Trans Authenticity, Detransition Stories, and the Power of Community Storytelling

Today's clip episode dives into the complexities surrounding trans narratives within media representation. We explore the responsibilities of influential figures in the trans community, the impact of content creation on younger voices, and the nuanced realities behind detransitioning. 

• Exploration of key trans figures and their influence on societal perceptions 
• Discussion on the bullying of young AFAB creators by established voices 
• Insights into the notion of detransitioning and its misrepresentation 
• Importance of authentic storytelling in trans media 
• The rise of trans podcasters contributing genuine narratives 
• Reflection on the responsibilities inherent in representation 

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Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:00

Caitlyn Jenner was put up there right. Yeah, and you know, blair may have when she because, like when Blair? Because I didn't know her before that whole Jubilee thing. And then I like afterwards I was like who the hell is this person? Yeah, and I don't know.

Speaker 2: 0:13

Even Buck, like I saw Buck back in the day and Buck, like for a lot of trans guys and I'm sure this is for you, cody like I don't know if you saw buck like maybe like 15, 20 years ago, when he was like I'm a man with a pussy, you know, and he was like he had a different kind of and he gained fame off of that.

Speaker 1: 0:34

He's the character in the adult entertainment world, yeah, but he was like proud of it in this way that like felt liberating. And now it's turned into this weird right-wing talking piece that I mean they disrespect him to his face and he just sits there and just takes it. Meanwhile he attacks his community. And another thing what do you feel about these content creators that they're really attacking? Something I've noticed is a lot of AFAB young folks when they're creating their content. I think as a 30-year-old adult or as a I don't know how old Buck is, but as he's very old, you're putting that on your computer and sitting there for eight hours editing that, like that's. You're bullying like a 16-year-old.

Speaker 3: 1:22

No, it's. Have you seen his? I don't know what he was doing. I think it was an interview with somebody and he was like you know, I walk around wearing a costume every day. That's what being trans is. It's a costume, I wear a costume, I'm pretending to be a man every day and it's like wow, what, what? Like. If that's what you think trans is, how in God's name are you walking around like, letting people say he, him and use your preferred name? Like? Does that mean I shouldn't? Does that mean you're even trans? If you think it's a costume? Because I tell you right now, being trans is not a costume.

Speaker 2: 1:58

Like that's how you want to make your money, sure, but whatever. Yeah, and I noticed that a lot of these trans conservatives, they love to dehumanize themselves to get attention, and I think it's one of the most despicable things to actually do. And what they do with people like detransitioners is they find a way to propagandize them by putting them on this pedestal that, oh, it's not cool to be trans. This is what happens when you're tired of being trans, and that's not really the case, or whatnot. I am a firm believer. Yes, detransitioners do need the research and they do need that attention or whatnot to figure out, like, why somebody would not want to be transitioning.

Speaker 2: 2:35

Because there's different levels when we talk about detransitioning, because I know for a fact for me, when I was transitioning, I wasn't safe at home to transition with my family, so I would actually leave the house dressed one way and come home dressed another way, and so some of us who's like I'm from Mississippi, so some of us at home had to detransition for jobs, had to detransition for housing, like there are so many different things, mainly because of safety, but people like Buck and Blair in particular, or whatever, they try to profit off of something that they really can't profit off of.

Speaker 2: 3:08

All I see is hurt pain when they look at other non-binary people, people like you and I who, although we may not have a bigger platform than them, we make a bigger impact with voices and with people coming over to us and with people coming over to us. So that's why your podcast is so, so important and I love the fact that there are so many more trans podcasters out there or whatnot, because only us can tell our stories and our experiences. And you're right, I understand, about the whole trans one-on-one thing and whatnot. I also want us all to remember, too, there are some trans people that benefit off of teaching that trans one-on-one and that's how they get viewership.