Fri, 14 March 2014
Gender Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor, and blogger Dara Hoffman-Fox joins Debonee to continue the conversation on images of trans* people in pop culture. We'll explore film, television and journalism to understand how transgender people are portayed, and the public reaction. In this "Oscar Edition", they look at Ellen's Liza Minelli joke, and Jared Leto's win for "Dallas Buyer's Club". Who is qualified to play transgender roles? Is art responsible for changing culture? What is the places of gender identity within stories? They even mess with Texas - and that's just the beginning... With a shout out to Eleven Jessica Groothuis, they look at Silence of the Lambs, The Fosters, Glee, Katie Couric, Carmen Carrera, LaVerne Cox, Janet Mock, Piers Morgan... it's all here!
www.facebook.com/darahoffmanfoxlpc conversations-with-a-gender-therapist.com
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Fri, 7 March 2014
Dee Desnoyer, Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Play Therapist, joins Deb to talk about the importance of play therapy and creative play, especially in the LGBTQ family. Anyone can PLAY, and Dee explains why we need it, and how it can promote healing and growth. We connect it with the LGBTQ community, individuals and families: how can play help strengthen relationships and sense of self for individuals and families duing coming out, forming relationships, transitioning, etc. How can we change our culture through play? Does social media help or hurt? Dee is also a qualified play therapy supervisor, and a board member of Atlanta's LGBTQ Therapist Resource.
http://lgbtqtherapistresource.com
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Wed, 22 January 2014
From Laverne Cox to Albert Nobbs (and this isn't even a sex episode!), psychotherapist Jayson Peterson, AMFT, joins Debonee to talk about images of transgender people in pop culture. We'll explore the good, the bad and the ugly attitudes that are reflected in TV and film, including "Orange is the New Black" (a given); "The Crying Game"; the problem with the Big Reveal; transphobia, homophobia and violence against transwomen; "Transamerica"; genitals versus gender identity; "Ma Vie en Rose", "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"; just the angry inch itself; "Boys Don't Cry"; pronouns; transmisogyny; and more... |