Gender is an oil painting

poetry and gender chats with sterling-elizabeth arcadia

On today's show, Rae (they/them) chats with sterling-elizabeth arcadia (she/her), a Best of the Net winning disabled trans writer across genres. She was born in Alaska, and has left to escape the trans genocide. Her debut full length poetry collection, DRIVER, is forthcoming from Airlie Press in 2027.

On the segment Tranz Verse, we feature two poems by Finn Stirling (he/him) - ''Nut Drop' HRT Sugar Cookies' and 'Roots'.

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Timestamps and Links:

00:00 - Acknowledgement of Country
00:20 - Welcome to Tranzmission
01:20 - Community News and Events - Links in notes below
04:33 - Trigger Warnings
04:52 - sterling-elizabeth arcadia: introduction
06:57 - reading: 'non-binary elimination diet - MAHA' by sterling-elizabeth arcadia
09:44 - reading: 'gender and sexuality' by sterling-elizabeth arcadia
11:52 - inappropriately handled
16:15 - reading: 'i would never palinode my life' by sterling-elizabeth arcadia
21:58 - reading: 'violet' by sterling-elizabeth arcadia
22:54 - righting from the inside out
26:15 - trans mask
32:23 - TranzVerse: Finn Stirling
32:40 - ''Nut Drop' HRT Sugar Cookies' by Finn Stirling
34:52 - 'Roots' by Finn Stirling

Community News and Events Links

The Conversation: Critics claim trans people ‘defy biology’. New research suggests otherwise by Ken Pang, Anja Ravine, Kellan Baker, and Will Conabere
Q News: Trans people are being targeted in South Australian parliament: what you need to know by Thea Swinfield
LGBTQ Nation: 22 states sue Trump admin over “unprecedented” attack on gender-affirming care by Faefyx Collington

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Produced and recorded by Rae for Tranzmission at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and audio and cover image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution via 4zzz Podcasts (@4zzzpodcasts) for Creative Broadcasters Limited.