Tranzmission
Tranzmission - Amplifying the trans & gender non-conforming voices of Meanjin/Brisbane and Beyond
In the Spotlight

This week Sev is joined in studio by Archie Arsenic, producer of Under the sea and local performer, activist and Little Mermaid fanatic. They discuss upcoming local events and the ongoing channel 7 spotlight controvesy, talk about the importance of protecting trans youth and lay down some truths about the myths of detransioners. They also explore how Archie's upcoming event is structured with ticket tiers to explicitly include and support trans folks, mob, disabled folks and low income folks

Music To Choke On

Sev and Ez are in studio playing a prerecorded live session and interview with award winning young songwriter Coco Barker, sharing six original tracks publicly for the very first time! We hear about his journey from writing fan songs for Five Nights At Freddy's as a kid to laughing at the absurdity of religious zealots protesting his existence. This epsiode contains news coverage and discussion about youth trans suicide, and as such comes with a content warning for the first segment.

Climate of Violence

This week Ez is joined by Amy Sargeant and Arianna Nixon the creators of an audio visual exhibit at Wreckers Artspace on August 5th from 7:30PM and at 8:30PM. Amy Sargeant is a Meanjin based visual artist, musician and trans justice advocate. Through installations of sculpture, audio and video Amy’s work responds to her disillusionment with the dysfunctions of the Australian political establishment by reframing the elements of political spectacle. Amy deploys the Situationist method of détournement to des

BLOCKED - DEEP DIVE

This week Ez & Cai deep dive into the recent 4 corners episode BLOCKED which was aired on the 10th of July 2023 about the battle over Youth Gender Care, particularly in NSW at Westmead Children's Hospital with their gender clinic and research on trans youth [06:02]. Both hosts question the "balanced journalism" and discuss why you should spare yourself from watching it. Also touching on TERF rhetoric, language, and venting their frustrations at misrepresentation of trans people and their families. Also the