A Leap of Faith - Interview w/ Reverend Selina
In today's episode Hazel (She/Her), Pheobe (She/Her), and Ez (He/Him) chat all things religion, transness, and the development of self with the kind and lovely Sel AKA Reverend Selina McMahon (She/Her). Crossing through discussions of institutional bigotry to how we can build ourselves as witches, join as we dive deep into what religion means to the trans and gender-diverse community.
Hosts: Hazel (she/her), Ez (he/him), and Pheobe (She/Her) w/ Special Guest Reverend Selina
In today's episode Hazel (She/Her), Pheobe (She/Her), and Ez (He/Him) chat all things religion, transness, and the development of self with the kind and lovely Sel AKA Reverend Selina McMahon (She/Her). Crossing through discussions of institutional bigotry to how we can build ourselves as witches, join as we dive deep into what religion means to the trans and gender-diverse community.
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Timestamps and Links:
- 00:00 - Acknowledgement of Country
- 00:20 - Welcome to Tranzmission
- 01:15 - Community News and Events
- 07:14 - Just Sel: Hatches, Matches and Dispatches
- 09:27 - Sel: Listening and Affirmation
- 11:52 - Sel: Religion, Institution, and Meditation,
- 15:00 - Sel: 🟥, Absolution, and Self-Honesty
- 19:32 - Sel: The Cass Tsunami
- 23:25 - Sel: Sticking with God not Institution
- 30:52 - Sel: Perfectly Imperfect and 'The Plan'
- 37:36 - Sel: Mystery, Uncertainty, and Making Ourselves
- 39:48 - Sel: Reaching Out and Engaging
- 43:20 - Sel: The Empire of The Church
- 51:07 - Sel: Advice to your younger self
- 53:13 - Sel: Self Promotion - [email protected]
- 55:00 - Support 4zzz!
Community News and Events
- The Guardian - Role of far-right manosphere in homophobic attacks on men to be investigated in Victoria by Benita Kolovos
- Equality Australia - Bill protecting intersex children from unnecessary medical interventions passes Vic lower house
- LGBTQ Nation - European Parliament passes resolution that says trans women are women by Alex Bollinger
- Pink News - Dr Hilary Cass faces formal complaint over BBC interview
- Trans Justice Project - We’ll unveil the world’s largest trans flag this Trans Day of Visibility 🏳️‍⚧️: Fundraising Concert @The Cave Inn Thursday, 26 Feb, 6pm AEST
Support Services
- QLife - 1800 184 527
- QC LGBT Mental Health Services
- Open Doors Youth Services Inc.
- LifeLine - 13 11 14
- Beyond Blue - 1300 22 4636
- How to Support Transgender & Gender-questioning Youth
- Transgender Map
Get Involved
4ZZZ's community lives and creates on Turrbal, Yuggera, and Jagera land. Sovereignty was never ceded.
Produced and recorded by Hazel at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and audio and cover image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited







