https://www.speech413.com/ "Sound Off: Using My Transgender Voice ": https://medium.com/the-identity-current/sound-off-using-my-transgender-voice-46402382d48 

(00:00) - Agenda

(01:21) - Living in Mower Lightning Land

(01:43) - Barbie - A Conservative Dream

(03:05) - The Barbie Feminist Manifesto

(04:42) - Barbie Has the Power

(06:14) - The Barbie Dystopia

(08:49) - The Real Meaning of Barbie

(10:20) - Superbands.me

(13:33) - How You Can Help

(14:19) - Music and Gender Identity Are Similar

(16:41) - Conversations about Gender-Affirming Voice

(18:15) - Kevin from Prismatic

(18:56) - Alison from Speech413

(19:42) - What Kevin and Alison Seem to Say about Gender

(22:22) - Examples of Developing Gender

(23:16) - Alison's Gender Development

(24:04) - Jason's Gender Development

(24:58) - Jason's Kick in the Nuts

(25:32) - The Common Thread of Gender Development

Hi, Kittycats! Today on The Dingbat Diaries, I discuss: - Medium's new Partner Plan for August 2023 - How I finally found shapewear that suits my budget and my butt - Aliens in Congress, which is why transgender people should be left alone 
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Linktree: https://linktr.ee/amethystadings Buster Benson's MPP changes article: https://blog.medium.com/new-partner-program-incentives-focus-on-high-quality-human-writing-7335f8557f6e Robin Wilding's article about the Boost: https://medium.com/new-writers-welcome/mediums-boost-is-killing-writers-4c741c6b61f4 Orchard Corsets: https://www.orchardcorset.com/ Angel Curves: https://www.angelcurves.com/ Maidenform Waist Trainer: https://www.maidenform.com/waistnipper.html "Gender as Mediator:" https://medium.com/the-identity-current/gender-as-mediator-between-the-origin-of-identity-and-social-environment-5a6f390b1bd6 "Making Transgender Normal:" https://medium.com/the-identity-current/the-quest-to-make-transgender-normal-e38a61569f9 UFO Congressional Investigation: https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/calif-politician-questions-alien-whistleblower-18262296.php 

(00:00) - Show Agenda

(00:36) - Introduction

(01:35) - The Medium Partner Program

(06:46) - Follower Engagement

(09:40) - The Boost

(13:00) - Transgender Shapewear

(15:35) - Corsets

(17:34) - The Great Corset Untying Brigade

(18:18) - Waist Trainers

(20:49) - Generic Shapewear

(22:31) - Aliens Are like Transgender People

(25:37) - The Response to Humans Compared to Animals

(28:13) - The Response to Alien Technology

(29:56) - Is There Nothing Weird in San Francisco?

(31:08) - Show Closing