TransClusive: Recent Episodes
Victoria Hodges
To dispel the many myths around Transgender and Non-Binary People's gender identities, to empower individuals going through transition and provide an open and inclusive environment.
Eli Erlick is an internationally celebrated author, activist, and public speaker.
In 2011, she co-founded Trans Student Educational Resources (TSER), an organization dedicated to transforming the educational environment for trans students.
Eli has been at the forefront of transgender justice through her organizing, writing, and research.
In 2016, Teen Vogue named Erlick the "New Face of Feminism" as a "young feminist changing the game".
In 2017, Glamour named her College Woman of the Year, the first trans woman to receive the honour in its 60-year history.
We chat with Kate about her upcoming charity album (more details to follow) and her recent phone-in interview on LBC with Andrew Castle (owned)...!
Kate's designs and products such as T-Shirts, Mugs & Wall Art are all available here: https://linktr.ee/kateander
We chat with Jess O'Thomson about the amazing work they do at Trans Safety Network.
Jess is a legal researcher and journalist, with a focus on trans and disabled human rights. They have campaigned extensively for the rights of trans and disabled people.
Trans Safety Network is a research collective exploring and analysing institutional and organised harm against trans people in the UK
https://transsafety.network/
We chat with Robin about her fascinating career in law. Robin acts in all areas of employment law, specialising in discrimination.
She's renowned as "A terrier in the tribunals and a calm but quietly effective advocate", "The go-to lawyer for trans cases".
In May 2021, Robin published (jointly with Nicola Newbegin of Old Square Chambers) "A Practical Guide to Transgender Law". Available here:
http://www.lawbriefpublishing.com/product/transgenderlaw/
Amongst other topics, we talk about the landmark case of Taylor vs. Jaguar Land Rover, which established gender-fluid and non-binary individuals are protected by the Equality Act.
We talk to Peter about his lifelong activism and campaigning for Human Rights, Democracy, LGBTQ+ Rights and Global Justice around the world.
His outstanding work over 5 decades with organisations such as Gay Liberation Front (GLF), OutRage, FROCS, The Peter Tatchell Foundation is testament to Peter's never give up attitude.
The Peter Tatchell Foundation seeks to raise awareness, understanding, protection and implementation of human rights, in the UK and worldwide. This involves research, education, advice, casework, publicity and advocacy. https://www.petertatchellfoundation.org/
A message from Peter: “Don’t accept the world as it is. Dream about what the world could be, then help us make it happen.”
We talk about Susie's time as the CEO of Mermaids, the charity supporting trans, non-binary and gender-diverse children, young people and their families.
Topics include the amazing 2018 ITV drama series "Butterfly" and YouTuber Harris Michael Brewis (Hbomberguy) streaming an attempt to complete Donkey Kong 64 to raise money for Mermaids, which he completed in 57 hours and 48 minutes and raised over £250K for Mermaids.
Susie now works for GenderGP, the online health and wellbeing clinic which serves transgender people of all ages across the world.
This is an interview with Nancy Kelly, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Stonewall, one of the World's leading LGBTQ+ human rights organisations and part of a global movement for change.
We chat with Nancy about the inspiring work Stonewall does, some of the difficulties they face on a daily basis and the projects they get involved with.
Two really interesting things Nancy has done recently was an Interview on Aljazeera with Christine Burns, "What's behind the rise in Transphobia in the UK" https://www.aljazeera.com/program/upfront/2021/12/24/what-is-behind-the-rise-in-transphobia-in-the-uk
and a TEDx London Talk on, "Why the ban on conversion practices must include Trans people" https://www.ted.com/talks/nancy_kelley_why_the_ban_on_conversion_therapy_must_include_trans_people
This is an interview with Eliana Rubashkyn (Eli), the human rights activist who poured tomato juice over Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull (Posie Parker) in March of 2023 at Minshull's anti-trans rally in Auckland’s Albert Park, New Zealand.
Eli shares her life story as an intersex person, born in Bogotá, Colombia, raised as a boy, earned a scholarship to study Public Health, Patient Safety, Infectious Diseases in Taiwan, detained in Hong Kong due to ID discrepancies related to HRT treatment, and finally given refugee status by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to be recognised in her gender identification as female and then invited by New Zealand as a refugee to start a new life there.
This is her life story, and the bit at the end with the tomato juice becomes really insignificant when you see how she's overcome all that life has thrown at this remarkable person.
Vicky chats with Oscar Hoyle, CEO and Director of Business Services at Blossom LGBT a CIC organisation.
We talk about Oscar's plans for the next few years at Blossom and some of their exciting new projects.
For more info: https://blossom.lgbt/the-blossom-team/
We chat with Eva Echo, Director of Media with Trans In The City, Director of Innovation with Birmingham Pride and winner of the TiTC Community Champion and Diva Awards.
We discuss Eva's activism within the community and her involvement and collaboration with many LGBTQ+ organisations.
An interview with the lovely Lily Rose Hunt, Chair of Spirit Level Transgender Support Group in Liverpool.
We talk about Lily's activism and community work in Liverpool, her plans for Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31 and her life story.
An interview with Paul Bloomer from Northern Ireland. We talk about Policing and the LGBT+ community.
Paul is from the National LGBT+ police network.
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Kirsti was a world-class athlete, breaking state swimming records and was Australian U16 Aquathon Champion.
She progressed into the Modern Pentathlon representing Australia in both Junior and then Senior Modern Pentathlon World Championships, which combines swimming, show jumping, fencing, pistol shooting and cross country running.
Kirsti was the youngest Australian competitor ever selected to represent her country at Junior level.
We chat with Kirsti about Transgender Inclusion in Sports and debunk some recent interview comments from former Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies.
This episode was originally recorded on Trans Talk Raw with Niki & Terry (Episode-63), it sounds quite dated now, but still relevant.
It was after doing this podcast with Niki & Terry that I started the TransClusive podcast, so I can blame everything on them...!
My special guest today is Oscar Hoyle, Founding Director of Blossom LGBT in Surrey UK.
Oscar defines themself as a Queer Activist, a Plant Enthusiast and once stole (borrowed) a large pink megaphone...!
We discuss Oscar's activism, their non-binary gender identity, their personal coming out story and a recent freedom of information (FOI) request they submitted regarding Surrey Police Commissioner, Lisa Townsend and the potential links to LGB Alliance.
Gender Based Violence & Victim Support Services.
Today our special guest is Dr. Tina Sikka, Reader in Technoscience and Intersectional Justice at Newcastle University.
Originally published on the FGEN & Steph’s Place podcasts in Aug/2022
Steph Richards is the founder of Steph's Place (https://www.stephsplace.uk) a website dedicated to intersectional feminism and transgender women in the UK.
We discuss Steph’s involvement with the Feminist Gender Equality Network (FGEN), her views on feminism and transgender healthcare provision in the UK.
Originally published on the FGEN & Steph’sPlace podcasts in Jan/2022
Transgender athletes are often accused of having an unfair advantage or even cheating when competing at the elite level in sport, we discuss some of the issues and recent cases in the media with our special guest Paul (Twitter @PaulSimon1971) of Steph's Place fame.
Paul is not a sports expert or scientist, however he has researched and written extensively on this topic.
Originally published on the FGEN & Steph’s Place podcasts in Feb/2022
Julie has been involved with Steph's Place as one of the original co-editors since the spring/summer of 2021.
We talk about Julie's career in the British Army, her involvement with the Chrysalis support group and her business & website https://juliemiller.me.uk/
Julie is also works as a Trans Support Facilitator for a local prison and is a Hospital Govenor at Hampshire Foundation Trust.
In her spare time, she's also a motorbike instructor. I'm surprised she had time for this podcast.
Originally published on the Steph’sPlace podcast.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission is Great Britain’s national equality body and has been awarded an ‘A’ status as a National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) by the United Nations. Their job is to help make Britain fairer. They do this by safeguarding and enforcing the laws that protect people’s rights to fairness, dignity and respect. Investigations undertaken by Claire Prosho of Steph's Place UK have revealed, via Freedom of Information requests, some very disturbing revelations which suggest the EHRC is unfit for purpose. Vice World News senior reporter Ben Hunte has also been investigating these same issues and has published 4 articles to date: https://www.vice.com/en/contributor/ben-hunte (Ben Hunte - VICE) We discuss the topic of the EHRC investigation, and mainstream British Media’s lack of response, with our special guests Claire Prosho and Jane Fae. Originally published on the FGEN & Steph’s Place podcasts in Feb/2022.
Quinn is the founder of the "In With The Bins" campaign across the UK and he's also a finalist in the National Diversity Awards 2021. Quinn also has a podcast called Trans Man Talks. This episode was origianally recored in Aug/2021 and featured on the Coffee Time Podcast.
Naomi is CEO of Inclusive Entertainment and Founder of Diverse & Inclusive Gaming Network. We talk about her projects and plans for DIG. This episode was origianally recored in Aug/2021 and featured on the Coffee Time Podcast.
Petra is the first Transgender Woman to feature on the cover of the Women's Institute Life Magazine. Congratulations to Petra. This episode was origianally recored in Aug/2021 and featured on the Coffee Time Podcast.
Today I talk with the amazing, the lovely, Miss Freda Wallace. We talk about Freda's art projects, her live performances and we have a good old rant about the media and all things Trans. The two tracks in the podcast are called "The Beat Stitch" and "Revolution is my Boyfriend", two great pieces I really enjoyed.
This is Part-1 in a series of 2 episodes on the topic of hair removal services. Today I talk with Gen Moore about her new business "Transform Laser, Hair & Tatto Removal" based in Soho, London. We discuss how Gen set the business up and the services she offers to the Transgender and wider community in the London area.
Charlotte is a keen tea drinker, plays the piano and loves sewing, she's also a software development engineer in her spare time. We talk about Charlotte's hobbies, her transition story and Charlottemas which supports a GoFundMe campaign for Emily Williams and her homeschooling journey. https://gofund.me/526c31b7
It's now 6-months since Seren had her surgery and it's time to see how everything has been going. A huge thanks to Seren for talking about such a personal topic, it's helped so many people to understand what's involved throughout the whole process.
Anne and Amy live in Florida not too far from the Kennedy Space Center, we talk about their relationship and how they've supported each other through life's experiences over the recent years. Grab a tissue, it's a beautiful story.
Genevieve is a Secondary School Science Teacher, we talk about her experience of transitioning at work and her recent Trans-In-The-City award nomination.
Congratulations Seren, this special episode was recorded in two parts, pre & post Seren’s recent Gender Confirmation Surgery (GCS). We talk about the rollercoaster of emotions Seren experienced throughout the whole process.
Vicky-Jane Gooding is a Trustee with the MindOut charity in Brighton, which is a mental health service for LGBTQ+ people. She also works with the charity Diversity Role Models. In her spare time Vicky likes to do a bit of stage acting & directing and is also an accomplished airtist.
Katie is a renowned Photographer and Transgender Ambassador, she owns two successful businesses; https://cool2btrans.co.uk/ and https://www.martinneeves.co.uk/
Being an openly Transgender Woman and a Trans Ambassador, Katie is on a mission to not only show that it’s OK to be trans, but that it's actually cool to be trans too.
Steph describes herself as a Feminist Trans Activist, she's a member of Labour's Trans Equality Group, has her own website https://www.stephsplace.uk/ and in her spare time she's also an investigative journalist with several fascinating articles to her name.
We discuss Izzy's recent interview with the Plymouth Herald about the Conservative councillor Mark Deacon's Facebook postings, we also discuss 4Chan, Activism and her transition story. Izzy has a YouTube Channel called ManicLandIzzy https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw9Qtl-j3o4TNsFN_feqj7w and her website is https://maniclandizzy.com/home
Dale is a published author and has their first poetry book “From Least to Least” available on Amazon. We talk about Dale’s Autism, their new book and Enby the cat.
Claire is a Senior Systems Engineer at Canterbury Christ Church University, she also loves to fix things in her spare time such as ZX Spectrums and Olivette Typewriters, and apparently owns a serious Soldering Iron.
Julie is pursuing her goal of becoming one of the UK's first Transgender MPs and is planning to run as an Independent candidate in the next general election. She also has a funny story about a toilet and a screwdriver, and owns a cat called Mitzy.
Fallowe is a retired British Airways engineer, she's a volunteer with the London Friend LGBT organisation, has some amazingly colourful outfits and is a self-confessed "Child of the 70's".
Liz is a volunteer with Mermaids, she works in financial services, owns OutPride Clothes, has a sheep pooch called Ricky and she just happens to be an amazing transgender woman too.
Mel holds a Private Pilot Licence, has a YouTube channel called Aviating With Mel, loves to drive fast cars, works as an engineer at BAE Systems and she just happens to be an amazing transgender woman too.
Bobbi is the award-winning co-founder of the multi company transgender awareness collaboration “Trans In The City” which currently has over 250+ major organisations participating including the Armed Forces, BAE Systems, BP, Tesco, Microsoft, Amazon and many others. She also just happens to be transgender and one of the world's leading transgender role models.
After an amazing career in the music business spanning 3 decades, Amber has now written a book about her life story. The book is called Hiding From Myself, a fascinating, heart-warming story and also an Amazon Best Seller.
These two people are an amazing example of support and love with endless quantities of fabulousness thrown in for extra happiness. I bring you the beautiful Jess and Nooms.
Sammie is the founder and manager of The Tea and Coffee Trans Network https://www.tandcoffee.co.uk which is a peer to peer networking group, providing alcohol free, accessible and safe spaces, where trans and gender diverse people can share their experiences. She also likes to do a bit of Airsoft with her Skirmish Crew.
Seren is currently enjoying her hard earned retirement in sunny Aberystwyth, Wales. She used to climb up those massive TV broadcasting towers for fun...! This podcast is quite long, so please get comfortable.
Preston is the Head of Content Supplier Programmes at RS Components, he is also the founder and manager of Spectrum their LGBT employee group.
Petra is a semi-retired Consultant in the field of InfoSec, IT Auditing and GDPR. She also writes articles for ComputerWeekly.com and hosts a weekly support group for LGBTQ+ people and allies on Zoom called TGIF.
Emily is Vice President of Strategic Change at RS Components. We discuss her important Keynote Speeches and all the amazing work she does.
The very talented Jason and his amazing story, including his new Honky Tonk Radio Show on Trans Radio UK and a Motorbike.
From over the big pond, today I talk with Billie about her lifetime experiences, her car collection and a few extras., including a goat.
A series of in-depth conversations with people from many different backgrounds and experiences to dispel the many myths around Transgender and Non-Binary Gender Identities.