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Air Date: 07/07/2017 Today we look at gender dysphoria, transitioning, de-transitioning and the various perspectives on these phenomena Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: Norman Spack How I help transgender teens become who they want to be - @TEDTalks - Air Date 4-16-14 Ch. 3: Song 1: Luriana Lurilee - Ben McElroy Ch. 4: Act 2: Julia Serano on Transfeminism, Gender, Biology, and Making Feminist and Queer Movements More Inclusive - Sex Out Loud with Tristan Taormino - Air Date 7-17-15 Ch. 5: Song 2: Body Was Made - Ezra Furman Ch. 6: Act 3: The eager child: informed consent and watchful waiting - @TransAdvocate - Air Date 1-9-17 Ch. 7: Song 3: Rain Begins To Fall (instrumental) - Silence Is Sexy Ch. 8: Act 4: A look at one person's experience with detransitioning - Love and Radio - Air Date 2-27-17 Ch. 9: Song 4: Take Me There instrumental 03-12 - Silence Is Sexy Ch. 10: Act 5: #DearBetsy: Enforce Title IX to Protect Students via @TransEquality - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 11: Song 5: Activism - Shihan Ch. 12: Act 6: There is no universal experience of women - #PoliticallyReactive with @wkamaubell and @harikondabolu - Air Date 6-22-17 Ch. 13: Final comments on how to normalize positivity, support and nuance in the discussion of gender dysphoria Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone Activism: TAKE ACTION Tell the Dept. of Ed that Title IX must be Federally enforced with #DearBetsy Learn more about the impacts of the Title IX guideline roll backs with National Center for Transgender Equality’s School Action Center EDUCATE YOURSELF The Simple, Self-Evident Truths Of Transgender Kids, Equality And Title IX (Huffington Post) Trump administration rolls back protections for transgender students (Washington Post) The Trump administration is systematically dismantling Title IX (Think Progress) Betsy DeVos Confirmation Hearings Spark Title IX Concerns (Teen Vogue) DeVos says it’s ‘premature’ to commit to following Title IX guidance on campus sexual assault (Think Progress) Parents of Transgender Kids Meet With Education Secretary Betsy DeVos (NBC News) Trump administration withdraws federal protections for transgender students (CNN) Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at [email protected] Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!