Tips and tricks from a 19 year old film nerd. THIS WEEK: The wonderful Emily Lynch stops by to talk about her experiences coming out as transgender to her parents, presenting full time, and the various strategies of making oneself accustomed to their new.

When they demand that you disappear into the shadows again, the only choice is illumination. THIS WEEK: The GOP doesn't want LGBT people to adopt children, and of course this will disproprtionately effect the T; what happens when a fascist dictator blames

I'm elsewhere! Wow! THIS WEEK: A shorter episode digging into the conflicted feelings of an early transition trans person having to go boymode in another country for a month, looking for changes from HRT, and maybe feeling a little more calm? Hmmm. Do

Am I emotions because drugs, or am I emotions because sad? THIS WEEK: My first ten days on hormone replacement therapy. What has changed? Has anything changed? How do I feel? Am I more irritable? Has my beard melted off yet? We also talk about #DropTheT,

The day of the appointment looms, and stress begins to take hold. THIS WEEK: A shorter episode due to surprises. Getting ready for my trip to a women's center to get bloodwork done for HRT, but is it what I want? Is it a waste of time? We also talk briefl

How to cook and have an emotional breakdown at the same time, depression as a trans person, friendships as a trans person, and the feelings that come when you don't feel good enough.

What to do when you have bipolar and ADHD, what to do when society hates drugs, and what to do when society hates you for feeling good. ALSO: transgender traps (bad) and transphobic tweets (also bad).

Earning pronouns, HRT for balding, excerpt from "Whipping Girl" by Julia Serrano, the transgender patriarchy, expecting objectification, being trans in 2017, and your obligations as privileged person.

Discussing an email sent to Laura Kate Dale, ranting about the absurdity of gender norms, late night depression and doubts, remembering a mock debate about don't ask don't tell, and learning to live with your own problems.

On the infuriating subjectivity of gender, magical thinking, what led me to questioning, how depression lies, "trust your gut," and dealing with twitter trolls.